Empire of the Brick

Category: Medieval Europe

  • LEGO Vikings, Voyagers of the Brick Seas

    LEGO Vikings, Voyagers of the Brick Seas

    Introduction The appeal of depicting Vikings for a Danish toy company is obvious, and Vikings were a natural fit for the LEGO® Castle theme (product line), given that these seafaring warriors were Danes, Swedes, Geats, and Norwegians, but it took until 2005 for The LEGO® Group to depict Vikings, accept for a model that appeared…

  • Lego Castle Product Lines, Part I (1960-1983)

    Lego Castle Product Lines, Part I (1960-1983)

    Introduction Long before The LEGO® Group sold castle sets, the company depicted a drawing of a castle in the very first LEGO Building Idea Book the company published in 1960.[1]  The LEGO Building Idea Book was meant to inspire children with concepts for constructing models with pieces from the basic sets then available.  The castle…

  • What is Brickmania?

    What is Brickmania?

    Like building with LEGO® bricks?  Like vehicles from World War 2?  Then Brickmania’s the place for you!  At least, that’s the company’s reputation. This is a matter of an organization having evolved and narrowed its focus as Brickmania, L.L.C. originally made a product line of medieval civilian buildings that supplemented the LEGO® Castle theme before…