The Round Table
There was one seat at the Round Table that was reserved for the Perfect Knight. It was called the Siege Perilous. After his successful Grail Quest, Galahad is given this seat and knighted by King Arthur. A list of the knights and their rules of order are here.
Origins of the Table and its stories can be found here and here
Origins of the Table and its stories can be found here and here
Rules of the Round Table
Here are the 12 Rules of the Knights of the Round Table, according to Boccaccio:
- When called upon, to defend the rights of the weak with all one's strength
- To never lay down arms
- To seek after wonders
- To injure no one
- Not to attack one another
- To fight for the safety of one's country
- To give one's life for one's country
- To seek nothing before honor
- Never to break faith for any reason
- To practice religion most diligently
- To grant hospitality to anyone, each according to his ability
- Whether in honour or disgrace, to make a report with the greatest fidelity to truth to those who keep the annals