William is Knighted | A Knight's Tale

After his master dies, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, creates a new identity for himself as a knight.

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William is Knighted | A Knight's Tale

[devingiannini]

"Your men love you. If I knew nothing else about you, that would be enough. But you also tilt when you should withdraw and that is knightly too."

Words cannot express how amazing I think this line is

[stephennewton]

James Purefoy is an underrated actor. He always brings depth and intensity to his roles.

[brocksamson]

As a kid I truly thought he did discover said linage, as an adult, I know he basically said "We did our own research and I say he's nobility, I'm the crown prince and you can't dispute me fuck you he's a knight now."

[jBKht]

One of dozens of goosebump scenes in this movie. I can't see it often enough.

[alextabet]

Sadly, Edward of Woodstock (the Black Prince), never got to be king. He died before his father, and as such, his brother, Richard ascended to the throne as Richard II. We are talking about the mid 14th century, at the height of the 100 year war between France and England. I say sadly because the Black Prince was regarded as a model of chivalry and noted for his excellence as a military strategist, his generosity and his integrity. The Knight's Tale certainly did his character justice. In the three scenes he is in, both he, and the actor who portrays him (James Purefoy) steal the show.

[oldgoat]

3:20 onwards; the moment has come where William's life has been directed since he was a boy. This is what he's been dreaming about. By taking that knee, with Prince Edward ready to knight him, that dream has crystallized to reality. This has always been one of my favorite scenes. That, and about leadership. "You're men love you. If I knew nothing else about you, it would be enough."

[Kitchdmn]

“I will FONG you!” and “This is my word, and as such is BEYOND CONTESTATION!”
Two quotes I love to use.

[ephemispriest]

The good part of "screw the rules I'm royalty".

[corruptangel]

This scene perfectly encapsulates how fickle the mob is

[Tavarahissi]

This would have been hilarious with the "constitutional peasants" from Monty Python Holy Grail in the crowd... "ooooh.. your personal historians, eh?!" 💀

[jeremytung]

“Your men love you, if I knew nothing else about you that would be enough.” Literal chills. And honestly a few tears too.

[truthguide]

I love this scene. Especially the knighting by the Prince. I felt pride for the Prince & SIR William. It makes me tear up a little. (Sniff)

[aubreyt.copeland]

This has got to be one of the best scenes in any film I’ve ever seen.

[eddiekalista]

I always wondered if he actually had historians who discovered this, or if he decided that this guy was worthy of knighthood and felt this explanation is the easiest to hand waive “nah, he was noble the whole time. The paperwork got lost in the mail”.

[sethcarson]

Chaucer's speech that was cut here was excellent but I must admit, i get why it was cut. The stated reason that it would detract from Edward saving the day and I've also come to appreciate how all of his friends are defending him (unsuccessfully) with their weapons and Chaucer tries and fails to defend him with his words. "Listen to me" just hits harder without the speech.

[xoxolovechristielynn]

To me, the completely silent but electric portrayal by Paul Bettany in this scene, is so so powerful. When he closes his teary eyes while William is being knighted, and you see him finally exhale, it’s just magical to me.

[heinzyketchupy]

… this is my word, and as such is beyond contestation!

what a way to say “I’m the shit and you can’t do anything about it”

[tempestates]

The prince shows up.
Everyone: Oh shit.

[joemaye]

“Your men love you. If I knew nothing else about you, that would be enough.”
I cannot think of a better compliment, or a better standard for what it means to be a good leader. This was SUCH a a great scene!!!

[charlesmillard]

I didn’t realize till I watched again recently. Saying he if from an ancient line basically freed him from the need of multiple generations which was a requirement for many of the tournaments. They had to prove knighthood for up to 3 generations in an early scene.