Lego The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings
The Hobbit
Subthemes
Subject
Licensed from Warner Bros.
Availability Summer 2012–present
Total sets 31

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 was released in 2013 with sets for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug were released in December 2013. A third wave of sets from The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies was released on October 15, 2014.

List of current sets

Image Link Number Name Minifigures Pieces Release Date
9470Shelob's AttacksFrodo, Sam and Gollum[6]257[6]May 2012
Lego.com9471Uruk-hai ArmyÉomer, Rohan Soldier and 4 Uruk-hai[6]227[6]May 2012
Lego.com9469Gandalf ArrivesGandalf the Grey, Frodo[6]83[6]May 2012
Lego.com9472Attack on WeathertopAragorn, Frodo, Merry, 2 Ringwraiths[6]430[6]May 2012
Lego.com9473The Mines of MoriaPippin, Boromir, Gimli, Legolas, 2 Moria Orcs, 2 Skeletons[6]776[6]May 2012
Lego.com9476The Orc ForgeIsengard Uruk-hai, Lurtz, 2 Mordor Orcs[6]366May 2012
Lego.com9474The Battle of Helm's DeepAragorn, Gimli, Haldir, King Théoden, Berserker Uruk-hai, 3 Uruk-hai[6]1,368[6]May 2012
Lego.com79000Riddles for the RingBilbo Baggins, Gollum105December 2012
Lego.com79001Escape from Mirkwood SpidersLegolas, Tauriel, Fili, Kili298December 2012
Lego.com79002Attack of the WargsThorin Oakenshield, Bifur, Yazneg, 2 Hunter Orcs400December 2012
Lego.com79003An Unexpected GatheringBombur, Bofur, Balin, Dwalin, Bilbo, Gandalf652December 2012
Lego.com79004Barrel EscapeBilbo, Óin, Gloin, Mirkwood Elf Guard, Mirkwood Elf Chief334December 2012
Lego.com79010The Goblin King BattleGandalf, Dori, Nori, Ori, Goblin King, 2 Misty Mountain goblin soldiers, goblin scribe 841December 2012
30210Frodo with Cooking CornerFrodo332012
30211Uruk-hai with BallistaUruk-hai212012
30212Mirkwood Elf GuardMirkwood Elf Guard272012
30213Gandalf at Dol GuldurGandalf the Grey312012
5000202ElrondElrond62012
Lego.com 79005The Wizard BattleGandalf the Grey, Saruman113July 2013
Lego.com 79006The Council of ElrondElrond, Frodo, Arwen, Gimli 243July 2013
Lego.com 79007Battle at the Black GateGandalf the White, Aragorn, Mouth of Sauron, 2 Mordor orcs656July 2013
Lego.com 79008Pirate Ship AmbushAragorn, Legolas, Gimli, King of the Dead, 2 Soldiers of the Dead, 2 Mordor Orcs, Corsair Pirate756July 2013
Lego.com 10237The Tower of OrthancSaruman, Gandalf the Grey, Gríma Wormtongue, Uruk-hai, Mordor Orc, Ent2,359July 2013
Lego.com 79014Dol Guldur BattleGandalf the Grey, Radagast, Necromancer of Dol Guldur, Azog, 2 Gundabad Orcs 797December 2013
Lego.com 79012Mirkwood Elf Army Thranduil, Mirkwood Elf, 2 Mirkwood Elf Archers, 2 Gundabad Orcs276December 2013
Lego.com 79013Lake-town ChaseBilbo, Thorin Oakenshield, Bard the Bowman, Master of Lake-town, Lake-town Guard470December 2013
Lego.com 79011Dol Guldur AmbushBeorn, 2 Gundabad Orcs217December 2013
79017 The Battle of Five ArmiesThorin Oakenshield, Dáin II Ironfoot, Azog, Legolas Greenleaf, Bard the Bowman, 2 orcs, Gwaihir472October 2014
79015Witch King BattleElrond, Galadriel, Witch King101October 2014
79016Attack on Lake TownBard, Tauriel, Bain, 2 Hunter Orcs313October 2014
79018The Lonely MountainBilbo, Dwalin, Balin, Fili, Kili, Smaug866October 2014

List of known minifigures

Games

A video game titled Lego The Lord of the Rings 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.[17][18] It was announced that there will be a Lego The Hobbit video game which was released on April 8, 2014. It covers the first two Hobbit films unlike Lego Star Wars: The Video Game and Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game which contained the new film before its actual release.

References

  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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 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. 1 2 3 4 Chitwood (January 19, 2012). "Legolas Poster for LEGO LORD OF THE RINGS". Collider. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 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. 1 2 3 4 5 Sztypuljak, David (January 24, 2012). "First Photos of LEGO Lord of the Rings and The Avengers Characters". HeyGuys. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 "Lego Lord of the Rings website". The LEGO Group. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  13. 1 2 "LEGO Lord of The Rings, Avengers, and Deadpool debut at Toy Fair!". io9. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  14. 1 2 "The Council of Elrond". Lego.com. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 "Characters". Lego.com. The LEGO Group. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  16. 1 2 "Pirate Ship Ambush". Lego.com. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  17. Holiday 2012 Catalog. The LEGO Group. 2012. p. 27.
  18. Late Holiday 2012 Catalog. The LEGO Group. 2012. p. 33.

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