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| Wouldn't a viking theme be based on the Viking Mythos anyway? I mean, there were no dragons in medieval times either, but I gots ta have my dragon in my castle set. Even the pirates are kind of archetypical, based more on Errol Flynn movies than the (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.western)
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| (...) Aaah, but you see, I was quibbling. I'd make Vikings horned, too. Interesting note, Viking Voyager didn't have horns (URL) This is another set I loved as a kid. I'm sure I still have it... somewhere. Eric "the" Lind (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.western)
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| (...) Interesting (...) I think TLG could do a first rate job on a Viking theme. Large Viking boat Viknig fiord village or even attaking an English village(understanding they were not English but really Saxons at that time) Maybe even get into the (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.western)
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| (...) I always wanted that set... :( (...) Yes, it would be cool. I'd kinda like to see more rotation of Castle themes, so we can get other cultures in our lands. :) I now actually think Ninja was a good thing, and I'd like to see it make another (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.western)
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| (...) Come to think of it, I may not have had it, only building detailed copies. I've never found the instructions for it, and I always saved those. Drat! (...) I agree! I disliked the Fright Knights (hokey, IMHO), but I like the other cultural (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) was (...) theme. (...) happen. Varangian guard, Kataphracts and Kontos: I'd like 'em, but somehow it doesn't seem to be the most recognizable theme to pick. (...) are (...) Sigh, I suspect you are right. Those pesky Danish raiders were often (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Why isn't that going to happen? Here is an idea TLG, you have the disney liscence, make hercules and alladin sets -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Oh, yeah, like that would be any sort of compromise. I really want those horibly mangled versions of Greek and Arabic Mythology. Disney hasn't made a proper version of a fairy tale or myth in a *long* time (if at all). The only good thing I (...) (25 years ago, 19-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Well, in all fairness, can you name a movie in, say, the last 30 years that actually portrayed a myth accurately? The last 40 years? 50? I'm drawing a blank. And let's keep the selection field arbitrarily limited to English-language films, (...) (25 years ago, 19-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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