Ronald_A_Knox
Clipeum Aurea
That way it would actually make sense. Taking a literal arrow to the knee in a quasi-medieval setting as an injury that isn't somehow wished away by potions would not only prevent one's being an adventurer, but a town/city guard as well. In fact, it would render you a cripple. And none of those guards are cripples.I would have to do further research into the phrase, but Skyrim is where the meme came from.