So did Gandalf and the Balrog know each other or not?
>>219782967Probably not? Olorin was chilling in Valinor in the First Age while Morgoth's Balrogs were busy fighting the Noldor across the sea
Given that Gandalf can barely remember what Valinor is like, even if he ever met the Balrog before, the answer is effectively no.
>>219782967LOTR nerds explain, why were the orcs more afraid of the Balrog than Gandalf, if Gandalf is supposed to be a higher tier Angel or something?
>>219783780Those were goblins RETARD
>>219783780gandalf's feats page is dogshit, he can make fireworks and cast flashlight that's about it
>>219783780Balrogs are corrupted Maiars so they are roughly on the same levels as Gandalf and the other wizards (who are all Maiars as well), and they are probably much meaner
>>219783813Orcs are goblins thoughever?
>>219783780The Balrog is somewhat lower tier, which paradoxically means they can use more of their power to do things like be fifteen feet tall and have whips made of fire.
>>219783780Rule of cool fart knocker, they needed to build up the bad guy for a fun fight payoff
>>219783028This is the real answer.It's possible that before Ea was even created the two Maiar that would later become Gandalf and the Balrog knew each other, since they sang together with Eru, but it's never said how many Ainur there are or if everyone knows everyone else. By the time of the Third Age Gandalf's previous existence on Valinor was only remembered by him like one remembers a dream (though he knew of his own nature). As for the Balrog, given Tolkien's theme that Evil is self-destructive in the long run, it probably was not sane enough to remember anything
>>219783780They don't know who/what Gandalf is just by looking at him, as is the case for any mortal who doesn't know who he is. Then, just look at the Balrog. There's your answer.
I think the Silmarillion SUCKSGandalf should have just been a human being who learned magic
>>219783975There’s our lore nerd, thanks anon
