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Haaa, we’ve been waiting for her for a while and she’s finally here! Playmobil has finally released for the year 2019-2020 a new collection of toys on the theme of knights, the Novelmore range!
In terms of buildings, it consists of the volcanic fortress of the Burnham Raiders 70221, the citadel of the Novelmore Knights 70222 and the great castle of the Novelmore Knights 70220! At the level of the extensions of the castles, there are two for the Novelmore Knights’ Castle: the extension wall and catapult for the Great Novelmore Knights’ Castle 9839 and an extension tower for the Great Novelmore Knights’ Castle 9840.
Playmobil has also brought to market packages larger than the basic castles with extensions such as the Maxiplaymo Novelmore II (reference PM1911M) which contains the large castle and its figures, the two extensions and four other Novelmore Playmobil knights. A large pack also exists on the Burnham Raiders side, it is the Maxiplaymo Burnham Raiders I (reference PM1908G) which includes the Burnham Raiders Volcanic Fortress 70221 as well as the extension facade with prison and breakable wall for the Volcanic Fortress 9841.

The history of the Novelmore Knights

But let’s go back to the knights’ camp we’re interested in, the Novelmore knights’ camp! The scenario proposed by the German toy brand is as follows: for the moment, peace reigns in the kingdom of Novelon. But this peace is threatened by the Burnham Raiders knights, who want to seize the armor that makes invincible, the Invicibus. But it has been hidden by a temporal sorcerer at the request of its creator, Dario Da Vinci. To possess it would give too much power to one side or the other! In case of attack, the Knights of Novelmore are waiting for them to fight back! Attacking their great castle won’t be easy!

In Playmobil’s Novelmore range, some very interesting new characters are appearing, especially on the Novelmore side:

• King John: this character dressed in blue and with a long white beard is a very strict king reigning over Novelmore. He is very close to tradition, which causes him conflicts with his son with more modern ideas, Prince Arwynn, who is to succeed him.
• Arwynn : this young man is the son of King John. Heir to the throne of Novelmore, the prince is different from his father, he has a great thirst for adventure. Modern and open to the world, he likes to take long walks in the kingdom.
• Dario Da Vinci : in addition to being Prince Arwynn’s best friend, he is also a fantastic inventor. It was he who created the armour that makes the wearer invincible, the Invicibus. To protect it from the Burnham Raiders, he asked the temporal sorcerer Timithor to hide it in a secret place.
• Lord Francis Forthwind : He’s a loyal knight to King John. Despite the fact that he is the Supreme Knight of the Order of Knights, he is not the last when it comes to lazing around and having a good time !
• Gwynn : The only female character in the range, she is a great friend of Prince Arwynn. Her will? To become Novelmore’s first female knight. Obstinate, she will do anything to achieve it !

Note that not all the characters mentioned above are present in set 70220, but you will find King John, Prince Arwynn, Dario Da Vinci and Lord Francis Forthwind. In addition to these characters, your child will find a horse and a wolf.

If you want to immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the Novelmore universe, take a look at the official English trailer released by Playmobil :

The Grand castle of the Novelmore Knights 70220

The Playmobil 70220 set is a very complete castle. The building is equipped with a drawbridge that can be raised and lowered mechanically. Two catapults built into the castle walls will repel the Burnham Raiders. A ballista will also defend the castle by firing stone projectiles. Stone-throwing gutters further strengthen the defence of the building.

A lifting platform allows the knights to move faster through the fortress. If by misfortune Burnham Raiders knights manage to enter, they can be trapped and forgotten directly through a trapdoor in the ground.

The castle also has a part of its wall that is breakable.

It won’t be easy for the Burnham Raiders to take the fortress!

Dimensions of the Grand Castle of Novelmore Playmobil 70220 : 79 cm x 57 cm x 44 cm. You will be able to enlarge it thanks to two extensions sold separately: the extension wall and catapult for the Grand Castle of the Novelmore Knights 9839 and the extension tower for the Grand Castle of the Novelmore Knights 9840.

To learn more about this superb castle, you can watch the video of its unboxing (in french) put online by Playmobil :

Building instructions of the Grand Castle of Novelmore 70220

Discover the instructions for use of the 70220 set from the great Novelmore Knights’ castle of Playmobil :

The Grand Novelmore Knights’ Castle of Playmobil 70220 is huge as it contains 374 rooms! Here are the components of this set:

• A wooden table (30 51 9102)
• A telescope and its support (30 08 3452 + 30 04 6293 + 30 04 6283)
• One barbecue with grill (30 60 9922 + 30 04 6333)
• One easel (30 60 9422)
• One wheelbarrow (30 05 3730 + 30 05 3740)
• A harness for horse (30 23 1620)
• A Playmobil horse (30 67 1770)
• A helmet armour for horse (30 20 3302)
• A paper message (30 82 3435)
• A message holder (30 04 0413)
• A wolf garment (30 62 7596)
• A Playmobil wolf (30 66 4580)
• One still (30 60 9432 + 30 04 6313 + 30 23 0392 + 30 04 6303)
• A pencil box with nib (30 20 1130 + 30 20 1140)
• An anvil and a chabotte (30 02 6660 + 30 02 6650)
• A bucket of water (30 02 6750 + 30 02 6760 + 30 25 7892)
• A toolbox (30 60 0210)
• One candle with candlestick (30 21 3492)
• A campfire (30 08 3870 + 30 05 0040)
• A newspaper with stickers (30 04 6273)
• A Playmobil Arwynn character, Knight of Novelmore (30 00 5054)
• Two pairs of gauntlets (2 x 30 20 3252)
• A Playmobil character King John of Novelmore (30 00 5044)
• A pair of shoulder pads (30 20 3252)
• A blue cape (30 04 6143)
• A crown Argent (30 25 1872)
• A Playmobil character Dario Da Vanci (30 00 5084)
• A pair of brown gloves (30 04 6263)
• A brown hat with a yellow feather (30 62 9706 + 30 04 6253)
• A belt bursary (30 02 3210)
• A Playmobil Novelmore knight figure Lord Francis Forthwind (30 13 1690)
• One breastplate (30 62 9646)
• One knight’s helmet with visor (30 09 9460 + 30 02 3290)
• A knight’s helmet feather (30 04 6203)
• A pair of gauntlets (30 21 1313)
• A castle wall with round window and door frame (30 04 6693)
• A right castle wall (30 04 6623)
• A castle wall left (30 04 6633)
• Four small castle walls (30 51 9162)
• A castle tower (30 65 2604)
• Castle entrance (30 04 6343)
• Two right and left castle side walls (30 51 9112)
• Two castle walls, one with a hole (30 51 9152)
• Three castle walls, one with a hole, one full, one with a loophole (30 51 9222)
• A piece of wall (30 04 6833)
• A piece of wall (30 04 6673)
• Four wall panels (4 x 30 04 6463)
• A castle wall (30 46 5592)
• A castle wall (30 46 5902)
• A floor with round opening (30 04 6753)
• A large stone floor (30 04 6683)
• A small stone floor with square opening (30 04 6813)
• A U-shaped stone floor (30 04 6763)
• A wooden grill (30 04 6823)
• A grey wooden shutter (30 04 6793)
• One grey wooden shutter (30 04 6363)
• A tower top with cannon emplacement (30 04 6783)
• A dark grey soil (30 04 6353)
• Two corners of stone walls (2 x 30 04 6403)
• Two wall corners (2 x 30 04 6573)
• A wall with arch (30 04 6733)
• Two large walls with loopholes (2 x 30 04 6423)
• A castle wall with two holes (30 45 5912)
• A large stone wall with large opening (30 45 5582)
• Two small walls with battlements (right and left)

(30 51 9212)

• Set of wooden parts for trapdoor (30 51 9182)
• Two-piece dark grey for trapdoor (30 51 9192)
• Two small grey floors (30 51 9172)
• Four half gears for drawbridge (30 51 9122)
• Three small straight walls (30 51 9342)
• Two stone columns, one right, the other left (30 51 9132)
• Two stone end walls, right and left (30 51 9202)
• Three small walls with battlements (30 51 9232)
• Drawbridge (30 62 9736)
• One drawbridge frame and one lever (30 04 6383)
• Two large blue doors, right and left (30 62 9766 + 30 62 9776)
• Four door wings, two right, two left (2 x 30 62 9746 + 2 x 30 62 9756)
• Two stone door frames (2 x 30 04 6713)
• Two wooden doors (2 x 30 27 2200)
• Two doors with grill (2 x 30 04 9743)
• A round window (30 04 6703)
• A small dark grey soil (30 04 6563)
• Four dark grey boards, two left, two right (2 x 30 51 9302)
• Two small dark grey boards (2 x 30 04 6613)
• Two small dark grey boards (2 x 30 04 5473)
• Two dark grey wing angles (2 x 30 04 6603)
• Two small triangular pieces with rounded edge dark grey (2 x 30 04 6413)
• Two barred windows (2 x 30 04 6803)
• Three loopholes (3 x 30 04 6643)
• Two wooden buckets (2 x 30 07 6830)
• A sheet of stickers (30 82 3455)
• Two catapult arms (2 x 30 04 6433)
• Two wooden columns for catapult (2 x 30 04 6583)
• Two small white columns (2 x 30 04 6593)
• A large scale (30 21 9630)
• One flag pole (30 29 2960)
• A wooden frame (30 04 6523)
• A small wooden ladder (30 04 6843)
• Wooden steps (30 04 6393)
• Four gears (4 x 30 04 6443)
• Two metal parts for catapult (2 x 30 07 6840)
• Two metal door arches (2 x 30 07 6840)
• A throne (30 02 2250)
• A blue safe (30 65 2514)
• A halberd (30 21 8382)
• A large Novelmore knight’s banner (30 82 3415)
• Two small banners (2 x 30 82 3425)
• An Excalibur sword (30 04 6183)
• One sword (30 24 7480)
• A scepter (30 04 6153)
• One assembly wrench (30 65 8822)
• One ECU (30 62 7586)
• One large and one small bench (30 61 3290)
• A small bench (30 04 6323)
• Three flagpoles (3 x 30 04 6863)