The Crusaders were one of the factions in LEGO’s Castle theme. The Crusaders first appeared in 1984 and last to 1992. Since I was born in the early 80`s I remember looking at the old ads and wanting a large army of the Crusaders.

After the first Castle theme from 1978 was ended. The Crusaders and Black Falcons were introduced in 1984. In Canada and Australia, the Crusaders and Black Falcons were known as the Lion Crest and Eagle Crest factions.

Uniform and symbols

The symbol of the Crusaders is an upright lion with a crown on its head. This symbol was featured on shields which were available in two variants with either a golden lion on a blue background or a blue lion on a yellow background. In 6041 Army Shop there was a unique red flag piece with the lion crest on it which was only available in this set.

Some guards of the Crusaders had the lion crest emblazoned on their torso pieces, while others had a crest with crossed axes.