Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter — Monty Python and the Holy Grail Character Profile

About Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter

Fierce knight and magical figure known for iconic comedic battles and spells

Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter — Character Profile

Alignment

Villain

Species

Human

Abilities

Combat prowess, Magical spells, Comedic aggression

• Strength: 8/10
• Intelligence: 5/10
• Charisma: 6/10
• Morality: 4/10
• Influence: 5/10

Affiliations

• Knights of the Round Table

Quick Facts about Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter

Occupation

knight, dragonslayer

Nationality

Either Celtic Briton or [[French people

Origin

Benoïc (in today's northeastern France)

Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter's Known Relations

• King Ban — Father
• Elaine of Benoic — Mother
• Galahad — Child
• Hector de Maris — Sibling
• Guinevere — Unmarried partner
• Knights of the Round Table — Member of
• Maleagant — Enemy
• Agravain — Enemy

Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter appears in 5 titles

• Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
• Excalibur (1981) — character page
• First Knight (1995) — character page
• King Arthur (2004) — character page
• Kaamelott: The First Chapter (2021) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

John Cleese

Appears in

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter — related — Patsy / Green Knight / Old Man from Scene 24 (Bridgekeeper) / Sir Bors / Animator / Gorilla Hand (Terry Gilliam)
• Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter — related — Dennis's Mother / Sir Bedevere / Left Head / Prince Herbert / Voice of Cartoon Scribe (Terry Jones)
• Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter — related — First Swallow-Savvy Guard / Dennis / Peasant 2 / Right Head / Sir Galahad the Pure / Narrator / King of Swamp Castle / Brother Maynard's Brother / Leader of The Knights Who Say NI! (Michael Palin)
• Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Launcelot the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter — Conflict Enemy — King Arthur / Voice of God / Middle Head / Hiccoughing Guard (Graham Chapman)

  French guards aggressively defend their castle against Arthur's forces.

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