Lego is continuing its trend towards introducing Lego sets tied with popular movie and video game franchises with the latest set, a replica from Middle-earth from the Lord of the Rings franchise. Actor Sean Astin, who portrayed Samwise Gamgee in the trilogy, is celebrating the collaboration and the new Lego Icons The Lord of the Rings: The Shire set with an exclusive mini film.
The set counts 2,017 pieces and is a diorama of Hobbiton that measures 45 x 27 x 20 cm. The mini film, meanwhile, echoes the iconic Osgiliath monologue and cross-cutting sequences that define the films. In the video, Astin walks fans through the set and what each area signifies and represents.
Created in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products, the detailed Shire set recreates the atmosphere of Bilbo Baggins’ eleventy-first birthday celebration. You’ll get Bilbo’s hobbit-hole, iconic round green door, and rich interior. The set also comes with nine minifigures: Bilbo Baggins, Frodo, Mrs. Proudfoot, Farmer Proudfoot, Merry, Pippin, Rosie Cotton, Samwise Gamgee, and Gandalf the Grey.
Interactive elements include being able to transform a burning letter into The One Ring and make Bilbo vanish with a turn of a dial or recreating the dragon firework scene with interchangeable heads for Merry and Pippin. The set also includes Gandalf’s horse and cart, fireworks, a firework dragon figure, the Party Tree, a party pavilion, and Bilbo’s book, which can be displayed open or closed.
“Not all those who wander are lost…especially when travelling through the astonishing detail of the Shire made out of Lego bricks!” enthuses Astin. “From the smallest hobbit-hole to the grandest fireworks, building this set brought back so many fond memories of Middle-earth. Now fans can journey there themselves and build their own adventures.”
Considered a collector’s item, the Lego Icons The Lord of the Rings: The Shire set completes the trilogy of sets following previous Barad-dûr and Rivendell launches.
The Lego Icons The Lord of the Rings: The Shire set is available for Lego Insiders starting April 2, 2025 and for purchase starting April 5, 2025. Shoppers who buy a set from April 2-8 via Lego Stores and Lego.com will receive a Lego Icons The Lord of the Rings: Sméagol & Déagol (18+) minibuild as a gift with purchase, while supplies last. Pricing in Canada for the set is $350.