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The Winchester Round Table is a large tabletop hanging in Winchester Castle and bearing the names of various knights of Arthur's court, was probably created for a Round Table tournament. [18] The table is 5.5 metres (18 ft) in diameter and weighs 1.2 tonnes (2,600 lb). [ 19 ]
The present "Winchester Round Table" was painted in 1522 by order of King Henry VIII. The places at the table are divided up with alternating green and white panels with the name of Arthurian knights written in gold. However it is King Henry VIII's portrait that is painted at King Arthur's place, and the Tudor red and white rose that adorns the ...
Winchester Castle is a medieval building in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was founded in 1067. It was founded in 1067. Only the Great Hall still stands; it houses a museum of the history of Winchester.
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The Winchester Round Table in the Great Hall of Winchester Castle. Winchester is well known for the Great Hall of its castle, which was built in the 12th century. The Great Hall was rebuilt sometime between 1222 and 1235, and still exists in this form. It is famous for King Arthur's Round Table, which has hung in the hall from at least 1463 ...
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The round table at Winchester is believed to have been created during the time of King Edward I, for a tournament to celebrate the betrothal of one of his daughters. The inscription around the centre of the Table and the names of the knights around the margin are as follow: This is the rownde table of kyng Arthur w xxiiii of his namyde knyattes.
It is known in Italian retellings of the Prose Tristan as the Old Table (Tavola Vecchia), [89] contrasting with those of Arthur's Round Table known as the New Table (Tavola Nuova). Their stories include that of Branor the Dragon Knight, "the flower of the Old Table", [ 90 ] still unsurpassed in his skills at the age of over 100.