Rare Vintage 1979 Tolkien Enterprises LOTR Hobbit Chess Set w/Board for Sale

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Rare Vintage 1979 Tolkien Enterprises LOTR Hobbit Chess Set w/Board For Sale

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Rare Vintage 1979 Tolkien Enterprises LOTR Hobbit Chess Set w/Board:
$265.00

This rare complete chess set w/original carved resin chessboard dates to 1979. Based on my research, this is the Kingmaker set. It was licensed by the Tolkien family. I love the substantial size of these pieces - the tallest is over 5\"! The white characters are (I think) Gandalf the Wizard, the elves Legolas & Galadriel, Aragorn (Strider), Gimli the dwarf, Boromir, Treebeard maybe & a white tower (or 2 white towers). The pawns are Hobbits. The Dark characters are (I think) Saruman the White, Gollum of course, 2 horsed Ring Wraiths - one of which is The Witch King, Shelob the spider, Morgoth & 2 dark towers. The pawns are Orcs. Each chess piece is signed \"© 1979 Tolkien Enterprises.\"This is the 1979 original - not the later set that came out in 1988. Since this collector\'s piece is 45 years old, it has a few dings as would be consistent with age. The felt on the back of the board shows some wear. There are a couple of nicks to the board - see pics. Saruman and Morgoth are missing their bottom felt. Three of the orcs show damage to the horns of their helmets & one of the horses has a tiny nick to its ear. Please see all pics and ask questions! This is a beautiful work of art & a rare, wonderful collector\'s item!#LOTR #JRRTolkien #vintage #hobbit #rare #tolkienenterprises #fantasy #legendary #fan #collector #resin #fullset #70?s #memorabilia #Lordoftherings #kingmaker #chessset #boardgame #tabletop #Tolkien #collectible #iconic #gollum #elves #dwarves #orcs #wizards