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Though Kinder Surprise is available in all countries except the United States,<ref name="WP">{{WP|Kinder Surprise}}</ref> this promotion was only for sale in Germany. <ref name="Gillam">[[James H. Gillam]], ''[[Treasures From the Misty Mountains]]''</ref> Sale started on [[May 11]]th, [[2001]], and was one of the first officially licensed ''Movie Trilogy'' merchandise. Inside the chocolate egg were ten minifigures, handpainted on plastic. | Though Kinder Surprise is available in all countries except the United States,<ref name="WP">{{WP|Kinder Surprise}}</ref> this promotion was only for sale in Germany. <ref name="Gillam">[[James H. Gillam]], ''[[Treasures From the Misty Mountains]]''</ref> Sale started on [[11 May|May 11]]th, [[2001]], and was one of the first officially licensed ''Movie Trilogy'' merchandise. Inside the chocolate egg were ten minifigures, handpainted on plastic. | ||
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Kinder Surprise is a chocolate egg with a toy inside. Prior to the release of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, they included mini-figures based on the movie.
History[edit | edit source]
Though Kinder Surprise is available in all countries except the United States,[1] this promotion was only for sale in Germany. [2] Sale started on May 11th, 2001, and was one of the first officially licensed Movie Trilogy merchandise. Inside the chocolate egg were ten minifigures, handpainted on plastic.
- Aragorn
- Arwen
- Boromir (with Great Horn)
- Frodo (with the One Ring)
- Galadriel (with Mirror of Galadriel)
- Gandalf
- Gimli
- Legolas
- Merry & Pippin
- Samwise Gamgee
With each statuette came a code with which a lottery on the Kinder website could be entered. A special collector's case was also available.[2]
