Anyone who thinks J.R.R. Tolkien had a black-and-white view of good vs. evil in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit has probably not understood Saruman well. The leader of the Istari (wizards ...

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Saruman used a Palantir to communicate with Sauron. ... Rings of Power, we have witnessed how a Palantir shows the destruction of Númenor, one of the most important events in Tolkien's work.

Palantir Technologies, the multibillion dollar data mining and surveillance firm he cofounded, gets its name from "palantiri": indestructible "seeing stones" in Tolkien's books; its Palo Alto ...

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Austen Goslin (he/him) is an entertainment editor. He writes about the latest TV shows and movies, and particularly loves all things horror. Lore changes to Tolkien’s world are nothing new for ...

Palantir and Anduril (both named after magical items in J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings”) hinted that something like this was in the works earlier this month, with an integration ...

The palantir plays a huge role in the corruption of Saruman the White and almost paralyzes Peregrin Took. In the Tolkien books, a seeing stone is what drives Denethor to suicide.

It is absolutely true that Vance and Thiel are fans of The Lord of the Rings, the fantasy series by J.R.R. Tolkien. Many arch-conservative and probably alt-right figures are as well. Moderates ...