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Old 12-22-2003, 07:19 PM   #1
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Would it be possible for Balrogs of Morgoth to procreate? With Humans, Elves, Orcs or only Maiar? Perhaps one of the Balrogs was female, after all Arien is a spirit of fire. I personally would have thought that as a spirit of flame and shadow, the Balrog would not be able to have children. I don't think it's simply a question of being anatomically correct, I just think that it's not in their nature. The idea has been suggested on one or two threads, as a possible way to explain legions of miniBalrogs roaming the countryside:

Gothmog

The Seven Thains of Morgoth

The Witch-King and Gothmog

I heard somewhere (perhaps Letters) a quote from JRRT that evil could not beget. Maybe someone has that on hand? It can't have held true for Orcses, unless Morgoth had some other means of producing the hundreds of thousands that were seemingly present in the Wars of Beleriand.
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