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 (16)

Label Occurrences
Palantíri canonical 7
Palantír of Orthanc 2
palantír of Amon Sûl 2

How this entity was disambiguated

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 the Faithful Númenóreans ⓘ
linked to: 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 Palantír ⓘ
linked to: Palantíri
size varies between stones ⓘ
universe Middle-earth ⓘ
usedBy Aragorn ⓘ
Denethor II ⓘ
Merry Brandybuck ⓘ
linked to: Meriadoc Brandybuck

Pippin Took ⓘ
Saruman ⓘ
Sauron ⓘ
the Dúnedain ⓘ
linked to: Dúnedain of Gondor

the Kings of Arnor ⓘ
linked to: Kings of Arthedain

the Kings of Gondor ⓘ
linked to: Kings of Gondor

the Stewards of Gondor ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (24)

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

Middle-earth → hasArtifact → Palantíri ⓘ
Saruman → uses → Palantír of Orthanc ⓘ
linked to: Palantíri
Denethor II → usedObject → palantír of Minas Tirith ⓘ
linked to: Palantíri
Palantíri → singularForm → Palantír ⓘ
linked to: Palantíri
Osgiliath → contained → Palantír of Osgiliath ⓘ
linked to: Palantíri
Curunír → usedObject → Palantír of Orthanc ⓘ
linked to: Palantíri
Lord of Isengard → connectedArtifact → Orthanc-stone (palantír) ⓘ
linked to: Palantíri
Orthanc → contains → palantír of Orthanc ⓘ
linked to: Palantíri
Fëanor → notableWork → Palantíri ⓘ
The Palantíri → includes → the Ithil-stone ⓘ
linked to: Palantíri
The Palantíri → includes → the Osgiliath-stone ⓘ
linked to: Palantíri
Lidless Eye → relatedTo → Palantíri ⓘ
Elendil → notableArtifactOwned → Palantíri ⓘ
Mirror of Galadriel → relatedTo → Palantíri ⓘ
Mirror of Galadriel → contrastWith → Palantíri (which show more fixed visions) ⓘ
linked to: Palantíri
Noldor → notableArtifact → Palantíri (traditionally attributed) ⓘ
subject linked to: the Noldor
linked to: Palantíri
Arvedui → possessed → palantír of Annúminas ⓘ
linked to: Palantíri
Arvedui → possessed → palantír of Amon Sûl ⓘ
linked to: Palantíri
Elostirion → relatedArtifact → palantíri ⓘ
linked to: Palantíri
Faithful of Númenor → broughtWithThem → Palantíri ⓘ
subject linked to: the Faithful of Númenor
the Earth within Eä → containsObject → Palantíri ⓘ
Amon Sûl → associatedWithObject → palantír of Amon Sûl ⓘ
linked to: Palantíri
The Tower Hills → associatedWith → the Palantíri ⓘ
linked to: Palantíri
The Weather Hills → associatedWith → Palantír of Amon Sûl ⓘ
linked to: Palantíri