A palantír (IPA: [paˈlanˌtiːr]; pl. palantíri) is one of several indestructible crystal balls from J. R. R. Tolkien's epic-fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. The word comes from Quenya palan 'far', and tir 'watch over'.

The palantíri (singular palantír), also known as the Seven Seeing-stones, or the Seven Stones (numbered for those in Middle-earth), were spherical glass-like or translucent stone objects used for communication and intelligence gathering. There were eight distinguished ones in total, with seven in Middle-earth.

2020年6月29日 · However, during the time of the Lord of the Rings, two of the three extant Palantir - literal crystal balls that predict the future - are controlled by the forces of Evil.

2023年11月13日 · Palantir Technologies has cultivated a powerful mythos worthy of being named for a crystal ball from “The Lord of the Rings.” The data-analysis company co-founded by Peter Thiel and run by...

2020年6月8日 · It refers to a durable crystal ball used to communicate and see events occurring in other parts of Arda, whether past or future. There were eight distinguished palantíri in total. As per The Silmarillion, the Elves of Valinor made the palantíri in the First Age.

2023年12月20日 · Tolkien had his own take on crystal balls – the Palantiri were never explicitly called crystal – but the root of the idea of scrying or crystallomancy using a spherical object remains the same. Crystal Ball is the symbol of divination in popular culture

2020年9月28日 · Here, an inside look at how Palantir got its start — and whether its proprietary technology is more smoke and mirrors than crystal ball.

2022年9月16日 · The Palantíri are seeing stones that allow the users to communicate with each other through images from one Palantír to another. As such, they are not “crystal balls” that allow people to see the future but are, instead, largely used for communication with someone who has another Palantír.

2024年8月30日 · What's a Palantiri and Why Does Miriel Have One? A Palantiri (which is also known as the Seven Stones or 'Seven-Seeing Stones') is essentially an indestructible crystal ball used as a form of...

Palantir may refer to: Palantír, a crystal ball in J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings; Palantir Technologies, an American software company