Palantíri

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fictional magical artifact object in Tolkien legendarium seeing-stone

The Palantíri are ancient, indestructible seeing-stones in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium that allow users to communicate and observe events across vast distances in Middle-earth.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Palantír 1
Palantír of Orthanc 1
Palantír of Osgiliath 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional magical artifact ⓘ
object in Tolkien legendarium ⓘ
seeing-stone ⓘ
activation respond to the will and gaze of the user ⓘ
appearsIn The Lord of the Rings ⓘ
The Silmarillion ⓘ
Unfinished Tales ⓘ
associatedWith Amon Sûl ⓘ
Annúminas ⓘ
Arnor ⓘ
Elostirion ⓘ
Gondor ⓘ
Minas Tirith ⓘ
Númenor ⓘ
Orthanc ⓘ
Osgiliath ⓘ
broughtBy Faithful Númenóreans ⓘ
surface form: the Faithful Númenóreans
broughtTo Middle-earth ⓘ
canCommunicateWith other Palantíri ⓘ
canShow past events ⓘ
possible future events ⓘ
present events ⓘ
color usually dark or deep black when at rest ⓘ
creator Fëanor ⓘ
danger can be used for domination by a powerful mind ⓘ
can lead to despair or madness ⓘ
etymology Quenya word meaning "far-seers" ⓘ
function long-distance communication ⓘ
remote viewing of distant persons ⓘ
remote viewing of distant places ⓘ
limitation user must have strength of will to control view ⓘ
vision can be deceived by stronger will ⓘ
material crystal-like stone ⓘ
number seven major stones in Middle-earth ⓘ
origin Aman ⓘ
property cannot be made anew by later ages of Men ⓘ
indestructible by ordinary means ⓘ
shape perfect sphere ⓘ
singularForm Palantíri self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Palantír
size varies between stones ⓘ
universe Middle-earth ⓘ
usedBy Aragorn ⓘ
Denethor II ⓘ
Meriadoc Brandybuck ⓘ
surface form: Merry Brandybuck

Pippin Took ⓘ
Saruman ⓘ
Sauron ⓘ
Dúnedain of Gondor ⓘ
surface form: the Dúnedain

Kings of Arthedain ⓘ
surface form: the Kings of Arnor

Kings of Gondor ⓘ
surface form: the Kings of Gondor

the Stewards of Gondor ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Middle-earth → hasArtifact → Palantíri ⓘ
Saruman → uses → Palantíri ⓘ
this entity surface form: Palantír of Orthanc
Denethor II → usedObject → Palantíri ⓘ
this entity surface form: palantír of Minas Tirith
Palantíri → singularForm → Palantíri self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Palantír
Osgiliath → contained → Palantíri ⓘ
this entity surface form: Palantír of Osgiliath