понедельник, 19 мая 2014 г.

Some facts about Round Table


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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