<P> The Black Knight is a fictional character who appears in a scene of the feature film Monty Python and the Holy Grail . As his name suggests, he is a knight dressed in black and behaves similarly to the standard character, a black knight . He guards a "bridge" (in reality a short plank of wood) over a small stream--which could have been easily stepped over by King Arthur but, for unknown reasons, he does not . Although supremely skilled in swordplay, the Black Knight suffers from unchecked overconfidence and a staunch refusal ever to give up . </P> <P> In the film, King Arthur (Graham Chapman), accompanied by his trusty squire Patsy (Terry Gilliam), is travelling through a forest when he enters a clearing and observes a fight taking place between a Black Knight (John Cleese) and a Green one (also played by Gilliam) by a bridge over a small stream . As he watches, the Black Knight defeats the Green one by throwing his sword straight through the eye slot of the Green Knight's great helm (during Arthur's battle with the Black Knight, the Green Knight's body can be seen in a ditch beside the area). </P> <P> 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, which squirts out copious amounts of blood . </P> <P> Even at this, the Knight refuses to stand aside, insisting "Tis but a scratch" and that he has "had worse", and fights on while holding his sword with his other arm . Next, his right arm is cut off, but the Knight 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 by kicking him in the side of the head and accusing him of cowardice . When Arthur points out the Black Knight's injuries, the Knight insists, "Just a flesh wound!" In response to the continued kicks and insults, Arthur chops off the Black Knight's right leg . At this point, the Knight still will not admit defeat, saying, "Right, I'll do you for that", and attempts to ram his body into Arthur's by hopping on his left leg . Arthur is annoyed at the Black Knight's persistence and sarcastically asks the Black Knight if he is going to bleed on him to win . The Black Knight replies by saying "I'm invincible!" to which Arthur retorts "You're a loony ." With an air of resignation, Arthur finally cuts off the left leg as well and sheathes his sword . With the Black Knight now reduced to a mere stump of a man, he says, "All right, we'll call it a draw ." Arthur then summons Patsy and "rides" away, using coconuts to simulate the sound of a horse galloping, leaving the Black Knight's limbless torso screaming threats at him ("Running away, eh? You yellow bastards! Come back here and take what's coming to ya! I'll bite your legs off!"). </P>

What are you going to do bleed on me