Why did the Balrog stay in Moria?
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Correspondingly, would the Balrog have joined Sauron?
The Balrogs were originally the servants of Morgoth in the First Age, of whom, Sauron was also his servant. The Balrogs and Sauron were all Maiar and somewhat coeval; it is debatable whether a Balrog would recognize Sauron as successor and serve him willingly. The Balrog was awakened by the Dwarves in the year 1980.
Subsequently, question is, are there any balrogs left? Yes. The number of balrogs has changed in Tolkien's mind. In the beginning they were thousands of them, and they were quite weak. For instance when Feanor is surrended by balrogs, Tolkien thought them as far weaker and numerous than in later writings, such as the LotR.
Subsequently, one may also ask, why did the Balrog attack Gandalf?
He was a "servant of fire". So, in the context of bigger Tolkien Universe, Balrog posed a threat that needed to removed and who better than the leal "servant of fire" to remove that threat!! In the fight with the Balrog, Gandalf removes this big threat to the middle-earth.
Can a Balrog defeat Sauron?
Balrogs are not actually that powerful. In the Morgoth's Ring "Orcs" essay Balrogs are explicitly stated to be less powerful than Sauron. This is borne out by the fact that heroes of the First Age could defeat Balrogs (admittedly dying themselves in the attempt), but Felagund could not overcome Sauron.
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Can smaug defeat Sauron?
The only way Sauron wins this is if he corrupts Smaug with magic, but even that is unlikely. Smaug is arguably too powerful to fall under his spell. 1: There are too many. Some archer or troll will get lucky eventually, Smaug would kill hundreds to thousands but that's nothing to Sauron.What was the Balrog doing in Moria?
In TA 1980, a Balrog awoke in Moria when the Dwarves had mined too deep for Mithril. It drove the Dwarves out of their home and slew King Durin VI, and the Balrog was thereafter called "Durin's Bane". Gandalf the Grey fought the Balrog, allowing the Fellowship to escape Moria.Is Galadriel stronger than Sauron?
No. Galadriel is less powerful than Sauron. Sauron is a maiar, (a sort of angel or spirit, or in this case, demon) He was a Maiar of Aule, but was corrupted by Melkor, also called Morgoth. Galadriel is an elf, who is very strong, but not stronger than Sauron.Why is Sauron more powerful than balrogs?
The Balrogs weren't just weaker, they didn't have the fierce cunning that Sauron did. Since Sauron is a Maiar he is basically a demi-god and possesses part of the powers of the Ainur. Sauron was directly trained by Melkor, the most powerful of the Ainur he probably allowed him power over the Balrogs he created.How many balrogs were there?
seven Balrogs
Did the Balrog know Gandalf?
The Balrog most certainly knew Gandalf's nature as a Maiar but it isn't clear if he knew who exactly he is as they most likely have never met before in their lives. They're on the same TIER, but Sauron was muuuuch more powerful than Gandalf, especially by the end.Are Smaug and Sauron connected?
There's no direct connection. Smaug was the last of the great fire drakes of the north (quite possibly not the last dragon, but apparently the last one to be relevant to history), and the race of dragons was ultimately a creation of Sauron's former master, Morgoth. The Dragon Sauron might use with terrible effect.Why did Gandalf let himself fall?
Gandalf dropped because the fellowship were looking like they were coming back into the open on bridge to try to rescue him. They would have been peppered with arrows and the chance of getting to him before he fell or was hit by an arrow himself was very low.Who would win Balrog or Smaug?
Smaug will be the other combatant. Durin's Bane: a Balrog weapons would be the two depicted in the films the sword and whip with all the fire stuff. Smaug: weapons would include his fire breath, claws, wings, tail, teeth and just the plain size of his body.How many balrogs did ecthelion kill?
three Balrogs
How was Uruk created?
Uruk-hai were later bred by the Wizard Saruman the White late in the Third Age, by his dark arts in the pits of Isengard. In the War of the Ring, the Uruk-hai made up a large part of Saruman's army, together with the Dunlendings, man-enemies of Rohan.Who defeated Morgoth?
Melkor was defeated by the Vala Tulkas, bound with a specially forged chain, Angainor, and brought to Valinor, where he was imprisoned in the Halls of Mandos for three ages.How old is Legolas?
2931 years old
