wings

Please forgive me if this is in the wrong place or thread and feel free to move it but I had some thoughts about Tolkien and the language he chose regarding wings, or more specifically, regarding the Balrog. So, to start: The only place in the entire Legendarium where wings appear to some to...

As title, the only governor of White Wings department of Gondolin was Tuor. Then who's White Wings's EX-governor?Or was the White Wing additionally expanded unit of Gondolin after Tuor joined the Gondolin's government?

As some may remember I wrote an "essay" for Walter a long time ago concerning Balrogs and wings. I wish to revisit the topic and come at it from a new direction. My idea is to start looking at how Professor Tolkien wrote about all other creatures in his stories with wings and flew and how...

Hmmm in the movie when the Balrog is falling why doesnt it use its wings to fly back up? Just a thought :p.

I am not aware if this subject has been broached or not. Do you think that in the movie PJ was accurate in giving the Balrog wings. I have heard so many discussions about this subect. I personally think that Tolkien described the Balrog with great black wings, but some people take Tolkien's...

Did Balrogs have Wings? What do you think, rather than what you evidence thinks....I don't want people to argue, just whether they have wings...