The Beacons of Gondor Are Lit, and LEGO's "Minas Tirith" Set Is Calling Collectors to the White City

Summary

• LEGO has unveiled the Icons “The Lord of the Rings: Minas Tirith” (11377), an 8,278-piece hybrid-scale display set celebrating the 25th anniversary of Peter Jackson’s trilogy, available to LEGO Insiders from June 1 and general release from June 4
• The set combines a microscale cityscape exterior with minifigure-scale interior scenes and ships with 10 exclusive figures including Aragorn as King Elessar, Gandalf the White, and four Soldiers of Gondor
• Purchasers between June 1 and June 7 receive the Grond (40893) battering ram set as a gift with purchase, while stocks last

LEGO Icons has officially revealed “The Lord of the Rings: Minas Tirith (11377),” its largest Middle-earth set to date and the centrepiece of the brand’s 25th anniversary celebration of Peter Jackson’s trilogy. Built from 8,278 pieces, the set lands via LEGO on June 1 for Insiders and June 4 for general release.

The build’s most technically considered decision is its dual-scale architecture. From the front, Minas Tirith reads as a sweeping microscale cityscape, capturing the White City’s seven-tiered silhouette, layered defensive walls, and soaring citadel in the kind of compressed, panoramic detail that earns a set its place on a shelf. Flip it around and the logic changes entirely: the rear opens into minifigure-scale interior scenes, including the grand throne room of the citadel, with Númenórean statues standing between columns and a printed tile floor mosaic that LEGO’s design team clearly spent significant time on. It is the same hybrid technique deployed on 2024’s Barad-dûr, refined and scaled up for a city rather than a tower. At 8,278 pieces, it is the biggest LEGO Lord of the Rings set ever produced and, at roughly 7.8 cents per piece, one of the stronger value propositions in the Icons line this year.

The minifigure roster is built entirely around the Siege of Minas Tirith and its aftermath, with all ten figures exclusive to this set. Aragorn appears in his King Elessar coronation variant, Gandalf the White arrives with Shadowfax as a horse figure, and the supporting cast covers Arwen, Faramir, Denethor, and Peregrin Took. Four Soldiers of Gondor round out the lineup, each with unique helmet designs, printed shields, and new armour details. The accessories, including Gondor helmets and Aragorn’s crown, are the kind of additions that make the set function as both a display piece and a scene-recreation tool.

The 25th anniversary context is not incidental. Since relaunching its Lord of the Rings licence in earnest, LEGO has built the Icons line into a credible destination for adult collectors willing to spend at the premium tier, with “The Shire” (2025) and “Sauron’s Helmet” (2026) establishing the annual rhythm. Minas Tirith is the flagship that justifies the strategy: a set big enough, detailed enough, and culturally significant enough to anchor a collection or stand alone as a statement piece. At 59cm high and 62cm wide, it will test most shelves and reward the ones it fits.

“The Lord of the Rings: Minas Tirith” is available to LEGO Insiders from June 1 and general release from June 4 via LEGO. Purchases between June 1 and June 7 to receive the “Grond” gift with purchase, while stocks last.