Quote Originally Posted by Lothic View Post
Take what I say with a grain of salt...it's been a while for me too...



Didn't Gandalf win? I always assumed that, if on an equal field (ie not plummeting to ones doom), Gandalf would have wiped the floor with the balrog...I'm thinking Gandalf was so spent after the fall and in being such close proximity to a foe of such immense physical strength that he just didn't have the strength to carry on



I think it's more to do with WHAT you are. And the 'whats' are usually immortal or extremely long lived.



I always thought that Saruman was Gandalf's senior in all things...hence a more powerful wizard.
Thanks for clearing that up! Not even wizards can make for a soft landing after falling many many leagues :P

All it ever calls Sauron is that he was one of Morgoths lieutenant, I think actually his primary Lieutenant, but that would definitely make sense. I always thought that the Maiars' power were directly related to their "boss". and Morgoth was extremely powerful.