The Encyclopedia of Arda - Orthanc-stone (original) (raw)

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Dates Made during the Years of the Trees; survived into the Fourth Age Location Held for most of the Third Age in the Tower of Orthanc Origins Made by Fëanor Races Made by Elves, but used by Men (and later a Wizard)1 Division Dúnedain Culture Gondorians Family An heirloom of the House of Elendil Pronunciation Orthanc is pronounced 'o'rthank' Meaning Named for the Tower of Orthanc where it was held (Orthanc has a double meaning: 'Mount Fang' and 'Cunning Mind') Other names Stone of Orthanc Indexes: Alphabetical: O Items About this entry: Updated 7 December 2014 Updates planned: 1 The palantír of the Tower of Orthanc Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV The Palantíri of Middle-earth One of the seven palantíri or Seeing-stones brought to Middle-earth by Elendil, and kept in the ancient stronghold of Orthanc. It was discovered there by Saruman when he took Isengard as his base, and used by him in his treacherous dealings with Sauron. Notes 1 Strictly speaking, the Orthanc-stone was also used - very briefly - by a Hobbit, as Peregrin Took foolishly looked into the Stone on a single occasion. See also... Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Lord of Isengard, Palantíri, Rhymes of Lore, Seeing-stones, Seven Seeing Stones, Seven Stones, Stones of Gondor, Towers of Gondor, Valley of Saruman Indexes: Alphabetical: O Items About this entry: Updated 7 December 2014 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2014. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Our online Knowledge Base is full of information about Discus and the DISC personality system it uses.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates Made during the Years of the Trees; survived into the Fourth Age Location Held for most of the Third Age in the Tower of Orthanc Origins Made by Fëanor Races Made by Elves, but used by Men (and later a Wizard)1 Division Dúnedain Culture Gondorians Family An heirloom of the House of Elendil Pronunciation Orthanc is pronounced 'o'rthank' Meaning Named for the Tower of Orthanc where it was held (Orthanc has a double meaning: 'Mount Fang' and 'Cunning Mind') Other names Stone of Orthanc Indexes: Alphabetical: O Items About this entry: Updated 7 December 2014 Updates planned: 1 The palantír of the Tower of Orthanc

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV The Palantíri of Middle-earth One of the seven palantíri or Seeing-stones brought to Middle-earth by Elendil, and kept in the ancient stronghold of Orthanc. It was discovered there by Saruman when he took Isengard as his base, and used by him in his treacherous dealings with Sauron. Notes 1 Strictly speaking, the Orthanc-stone was also used - very briefly - by a Hobbit, as Peregrin Took foolishly looked into the Stone on a single occasion. See also... Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Lord of Isengard, Palantíri, Rhymes of Lore, Seeing-stones, Seven Seeing Stones, Seven Stones, Stones of Gondor, Towers of Gondor, Valley of Saruman Indexes: Alphabetical: O Items About this entry: Updated 7 December 2014 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2014. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Our online Knowledge Base is full of information about Discus and the DISC personality system it uses.