Middle-earth Lego sets

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The Lord of the Rings
The Hobbit
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Sub‑themes
Subject
Licensed from Warner Bros.
Availability Summer 2012–present
Total sets 15

Lego The Lord of the Rings and Lego The Hobbit are two Lego themes based on the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films by Peter Jackson.[1][2][3] These are in turn based on the fictional world Middle-earth from the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien.

The first preliminary pictures of the upcoming sets were shown on December 20, 2011.[4][5] Sets from the themes are currently available to buyers in North America, Europe, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.

The first wave of sets for The Lord of the Rings were released in May 2012, while the sets for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey were released in December 2012. A second wave of sets for The Lord of the Rings will be released in 2013.

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List of current sets [edit]

Image Link Number Name Minifigures Pieces Release Date
Lego.com 9471 Uruk-hai Army Éomer, Rohan Soldier and 4 Uruk-hai[6] 257[6] May 2012
Lego.com 9469 Gandalf Arrives Gandalf the Grey, Frodo[6] 83[6] May 2012
Lego.com 9470 Shelob Attacks Frodo, Gollum, Samwise Gamgee[6] 227[6] May 2012
Lego.com 9472 Attack on Weathertop Aragorn, Frodo, Merry, 2 Ringwraiths[6] 430[6] May 2012
Lego.com 9473 The Mines of Moria Pippin, Boromir, Gimli, Legolas, 2 Moria Orcs, 2 Skeletons[6] 776[6] May 2012
Lego.com 9476 The Orc Forge Isengard Uruk-hai, Lurtz, 2 Mordor Orcs[6] 366 May 2012
Lego.com 9474 The Battle of Helm's Deep Aragorn, Gimli, Haldir, King Théoden, Berserker Uruk-hai, 3 Uruk-hai[6] 1,368[6] May 2012
Lego.com 79000 Riddles for the Ring Bilbo Baggins, Gollum 105 December 2012
Lego.com 79001 Escape from Mirkwood Spiders Legolas, Tauriel, Fili, Kili 298 December 2012
Lego.com 79002 Attack of the Wargs Thorin Oakenshield, Bifur, Yazneg, 2 Hunter Orcs 400 December 2012
Lego.com 79003 An Unexpected Gathering Bombur, Bofur, Balin, Dwalin, Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf 652 December 2012
Lego.com 79004 Barrel Escape Bilbo Baggins, Óin, Gloin, Mirkwood Elf Guard, Mirkwood Elf Chief 334 December 2012
Lego.com 79010 The Goblin King Battle Gandalf, Dori, Nori, Ori, Goblin King, 3 Misty Mountain Goblins 841 December 2012
30210 Frodo with Cooking Corner Frodo 33 2012
30211 Uruk-hai with Ballista Uruk-hai 21 2012
30212 Mirkwood Elf Guard Mirkwood Elf Guard 27 2012
30213 Gandalf at Dol Guldur Gandalf the Grey 31 2012
79005 The Wizard Battle Gandalf the Grey, Saruman 113 June 2013
79006 The Council of Elrond Elrond, Frodo, Arwen, Gimli 243 June 2013
79007 Battle at the Black Gate Gandalf the White, Aragorn, Mouth of Sauron, 2 Mordor orcs 656 June 2013
79008 Pirate Ship Ambush Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, King of the Dead, 2 Soldiers of the Dead, 3 Mordor Orcs 756 June 2013
10237 The Tower of Orthanc Saruman, Gandalf the Grey, Gríma Wormtongue, Uruk-hai, Mordor Orc 2,359 June 2013

List of known minifigures [edit]

Games [edit]

A video game titled Lego The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game was released on November 13, 2012. A board game made from Lego bricks and figures titled The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was released as item No. 3920 in 2012.[15][16]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Official 'Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit' Lego Sets to Rule Us All in 2012". ComicsAlliance. 2008-02-09. Retrieved 2011-12-17. 
  2. ^ "The Lord Of The Rings And The Hobbit Lego". Collider.com. Retrieved 2011-12-17. 
  3. ^ "Hobbit Movie News and Information, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien". TheOneRing.net. 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2011-12-17. 
  4. ^ "lord-of-the-rings-lego-image-uruk-hai-army". The Fandom Post. Retrieved 2011-12-22. 
  5. ^ "Brickset Lego Lord of the Rings Theme". Brickset.com. Retrieved September 14, 2012. 
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Calisuri (12 February 2012). "More Lord of the Rings LEGO Details from Toy Fare 2012". TORN. Retrieved September 14, 2012. 
  7. ^ Goldberg, Matt (December 16, 2011). "THE LORD OF THE RINGS and THE HOBBIT LEGO Coming Summer 2012". Collider. Retrieved January 31, 2012. 
  8. ^ a b c d Chitwood (January 19, 2012). "Legolas Poster for LEGO LORD OF THE RINGS". Collider. Retrieved January 31, 2012. 
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Chitwood, Adam (January 30, 2012). "LEGO LORD OF THE RINGS Character Images and Gollum Poster". Collider. Retrieved January 31, 2012. 
  10. ^ Goldberg, Matt (January 10, 2012). "Aragorn Poster for LEGO LORD OF THE RINGS". Collider. Retrieved January 31, 2012. 
  11. ^ a b c d e Sztypuljak, David (January 24, 2012). "First Photos of LEGO Lord of the Rings and The Avengers Characters". HeyGuys. Retrieved January 31, 2012. 
  12. ^ a b c d e "Lego Lord of the Rings website". The LEGO Group. Retrieved September 14, 2012. 
  13. ^ a b "LEGO Lord of The Rings, Avengers, and Deadpool debut at Toy Fair!". io9. Retrieved September 14, 2012. 
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Characters". Lego.com. The LEGO Group. Retrieved November 30, 2012. 
  15. ^ Holiday 2012 Catalog. The LEGO Group. 2012. p. 27. 
  16. ^ Late Holiday 2012 Catalog. The LEGO Group. 2012. p. 33. 

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