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Originally Posted by Marky Lazer having decided on the form of monstrous winged fire-demons |
This seems to imply that there were monstrous winged fire-demons flying about already and the Balrogs decided to mimic them. But surely in Arda the Balrogs are the
original winged demons who could just as well have chosen that form without reference to the power of flight at all. They could be there for display (I'm sure a Balrog with wings outspread looks quite regal and imposing ), or to make the Balrogs look bigger and meaner, or for some other reason entirely.
The wings of lesser demons -- or just plain birds for that matter -- could just as well have been inspired when Melkor -- or Yavanna -- watched a Balrog swaggering about and had a light-bulb moment: "You know, those wings the Balrogs use to cast a blighting pall of Shadow, with a few modifications they could work really well for these flying creatures I'm designing ..."