Lord of the Rings The battle between Gandalf and the Balrog from ‘The Lord of the Rings’ in the 1978 animated film is not really what you thought it was It’s a deleted scene very different ...

Orcs invaded the Mines of Moria in The Lord of the Rings, but the Balrog did not attack them like it did the Dwarves and the Fellowship of the Ring.

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Despite being changed from Tolkien's book, Gandalf's words to the Balrog have a deeper meaning, representing the larger battle between good and evil.

Winged or not, the Balrog (meaning ‘demon of terror’ in the Eleven-tongue) is one of the most formidable creatures in Tolkien’s legendarium.

Despite being changed from Tolkien's book, Gandalf's words to the Balrog have a deeper meaning, representing the larger battle between good and evil.