Everybody were impressed by Arthur's legend and his loyal knights. So there are several reproduction of Round Table left. One of them is known as the "Winchester Round Table," a large tabletop hanging in Winchester Castle bearing the names of various knights of Arthur's court, was probably created for a Round Table tournament. The current paintwork is late; it was done by order of Henry VIII of England for Holy Roman Emperor Charles V's 1522 state visit, and depicts Henry himself sitting in Arthur's seat above a Tudor rose. The table itself is considerably older; historians calculate the date of construction to 1250–1280—during the reign of Edward I because using timber from store felled over a period of years.
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