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Despite it being from any Lord of the Rings fan's dreams, I'm not allowed to buy the new Lego Minas Tirith set. Not only does it cost over half my monthly rent, but it's two feet tall and even wider. I'm about to move apartments and I have been banned, in no uncertain terms, from buying a set that'd take up a big chunk of my new shared living room.
Luckily for me, a Lord of the Rings set that's designed to be space efficient has seen a timely discount. The Lego Balrog Book Nook set is now $108.99 at Amazon, and since it's named after its bookshelf-sized frame, I'm optimistic that my future flatmate will have zero complaints about its size. Especially when I told him I picked it up in a deal! It's certainly one of the better Prime Day Lego deals I've seen.
To give it its full title, this set is called Lego Icons The Lord of the Rings: Balrog Book Nook. Phew. It's one of several themed sets designed to fill spaces on a bookshelf, with Sherlock Holmes and multiple Harry Potter options too.
It has 1,201 pieces, including a model Gandalf, and it also has a little plaque saying "You shall not pass!" in case you forget the dialogue from the movie.
Should you buy the Balrog Book Nook?
If you're in my position, and the Lego Minas Tirith is just far too big and expensive to reasonably justify, you've probably bounced off some other sets for the same reason. Rivendell, The Shire and Barad-dur are all quite large, and far from cheap.
This Balrog Book Nook isn't exactly a budget set, but the deal makes it less than half the price of the Shire, and it's certainly smaller too. It's roughly a third of the height of Minas Tirith, and when opened up, two-thirds of the width of the Tower of the Sun. You can fold it down to fit better on a bookshelf too, really helping with that 'space efficiency' argument.
Now, there's no pretending that this is anywhere as iconic a part of the Lord of the Rings story as the various Minas Tirith scenes are; you're getting a sole minifig instead of ten and, crucially, there's no adorable chicken. But if the iconic Lego Lord of the Rings sets are all going to be incredibly expensive, a Balrog will do just fine.
It probably goes without saying, but the Lego Minas Tirith set isn't going to see a discount any time soon. It's not even due to ship in the UK until August, and in the US, there's no shipping date available due to backorders. If you can't even buy it yet, it won't see a reduction for a long time.
So that's another point in favor of the Book Nook. Other Lord of the Rings sets could see discounts during Prime Day, from June 23, especially Rivendell which always feels like it's enjoying 10% off. But Minas Tirith? No chance.
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