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For questions about magical seeing stones called "palantíri" from JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings books. The palantíri, also known as the Seeing Stones, are objects used for both communication and as a means of seeing events in other parts of the world. Always use in conjunction with the [tolkiens-legendarium] tag.

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How do you destroy a Palantír?

Immense heat, like Orodruin This is briefly discussed in Unfinished Tales; much like the One Ring, there was no power known to man that could physically harm the palantíri; it was believed that only …
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Did Cirdan use the Palantir in Lindon?

The short version is that we don't know; both are possible, but there's no evidence one way or the other. Did Círdan look into the Stone of Elostirion? Possibly. We know that other Elves did so on occ …
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Why didn't the Noldor use the palantíri?

No, this is never directly answered; the palantíri themselves don't enter the narrative until fairly late in the writing of The Two Towers, and Tolkien never integrated them into his stories of the Fi …
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Was the Stone of Minas Tirith still dangerous after Sauron was destroyed?

It wouldn't be dangerous, just unpleasant. From Return of the King: Then Denethor leaped upon the table, and standing there wreathed in fire and smoke he took up the staff of his stewardship that lay …
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Which King took possession of the Stone of Orthanc?

This is unclear. Unfinished Tales implies that Aragorn did claim it for himself (bold is my emphasis, italic is in-text): It must however be noted with regard to the narrative of The Lord of the Ring …
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