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Was feanor more powerful than Gandalf?
While Fëanor may be the mightiest elf lord to have ever lived — or at least in the top five — he is still only an elf. Gandalf is a Maia, and “uncloaked” (in his Maia form), he is likely far mightier because he is essentially an angelic being, of a “higher order” than any elf.
How did Gandalf kill Durin’s Bane?
When they reach the Bridge of Khazad-dûm, he appears in a cutscene where Gandalf destroys the bridge and the Balrog pulls him down. Then, the player is Gandalf and has to grab Glamdring and land on Durin’s Bane, where he has to stab it while avoiding the Balrog’s firey breath.
What happened to Durin’s Bane in The Lord of the Rings?
Despite this relatively weak state, Durin’s Bane renewed its attack on the wizard, and the two fought in the water, with the Balrog clutching at Gandalf to strangle him, and Gandalf hewing the Balrog with his sword, until finally the Balrog fled into ancient tunnels of unknown origin.
How did Gandalf escape Durin’s Bane?
Gandalf spoke a word of command to stay the door, but the door shattered and the chamber collapsed. The company fled with Gandalf, but the Orcs and the Balrog, taking a different route, caught up with them at the Bridge of Khazad-dûm. At the Bridge, Legolas instantly recognized it as a Balrog, and Gimli recognized it as Durin’s Bane.
How does Gandalf defeat the Balrog in the end?
Their duel progress closely to how it does in the book: Gandalf shatters the Balrog’s fiery sword (using a magical shield formed around himself in conjunction with Glamdring), and then strikes bridge of Khazad-dûm, breaking it in half, and causing the Balrog to fall into the abyss.
How tall is Bane in The Lord of the Rings?
The Balrog was also portrayed in Peter Jackson’s live-action film trilogy, as a giant, black creature covered in flame. Although Tolkien described it as being taller than a man but not huge, Durin’s Bane in the film is at least twenty feet tall.