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Originally Posted by Huinesoron
It's Akallabeth:
One other thing that might point to Gondor being stronger is the fate of the Palantiri, from "Of the Rings of Power":
Gondor managed to put three of the stones in cities, while Arnor only had one. Granted, Elendil might have come at the question the other way - "I need one to look back West, and one to watch the east from Weathertop, and I guess I'll pop the last one in the palace", but it's still suggestive - as is the fact that Gondor got more of them in the first place!
(Maybe they were intended mostly to watch Mordor? With the Osgiliath-stone in control, and the other three potentially roving about as needed? Battlefield palantiri is an amusing notion. ^_^)
hS
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Once more, great insight. TY.
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