To continue fanning the excitement for LEGO Lord of the Rings scheduled to be released this summer, here are some official images of the first wave of LEGO Lord of the Rings sets via Russian website Bricker. We have covered the LEGO Lord of the Rings line extensively in previous posts from the Toy Fairs and from LEGO’s own website, but this is the first time for nice and crisp pictures. (You can click on any of the images for a larger view.)
#9469 LEGO LORD OF THE RINGS Gandalf Arrives - Relive the opening scene of “The Fellowship of the Ring” in LEGO form. As Gandalf the Grey makes his way through the Shire on his horse-cart, he meets an excited young hobbit, Frodo Baggins. Includes 2 minifigures: Gandalf the Grey and Frodo Baggins. 80 pieces. Available in June. Price: $12.99
#9470 LEGO LORD OF THE RINGS Shelob Attacks - Plotting to reclaim The One Ring, Gollum lures Frodo into the lair of the ancient giant spider, Shelob. Will Shelob cast her web and capture Frodo or can Samwise Gamgee rescue him in time? Includes 3 minifigures: Frodo, Samwise Gamgee, Gollum. 227 pieces. Available in June. Price: $19.99
#9471 LEGO LORD OF THE RINGS Uruk-hai Army - Under attack by the evil Uruk-hai army, the ancient fortress of Helm’s Deep is the last refuge for the people of Rohan. As the Uruk-hai draw near, they fire hooks from the armored hook-shooter and try to scale the fortress walls. Can Éomer and the Rohan soldier hold back the Uruk-hai and save the day? Includes 6 minifigures: Éomer, Rohan soldier and 4 Uruk-hai. 257 pieces. Available in June. Price: $29.99
#9472 LEGO LORD OF THE RINGS Attack on Weathertop – Resting in the ancient fortress ruins of Weathertop, Aragorn, Frodo and Merry are suddenly attacked by the Ringwraiths. Will they take The One Ring from Frodo or can Aragorn stop them in time? Includes 5 minifigures: Aragorn, Frodo, Merry and 2 Ringwraiths. 430 pieces. Available in June. Price: $59.99
#9473 LEGO LORD OF THE RINGS The Mines of Moria – On their epic journey across the lands of Middle-earth, the heroic Fellowship of the Ring travels through the abandoned Mines of Moria. Pursued by the evil Moria orcs and a giant Cave Troll, Pippin, Boromir, Gimli, and Legolas make a stand in Balin’s Tomb. Includes 6 minifigures: Pippin, Boromir, Gimli, Legolas, and 2 Moria orcs along with a giant cave troll and 2 skeletons. 776 pieces. Available in June. Price: $79.99
#9474 LEGO LORD OF THE RINGS The Battle of Helm’s Deep – The walled fortress of Helm’s Deep is under attack by the mighty Uruk-hai army and the forces of men, elves, and a dwarf must do everything they can to stop them from breaching the fortress walls. Includes 8 minifigures: Aragorn, Gimli, Haldir, King Théoden, Berserker Uruk-hai and 3 Uruk-hai. 1368 pieces. Available in June. Price: $129.99
I hope these images gave you an even better idea of what’s coming! I particularly like that the forts and other structures are brick-built, instead of using those large pre-made pieces. And of course the minifigs and the new poseable horses are on my favorites list! What about you? What do you think of the upcoming LEGO Lord of the Rings sets? Share your thoughts in the comment section below! 
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As a person whom looks up to Tolkien and his canon, loves learning & reading old english & loves lego too I was hoping and at the same time dreading Lego obtaining a licence to make sets. Mainly due to the commerciality of it all. Now Tolkien LOATHED Disney and all that it stands for. I get the impression that he had no liking for american culture and would be horrified at how the NWO are slowly subverting this planet and its people to their nefarious plans, not to mention how we in turn allow them to do this. The works of Saruman(meaning man of craft in OE) and his master Sauron in Mordor he would apply all this to. Thankfully with these first sets I like to think that he would be pleased and would not apply any of these fears to what is going on here. Firstly because of his love of all things Northern(tho NOT neccessarily Nordic.Tolkien was NOT a bigot, nor was he a racist(I’m not saying that all Nords are bigots nor racists)). As a professor of anglo saxon at Oxford and teacher of old Icelandic I think he would be happy to see a Danish company with their “Northern” mindset and ways of making things managing his canon in this way. I like to thing he would finally approve of what Peter has done down here in NZ making the films too, and I believe that after seeing how films pan out he would accept the changes. I have preordered Gandaalf arriving in the Shire. I look forward to Gandalf the White in the next batch of sets too and I really want some little lego copies of his two staves. Thanks Lego. I for one am pleased. I think Tolkien would be just as happy as well…
1. massive run-on sentence
2. What about LEGO’s other manufacturing plants?
3. how is this “northern”?
4. improper use of canon, he is NOT the church
5. you misspelled “Gandalf” like “Gandaalf”
nice comment, I see what you are saying…
I dont think LEGO cares what he thinks
Lol lego chronicler, not everyone’s grammer is as perfect as yours, and if you took a look at some of the comments on the Ninjago Posts, you would be horrified.
LOL! Yep, it seems like ninja are terrible at grammar and spelling! Any teacher or lover of the English language would get a heart-attack browsing that section!
that’s cos all the ninjago fans are baby’s
Procyon, very thoughtful review! It is hard to say how Tolkien would have viewed the movies or the upcoming LEGO sets. We live in a very different world now, so it is hard to say how someone would have adapted and responded to all the changes. Personally, I love both the books and the movies, and I believe the LEGO sets are simply another way for Tolkien’s fans to immerse themselves in his magical world. Thanks again for taking the time to share your thoughts!
nice, well said admin. But since Tolkien is dead does he really care? I like that perspective a lot Procyon, scratch what I said earlier.
Hm… we are getting in the land of mysticism here; does Tolkien care? Who knows? Maybe he is there somewhere in the elven lands, or maybe his spirit is watching us all and he is very much involved in some subtle way, or perhaps when someone is gone they are just gone. Those are questions thinkers and sages have been pondering for ages. I believe the movies are true to the books, and the LEGO sets are just a way for Tolkien/LEGO fans to act out their favorite stories. It will be interesting to see how well these sets are going to be received by Tolkien fans. We shall see…
nice… maybe we’ll find out some day.
I agree with you procyon, Tolkien probably never meant for his works to be used commercially like this, and probably would have been very sad at our culture today, but what can you say? Tolkien influenced many, many, many people for the better, and he would have been happy about that.
Does anyone know the cost of these sets in Euros? If someone told me if they cost even more in central EU europe (even with the conversion from USD to Euro) then I could tell.
So far I have only seen the USA and Canadian prices.
i wonder if they will bring out a set about smaug like the ninjago dragons because the detail on them was awesome
LOTR Lego isn’t that bad, I assume – may definite not the ideal of adding it into my LEGO collection.. It’s too much grey color & makes it less interesting – that’s my honest opinion & with my perspective that there’s nothing wrong about buy LOTR set if someone likes these!!! Dive into it instead of missing out the opportunity because it’s licensed by the LEGO!, I am wondering what LEGO is thinking of invent after LOTR & these products launch in 2013?, why doesn’t LEGO have enough lights & sounds set like mid 80′s with L&S construction set, fire truck & commando van also a few in space species too.. Will it happen again?, I must admit Alien Conquest was a great starter especially these lovely purple/lime color – groovy!!. A deaf friend of mine was asking if there will be “BTTF” Back to the Future Lego and Avatar following up especially on other hand I am finding it a bit odd that LOTR Lego are about to release after LOTR was out about 12 years ago??? What bought on, I’m Deaf myself and started collecting LEGO in 1989 after I was given a 1985 town airport set for my eighth birthday
I’m 30 and still collect LEGO LOL, does it sound a bit weird? Heh heh
Please note that LEGO just got the LOTR license, and it is timed with the release of the Hobbit movies scheduled to be released later this year – so the timing is not at all bad.
I really like Alien Conquest as well. And yeah, more light and sound bricks would be awesome! Thanks for sharing!
By the way there may be a LEGO BTTF, they are passing it through LEGO Cuusoo at http://lego.cuusoo.com/ along with the LEGO Minecraft (so exciting!) and LEGO Western, in modular (also exciting!). When you purchase rights to stuff they bump up the price of the set to make sure that the purchase pays for itself. That is why lines like city cost less than Indiana Jones. Well said admin.
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!…………..sort of
Cant wait when will they be released
gonna get battle of helms deep and uruk hai army
I’m saving up for all of them
I’m at around 170 USD in saving
the orcs are too rare, there are too many uruk-hai
When is the release date?
The official release supposed to be at the beginning of June. Which means we should probably start to see them at some locations in mid May.
Battle of Helm’s deep seems overpriced
I am not really digging the Gandalf Returns, Shelob Attacks, or Attack on Weathertop sets. I probably would skip them completely if not for the fact they include figures only available in those sets as of right now (Gandalf, Gollum, Samwise, Merry, Frodo in different clothing, and the Ringwraiths). The Orc Forge set is also kind of meh, but is the only set with Mordor Orcs and Lurtz right now.
As for the other sets, I absolutely LOVE them. I really like how they included an army builder set of Uruk-Hai which includes a catapult and also can be used as additional wallage with the Helm’s Deep set. The Helm’s Deep set is also very impressive but I do think 100-110 seems more resonable. My favorite set of them all though, has to be the Mines of Moria. My only complaint is it’s an 80 dollar set and the only one you can (currently) get the Cave Troll and Moria Orcs.
do you knoe if there will be a lego lord of the rings game this is something i need to know so please reply. tom
Claire/Tom, I can’t tell the future, but it is very likely there is going to be a game. LEGO has been making a game for every major series – and definitely the lincensed series – so yeah, I would expect one for LOTR.
im ganna get the mines of moria this year!
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