King Arthur and the round tabl
Through out Arthurian legend, the Round Table ha symbolized Arthur's dream for equality and continuous brotherhood of his people in the utopia of Camelot. The sphere shape of the historical round table represents what Arthur was trying to accomplish for the people that saw his as an almost Christ like figure thought his reign. Arthur's city was built around the round table, and was seen as an example of how to live. He saw this as perfection. The thirteen knights that sat around it were only the most chivalrous of all knights and were a perfect role model of what the Arthur was tiring to represent with the Round Table. In turn, this perfect society was established around the ideals of a table. The origin of the Round table can be dated back to 1155, where the first reference to the round table was written. Robert Wace translated it from Latin to French. (Geoffrey 123) The Round Table was originally owned by King Uther, Arthur's father, and kept in his principle city of Cardoell (Camelot Project 1). Little is known of the whereabouts of the round table after that until Uther's son Arthur, now king of England, wedded Lady Gweniviere. "When Arthur married Gweneviere, her father presented him with a round table tha
The existence of Camelot has been disputed over history; but many have tried to find it's true location. In Mallory's, Le Morte D'Arthur, he makes references to Camelot being the city of Winchester (Mallory 281). If this is true we are uncertain, but in 1966-1970 excavations occurred in the Cadbury Castle to see if it could be a possible site. It was confirmed that the castle was refortified during Arthur's era, and was lived in by a powerful leader and his followers. The castle consists of 1200 yards of perimeter, surrounding an 18-acre enclosure. The perimeter is 250 feet above the ground (Camelot Project 1). If Camelot existed this would be the most likely location of its resting place. It is disputed how many people the round table has seated throughout the years it was utilized. The majority of sources agree on 150, as in Mallory's story. When Arthur established the city of Camelot, that was thought of as a perfect society, and the round table was a part of this perfect society. The king's court was called the Knights of the Round Table, and they were considered the most brace and chivalrous of all the knights. They sat around the round table, none above or below each other, all in a continuous ring of brotherhood. The names of all the knights were painted in gold paint at each ones designated spots, all spots were equal in space ever Arthur's. All seats at the table were filled except one, Siege Perilous, which was set aside my Merlin (Arthur's mentor) for a knight not to be born till a later time. To ensure the reservation of the predestined seat, Merlin stated, " Anyone else attempting to sit in this seat will suffer dire consequences" (Camelot project 1). Merlin has also arranged that this knight who would fill Siege Perilous would also sit at the table of Joseph of Armithea. This knight turned out to be one of the most famous knights ever, Sir Galahad. It was obvious that the spot at the round table belonged to him as "his name appears on the seat destined for him" (Camelot Project 1). All these events contributed to the Round Tables legendary status. "...And as this round in nowhere found
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