How many Balrogs did ecthelion kill?
three Balrogs
It is said that Ecthelion and his house of the Fountain slew more orcs than had ever been slain, in all the battles of elves and orcs combined. Ecthelion killed three Balrogs and his sword did “hurt to their fire”. However, dragons reinforced Melko’s army. Outnumbered, they had to retreat.
How many Balrogs are killed?
One was killed by Gandalf (Durin’s Bane), another was killed by Glorfindel and four of them were killed by Ecthellion (including the Balrog Lord Gothmog), so at least 6. You don’t have to go to the extra-textual sources (like the silmarillion) to understand that Balrogs, generally are the greatest elf foes and so on.
How powerful were the Balrogs in The Lord of the Rings?
The Balrogs were considerably bodily agile, such that their passing is once described as a “tempest of fire”. Gothmog fought against and overcame Fëanor, an elf who was powerful enough to control the light of the two trees. He also spread chaos through the city of Gondolin, filled with elves of similar, though far lower, caliber.
What happened to the balrogs of Morgoth?
The Balrogs of Morgoth, by Thylacinee Balrogs were present as early as the Years of the Trees when Melkor and Ungoliant went to Valinor and destroyed the Two Trees. By then, the Balrogs remained in the pits of Angband. After Morgoth destroyed the Trees with Ungoliant, he came to the ruins of Angband to renew his rule in Middle-earth.
How many Balrogs ever existed?
Christopher Tolkien indicates that his father eventually decided there were no more than seven Balrogs. “In the margin my father wrote: ‘There should not be supposed more than say 3 or at most 7 ever existed.'” But as you noticed, there are plenty of references in earlier writings to the existence of a great deal of Balrogs.
Were Balrogs involved in the Accursed Years of Sauron?
Sauron gathered “all the evil things of the days of Morgoth that remained on earth and beneath it”, starting Accursed Years, however it is not clear whether or not Balrogs were involved. In TA 1980, a Balrog awoke in Khazad-dûm when the Dwarves had mined too deep for Mithril.