September 4, 2003

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Brett C, interesting point about Balrogs not being able to enter the Chamber of Mazarbul. However... the description of the doorway points to it being large. "...They found themselves in a large corridor. As the went along it the glimmer grew stronger, and they saw that it came through a doorway on the right. It was high and flat topped, and the stone door was still on its hinges, standing half open..." Dwarves build things big. Why describe the lintel as being high unless it was so high as to be worthy of note? High lintel, high doorway, perhaps a width to match its height and the width of the corridor. Dwarves taking the time and effort in the beauty of proportions. Besides, a Balrog is accepted at being 20 odd feet tall approx, this requires a big doorway for starters. So the door to the chamber was big, no argument there. The question is, how big? To me I can't see where Tolkien said it would be too small accomodate a winged Balrog. Methinks PJ nailed it nicely with his handling of the wings. They have bone structure but the "webbing" is pure smoke. Have wings, canny fly.

Gil-Galad, how come there is no sons of Feanor on your list of candidates? Go Maedhros, Go Maedhros...

Ok imitation is the highest form of flattery, and so copying Lilly...
Who said this...???

(1) "I hear now that thou wouldst barter with me. What is thy price?"
(2) "...for I will take thy king to be my king, and the world shall be given into his hand"
(3) "It is not for you Saruman!" (originally!! not second hand)
(4) "...warring on the borders of that domain where Robber Thingol and outlaw folk cringe and crawl beneath elm and oak in drear Doriath..."

..to make it a little more difficult when, where and etc...
It's not a brain teaser.
First one to answer will get ermmm... ahhh... South East Asia (offer subject to wearing one of the 9 or 7).

Until later,
...but now for ruin and the worlds ending! :) Ash Nazg...