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Round table

Knights of the Round Table

Phraseologism: Round table.

Meaning: A symbol of equal negotiations, in which several parties participate, driven by the desire to agree, to find a compromise

Origin: The creator of the round table is the wizard Merlin from the English legends of the early Middle Ages about King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (more precisely, the anonymous authors of this epic). One day, the wizard Merlin suggested to the leader of the Britons Uther (Arthur's father) an idea on how to avoid disputes between his knights over a place of honor at the table of their ruler. He advised Uther to remove the traditionally shaped table from his palace and put in its place a round table where each knight could feel equal to another. Thus, all discussions about the place of honor would become meaningless. The expression has firmly entered the language of international journalism, for example, "round table talks", etc.

Random phraseology:

Pillars of society.

Meaning:

About people who occupy a high position in society and because of this supposedly keep its morals and traditions.

Origin:

From Norwegian: Samfundets stotter. The title of a play (1877) by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), in which the author depicts wealthy and respected citizens of a small provincial town in Norway, outwardly respectable, but internally defective.

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