#balrogs

[tolkienillustrations]

The Bridge of Khazad-dûm by Alan Lee

[mywingsareonwheels]

Would you rather fight

10 pigeon-sized balrogs

1 balrog-sized pigeon

NUANCE!

Voting ended onApr 7

(Credit for the question goes to my beloved partner, who knows what they did. ;-) )

[hailturinturambar]

“Balrogs. Now these were demons with whips of flame and claws of steel by whom he tormented those of the Noldoli who durst withstand him in anything, and the Eldar have called them Malkarauki. But the rede that Meglin gave to Melko was that not all the host of the Orcs nor the Balrogs in their fierceness might by assault or siege hope ever to overthrow the walls and gates of Gondolin even if they availed to win unto the plain without.”

The Fall of Gondolin by J.R.R. Tolkien

[silmarillion-ways-to-die]

[echo-bleu]

@chthonion's mom watched LOTR and decided that the Balrog was cute and could be clicker-trained, so that she could roast marshmallows over him.

The image could not be resisted xD Meet Bailey the Balrog!

@actual-bill-potts and I also decided that Balrogs were probably a type of minotaur, half cow and half dragon.

(commissioned by @actual-bill-potts, my chibi and other commissions are open!)

[thecoolblackwaves]

Of these options, which would you want to be in Middle Earth?

Elf

Dwarf

Human

Hobbit

Balrog

Orc

Maiar/Wizard

Horse

Ent

Giant Eagle

Dragon

Whatever the fuck Gollum has become

Voting ended onMay 1, 2024

[overlord-of-fantasy]

Who lives in a dark fortress under the sea?

My hand slipped:

I made the Spongebob Squarepants Morgoth Bauglir intro!

[nighttimepatrons]

Notice: The Balrogs have unionized.