Round 4 In The Air

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In The Air

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Balrogs

Balrogs are big friendly creatures when you get to know them. You just have to know how to treat a Balrog with the proper respect, and how to scratch it behind the ears to make it purr.

A Balrog likes to stretch its wings because they get all itchy and cramped, even though they are just made of dark shadowy stuff and not made of real flesh or anything.

Do you think a Balrog would care if it had a bowl of ice cream? Maybe we should be kinder to Balrogs and they will learn to be our friends.

Balrogs On Display

The truth about Balrogs comes out in this neat article by Tolkien scholar Michael Martinez. Read 'Flying Away on a Wing and a Hair' at MERP.
The truth about Balrogs is that they were special SciFi awards. Andre Norton was given a Balrog Award by science fiction and fantasy fans.
The truth about Balrogs has been debated for many years. Michael Martinez recaps the Balrogs wings debate as fairly as anyone can.
The truth about Balrogs comes close to being a topic for discussion in this archived message on the monsters of Middle-earth.
The truth about Balrogs fascinates some fans so much that they write about the topic on their Web sites.
The truth about Balrogs reasons that most people believe Balrogs have wings but some people argue against the idea until they are blue in the face.
The truth about Balrogs is sometimes mentioned in book reviews on sites like SF Site, which reviews a lot of books.
The truth about Balrogs in Visualizing Middle-earth is more complicated that some people would concede, but the topic is treated with respect.
The truth about Balrogs has been discussed many times in many places.
The truth about Balrogs becomes a passion for some Tolkien fans as they may not like the disinformation passed around the Internet by some other people.

An unqualified statement becomes relatively easy to debunk. A qualified statement may haunt you forever. Just remember that Calypta Page 5 is not the same as Strongus Page 2.