Lord of the Rings Fortress-Inspired Lego Set to Debut in June: See the $459.99 Set

Fans of the “Lord of the Rings” film series will be able to build their own Barad-dûr Fortress using Lego bricks, as the toy company has announced that the 5,471-piece set will go on sale next month.

Priced at $459.99, the set will be available on June 4, the Lego Group said in a statement. The “awe-inspiring masterpiece” was created in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products, according to the toy company.

“Now in brick form, the epic Dark Tower and Eye of Sauron contain many hidden fan ‘treasures’ and cinematic references from ‘The Lord of the Rings,'” the Lego Group said in the release.

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People who purchase the Lego set between June 1 and 7 will receive a free “Lord of the Rings: Fell Beast” Lego Icons set, which includes posable wings and joints and a Nazgul minifigure, according to the group’s release Lego.

What is the Barad-dûr fortress?

Barad-dûr is the home of Sauron, the antagonist of JRR Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” book and film series. The tower was supported by dark magic and was considered the greatest fortress in Middle-earth. In the 2001 film “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring”, Sauron was voiced by actor Sala Baker.

Sauron, also known as “Dark Lord Sauron”, created the One Ring, a central plot point in the “Lord of the Rings” series. Frodo Baggins, played by actor Elijah Wood, goes on a quest to destroy the One Ring and save Middle Earth in “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.”

What is included in the Lego Barad-dûr set?

The Barad-dûr set includes a throne room containing a compartment that opens to reveal a map and a ladder to the top floor of the tower that can be moved from left to right, according to the Lego Group press release.

At the highest point of the tower “is the Eye of Sauron” which rotates in different directions and features a light brick that makes the eye glow, the toy company said. The Eye of Sauron was a symbol of the Dark Lord that Frodo Baggins perceived while wearing the One Ring during the series.

In addition to all the Dark Tower features, the set will include 10 minifigures, including Sauron, Mouth of Sauron, Orc, Frodo, Sam, Gollum and Gothmog, the Lego Group said.

The entire build is divided into four main sections, with the tower section being fully modular, according to the Lego Group release. If a Lego fan purchased more than one Barad-dûr set, they could stack the tower sections on top of each other to “build a taller tower,” the toy company explained.

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