LEGO has announced a major new addition to its line of sets based on The Lord of the Rings. This time it’s Minas Tirith, and it’s the biggest LotR LEGO set yet (see it at the LEGO Store). Also known as the White City, Minas Tirith is the capital of Gondor and the site of the Battle of the Pelennor Fields in The Return of the King. It’s also where Aragorn is coronated as King Elessar.
Comprised of 8,278 pieces, this Minas Tirith set is huge, making it one of the biggest LEGO sets ever. It’s priced accordingly, at $649.99. The set will release June 1 for LEGO Insiders (you can sign up here for free), and June 4 for everyone else.
LEGO The Lord of the Rings: Minas Tirith
LEGO The Lord of the Rings: Minas Tirith
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Available June 1 for LEGO Insiders, June 4 for everyone else.
- Release Date: June 1 for LEGO Insiders, June 4 for everyone
- Price: $649.99
- Pieces: 8,278
- Ages: 18+
- Set #: 11377
- Dimensions: over 23.5 in. (59cm) high, 24.5 in. (62 cm) wide, and 14.5 in. (37 cm) deep
To capture the vastness of the city while still including recognizable and functional buildings, the set uses both microscale and minifigure-scale in its design. The sprawling cityscape and outer walls are done in microscale, while interiors like the Citadel’s throne room are big enough for the minifigures. Speaking of which, the set comes with 10 minifigures…
Minifigures Included
- Gandalf the White
- Aragorn as King Elessar
- Faramir
- Denethor
- Peregrin Took
- Arwen
- Four Soldiers of Gondor
In addition, the minifigures come with a variety of accessories, including Gondor helmets, shields, and a crown for the new king.
This is the biggest LEGO Lord of the Rings set by a good margin, and will be the fourth largest set available, after the Eiffel Tower, Titanic, and Death Star sets.
LEGO The Lord of the Rings: Minas Tirith
As is tradition with the release of a major new LEGO set, there will be a free Gift With Purchase for buyers, available while supplies last. It’s LEGO Icons The Lord of the Rings: Grond (set 40893). Grond is the enormous wolf-head battering ram Sauron’s army uses to break into Minas Tirith during the Battle of Pelennor Fields. If you want this, I’d highly recommend joining the LEGO Insiders program and purchasing shortly after the set goes live, at 12:01 a.m. on June 1. These GWP’s have a history of selling out quickly.
The set is being released in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the release of the first movie in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring. It’s not the only LEGO Lord of the Rings set on the market. In recent years, LEGO has released major sets based on Rivendell, Barad-dûr, and The Shire, in addition to a handful of smaller (and more affordable) sets like Sauron’s Helmet.
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