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Balrogs (/ ˈ b æ l r ɒ ɡ /) are a species of powerful demonic monsters in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth.One first appeared in print in his high-fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings, where the Company of the Ring encounter a Balrog known as Durin's Bane in the Mines of Moria.
[T 3] They are sent by the Valar to assist the people of Middle-earth to contest Sauron. [T 3] The first three of these five wizards are known in the Mannish tongues of the Lord of the Rings series as Saruman "man of skill" , Gandalf "elf of the staff" (northern Men), and Radagast "tender of beasts" (possibly Westron).
King Durin III. The first bearer of the mightiest Dwarf Ring, the Ring of Thrór, is King Durin III. He was part of the King of Durin's Folk who ruled Khazad-dûm at the time of Sauron’s attack ...
[100] [103] Jack Lowden portrays Sauron's previous form in a flashback during the second season. [105] Durin's Bane: A Balrog, a demonic servant of Morgoth whose form is of fire and shadow. In Tolkien's history, Durin's Bane sleeps beneath Khazad-dûm until being disturbed by the Dwarves greedily mining for mithril during the Third Age.
Sauron (/ ˈ s aʊər ɒ n /) [T 2] is the title character [a] and the main antagonist [1] of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, where he rules the land of Mordor. He has the ambition of ruling the whole of Middle-earth , using the power of the One Ring , which he has lost and seeks to recapture.
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Secretly, without Sauron's knowledge, Celebrimbor also forged three Rings for the Elves, the greatest and fairest of the Rings of Power. The three Rings were thus free of Sauron's corrupting influence. [T 5] At the same time, Sauron secretly forged a ring: the One Ring which would enable him to rule Middle-earth. Later Sauron reassumed his role ...
[T 1] Eventually all seven Rings were destroyed or reclaimed by Sauron. [T 7] One of the rings was given to Durin III, and passed down to Thrór, who gave it to his son Thráin II, father of Thorin Oakenshield. Sauron captured Thráin and took the ring from him in the dungeons of Dol Guldur. [T 1]