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(...) from: I do agree that I don't think LEGO "placed" any of their castle themes within a certain time period or geographical location. But if they did.... I guess I'd have to say: Blue/Red shield crest knights: Who:Britons Where: Brittannia/South (...) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Geez Kyle ... I just want to say that that's a very informative and historically fascinating post. It shines a new light on the little guys :) -- Pawel (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) The ancient "Britons" are Celts. The Romans simply conquered them - they didn't displace them with newcomers. (...) Vikings didn't use standard heraldry (unless you want to count the Normans, who were housebroken Vikings). They used round (...) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Thanks Pawel! And I just wanted to reinforce to others that LEGO castle doesn't *need* to fit into any sort of geo or time-dependent criteria. Personally, it helps me to put historical facts to the medieval LEGO models and kingdoms I build. (...) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I will enthuiastically agree...Thanks for the contextual information...I have never been able to put my finger on the chronology...this analysis is very interesting/thoughtful. (...) I don't really follow the historical context...I guess my (...) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.castle)
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