Changes: Knights' Kingdom (theme)

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

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

KK1-2000 — 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 castle, while the Bulls lived in the Dark Forest. It is unknown if 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.

KnightsKingdom-shields — 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 5774 LEGO Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge as the second world (after LEGO Island). On Castle Island, you had to help repair the bridge so that the Bulls and Lions could fight. You'd then have to joust against the Bull and destroy Cedric's castle (which exists only in the game) to recover a page.
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


Richard the Strong	John of Mayne	King Leo	Queen Leonora	Princess Storm	Cedric The Bull	Weezil	Gilbert The Bad	Soldier Skeleton

Other Characters

Sets

Image	#	Set	Number of pieces	Minifigures	Price	Release
No image	10176	King's Castle
	1286	King Leo's Spear Cart	22	King Leo		2000
	1286	Knight's Kingdom Cart	22	King Leo		2000
	1287	Defense Archer	15	Richard the Strong		2000
	1288	Fire Cart	22	Cedric the Bull		2000
	1289	Catapult	22	Weezil		2000
	2200946	Knights' Kingdom - Medieval Mischief and Mayhem			$4.99	2000
	4202053	Knights Kingdom Playing Cards				2003
	4202054	Sew-On Cloth, Knights Kingdom I, Lion Shield	1			2003
	4801	Defense Archer	14	1	$2.00	2000
	4806	Axe Cart	27	Weezil	$3.00	2000
	4811	Defense Archer	14	1	$2.00	2000
	4816	Knights' Catapult	50	Richard the Strong, Princess Storm	$4.99	2000
	4817	Dungeon	38	John of Mayne, Soldier Skeleton	$4.99	2000
	4818	Dragon Rider	11	Cedric the Bull	$5.00	2000
	4819	Rebel Chariot	46	Gilbert the Bad, Weezil	$5.00	2000
	6026	King Leo	21	King Leo , Richard the Strong	$5.00	2000
	6032	Catapult Crusher	54	Gilbert the Bad	$6.00	2000
	6091	King Leo's Castle	529	King Leo, Queen Leonora, Richard the Strong, John of Mayne, Princess Storm, Cedric The Bull, Gilbert the Bad, Benjamin Bones	$90.00	2000
	6094	Guarded Treasury	101	2		2000
	6095	Royal Joust	99	3	$19.99	2000
	6096	Bull's Attack	313	Cedric The Bull, Gilbert the Bad, Weezil, John of Mayne	$49.99	2000
	6098	King Leo's Castle	529	King Leo, Queen Leonora, Richard the Strong, John of Mayne, Princess Storm, Cedric The Bull, Gilbert the Bad, Benjamin Bones	$89.99	2000
	DK	Readers Level 2 - Castle Under Attack				2000
	TS13	T-Shirt, Knights' Kingdom I	1			?

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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-{{Rating|4}}
+{{Rating|2}}
+{{OtherPage|the theme|other|[[Knights' Kingdom (Disambiguation)]]}}
 {{Theme
 |Title =Knights' Kingdom
 |Image=Knight's Knigdom-Logo.png
-|Years=[[2000]], [[2002]], [[2003]], [[2005]], [[2006]]
+|Years=[[2000]]-[[2006]]
 |Subthemes=
 |Subtheme of=[[Castle]]
-|Related themes=[[Knights' Kingdom II]]<br />[[Royal Knights]]
+|Related themes=[[Knights' Kingdom II]]<br />[[Royal Knights]]<br />[[Kingdoms]]<br />[[The Lord of the Rings]]
 }}
-'''Knights' Kingdom''' was a short-lived sub theme of ''[[Castle]]'' from [[2000]] with all of its sets introduced only in that one year.
+'''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 [[2003]], but there was no connection between these two sub-themes other than the general medieval-like setting and a conflict between good and evil. It is one of the few themes to have a sequel.
+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.
-== Details ==
+== Description ==
 [[File:KK1-2000.jpg|thumb|200px|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 signaled a return to a more traditional interpretation of European-style castles. The Knights were led by [[King Leo]], whose lion crest 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 castle, [[6098 King Leo's Castle]], while the Bulls did not have a castle but instead a wide variety of siege engines.
+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 [[6098 King Leo's Castle|castle]], while the Bulls lived in the Dark Forest. It is unknown if this forest is the exact same forest as the one from the subtheme of the [[Dark Forest|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. 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.
+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.
+[[File:KnightsKingdom-shields.png|thumb|200px|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, more realistic helmets and armor 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]]".
+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 ==
-* Knight's Kingdom was featured in [[5774 LEGO Island 2 (The Brickster's Revenge)]].
+* Knights' Kingdom was featured in [[5774 LEGO Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge]] as the second world (after LEGO Island). On Castle Island, you had to help repair the bridge so that the Bulls and Lions could fight. You'd then have to joust against the Bull and destroy Cedric's castle (which exists only in the game) to recover a page.
-* Sets of this series greatly influenced the first line of sets in the [[Knight's Kingdom II]] series.
+* 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.
-* Cedric the Bull and King Leo are the two sons of the King of the [[Royal Knights]] ([[Royal King]]).
-== Sets ==
+== Minifigure Gallery ==
+{{MinifigureGallery
-[[File:KnightsKingdom-shields.png|thumb|200px|King Leo's lion crest (left) and Cedric's bull crest (right)]]
+|img1=Lion Knight.png
-* [[4806 Axe Cart]]
-* [[6026 King Leo]]
+|txt1=[[Richard the Strong]]
+|img2=cas202.JPEG
-* [[6032 Catapult Crusher]]
+|txt2=[[John of Mayne]]
-* [[6091 King Leo's Castle]] (US-only), same as [[6098 King Leo's Castle]] (non-US)
+|img3=King leo.jpg
-* [[6094 Guarded Treasury]]
+|txt3=[[King Leo]]
-* [[6095 Royal Joust]]
+|img4=Knights' Kingdom I - Queen Leonora.jpg
-* [[6096 Bull's Attack]]
+|txt4=[[Queen Leonora]]
-* [[G678stor Knights' Kingdom Chess Storage Case]] (2005)
+|img5=Knights' Kingdom I - Princess Storm.jpg
-* [[10176 King's Castle]] (2006, Shop@Home)
+|txt5=[[Princess Storm]]
-* [[1033461 Creator Knights' Kingdom CD-Rom]] (2000)
+|img6=Cedric the Bull.jpg
-* [[KKCD Creator Knights Kingdom Game]] (2002)
+|txt6=[[Cedric The Bull]]
-* [[ickc09 Imagination Center Key Chain King with Knights Kingdom shield]] (2003)
+|img7=cas044.jpg
-* [[3293 King Leo Key Chain]]
+|txt7=[[Weezil]]
-* [[P1535 Knights' Kingdom Pen]] (2003)
+|img8=Gilbert the Bad.jpg
-* [[LEGO Creator Knights' Kingdom|5723 LEGO Creator Knights' Kingdom PC CD-ROM]]
+|txt8=[[Gilbert The Bad]]
-* [[DCG601391 LEGO Creator Knights' Kingdom PC CD-ROM]] (Dutch Version) (2003)
+|img9=Skeleton Soldier.jpg
-* [[4212662 Castle Photo Frame]] (2003)
+|txt9=[[Soldier Skeleton]]}}
-* [[pin74 Knights Kingdom Pin]] (Year Unknown)
-* [[pin04 Knights Kingdom Lion Shield]] (2003)
-* [[4202053 Knights Kingdom Playing Cards]] (2003)
-* [[850076 Robber 2 Key Chain with 2 x 2 Square Lego Logo Tile]] (2003)
-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:
+==Other Characters==
-* [[1286 Knight's Kingdom Cart]]
-* [[1287 Defense Archer]]
+* [[Boris]]
-* [[1288 Fire Cart]]
+* [[Edward]]
-* [[1289 Catapult]]
+* [[Benjamin Bones]]
+* [[Dan]]
+* [[Watt]]
+* [[Gurth]]
+* [[Rose]]
+== Sets ==
-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]].
+{{ThemeTable/renovations
+|10176 King's Castle
+|1286 King Leo's Spear Cart
+|1286 Knight's Kingdom Cart
+|1287 Defense Archer
+|1288 Fire Cart
+|1289 Catapult
+|2200946 Knights' Kingdom - Medieval Mischief and Mayhem
+|4202053 Knights Kingdom Playing Cards
+|4202054 Sew-On Cloth, Knights Kingdom I, Lion Shield
+|4801 Defense Archer
+|4806 Axe Cart
+|4811 Defense Archer
+|4816 Knights' Catapult
+|4817 Dungeon
+|4818 Dragon Rider
+|4819 Rebel Chariot
+|6026 King Leo
+|6032 Catapult Crusher
+|6091 King Leo's Castle
+|6094 Guarded Treasury
+|6095 Royal Joust
+|6096 Bull's Attack
+|6098 King Leo's Castle
+|DK Readers Level 2 - Castle Under Attack
+|TS13 T-Shirt, Knights' Kingdom I
+}}
+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]].
 * [[4816 Knights' Catapult]] ([http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?P=59 Chrome Sword])
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 * [[Royal Knights]]
 * [[Castle (2007)]]
+{{Pl|Knights' Kingdom}}
-[[Category:2000]]
 [[Category:Themes]]
 [[Category:Knights' Kingdom| ]]
 [[Category:Castle]]
 [[Category:Themes introduced in 2000]]
+[[Category:Discontinued Themes]]
+[[Category:Subthemes]]

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Changes: Knights' Kingdom (theme)

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Contents

Description

Notes

Minifigure Gallery

Other Characters

Sets

See also