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Did the Ents go extinct?

Did the Ents go extinct?

They almost certainly went extinct after the War of the Ring; with the loss of the Entwives, they have no way to reproduce. The Entwives, LONG before the Third Age, moved from the forests on the western side of the Anduin to the fertile plains on the eastern side of the Anduin.

Can Elves kill Balrogs?

Tolkien’s conception of Balrogs changed over time. A host of a thousand is mentioned in the Quenta Silmarillion, while at the storming of Gondolin Balrogs in the hundreds ride on the backs of the Dragons. They are roughly of twice human size, and were occasionally killed in battle by Elves and Men.

Where are we going Treebeard?

They’re moving! Merry : Where are they going? Treebeard : They have business with the Orcs. My business is with Isengard tonight, with rock and stone.

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What animal last went extinct?

Extinct species

Common name Binomial name Date of extinction
Nullarbor dwarf bettong Bettongia pusilla McNamara, 1997 early 1500s 1
Steller’s sea cow Hydrodamalis gigas von Zimmermann, 1780 1768 1
Bramble Cay melomys Melomys rubicola Thomas, 1924 2016 1
Oriente cave rat Boromys offella Miller, 1916 early 1500s 1

Is Moria in The Hobbit?

Moria is introduced in Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit, and is a major scene of action in The Lord of the Rings. By the end of the Third Age, Moria had long been abandoned by the Dwarves, and was a place of evil repute. It was dark, in dangerous disrepair, and in its labyrinths lurked Orcs and the Balrog.

Can smaug defeat a Balrog?

Dragons and Balrogs are both, in origin, Maia spirits. Smaug isn’t Maiar, but his power is equivalent. Smaug would snatch up Durin’s Bane and gobble him up with his sword-sharp teeth (and we know swords can kill Balrogs). There you have it.

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Can Sauron tame a Balrog?

The Balrog would have no incentive to work for Sauron. There wasn’t much Sauron could offer the Balrog. The Balrog had his kingdom beneath the Earth, away from the prying eyes of the Valar. The extent of cooperation between them was the use of the Moria Orcs.

What did Lady Galadriel do to Sauron?

This is given a visual representation in the film. Rather than cast magic at Sauron, Galadriel opts to challenge him on the spiritual plane; she resorts to her Wrath form to penetrate Sauron’s mind and break his will. She obviously succeeds, as Sauron audibly cries aloud as he flees.