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The Round Table is to prevent further dispute on LiveVideo. Arthur created the Round Table to prevent quarrels among his barons, none of whom would accept a lower place than the others.
Symbolism of the Round Table:
The simplest and most obvious symbolism related to he round table is that of its nature of equality. As there is no head to a round table, this gives the presumption that all that sit at the table are equals. Although more subtle, there are some more symbolic significances to the round more... more...table. Perhaps the most significant is it's relation to the table at the Last Supper. The Last Supper is depicted to have been round in some pre-renaissance art and Arthur said that it should "resolve a contention among his knights over precedence", which is somewhat similar to the settling of who "accounted the greatest" in heaven that was addressed at the last supper.
Guinevere was the legendary queen consort of King Arthur. She was most famous for her love affair with Arthur's chief knight Sir Lancelot, which first appears in Chrétien de Troyes' Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart. This motif was picked up in all the cyclical Arthurian literature, starting with the Lancelot-Grail Cycle of the early 13th century and carrying through the Post-Vulgate Cycle and Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur. Their betrayal of Arthur leads to the downfall of the kingdom.
In some adaptations, she is the daughter of King Leodegrance and is betrothed to Arthur early in his career, while he is garnering support. When Lancelot arrives later, she is instantly smitten, and they soon consummate the adultery that will bring about Arthur's fall. However, Arthur is not aware of their realtionship or adultry for quite a while, until at a feast when he realizes that neither Lancelot nor Guinevere is there. Their affair is exposed by two of King Lot's sons, Agravain and Mordred, and Lancelot flees for his life while Arthur reluctantly sentences his queen to burn at the stake. Knowing Lancel less |
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