A knight is sworn to valour His heart knows only virtue His blade defends the helpless His might upholds the weak His word speaks only truth His wrath undoes the wicked.
Every now and then, when I start losing myself, I come back to this speech to remind myself of who I am. I haven't for a while, and suddenly the TH-cam algorithm brings it back to me. Stay true, Knights of the Old Code.
This film lives in a good warm place in my heart since I was a kid. Watching this scene again 27 years later I love when Arthur's vision disappears and Denis Quaid has that perfect "So it goes" expression
A Knight is Sworn to Valor! His Heart Knows only Virtue! His Blade Defends The Helpless! His Might Upholds The Weak! His Word Speaks Only Truth! His Wrath Undoes The Wicked! We need men to uphold these ideals once more so the world may be a better place for all.
It was how it was supposed to be, but there's always those trying to and will corrupt the virtuous meaning of everything. Will the day of Knight's Oath ever return in the truest way?
The way interpreted this scene was it was Draco that was saying those words, making it seem as if Arthur was saying them to get Bowen to remember his ways. Not sure if that's correct though.
I agree, but I always felt it was implied that it was a trick (not trick but I can't think of the word I'm after) by Draco to help Bowen remember his values, with the yellow background too, I interpretted is Draco speying fire and making look grand so Bowen would believe it more
@@chefboiardeeznutz9881 Oh, I literally just commented above with the exact same thought, I haven't plaigerized you I hadn't seen your comment 😅🤣 But yeah 100% agree, Draco needed to remind Bowen, and earlier Draco even said he knew the Knights Code, so 2+2=6 😜
Inside the table's circle, Under the sacred sword. A knight must vow to follow The code that is unending, Unending as the table-- A ring by honor bound. A knight is sworn to valor. His heart knows only virtue. His blade defends the helpless. His might upholds the weak. His word speaks only truth. His wrath undoes the wicked! The right can never die, If one man still recalls. The words are not forgot, If one voice speaks them clear. The Code forever shines, If one heart holds it bright. -the Entire Old Code from the Dragonheart Movie Novelization
It's just as in this movie. Just as Draco is the last dragon alive, Bowen is the last of the old knights, as the other "knights" are basically greedy bastards making a living out of oppressing humble peasants during King Einon's tyranny. Bowen himself, albeit trained and taught in the way of the old honorable Arthurian knights, has now grown disillusioned, weary and bitter. Prince Einon, his only disciple, has betrayed his teachings and became a corrupt king. Bowen himself even turned to conning villagers with Draco's help. He has lost his old ways, and he knows it... And so he visits Avalon and finds King Arthur's statue and recites the old oath. In doing so, he renews his faith. I didn't know it, but the full version of the oath in the novelization makes it clear that as long as one virtuous and honorable man exists, virtue and honor will exist. This movie is wonderful... it's even better to me now that I understand it fully than when I saw it back as a teen. You'd think there is magic in it but, aside from dragons and rituals by which dragons give their hearts to men so that they may survive, there isn't any. Basically, a man is as just as his own heart. You decide whether to be good or evil, regardless of what you've been taught, you're always free to either follow those codes, or betray them. And no matter how much you may have gone astray from the good path, you may always repent and go back to it.
I am a Man who keeps an oath. I only hold virtues close to my heart. I fight for those who can't fight. I stay strong for those who can't stand on their own. My Words speak only the truth. My Wrath is only aimed at the Wicked. My altered version of the Code that this Combat Veteran lives by to this day.
Really influenced what i do for a living. Military now trying to get into law enforcement. Ill never forget the oath i took to the United states constitution. Sounds nothinf alike but i get goose bumps an tears just thinking about it. Draco " remember your oath!" It can be so powerful an give u so much conviction you didnt know you had.
Daniel Haire Once, I faced a big emotional challenge, I’ve hardly gone to the church but on that day, there I stood for a while, meditating and began to say the Old Code.
I'm from India, i think I was in Seventh Grade when I rented a Casette Player of this Movie, from my Local Store. I will never forget this Movie, It was so Memorable and Beautiful, I loved this Scene the most, It seemed so Magical !!! The funny thing was I hadn't even intended to watch this Movie or knew about it, I wanted to get Jurassic Park instead and the Store owner was like - "Here, This has Dinosaus too" and gave me this Movie instead. I never regretted it 😊
2:15 Draco shielding Bowen from the rain might be my favorite few seconds of the movie. That's the tenderness of the dragon that makes the sting even more painful when you lose him.
Oh my god.... The Nostalgic.... Who else was saying the Old Code along with Bowen and Arthur? And when Draco appeared out of the darkness... WHO ELSE SUCCUMBED TO THE FEELS!?!?!?!?!?! Favourite movie of all time!
I actually think that it was less to do with the spirit of Arthur speaking to Bowen, but rather Draco throwing his voice and casting fire behind the pillar to give off that other worldly glow. Seems like Draco merely did the act as a ploy to get Bowen to remember his oath as a Knight of the old code and it worked :)
You can see the emotions in Quaid's face. Fear, doubt, despair, and unsure. His voice raises the more he recite the code and all those emotions melt away. Steeling himself with hope, valor, certainty, and determination. He knew what he must do.
+Alicia Donovan (DONOVAN94) makes me feel old. I was a boy of twelve when I walked into that Hollywood Video, and they had an array of video screens working together to flood the entire wall with the image of that dragon flailing in the water, pretending to be shot... ...my life was never quite the same again after that day.
There are about 100 movies about King Arthur. They never even should have made the sequels that they did for this movie. The second one wasn't too bad but it definitely cornyed things up. And the third one was God awful. Movie was just fine as its own stand alone thing.
I'd say now there is even more of a need for it than when the comment was first made. Between a pandemic that threatens to destroy our health and even worse destroy our hope, and civil unrest that is turning people against each other and letting chaos and destruction overtake our streets, this is a time when we all need to stand by the magnificent principles of this oath.
The greatest mideval movie of all time! Courage, honor, bravery and valor, all qualities that since the time of the great King Arthur himself speak volumes on and off the battlefield!
"Inside the table's circle, Under the sacred sword. A knight must vow to follow The code that is unending, Unending as the table- A ring by honor bound. A knight is sworn to valour, His heart knows only virtue, His blade defends the helpless, His might upholds the weak, His word speaks only truth, His wrath undoes the wicked. The right can never die, If one man still recalls. The words are not forgot, If one voice speaks them clear. The code forever shines, If one heart holds it bright."
Now in spanish! Un caballero jura valor Su corazón sólo conoce la virtud Su espada defiende al indefenso Su fuerza sostiene al afligido Su palabra sólo habla verdad *Su ira deshace la maldad!*
It's funny how people seem to be out of the realization that this movie takes place in Arthurian lore and that the Knights of the Old Code are the decedent's of the Knights of the Round Table who swore the oath to both King Arthur and Excalibur. Makes me wonder where the sword could be in this timeline unless you count First Knight as a prequel which had Sean Connery as Arthur. Would that make Draco Arthur's reincarnation?
And now in German: Ein Ritter gelobt die ewige Tapferkeit. Sein Herz kennt nur die Tugend. Sein Schwert verteidigt die Hilflosen. Seine Macht unterstützt die Schwachen. Sein Mund spricht nur die Wahrheit. Sein Zorn zerstört die Bösen.
Un caballero ha de ser valeroso. Su corazón sólo conoce la virtud. Su espada defiende a los desvalidos. Su fuerza sostiene a los debiles. Su palabra sólo dice la verdad. Su ira aniquila al malvado. This is the Despacito knights's code of honor
And now in french: Un chevalier obéit à des valeurs Son coeur ne connaît que la vertu Son épée défend les démunis Son bras protège les faibles Sa bouche méprise le mensonge Sa colère déjoue les tours du malin
And now in Hungarian: Az igaz lovag bátor, Szíve mindig nemes, Kardja az árvát védi, Ereje a gyengét segíti, Mindig igazat szól, Dühe a gonoszokat sújtja.
Draco you swore to valour Your heart known only virtue Your blade defends the helpless Your might uphold the weak Your word spoke only truth Your wrath undid the wicked. You have earned your place in the stars.
I was 5 years old when I first saw this. It raised hairs then and it does so now. Not only is this a superb story but it is timeless in it's teachings and morals. There's a reason it is remembered by so many with fondness.
I said this to my son, he was 3 days old then my brothers and cousins showed up i forced them to recite it as a group. I swear this little man will grow up to be the most badass dragon slayer god ever witnessed
One of the most beautiful codes for us ALL to live by. I still end up shaking all over when I think on this. What a marvellous message to give to the World in the form of a film. God bless all in its production.
I think I already commented this somewhere, but I want to say it again, with the lighting and timely appearance of Draco, I definitely think Draco spoke as Arthur to help Bowen rediscover himself
This story should never be took for granted . What made it important not just great is it was about the heart. We live in a age where if some one with the right heart had also the power to change the world around him or her that you are a sworn being of fate to see change right and true. In this world heartlessness exsist in many forms. Heartless dwells in the extremes but no matter the waves we must use a heavy heart to hold not sink,a light heart must sore not drift. These are the ways back to something called home where the heart lives.
The movie that personified my childhood and started my fascination, passion and obsession with all things in the story telling realm of Fantasy and Fiction which lead me into Sci-Fi and Drama which then lead me into Real Life an Historical events and now I'am working once again for the first time since I was 14 (Seen this movie when i was 5, I'am 21 now) on a Fantasy themed personal novel, mainly involving the most beautiful, wonderful, majestic and magical creature of the fictional world {or non fiction...wheres your proof ;) }.......a Draco...that's scholar speech for a Dragon.
+JackOfDiamonds I hope so, too. As well as for you :). It's going to be a novella. Though, since I can't stop coming up with new, more creative ideas, it should be a pretty long one at that.
I have the same issue man, it is a good thing to come up with new ideas but you dont want it to keep going on on on and get complicated but at the same time you cant stop yourself from coming with new ideas. Before i started writing this story iam working on just now i was working on my own comic book, its still not finished but because i kept coming up with new ideas i was working on it for nearly 7 years. which quite honestly burned me out, so i took a break from it and started a new fantasy novel :)
+JackOfDiamonds I've been writing some of my stories since 2009. I've been quite burned out myself. Some exhausted me so much that I've decided to change them from novels to novellas, and the first one might simply be a short-story. I also have ideas for at least two comic books which I wish to create with a friend, who happens to have a fascination with comics.
In french: Un chevalier obéit à des valeurs. Son coeur ne connaît que la vertu. Son épée défend les démunis. Son bras protège les faibles. Sa bouche méprise le mensonge. Sa colère déjoue les tours du malin !
“Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong - that is your oath.” *Slap* That's to remind you.
Theearl444 Yep. Incidentally, both movies featured David Thewlis. But it makes me wonder which version of the code is more accurate, not that it entirely matters as they're both wonderful to listen to.
Lo there do I see my father, Lo there do I see my mother, my sisters and my brothers , Lo there do I see the line of my people, back to the beginning. Lo, they do call me, they bid me take my place among them, in the halls of Valhalla, where the brave may live forever.
Have no clue when I first saw this movie. I just remember having a VHS tape of it and watching it over and over as a kid. This moment was particularly impactful to me.
Like Boen I lost sight of my values and was more than a little bitter and frivolous about my way of living. Now some years later, more than I will give number.... I'm returning as best I can with my health what it now is, to come back to living by what I called as a kid 'The Dragon Knights Code'. And getting to see so so many others have respect for 'The Code' in these times is equal parts healing and uplifting.
King Arthur : A knight is sworn to valor. Bowen : A knight is sworn to valor. King Arthur : His heart knows only virtue. Bowen : His heart knows only virtue. King Arthur : His blade defends the helpless. Bowen : His blade defends the helpless. King Arthur : His might upholds the weak. Bowen : His might upholds the weak. King Arthur : His word speaks only truth. Bowen : His word speaks only truth. King Arthur : His wrath undoes the wicked. Bowen : His wrath undoes the wicked!
We all have a code and each of us can have a soul of a knight. But only if you follow the code. Love the people, protect them, save the weak, speak only truth and most of all fight for righteousness.
Law Enforcement Job Interview: "Why do you want to be a police officer?" "A knight knows only valor..." They both finish the code in unison. "So, when can you start?"
Granted that our world is not all that perfect, even still, we have the potential and opportunities to make it so. So long as there are still good men holding back and standing firm against all evils that seek to rob us of such. I know the world is currently against any form of good men we have left in this world. BE STRONG MY BROTHERS, OUR TIME WILL COME AND WE MUST BE READY FOR WHAT CHALLENGES THAT WE WILL FACE. CLEAR EYES, FULL HEART, CAN'T LOSE.
I know some claim that knights never followed this code. But in the memory of those who did, it saddens me that the Code has all been forgotten in this day and age. Where it says "his wrath undoes the wicked," most troops in this world openly EMBRACE the wicked; killing all manner of civilians instead of the enemy. Where it says "a knight knows only virtue;" folk these days know mostly greed, sin and vanity. Where it says "a knight defends the helpless;" more often than not, people HURT the helpless (like homeless people.) Where it says "a knight speaks only truth," people seem to tell bold-faced lies (like the government does.) Those of you who think "no one's perfect," I fully understand. But even those who are flawed are able to openly admit said flaws, instead of hiding under false images of perfection. I'd happily live with as many wrinkles I could bear, rather than use some stupid face lift. Even in terms of morality, people chose to make themselves as grey as a chalkboard rather than live by any morals...and that's just sick. What say you
@The Beast aka The Cobra You make sure to use your skills honorably, right; like you never harm the innocent, only protect them or you never use your skills dishonorably...right
@The Beast aka The Cobra All it takes is for one selfless act to inspire others. In other words, the knights of this world may be few in numbers. But if they inspire enough people, that could change
I always try - hopeless as sometimes it may be - to live by a very similar code. Sadly, though, my "blade" is not always strong enough to defend the helpless.
What I’ve always loved about this scene is how, even as a kid, it made itself understandable. You take this broken man and show, somewhere, he wants to believe like he did once. He still believes.
Every soldier that picks up a gun or who simply goes into any armed force in the world should have this as their mantra, tattoed on their person or branded into their skin for all time
Buchaille01 Absolutely not. If we had that, we'd suddenly have a bunch of zealots thinking they're doing things in the name of good while doing the most horrible things you could imagine. You know, like they CURRENTLY DO. You can't tattoo a set of moral philosophy onto your skin and expect it to be true. It is something you have to work on, every single day of your life. It's a constant struggle to never break, never go against, and that is why almost every single person alive cannot follow one but only a few can.
+Zeithri i don't think so since it stresses "his might upholds the WEAK. His wrath undoes the wicked." zealots who commit war crimes have no care for the weak
This has been the best way to remind myself that following an honorable path is never wrong, despite what society says… this code is just beautiful and awesome… thank you Dragon heart u.u
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Every now and then, when I start losing myself, I come back to this speech to remind myself of who I am. I haven't for a while, and suddenly the TH-cam algorithm brings it back to me. Stay true, Knights of the Old Code.
I am glad to see that there are still other good men who also live their lives by the old code
Sometimes it takes a talking dick statue and a dragon to remind us to be better men...
This film lives in a good warm place in my heart since I was a kid. Watching this scene again 27 years later I love when Arthur's vision disappears and Denis Quaid has that perfect "So it goes" expression
This is our oath
@@curlymcdom Personally, I love it when Draco shields him with his wing. But that's just me...
To be re-sworn by a dragon with the voice of James Bond.
What a time, what an honor...
He was resworn by another Arthur's butler, the brilliant Sir John Gielgud.
Western civ should hire Sean Connery to voice act every officer’s pledge to his country… just for the memes.
A Knight is Sworn to Valor!
His Heart Knows only Virtue!
His Blade Defends The Helpless!
His Might Upholds The Weak!
His Word Speaks Only Truth!
His Wrath Undoes The Wicked!
We need men to uphold these ideals once more so the world may be a better place for all.
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*This is the Way.*
It was how it was supposed to be, but there's always those trying to and will corrupt the virtuous meaning of everything.
Will the day of Knight's Oath ever return in the truest way?
Men NEED this code now more than ever
I love how Arthur emphasises the line "his wrath undoes the wicked"
It's a clear way of letting Bowen know what he needs to do
Indeed! All it takes for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing. And that's what Bowen was doing.
@@PortlandSucksss Whoever names their son Mordred is just asking for him to be evil.
The way interpreted this scene was it was Draco that was saying those words, making it seem as if Arthur was saying them to get Bowen to remember his ways. Not sure if that's correct though.
I agree, but I always felt it was implied that it was a trick (not trick but I can't think of the word I'm after) by Draco to help Bowen remember his values, with the yellow background too, I interpretted is Draco speying fire and making look grand so Bowen would believe it more
@@chefboiardeeznutz9881 Oh, I literally just commented above with the exact same thought, I haven't plaigerized you I hadn't seen your comment 😅🤣 But yeah 100% agree, Draco needed to remind Bowen, and earlier Draco even said he knew the Knights Code, so 2+2=6 😜
Inside the table's circle,
Under the sacred sword.
A knight must vow to follow
The code that is unending,
Unending as the table--
A ring by honor bound.
A knight is sworn to valor.
His heart knows only virtue.
His blade defends the helpless.
His might upholds the weak.
His word speaks only truth.
His wrath undoes the wicked!
The right can never die,
If one man still recalls.
The words are not forgot,
If one voice speaks them clear.
The Code forever shines,
If one heart holds it bright.
-the Entire Old Code from the Dragonheart Movie Novelization
Hit me right in the feelings. Great movie.
Ethan Serfling that is alot to memorize especially when a knight lives by the old code
THERE'S A F'ING WHAT?!
So true
Uau. Eu nunca soube que isso existia.
Not very many knights of the old code this day and age. We need them.
Toxic feminism has destroyed the lives of many knights of the old code. I speak from experience.
Deus Vult modern feminism has done some damage. But that shouldn't stop real men from being valorous.
It's just as in this movie. Just as Draco is the last dragon alive, Bowen is the last of the old knights, as the other "knights" are basically greedy bastards making a living out of oppressing humble peasants during King Einon's tyranny.
Bowen himself, albeit trained and taught in the way of the old honorable Arthurian knights, has now grown disillusioned, weary and bitter. Prince Einon, his only disciple, has betrayed his teachings and became a corrupt king. Bowen himself even turned to conning villagers with Draco's help. He has lost his old ways, and he knows it... And so he visits Avalon and finds King Arthur's statue and recites the old oath. In doing so, he renews his faith.
I didn't know it, but the full version of the oath in the novelization makes it clear that as long as one virtuous and honorable man exists, virtue and honor will exist.
This movie is wonderful... it's even better to me now that I understand it fully than when I saw it back as a teen. You'd think there is magic in it but, aside from dragons and rituals by which dragons give their hearts to men so that they may survive, there isn't any. Basically, a man is as just as his own heart. You decide whether to be good or evil, regardless of what you've been taught, you're always free to either follow those codes, or betray them. And no matter how much you may have gone astray from the good path, you may always repent and go back to it.
@@deusvult7881😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@deusvult7881HONEY
This should be every man's oath.
Hell, we can make it into a tattoo
@Aaron NoneYa what's the problem with involving God?
Clark Kent, hear, hear!
let's just say every person's :)
I am a Man who keeps an oath.
I only hold virtues close to my heart.
I fight for those who can't fight.
I stay strong for those who can't stand on their own.
My Words speak only the truth.
My Wrath is only aimed at the Wicked.
My altered version of the Code that this Combat Veteran lives by to this day.
Who besides me has ever quoted this to themselves when faced with a moral conundrum?
Me :)
Really influenced what i do for a living. Military now trying to get into law enforcement. Ill never forget the oath i took to the United states constitution. Sounds nothinf alike but i get goose bumps an tears just thinking about it. Draco " remember your oath!" It can be so powerful an give u so much conviction you didnt know you had.
every damn day as this world and reality tempts me to do something im not.
Daniel Haire Once, I faced a big emotional challenge, I’ve hardly gone to the church but on that day, there I stood for a while, meditating and began to say the Old Code.
I just started. That's why I'm here.
I'm from India, i think I was in Seventh Grade when I rented a Casette Player of this Movie, from my Local Store. I will never forget this Movie, It was so Memorable and Beautiful, I loved this Scene the most, It seemed so Magical !!!
The funny thing was I hadn't even intended to watch this Movie or knew about it, I wanted to get Jurassic Park instead and the Store owner was like - "Here, This has Dinosaus too" and gave me this Movie instead. I never regretted it 😊
omg, nice!
"His WRATH undoes the WICKED"
Nice how Athur emphasises those words. Basically reminding Bowen to get his act together
That even someone you view as son can be wicked 🎉🎉
2:15 Draco shielding Bowen from the rain might be my favorite few seconds of the movie. That's the tenderness of the dragon that makes the sting even more painful when you lose him.
I feel the same
The ending of this film still makes me cry, every single time.
@@Resimaster same
Oh my god....
The Nostalgic....
Who else was saying the Old Code along with Bowen and Arthur?
And when Draco appeared out of the darkness... WHO ELSE SUCCUMBED TO THE FEELS!?!?!?!?!?!
Favourite movie of all time!
It was epic! Best moment is when Draco uses his wing to shield Bowen from the rain. As a kid I remember going AWW (and I still do.)
***** Same!
I actually think that it was less to do with the spirit of Arthur speaking to Bowen, but rather Draco throwing his voice and casting fire behind the pillar to give off that other worldly glow. Seems like Draco merely did the act as a ploy to get Bowen to remember his oath as a Knight of the old code and it worked :)
Same...!! wise words..
Alicia Donovan All the feels.
You can see the emotions in Quaid's face. Fear, doubt, despair, and unsure. His voice raises the more he recite the code and all those emotions melt away. Steeling himself with hope, valor, certainty, and determination. He knew what he must do.
He lost his way. Now he has found his way back.
Its interesting the algorithm lead this to me. As of late i need a reminder ;)
Exactly. This is why its one of my favorite scenes. Bowen has been lost, broken, and hopeless for 12 years and he got that hope back
This was my final movie in my Connery Memorial week. When Draco died and his soul went to the stars, I had to keep myself together
:(
I choose the Old Code as my own.
Me too.
As do I
This seen gives me chills
Me too, only problem is I see myself as if I was meant to be a warrior, not a knight.
It is odd how much impact that scene and oath had on my life as a child. I really try to live like that.
Same bro. Being a little boy with my stick sword. Remember the OATH
Mr to brother this and "be nice until it's time to not be nice" from Roadhouse
Bowen: where will we look to now?
Draco: the stars bowen
Dennis quaid was perfect for this role.
If only he could have put on a halfway decent accent that would have fit with the setting.
To me this is the coolest scene in the film, it's where Bowen does a complete one eighty.
I just had a strange dream where this was being recited... It was what brought me here, looking for what was missing from the code.
That's a cool coincidence
20 years... its so hard to believe its been twenty years since this masterpiece graced our world...
+Alicia Donovan (DONOVAN94) makes me feel old. I was a boy of twelve when I walked into that Hollywood Video, and they had an array of video screens working together to flood the entire wall with the image of that dragon flailing in the water, pretending to be shot...
...my life was never quite the same again after that day.
+TheReaverOfDarkness seen it in theaters awesome just awesome
+unused435 is it coming back to theatres for the twentieth anniversary??? I would love to see it! I was only two when it first came out.
Smokey 420 ..."His wrath undoes the wicked." Bye, bye, MK Ultra.
New one that has Patrick Stuart as dragons voice, and captures the feel of the original better than the other sequels
Who thinks Bowen is a fallen paladin and renewing his vows regains the class?
Isn't he a knight of the old code a paladin? Did he not go before the specter of king Arthur and swear again his vows?
@@brianjohnson5272 Makes perfect sense haha! This is made even more wholesome after playing Baldur's Gate 3.
I always wish they'd make a Dragonheart film about Sir Arthur and the original order that met the elders. That would be a fantastic throwback.
Omg. Like the one in 'Transformers the last knight' but with dragons instead of robots.
There are about 100 movies about King Arthur. They never even should have made the sequels that they did for this movie. The second one wasn't too bad but it definitely cornyed things up. And the third one was God awful. Movie was just fine as its own stand alone thing.
@@SlayerRunefrost its a prequel not a sequel that he is asking for
@@vincenthammons-kd9du I know that. What I was saying is that the sequels shouldn't even have been made let alone any prequels.
Still cry like a 4 year old when I see this movie.
This code resembles bravery and honor. Best oath i heard from a movie.
Agreed
Idk man kingdom of heavens knights oath us pretty good too
Now more than ever, do the good people of this Earth need to remember this Oath.
Michael MGTOW Knight is the road I choice to follow.
I'd say now there is even more of a need for it than when the comment was first made.
Between a pandemic that threatens to destroy our health and even worse destroy our hope, and civil unrest that is turning people against each other and letting chaos and destruction overtake our streets, this is a time when we all need to stand by the magnificent principles of this oath.
2:02 :). His face. So cute :3. I weep probably everytime i see this movie. Very underappreciated movie.
The greatest mideval movie of all time! Courage, honor, bravery and valor, all qualities that since the time of the great King Arthur himself speak volumes on and off the battlefield!
"Inside the table's circle,
Under the sacred sword.
A knight must vow to follow
The code that is unending,
Unending as the table-
A ring by honor bound.
A knight is sworn to valour,
His heart knows only virtue,
His blade defends the helpless,
His might upholds the weak,
His word speaks only truth,
His wrath undoes the wicked.
The right can never die,
If one man still recalls.
The words are not forgot,
If one voice speaks them clear.
The code forever shines,
If one heart holds it bright."
This is the Way.
One burning torch is enough to lit a thousand. Live by it, even if you think you are the only one.
Rip sean Connery you have now returned to the stars
Who speaks? Maybe King Arthur himself? The spirit of chivalry?
So lucky to have grown up with films like this to watch! :)
Naomi V so true. This film has stayed in my heart since the day I saw it as kid. That n the movie cool runnings... classic
Likewise, agreed wholeheartedly
Same
Same here!
Now in spanish!
Un caballero jura valor
Su corazón sólo conoce la virtud
Su espada defiende al indefenso
Su fuerza sostiene al afligido
Su palabra sólo habla verdad
*Su ira deshace la maldad!*
Dude, I just put it through Google translate, and with a few lines being the same as the original, most of it is kinda funny
Buena esa hermano 🔥👌
Bowen reciting after Arthur is probably my favorite scene in this movie.
It's funny how people seem to be out of the realization that this movie takes place in Arthurian lore and that the Knights of the Old Code are the decedent's of the Knights of the Round Table who swore the oath to both King Arthur and Excalibur. Makes me wonder where the sword could be in this timeline unless you count First Knight as a prequel which had Sean Connery as Arthur. Would that make Draco Arthur's reincarnation?
Arthur Pendragon - Arthur of the Dragon. Maybe there was a reason that the Dragon was his sigil
"Rise knight of the old code"
Bravo
And now in German:
Ein Ritter gelobt die ewige Tapferkeit.
Sein Herz kennt nur die Tugend.
Sein Schwert verteidigt die Hilflosen.
Seine Macht unterstützt die Schwachen.
Sein Mund spricht nur die Wahrheit.
Sein Zorn zerstört die Bösen.
+crimsonbloodbender88 "And now in German" reminded me of The Rocket Man.
I wonder how it sounds in Dutch?
Un caballero ha de ser valeroso.
Su corazón sólo conoce la virtud.
Su espada defiende a los desvalidos.
Su fuerza sostiene a los debiles.
Su palabra sólo dice la verdad.
Su ira aniquila al malvado.
This is the Despacito knights's code of honor
And now in french:
Un chevalier obéit à des valeurs
Son coeur ne connaît que la vertu
Son épée défend les démunis
Son bras protège les faibles
Sa bouche méprise le mensonge
Sa colère déjoue les tours du malin
And now in Hungarian:
Az igaz lovag bátor,
Szíve mindig nemes,
Kardja az árvát védi,
Ereje a gyengét segíti,
Mindig igazat szól,
Dühe a gonoszokat sújtja.
Draco you swore to valour
Your heart known only virtue
Your blade defends the helpless
Your might uphold the weak
Your word spoke only truth
Your wrath undid the wicked.
You have earned your place in the stars.
I was 5 years old when I first saw this. It raised hairs then and it does so now. Not only is this a superb story but it is timeless in it's teachings and morals. There's a reason it is remembered by so many with fondness.
I said this to my son, he was 3 days old then my brothers and cousins showed up i forced them to recite it as a group. I swear this little man will grow up to be the most badass dragon slayer god ever witnessed
Dragon slayer, or dragon protector?
You're a weird dude.
But I suspect you'll be a great dad. ;)
One of the most beautiful codes for us ALL to live by. I still end up shaking all over when I think on this. What a marvellous message to give to the World in the form of a film.
God bless all in its production.
Still such a powerful scene when Bowen's nihilism gave way to honor and purpose again
I think I already commented this somewhere, but I want to say it again, with the lighting and timely appearance of Draco, I definitely think Draco spoke as Arthur to help Bowen rediscover himself
This story should never be took for granted .
What made it important not just great is it was about the heart.
We live in a age where if some one with the right heart had also the power to change the world around him or her that you are a sworn being of fate to see change right and true.
In this world heartlessness exsist in many forms.
Heartless dwells in the extremes but no matter the waves we must use a heavy heart to hold not sink,a light heart must sore not drift.
These are the ways back to something called home where the heart lives.
Yep this and Braveheart with Mel Gibson, ironically (everyone else seems to confuse these 2 very distinct, yet very similar movies lol)
The movie that personified my childhood and started my fascination, passion and obsession with all things in the story telling realm of Fantasy and Fiction which lead me into Sci-Fi and Drama which then lead me into Real Life an Historical events and now I'am working once again for the first time since I was 14 (Seen this movie when i was 5, I'am 21 now) on a Fantasy themed personal novel, mainly involving the most beautiful, wonderful, majestic and magical creature of the fictional world {or non fiction...wheres your proof ;) }.......a Draco...that's scholar speech for a Dragon.
Draco inspired me to write a little story of my own featuring a dragon.
Hope it goes well for you, I personally hope its not a short
+JackOfDiamonds I hope so, too. As well as for you :).
It's going to be a novella. Though, since I can't stop coming up with new, more creative ideas, it should be a pretty long one at that.
I have the same issue man, it is a good thing to come up with new ideas but you dont want it to keep going on on on and get complicated but at the same time you cant stop yourself from coming with new ideas. Before i started writing this story iam working on just now i was working on my own comic book, its still not finished but because i kept coming up with new ideas i was working on it for nearly 7 years. which quite honestly burned me out, so i took a break from it and started a new fantasy novel :)
+JackOfDiamonds I've been writing some of my stories since 2009. I've been quite burned out myself. Some exhausted me so much that I've decided to change them from novels to novellas, and the first one might simply be a short-story.
I also have ideas for at least two comic books which I wish to create with a friend, who happens to have a fascination with comics.
In french:
Un chevalier obéit à des valeurs.
Son coeur ne connaît que la vertu.
Son épée défend les démunis.
Son bras protège les faibles.
Sa bouche méprise le mensonge.
Sa colère déjoue les tours du malin !
“Be without fear in the face of your enemies.
Be brave and upright that God may love thee.
Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death.
Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong - that is your oath.”
*Slap*
That's to remind you.
Nathanielle Crawford Kingdom of Heaven right? ^___^
Theearl444 Yep. Incidentally, both movies featured David Thewlis. But it makes me wonder which version of the code is more accurate, not that it entirely matters as they're both wonderful to listen to.
Nathanielle Crawford Mr. Thewlis eventually went on to play Remus Lupin in Harry Potter and Jason Issacs played Lucius Malfoy.
LatexNLipstick Addict I'm aware of that, but it has nothing to do with what I was commenting on.
Kingdom of heaven is one of my all time favourite movies
騎士は勇気を旨とし
その心を善に捧げ
剣は虐げられた者を守り
その力は弱き者を助け
その言葉は真実のみを語り
その怒りは悪を打ちのめす
Lo there do I see my father, Lo there do I see my mother, my sisters and my brothers , Lo there do I see the line of my people, back to the beginning. Lo, they do call me, they bid me take my place among them, in the halls of Valhalla, where the brave may live forever.
love both of these movies 13th warrior albeit a beowulf reincarnation is also an underrated film.
I stand corrected
I have lived by this code my entire life it's non negotiable.
By God
Have no clue when I first saw this movie. I just remember having a VHS tape of it and watching it over and over as a kid. This moment was particularly impactful to me.
Draco could had been King Arthur reincarnated.
When Arthur Himself reminds a knight who he's supposed to be, there's not much up for discussion.
Touching... a man finds his soul again.
I know I’ve already comment but MAN this movie always give me chills such a awesome movie not afraid to admit but I cried during the end
After 20 years... these films of old have something modern movies does not - Heart.
Like Boen I lost sight of my values and was more than a little bitter and frivolous about my way of living. Now some years later, more than I will give number.... I'm returning as best I can with my health what it now is, to come back to living by what I called as a kid 'The Dragon Knights Code'. And getting to see so so many others have respect for 'The Code' in these times is equal parts healing and uplifting.
This movie and especially this scene has so much influence on me! Everytime you feel scared or weak just say to yourself: a Knight is sworn to valor!
King Arthur : A knight is sworn to valor.
Bowen : A knight is sworn to valor.
King Arthur : His heart knows only virtue.
Bowen : His heart knows only virtue.
King Arthur : His blade defends the helpless.
Bowen : His blade defends the helpless.
King Arthur : His might upholds the weak.
Bowen : His might upholds the weak.
King Arthur : His word speaks only truth.
Bowen : His word speaks only truth.
King Arthur : His wrath undoes the wicked.
Bowen : His wrath undoes the wicked!
that was king Arthur ghost
Would've been more awesome of ALL the knights of the Round Table helped Bowen recite the oath.
I'm a girl and always wanted to be a knight when I was a kid and remember this scene.
A knight can be anyone... a hero can be anyone! Regardless of trivial things like gender.
It's great that Dick Van Dyke spent so much time personally coaching Dennis Quaid on his English accent!
got chills, such a great movie, I need to see it again...
Even after decades when it first came out, this will still be a masterpiece.
One of the few movies that brings me to tears every time i watch it, like clockwork.
Two minutes. Two minutes of video that is better than ANYTHING Hollywood has produced in the past ten years.
Exactly!
We all have a code and each of us can have a soul of a knight. But only if you follow the code. Love the people, protect them, save the weak, speak only truth and most of all fight for righteousness.
If anybody wants to see positive masculinity, it's right here folks :).
This movie made my childhood great along with xena
No one is above the code.
Especially the King.
I grew up watching this movie. I remember how this scene made me feel; as if inspiration to live up to the standards the code demands.
the first time I saw Dragonheart in the movie theater I weep at the end.
Easily one of most epic and beautiful scenes that I've seen on a movie
Like a Knight as a Soldier is sworn to valor only to his people and his nation.....
Law Enforcement Job Interview: "Why do you want to be a police officer?"
"A knight knows only valor..."
They both finish the code in unison.
"So, when can you start?"
I wish I were a knight ... and could be humble and show valor...
Granted that our world is not all that perfect, even still, we have the potential and opportunities to make it so. So long as there are still good men holding back and standing firm against all evils that seek to rob us of such.
I know the world is currently against any form of good men we have left in this world. BE STRONG MY BROTHERS, OUR TIME WILL COME AND WE MUST BE READY FOR WHAT CHALLENGES THAT WE WILL FACE. CLEAR EYES, FULL HEART, CAN'T LOSE.
I know some claim that knights never followed this code. But in the memory of those who did, it saddens me that the Code has all been forgotten in this day and age.
Where it says "his wrath undoes the wicked," most troops in this world openly EMBRACE the wicked; killing all manner of civilians instead of the enemy.
Where it says "a knight knows only virtue;" folk these days know mostly greed, sin and vanity.
Where it says "a knight defends the helpless;" more often than not, people HURT the helpless (like homeless people.)
Where it says "a knight speaks only truth," people seem to tell bold-faced lies (like the government does.)
Those of you who think "no one's perfect," I fully understand. But even those who are flawed are able to openly admit said flaws, instead of hiding under false images of perfection. I'd happily live with as many wrinkles I could bear, rather than use some stupid face lift.
Even in terms of morality, people chose to make themselves as grey as a chalkboard rather than live by any morals...and that's just sick.
What say you
@The Beast aka The Cobra GOODNESS
@The Beast aka The Cobra Holy crud
@The Beast aka The Cobra You make sure to use your skills honorably, right; like you never harm the innocent, only protect them or you never use your skills dishonorably...right
@The Beast aka The Cobra THAT is the mark of a real knight
@The Beast aka The Cobra All it takes is for one selfless act to inspire others.
In other words, the knights of this world may be few in numbers. But if they inspire enough people, that could change
I try to stay true by this code as close as I can since. It's fantastically impossible, of course, not even Bowen stayed true all his life.
True
この映画でいちばん好きなシーン🎬
何回も見直してしまう
I always try - hopeless as sometimes it may be - to live by a very similar code.
Sadly, though, my "blade" is not always strong enough to defend the helpless.
THE OLD CODE, VALOR, YOU WILL HONOR YOUR FORE-FATHERS, YOU WILL FIGHT
Hungarian:
Az igaz lovag bátor
Szíve mindig nemes
Kardja az árvát védi
Ereje a gyengét segíti
Mindig igazat szól
Dühe a rosszakra sújt
The best part starts fifteen seconds before this clip begins.
This Code Should Belong To Anyone Who Is In Authority. With The World In Turmoil Over The Last 24 Months, It's Needs Hope, Prayer & Leadership.
Rest In Peace Sean Connery😢 I’ll keep my oath. Swore to Valor
What I’ve always loved about this scene is how, even as a kid, it made itself understandable. You take this broken man and show, somewhere, he wants to believe like he did once. He still believes.
Every soldier that picks up a gun or who simply goes into any armed force in the world should have this as their mantra, tattoed on their person or branded into their skin for all time
Buchaille01
Absolutely not.
If we had that, we'd suddenly have a bunch of zealots thinking they're doing things in the name of good while doing the most horrible things you could imagine. You know, like they CURRENTLY DO. You can't tattoo a set of moral philosophy onto your skin and expect it to be true. It is something you have to work on, every single day of your life. It's a constant struggle to never break, never go against, and that is why almost every single person alive cannot follow one but only a few can.
+Zeithri i don't think so since it stresses "his might upholds the WEAK. His wrath undoes the wicked."
zealots who commit war crimes have no care for the weak
+Buchaille01 Worst idea ever.
+Zeithri Beats dropping bombs on kids from miles above and calling it collateral damage.
Cap America lol brother Gilbert
Bowen: You spoke the words! You said them from your heart!
Einon: I only spit them out because I couldn't stomache them!
+TheReaverOfDarkness From his heart? Not quite.
David Thewlis in his younger years. Excellent actor too.
@@AHSears And highly underrated.
@@TheReaverOfDarkness His performance in Harry Potter was my favourite.
@@AHSears One of his best!
for the past 24 years i will never not smile like a happy idiot at dracos face during this
Agreed
What my town does is uphold the wicked
That’s the most realistic rained on cgi creature to date
Damn right!
RIP Sean Connery, Draco was the first dragon I ever saw as a child. I feel like if I ever heard the voice of a dragon, Connery’s would have been it.
Best part of the movie.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you a thousand times over!!!!!!!!
Rest in peace Sean
This has been the best way to remind myself that following an honorable path is never wrong, despite what society says… this code is just beautiful and awesome… thank you Dragon heart u.u
A knight is sworn to valour.