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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Jonathan Jones

Fascinating fake: King Arthur's Round Table

The Round Table, Winchester, UK
The stories tell that King Arthur got the Round Table as a wedding gift when he married the beautiful Guinevere. It meant there was no hierarchy among his knights because you can’t have a higher or lower position at a round table. And here it is! Who knew that his Round Table survived? It is a fascinating medieval fake probably made in about 1290 for a tournament. In the centre is a Tudor rose: this was painted in the reign of Henry VIII when the Arthurian legacy was proudly celebrated. This curious object is testimony to the power of the legends of Arthur in British history
Illustration: Photograph: Sean Clarkson/Alamy
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