LEGO Icons ‘The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell’ set is coming on 8th March 2023 it has been announced.
Inspired by the film adaptations, the highly-detailed 6,167 piece set features the iconic Elven stronghold from Middle-earth and comes complete with 15 mini figures. Take a look at the set in our gallery below:
Home to the house of Elrond, Rivendell is a key location in Middle-earth and events of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy, as the place where the Fellowship was formed and the quest to destroy the One Ring began.
The LEGO The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell set is packed with fan favourite moments and Easter eggs, and can be built in three sections including;
Section one, featuring:
- The Council Ring – complete with a semicircular ring of chairs for the council and the plinth where the ring is first revealed and the Fellowship discuss how to destroy it
- Frodo’s Bedroom – with a desk and chest where the young hobbit recovers following his rescue by Arwen from the hands of the Nazgûl, before being reunited with Bilbo
- Elrond’s study – with famous paintings from the history of Middle-earth
Section two, featuring:
- An elven tower – featuring five Elven statues of unnamed famous warriors from the past
Second three, featuring:
- Gazebo, river and bridge – to recreate the scene where the Fellowship departs Rivendell.
The set also comes with 15 minifigures – including all nine members of the Fellowship; Gandalf the Grey, all four hobbits (Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, Merriadoc “Merry” Brandybuck and Peregrin “Pippin” Took), Legolas, Gimli, Boromir and Aragorn. They are joined by minifigures of Elrond, Arwen, Bilbo Baggins plus additional elves and a dwarf (Gloin) are also included.
LEGO and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ fans alike will also receive several new LEGO elements from the world of Middle-earth, including: Bilbo’s sword, Sting, the broken shards of Narsil, Aragorn’s ranger sword, Boromir’s sword, as well as numerous dwarven axes and elvish blades to ensure the Fellowship are well armed for their quest ahead.
The Lord of the Rings and LEGO fans who want to be amongst the first to get their hands on the LEGO ICONS The Lord of The Rings: Rivendell set can meet the creative minds behind the masterpiece on Sunday 5th March at the LEGO Store Leicester Square. Fans can meet the designers and have their sets signed between 12.30 and 1.30pm. See LEGO.com/LOTR for more details.
Talking about the set, LEGO Design Master, Mike Psaiki said, “We know many of our fans have been anticipating a set like this for a long-time – but a great LEGO ‘The Lord of the Rings’ set is never late, it arrives precisely when it means to! It was important to us that we created something really special in this recreation of Rivendell. We aimed to add as much detail as possible and create an engaging experience throughout the build to delight fans recreating scenes or proudly displaying Elrond’s home. We are really pleased with the final design and how we have brought Rivendell to life in brick form.”
The LEGO ‘The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell’ set is RRP £429.99 and is available exclusively for LEGO VIP members from 5th-7th March 2023, along with a free Frodo and Golum LEGO Brickheadz set (40630). It is free to become a LEGO VIP member and you can find out more at www.LEGO.com/VIP.
From 8th March 2023 the LEGO ‘The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell’ set will be available at LEGO Retail stores and www.LEGO.com/LOTR.
