LEGO SYSTEM Castle : 9849


Castle / 9849

Factions —Arthur Jackson Aringdale

Hello, everyone. I know everyone has already shared their views on minifig factions, but I am new so I'll put in my two cents: Black Knights: Epitome of chivalry and all around heroicness. Dragon Masters: Part of BK. Royal Knights, Knights Kingdom: (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Richard Noeckel

(...) I really like what you wrote about the Classic LEGOLAND faction. I love hearin’ people’s interpretations of the various parties. I too see the Classic LEGOLAND faction as a once famed Camelot that’s faded into the distopic reality of the (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Victor Knight

(...) I think I see the Yellow period as not included in the saga of castle, reasons being that only a few sets were released, a few years of nothing passed between that period and the next releases of castle, and the fact that none of the (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Aaron Dalan

(...) This is fun! I have been an avid Castle collector on and off for 21 years, so here is my take on the various groups. Classic castle--the forefathers, the most revered and experienced of all the knight groups. The purple crown insignia is the (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Victor Knight

(...) Hmm, interesting that you have the BK completely unrelated to the DM. How do you explain the shared dragon shields and plumes? (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Aaron Dalan

(...) Well, the easy way to explain it would be that Lego was too cheap to design another insignia, and they just changed the blue trim and dragon of the BK to green on DM. But that is not too satisfying. There are a few similarities between the two (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Johannes Koehler

Hello! (...) I wonder WHO the Black Monarch is? He has a castle, and he has (or is?) a ghost, right? I'm not so familiar with the American names of the sets... For me, the Sheriff of Nottingham wears a Dragonshield and is opponent to King Richard (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Arthur Jackson Aringdale

(...) I think the black monarch is just the warrior king of the BK. He has a pet ghost, or at least mine does. Somebody help me out with this one. The BK are almost unanimously classified as evil. Why? They have always seemed so chivalrous and good (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Leonard Hoffman

(...) personally, they serve as my protagonist faction. i think it is because most of us began our collection with classic, lions, and black falcons. the black knights serve as the beginning break with the past towards a new future. they are (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Jason Cicchini

(...) Well see, here's how I view it. I never liked the names of any characters LEGO has made, so ever since my first set (forestmen's hideout) i would make up original names for the factions and characters, and amalgamate the charcters and bgs as (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Victor Knight

(...) Hey what about Crusaders and Black Falcons? (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Jason Reese

(...) Hello everyone, this is my initial post here though I have read from this site for a while now. I have recently come out of the "Dark Age" and castles were always my favorites so I thought I would put in my .01 at least. I have the Falcons, (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Leonard Hoffman

<<services of mercenaries from the North (Axemen). (...) this brings up something ive been wondering about: what is up with the axemen? i mean they generally hang with lions (crusaders), and carry their swords, and thats fine and all.. but, why the (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Magnus Lauglo

OK, I haven't really created a "world" yet, but so far here is what it is roughly ike faction-wise. BTW, my fave faction is the Black Falcons There are two main kingdoms, Kingdom A and B, which have rivalled each oter for centuries, and often go to (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Jason Reese

(...) I always wondered too. Somewhat recently I got 6061 Siege Tower as a set and wondered who the Axemen were attacking with this? In the set the Axers are on the tower, on the wall and outside there is a Lion riding on a horse! What sense is (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Aaron Dalan

(...) For me, the axemen cannot have their own faction for one simple reason--there is no such thing as an axeman shield. Plus, knights with the crossed axes appear guarding the King's castle, joining in the attack with the seige tower and battering (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Magnus Lauglo

(...) Well there has never been a surcoat for factions like the batlord's knights, or the BK. The axemen can eieter use round blank shields or they can be some special faction that doesn't use shields at all because they consider them "cowardly". (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Andrew Krug

I think I will de-lurk for a moment and throw in my two cents worth. My "Crossed Axe" soldiers have always been mercenaries who have often been employed by the peasants to protect their interests or have allowed themselves to be hired by the Lions. (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Aaron Dalan

(...) Those are good thoughts, and play right in to the rules of Brikwars!! But they are inconsistent with the way the Crossed-Ax soldiers are portrayed in the Lego sets. Anytime you see a crossed ax soldier carrying a shield, it is a lion shield! (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Magnus Lauglo

(...) Very true. I have generally ignored what the boxes "portray" myself. But what is the deal with the armoured inn then? Black Falcon Knight and crossed axe footsoldiers hanging out at an inn together in perfect harmony? (...) Haha, well the (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Leonard Hoffman

(...) don't forget the popular portrayal of wagnerian opera.. i see vision of fat ladies with viking armor and two horned helmet. something i would like to see is some muslim castles, like from the abbassid dynasty.. especially now that we have the (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Shiri Dori

(...) ROFL!! Yes! Now we just need to build an Opera House. We already even have a phantom! (Craig's)... teeheehee... (...) Hmmm, that would be shweet. Maybe if I have time next year, I'll make some mosques based on the ones in the Galilee. They (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Anthony Sava

(...) Here is my view on the whole thing. Lego has been so anti-violent that I don't think Lego has intended anyone to be the 'bad guy' in castle. Take this set I recieve for my birthday last week. 6094 The Guarded Treasurey. I put it together and (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Leonard Hoffman

(...) im sorry, but a few people have said this before and ive gotta ask: how is lego is anyway nonviolent? every castle set includes weaponry of some sort. it is a given conclusion that each faction is at least sometime in combat with eachother? (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Anthony Sava

(...) lego (...) a (...) military (...) some (...) You must ask yourself, just how many sets have you seen where a minifig was using a weapon on another minifig? I personally cannot recall a single one, though I'm sure there are a few. Yes, the (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Leonard Hoffman

(...) and (...) my point is that inherent violence is still violence, and by building toys with a militaristic focus Lego is giving an implied acceptance to violence. now it is granted that such a view flows from a 'defensive' violence than (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Bradley Dale

(...) Possible Exception: Life on Mars. (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Leonard Hoffman

(...) good point.. i think that might be part of why i like LOM so much.. however, in the story version (on lego.com) does have an 'evil' rebel group, which is trying to conquer both mars and earth.. but that story doesn't seem to be definitive to (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Johannes Koehler

Hello! (...) LEGO was proud of having never produced sets that glorify war and violence. They never produced (and I guess they won't ever produce) "Kriegsspielzeug" like WWI or WWII tanks, bombers and so on. But of course, swords and spears are (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Leonard Hoffman

(...) im not familiar with the term, kriegsspielzeug (although im gonna take a guess at something like 'modern war').. could you explain it for me? i think im reading too much theoretical discourse on the nature of violence in the modernist vision.. (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Bruce Schlickbernd

(...) Krieg: war. Spiel: game. Zeug: well, hazy on that one. "Stuff"? Of course, I use the castle and pirates stuff for games.... Bruce (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Jason Reese

(...) In case it hasn't been thrown out, how would the Sopwith Camel play into the Lego non-implicit violence scheme? Jason (23 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Kevin Knoot

(...) Especially since it has a pair of machine guns on it. Give it another 25 years or so to remove the last generations with direct contact to WW2, and I won't be surprised to see a Model Team Tiger tank. As far as "war toys" go, I'm surprised we (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Bruce Schlickbernd

(...) You could well be right - I think a lot of it is the proximity of the item in question to people who actually suffered from it. The propeller driven biplane isn't viewed as much of a threat anymore. The Spitfire may go the same route (but at (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Kevin Knoot

(...) Of course! Off by 30 years. You can't have a Constitution before you have a constitution! Kevin (23 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Lindsay Frederick Braun

(...) Oh, I don't know, ask the boll weevil if it thinks a biplane is a threat, especially when dispensing pesticide...but yeah, the point is valid. ...and the basic format of the tank isn't the format it started with. Look at "Mother" and "Little (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Bruce Schlickbernd

In lugnet.castle, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes: (oops, snipped one credit too much, this is me that starts this) (...) I can't fault your statement, but I did say "people". :-) (...) Treads, armored body, with various barrels sticking out was what (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Thomas Main

(...) Or so you and Howard I. Chapelle claim ;) The real question is whether a 398 Constellation, restored by LEGO Direct and offered as kit 10004, sould be named U.S.S. Constellation. -- Thomas Main main@appstate.edu (23 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Eric Kingsley

(...) Well "wasn't" would mean that the USS Constitution no longer exists... Actually Old Ironsides is still afloat and serving in the U.S. Navy. The ship is berthed in Boston Harbor. (URL) Kingsley (23 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Bruce Schlickbernd

(...) I think he meant wasn't there a USS Constitution Lego set (that is no longer available, thus past tense). And I went through Boston without stopping to see my very favorite square-rigger. Shame on me. :-( Bryce (23 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Frank Filz

(...) How do you ever manage to spell your last name correctly if you can't spell your first name correctly? FUT: lugnet.off-topic.fun (23 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Bruce Schlickbernd

(...) Haha! The truth is I can't type (note the Y is next to the U). And I worked for a company that designed not one, but two typing tutors. I still peck away with my index fingers. Byron Schlieczkberndt (oh, wait, my Mom lost that battle and I (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Frank Filz

(...) Hmm, it looks worse, but it's got a better ratio of vowels to consonants... (1/4 instead of 1/5). (23 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Kevin Knoot

(...) Actually, "wasn't" was refering to a lego set which came out many years ago, as in, "was there not a USS Constitution lego set?" and which I was only vaguely familiar with. I had heard about a lego Model Team-type warship, and that it was the (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Mark Chittenden

I think there are too many cases being AGAINST Lego have a non-stated non-violence policy. 1. Star Wars sets. Both Empire & Rebel models. We ALL know how well those two groups got along (and there are several sets that have figures of opposing sides (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Keith Kirchoff

I agree. Just about everytheme has some form of violence worked into it. I mean, even city center sets had Jail Break Joe. Violence is kind of hard to completely avoid. Most of our society is built around action, and action more often than not (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Leonard Hoffman

(...) ive recently read the book _Modernity and Warfare_ by pk lawrence, in it he describes air power as the apex of modern warfare, in being both aesthetic and horribly violent. the war plane itself (be it biplane, divebomber, or stealth fighter) (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Lindsay Frederick Braun

(...) That's just swiping JFC Fuller! :) Read Fuller's treatises on air power, written just after the horror of WWI, to see how much they feared the bomber. ("The bomber will always get through", all of that.) (...) It could theoretically fire (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Andrew Krug

(...) LFB After reading your above statement I must ask, where do you teach at? After spending 4 (long) years at West Point I must say that hearing your previous post brings me back to my days as a cadet in one of my military history classes. I was (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Bruce Schlickbernd

(...) And more unpredictable. There aren't really "front lines" you can avoid - they'll hit just about anywhere. The horror of war that it is difficult to run from. (...) This isn't entirely accurate. It was used first as intelligence gathering (as (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Magnus Lauglo

(...) dont (...) Well believe it or not, when the Wright brothers inveted the plane, they had envisioned it as something that would make war less violent, because they thought that it would allow generals to spy on each other and stuff, and avoid (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Frank Filz

(...) Well, in some ways that's perhaps true. What were the total casualties in Iraq compared to other wars of comparable scope? While Iraq certainly reminded us of what "precision" means with respect to tossing bombs hundreds of miles, we certainly (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Factions (and violence) —Lindsay Frederick Braun

(...) Yes, but WWI only tore up the ground in the immediate vicinity of, say, Passchendaele, and that was over four years of intense, repeated bombardment. Beyond the first 30 miles or so of the "front," levels of destruction dropped dramatically. (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Factions —Eric Brouwer

Ok, I'll play! (...) Boy, do we see these guys differently! Not that I see them as purely evil, but if someone is going to wage war, it would be them. I see BK and DM together as one. (...) Partially agree. These are the good guys, but they are the (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Victor Knight

(...) Lego seems to be portraying them as rebels. ("Rebel Chariot", etc). Rebels are not inherently evil.. or are you getting the "evil" element from their facial features, etc? But then being ugly makes them evil? Something about this cut-and-dry (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Eric Brouwer

I think the main reason I classify them as good vs. evil is that it is far more interesting to me. If I'm going to build large sites, and have actions performed by my figures, and possibly wirte a story around it, good vs. evil brings up more action (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Victor Knight

(...) Whatever does it for you is fair enough. (...) I wasn't suggesting everyone just gets along.. (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Leonard Hoffman

(...) i agree with victor. in my world there are many faction, none represent 'good' and none represent 'evil.' (i don't have an army of the undead either.. unfortunately).. i think the ideas of good and evil are more stagnant than just a plain free (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Victor Knight

(...) Exactly, the above is what I was trying to convey as mroe exciting to me than good vs. evil. (...) That's probably true considering the King's Castle and King's Mountain Fortress were lion castles, where as the smaller Knight's Castle and (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Evan Butzlaff

(...) Oooh, oooh! I am molding a mishappen squad of unead skeletal raiders, but as my money grows so shall the raiders. (23 years ago, 15-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Jason Reese

(...) One place Lego seems to be heavily implying that the Bulls are evil is on their flash website story part. One time I looked it over and they pretty much come out and say "King Leo and family are great, and would be in paradise if it weren't (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Don Herko

(...) Here goes am developing a Eur-Asian world Black Knights - Norsemen Full Lion Bodies - English (defense archer torsos are Scottish) Royal Knights (and King Leo torsos) - French (and Dutch) Fright Knights - Russian Black Falcons or Black Eagles (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Victor Knight

(...) Cool. You could outfit some minifigs in black (like the Blacktron torsos) with the Pirate Captain's hat for the elite totenkopf regiments of Prussia, it would closely match a drawing I've seen of one of the groups. However, that would be more (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Don Herko

(...) 196 - 4 brigades of chainmail soldiers and platemail (19 with the armor vest) cav with black and red striped pirates for navy chainmail torso with medalion for line officers two endor luke torsos for elite officers (...) 158 - 2 briades of (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions —Andrzej M. Szlaga

(...) Why? :) Have you ever seen Polish knight? (23 years ago, 20-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)

Re: Factions( Who evens needs them?) —Bryan Buckley

(...) Actually I have none of the lego factions in my medieval world. I like to be very original , so I have used none of the predetermined factions. I do use the LIon symbol for a kingdom but they are nothing like "The Lion Knights" or "Crusaders" (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)