The Lord of the Rings: This mystery about Gandalf in the Balrog scene finally explained

It is without a doubt THE most famous scene of the second part of the saga of Peter Jackson . We are obviously talking about the moment when Gandalf the Gray confronts the terrible Balrog on the bridge of the Mine of Moria. A moment of anthology that deeply marked the fans of

Lord of the Rings , thanks in particular to the famous replica of the magician : “ You will not pass! “. A cult tirade that is now part of pop culture, just like the famous “ I am your father “of Darth Vader in Star Wars . However, if this scene continues to emulate even today, it raises a second important question mark. Namely: how Gandalf and Balrog were able to climb so quickly after their fall to the top of the Mountain ?

Gandalf confronts the Balrog atop La Moria in The Lord of the Rings

An astonishing revelation given that the last time we saw the legendary wizard he was falling with the Balrog into the depths of the cave. How the latter could they finish their fight so quickly, passing from the bowels of the mountain to its summit in a snap of the fingers? Of course, Gandalf is a magician, but teleportation is not part of his powers. Fortunately, one only needs to delve into Tolkien's book to discover the answer. Indeed, in the novel Les Deux Tours, the sage details precisely how the two adversaries made their way through dark tunnels “eaten away by things without a name and older than Sauron himself – even “ until you come across “the endless staircase”.