LEGO The Lord of the Rings: The Shire Is Now Available for Everyone

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LEGO has been rolling retired caller LEGO Lord of the Rings sets astatine a leisurely, hobbit-like gait of late. In 2023 we got a stunning Rivendell set. Last year, LEGO released a immense acceptable of the Sauron’s iconic Dark Tower, aka Barad-dûr. And now, yet disposable for anyone to bargain (exclusively astatine the LEGO Store), is simply a lovely, peaceful acceptable based connected The Shire – specifically, the hillside residence of Bilbo and Frodo successful Bag-End.

The Shire, the Beginning of an Epic Quest

LEGO LOTR: The Shire, the Beginning of an Epic Quest

The Shire is simply a bucolic physique based connected a peaceful, down-to-earth setting. In fact, the location depicted successful the acceptable is carved close into the world of a hillside. It’s comprised of 3 rooms that are filled with each sorts of details and Easter eggs from the stories. It besides comes with Gandalf’s cart, the structure that gets blasted into the aerial by a dragon firework (also included), arsenic good arsenic the signifier connected which Bilbo disappears during his eleventy-first day celebration.

The acceptable comes with 9 minifigures:

Bilbo Baggins
Frodo
Mrs. Proudfoot
Farmer Proudfoot
Merry
Pippin
Rosie Cotton
Samwise Gamgee
Gandalf the Grey

The main ailment I’ve seen astir this acceptable is the terms – and it’s a just complaint, to beryllium sure. This acceptable costs 34% much than it “should” based connected the accepted mathematics of LEGO sets costing astir 10 cents per brick. Surely there’s an IP taxation for the Lord of the Rings branding, but adjacent inactive it’s a lot. If it’s retired of your range, that’s just enough. It volition apt beryllium discounted astatine immoderate constituent down the line, astir apt aft it loses its LEGO Store exclusivity and comes to different retailers similar Amazon oregon Target.

However, it’s inactive a precise chill LEGO acceptable for adults that would beryllium a large summation for immoderate fans of the Lord of the Rings books, movies, oregon immoderate different mean they’ve landed successful implicit the years.

Be definite to cheque retired our We Build LEGO The Lord of the Rings: The Shire diagnostic for afloat details connected what it’s similar to physique the set. And if you're funny successful seeing much caller stuff, cheque retired the champion caller LEGO sets for April 2025.