Is Gandalf allowed to use his full power?

After being aroused by the Dwarves, it drove them out, and gravitated evil toward itself (including orcs). Since the Balrog was not allied with Sauron, Gandalf had the permission to use his full strength to destroy it, especially as they had equal powers.

What actually happened to Gandalf when he died?

What happened to Gandalf when he died? When Gandalf died, his divine being left his set physical form, and about 20 days later, he was returned to life. “Darkness took me;” he says to Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli in The Two Towers, “and I strayed out of thought and time, and I wandered far on roads that I will not tell.

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 killed Gandalf the Grey?

We know what killed Gandalf the Grey, but we will never know its name. He was killed by Durin’s Bane, an evil creature from the past that had destroyed and depopulated Khazad-Dûm — the Dwarven realm founded by Durin the Deathless under the Misty Mountains.

What happened to Gandalf after he fell from the peak?

Gandalf and the Balrog fell for a long time, and Gandalf was burned by the Balrog’s fire…Then darkness took Gandalf, and he passed away. His body lay on the peak.

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.