It seems as if the legends were true, because Lego The Shire has just been unveiled after months of leaks and rumors - and Samwise Gamgee himself, Sean Astin, has pulled back the curtain.

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The additional minifigure pieces are Frodo, Gandalf the Grey, Merry, Pippin, Rosie Cotton, Samwise Gamgee, Mrs. Proudfoot, and Farmer Proudfoot. For interactive elements, fans will be able to ...

Yet Samwise Gamgee (Sean Astin), an unassuming Hobbit gardener from the Shire, carries the Ring briefly and emerges largely unscathed. In both J.R.R Tokien's books and Peter Jackson's films ...

Ralph Bakshi's animated The Lord of the Rings film from 1978 portrayed Samwise Gamgee in a ridiculous manner, and it deeply worried Sean Astin.

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With this year's Global GO Tour right around the corner, you might be interested in the new set of Pokemon GO Special Backgrounds that come with exclusive monsters. The Pokemon GO Unova Tour 2025 ...

A new pop-up on the Blizzard Gear Store is teasing the Samwise Sketch, a product featuring the art of Samwise Didier that comes with the Bronze Murloc pet. It's unclear what the Samwise Sketch ...

LEGO Group has collaborated with ‘The Lord of the Rings' trilogy star Sean Astin (who played Samwise Gamgee in the films) to launch LEGO Icons The Lord of the Rings: The Shire set. Astin stars ...

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