All 3 Uses of
dais
in
The Return of the King
- At the far end upon a dais of many steps was set a high throne under a canopy of marble shaped like a crowned helm; behind it was carved upon the wall and set with gems an image of a tree in flower.†
Chpt 5.1
- At the foot of the dais, upon the lowest step which was broad and deep, there was a stone chair, black and unadorned, and on it sat an old man gazing at his lap.†
Chpt 5.1 *
- But they found his chair empty, and before the dais lay Theoden King of the Mark upon a bed of state; and twelve torches stood about it, and twelve guards, knights both of Rohan and Gondor.†
Chpt 5.8
Definition:
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(dais) a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to people on it