In the Sil. Gorlim is made a wraith by Sauron.. would this have been a
early version of a mogul knife he used to do this? Also Beren (is the best
:o) ) met Gorlim. He came to Beren across Tarn Aeluin.. that is a lake..
Why did Gorlim in wraith form not share the ring-wraiths fear for water??
Do only ring-wraiths have the fear for water? hence the barrow-wrights and
otehers would be quite happy to cross rivers etc?

Why is Gandalf grey, Radagast brown etc but Alatar and Pallando both have
the same color.. the blue wizards.. why do the other three have there own
colors? are the blue wizards "lesser wizards" so to speak?

Where did old man willow come from? was he one of Morgoth's "inventions"?
Where did the Dweller of the pool come from? are the 2 related? was old man
willow capturing frodo a coinsidence with him being a ring bearer? Was the
dweller of the pool in contact with Sauron or Saruman and hence that is why
he went for frodo? or is that another coinisidence? If it was would that
possibly mean that the balrog was in contact with it? if it wasnt does that
mean the balrog didn't know about it at all?

Where was the Balrog of Moria between the war of the Wrath and 1980 in
which year it appears in Moria and slays Durin VI. I know it says that the
"the Balrogs were destroyed, save some few that fled and hid themselves in
caverns inaccessible at the roots of the earth." (Quenta Silmarillion) So
was the balrog of Moria some how in one of the mines? and the dwarves dug
it up? if so how the heck did it get there? Or was it sent in by the witch
king (who went to Mordor that same year so passed by on the way from
Angmar)? Or did Sauron send it? he was thrown out of Dol Guldur 80 yrs
later so he could have been there when the Balrog entered Moria.

i have been absent form the board a lot of late.. but i have read 95% of
the Balrog debate... and this isn't a attempt to start it again in another
thread.

I am as it stands in the wing group... but here is a few comments/questions.

"it drew itself up to a great height, and its wings were spread from wall
to wall"

now this shows the balrog changing size.. to over come the problem or to
big to fly or whatever would it not shrink itself? also it says the wings
were spread to the walls.. it doesn't say they were fully out stretched. so
despite the size of the balrog in comparison to the power its wings seem to
be pointsless due to the wings at its "big" size could actully extend
futher then the confines of the chamber. But as to peoples comments on it's
ability to fly.. Bumbble bee's according to the law's of physic's can't fly
so i don't see any problem with a spirit in a phyiscal form having ny
problems flying with overly large wings or wings that are to small. It
would find a way.
i know this is probably wrong.. but if a balrog can change its size why not just "sprout" wings when needed?

Beren Valthôl