Royal Knights
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The Royal Knights were one of the various factions of Lego's Castle theme. They were introduced in 1995.
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[edit] Details
Most sets of this theme were released during its launch in 1995. The following year saw only two new sets. The Royal Knights had also two minor guest appearances in sets of Dark Forest and Fright Knights.
Although the presence of kings has already been implied on earlier occassions, Royal Knights was the first theme that introduced a minifigure portraying a king with a real crown. However, the faction comprised only one single castle (6090 Royal Knight's Castle), which was quite large nonetheless, a fortified bridge (6078 Royal Drawbridge, a small lonely building (6036 Skeleton Surprise) and a big luxurious carriage (6044 King's Carriage). Apart from a small catapult included in 1843 Space/Castle Value Pack the king didn't own any noteworthy siege engines.
The royal coat of arms consisted of a crowned lionhead on a red and white background. The same lionhead reappeared later on the royal crest of Knight's Kingdom which had a blue background with a yellow cross.
[edit] New pieces
The king's crown was a newly introduced piece, as was his long silver sword.
The skeleton made its debut in three sets of this theme.
[edit] Sets
- 6008 Royal King (1995)
- 6036 Skeleton Surprise (1995)
- 6044 King's Carriage (1995)
- 6078 Royal Drawbridge (1995)
- 6090 Royal Knight's Castle (1995)
- 1843 Space/Castle Value Pack (1996), contained a catapult
- 1752 Crossbow Boat (1996), same as 1804 Crossbow Boat
- Other appearances
- 6046 Hemlock Stronghold (1996, Dark Forest), contained two soldiers from the Royal Knights
- 6097 Night Lord's Castle (1997, Fright Knights), contained one soldier from the Royal Knights
- 9376 LEGO DACTA Castle Set (1997)
