He came even within sight of Angband, but was ambushed by the Balrogs with few Ñoldor around him. When the Ñoldor won the battle Dagor-nuin-Giliath, Fëanor furiously pressed on toward Angband. īalrogs of Morgoth among the Orcs, by Firat Solhan First Age However, they were halted by Morgoth and returned to Angband, which shortly thereafter was constructed anew. In a tempest of fire, they came and drove Ungoliant away, prepared to pursue her. A disagreement with Ungoliant led to her attacking him, and Morgoth gave out a great cry that roused the Balrogs from their slumber. After Morgoth fled Valinor with Ungoliant, he came to Lammoth near the ruins of Angband to renew his rule in Middle-earth. By then, the Balrogs remained in the pits of Angband. The Balrogs were present as early as the Years of the Trees when Melkor and Ungoliant destroyed the Two Trees of Valinor. The Balrogs of Morgoth, by Thylacinee Years of the Trees Their first dwelling was in Utumno, the great fortress of the Iron Mountains, but after their master's defeat during the Battle of the Powers, the Balrogs and other creatures in Melkor's service escaped to Angband and hibernated there. Originally, in unrecorded ancient times, the Balrogs were a group of three to seven Maiar that were persuaded by Melkor's might and splendor to join his cause.

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