arrow to the knee

a phrase from Skyrim that is completely overused.

i used to be an adventurer but then i took an arrow to the knee

by kairininja January 21, 2012

Then I took an arrow to the knee

A popular internet meme which has derived from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, in which town guardsmen will often say to the player "I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow to the knee".

The meme is often used as a response in forum posts or YouTube comments, particularly to people thinking of past events in their life.

Guy 1: "Look at my new Gamecube!"
Guy 2: "Yeah I used to have one of those"
Guy 1: "...Then I took an arrow to the knee"

Or as a way of expressing the fact that Skyrim is the game to be playing right now. For example:

YouTube comment from 2008 - "GTA IV is the best game ever! I'm gonna play it forever!"
Reply to the comment from 2011 - "Then I took an arrow to the knee."

by Someone you don't need to know January 11, 2012

Arrow To The Eye

a term to describe a drunken feeling after only your first or second drink.
i.e. a drink that goes straight to your head.

"Fuck me, the munters could be in luck tonight i could be getting my beer goggles on early. This beers feels like an arrow to the eye!"

by Sexy Ad The Pro Evolution Wizard June 1, 2004

Arrow in the knee

The phrase Arrow in the Knee is a phrase said by every guard in TES V Skyrim. It is in fact NOT a

phrase for marriage, that was just some dumb s*** started on some sort of social media by some random guy, that everybody blindly assumed correct. Wake up people! As it is actually an inside joke among Bethesda that references the absence of the grieves or leggings armor piece, leaving your legs from the knee down unprotected, allowing for a fatal wound to the knee to occur. Hence, arrow in the knee.

I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow in the knee...

by EmployeeOfWebstersBiggerCousin July 1, 2016

Arrow to the knee

An excuse for being a pussy. Originated from the best game in the world, Skyrim.

I used to be a lax bro until i took an arrow to the knee.

by tits mcgee 4 life February 8, 2012

Arrow to the knee

A new phrase originated from the role-playing game "Elder Scrolls Skyrim." Sometimes a guard in Skyrim will explain his life-story to you and then end it with the fact he took an arrow to the knee thus ending his adventure capabilities. The phrase has become extremely popular on the web, and his used very often.

P.S. REALLY ANNOYING WHEN USED TO MUCH

"I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow to the knee"

by Stormcloak Guard January 2, 2012

i got a arrow to the knee

how to say I got married in the old times

I was an adventure like you until I got a arrow to the knee

by skyrim March 17, 2015