The One Object To Rule Them All!

[Alfirin]

many possiblities

1. Thurwingithel's shaping cloak (assuming the magic would still work here)
2. A Feanorian lamp gem (would be great when the power went out)
3. a Yavannamire fruit from Nisimaldar (or Valinor) esepeically if they come true to seed. Actually any of the Nisimaldarian trees would be nice, but as that is the only one that is stated to have edible fruit as well as smelling nice it has an edge up. A fruit from the White tree of Gondor would be great too, but as some people say that that is just a cherry tree, I'm not sure if, shorn of the chachet it would be all that different from a cherry from our modern world.

Actually that brings up an interesting question, do the people of gondor actually eat cherries of the white tree (assuming it fruits regularly)? or is it considered too sacred.

[Cirdan]

As much as I'd like a Silmaril, they just attract waaay too much trouble. Any of the Elven rings of power would be great, or the Elessar:

"And it came into his heart to make a jewel within which the clear light of the sun should be imprisoned, but the jewel should be green as leaves. And he made this thing, and even the Noldor marvelled at it. For it is said that those who looked through this stone saw things that were withered or burned healed again or as they were in the grace of their youth, and that the hands of one who held it brought to all that they touched healing from hurt."

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

If not a Silmaril (like somebody said, too dangerous), then a Palantír would do fine. Not for using it to communicate (we have internet for that nowadays), but just for the sake of it. I just think it's a very beautiful object. And if it was the palantír of Orthanc, then also because of the people who used to wield it! (Namely, generations of wise Gondorian men, and most of all, Saruman and Pippin And briefly Gandalf. I don't care about Aragorn.) And I could use it to look around the world, just randomly, here and there, but probably just whenever I would feel like it (seems it was rather exhausting business). For this reason it probably also should not be the palantír of Minas Tirith, like Gandalf said, wouldn't exactly like to see that...

EDIT: Oh, but then there is of course Tuor's cloak. But then again, it would not last very long, I presume... so the Palantír is better in the end, I think.

[Alfirin]

Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

If not a Silmaril (like somebody said, too dangerous), then a Palantír would do fine. Not for using it to communicate (we have internet for that nowadays), but just for the sake of it. I just think it's a very beautiful object. And if it was the palantír of Orthanc, then also because of the people who used to wield it! (Namely, generations of wise Gondorian men, and most of all, Saruman and Pippin And briefly Gandalf. I don't care about Aragorn.) And I could use it to look around the world, just randomly, here and there, but probably just whenever I would feel like it (seems it was rather exhausting business). For this reason it probably also should not be the palantír of Minas Tirith, like Gandalf said, wouldn't exactly like to see that...

EDIT: Oh, but then there is of course Tuor's cloak. But then again, it would not last very long, I presume... so the Palantír is better in the end, I think.

if that was what you planned to do with the Palantir (and assuming that you were not limited to items known to still exist at the end of the Third Age), if you had the room, wouldn't the Osgiliath stone be preferable. A Palantir's size influences is range. I think the range of the little ones (like the Anor and Orthanc stones) was stated to be a little more than 600 miles. That's enough to see across the state or maybe the country (depending on which country you are thinking of) but around the world? For that, I think you'd need the mega stone.

[Morthoron]

Arwen.

What do you mean I am objectifying a person?

[Inziladun]

I'd take Gurthang. In addition to it allowing me to cut through any other metal (except Adamantium, of course ), I could use it to wake me up in lieu of an alarm clock.

"Get thee up, or I wilt drink thy blood gladly!".

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Alfirin

if that was what you planned to do with the Palantir (and assuming that you were not limited to items known to still exist at the end of the Third Age), if you had the room, wouldn't the Osgiliath stone be preferable. A Palantir's size influences is range. I think the range of the little ones (like the Anor and Orthanc stones) was stated to be a little more than 600 miles. That's enough to see across the state or maybe the country (depending on which country you are thinking of) but around the world? For that, I think you'd need the mega stone.

Oh yes, well... there would be the stone of Eressea, right but I am not aiming as high. Actually the Osgiliath one sounds fine. And sort of cool. To dig it up by diving to the depths of Anduin or whatnot...

Originally Posted by Inziladun

I'd take Gurthang. In addition to it allowing me to cut through any other metal (except Adamantium, of course), I could use it to wake me up in lieu of an alarm clock.

"Get thee up, or I wilt drink thy blood gladly!".

Hey, that'd be cool Although if I wanted a chatting item, I would prefer some different one, if any was available. Gurthang seems to be a bit too bloodthirsty for my taste.

[Galadriel]

Originally Posted by Morthoron

Arwen.

What do you mean I am objectifying a person?

Out of morbid curiosity...why Arwen?

[The Might]

Very nice idea for the thread, G55!

I would take athelas or at least seeds of it, if this also counts as an "object". Who knows what diseases in our world could be cured by it?

Plus, unlike most objects which would only be in my posession, athelas could spread throughout the world's woods.