It was to show that they were all equal - no-one was more important than the others.
There were 25 knights of the round table, although many people say there were only 12. The knights likely did not actually exist. They sat around the king at the round table.
the round table
"Some knights did not sit at Arthur's Round Table."
When seating 4 Knights at 4 empty seats around a round table, we can fix one Knight in one seat to eliminate the rotations, effectively reducing the problem to arranging the remaining 3 Knights in the remaining 3 seats. The number of ways to arrange 3 Knights is given by 3! (3 factorial), which equals 6. Thus, there are 6 different ways for the 4 Knights to sit at the Round Table.
That was traditionally to keep them from fighting about who was important enough to sit at the head of the table.
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The knights of the round table were the (possibly legendary) knights of King Arthur. They held meeting around a round table because no man was more important than the next and everyone's views were important. The Knights were men of courage, honor, dignity, courtesy, and nobleness. They protected ladies and damsels, honored and fought for kings, and undertook dangerous quests.
672 members can sit in 84 round table
You can comfortably sit 6 at a 54 inch round table.
The Round Table
Only one knight could sit in the Seat of Peril, the one destined for it. That was Lancelot's son, Galahad.
672 members can sit in 84 round table