Posted: July 17, 2000 at 12:55:19: by Mordomin
: : Dain did not 'see' a Balrog when he peered into Moria. Probably he had no idea what a Balrog was at his young (for a dwarf) age. What he saw, and felt, was "Durin's Bane". If he had known what it was for certain, then Gandalf would have known beforehand, instead of saying at the Bridge, "A Balrog! I feared it was so".: What do you think Durin's Bane was?!? If Dain hadn't known what it really was then another dwarf would have. As far as that Gandalf thing goes...it could have slipped his mind or he could have been hoping that it went back to sleep.
: Thentaran Of course I know what Durin's Bane was. I still say that Dain didn't know what it was. Maybe he didn't see it clearly, only felt the horror of it's presence. It is very odd that nobody seems to have known what Durin's Bane really was, prior to the Fellowship passing through. Gandalf's words after his spell contest with it clearly indicates he didn't know who or what his opponent was {..."slipped his mind", indeed!}.
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