PatGund ([info]patgund) wrote in [info]sca,
@ 2006-08-28 13:50:00
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Current music:Arthur-Rick Wakeman-The Myths & Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

Now this is cool......
Dig unearths round table evidence at Windsor Castle

"Evidence of a building linked to the myth of King Arthur and the knights of the round table has been found at Windsor Castle.

The circular structure was built by Edward III in the 14th century to house the round table intended to seat the original 300 Knights of the Garter. Archaeological proof of the building was uncovered by members of Channel 4's Time Team in the castle's quadrangle.

Although the stones have been removed, rubble in-fill where they were originally located remained in place. The show's presenter, Tony Robinson, said the discovery could help settle years of debate among historians over the existence of the building. "The round table building is one of our most significant ever archaeological finds. It is something that helped to establish Arthurian legends of the knights of the round table."




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[info]mordread4u
2006-08-28 01:49 pm UTC (link)
and to add on to that ....

The first recorded stories of Arthur and the Round Table were told and written in Europe around 1200 AD. They had become so popular that by 1233 tourneys were held in various parts of Europe (First one being in Cyprus) trying to recreate the myths. They got so popular that Edward III hosted one and the famous Round Table in the Great Hall of Winchester Castle is now dated 1275+/-15 and was probably created for one of these tournaments.
See: http://www.arthuriana.co.uk/n&q/round.htm


and that is what comes from trying to validate the name MORDREAD :)

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[info]cormac
2006-08-28 02:54 pm UTC (link)
The advent of the Round Table was done (as far as we know) by Wace, but the stories, both written and oral, go back further, at least to Nennius (c.800). Arthur's major battles are described in the Annales Cambriae (970), where the character Medraut (the precursory spelling to your Mordread) is first mentioned, and Wace's main source was Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regnum Brittaniae, written c.1136.

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[info]lady_sakina
2006-08-28 03:28 pm UTC (link)
I love the people of the SCA. What a wonderful tid-bit of information so early in the morning ; ) Thanks for sharing.

Have a great day!

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[info]saxononyx
2006-08-28 06:13 pm UTC (link)
the size of the structure and the table must have been immense.

300 knights taking up only 3 feet of table circumference each (pretty packed) is a 900 foot circumference or approx. a 290 foot diameter. Any one want to try to rebuild this for a SCA feast hall some were?

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