By the time of The Lord of the Rings at the end of the Third Age, a few palantírs remained in use. They are used in some climactic scenes by major characters: Sauron, Saruman, Denethor the Steward of Gondor, and two members of the Company of the Ring: Aragorn and Pippin.

Sauron is holding another palantír in his hand, presumed to be that of Minas Ithil. Sauron attempts to weaken Aragorn's resolve by revealing Arwen's fading life, which in turn causes Aragorn to drop the brooch Arwen had given him, shattering it on the throne room floor.

Dec 7, 2024 · It was kept an unused secret by the Ruling Stewards until it was ultimately used by Steward Denethor II to watch his land, and he eventually even challenged Sauron in a battle of wills. Denethor did not become corrupted, but the great effort of will that this required of him led him to age quickly.

Jan 25, 2025 · Sauron, unaware of Saruman's defeat at hands of the Ents, assumed Pippin was the Wizard's prisoner, and was being forced to look into the Palantir as a form of cruel sport. Rather than interrogate Pippin immediately, Sauron chose to torment him, and bid him tell Saruman that he would send for the prisoner immediately. [40]

Aug 5, 2015 · Yes, Sauron possessed one of the Palantíri. There was originally a stone placed by the Dunedain at Minas Ithil, which Sauron captured and turned into Minas Morgul (the big fortress the Nazgûl that Frodo &c go past in their way to Mordor). Sauron would have taken that stone along with the fortress.

Sep 13, 2024 · The palantíri caused havoc in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers movie, facilitating Saruman's partnership with Sauron. In The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Pippin used a palantír , accidentally showing his position …

Apr 17, 2022 · That is why Aragorn is the only one who could challenge Sauron in the Palantir, and win. In the film version, Gandalf confides in Aragorn “The rumor has reached him. The heir of Numenor still...

Dec 7, 2021 · In The Silmarillion, we learn that the evil lord Sauron is able to take over one of the seeing stones. With his immense will, and his ability to stop at nothing in order to achieve supreme ...

Sep 15, 2022 · Sauron used the Ithil-stone (captured by the Nazgûl) to spy on and monitor events in Middle-earth. Thanks to his palantír he was also able to corrupt Saruman when the wizard used the...

Jul 28, 2023 · Sauron thought that Pippin was the hobbit with the One Ring imprisoned at Isengard, so he ordered Pippin to tell Saruman that the Ring would soon be retrieved, and Saruman could not have it. Expecting Sauron's messengers to come to Isengard soon, the host made plans to quickly leave.