The Knights of the Round Table were a legendary order of knights loyal to King Arthur, and many of them became medieval heroes that embodied the aspects of life that people found most pleasing in the time period, such as military progress, honor and acts of chivalry.
The Round Table has also been interpreted by some as an early form of democracy, since there's no head at the table, meaning that all who sit at the table have equal status and voice.
History[]
Creation[]
Fleeing from the immortal army of Morgana in Camelot, Arturo led a group of outlaws, which was part of Merlin, Gaius, Guinevere, Elyan, Lancelot, Percival, Gwaine and Leon, to the castle of the ancient kings. The group discovered the round table, around which the ancient kings of Camelot celebrated meetings. Sitting around a round table ensured the total equality of men, and that none was given more importance than the other, thus reflecting the belief of the king about equality. The group spent an afternoon all together around the round table, in which Arturo offered others the possibility of choosing to accompany him in a coup to retake Camelot. All accepted him. In a gesture of gratitude and respect for all of them, Arturo named Knights to Gwaine, Lancelot, Percival and Elyan, thus breaking the norm that established that only those of noble blood were named gentleman. This gesture showed all those who are at the round table that Arturo believed on the roads of the ancient kings and the old Albion. The four new gentlemen, along with Arturo and Leon, who were already Camelot knights, became the first knights of the round table.
Recovering Camelot[]
The Knights and Merlin returned to Camelot, armed with the knowledge of Arturo and Merlín about the citadel and (unknown for all except for Merlin and Lancelot), of Excalibur, a sword capable of killing the dead (in what immortals had been converted inadvertently). The group is later separated into two: Lancelot and Merlín, who go to the Cup of Life to empty it from the blood that leads; And the rest, which goes to the dungeons to free the king. Merlin and Lancelot are successful in their search and, with the help of Gaius (who had followed them and saved Merlin from being killed by Morgause), destroyed the army.
The future[]
After Arturo's death, Gwen became the Queen of Camelot, and Leon may become the head of the Knights of Camelot, being as a second command during the reign of Uther and that of Arthur.
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