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==Origin==

==Origin==

The ''Round Table'' first appears in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wace Wace]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_de_Brut ''Roman de Brut''], a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_language Norman language] adaptation of Geoffrey of Monmouth's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historia_Regum_Britanniae ''Historia Regum Britanniae''] finished in 1155. Wace says [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Arthur Arthur] created the Round Table to prevent quarrels among his barons, none of whom would accept a lower place than the others. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layamon Layamon] added to the story when he adapted Wace's work into the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] Brut in the early 13th century, saying that the quarrel between Arthur's vassals led to [[violence]] at a Yuletide feast. In response a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwall Cornish] carpenter built an enormous but easily transportable ''Round Table'' to prevent further [[dispute]]. Wace claims he was not the source of the ''Round Table''; both he and Layamon credited it instead to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretons Bretons]. Some scholars have doubted this claim, while others believe it may be true. There is some similarity between the chroniclers' description of the ''Round Table'' and a [[custom]] recorded in Celtic stories, in which [[warriors]] sit in a [[circle]] around the [[king]] or lead warrior, in some cases feuding over the order of precedence as in Layamon. There is a possibility that Wace, contrary to his own claims, derived Arthur's round table not from any Breton source, but rather from medieval biographies of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne Charlemagne]—notably Einhard's ''Vita Caroli'' and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notker_the_Stammerer Notker the Stammerer]'s ''De Carolo Magno''—in which the king is said to have possessed a round table decorated with a map of [[Rome]].

The ''Round Table'' first appears in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wace Wace]'s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_de_Brut ''Roman de Brut''], a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_language Norman language] adaptation of Geoffrey of Monmouth's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historia_Regum_Britanniae ''Historia Regum Britanniae''] finished in 1155. Wace says [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Arthur Arthur] created the Round Table to prevent quarrels among his barons, none of whom would accept a lower place than the others. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layamon Layamon] added to the story when he adapted Wace's work into the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] Brut in the early 13th century, saying that the quarrel between Arthur's vassals led to [[violence]] at a Yuletide feast. In response a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwall Cornish] carpenter built an enormous but easily transportable ''Round Table'' to prevent further [[dispute]]. Wace claims he was not the source of the ''Round Table''; both he and Layamon credited it instead to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretons Bretons]. Some scholars have doubted this claim, while others believe it may be true. There is some similarity between the chroniclers' description of the ''Round Table'' and a [[custom]] recorded in Celtic stories, in which [[warriors]] sit in a [[circle]] around the [[king]] or lead warrior, in some cases feuding over the order of precedence as in Layamon. There is a possibility that Wace, contrary to his own claims, derived Arthur's round table not from any Breton source, but rather from medieval biographies of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne Charlemagne]—notably Einhard's ''Vita Caroli'' and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notker_the_Stammerer Notker the Stammerer]'s ''De Carolo Magno''—in which the king is said to have possessed a round table decorated with a map of [[Rome]].

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century 12th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century 12th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: the table at which [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Arthur King Arthur] and his [[knights]] sat so that none should have precedence. It was first mentioned in 1155.

*1: the table at which [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Arthur King Arthur] and his [[knights]] sat so that none should have precedence. It was first mentioned in 1155.

*2: an international [[charitable]] [[association]] that holds [[discussions]] and undertakes [[community]] [[service]].

*2: an international [[charitable]] [[association]] that holds [[discussions]] and undertakes [[community]] [[service]].

*3: (round table) an assembly for discussion, especially at a [[conference]]: [ as modifier ] : round-table talks.

*3: (round table) an assembly for discussion, especially at a [[conference]]: [ as modifier ] : round-table talks.

==Description==

==Description==

The '''Round Table''' is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Arthur King Arthur]'s famed table in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthurian_legend Arthurian legend], around which he and his [[Knights]] congregate. As its name suggests, it has no head, implying that everyone who sits there has [[equal]] [[status]]. The table was first described in 1155 by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wace Wace], who relied on previous depictions of Arthur's fabulous retinue. The [[symbolism]] of the ''Round Table'' developed over time; by the close of the 12th century it had come to represent the [[chivalric]] order associated with Arthur's court, the Knights of the Round Table.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_Table]

The '''Round Table''' is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Arthur King Arthur]'s famed table in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthurian_legend Arthurian legend], around which he and his [[Knights]] congregate. As its name suggests, it has no head, implying that everyone who sits there has [[equal]] [[status]]. The table was first described in 1155 by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wace Wace], who relied on previous depictions of Arthur's fabulous retinue. The [[symbolism]] of the ''Round Table'' developed over time; by the close of the 12th century it had come to represent the [[chivalric]] order associated with Arthur's court, the Knights of the Round Table.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_Table]

[[Category: History]]

[[Category: History]]