The Most Disturbing Lego Set Ever: Lego Castle 1981 - Knight's Procession

#retroblasting #lego #crusades
Michael resurrects childhood Castle Lego toys, and discovers an enigmatic set in the pile of 1980s memories. What is this really and truly?

[bernardoohigginsvevo]

I'm pretty sure it's a dismembered knight. You have the yellow cylinder for the head, the gray one for the helmet, the yellow 2x1 for a torso, and the blue and red for his clothes.

[DiamondAppendixVODs]

My first thought was "the thing being carted is a corpse"
Then I thought about it some more and realised the colours of the bricks in the cart are the same as the knights. This isn't just a corpse, but the mangled remains of a comrade

[Thewanderers]

You have quite the head canon for this set.

I'm betting someone at lego just said "we need a castle set in the $5 price range" and this one is what came out.

"Why are there six knights instead of anything to build?"

"Uhhh...it's a parade. Uhhh...make that procession to sound old-timey."

[dylanrhodes]

The term procession can also be used for funerals. Based off the colors and the round yellow brick it also appears to be, a disassembled (to appear less noticable) Lego Knight.

[VMC_Boy]

This is why the classic sets are so good. They let imagination fill in the gaps.

[LusiferSam]

Knight's Procession is only the US name. In the UK it's called Medieval Knights. In Dutch the name is 6 ridders met buit, which translates as 6 knights with loot. In French, Défilé des chevaliers or Parade of knights. In Luxembourgish, Wapenknechten or Armsmen. And in German it's, Ritter or Knight.

[typexfurieux]

I'm from Belgium and that set looks like the religious processions we still do in some parts of the counrty. Most cities have relics that we carry around the town, by foot, once a year. The tradition goes back to medieval time and some people are even dressed like medieval folks. Whan I saw your Lego set, I immediately thought of that so you might be right.

[theduh]

I always thought it was like that "BRING OUT YER DEAD" cart early in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and "procession" meant like a funeral procession. That said your video is really well researched and compelling, and I can't decide which would be more accurate

[Orbwn]

When I hear procession I normally think funeral, but that would mean that the body in the cart is brutally dismembered 😟

[ThreeUnremarkableWords]

I love the disssonance between the sentence "Have they just left the slaughter, or are they about to head into one of the most notorious in history" spoken over 6 lego faces that smile like they know no evil.

[scottknudsen]

The combination of Lego history and actual history in this video is fantastic. Nice detective work!

[Drummer]

If Brickmania sold the "Knights Procession" kit today, they'd be like, "yeah... that'll be

[bjornjorgensen]

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[jacktribble]

Never crossed your mind that it might be a fallen compatriot? I've heard of funeral processions. Never once have I heard moving loot referred to that way.

[pieterpuk]

Its the leftover body parts of the slain king of Legoland. The procession is in essence an honorary rite to return the body of the fallen king, mutilated as it may be, to the kingdom of its origin.
After this event, a war of succession broke out between different factions. This plunged the once prosperous kingdom into centuries of war, between the known and lesser known factions to follow in succeeding generations of Lego Castle. Factions like the Black Falcons, the Wolf Pack and Lion Knights are all examples of these. And the previously small forestmen band of thieves expanded to become a dominant force of pseudo-democratic rebellion against any and all pretenders to the throne. This eventually led to the worship and unleashing of dark, forgotten forces of magic and legend, leading to the rise of Majisto, witchcraft, necromancy, the re-emergence of dragons, the creation of Basil the Bat Lord and the Curse of Orcus to turn men into Orcs.
Or thats my headcanon, anyway. Gotta find some way to explain all these different castle sets in my possession.

[shepherd]

Ive had royal funerals on the mind since the death of Elizabeth the second and i think that this set could be a bunch of loyal knights carrying off the cut up body of their lord after a battle, a practice common to soldiers of medieval armies, and as this group of soldiers has no name they might be what remains of a once mighty force now deposed from power and forgotten by their fellow knights

[leogio]

I thought for sure you were gonna say they were carrying a dismembered knight because the colors of the bricks on the cart are perfectly matching those which the knights have. red and blue shirts, yellow head, and grey helms and pants

[twokoolskool]

Sometimes a knight's procession is just a knight's procession...

[robertsirico]

As a child in the 70’s that set was a favorite because it was an inexpensive extra cashe of “Lego guys” … and all we kids knew the cart was for carry the dead one back to his funeral. The castle theme remains my favorite and when my kids were growing up they each had their favorite lego theme that we built together, but for me … it will always be the castles ❤

[ZuluUtahKiloOscar]

I know you said LEGO is a slippery slope collecting-wise, especially as a content creator, but those little dioramas you made to illustrate your points and your track record of intelligent commentary really makes me crave more RB LEGO stuff.

I’m biased, though. I’m addicted to those little plastic bricks.