The palantíri are just some of the many mystical objects described in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, but their origins can be tracked across the books to determine their true powers and where ...

The Palantiri were originally created by the great men of Numenor, in order to allow them to keep in touch with each other over the vast distances of their realms, to survey and protect the lands ...

Lord of the Rings’ palantíri may seem like regular fantasy crystal balls, full of evil influence, but they weren’t always that way.

Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" universe is an expansive one that translated well to the screen. But it has several mysteries ...

Right-wing Lord of the Rings fans find archconservative lessons in Middle-earth. Why?

Geeks and wonks may have something new in common. After the Washington Post broke a story earlier this week about a government program to mine tech data—via a program code-named PRISM—a reader ...

I rewatched The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, and I can't believe how wrong my inital take on this film was, because it rules.

Spoilers follow for the latest episode of The Rings of Power! The connectivity between Amazon Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and Tolkien’s original trilogy continues ...

As Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power continues on Prime Video, here's how Seeing Stones play a major factor in JRR Tolkien's universe.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power 's fourth episode opens with a terrifying and deeply important vision. Númenor's Queen-Regent Míriel (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) dreams that a great wave ...

In The Lord of the Rings, Sauron was able to corrupt and/or manipulate Saruman, Denethor II, and almost Pippin via the palantiri. But there’s no reason to worry, right?