Rings of Power talk!

[jallanite]

There are a number of places where Tolkien tells clearly that the Nazgûl no longer possessed their rings, Sauron having taken them back. Sauron controled the Nazgûl by the rings which he held.

Gandalf explains this to Frodo in the chapter “The Shadow of the Past″:

So it is now: the Nine he [Sauron] has gathered to himself; …

For a recent discussion of this see http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthr...175#post676175 and the following posts.

[Radtech51]

Originally Posted by jallanite

There are a number of places where Tolkien tells clearly that the Nazgûl no longer possessed their rings, Sauron having taken them back. Sauron controled the Nazgûl by the rings which he held.

Gandalf explains this to Frodo in the chapter “The Shadow of the Past″:

So it is now: the Nine he [Sauron] has gathered to himself; …

For a recent discussion of this see http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthr...175#post676175 and the following posts.

Then please share your interpretation of this? Spoken at the Council of Elrond is precisely:
"The Nine the Nazgûl keep."

[jallanite]

Originally Posted by Radtech51

Then please share your interpretation of this? Spoken at the Council of Elrond is precisely:
"The Nine the Nazgûl keep."

As I indicated, go to http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthr...175#post676175

That post and the following ones cover a number of quotations about the Nazgûl rings.