Black Knight (Monty Python)
The Black Knight in the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a character that challenges and kills passerby in duels. As his name suggests, he is a knight who guards a tiny bridge for unknown reasons. King Arthur must fight the Black Knight, but after a short battle the Knight’s left arm is severed.
However, even at this the Knight refuses to stand aside, insisting «‘Tis but a scratch; I’ve had worse,» and fights on. Next his right arm, which had been holding his sword, is also removed, but he still does not concede. As the Knight is literally disarmed, Arthur assumes the fight is over and kneels to offer a prayer to God. The Black Knight interrupts Arthur’s prayer of thanks for his victory by kicking him in the side of the head and accusing him of cowardice; when Arthur points out his injuries he insists «it’s just a flesh wound!». In response to the continued kicks and insults, Arthur chops off one of the Black Knight’s legs. At this point, Arthur is extremely annoyed at The Black Knights persistence, and angrily asks the Black Knight if he is «going to bleed on him». The Black Knight replies by saying, «I’m invincible!». Arthur finally cuts off the other leg. The Black Knight then offers to «call it a draw» as Arthur puts his sword away then summons Patsy and «rides» away, leaving the Black Knight to scream threats at him («Come back here and take what’s coming to you! I’ll bite your legs off!»), whereupon the scene fades out.
The Black Knight was a fairly weak-fighter but nigh unstoppable in sheer determination, few villains have been as steadfast in their goals as this guy, surviving wounds that would kill an ordinary man this fearless Knight did all in his somewhat limited power to make good on his promise that «None shall pass».
Black Knight (Monty Python)
The Black Knight is a fictional character in the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. As his name suggests, he is a swordplay, he suffers from unchecked overconfidence and a staunch refusal ever to give up. Though he only appeared in one scene, he has become one of the most popular characters of the entire film [ citation needed ] .
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In the film, King Arthur ( Graham Chapman ), accompanied by his trusty John Cleese) and a court on the Round Table , but he only stands still, holding his sword, and makes no response until Arthur moves to cross the bridge; he then refuses to stand aside. Reluctantly, Arthur fights the Black Knight, and after a short battle the Knight’s left arm is severed.
However, even at this the Knight refuses to stand aside, insisting «‘Tis but a scratch; I’ve had worse,» and fights on. Next his right arm, which had been holding his sword, is also removed, but he still does not concede. As the Knight is literally disarmed, Arthur assumes the fight is over and kneels to offer a prayer to God. The Black Knight interrupts Arthur’s prayer of thanks for his victory by kicking him in the side of the head and accusing him of cowardice; when Arthur points out his injuries he insists «it’s just a flesh wound !» In response to the continued kicks and insults, Arthur chops off first one leg and finally the other, at which point he offers the Black Knight to «call it a Behind the scenes [ ]
According to the DVD audio commentary (Cleese, Palin, Idle audio track), the sequence originated in a story told to Cleese when he was attending an English class during his school days. Two [1] a blacksmith who lived near the film shoot (not to be confused with Richard Burton , the Welsh actor of the same name), because, according to the DVD commentary, Cleese couldn’t balance well on one leg. After the Knight’s remaining leg is cut off, the quadruple-amputee that remains is again Cleese. Cleese still boasts that he had Richard Burton as his stunt double [ citation needed ] .
Cultural references [ ]
- A skill of the Warrior class in Guild Wars Nightfall is called «It’s just a flesh wound!»
- A skill of the Warrior class in sniper Bullseye is hit on the run he replies «it’s only a flesh wound»
- In Bleach, Chad is injured by Renji Abarai in training, cheering him on Kuroud says «Sado-san, it’s just a flesh wound!»
- In the Jeff Dunham , when Dunham tells Achmed he’s dead, the puppet denies this, and when Denham claims him to be all bone, he replies «It’s just a flesh wound.»
- Appears in Lemon Demon as one who helps defeat Chuck Norris.
- A cheat in Heroes of Might and Magic III , NWCFleshWound, gives the player an army of black knights
- In World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King , Kologarn, a boss in the raid dungeon Ulduar, makes numerous references to the Black Knight, such as saying «None shall pass!» once aggroed, and «I’m invincible!» once enraged.
- In the FunOrb game Miner Disturbance, one of the possible game over messages upon death by explosives is «Tis only a flesh wound!».
- In the PC game Battlechess , using a knight to capture another knight shows a homage to the Black Knight’s dismemberment.
- In the game Animorphs series, narrated by Ax, it says «It was only a flesh wound but it served my purpose.»
- The Sonic Stadium also referenced this scene when screenshots of Shadow were reveiled for Sonic and the Black Knight.
- In the computer game, External links [ ]
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Black Knight (Monty Python)
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| “ | Tis but a scratch. | „ |
| ~ The Black Knight’s most famous line in response to his missing limbs. |
| “ | None shall pass! | „ |
| ~ The Black Knight to King Arthur of Britain. |
| “ | The Black Knight always triumphs! | „ |
| ~ The Black Knight |
The Black Knight is a famous minor antagonist in the 1975 iconic classic British comedy film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. He is a rogue knight clad in black, as his name suggests, who guards a tiny bridge for unknown reasons, challenging those who pass by to a duel, and then killing them. Although supremely skilled in swordplay, the Black Knight suffers from unchecked overconfidence and a staunch refusal to ever give up.
He was portrayed by the Monty Python member John Cleese, who also played the French Taunter in the same film and King Gristle Sr. in DreamWorks’ Trolls. When reduced to hopping on one leg, the Black Knight was portrayed by local blacksmith Richard Burton, who actually did have a missing leg.
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King Arthur is accompanied by his trusty squire Patsy, so he is traveling through a forest when he enters a clearing and observes a fight taking place between a Black Knight and a Green Knight by a bridge over a small stream. As he watches, the Black Knight defeats the Green Knight by throwing his sword straight through the eye slot of the Green Knight’s great helm.
Arthur then congratulates the Black Knight and offers him a place at Arthur’s court at the Round Table, but the Black Knight only stands still, holding his sword vertically, and makes no response until Arthur moves to cross the bridge. The Black Knight moves slightly to block Arthur and declares «None shall pass.» King Arthur, in a conciliatory manner, asserts his right to cross, but the Black Knight says Arthur will die. Arthur orders the Black Knight to move but he says, «I move, for no man.» Reluctantly, King Arthur fights the Black Knight and, after a short battle, the Knight’s left arm is severed.
However, even at this, the Black Knight refuses to stand aside, insisting «Tis but a scratch.», to which Arthur says «A Scratch? Your arm’s off!» The Knight says «No it isn’t.» and Arthur asks about his severed arm, to which the knight says «I’ve had worse.» and fights on. Next his right arm, which had been holding his sword, is also severed, but he still doesn’t concede. As the knight is literally disarmed, Arthur assumes the fight is over and kneels to offer a prayer to God as thanks for his victory. The Black Knight interrupts Arthur’s prayer by kicking him in the side of the head and accusing him of cowardice; when Arthur points out his injuries, he insists «It’s just a flesh wound.» In response to the continued kicks and insults, Arthur chops off the Black Knight’s right leg. At this point, Arthur is extremely annoyed at the sable-armored warrior’s persistence, and asks the amputee if he is going to bleed on him. The knight replies by proclaiming that he’s invincible, to which the Arthur replies that he’s a loony. Arthur finally cuts off the other leg. As Arthur puts his sword away, the knight offers to call it a «draw». Arthur summons Patsy and rides away, leaving the amputated villain to scream threats at him («Oh I see; running away, eh? You yellow bastard! Come back here and take what’s coming to you! I’ll bite your legs off!»), whereupon the scene fades out.
It’s unknown what happened to the Black Knight afterwards, but it is likely that he bled out and died from his injuries off-screen.
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While the Black Knight may have proved skilled in other battles such as his skirmish with the Green one, he was simply out skilled when dealing with King Arthur. But, nevertheless, nigh-unstoppable in sheer determination, few villains have been as steadfast in their goals as this man, surviving wounds that would kill an ordinary man. But this fearless knight did all in his somewhat limited power to make good on his promise that «none shall pass».
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| “ | The Black Knight always triumphs! | „ |
| ~ The Black Knight |
| “ | Oh I see. Running away, eh? You yellow bastard! Come back here and take what’s coming to you! I’ll bite your legs off! | „ |
| ~ The Black Knight’s final words before his presumed death. |