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Re: Vikings?
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Date: 
Thu, 13 Jan 2005 21:10:23 GMT
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Hello!



> FUT set to castle although arguably vikings predate most castle stuff. There is
> some discussion at eb already about where these fit and why LEGO decided to do
> them.

I say the Vikings are both Pirates and Castle because the Vikings were Pirates
(robberers comming over the sea) in Castle times. They are the link between the
two themes.

I guess LEGO decided to do them because Playmobil did Vikings, and they are a
big suuccess for Playmo. I hope they will be a success for LEGO, too, but I have
no doubts they will.


Bye
Jojo



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  Re: Vikings?
 
(...) I had always thought that LEGO might be avoiding the theme, scince Megablok did it first. I still have several of the old Megablok dragon ships in the box. But in a raverse of history, it seems tha LEGO is allowing Megablok to do it's (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
  Re: Vikings?
 
(...) While this IS the popular thought on Vikings, its not the historical correct one. The Vikings was first of all explorers, conquerors, farmers and merchants - exploring Russia, Iceland, Greenland, North America, and conquering England, Ireland (...) (22 years ago, 2-Feb-05, to lugnet.castle)

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