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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 9.9% per year.
Most valuable The Return of the King set
79007 Battle at the Black Gate $449.99
Largest The Return of the King set
79008 Pirate Ship Ambush 756 pieces
Most owned The Return of the King set
9470 Shelob Attacks
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.

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 $361.07
Growth  +261.1%
Annual growth 8.9%

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 $449.99
Growth  +650.1%
Annual growth 17.0%

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 $125.21
Growth  +526.4%
Annual growth 10.9%

Subtheme Details

Theme
The Lord of the Rings
Subtheme
The Return of the King
Sets
3   (all retired)
Minifigs
16
Years
2012 - 2013
Available
Retired
Pending release

Subtheme Pricing

Retail
$179.97
New/Sealed
Value
$936.27
Growth
+420.24%
Annual growth
+9.93%
Used
Value
$670.77

Yearly Pricing

Sets
Retail
Value
2013
2
$159.98
$811.06
2012
1
$19.99
$125.21

Set Lifespans

The average lifespan of a The Lord of the Rings / The Return of the King set is 18 months, 9470 Shelob Attacks had the longest lifespan of 19 months.
Battle at the Black Gate
Pirate Ship Ambush
Shelob Attacks
Average (18 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 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.