As an immortal Maia, the Balrog of Moria could not die, it merely returned to a spirit form and was forced to drift impotently through the world. By the late Fifth Age it had regained enough strength to take on a new physical body, albeit a frail one compared to its previous demonic form, but this did not stop it from continuing its goal of closing mines: we know it by the name of Thatcher.
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julesh (julesh@mathstodon.xyz)'s status on Saturday, 18-Jan-2025 21:29:36 JST julesh
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Zanzi @ Monoidal Cafe (zanzi@mathstodon.xyz)'s status on Saturday, 18-Jan-2025 21:32:48 JST Zanzi @ Monoidal Cafe
@julesh 😆
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Joseph Hertzlinger (jhertzli@mathstodon.xyz)'s status on Sunday, 19-Jan-2025 16:13:03 JST Joseph Hertzlinger
@julesh What happened to Saruman? A "mind of metal and wheels" must be an industrialist by now.
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