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LEGO The Lord of the Rings Sets

The Lord of the Rings consists of 15 sets that ran from 2012 to 2013. Most sets were released in 2012 which accounted for 10 sets. It is comprised of 3 subthemes with the most sets in The Fellowship of the Ring, consisting of 8 sets. As of today, the average annual growth of sets in The Lord of the Rings is approximately 11.4% per year.
Most valuable The Lord of the Rings set
10237 Tower of Orthanc $1,711.05
Highest growth The Lord of the Rings set
9469 Gandalf Arrives +900.46%
The Lord of the Rings is a licensed LEGO theme based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien and the film trilogy by Peter Jackson. The theme was introduced in 2012 and contained 12 sets based on the three films in the series which include The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King. The theme's first wave was released in May 2012 and consists of seven sets, based on the whole trilogy of films, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King. While the second wave of sets was released in June 2013 with 5 new sets. In between the first and the second wave of sets, the video game LEGO The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game was released in 2012.
15 sets

10237 Tower of Orthanc

Theme / Subtheme The Lord of the Rings / The Two Towers
Year 2013
Pieces / Minifigs 2,359 / 5
Availability Retired
10237 LEGO The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers Tower of Orthanc
Retail $199.99
Value $1,711.05
Growth  +755.6%
Annual growth 17.9%

79008 Pirate Ship Ambush

Theme / Subtheme The Lord of the Rings / The Return of the King
Year 2013
Pieces / Minifigs 756 / 9
Availability Retired
79008 LEGO The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King Pirate Ship Ambush
Retail $99.99
Value $628.88
Growth  +528.9%
Annual growth 17.2%

79007 Battle at the Black Gate

Theme / Subtheme The Lord of the Rings / The Return of the King
Year 2013
Pieces / Minifigs 656 / 5
Availability Retired
79007 LEGO The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King Battle at the Black Gate
Retail $59.99
Value $480.00
Growth  +700.1%
Annual growth 11.0%

79006 The Council of Elrond

Theme / Subtheme The Lord of the Rings / The Fellowship of the Ring
Year 2013
Pieces / Minifigs 243 / 4
Availability Retired
79006 LEGO The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring The Council of Elrond
Retail $29.99
Value $179.20
Growth  +497.5%
Annual growth 11.6%

79005 The Wizard Battle

Theme / Subtheme The Lord of the Rings / The Fellowship of the Ring
Year 2013
Pieces / Minifigs 113 / 2
Availability Retired
79005 LEGO The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring The Wizard Battle
Retail $12.99
Value $125.90
Growth  +869.2%
Annual growth 15.8%

9474 The Battle Of Helm's Deep

Theme / Subtheme The Lord of the Rings / The Two Towers
Year 2012
Pieces / Minifigs 1,368 / 8
Availability Retired
9474 LEGO The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers The Battle Of Helm's Deep
Retail $129.99
Value $796.49
Growth  +512.7%
Annual growth 13.9%

9473 The Mines of Moria

Theme / Subtheme The Lord of the Rings / The Fellowship of the Ring
Year 2012
Pieces / Minifigs 776 / 9
Availability Retired
9473 LEGO The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring The Mines of Moria
Retail $79.99
Value $500.00
Growth  +525.1%
Annual growth 13.2%

9472 Attack On Weathertop

Theme / Subtheme The Lord of the Rings / The Fellowship of the Ring
Year 2012
Pieces / Minifigs 430 / 5
Availability Retired
9472 LEGO The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring Attack On Weathertop
Retail $59.99
Value $275.00
Growth  +358.4%
Annual growth 9.3%

9476 The Orc Forge

Theme / Subtheme The Lord of the Rings / The Fellowship of the Ring
Year 2012
Pieces / Minifigs 366 / 4
Availability Retired
9476 LEGO The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring The Orc Forge
Retail $39.99
Value $323.28
Growth  +708.4%
Annual growth 14.0%

9471 Uruk-Hai Army

Theme / Subtheme The Lord of the Rings / The Two Towers
Year 2012
Pieces / Minifigs 257 / 6
Availability Retired
9471 LEGO The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers Uruk-Hai Army
Retail $29.99
Value $298.45
Growth  +895.2%
Annual growth 16.1%

9470 Shelob Attacks

Theme / Subtheme The Lord of the Rings / The Return of the King
Year 2012
Pieces / Minifigs 227 / 3
Availability Retired
9470 LEGO The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King Shelob Attacks
Retail $19.99
Value $156.10
Growth  +680.9%
Annual growth 10.5%

9469 Gandalf Arrives

Theme / Subtheme The Lord of the Rings / The Fellowship of the Ring
Year 2012
Pieces / Minifigs 83 / 2
Availability Retired
9469 LEGO The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring Gandalf Arrives
Retail $12.99
Value $129.96
Growth  +900.5%
Annual growth 12.0%

30210 Frodo with Cooking Corner

Theme / Subtheme The Lord of the Rings / The Fellowship of the Ring
Year 2012
Pieces / Minifigs 33 / 1
Availability Retired
30210 LEGO The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring Frodo with Cooking Corner
Retail $3.99
Value $26.80
Growth  +571.7%
Annual growth 10.5%

30211 Uruk-Hai with Ballista

Theme / Subtheme The Lord of the Rings / The Two Towers
Year 2012
Pieces / Minifigs 21 / 1
Availability Retired
30211 LEGO The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers Uruk-Hai with Ballista
Retail $3.99
Value $37.36
Growth  +836.3%
Annual growth 12.6%

5000202 Elrond

Theme / Subtheme The Lord of the Rings / The Fellowship of the Ring
Year 2012
Pieces / Minifigs 6 / 1
Availability Retired
5000202 LEGO The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring Elrond
promotional
Value $52.66
Annual growth 6.9%

Theme Pricing

Retail
$783.86   (for all 15 sets)
New/Sealed
Value
$5,721.13
Growth
+629.87%
Annual growth
+11.39%
Used
Value
$3,235.73

Subtheme Pricing

Sets
Annual growth
The Two Towers
4
13.72%
The Fellowship of the Ring
8
10.80%
The Return of the King
3
10.74%

Yearly Pricing

Sets
Retail
Value
2013
5
$402.95
$3,125.03
2012
10
$380.91
$2,596.10

Set Lifespans

The average lifespan of a The Lord of the Rings set is 17 months, 10237 Tower of Orthanc had the longest lifespan of 27 months.
Battle at the Black Gate
Pirate Ship Ambush
The Council of Elrond
The Wizard Battle
Tower of Orthanc
Attack On Weathertop
Gandalf Arrives
Shelob Attacks
The Battle Of Helm's Deep
The Mines of Moria
The Orc Forge
Uruk-Hai Army
Uruk-Hai with Ballista
Average (17 months)
Lifespan in months
0
13
27

Community Stats

The following are the top 10 most owned sets by collectors in the The Lord of the Rings theme.
#1Gandalf Arrives
#2Uruk-Hai Army
#3Shelob Attacks
#4The Battle Of Helm's Deep
#5The Wizard Battle
#6The Mines of Moria
#7Tower of Orthanc
#8Pirate Ship Ambush
#9Attack On Weathertop
#10Battle at the Black Gate