"Nesbit," anyone?

[DeepFixer]

Hokay:

I was watching my Monty Python's Flying Circus DVD set, and in several episodes they use the word 'Nesbit,' as a character name.

That reminded me of someting from one of the Elric books. There was some tower, maybe in Immryr, where Yrkoon was holding Cymoril, maybe?, that was called 'something-somethin-nezbitt.'

Is this some common British word/name, or did Mr. M copy it because he's maybe a Python fan?

Be mighty strange to see Elric silly-walking, or Moonglum flogging dead parrots!

[VonWeiner]

Or fighting The Knights Who Say Ni (or is it Nee).

[DeepFixer]

Or fighting The Knights Who Say Ni (or is it Nee).

Well, that might work if their name is changed:
"The Warriors on the Edge of Time Who Say 'Ni!' "

". . . Over poisoned crystal deserts, where the ruined towers shout: 'Ni!'
Crossing lakes that cry 'Albatros!' as we pass by."

[Jules]

E.E.Nesbitt was a famous children's author (one of her characters being an Oswald Bastable)

[DeepFixer]

E.E.Nesbitt was a famous children's author (one of her characters being an Oswald Bastable)

Aha!

That could be the connection, then.

[PsychicWarVeteran]

Or fighting The Knights Who Say Ni (or is it Nee).

They are no longer the Knights Who Say Ni. They are now the Knights Who Say Ecky-Ecky-Ecky-Pa-Choing-Zoooooom-Boing!