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A '''Balrog''' was a being of fire which were originally made by [[Morgoth]] from corrupted [[Maiar]]. Most were destroyed in [[The War of Wrath]].
A '''Balrog''' is a fictional creature from [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]'s [[Middle-earth]] world.
Balrogs were were originally made by [[Morgoth]] from corrupted [[Maia (Middle-earth)|Maiar]]. They appeared as great fiery creatures. Most of the Balrogs were destroyed in the ''War of Wrath'' at the end of the [[First Age (Middle-earth)|First Age]]. In 1980 of the [[Third Age (Middle-earth)|Third Age]], the [[Dwarves (Middle-earth)|Dwarves]] woke a Balrog deep in the mines of their home [[Khazad-dûm]]. The Balrog killed their King Durin VI, earning it the name '''Durin's Bane'''; Khazad-dûm was subsequently deserted, later becoming known as Moria. The Balrog of Moria was killed by [[Gandalf|Gandalf the Grey]] in 3019 [[Third Age (Middle-earth)|T.A.]].
The [[Sindarin]] name ''Balrog'' is a translation of the [[Quenya]] name '''Valarauko''' ("Demon of Might", plural ''Valaraukar'').
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