Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 498
nchesterwith Henry VIII, the tablewas considered an ancient relicand highly prized. So we aresafe in concluding that it ismore than four centuries old,and not improbably, nearlytwice that. The Great Hall in which ithangs, originally built by Wil-liam the Conqueror, was re-Ijuilt in 1222 by King… … THE GKKA T HALL OF WINCHESTER CASTLE, WITH THE Kol^MJ l AHl.l; ON THE W \I L. The original tal)le was built, as is well known,in order to settle the question of precedenceamong the high-spirited knights; for at a roundtable each place was of equal honor with everyother place. The story says that…
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