Sentences with phrase «of black knights»

Non-western influence remained by and large outside their analysis, although they did concede a category of black knights.

The publishing gatekeepers with their secret handshakes and lofty glares remind me of the black knight in «Monty Python and the Holy Grail.»

But he has ulterior motives for accepting the charge: Gascony is the home both of his forebears and of the black knight — Guy de Vexille — who brutally slaughtered his father, a priest, when Thomas was a lad.

Not exact matches

And so the tale of a Green Knight with his chopped - off head still holding a knight of the Round Table to promises made is no less true than the tale of a man crammed with secrets who spontaneously combusts and leaves behind only a black, tallowy mark on the floorboards, and his story in turn is no less true than the tale of a Texas sharecropper's wife who has had a miscarriage only ten days before but just this morning was walking behind the mule and guiding the jerking plow.

There are neither purely «white knights» nor purely «black» ones; instead, there are many shades of grey among the external actors.

His heroes step into their time machine, pass quickly through a metaphysical car wash of suds, and then spend the rest of the novel jousting with black - armored knights and rolling under descending portcullises.

A gaming experience utilizing a variety of classic FINAL FANTASY job classes such as the knight, black mage and white mage to aid Chocobo in his fight against evil.

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Swayze, veteran of such critically acclaimed films as Black Dog, Steel Dawn and the inimitable Road House, will bring to bear his acting prowess and take up the role of Garth, a noble knight and betrothed of the fair maiden.

Characters based on both fictional and prominent historical figures of the time including Edward - the Black Prince -, the legendary Jean D'Arc, or the astute military leader and knight La Hire

Cognizant of his rendezvous with destiny, with the help of a big bird, an archer (Aidan Gillen), a black knight (Djimon Hounsou) and psychic Guinevere, Arthur embarks on an epic quest to reclaim his birthright.

-- «The Seventh Seal» (1957): Successive generations have embraced Ingmar Bergman's story of a 14th century knight (Max von Sydow) who returns to his Swedish homeland from the Crusades, only to confront Death himself (played in black cape by Bengt Ekerot).

A literal white knight, he's the empty vesicle for not quite enough white guilt to prevent A Time To Kill from being another movie that invests the fate of black folks in an unctuous cracker.

For all its absurdity, this sequence is actually kind of enjoyably campy, held together by a game Stanley Tucci as the boozy wizard and one of the most incredible sights I have ever seen: a black knight whose hair is flat - ironed and gently braided into a half - up, half - down hairstyle, like a medieval version of Andre 3000 in the «Hey Ya» music video.

Season of the Witch (PG - 13 for violence, mature themes and disturbing content) Supernatural medieval fantasy set in the 14th Century and revolving around the exploits of a couple of knights (Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman) commanded by the Church to escort to a monastery the witch (Claire Foy) suspected of casting a spell causing the outbreak of the Black Plague.

In the wasteland of medieval France, riddled by the aftermath of war and the horrors of the Black Death, a trinity of unlikely pilgrims come together: a cynical knight, a fallen priest, and a young girl who is definitely something otherworldly.

The publishers did see one white knight on the horizon, in a fashionable black turtleneck, with technological know - how as strong as Amazon's, a proven track record of selling artistic products digitally, and infinite resources: Apple.

«And then the knight was held over the pit of writhing snakes, which hissed and spat as their twining lengths ensnared the whitening bones of their previous victims...» «And then the black - hearted villain, with a hideous oath, drew a secret dagger from his boot and advanced towards the defenceless...» «And then the maiden took a pin from her hair and the golden tresses fell from the window, down, down, caressing the castle walls until they almost reached the verdant grass on which he stood...» Arthur was an energetic, headstrong boy who did not easily sit still; but once the Mam raised her porridge stick he was held in a state of silent enchantment — as if a villain from one of her stories had slipped a secret herb into his food.

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These include Steiner, a headstrong knight in service of the Princess, Eio, a young summoner who is the last remaining member of her tribe, Quina, a blue mage and wondering chef, and Vivi, a young black mage who spends most of the game trying to find the meaning of life.

- due out this Fall - story will take players to the past world - features two key characters, including the knight in black as well as a mysterious fairy named «Kyururu» - Kyururu lends his powers to the hero - Druid job will be available, and is a specialist at hitting numerous enemies at once - Druid job is characterized by the ability to freely control the power of nature

This black knight adds a bit of intensity to the game as you never know when he will show up, and when he does it can be quite chaotic.

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I did, however, notice a few instances where I briefly lost track of my lead Snoot, because the black knight had sword swiped him away from where I had last placed him.

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About FINAL FANTASY IX Consistently regarded as among the best of the entire FINAL FANTASY series, FINAL FANTASY IX tells the story of the bandit Zidane, princess Garnet, the shy yet powerful black mage Vivi Ornitier, the loyal knight Adelbert Steiner, and other memorable characters for a thrilling fantasy tale of love, war, magic and self - discovery

A great sword dropped by a black knight will differ in look to a great sword dropped by gargoyle, but the base stats of the two will be the same (unless infused) when equipped.

Malcolm Morley: Painting, Paper, Process brings together works that have rarely been seen together and includes such diverse images as idyllic beach scenes; the artist's beloved black and white border collie, Elsa, in play and repose; and knights in armor, WWII flying aces, and their present day inheritors, the sports stars who carry on the legacy of derring do.

«For come, tell me, can there be anything more delightful than to see, as it were, here now displayed before us a vast lake of bubbling pitch with a host of snakes and serpents and lizards, and ferocious and terrible creatures of all sorts swimming about in it, while from the middle of the lake there comes a plaintive voice saying: «Knight, whosoever thou art who beholdest this dread lake, if thou wouldst win the prize that lies hidden beneath these dusky waves, prove the valour of thy stout heart and cast thyself into the midst of its dark burning waters, else thou shalt not be worthy to see the mighty wonders contained in the seven castles of the seven Fays that lie beneath this black expanse;» and then the knight, almost ere the awful voice has ceased, without stopping to consider, without pausing to reflect upon the danger to which he is exposing himself, without even relieving himself of the weight of his massive armour, commending himself to God and to his lady, plunges into the midst of the boiling lake, and when he little looks for it, or knows what his fate is to be, he finds himself among flowery meadows, with which the Elysian fields are not to be compared.»

At the 46th minute, I describe the challenges and opportunities the world affords right now, alluding to the Cervantes line I wrote about a few days earlier — in which Don Quixote speaks of the valiant knight diving confidently into a black bubbling pool:

IPCC made GW is looking more and more like the black knight of Monty Python fame http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNKSzmM44gE

Not dark plaid, not brown, not shades of grey, and certainly not black: but bright banners like knights» pennants, like Tibetan prayer flags, like the laundry line at a circus.