Talk:Black Knight (Monty Python)

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I can't help but find it funny that wikipedia has about half a page on 'Black Knight', and about five screens on 'Black Knight (Monty Python)' Indigenius 21:10, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Dialogue
I fixed a mistake in the dialogue. It was written that the Black Knight had called for a draw after having all of his limbs severed, but it was actually King Arthur who said that, as the Knight was still taunting him for not finishing the fight. Kikkoman 21:07, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

I've watched this movie many times and I am pretty sure that the Black Knight is the one to say, 'All right. We'll call it a draw.'. I think if Arthur was the one to say that, he'd say he had won. He already exclaimed something that sounds like he had won like, 'Victory is mine! We thank thee, Lord, that in thy mercy...' or even 'You are indeed brave, Sir Knight. But the fight is mine.' N J B.


 * Arthur does indeed have those lines. However, he *also* declares the fight a draw.  There are many scripts to the movie available, see for example this one.  This line is also spoken by Arthur in the movie itself.  I've changed the anon edits back to the version where Arthur has the line, as that is correct.  skip (t / c) 14:38, 6 December 2006 (UTC)  My apologies, it's a little difficult to tell, but it does sound like TBK's voice to me now.  My interpretation was that Arthur was no longer concerned with the title of victor, and so agreed to a "draw".  skip (t / c) 05:34, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

Heh, this is slightly interesting how there seems to be debate over who says "we'll call it a draw." I admit that the voice does sound a bit like John Cleese, but right afterwards, the same character says "Come Patsy", which leads me personally to believe that Arthur said the line, especially since the Black Knight screams insults and implies that he certainly does not accept a draw!

This is a time where could use Graham Chapman or John Cleese to confirm the screenplay themselves!

The Black Knight's lament - "It's just a flesh wound!". goes back as far as Al Capp's Fearless Fosdick. Not original. The character itself is not much more than a copy of FF.--71.245.164.83 (talk) 01:48, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

WhiteCrane (talk) 16:15, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Refrences to the Black Knight?
I've heard that in the PC game Halo, the Grunts occasionally utter the phrase 'I'll bite your kneecaps off'. Could someone confirm this?
 * That's in one of the out-takes. It's here - http://www.bungie.net/Games/Halo/page.aspx?section=AudioVideo&subsection=VoiceOuttakes&page=1
 * The file is bring_it_on.mp3
 * I don't believe it was actually in the game.

In Battle Chess, the capture sequence between two knights pays homage to this scene. It's quite possibly the first CG-Animated rendition of the legendary battle, though I have no means of proving it. Etafly 22:20, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

YouTube links
This article is one of thousands on Wikipedia that have a link to YouTube in it. Based on the External links policy, most of these should probably be removed. I'm putting this message here, on this talk page, to request the regular editors take a look at the link and make sure it doesn't violate policy. In short: 1. 99% of the time YouTube should not be used as a source. 2. We must not link to material that violates someones copyright. If you are not sure if the link on this article should be removed or you would like to help spread this message contact us on this page. Thanks, ---J.S (t|c) 05:11, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Fable
don't the guards in Fable say "Its just a flesh wound" even when you score a critical hit? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.60.226.203 (talk) 17:51, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Recent edits
I have just corrected some of the grammar, punctuating, word choice, etc. problems within the article. Please look over the changes, especially the like to Richard Burton (Welsh Actor with same name) as I may have made a mistake there. RegaL the Proofreader (talk) 18:25, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Black Knight.PNG
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BetacommandBot (talk) 05:46, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

The Roman Wrestlers
I believe those were actually two Greek wrestlers, at the ancient Olympic Games. I only have it from a television program about the games and have no solid sources. roffe (talk) 10:25, 16 July 2008 (UTC)


 * I think they were the wrestlers described in Arrhichion. Mr Franz Schröder (talk)

official BK scene on Youtube
A couple of days ago, Monty Python posted the Black Knight scene on Youtube. Since it was posted by the copyright holders for the video in question, there shouldn't be any legal issues with linking to it. Since the subject of this article is a character that only appears in this scene, and the article discusses the scene in detail, I think this link is very relevant to the article. I had to revert an auto-revert from XLinkBot for YT links to keep it in the article, and think I was justified in doing so for the aforementioned reasons; however, I'd appreciate it if someone with more epxerience on WP's policies on this subject could look over this case. 84.139.249.72 (talk) 15:01, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Runescape Reference
I have played Runescape for quite some time, and I don't see this reference anywhere. Mage24365 (talk) 16:10, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Inspiration
I wonder if a connection has been made between this character and the knight William Longespee - there are two medieval accounts of the 7th Crusade that describe him fighting on against the Saracens after having both feet cut off, or one foot and one hand, until the gruesome end. The event was said to have roused English resentment of their French allies, who no doubt responded by waving their private parts from the battlements. Shtove (talk) 17:23, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Die Another Day
At about 1h04’30” in Die Another Day, Pierce Brosnan says to JOHN CLEESE that “she’s only got a flesh wound.” Coincidence? I think not. 2603:7000:6401:5E15:CD1F:CD19:980E:F7B1 (talk) 23:44, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Does a reliable source think not? Brunton (talk) 07:17, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Waddyamean reliable source just watch the fucking movie 2001:9E8:4608:D500:E95B:FC9:A6DB:31C8 (talk) 18:09, 16 July 2023 (UTC)
 * The movie is a primary source. Brunton (talk) 19:50, 16 July 2023 (UTC)