History Series / Kaamelott

* {{Beat}}: quite possibly the most used gag on the show, usually with [[OnlySaneMan Arthur]] unable to respond to whatever absymally stupid comment was just made except by staring and sighing.

* TheBerserker: [[BerserkButton DO]]. [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass NOT]]. [[UnstoppableRage GET]]. [[LovableCoward BOHORT]]. [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome DRUNK]].

* TheDitz:

** Guenièvre, but especially Kadoc, Hervé de Rinel, and the Burgundian King.

* LargeHam: Élie Semoun as the Répurgateur.
** The swordsmaster, whenever in training mode.

* SurroundedByIdiots: a great deal.

** "''C'est pas faux...''" ("This ain't wrong...") is the default answer used by Perceval and Karadoc when they don't understand what people tell them. Which, given their stupidity, is quite often.

'''Arthur:''' ''(thoughtful)'' I don't think that you are the "Symbol of the Briton Nation"...

* HonestJohnsDealership / SnakeOilSalesman: Venec can provide you anything for really not disgusting prices.

-->'''Father Blaise:''' Oh, I wanted to ask you: How did you get to the burgundian culture?\\

* MedievalMorons

'''Arthur:''' [[ArmorPiercingQuestion Because of course, the One God is Celtic?]]\\

'''Arthur:''' Yeah, right. And you, with your orange hair and your skin as white as a dairyman's crap, aren't you a Celt, actually?\\

* TheDitz: Guenièvre

* RalphWiggum
** Kadoc
** Hervé de Rinel can compete too.
** And the Burgundian King.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The Knights of the Round Table. God, where do we start? [[TheFool Perceval]], [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Karadoc]], [[LovableCoward Bohort, Gauvain, Yvain]], [[BloodKnight Léodagan]], [[RalphWiggum Hervé de Rinel]], [[WellIntentionedExtremist Lancelot]], [[{{Jerkass}} Galessin]]...

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: There are a few during the series, but the scene of the Round Table in "The Return of the King" (in Livre V) is often considered a raging, liberating, howling-at-the-moon MomentOfAwesome by the fans, considering whom it is given to. Context : by some improbable twists of fate, Karadoc (who, in Livre V, is [[CloudCuckooLander that]] [[{{Jerkass}} kind]] [[RalphWiggum of]] [[UpToEleven character]]), has been crowned king by his wife [[ManipulativeBastard Mevanwi]]. Then, when Arthur came back from a quest, during the Round Table meeting, he and Perceval invite Arthur, and give a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to every knight in attendance, and to Arthur in particular (they don't know the purpose of Arthur's quest, i.e. find out if he's got children somewhere). Speech to which Arthur replies with one of his own, delivered in one of the calmest voice ever, with a bittersweet music in the background.

* TranslationConvention: Occasionally averted. A summit with the Burgundian King required an interpreter. Also PlayedWith, since after that episode, we learn that the Burgundian King took some lessons in Arthur's language. [[RalphWiggum Though what he says still doesn't make any sense]].

'''Léodagan:''' This is going to sound weird, but... I rather agree with him.

* CerebusSyndrome: When [[spoiler:Lancelot left Arthur because of the blatant incompetence of the Round Table]], the tone began to change, and at the end of the fourth season, everyone was warned that the fifth season would be DarkerAndEdgier.

* HeroicSociopath: Léodagan

* {{Malaproper}}: Perceval and Karadoc's dialogues are hilarious when they try to use big words.

** As well as ten standalone episodes, created to test the format; they are more or less part of the {{Canon}}, although there were a few cast changes before the series proper.

* {{Undercrank}}: Used at lest twice, the first time being a clear ShoutOut to ''TheBennyHillShow''.

* DeathOfTheOldGods: The Lady of the Lake is both a servant of the Celtic pantheon and of "the one god", implying the former is in fact welcoming the rise of Christianity. Merlin, on the hand, is less than thrilled.

** The Burgund king has no idea of what he's saying, including such gems as "the flower in the bouquet withers... and is ''never'' reborn!", "I appreciate fruits in syrup", and "strong in apples".

* SmallNameBigEgo: Perceval and Karadoc. To the point that, in some occasions, they manage to ''brag about how they epicly failed a mission as if it was a victory.''

** Some episode titles are in Latin -- including every one of Livre VI.

* GiveChaseWithAngryNatives: In one of the spin-off comics, Arthur and co. are climbing to the top of a mountain to defeat an evil necromancer. Along the way, they come across a gigantic RodentOfUnusualSize, fortunately asleep. When things go wrong at the summit, they slide back down on improvised sleds, hurling stones at the rat as they pass. When the pursuing Necromancer arrives, the rat is awake and angry, and proceeds to eat him.

* OurLichesAreDifferent: The Necromancer from the spin-off comic book ''L'Armée du Nécromant''.

* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The Knights of the Round Table. God, where do we start? [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Perceval, Karadoc]], [[LovableCoward Bohort, Gauvain, Yvain]], [[BloodKnight Léodagan]], [[RalphWiggum Hervé de Rinel]], [[WellIntentionedExtremist Lancelot]], [[{{Jerkass}} Galessin]]...

* ShellGame: Perceval, thanks to his IdiotSavant status, just can't lose at this game despite all the dealer's efforts.

* SmallNameBigEgo: Perceval and Karadoc, to the point that, in some occasions, they manage to ''brag about how they epicly failed a mission as if it was a victory.''

* StockNessMonster: The Giant Snake from Shadow Lake. Alluded in one episode, and seen in the 5th album of the ComicBookAdaptation.

* TurnUndead: Featured in ''L'Armée du Nécromant'' ("''The Necromancer's Army''"), the first album of the ComicBookAdaptation. The knights going on a mission to investigate a surge of zombies, they bring Father Blaise with them, on the principle that priests are supposed to have powers against TheUndead. However, Blaise never tried this before, and all his attempts are failure. Except at a critical moment toward the end, after hours of prayer, where he obliterates a group of giant zombies, almost accidentally (and fries his holy symbol in the process).

* {{Undercrank}}: Used at lest twice, the first time being a clear shout-out to ''TheBennyHillShow''.

* GrievousHarmWithABody
-->'''Séli:''' ''(complaining about the enormous appetites, drunken singing and lack of manners of the clan chieftains Kaamelott is hosting)'' And then they fight with the servants.\\

-->'''Séli'''(complaining about the enormous appetites, drunken singing and lack of manners of the clan chieftains Kaamelott is hosting):And then they fight with the servants.\\
[[{{Beat}} Blank stare from Arthur]]\\
'''Séli''':They fight ''with'' the servants.\\
[[{{Beat}} Blank stare]]\\
'''Séli''':They ''grab'' the servants, [[GrievousHarmWithABody and they use them to-]]

** The Knights of the Round Table are often displayed in full plate armor, used in the 15th century, while the story takes place in the 5th century. Yet, to be fair, the designers of the show admitted themselves that they knew it was anachronistic, but got on with it because of the RuleOfCool.

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Arthur, to the Lady of the Lake (see the OurGodsAreGreater entry below); also, in Livre VI, one that is never answered, about the arranged marriage between Arthur and Guenièvre ("And if the chap doesn't manage to pull the sword outof the stone, is the marriage still happening?").

-->'''Léodagan:''' ''(calmly)'' I am willing to forgive you for your attemted coups, your crooked schemes, your bogus alliances and everything else... However, if you don't shut up right now, and ''for good'', (points the hammer)'' [[TranquilFury I'll use this to flatten your balls]].

* BrutalHonesty: Léodagan. All the time.

* CerebusSyndrome: When [[spoiler:Lancelot left Arthur because of the blatant incompetence of the Round Table]], the tone began to change, and at the end of the fourth season, everyone was warned that the fifth season would be {{Darker and Edgier}}.
* CheckhovsGun: In Livre VI, when Arthur discovers a dagger under his tutor's pillow, and then when, during the preparation of a party at Villa Aconia, the urban militia is not allowed to search her room. At first, it only shows the viewer that Aconia may be [[BadassBookworm more than a tutor]]. It reappears later, [[spoiler: when Arthur has to kill an Ostrogoth chief during the party to be promoted Dux Bellorum,, while Glausia forbade weapons in the villa.]]

* GiveChaseWithAngryNatives: In one of the spin-off comics, Arthur and co. are climbing to the top of a mountain to defeat an evil necromancer. Along the way, they come across a gigantic RodentOfUnusualSize, fortunately asleep. When things go wrong at the summit, they slide back down on improvised sleds, hurling stones at the rat as they pass. When the pursuing Necromancer arrives, the rat is awake and angry, and proceeds to eat him.

* HistoricalInJoke: Calogrenant, the king of Caledonia (Scotland), shows up with his butt wrapped in a quilted bedcover because his armor has rusted from a fall in a puddle. However the rules of the Round Table specify that every knight must show up properly dressed OR dressed in his country's traditional garb. Thus, the unproper but convenient improvised quilted bedcover skirt retroactively becomes the official costume of Caledonia.

** Two for the ''{{Warhammer}}'' RPG: The equivalent of the inquisitor is called the Witch Hunter ("Le Répurgateur"). And one episode even mention a dungeon full of Skavens.
** In Livre V, the episode where Arthur comes back to Kaamelott is called [[LordOfTheRings "The Return of the King"]]...
** Actually, there is a quite a lot of episodes with a "shouting" title. Without quoting those above, we can find: "AngelsAndDemons", "All the World's Mornings" (a french novel), "AloneInTheDark", "DoubleDragon", "LifeIsBeautiful", "[[Music/{{Aerosmith}} Dream On]]", "{{Goodfellas}}", "[[ShakespeareInLove Arthur in Love]]"... And many, ''many'' others.

* TheComicallySerious: Father Blaise. Sallustius in Livre VI.

* SpinOff: The ComicBookAdaptation; five albums so far.

* TheComicallySerious: Father Blaise

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Arthur, to the Lady of the Lake (see the OurGodsAreDifferent entry below); also, in Livre VI, one that is never answered, about the arranged marriage between Arthur and Guenièvre ("And if the chap doesn't manage to pull the sword outof the stone, is the marriage still happening?").

* DungeonCrawling: Several of the earlier episodes are typical underground explorations, with plenty spoofs of [=RPGs=]. [[OneOfUs The series' author is an avowed RPGer]] (notably, of ''{{Warhammer}}'').