Palantiri

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by Ibrîniðilpathânezel

It also seems that Melkor wasn't terribly impressed by them, either, since he never expressed any desire to own them.

If Melkor knew about the Stones, he probably would have seen them (like the "Fëanorian lamps") as nothing more than interesting toys. Melkor doesn't seem to have had any difficulty communicating with his minions, and that was, after all, the primary purpose of the Palantíri.