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Regarding Bombadil:
He is said to be the first and last of middle-earth. It seems clear that he is in himself a being. He is not a maia nor a Valar, as they would take interest in the affairs of the world, and Bombadil does not, nor is it likely that he would live in middle-earth. He could be another ainur, but then why come to middle earth?
It seems to me that it would be a reference to a mythological creature, contained within a legend of one of this world's cultures. Tolkein was a lover of mythology, the LOTR enable him to write his own and there exist other references to our myths.
Re: Balrogs
Why is such a detailed justification relevant, you are never going to be able to fuse two stories together, anyway it is irrelevant as the weapon is not to guarded by a monster. Balrogs don't have to live underground, this is just where Durin's Bane happened to be.
Any chance that i could get a copy of the finished sword please?
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