08-19-2010, 12:39 PM
Yep, agreed, but I still don't see them being demonic, any more than I see Melkor as a devil.
The supernaturalism in LoTR, being grounded in Norse/Germanic model is very tied to the material world and the "supernatural" beings aren't much different than the natural ones - just more powerful. Aesir and Vanir and Maiar can and do bleed and die, not simply be banished to some other plane.
Have to check, but I beleive dragons were bred from Balrog as orcs were bred from elves.
The supernaturalism in LoTR, being grounded in Norse/Germanic model is very tied to the material world and the "supernatural" beings aren't much different than the natural ones - just more powerful. Aesir and Vanir and Maiar can and do bleed and die, not simply be banished to some other plane.
Have to check, but I beleive dragons were bred from Balrog as orcs were bred from elves.