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If Frodo had put on the One Ring in Moria, would he have been invisible to the Balrog?
I am wondering if a Balrog would have been able to see someone who was wearing the One Ring.
Smaug was unable to see Bilbo when he was wearing the One Ring, so it makes me think that if Frodo had put ...
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Why was the Balrog beneath Moria
From Lord of the Rings:
Saruman: Moria... You fear to go into those mines. The dwarves delved too greedily and too deep. You know what they awoke in the darkness of Khazad-dum... shadow and flame.
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How far did Gandalf and the Balrog drop from the bridge in Moria?
As best I can tell, in this dramatic scene from The Fellowship of the Ring, Gandalf falls for 71 seconds, mostly in free-fall while fighting a Balrog. True, the Balrog hits the walls of the abyss a ...
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Why did Gandalf use a sword against the Balrog?
Shortly after Gandalf first sees the balrog, he orders Aragorn to lead the fellowship to the bridge. Aragorn hesitates, fearing to leave Gandalf alone against such a fearsome enemy, until Gandalf ...
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Why didn't the Fellowship help Gandalf when he faced the Balrog?
During the events of the Bridge of Khazad-dûm, the Fellowship witness Gandalf facing the Balrog. When Gandalf falls, he's still hanging on the cliff. And when Frodo cries out to Gandalf, Boromir ...
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What did Gandalf mean when he told the Balrog to "go back to the Shadow"?
During the speech Gandalf gives when he confronts the Balrog he instructs the Balrog to "go back to the Shadow!".
"You cannot pass," he said. The orcs stood still, and a dead silence fell. "I am a ...
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