Never Bash a Balrog

[DarkPhenyx]

http://claim.goldrush.com/~kmcclure/texts/balrog.htm

When you're out adventuring,
Creeping through the dark and gloom,
And you come across a Balrog
Asleep in a gold filled room,
Lust for treasure blinds your mind,
But I have some advice,
Listen to what I have to say,
It might make you think twice:

Never bash a Balrog--
You're a fool for even tryin'.
The Balrog will not take it well;
You'll find that I'm not lyin'.

You may be in a tavern
Enjoying well brewed ale,
When some starry eyed adventurer
Comes in and spins his tale:
"I know where there's lots of loot,
In a dungeon that's nearby,
Guarded by just one Balrog--
We can take him if we try!"

Don't let him bug the Balrog,
It's the proper thing to do--
Do everyone a favor
And run the moron through.

[LynzM]

1. They are bad, bad beasties

But very cool looking.

Bored much? ;)

[DarkPhenyx]

2. Mmmmmmmmmmm,

only a little.

Yer right though, nasty beasties. The one in "The Lord of the Rings" is Balor. He's the baby of the family. Has a couple big brothers.

[VelmaD]

3. Bubba and Buford...

if memory serves. :)


I'm bored too. Work sucks. x(

[LynzM]

4. Man, do I never want to meet them...

Although you gotta give 'em a 10 for the cool-scary-looks category :D

[DarkPhenyx]

5. Oh definately.

They definately rate on the "involuntarily unload yourself" end of the scale. However there are things in the deeps even they are afraid of.

I'm trying to remember his brothers names. I think there are "Five Brothers Balrog" *thinking*...

You know this will hit me about 12:30 tonight.

[LynzM]

6. Here's a link

With more Balrog info than I care to read at the moment...
http://tolkien.slimy.com/essays/
One of these years, I'm going to make time to read all the background of Tolkien's stuff... fascinating!

[DarkPhenyx]

8. I read through a bunch of it at one time.

Man there is a lot of it. Most of his supporting work isn't even published. There is a university library that bought all of his notes and such back when LotR was nothing. Consequently they bought it for nothing. That's a pilgrimage I'll make one of these days. You can have Mecca, I'll take Tolkien's library.

[DarkPhenyx]

9. From your link...

Gothmog, Voice of the Master, Lord of the Balrog

Morgoth, Lungorthin, Melko, and Kosomot

that's if I have deciphered things right. Dosen't reference Balor, so I could be wrong, or like everything else in Tolkien it could be a name give by a different race. Probably for Kosomot as he is the youngest of the five.

It's good to be a geek. :)

[VelmaD]

10. I thought Morgoth...

was one of the Valar...the one who went all evil and brought darkness to the world. Our buddy Sauron wasone of his minions.

Dammit I really really REALLY don't wanta have to go back and read The Silmarillion again. Eep.

[DarkPhenyx]

11. Awww, crap.

I think you are right. *grumble* Back to the sources!

[VelmaD]

12. Good thing you already knew...

I was a geek-girl. Geek-girls ROCK! :)

[tjwash]

7. Never rub another mans rhubarb...

[Gothmog]

13. Thanks for the Links

I have always like the LOTR and JRRT.

[DarkPhenyx]

14. You are very welcome.

We geeks must stick together.