Balrogs DO have wings!!!

[obloquy]

Here's a little piece that I have not seen used in this debate before:

The eagles dwell out of reach of Orc and Balrog, and are great foes of Morgoth and his people.

It's old -- from the The Earliest 'Silmarillion' chapter in HoMe vol. IV. Michael Martinez would no doubt dismiss it, since he would consider it a reference to the pre-1940s Balrogs, at which time they had no wings and could not fly. I think most of us, however, welcome any little bit of textual support to our camp.

[ July 28, 2002: Message edited by: obloquy ]