Arthur Draws the Sword Tapestry - Last Piece Remaining!

This tapestry captures the essence of the ancient legend of King Arthur, thought to have lived in the 5th or 6th Century, although often associated with the Medieval Renaissance. Chivalry reached its peak in the 15th Century at the Royal Courts of England and France. Such Courts founded great Orders of Chivalry such as the Order of the Garter and the Order of the Golden Fleece, which were based solely on the Arthurian theme. These great Courts held chivalric spectacles and tournaments that lasted sometimes for weeks; it is not difficult to imagine the sight of knights in cloth of gold carrying painted silk damask banners and wearing armour, sometime gilded, sometimes bejewelled the brightly coloured heraldic banners and the gilded pinnacles of the castle towers glittering in the sun. The tapestry shows King Arthur as he would have possibly been depicted had a tapestry been commissioned by the Duke of Burgundy in the late 15th century. This scene in a courtly garden depicts Arthur, watched by his future Queen Guinevere, pulling the sword from the stone, thereby identifying himself as the true and rightful King.</p><p>This beautiful tapestry is woven on a jacquard loom by skilled weavers, keeping alive the centuries old tradition of tapestry manufacturing from generation to generation. This tapestry is fully lined incorporating a rod pocket on the back for hanging with an exclusive Heirloom flush-to-wall hanging rod. Alternatively, this tapestry can be hung with a decorative pole of your choice.