As the Balrog flies - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Elmo · 02-08-2007, 09:58 AM

No this isn't another debate about whether a Balrog has wings or not but how fast it can travel however they manage to do it. When Ungoliant tries to kill Melkor Balrogs are summoned by his scream. These Balrogs have to travel the length of Hithlum to rescue him and that must be several hundred miles. In the narrative it almost sounds like an instantaneous rescue but I can see two possibilities here. One a Balrog can move at supersonic spped or two ungoliant was taking an unfeasibly long time in killing Melkor.

02-08-2007, 09:58 AM	#1
Elmo Pittodrie Poltergeist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: trying to find that warm and winding lane again Posts: 633	As the Balrog flies No this isn't another debate about whether a Balrog has wings or not but how fast it can travel however they manage to do it. When Ungoliant tries to kill Melkor Balrogs are summoned by his scream. These Balrogs have to travel the length of Hithlum to rescue him and that must be several hundred miles. In the narrative it almost sounds like an instantaneous rescue but I can see two possibilities here. One a Balrog can move at supersonic spped or two ungoliant was taking an unfeasibly long time in killing Melkor. __________________ 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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