How it started. A friend posts on Facebook: Help. I'm having a special party at the end of October and wonder if anyone had a round card table I could borrow. I need 3 please and thank you , love and kisses - plus, you're invited.
Being a bit of a smart alec and a friend I thought of my response...
I've been looking for a round deck for years I'm tired of shuffling around with squares. If King Arthur was one of the kings in a typical deck, he would certainly require a round table! I bet he'd drive an Excaliber, while Sir Lancelot would most likely have a Lancer .
Her response...
Ok....
Me...
Thanks for the invite, XOXO's to thee as well. I'm sure it will be a great knight, iif I don't make it say hello th the Lady in the Creek for me!
Her response...
Yur my nite in shining armor.
Since then I have been over run with punny comments, begging for me to entertain. Here goes.
In the mythology of King Arthur stories and retellings it is said that there where from 12 to more than 150 Knights. Although the Winchester Round Table allows for 25 Knights.
Best known in the days of the nights are Sir Gawain, Sir Lancelot and Sir Galahad along with Sirs Bedivere, Percival, Bors the Younger, Gareth, Erec and others. I have yet to find any reference to Brave Brave Sir Robin.
I can not leave out other persons such as Merlin, Mordred, or the auspicious Lady of the Lake! Crucial to the story is Elaine of Corbenic, the wife of Lancelot, making them the parents of Sir Galahad. I tend to dispel the rumors of The Tropic of Sir Galahad, whom with his oil can and in his regal armor was said to look like the Tin Man. I'll believe that when monkeys fly!
With so many Knights in attendance it is safe to say that King Arthur saw a lot of knights in his day! One can only imagine the gala had when Sir Galahad aquired the Holy Grail!
