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Castle / 1979

Classic - Knights Tournament Knight Red, Black Legs with Red Hips

MinifiguresOfficial LEGO

This red Tournament Knight belongs to LEGO Castle's foundational generation, when medieval storytelling was still built from a remarkably small vocabulary of colors and accessories. The body is simple, the face is the universal smile, and there is no elaborate faction biography. Yet add a helmet, shield, horse, or lance and the role becomes immediate. That economy is part of the early minifigure's genius: LEGO did not need to sculpt a unique knight for every story. A handful of interchangeable parts could generate an entire tournament, army, or kingdom in the child's imagination.

Catalog number
cas230
Year
1979
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