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This article is about the theme. For other, see Knights' Kingdom.


Knights' Kingdom was a short-lived subtheme of Castle from 2000. It was centered on the conflict between King Leo's kingdom and Cedric The Bull's bandits.

A second theme called Knights' Kingdom II was released in 2004, but there was no connection between these two sub-themes other than the medieval setting and the conflict between good and evil.

Description[]

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Cedric the Bull gets ready for an attack on King Leo's castle in a catalog scene from 2000.

The Knights' Kingdom line of 2000 signaled a return to a more traditional interpretation of European-style castles after the end of the oriental-themed Ninja. The Knights were led by King Leo, who were pitted against an army of bandits commanded by Cedric the Bull. King Leo's side was housed in his own castle, while the Bulls lived in the Dark Forest. However it is unknown and not clear this forest is the exact same forest as the one from the subtheme of the same name

This was the first Castle theme that featured a complete royal family with King Leo, his wife, Queen Leonora and his daughter, Princess Storm, who wanted to be a knight. King Leo's castle and grounds were decorated with new carved lion head bricks and ornate stained glass window pieces, while Cedric's fearsome battle machines were equipped with spring-loaded projectile launchers. King Leo and Queen Leonora have a son named Edward, who, in the book Medieval Mischief and Mayhem, was fighting in the crusades.

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King Leo's lion crest (left) and Cedric's bull crest (right)

The minifigures of this theme were elaborately designed and featured many new torso pieces, faces, and more realistic helmets and armour pieces. The buildings, however, had a rather simplified design, which was also seen in other themes of that era, e.g. in Town Jr., a building style later called Juniorization. Buildings were built mostly from large wall pieces, more so than in previous Castle themes.

Notes[]

  • Knights' Kingdom was featured in LEGO Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge, on Castle Island. While the Game Boy Color version of the game stay fairly close to the established setting and characters for the theme, the PC and PS1 versions have the Bulls residing in their own castle. A Bulls King and Queen are also seen in the Jousting minigame, and have trading cards in the GBA version, but have no dialogue or role in the story. Pepper must also joust the Dark Knight, a Bulls character also unique to the game.
  • Sets of this series influenced the first line of sets in the Knights' Kingdom II series.
  • Leo's lion crest is very similar to the Royal Knights crest with the same crowned lion head. It is unknown if Leo's lions are supposed to be the next generation of the Royal Knights or they are just a different faction and kingdom altogether with happening to have a very similar crest.

Minifigure Gallery[]

Other Characters[]

Sets[]

Image#SetNumber of piecesMinifiguresPriceRelease
No image10176King's Castle   
1286-King Leo's Cart1286King Leo's Spear Cart22King Leo 2000
12861286Knight's Kingdom Cart22King Leo 2000
1287 Crossbows1287Defense Archer15Richard the Strong 2000
1288 Fire Cart1288Fire Cart22Cedric the Bull 2000
1289-Catapult1289Catapult22Weezil 2000
Medeval42200946Knights' Kingdom - Medieval Mischief and Mayhem $4.992000
42020534202053Knights Kingdom Playing Cards  2003
4202054-Sew-On Cloth, Knights Kingdom I, Lion Shield4202054Sew-On Cloth, Knights Kingdom I, Lion Shield1 2003
48014801Defense Archer141$2.002000
4806 Box4806Axe Cart27Weezil$3.002000
48014811Defense Archer141$2.002000
48164816Knights' Catapult50Richard the Strong, Princess Storm$4.992000
Dun4817Dungeon38John of Mayne, Soldier Skeleton$4.992000
4818-Dragon Rider4818Dragon Rider11Cedric the Bull$5.002000
4819 Box4819Rebel Chariot46Gilbert the Bad, Weezil$5.002000
6026 Box6026King Leo21King Leo , Richard the Strong$5.002000
6032 Box6032Catapult Crusher54Gilbert the Bad$6.002000
6091-16091King Leo's Castle529King Leo, Queen Leonora, Richard the Strong, John of Mayne, Princess Storm, Cedric The Bull, Gilbert the Bad, Benjamin Bones$90.002000
6094-16094Guarded Treasury1012 2000
6095 Royal Joust6095Royal Joust993$19.992000
6096-1-26096Bull's Attack313Cedric The Bull, Gilbert the Bad, Weezil, John of Mayne$49.992000
6098-16098King Leo's Castle529King Leo, Queen Leonora, Richard the Strong, John of Mayne, Princess Storm, Cedric The Bull, Gilbert the Bad, Benjamin Bones$89.992000
UnderattackDKReaders Level 2 - Castle Under Attack  2000
TS13TS13T-Shirt, Knights' Kingdom I1 ?


The sets in the later wave each featured a chromed piece of armor or weaponry. The intent was to collect all four sets to equip a Silver Knight with the special pieces. Set 4818 also included a black dragon, a last vestige of the (evidently vanquished) Fright Knights.

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