King Arthur's quest was to establish the perfect society, the Round Table being the symbol of this ideal, where all men and women are truly equal in rights and obligations.
Today, the Order of the Knights and Ladies of the Round Table of King Arthur's Court still exists, to perpetuate this noble task. That is why any man or woman of conscience can become a real Knight or Ladie of the Round Table and be welcomed into the Order.
Firstly, they have to consider and accept the thirteen Principles of the Quest and secondly, pledge themselves to King Arthur's service, to proclaim, establish and further these ideals, in their own country and throughout the world.
The objects of the Order :
1. promote the ideals of the Quest by active service to the community,
2. to research and perpetuate the legends and history of King Arthur and his Knights,
3. to maintain the monuments and memorials of King Arthur and his knights,
4. to arranged friendly tournaments and meetings of all kinds between people in the different countries of the world, for fraternity, justice, rights of the Man.Organisation.
The Order is a world wide organisation, open to all men and women who have been invested first as Companions and then Knights and Ladies. To those who are not yet involved in organised community service activities and now seek to help others without being patronising, the Order offers the outlet for their energies and talents and some readings, events and exchanges, arthurian meetings, journeys and that…
For those who live in France, the French chapter holds assemblies twice a year and persons must contact us on that site. The actual First Lady (named Grande Maîtresse) is Mrs Annie Bertin, contact annie-r.bertin@numericable.fr.
For those who live in British Isles, the First Knight of Wessex will welcome them as well as possible in Tintagel Court. Write to Tom Mor (Wessex), 125 Thornton Bridge, Cambridge UK.
For other people around the World, an international branch is coming up and will utilize world wide net until in some country twelve members establish a chapter in their own land. They must contact Georges Bertin (Sagremor), international First Knight, at the seat of the Order in Lassay les Châteaux (France) by mail to georges.bertin49@gmail.com who shall help them to establish chapter of the Order after being invested of his hand in Arthurian ceremony.
Those who, by invitation, set out on Quest to become Knights and Ladies of the Court are called Postulants. Their final acceptance into our worthy order of Chivalry is not however a meaningless symbol of status elevation. Nor is it an accolade given to mark the end of their individual Quests. Rather it is in the Round Table's recognition of the station achieved along the path of progress towards universal peace and understanding.
Join us then on that pilgrimage, which all Postulants must take, through King Arthur's country, journeying by way of the faire Vale of Avalon to Glastonbury Abbey in Somersetshire (England), and also through Launcelot 's country, journeying by the Land of Great Marvels where Sir Launcelot of the Lake was born and buried, to Lassay les Châteaux in Maine (France) and some other Arthurian places in Wales, Cornwall, Normandy, Britanny.Soon, the trumpet will accompany them in Hall of Chivalry to attend at the universal fraternity
of the Round Table and pass through the ceremony of Investiture.And the will begin for us a true adventure in the way of the Ideals of the Quest.
Go on now, if that pilgrimage is yours, and join us as soon as possible.
Contact and information: go to
http://www.otr-france.org