What does Gandalf mean when he says Fly you fools?

When he came back as Gandalf the White he had forgotten many things, including the plan to meet the eagles. According to the Redditor, Gandalf's famous line, "Fly, you fools!" is actually him telling the Fellowship to go to the eagles.
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Did Gandalf say Fly you fools or run you fools?

ANSWER: Simply put, when he said, “fly, you fools!” Gandalf was telling the Fellowship to run for their lives because they had been stunned into inaction by the Balrog's appearance (and perhaps its power).
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Did Gandalf say run you fools in the book?

According to the Redditor, Gandalf's famous line, “Fly, you fools!” is actually him telling the Fellowship to go to the eagles.
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What does Gandalf say at the Bridge of Khazad Dum?

In Moria, when Gandalf confronts the Balrog on the bridge of Khazad-dûm, Gandalf says the following: I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. You cannot pass! The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udûn.
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What does Gandalf say to Frodo in the Mines of Moria?

Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times; but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides the will of evil.
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What does Gandalf say to Pippin about death?

GANDALF: End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it.
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What does the Balrog symbolize?

In Tolkien's Elvish language Sindarin, Balrog means “demon of might”. After Sauron, Balrogs were the most powerful and most terrifying of his servants. They are fire spirits, but also shrouded in darkness. Most of the Balrog died in the Great Battle, but a few survived by hiding in the depths.
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What did Gandalf call the Balrog?

Utumno, Sindarin Udun (Gandalf in Moria named the Balrog 'Flame of Udun'), a name afterwards used of the deep dale in Moria between the Morannon and the Isenmouthe." And Utumno is of course the first stronghold of Melkor in the North of Middle-earth.
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Do balrogs speak?

The Balrog never speaks or makes any vocal sound at all.
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Why do the fools fly?

Why do the fools fly?' said Denethor. 'Better to burn sooner than late, for burn we must. Go back to your bonfire!
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What were Gandalf's last words?

As he falls into the deep abyss, though, Gandalf's official "last words" aren't said in defiance to his enemies. Rather, they're a cheeky command to his friends. As he falls he cries out, "Fly, you fools!"
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Is Balrog the same as Gandalf?

When Gandalf confronted Moria's Balrog, the two opponents couldn't been less alike in physical terms. In truth, however, the Balrog and Gandalf were once both of the same ilk. Like Gandalf, the Balrogs began as primordial spirits known as Maia, who had existed since before time began and took no physical form.
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Why did Gandalf become white?

Gandalf was carried to Caras Galadhon in Lothlórien, where he was healed, given a new staff, and clothed in white, and thus became Gandalf the White.
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Is Gandalf immortal?

He is associated with fire; his ring of power is Narya, the Ring of Fire. As such, he delights in fireworks to entertain the hobbits of the Shire, while in great need he uses fire as a weapon. As one of the Maiar, he is an immortal spirit from Valinor, but his physical body can be killed.
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What does Galadriel say to Frodo?

Galadriel: "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Go now and rest for you are weary with sorrow and much toil. Tonight you will sleep in peace." [She whispers to Frodo in his mind, casting her eyes sideways at him.]
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Did Legolas know what a Balrog was?

It seems likely to me that Legolas has not encountered a Balrog before in his life, yet when the fellowship first sees the Balrog in Moria he is able to immediately identify it.
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Why did Gimli not know about Moria?

There are a few reasons why Gimli would have been unaware of Balin's fate: a messenger could have been killed by orcs on the way to spread the news, or they could have been trapped within the mines for some time before they were killed.
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Is Sauron an elf?

Prior to the publication of The Silmarillion, Sauron's origins and true identity were unclear to those without full access to Tolkien's notes. In early editions of The Guide to Middle Earth, Sauron is described as "probably of the Eldar elves".
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Do Balrogs serve Sauron?

The Balrogs were originally the servants of Morgoth in the First Age, of whom, Sauron was also his servant. The Balrogs and Sauron were all Maiar and somewhat coeval; it is debatable whether a Balrog would recognize Sauron as successor and serve him willingly.
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Who killed Balrogs?

Instead, he sent the Balrogs to fight and lead in battle. Two of them were killed in the Fall of Gondolin: Gothmog by Ecthelion, and another by Glorfindel.
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What does Frodo say to Sam at the end?

It must often be so, Sam, when things are in danger: someone has to give them up, lose them, so that others may keep them.” Frodo speaks these words in his final farewell to Sam in Book VI, Chapter 9—the final chapter of The Lord of the Rings.
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Did Gandalf Say Not All Who Wander Are Lost?

“Not all those who wander are lost.” “Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.”
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Was Gandalf talking about valinor?

Gandalf: No. No, it isn't. Does he refer to the Undying Lands when he is saying this?
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