How did Gandalf end up on a mountain with the Balrog?

After their fight at the Bridge of Khazad-dûm, Gandalf and the Balrog both fell into the deep chasm. Gandalf was burned by the Balrog’s fire on the way down, then almost froze in the water at the bottom. There they fought until at last Gandalf threw down his enemy, and the Balrog broke the mountain-side as it fell.

Where did Gandalf go when he fought the Balrog?

From the LotR Wikia: Neither he nor the Balrog was killed by the fall, and Gandalf pursued the creature for eight days until they climbed to the peak of Zirakzigil.

Why did Gandalf choose to fall?

Furthermore, he was too weak as Gandalf the Grey to defeat Saruman. So, he wanted to die in order to get his powers enhanced which will eventually help him serve his utmost purpose. Or maybe, the old man just couldn’t carry the weight of the Durin’s Bane. Hence, he fell down.

Who defeated Balrog?

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Gandalf the Grey fought the Balrog, allowing the Fellowship to escape Moria. Both fell into the abyss, but the battle continued at the peak of Zirakzigil. Finally, it ended, but both Gandalf and Durin’s Bane were slain in the process. Gandalf was later “sent back” by the Valar, as Gandalf the White.

Why didn’t Gandalf fight the Balrog on the way down?

The Balrog was not the brutish creature as portrayed in the movie. It had knowledge of itself and its purpose. It recognized Gandalf and his power. It had knowledge of weapons and their uses. This denotes intelligence. With that being said, Gandalf could NOT take a chance of it getting loose from Moria. That’s why he fought it on the way down.

How did Gandalf kill the Balrog of Moria?

The Balrog of Moria probably could not have been killed by a simple fall from a mountainside, but that is just a guess based on an earlier passage where Gandalf describes his faceless encounter with a powerful foe at the entrance to one of the doors to the Chamber of Mazarbul: Suddenly at the top of the stair there was a stab of white light.

What happened to the Balrog in The Lord of the Rings?

The burst of power and the collapse of the roof of the chamber is something beyond the capabilities of any other members of the Fellowship; and Gandalf merely comes “flying” (running) down the stairs. Presumably the Balrog survived the explosion and cave-in as well.

Why didn’t Gandalf use his staff to break the bridge?

So Gandalf would rather hold the bridge, and then escape with his staff; than break the bridge, and escape without his staff. Up until now, the balrog fought Gandalf because he was an enemy, and Gandalf was only using as little power as possible against it, because he didn’t want to fight.