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2. Round table (furniture) - Wikipedia

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   People around a round table. A round table is a table which has no "head" and no "sides", and therefore no one person sitting at it is given a privileged position and all are treated as equals. The idea stems from the Arthurian legend about the Knights of the Round Table in Camelot. Today, round tables are often used at conferences involving ...

3. Round Table - Wikipedia

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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 ]

4. Round Table (tournament) - Wikipedia

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   A Round Table was a festive event during the Middle Ages that involved jousting, feasting, and dancing in imitation of King Arthur's legendary court. Named for Arthur's famed Round Table , the festivals generally involved jousts with blunted weapons, and often celebrated weddings or victories.

5. Knights of the Round Table - Wikipedia

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   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.

6. Algonquin Round Table - Wikipedia

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   The group that would become the Round Table began meeting in June 1919 as the result of a practical joke carried out by theatrical press agent John Peter Toohey.Toohey, annoyed at The New York Times drama critic Alexander Woollcott for refusing to plug one of Toohey's clients (Eugene O'Neill) in his column, organized a luncheon supposedly to welcome Woollcott back from World War I, where he ...

7. Customs and etiquette in Chinese dining - Wikipedia

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   Guests with higher status then sit in close proximity to the seat of honor, while those with lower positions sit further away. The least prestigious seat is generally the one nearest to the kitchen entrance or service door. [1] In a formal banquet hall of many tables, the main table is the one which is located furthest from the entrance.