#Palantir

[oscarisaacasimov]

this is what I keep saying

[klinefelterrible]

Sauron: *looking into Pippin’s mind through the Palantir*

Sauron: the fuck is this

[oldschoolfrp]

Saruman the White ponders his palantír. "You are the trusted apprentice to one of the greatest Wizards in all Middle-earth" in A Spy in Isengard (Angus McBride cover art for Middle-earth Quest gamebook #1 by Terry K Amthor, Iron Crown Enterprises, 1988). McBride has been memed more than once.

[illustratus]

[myceliumelium]

By popular demand, i have inflicted character design on dear Lalwen. When thinking abt her, I had to consider a couple different things, bc tolkien really gave me jack shit to work with. So, essentially here are the headcannons this drawing is based on.

Lalwen was one of Fingolfin, and then Fingon's most important advisors. She would have been the same to Turgon but u know, couldn't reach him bc gondolin, and subsequently served as the major authority in the wider Noldor world in the wake of the Nirnaeth, since their Hing King was Somewhat inaccessible. Essentially, she regented for every Nolofinwinion king, but especially during the unstable succession periods.

I refuse to believe that Feanor invented every single important noldorin tech and I'm stuck between attributing the palantiri to Curufin, and to Lalwen. So, she's got a palantir there, but it could either be showing off this cool thing she made, or symbolizing her as the voice of the High King under Turgon's reign.

And finally, I gave her a chatelaine because i think it's a very good symbole of "the lady of the house" that the victorian era offered us. And I think it really suits her.

[gorepup]

connections

[nudityandnerdery]

The Tolkien estate will hassle people about using pictures online that they think they own, but won't hire me to place a curse on the billionaire who stole the word palantir for his shitty surveillance tech firm. My rates are very competitive, they're just cowards.

[lesbiansforboromir]

Things the Palantiri AREN'T;

able to see the future

inherently corrupt or corrupting

mind invasion doohickies

physically controlled, you do not need to touch one to use it

something you go too for prophetic visions of any kind

dangerous objects that Gandalf needs to fuss over

Things the Palantiri ARE;

capricious little beasts who play favouritism (no I won't work properly for you Sauron you aren't my dad)

technically able to see anything from any distance away and through any barrier no matter how thick unless it's too dark

able to connect to each other and do video but NOT audio skyping

able to save those skype calls on-device so you can go back and look at them later

Possibly can give you super hearing if you use them enough (???)

neat

[erkhyan]

Tolkien: “These powerful items were meant for communication. Everyone who has tried to use one for surveillance has turned into a paranoid wreck who eventually did far more harm than good.”

Tech bros looking for a name for their business selling surveillance to paranoid wrecks: “Oooooh, baby! ♥”

[bauliya]

look ma the most evil tech company in the world that has made “we’re evil” their company policy to the extent they’ve named themselves after a fantasy villain’s surveillance tools is supporting their clients the only democracy in the middle east <3

[purpleweredragon]

[autistook]

MARCH 5TH

Pippin steals the Palantír, looks into it, revealing himself to Sauron

[ophilosoraptoro]

"The Deep State Mafia is running both political parties" Journalist Whitney Webb reveals

[overlord-of-fantasy]

Damn it, not again!

*talking on the Palantir* Aredhel: Remember how I said that Celegorm, Curufin and I were gonna have a calm night out for once? Turgon: Yeah… Aredhel: Well, we’re in jail. Turgon: *hangs up*

[gorepup]

today is september 12th 2001