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After God delivered the people of the Fellowship from the creature, they went up and saw the destruction of Moria and were afraid. But God told Gandalf, "Breathe on your staff and my light will go before you." And they came up against the orcs and cave trolls that inhabited the land and they fought them near Balin's tomb. The LORD was with them and defeated them. From there they went to Khazad-dum. But the demon Balrog, who did not fear the LORD, went up against them in anger. The LORD spoke to Gandalf, saying "Strike you staff upon the bridge and your enemy will be destroyed." So Gandalf struck the bridge crying, "You shall not pass!" and the Balrog fell. But the lash of the Balrog caught Gandalf and he fell with him into the darkness. When the people of the Fellowship saw this they were terrified, and they ran away in fear into Lothlorian...In the forest of Fangorn, there appeared to them, shining as fire, a man in white who spoke to them and said, "Do not be afraid. The LORD was with me and I have overthrown the Balrog. I am no longer 'The Grey Wanderer' for The LORD has named me 'Gandalf the White.'" And he set up a pillar at that place and named it "Linteheledion" which in Elvish means "the Lord raises."