Lego Castle Full History

[@StudframeAnimations]

It was a joy to collaborate with you on the intro! I'm very proud of what we have made. Also, Bull Knights forever! 😄

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Dude was an absolute blast! It came out so well! So many great Castle references in it!

[@BrotherhoodWorkshop]

LOVE IT! Feels like a cutscene from an old LEGO game.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

@@BrotherhoodWorkshop right???? It’s the intro to the LEGO castle game that should have been made! Studframe does a lot of awesome animations in this style for old video games!

[@dannyfordjohnson]

Incredible work on that intro!

[@StudframeAnimations]

@@BrotherhoodWorkshop Thank you so much! I adore the old LEGO games and my videos try to bring then to the modern times. 😁

[@historyman8671]

Ok whoa that intro caught me off guard. Absolutely perfect.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Right! It’s so good!

[@StudframeAnimations]

Glad you like it! 😄

[@Starscream-f5r]

The fantasy era skeletons will always be my favourite. It would be so cool if they remade some of the figures with new printing on the armour

[@BrickingUpBrad]

That would be awesome!

[@amandajohnston6915]

That intro is fire.

[@StudframeAnimations]

Thank you! 😄

[@mageofmoltor]

I love the positive stance you take at the end. And your script was nice and concise for this video length.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Thank you! I tried to keep it moving and only touch on the important parts of each era! I felt like I had to add in that stance because it’s how I really feel about Lego castle. I also know that I talked negatively about certain themes during the video, but I only did that because I felt like it was important to the history of Lego castle!

[@BDD_Builds]

Fantastic overview! Such a cruel irony that my childhood castle themes were Knights Kingdoms 1 and 2, while my LEGO dark ages occurred during the superior (at least in my opinion) Fantasy era and Kingdoms... I wish I had some of the minifigures from those themes, but they're just so expensive. I take solace knowing that the current era of LEGO castle is super good. The sets and new remade castle minifigure factions released in the past few years are so amazing!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Thank you! Yeah fantasy era is a fantastic theme they really did. Great job on it!

[@ducktheseraph]

Yesss the intro is sick! I've long been a fan of Dragon Masters because of Majisto and a faction that cared about utilizing dragons and not just fighting them. However my absolute favorite is the underappreciated 2013 Red Dragon Knights. The red Dragon fig, Dragon Wizard and an evil theme for Dragon knights just stuck with me. Especially the shield design which is my favorite. I also like that there isn't really much of any lore besides the Dragon Wizard being a potions master, so it's really let me develop my own lore and tie things in without trying to step on the "Lego Canon". Maybe one day when it's more put together I'll share what I've done with them.

[@MrPodzki]

Those pesky Woflpack bandits are relentless - even in your fresh Tavern Talk intro. Great effort Brad, as always! 🧙‍♂

[@BrickingUpBrad]

You know those wolf pack. Always looking for a chance to swipe some gold😉. Thank you!

[@MrPodzki]

​@@BrickingUpBradthis may be why Lego is just by default going for the Lion and Dragon factions - to stop these bandits if they ever re-emerge 😂🧙🏻‍♂️

[@klausM54]

When being born in 1977 it's impossible to beat the appeal the original Lion Knights (never called Crusaders in Europe) and Black Falcons theme had during my childhood. And with this background it very much feels like the 2021-2024 remake and special era is specifically tailored for GenX. Thanks for the complete overview!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Oh yeah I have a feeling that’s the audience Lego is targeting right now. When knows in 20 years they might target the fans of kingdoms and fantasy era!

[@flg92]

I think this is a great introduction of Castle. You kept it mostly unbiased and simple for new fans. Minor mistake, Dark Forest wasn’t the last bandit faction, the Bulls were. Cedric the Bull was also named Robber Chief. Great work, loved the intro.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

I felt like I was a little biased in it😂. But when I said dark forest was the last rogue faction I also said the last rogue faction that has buildings in the forest. Yes we got a robber faction in ninja and knights kingdom 2 but they were different.

[@lucapietrangeli270]

That intro was awesome!!

[@SargeJim]

The intro is fantastic, makes me feel nostalgia for castle. Great work ❤

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Right?!? If Lego castle ever had a video game that would be the intro it has😂

[@Pigraider268]

KK II buildable figure made me who I am today. Ye I know itbsounds cheesy, but thats actually true. They made me interested in knights which later down the line was turned into a history fascination which pushed me towards major with that direction :)

[@BrickingUpBrad]

That’s really cool!

[@jmstudios8920]

Love the new intro!!!

[@StudframeAnimations]

Thank you! ❤

[@MikeCantrell-y7y]

Love the intro

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Thank you!

[@nikolababic3588]

6:52 is the 1st lego set that I ever got as kid. I remember like it was yesterday, was so happy. It was around year 2000.

[@Shpitch]

intro is great! It's cool you've never mentioned your favorites and just got overall review with true appreciation for all)

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Thank you! When it comes down to it I love every era of Lego castle and just want more people to understand this amazing theme!

[@DragonMasterSubo]

Awesome video and crazy cool intro. I will always give a ton of props to Fright Knights and Knights Kingdom 1 for having so many tiny sets to fill out your collection with. 5 to 7 dollar lego sets were great.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Yeah they did a fantastic job with the small sets from those themes!

[@rachaelstokes9447]

It’s really nice that you make these tavern talk videos especially for someone like me who is just getting into castle 🏰,it is kinda overwhelming!

[@TeflonDave]

AMAZING new intro! Another great video! These just get better and better. Keep it up!

[@StudframeAnimations]

Thank you!❤

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Ayyy thanks so much!

[@darkroy610]

I can't stop watching videos like this every other day but everytime I watch I get anxious for missing out on all other Sets of my favourite theme instead of the three sets that made my childhood

[@nerve_0702]

It’s awful. Now with adult money, it’s hard to not buy them. I just bought 7 sets in less than three weeks. I’m probably going to buy the forest fortress brink link set and the LOTR Rivendell set in about a couple weeks

[@LlamaWarrior101]

I saw the teaser you posted for the intro, but this blew me away! great video as well!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Right so good!

[@StudframeAnimations]

Thank you! ❤

[@anaranjado8635]

16:54, I have never been in an argument about old vs new Lego Castle themes

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Not everyone has, but sadly it is an argument I have seen many times in diffrent ways.

[@anaranjado8635]

@@BrickingUpBrad before we find world peace, we gotta find peace in the war in LEGO castle themes, 2pac Shakur, paraphrased

[@nkende]

Incredible video Brad! I really hope the recent popularity of Castle will lead to more affordable sets. Also, I love the new intro, StudframeAnimations did an amazing job!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Same, fingers crossed! He knocked it out of the park!

[@StudframeAnimations]

Thank you so much! I appreciate that!❤

[@SiOConnor]

Wow! This is a mini documentary and I loved it! So much info and you can tell you put lots of work and research into it! The intro is amazing too!!Thanks Brad 😀

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Glad you enjoyed it! I really wanted a video that was like intro to Lego castle lol! Studframe killed it on that intro👌

[@fortcastellan1730]

The Royal Knights were the last faction I collected as a kid. What I loved about the olden days was that every faction had a massive home-base. King's Castle, Black Falcon's Fortress, The Forestmen's Hide-out, Black Monarch's Castle, etc. If you stuck around for more than a year you had enough figures and castles to set up multiple fully-realized kingdoms; not just invaders and defenders. The only thing that era lacked was an adequate civilian population. Back then I was desperate for some peasantry to surround my castles...

[@schoontoon]

Aw man, thanks for the trip down memory lane. I had a giant Vladek foam sword and shield that I loved

[@rumpelpumpel7687]

Good God!! That intro is so perfect 🤩 the bricks and figs even have stains and impurities like real used Lego. soooo good! 😃

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Stud frame animation killed it!

[@StudframeAnimations]

Thank you so much! 😄

[@Wolfpackn8]

Great work here. Intro fantastic, info and details great. I’ll always be partial to the Wolfpack and early 90’s sets. Best time for Castle in my opinion.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Thank you!

[@dominicpaul1]

That INTRO sequence is absolutely beautiful 👌😮🥰❤️ And, in the most complimentary way, it really reminded me of how I Imagined a magic medieval setting - as a young kid I read all the early discworld books by terry pratchett and somehow you've brought that whimsical and magical atmosphere onto the screen! Wonderful job. I could quite happily watch that intro on loop and just do LEGO with my wife in absolute peace. Top job💥❤️

[@StudframeAnimations]

Thank you so much! That was very nice to read. I’m glad you like it! ❤

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Appreciate it!

[@joycekarenmirano8771]

Okay, had to pause the video for a sec just to acknowledge that very sick intro. Well done

[@StudframeAnimations]

Hahah thank you!

[@Lowlight23]

Great video! Castle is my favorite Lego theme. I have a bunch of cool castles that I like to mix all kinds of minifigures on. Star Wars, Marvel, Castle, and etc ALL go on my castle sets. ❤️

[@KnightofHyrule26]

Awesome intro and great video! Hopefully this intro is the new norm for Tavern Talk??

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Oh 100 perfect! It will be the new intro for all future tavern talks!

[@loreescape47]

LOVE the intro! That must have taken a really long time, it's so cool to see all the eras of Castle brought to life like that. Great idea, fantastic execution.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Thank you! Studframe animation did it! He absolutely knocked it out of the park!

[@StudframeAnimations]

Thank you both! ❤

[@theRainbowWhoovesshow]

I love the intro, it's very lego creator harry potter 😍

[@StudframeAnimations]

Thank you, glad you like it! 😄

[@namenlosforever7129]

I love the new intro😊

[@StudframeAnimations]

Thanks! 😁

[@funstuffwithboss]

cool intro

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Thank you!

[@KecksBricks]

Yeah you weren't kidding about intro. Absolutely amazing!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Right!?!? It’s Absolutely amazing!

[@Survivor_based]

COOL INTRO 😎

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Thank you!

[@joshrandall5586]

Intro is absolute fire

[@StudframeAnimations]

Thank you! ❤

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Ayy thanks!

[@ligmafeet9597]

man, keep up with this awsome content!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Thank you so much!

[@ChrisHoward-cs3uu]

I was skeptical of this history video. Well done!!!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Thank you! I always try to do very in-depth looks at Lego themes!

[@matouschovanec2567]

I love how lego casle just refuses to die

[@Randomark3087]

Growing up in the 90s I had Legos, but I didn't REALLY get into until the end of the decade. The medieval, and space will always be my favorite themes. Lego Knights and Castle were my most favorite of the medieval.

[@davidpaul-xk2of]

Thank you for sharing. A lot of memories brought back. I have a lot of mini figures to go through and I actually think I have the orc boat! Next to find the pieces 💪😎

[@CupcakeMan337]

I’m so lucky to have this as my first tavern talk video, but I have a old knights joust knight ( not a horse rider ) which I love its simplicity

[@BrickingUpBrad]

This is a great tavern talk to start with! I highly recommend checking out the rest if you enjoyed this one!

[@CupcakeMan337]

@@BrickingUpBradsorry if Im bothering you but could you please do a video featuring the classic knights (knights from Knights procession, Yellow castle Etc.?

[@BrickingUpBrad]

@@CupcakeMan337 I did do a video on that! I think it’s called the untold story of the yellow castle!

[@CupcakeMan337]

@@BrickingUpBrad Thank you for telling me I watched it and it was great!

[@carloscabello4392]

That intro was buzzin 👌🏼

[@StudframeAnimations]

Hahah thanks!

[@SuperSecretBricks]

Thank you for including the DUPLO castles. Those are pretty fun, but very rare to come by! Too bad Belville didn't get a mention, in any case that's the most complete LEGO castle overview there is!

[@empire0]

Been a Lego Castle fan since the 80's, just happy to see the theme lives on in 2024 through Ideas and Bricklink Designer Program. Really wish I got back into Lego a few years earlier when Kingdoms was out

[@RuinsOfGondolin]

This video got me bricked up

[@cursive3807]

As a long standing space Lego theme fan, nexo knights really made me go back and appreciate the Castle theme as a whole.

[@AurelianDominatus]

lov e t]he new intro mate!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Ayy thanks so much!

[@StudframeAnimations]

I appreciate that! ❤

[@JohanJakobsen-d6p]

What a wonderful intro ❤

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Thank you!

[@StudframeAnimations]

Thank you! ❤

[@I_forgot3]

We love you bricked up brad

[@benparker1822]

Nice opening animation!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Right! It’s so good!

[@StudframeAnimations]

@@benparker1822 Thanks! I appreciate that! 😁

[@1by1Brick]

Another great tavern talk video! Fantasy era is my favorite, probably because I'm into LOTR and the Warcraft universe 😄

[@BrickingUpBrad]

That makes a lot of sense😂

[@precascer8221]

I'm not a lego castle guy, but I got that rapier unicorn knight from the BAM pieces and it's so damn pretty. The prints and color scheme; y'all eating good recently.

[@jimmyt7233]

Great intro and video overall

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@wyattstudios21]

Sweet intro dude

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Thank you!

[@StudframeAnimations]

Thank you so much!

[@MayoHosko]

Forestmen is my favourite faction hands down. I had no idea the royal knights king was named Richard. I grew up with fantasy castle but the subtheme I first collected was strangely 2013 castle. Black knights castle is my favourite LEGO castle ever

[@TX_Blake]

Holy crap, not only is this whole video great, but I want a ten hour loop of the new intro.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Don’t worry studfram animation (the person who made it) will be uploading it to his channel soon! So please just do that when he uploads it lol! He deserves a lot of praise for making it that good!

[@StudframeAnimations]

@@TX_Blake Hahah thank you so much! 😁

[@QalOrt]

That intro is smooth

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Ayy thanks!

[@StudframeAnimations]

Cheers! 😁

[@RobertoRamirez-bk3no]

Love the new intro!! 🏰

[@StudframeAnimations]

@@RobertoRamirez-bk3no Thank you! Glad you like it! 😁

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Glad you like it!

[@yaolin3040]

I grew up when the Dwarf and Troll Lego sets came out. Seeing them again in this video gives me a wave of nostalgia.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

That era of Lego castle was amazing!

[@yaolin3040]

@@BrickingUpBrad I explicitly remember walking through the Target toy isle and asking (pleading) to my mom to get me that 60 dollar Dwarf Mine lego set for Christmas.

[@wietsedouma4021]

Wen you said 'what ever ninja,s do nowadays' i was like: so true😂 i like your video's BTW 😁👍

[@BrickingUpBrad]

😂😂😂 thank you!

[@hanvanuffelen8546]

Thanks for the quick overview. A nice refresher to watch, and I completely overlooked the ninja era :0

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Ninja era is honestly really cool!

[@hanvanuffelen8546]

@@BrickingUpBrad Yea. Love the architecture especially

[@BrickyBobby]

Awesome vid brad!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Glad you liked it!

[@opossumbandit4960]

The viking theme was awesome! Absolutely loved the minifigures and the weapons. The 2007 fantasy era was also definitely the best. So much nostalgia!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Those two themes were both S tier castle themes!

[@hubertop1247]

4:30 shattering decision while discussing toy playsets

[@MeatyTofu]

great video, very well done!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Thank you very much!

[@KingCamTube]

I finally saved yo enough to order the lion Knights castle. I would have never got into lego castle as much as i am without your videos. My favorite castle themes are fantasy era and 2013 castle.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Let’s go!! It’s a great set hope you enjoy the build! Both great themes! Doing my 2013 castle video here very soon! Working on it right now!

[@KingCamTube]

@@BrickingUpBrad So far the build has been fun. I just finished book 1. I can't wait to see your 2013 castle video.

[@DOOMHAMMER-XIII]

If Lego ever plans to make a video game, I hope it will be a Wargame based on the entire Castle Line and the Medieval Fantasy Theme, they literally have Factions to fill a very solid Roster and knowing that we are talking about Lego I think about the madness and possibilities when thinking about "Creating your own castle" or "Creating your own War machine"

[@BrickingUpBrad]

That would be so cool but i don’t think they would ever do it

[@joeywelander1833]

With the release of Knights Kingdom I lost interest in new Castle sets. Fortunately I discovered Bricklink at the same time so I could add to my collection of previous themes. With Knights Kingdom 2 I had lost all hope in regaining any interest in new sets but the Kingdoms line managed to get me interested again. Such a shame that it was so short lived. Nowadays i mostly focus on the 80s and early 90s themes by buying sets from Bricklink or building MOCs. It has also been great to see all the new castle sets since 2020, from the current era I especially like the Creator Castle.

[@evan.7207]

Grew up with 2013 Lion Knights 💪 Underrated

[@WasThatTheBiteOf87-83]

7:57 Right now he's VERY important for classic spacemans

[@vintagelegos]

What an epic intro! Wow

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@StudframeAnimations]

Thank you!❤

[@AurelianDominatus]

good overview even better video!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Thank you!

[@charless1145]

Ideas blacksmith, viking village, viking ship, and the falcon castle 3-in-1 are all amazing. I really want the lion knights castle, and I'd love to have the classic sets, but 40 and 50 year old sets are hard to come by, as are the unpopular lines between

[@Raptermonster24]

I had 2013 castle and it was my favourite Lego I have ever gotten I had almost every set bah the dragon set but all the others

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Nice! Just picked up some of the sets from that era!

[@Raptermonster24]

@@BrickingUpBrad cool I can never figure out how to get more Lego knights stuff since that line ended I always end up missing that the new sets are out till they are already off sale

[@dannyfordjohnson]

Brad this is your best yet! Great work, really cool to see how things changed over the years!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

I appreciate that! Right! It’s really interesting to see the progress of this theme!

[@kcdguides-j3q]

Brad that intro was insanely good

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Thank you!

[@venenomecca858]

I’m fuckin wit the intro 💯💯💯 reminds me of those old Lego video game cutscenes

[@BrickingUpBrad]

@@venenomecca858 right! It’s like if Lego castle had a video game!

[@seantomlinson3320]

That was really neat. I was born in 83 so I had some of the middle ear to enjoy. I missed my pieces! Especially my mounted knights.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Yeah, the early castle sets were so good!

[@owenlewis1062]

the intro goes crazy

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Ayy thanks!

[@StudframeAnimations]

Haha thank you!

[@saltytbone]

The post-Kingdom Castle theme was fine, but it was completely overshadowed by Lord of the Rings theme in my mind. Also that Duplo castle looks great and I wish I paid attention to it when it was available.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Yeah 2013 castle was definitely over shadowed by many other themes

[@lolbabo7758]

cool intro 😎👍

[@StudframeAnimations]

@@lolbabo7758 Thank you! 😄

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Right?!?

[@MichaeldeSousaCruz]

Great video! What a blast through the past to the present. However, the amount of love I have in my heart for my Black Falcons, Forestmen, Wolfpack, Basil and the Bat Knights, Vikings, and Snow Guardians must be balanced with equal hatred of the other factions… 😉 my heroes need villains anyways… and I absolutely love the scale mail dragon knights and chainmail red lions with no crests from Kingdoms, I’ve made them each a separate faction.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Thank you!

[@MatiNuva1724]

I'm SO happy You included Ninja. Many people ignore this subtheme becuse "it's not Knights" and it annoys me mainly becuse it's one of my favorite themes overall

[@BrickingUpBrad]

It’s definitely a castle theme and it’s so good! It also basically just knights from a different area of the world😂

[@ReeseCallahan-x3w]

Great intro

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Appreciate it!

[@benparker1822]

I still want that 2013 Castle Dragon.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Same!

[@Cody-5501]

Black falcon goats

[@Hadras7094]

Thanks for including the duplo knights. I had the knights castle as a kid, and everyone just forgets about the subtheme

[@BrickingUpBrad]

It’s very underrated! I think so many people forget about it though is because they are not sold a lot.

[@thecondorflyght8964]

Excellent work. The one I first grew up with was Knights Kingdom 2. I loved the whole look of the figures, and the animated stories were great. Wasn't as big of a fan of the later waves, mainly the second wave armour which had strange colours, but the sets looked great. Castle 1 was fun too, and so was Kingdoms with fantasy elements, with a level of realism. Unfortunately Castle 2 went a bit under the radar for me. Which is a shame, as it lead to Nexo Knights, which I absolutely hate.

[@anangryhessian]

Even tho I didn't have a ton of the sets I have alot of nostalgia for knights kingdom 1 mainly due to the lego chess computer game I had growing up I believe it also features pirates and western but it was honestly so much fun!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

That’s the same reason I have nostalgia for dragon masters - fright knights which was because I loved Lego racers growing up!

[@Mammalmage]

I still have Basil the Bat Lord and dragon from when I was a kid.(lost his cape though)

[@sir_wesley86]

well done as always!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Thank you!

[@thatScoutdog]

Bro went official and got a fancy animation. Nice going

[@BrickingUpBrad]

I couldn’t keep using that old one 😂😂 it wasn’t great but I didn’t know what else to do lol. Stud frame animation did this one and made it 100 times better!

[@jf_kein_k8590]

Grew up on Knights Kingdom 1 with Cedric and Princess Storm. Also the Vikings. (Just for themes mentioned in this video.) But I also still have the old Shogun with a cart. Kinda hoping the Bulls under Cedric make a return one day.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

I also hope that Cedric and the bulls come back!

[@matth3wc]

I really like Knights Kingdom II, to me its great beacuse it's how castle would exist in a lego universe. I loved the story, so much work went into it. I loved the sets as a kid, they were so much fun to play with. I like how each of the knights are very unique. I wish it got more love. Also that baseplate that the castle of Morcia came with was the best! built so many star wars bases off of it!

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Yeah knights kingdom 2 was really cool! So much lore!

[@hoyer]

Ah the 90s. The era of the first king, the first wizard and the talest castle. A golden era for the royal knights. We can only hope that they will one day return, so that brad can put them into the intro.

[@BrickingUpBrad]

Honestly almost put king Richard in the intro but I already had to many characters from that era lol! But I will be doing a royal knights tavern talk in august!