The Palantiri - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Telchar · 10-16-2001, 03:16 AM

Interesting Mithadan - I have posed the excact same question here and much earlier in Michael Martinez board - but these answers summon it up.

Elendur, you are not quite right. The stones were given by the elves og Eressa to Elendils father Amandil.

We know of eight stones only... We know that the 8ths stone were the masterstone - We know that the Lager stones of Osgilliath and probably Amon Sûl could survey the other stones while these "spoke" with each other. Maybe the Master Stone could evesdrop on all the seven stones of ME. The elves of Eressa could not give themself a better oppotunity to keep in touch with what was happening in ME. Giving the Stones to the Faithful could be considered like putting a webcam in your childs bedroom so you could stay informed from a long distance...

I aggree with those that speculate that there were more that 8 stones.

They might and they might not have been in Formenos when it was attacked... actually there would be no point in keeping more than one palantiri in the same place unless it involved transportation.

Cheers Telchar

10-16-2001, 03:16 AM	#6
Telchar Stonehearted Dwarf Smith Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 2,247	Interesting Mithadan - I have posed the excact same question here and much earlier in Michael Martinez board - but these answers summon it up. Elendur, you are not quite right. The stones were given by the elves og Eressa to Elendils father Amandil. We know of eight stones only... We know that the 8ths stone were the masterstone - We know that the Lager stones of Osgilliath and probably Amon Sûl could survey the other stones while these "spoke" with each other. Maybe the Master Stone could evesdrop on all the seven stones of ME. The elves of Eressa could not give themself a better oppotunity to keep in touch with what was happening in ME. Giving the Stones to the Faithful could be considered like putting a webcam in your childs bedroom so you could stay informed from a long distance... I aggree with those that speculate that there were more that 8 stones. They might and they might not have been in Formenos when it was attacked... actually there would be no point in keeping more than one palantiri in the same place unless it involved transportation. Cheers Telchar __________________ Anar Kaluva Tielyanna.