Black Knight (Monty Python)/Bio & Battles

"'Tis only a flesh wound."

- Black Knight after having both arms hacked off by King Arthur

"You yellow bastard! Come back here and take what's coming to ya! I'll bite your legs off!"

- Black Knight after having all his limbs cut off by King Arthur

The Black Knight was a masterless knight who had sworn to guard a plank of wood acting as a bridge over a small stream in the English countryside.

During his search for the Holy Grail, King Arthur and his squire Patsy encounter the Black Knight dispatching two other knights that attempted to cross the "bridge". Impressed with the Black Knight's skill, Arthur offered him a seat on the round table. The Black Knight stayed silent, however, prompting Arthur and Patsy to attempt to cross the bridge whereupon the Black Knight challenged Arthur to a duel for the right to pass.

King Arthur managed hacked off all of the Black Knight's, who, somehow still living and willing to fight. He continued to challenge and shout insults at the king, but lacking the means to continue the fight he was unable to stop Arthur from crossing the bridge.