Balrog Balrogs (/ ˈbælrɒɡ / ⓘ) are a species of powerful demonic monsters in J. R. R. Tolkien 's Middle-earth. One first appeared in print in his high-fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings, …

The Balrog is a final boss in the 1994 SNES game J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Volume 1 that the player has to defeat before exiting the Mines of Moria and to the end of the game.

Aug 1, 2025 · The Balrog is the most powerful magical power available to both Mordor and Isengard faction, and is faced as a boss in the Good Campaign. Visual appearance follows the …

Jul 25, 2022 · What is a Balrog? History, powers, and famous Balrogs throughout history, plus a look at the one Gandalf faced in The Lord of the Rings.

Oct 7, 2024 · Prime Video's The Rings of Power has brought back the Balrog of The Lord of the Rings, an ancient creature with a dark history that predates the creation of Midde-earth.

We also cover Glorfindel's epic fight with a balrog, and how Durin's Bane reached Moria. We also cover common balrog questions like: how many balrogs were there?

Tolkien invented the name "Balrog", providing an in-universe etymology for it as a word in his invented Sindarin language. He may have gained the idea of a fire demon from his philological …

May 12, 2021 · Gothmog is the one named Balrog in all of Middle-earth's lengthy mythos. The character is referred to as the Lord of Balrogs and serves as the primary captain of Morgoth's …

Conceptual Development: The name G. Balrog appeared in the earliest Lost Tales (LT1/93) and always kept this form in Tolkien’s writings, but its meaning and etymology evolved over time: …

These works depict Gan-dalf’s battle with the Balrog at the bridge of Khazad-Dûm from LOTR, although the design of the Balrog seems to draw more on descriptions in Tolkien’s earlier …