Balrogs - How did the Dwarves find Durin's Bane? Do they have Wings? - LotR Lore

How did the dwarves awake Durin's Bane? Do Balrogs in Lord of the Rings have wings? Today we answer two lore question from the comments in-depth. We also look a bit at their lore, Gandalf's encounter, why they are good at hiding below the earth and how they look in Tolkien's lore.

I hope you enjoy this episode, feel free to post more lore questions in the comments.
Sources:

Books:
The Lord of The Rings (1954-1955) by J. R. R. Tolkien
The Silmarillion (1977) by J. R. R. Tolkien; Editor: Christopher Tolkien
The Hobbit (1937) by J. R. R. Tolkien
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien (1981) by Humphrey Carpenter and Christopher Tolkien
Unfinished Tales (1980) by J. R. R. Tolkien; Editor: Christopher Tolkien
Morgoth's Ring (1993) by J. R. R. Tolkien; Editor: Christopher Tolkien
The Book of Lost Tales Part Two (1984) by J. R. R. Tolkien; Editor: Christopher Tolkien

Pictures from:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
Middle-earth: Shadow of War
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