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Originally Posted by Inziladun
You mean after the Council of Elrond? Before then, Denethor didn't know much about Elrond or Imladris, beyond the names.
How would those reports have reached Denethor? And would they have been as useful and timely as what he gleaned from the palantir?
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Even before the Council, Elrond could have sent information. Rohan isn't that far away, and Saruman was still pretending to be an ally. A report could have been sent to the King of Rohan, with a second copy and a request to send that one on to the Steward.
Regarding the palantir, Denethor can't be using it all the time; and I'm sure that some things passed him by. We must remember that while the Arnor Stone would have been known to Elrond, he didn't necessarily know that Denethor was using it.
I'm just saying that while Elrond says a lot about his might being in wisdom not in weapons, it would have been common sense for him to regularly give valuable information to Gondor, the most effective foe of Sauron, and its ally, Rohan.