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The Round Table’s Knights

Arthurian Legend
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

The fellowship of Arthur’s knights, bound by vows of chivalry, loyalty, and quests for honor and the Holy Grail.

Detailed Definition
The Knights represent the pinnacle of martial virtue. In poetry, they symbolize the collective ideal—each embodying different facets of honor, their unity a model for society, and their disintegration a warning about the fragility of trust.
Example
Example in poetry:
The Round Table’s Knights are Galahad, Lancelot, Gawain, and their brothers; A verse: “The Round Table’s Knights swore oaths that outshone their armor”; Poets celebrate their virtues and mourn their flaws; Each knight embodies a facet of chivalry—courage, loyalty, purity, or pride; Their quests map the soul’s journey; In elegy, their empty seats echo with lost glory.
Additional Notes
The Sacred Oak draws from Celtic druidic tradition and may appear in modern Arthurian eco-poetry; though not prominent in medieval texts, oaks symbolize endurance, wisdom, and the land’s spirit—useful for grounding Arthurian myth in British landscape.
Also Known As
Knights of the Round Table Fellowship of the Round Table
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