Tim The Enchanter - Tim's Name

Tim's Name

His name derives from the following dialogue between him and King Arthur:

Arthur: What manner of man are you that can summon up fire without flint or tinder?
Tim: I... am an enchanter.
Arthur: By what name are you known?
Tim: There are some who call me... 'Tim'...?
Arthur: ...greetings, Tim the Enchanter.

On the UK release of the DVD, the actors explain that "Tim" was intended as a particularly unlikely and non-menacing name for such a powerful wizard.

In an interview with Shaun Micallef in 2007, John Cleese claimed that "we chose 'Tim' to annoy Tim Brooke-Taylor".

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