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= Airspeed velocity of an African Swallow. =

Laden or unladen.
In the year 1975, while on the great crusade in which King Arthur was seeking out the "Holy Grail" was he asked "What is the airspeed of an African Swallow". This well documented question was proposed by none other than a regal castle guard, perched high above on the castle perch. King Arthur responded by requesting that the castle guard specify whether or not the Swallow was laden or not.

Discussions were debated for a time frame of several minutes, often becoming very heated according to Royal Monty Python documents. King Arthur ultimately could not determine the question which was posed to him by the castle guard and departed alongside a coconut shoed horse which accompanied him for nearly the duration of the entire crusade. It was commonly thought that the horses shoes were transported from Africa via the ways of an African Swallow which gripped the shells husk in its feet.

In another documented event occurring well after the confrontation with the castle guard did King Arthur come across a bridge troll whose name was never revealed or known. The troll who had already dispatched many of the kings men into a pit, thought to be that of the despair type. Each of the men were asked questions of three (3) in order to reach the other side of a foot bridge, all of which failed and were sent to a fiery death which was said to have sounded like a monster of unknown proportions and species. King Arthur, being confronted by the troll was said to have answered two questions in quick succession and ultimately was inquired up by the troll asking "what was the airspeed of a swallow". According to Royal Monty Python document, Arthur inquired about the species being laden or not, to which the troll did not know. This being an incorrect answer, caused the troll to fly furiously into the sky and be devoured by the unknown creature underneath the bridge. King Arthur remained unscathed and continued his crusades for possibly an hour later and until the royal credits were rolled. This all occurred in the times after which King Arthur had utilized the "Holy Hand Grenade" to dispatch the Rabbit of Caerbannog.

The known airspeed of an African Swallow remains a well guarded secret known only to King Arthur according royal documents. It is know however, that the airspeed of an unladen swallow is that of 24 MPH (miles per hour) or 11 meters per second.