How did the Balrog get into the Mines of Moria?
Originally Answered: How did the Balrog get into Moria? After the War of Wrath, he fled far east and hid in inaccessible caverns; then he became trapped there from the cataclysms of the War. Then the Dwarves accidentially released him while they were trying to find mithril.
What happened to Moria in Lord of the Rings?
The Dwarves dug too deep, greedy for mithril, and disturbed a demon of great power: a Balrog, which destroyed their kingdom. By the end of the Third Age, Moria had long been abandoned by the Dwarves, and was a place of evil repute. It was dark, in dangerous disrepair, and in its labyrinths lurked Orcs and the Balrog.
What is Gandalf’s Secret Fire?
History. The Secret Fire seems to refer to Eru Ilúvatar’s Power of Creation. Later, Ilúvatar set it (or an aspect of it) at the Heart of Arda. Therefore Ilúvatar gave to their vision Being, and set it amid the Void, and the Secret Fire was sent to burn at the heart of the World; and it was called Eä.
What would have happened to Sauron without the One Ring?
Without the One Ring, Sauron would not have had the ability to dominate a will as strong as a Balrog. As such, the Balrog acted just as he did in the story: in accordance with a “common evil” against “good”. Gandalf, like the Balrog, was a Maiar, but aligned with the Valar(good), who were the eternal enemies of Morgoth(evil).
Did Sauron know about the Balrog?
Certainly Sauron knew of the existence of the Balrog (especially at the point when his orcs entered Moria), and the Balrog seems to have tolerated the presence of Sauron’s orcs. Yet I do not believe that Sauron could have controlled or commanded the Balrog – at this time he lacked the One Ring which held a large part of his native power.
What happened to the Balrog of Moria?
The Balrog was awakened by the Dwarves in the year 1980. The Dwarves then fled Moria in the year 1981. The Tale of Years falls silent regarding Moria until the year 2480, when Sauron starts to populate Moria with his creatures, namely the orcs.