The disposition of three of the four Stones of Gondor before the loss of the Master Stone in III 1437. (The fourth of Gondor'sStones was held in Orthanc, far to the north and west of the area shown here.)
The disposition of three of the four Stones of Gondor before the loss of the Master Stone in III 1437. (The fourth of Gondor'sStones was held in Orthanc, far to the north and west of the area shown here.)
There is some confusion over the term 'Master Stone', because there are references to another palantír variously known as the 'Masterstone' or 'Master-stone', held in the Tower of Avallónë on Tol Eressëa. The implication of this is uncertain, but it appears that the Master Stone of Osgiliath had power only over the other six palantíri of Middle-earth, and not those that still existed in the West.