Lego The Lord of the Rings

• Frodo Baggins: A young hobbit who inherits the One Ring from his uncle Bilbo.[2][3]
• Gandalf the Grey: An Istari wizard and mentor to Frodo[2][3][lower-alpha 1].
• Aragorn "Strider" Elessar II: A Dúnedain ranger and heir to Gondor's throne.[2][3]
• Samwise Gamgee (Sam): Better known as Sam, a hobbit gardener and Frodo's best friend.[2][3]
• Arwen Undómiel: An elven princess of Rivendell and Aragorn's lover.
• Gimli: A dwarf warrior who accompanies the Fellowship to Mordor after they set out from Rivendell.[2][3]
• Peregrin Took (Pippin): Better known as Pippin, a hobbit who travels with the Fellowship on their journey to Mordor.[2][3]
• Meriadoc Brandybuck (Merry): Better known as Merry, a distant cousin of Frodo.[2][3]
• Legolas Greenleaf: A prince of the elves' Woodland Realm and a skilled archer.[2][3]
• Saruman the White: The fallen head of the Istari Order who succumbs to Sauron's will through his use of the palantír.
• Elrond: The Elven-Lord of Rivendell who leads the Council of Elrond, which ultimately decides to destroy the Ring.[2][3]
• Boromir: A prince of the Stewards of Gondor who journeys with the Fellowship towards Mordor.[2][3]
• Bilbo Baggins: Frodo's uncle who gives him the Ring after he decides to retire to Rivendell.
• Gollum: A wretched hobbit-like creature whose mind was poisoned by the Ring after bearing it for centuries.[2][3]
• Éomer: Théoden's nephew and previous Chief Marshal of the Riddermark who was exiled by Gríma.
• Théoden: The King of Rohan, who is under Saruman's spell until Gandalf heals him so he can lead his people once more.
• Gríma Wormtongue: An agent of Saruman at Edoras, who renders Théoden incapable of decisions, and desires Éowyn.
• Lurtz: The commander of Saruman's Orc forces.
• Haldir: The leader of the Lórien Elves sent by Elrond and Galadriel to defend Helm's Deep.
• The Mouth of Sauron: Sauron's ambassador at the Black Gate.

• Young Bilbo Baggins: A hobbit hired by the wizard Gandalf to accompany 13 dwarves on a quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from the dragon Smaug.
• Gandalf the Grey: A wizard who recruits Bilbo and helps to arrange the quest to reclaim the dwarves' lost treasure in Erebor.
• Galadriel: The elven co-ruler of Lothlórien along with her husband, Lord Celeborn.
• Thorin Oakenshield II: The leader of the Company of dwarves who has set out to reclaim his birthright as King of the Lonely Mountain from Smaug.
• Balin: Dwalin's brother. He is described in the novel as "always their look-out man".
• Dwalin: Balin's brother.
• Kíli: Thorin's nephew and Fíli's younger brother.
• Fíli: Thorin's nephew and Kíli's older brother.
• Dori: Nori and Ori's brother.
• Nori: Dori and Ori's brother.
• Ori: Dori and Nori's brother.
• Óin: Gloin's brother.
• Glóin: Óin's brother.
• Bifur: Bofur and Bombur's cousin.
• Bofur: Bombur's brother and Bifur's cousin, described as "a disarmingly forthright, funny and occasionally brave Dwarf".
• Bombur: Bofur's brother and Bifur's cousin; described in the novel as fat and clumsy.
• Gollum: a wretched hobbit-like creature corrupted by the One Ring.
• The Goblin King: The king of the caverns of Goblin Town in the Misty Mountains.
• Yazneg: Azog's second-in-command.
• Smaug: An enormous, powerful and psychopathic great dragon of Middle-earth who claimed the Lonely Mountain, its vast treasures and the surrounding human areas.
• Necromancer: A mysterious sorcerer residing in Dol Guldur with the ability to summon the spirits of the dead, who is later revealed to be the Dark Lord Sauron.
• Bard the Bowman: A skilled archer living in Esgaroth and the heir of Girion, the last king of old Dale.
• Tauriel: The elven chief of the Mirkwood Guards serving under Thranduil, who develops romantic feelings towards Kili and falls in love with him.
• Thranduil: The aloof and cold-hearted Elven king of the northern part of Mirkwood (the Woodland Realm).
• Master of Lake-town: The pompous and greedy mayor of the settlement of Men at Lake-town near the Lonely Mountain.
• Legolas Greenleaf: An elf from Mirkwood and the prince of the Woodland Realm - he is Thranduil's son.
• Beorn: A skin-changer who can assume the appearance of a great black bear.
• Radagast the Brown: An Istari wizard whose wisdom is based on nature and wildlife.
• Azog the Defiler: An orc and the nemesis of Thorin Oakenshield, on whom he seeks revenge for losing his forearm and hand in battle.
• Bain: Bard's son, who is described as "confident and brave and ready to do battle if required even though he is still a boy.
• Witch-King: The lord of the Nazgûl.

On 16 December 2011, The LEGO Group announced a partnership with Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema.[4][5][6] It was officially announced by The LEGO Group that the seven sets based on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy would be released on 16 May 2012.[7] The seven sets[8][9] being released were Gandalf Arrives (set number: 9469),[10] Shelob Attacks (set number: 9470),[11] Uruk-Hai Army (set number: 9471)[12][lower-alpha 2], Attack of Weathertop (set number: 9472),[13] The Mines of Moria (set number: 9473),[14] The Battle of Helm's Deep (set number: 9474)[15][lower-alpha 2] and The Orc Forge (set number: 9476).[16] In addition to the sets, two polybag sets were released as promotions, which were Frodo with cooking corner (set number: 30210) and Uruk-Hai with ballista (set number: 30211). These included five key chains with a key chain attached to the minifigures of the Mordor Orc, Gandalf the Grey, Gimli, Frodo Baggins and Bilbo Baggins. Later, it was announced that Lego The Lord of the Rings (video game) would be released on 30 October 2012 and also included Elrond minifigure as a free gift.[17]

In 2013, it was announced that four sets were to be released in 1 June 2013.[18][19] The four sets[20] being released were The Wizard Battle (set number: 79005), The Council of Elrond (set number: 79006), Battle at the Black Gate (set number: 79007) and Pirate Ship Ambush (set number: 79008).[21] Tower of Orthanc (set number: 10237)[22][23][24][25] was an exclusive set released on 1 July 2013. The set contained 2359 pieces with five minifigures. Each of the sets featured eight core characters,[3] named Frodo Baggins, Gandalf the Grey, Aragorn, Samwise Gamgee (Sam),Gimli, Peregrin Took (Pippin), Meriadoc Brandybuck (Merry) and Legolas Greenleaf. A Cave Troll, Corsair Pirate, Mordor Orc, Ringwraith, Soldier of the Dead, Rohan Soldier and Uruk-Hai were also introduced for each of the sets. The theme was designed primarily for children aged 8 to 14. The series acted as a thematic replacement for the popular Lego Castle theme, featuring many of the same elements. Most of the sets are similar to the Lego Castle theme. Lego also used this license for the characters, starter pack and fun packs in the Lego Dimensions toys-to-life video game.

In 2012, it was officially announced by The LEGO Group that the six sets based on The Hobbit film trilogy was to be released on 27 November 2012.[26][27][28][29] The six sets[30][31][32][33][34] being released were Riddles for the Ring (set number: 79000),[33][35][36] Escape from Mirkwood Spiders (set number: 79001),[33][37] Attack of the Wargs (set number: 79002),[33][38][39] An Unexpected Gathering (set number: 79003),[40][41][42][43] Barrel Escape (set number: 79004)[33][44][45] and The Goblin King Battle (set number: 79010).[33][46][47] In addition to the sets, four polybag sets were released as promotions, named Mirkwood Elf Guard (set number: 30212),[48] Gandalf at Dol Guldur (set number: 30213),[49] Legolas Greenleaf (set number: 30215)[50][lower-alpha 3] and Lake-town Guard (set number: 30216)[lower-alpha 4].

In 2013, it was announced that four sets would be released on 2 December 2013.[54] The four sets[55][56][57] being released were Dol Guldur Ambush (set number: 79011)[lower-alpha 5], Mirkwood Elf Army (set number: 79012), Lake-town Chase (set number: 79013) and Dol Guldur Battle (set number: 79014)[58][lower-alpha 5].

In 2014, it was announced that the Lego The Hobbit (video game) would be released on 8 April 2014 and also included Bilbo Baggins minifigure as a free gift. Later, it was announced that the four sets would be released on 18 October 2014. The four sets[59] being released were Witch-King Battle (set number: 79015), Attack on Lake-town (set number: 79016), The Battle of Five Armies (set number: 79017) and The Lonely Mountain (set number: 79018).[60] Each of the sets featured 15 core characters,[29] named Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf the Grey, Thorin Oakenshield II, Balin, Dwalin, Kíli, Fíli, Dori, Nori, Ori, Óin, Glóin, Bifur, Bofur and Bombur. The Goblin King, Goblin Scribe, Warg,[61] Mirkwood Elf Chief, Mirkwood Elf Guard, Goblin Soldier, Lake-town Guard, Mirkwood Elf, Gundabad Orc, Hunter Orc, Smaug and Gwaihir were also introduced for each of the sets. The theme was designed primarily for children aged 8 to 14. Later, it was announced that the theme would be discontinued and no longer be available at LEGO Store or online shop.

The 4 web shorts have been released on YouTube.

The 8 web shorts have been released on YouTube.

Lego The Lord of the Rings is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller's Tales, that was released on Nintendo 3DS,[74] Nintendo DS,[74] PlayStation Vita,[74] Microsoft Windows, Wii, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.[75] The OS X version of the game, published by Feral Interactive, was released on 21 February 2013.[76][77] The Android and iOS was released on 7 November 2013.[78][79][80][81]

Based on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, the game follows the original but spoofed storylines of The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King, taking players through the epic story events, "re-imagined with the humour and endless variety of Lego play". The game utilises music and voice acting taken from all three films of the film trilogy. Developer Traveller's Tales has stated they toned down the slapstick humour found in other Lego-licensed titles. The game follows the events in the films; however, like the Lego Star Wars series, some scenes from the films have been altered to become more family friendly or just provide comic relief to the player.

On 1 January 2019, all digital sales of the game were halted. This was confirmed a few days later by publisher Warner Bros. Interactive.[82] The game was later re-added to Steam on 27 April 2020.[83][lower-alpha 6]

Lego The Hobbit is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller's Tales.[85][86] The game was released by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment on 8 April 2014 in North America, and 11 April in Europe.[87][88] The game is a follow-up to Lego The Lord of the Rings based on the first two Hobbit films; An Unexpected Journey and The Desolation of Smaug.[lower-alpha 7][92][93] It was released on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita,[94] Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS,[94] OS X and Microsoft Windows.[95][96][97][98]

On 1 January 2019, all digital sales of the game were halted. This was confirmed a few days later by publisher Warner Bros. Interactive.[99] The game was later re-added to Steam on 27 April 2020 and on PSN Store on 6 May 2020[100][lower-alpha 6].

The crossover toys-to-life game Lego Dimensions[101][102][103][104] developed by Traveller's Tales features content based on the original The Lord of the Rings. A "Starter Pack" includes an additional level that recreates the events of the original film and adds Gandalf as a playable character.[105][106][107][108] Additional "Fun packs" add Gollum, Shelob the Great, Legolas and Gimli as playable characters.[109][110]