LEGO has officially unveiled 40893 Grond, the massive wolf-headed battering ram that helped lay siege to Minas Tirith in Return of the King. The reveal lands alongside 11377 Minas Tirith, and it points to a much bigger Lord of the Rings LEGO set that has not yet been officially shown.
Grond will be offered as a gift with purchase tied to that larger set, which also includes a Mordor Orc and an Uruk-Hai. The build is being described as a GWP done right, with flames spewing from its jaws and the ram suspended on mighty chains.
That is the part that makes the timing matter now: the article says the official reveal of the main LEGO Lord of the Rings set is likely very soon. LEGO has already moved to unveil the companion piece, and that usually means the larger set is close behind.
Grond matters because it is not a random side build. In the story of Return of the King, it is the siege weapon that threatens Minas Tirith itself, and LEGO has framed 40893 as a companion to the still-unrevealed main set rather than a standalone release. The Orc components can be made from Barad-dûr minifigures, but the set does not include Gothmog, leaving one of the most recognizable figures from the siege out of the package.
That omission gives the reveal a slight edge of frustration for collectors even as it sharpens the expectation around what comes next. LEGO has shown the gatekeeper build, the main fortress set is still waiting in the wings, and the company appears to be lining up the full Lord of the Rings push in pieces rather than all at once. For fans, the answer to the question is simple: yes, the Grond reveal is the sign that the bigger LEGO Lord of the Rings set is coming very soon.
