In 2012 LEGO released 10 The Lord of the Rings sets across 3 subthemes. The largest The Lord of the Rings set from 2012 was
9474 The Battle Of Helm's Deep with a piece count of 1368 and a retail price of $129.99. The current estimated value of all these The Lord of the Rings sets from this year is about $1,726.46 which represents a 453.2% growth.
The Lord of the Rings is a licensed LEGO theme based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien and the film trilogy by Peter Jackson. The theme was introduced in 2012 and contained 12 sets based on the three films in the series which include The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King. The theme's first wave was released in May 2012 and consists of seven sets, based on the whole trilogy of films, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King. While the second wave of sets was released in June 2013 with 5 new sets. In between the first and the second wave of sets, the video game LEGO The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game was released in 2012.
2012 LEGO Sets
2012 was a very important year for LEGO license themes, namely, the contract with Lucasfilm was renewed to extend Star Wars sets until at least 2022. The LEGO Group also celebrated its 80th anniversary in August of that year. 2012 also marked the year for one of the largest number of new and important themes being released which included The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Marvel Super Heroes, DC Super Heroes, Monster Fighters, Friends and LEGO Friends. With the introduction of all these new themes LEGO did discontinue a number of beloved themes in 2012 which included Alien Conquest, Atlantis, Pharaoh's Quest, Kingdoms and Harry Potter which did make a return six-years later, thankfully.