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[morwen]

Cafe Scientifique this evening - this time is The Science of Middle Earth, given by Henry Gee, an editor for Nature. Did a bit of usenet searching and it seems he (a) knows his stuff about science, (b) knows his stuff about Tolkien and (c) is a good speaker. Not clear what he'll be talking about, but it apparently might include what Mithril could be, Hobbits vs those skeletons they found in Flores, and whether Balrogs have wings (and if so can they fly?).



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Comments

[elseware.livejournal.com]

A balrog can fly/float. It can see invisible creatures. It is poisonous if eaten. (http://www.juiblex.co.uk/nethack/VernonSpoilers/MonsterManual/balrog.html#balrog)

[abigailb.livejournal.com]

how can you eat it if it leaves no corpse? no, don't answer that.

[fluffymormegil.livejournal.com]

Some monsters in Nethack can swallow melee opponents whole.