The task is impossible due to the fact that the tree is denser than the herring. All of the force of the impact will be absorbed by the herring's destruction, with the tree remaining unharmed. Even if he had an unlimited supply of herrings and forever to do it, King Arthur could never achieve his task unless the tree died naturally and fell down.
The expression "You must cut down the mightiest tree in the forest with... a herring" is from the movie "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" by the British comedy group Monty Python. It is part of a humorous scene where King Arthur and his knights receive instructions from the Knights Who Say "Ni."
The cast of The Great Python Robbery - 1914 includes: Arthur Finn as Detective Finn
"The Knights of the Round Table", by Monty Python. This was used during their film, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail".
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Answer: No: I have often wondered the same thing but the density of the tree is harder than the herring therefore the tree would wear away the herring before the herring could cut down the tree, Unless of course the herring was fired from something making it go fast enough to crack the tree. You never know. Gotta love Monty Python. Answer: No, no one can chop down any tree with a fish. A herring is a kind of fish. You can't chop down a tree of any or type with a fish, let alone a mighty oak. Attempting to chop down a tree with a fish would most likely result in the death of the fish and a tree with no damage inflicted upon it. No fish should be used to chop down any tree whatsoever. (Unless you are from Monty Python and you say Ni).
The French Taunter in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, speaking to King Arthur.
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What was funny about King Arthur? Well, a lot of things, I think. I really don't know what kind of things though. But in his time, men got OVER LOADED with beer and they went crazy, you know what I mean. Plus, in his time, you married your sister!!! (or that's what I read) So, there's a LOT of things that King Arthur has that is funny.
Oh, why not? The king Arthur legends are fairly vague as to time. The actual king of England in 932 was Athelstan, but that doesn't matter. Of course, certain scenes of Monty Python and the Holy Grail are set in the 1970s and not in the tenth century at all.
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King Arthur, Sir Bedivere, Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad and Sir Bors (he's the guy who gets decapitated by the killer rabbit) are all the names of characters in the King Arthur stories. Strangely enough, the King Arthur legends tell us very little about the enchanter Tim, Roger the Shrubber, the Castle Aaaaaargh, or King Arthur's horse Patsy.