Site of King Arthur’s Round Table located
The site of Camelot and King Arthur’s Round Table has at long last been located. Historians believe that it was able to seat over 1000 people.
Explorers of King Arthur believe that Camelot was built in Chester, on the site of a (recently discovered) Roman amphitheatre.
According to legend, King Arthur would summon his Knights to the round table to give out instructions before battle.
However, instead of being a piece of furniture, the historians suggest that the ‘Round
Table’ was rather more like a structure made of wood and stone, where over 1,000 of his followers could gather at one time. Those with higher status, i.e. regional noblemen, were permitted to sit in the front row of the structure, while the lower ranks had to sit on stone benches behind them, forming outer circles.
Chris Gidlow, Camelot historian, said, “We know that one of Arthur’s two main battles was fought at a town referred to as the City of Legions. There were only two places with this title. One was St Albans but the location of the other has remained a mystery.”
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