Dates

Made during the Years of the Trees; presumed destroyed in the Fall of Barad-dûr,¹ 25 March III 3019

Location

Originally held in Minas Ithil before its capture; later transported to Barad-dûr

Origins

Made by Fëanor

Races

Made by Elves, but used by Men, and later by the Maia Sauron

Division

Culture

Family

An heirloom of the House of Elendil

Pronunciation

Ithil is pronounced 'i'thil'

Meaning

Named for Minas Ithil the Tower of the Moon, where it was originally held

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Ithil-stone

The palantír of Minas Ithil

Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV

The Palantíri of Middle-earth

The palantír that stood in Isildur's ancient fortress of Minas Ithil. It was captured by the Nazgûl in the mid-Third Age, and was used by Sauron to entrap Saruman and Denethor during the War of the Ring.

Notes

1	While the Stone was almost certainly destroyed when the Dark Tower fell, the palantíri were made from an extraordinarily strong and resistant material. It is not completely inconceivable that the Ithil-stone survived the Fall of Barad-dûr, but no record of it exists after this event.

See also...

Beacons of Gondor, East Anórien, Eye of Mordor, Palantíri, Seeing-stones, Seven Stones, Stone of Anor, Stone of Minas Tirith, Stone of Orthanc, Stones of Gondor, Towers of Gondor

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