Rings of Power talk!

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by Radtech51

I recently came across a part in the Lord of the Rings during the council meeting in Rivendale where it was specifically stated that the (Nine) rings of power the Ring Wraiths Keep. Perhaps it wasn't known that Sauron took the Nine from them?

Indeed that was spoken by Gandalf at the Council of Elrond. An explanation could be either that Gandalf simply didn't know everything, or that Saruman knew Sauron had kept the Nine, and for his own reasons had sought to hide the truth from the White Council, lying to them.