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LEGO The Lord of the Rings / The Return of the King Sets

The Return of the King is a subtheme of The Lord of the Rings that consists of 3 sets that ran from 2012 to 2013. Most sets were released in 2013 which accounted for 2 sets. As of today, the average annual growth of sets in The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King is approximately 12.4% per year.
Most valuable The Return of the King set
79008 Pirate Ship Ambush $761.47
Highest growth The Return of the King set
9470 Shelob Attacks +868.48%
The Return of the King was an unofficial subtheme of the LEGO The Lord of the Rings theme. It was introduced in 2012 and consists of three sets.
3 sets

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 $761.47
Growth  +661.5%
Annual growth 19.1%

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 $477.88
Growth  +696.6%
Annual growth 10.3%

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 $193.60
Growth  +868.5%
Annual growth 14.5%

Subtheme Pricing

Retail
$179.97   (for all 3 sets)
New/Sealed
Value
$1,432.95
Growth
+696.22%
Annual growth
+12.38%
Used
Value
$849.00

Yearly Pricing

Sets
Retail
Value
2013
2
$159.98
$1,239.35
2012
1
$19.99
$193.60

Set Lifespans

The average lifespan of a The Lord of the Rings / The Return of the King set is 19 months, 9470 Shelob Attacks had the longest lifespan of 19 months.
Battle at the Black Gate
Pirate Ship Ambush
Shelob Attacks
Average (19 months)
Lifespan in months
0
9
19

Community Stats

The following are the top 3 most owned sets by collectors in The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King.
#1Shelob Attacks
#2Pirate Ship Ambush
#3Battle at the Black Gate

About LEGO The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings brought Peter Jackson's film trilogy of J.R.R. Tolkien's books into LEGO in 2012, the same year The Hobbit got sets of its own. The sets cover all three films, from Gandalf's cart arriving in the Shire and the fight on Weathertop to the Mines of Moria, Shelob's lair and the Black Gate. The hobbits stand on short legs, a head below the rest of the Fellowship.

The Battle of Helm's Deep was the large set of the first wave, and in 2013 10237 Tower of Orthanc followed as the biggest build of the line, Saruman's black tower with a brick-built Treebeard beside it. LEGO The Lord of the Rings, the video game by TT Games, came out late in 2012 and retold the films in bricks. The films returned to LEGO in 2023 as large display sets in the Icons line, starting with Rivendell.