The King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is one of the most famous English legends. The Knights of King Arthur would sit at a round table, placing their swords down with the blade facing the middle crest. All were equal at the Round Table in Camelot. The legend, however, speaks of a table and not a structure able to hold close to 1000 people.
Camelot historian Chris Gidlow said: “The first accounts of the Round Table show that it was nothing like a dining table but was a venue for upwards of 1,000 people at a time.
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I used to live in Winchester, in Hampshire, where they have a Round Table in the Great Hall. It doesn't date from the right time, but it made me fascinated by the whole Camelot story. I don't suppose we'll ever really know.
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