Do Balrogs have swings? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Elmo · 04-08-2007, 01:54 PM

I mean wouldn't a swing just burn to a crisp if they sat on one?

Hookbill the Goomba · 04-08-2007, 01:58 PM

Surely a king would have to deal with many different things to deal with. Emigration, water supplies, global warming and maintenance of a steady flame.

I think that is the direction this thread is heading in... Do Balrogs have... -ings?

narfforc · 04-08-2007, 02:12 PM

Does the Balrog Ring give them the ability to grow wings at the drop of a wizards hat.

Eomer of the Rohirrim · 04-08-2007, 02:46 PM

Swings if heatproof. Actually, how do they walk on the ground without sinking into it? And they have a King, practically, called Melkor. Perhaps wedding rings, if they enter monogamous relationships, but this raises the question: Do Balrogs have flings?

Bêthberry · 04-08-2007, 03:13 PM

They are said to have whips, so I would think it might be a particularly kinky kind of flings.

Lalwendë · 04-08-2007, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Bêthberry

They are said to have whips, so I would think it might be a particularly kinky kind of flings.

Ah, but do Balrogs have things?

Yours, Lalwende, digging deep and murky holes since 1970.

Oddwen · 04-08-2007, 03:28 PM

A spring could be a substitute for a wing - perhaps the reason Wings were never explicitly discribed was that it was assumed everyone knew they had metallic coils on the bottoms of their feet. It would explain any Balrogs seen in the air.

Plus, they could be hunted and harvested for a fine bumper crop of mattresses.

Hookbill the Goomba · 04-09-2007, 01:18 AM

The ears of Morgoth will melt. Do Balrogs have sings*? I would think not, if they did, Melkor would have destroyed them at a very early stage.

*An example of a Serious Cat sentence?

Elmo · 04-09-2007, 03:02 AM

I mean if they have flings that must mean not all balrogs live up to the aesthetic standard expected of their angelic order.

Elmo · 04-09-2007, 08:05 AM

Or other balrogs find them less hot (baboom ch!)

Oddwen · 04-09-2007, 08:18 AM

Are they merely puppets of the current dark lord, or are they capable of independent actions?

And who currently has the skill to weave such strings of control?

The Might · 04-09-2007, 09:53 AM

Ok, they most definitely have some sore of SPRINGS
If they have no wings, how should they survive a fall all the way to the bottom of Moria's pits?
Plus, it's a great way to have fun in Angband by jumping around

Rikae · 04-09-2007, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by hewhoarisesinmight

Do balrogs have mings?
I mean if they have flings that must mean not all balrogs live up to the aesthetic standard expected of their angelic order.

You should word it more gently; we aren't sure, but balrogs may have feelings.

The Might · 04-09-2007, 04:19 PM

Do they have important meetings?
Love Tolkien's teachings?
Do they ever receive greetings?

I doubt it...poor balrogs

Rikae · 04-09-2007, 04:25 PM

The poor Balrogs indeed. Wandering through middle earth without rest; does anyone know if Balrogs have dwellings, or even lodgings?

And a more important question, perhaps, to the dwarves who had to clean Moria after the war; do Balrogs have droppings?

04-08-2007, 01:54 PM	#1
Elmo Pittodrie Poltergeist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: trying to find that warm and winding lane again Posts: 633	Do Balrogs have swings? I mean wouldn't a swing just burn to a crisp if they sat on one? __________________ As Beren looked into her eyes within the shadows of her hair, The trembling starlight of the skies he saw there mirrored shimmering.

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Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	Do Balrogs have Kings? Surely a king would have to deal with many different things to deal with. Emigration, water supplies, global warming and maintenance of a steady flame. I think that is the direction this thread is heading in... Do Balrogs have... -ings? __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

04-08-2007, 02:12 PM	#3
narfforc Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muddy-earth Posts: 1,297	Do Balrogs have Rings? Does the Balrog Ring give them the ability to grow wings at the drop of a wizards hat. __________________ [B]THE LORD OF THE GRINS:THE ONE PARODY....A PARODY BETTER THAN THE RINGS OF POWER.

04-08-2007, 02:46 PM	#4
Eomer of the Rohirrim Auspicious Wraith Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,859	Swings if heatproof. Actually, how do they walk on the ground without sinking into it? And they have a King, practically, called Melkor. Perhaps wedding rings, if they enter monogamous relationships, but this raises the question: Do Balrogs have flings? __________________ Los Ingobernables de Harlond

04-08-2007, 03:13 PM	#5
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 5,996	do balrogs have stings? They are said to have whips, so I would think it might be a particularly kinky kind of flings.

04-08-2007, 03:28 PM	#7
Oddwen Drummer in the Deep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Next Sunday A.D. Posts: 2,145	Do Balrogs have springs? A spring could be a substitute for a wing - perhaps the reason Wings were never explicitly discribed was that it was assumed everyone knew they had metallic coils on the bottoms of their feet. It would explain any Balrogs seen in the air. Plus, they could be hunted and harvested for a fine bumper crop of mattresses. __________________ But all the while I sit and think of times there were before I listen for returning feet and voices at the door

04-09-2007, 01:18 AM	#8
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	When a Balrog Sings The ears of Morgoth will melt. Do Balrogs have sings? I would think not, if they did, Melkor would have destroyed them at a very early stage. An example of a Serious Cat sentence? __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

04-09-2007, 03:02 AM	#9
Elmo Pittodrie Poltergeist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: trying to find that warm and winding lane again Posts: 633	Do Balrogs have mings? I mean if they have flings that must mean not all balrogs live up to the aesthetic standard expected of their angelic order. __________________ As Beren looked into her eyes within the shadows of her hair, The trembling starlight of the skies he saw there mirrored shimmering.

04-09-2007, 08:05 AM	#10
Elmo Pittodrie Poltergeist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: trying to find that warm and winding lane again Posts: 633	Or other balrogs find them less hot (baboom ch!) __________________ As Beren looked into her eyes within the shadows of her hair, The trembling starlight of the skies he saw there mirrored shimmering.

04-09-2007, 08:18 AM	#11
Oddwen Drummer in the Deep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Next Sunday A.D. Posts: 2,145	Do Balrogs have strings? Are they merely puppets of the current dark lord, or are they capable of independent actions? And who currently has the skill to weave such strings of control? __________________ But all the while I sit and think of times there were before I listen for returning feet and voices at the door

04-09-2007, 09:53 AM	#12
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Ok, they most definitely have some sore of SPRINGS If they have no wings, how should they survive a fall all the way to the bottom of Moria's pits? Plus, it's a great way to have fun in Angband by jumping around __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

04-09-2007, 04:19 PM	#14
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Do they have important meetings? Love Tolkien's teachings? Do they ever receive greetings? I doubt it...poor balrogs __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

04-09-2007, 04:25 PM	#15
Rikae Mellifluous Maia Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A glade open to the stars, deep in Nan Elmoth Posts: 3,489	The poor Balrogs indeed. Wandering through middle earth without rest; does anyone know if Balrogs have dwellings, or even lodgings? And a more important question, perhaps, to the dwarves who had to clean Moria after the war; do Balrogs have droppings?