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Knights' Kingdom

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Knights' Kingdom
Years:

2000

Subtheme of:

Castle

Knights' Kingdom was a shortlived subtheme of Castle from 2000 with all of its sets introduced only in that one year.

A second theme called Knights' Kingdom was released in 2003. But contentwise there was no connection between these two subthemes other than the general medieval-like setting and a conflict between good and evil.

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

The Knight's Kingdom line of 2000 signalled a return to a more traditional interpretation of European-style castles. The Knights were led by King Leo, whose lion crest was inspired the coat of arms of the Royal Knights. The king and his forces were pitted against an army of barbarian invaders commanded by Cedric the Bull. The royal faction owned just one single castle, 6098 King Leo's Castle, while the Bulls did not have a castle but instead a wide variety of siege engines.

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. Therefore, it is also the only Castle theme to feature two distinct female minifigs. 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.

The minifigures of this theme were elaboratedly designed featuring many new torso pieces, faces, 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".

[edit] Trivia

  • Knight's Kingdom was featured in Lego Island 2
  • Sets of this series greatly influenced the first line of sets in the Knight's Kingdom II series
  • In total there are about 15 Bull Knights, and 4 of King Leo's Knights

[edit] Sets

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

Two series of mini-sets expanded the range of the Knight's Kingdom line. The first wave was chiefly available as Kabaya Candy promotions, and continued the tradition of save for one set, which was available elsewhere:

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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