Lord of the Rings ARWEN!

Middle-Earth's Half-Elven Noble Maiden from Toy Biz 2001

Arwen Undómiel is one of the many characters that were given more prominence in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy than they had in either the books or earlier adaptations.  In the book, she played the minor token "princess-type" role and was written out of the 1978 animated movie altogether.  But Peter Jackson saw the potential in the beautiful Liv Tyler's portrayal of Arwen and elevated her to a major character in the trilogy.  Toy Biz released this action figure right away via a 2001 deluxe box set with her horse, Asfaloth.  This same set was re-released 3 years later in 2004, with a single pack release in-between in 2003 (As a part of Fellowship of the Rings, Series 2)  I think this figure is one of the best of all the Toy Biz Middle-Earth ladies, however she is terribly out-of-scale with everyone else in the line.  The detail of the sculpt (especially her hair and the woven embellishments of her coat) are stunning.  I also don't disapprove of the integration of real cloth skirts... and I'm usually a major cloth-hater.

 

 

 

 

It seems that the only difference in the different packaging of Arwen is that the single-packed version comes with a sword.  I believe they both feature the "light-up Evenstar" feature in which a button on her back makes her pendant glow.  My batteries are dead, but I found a picture from an online auction showing it lit up (down below).   My Arwen unfortunately does not have her sword either.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think the likeness to Liv Tyler in the movie is fantastic.

 

 

 

 

 

Here is that picture I swiped of her Evenstar lit up

 

 

 

 

And Finally, here is a group shot.  It is such a shame that she dwarfs all the other figures.  She has a higher level of quality than the other females in the line, but the scale makes her the odd woman out.

 

 

 

 

Cheers!