Thomas Malory

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December 23, 1409

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March 05, 1471

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Sir Thomas Malory was a knight in the fifteenth century, who while imprisoned wrote the collection of tales we know as Le Morte D'Arthur, translating them from the French tales such as the Vulgate Cycle, and adapting them to be more British -- in effect, reclaiming King Arthur.

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	Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table by Thomas Malory, Keith Baines, Robert Graves (Introduction) 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 15,656 ratings — published 1485 — 157 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	King Arthur and His Knights: Selected Tales by Thomas Malory, Eugène Vinaver (Editor) 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 6,166 ratings — published 1860 — 67 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Morte d'Arthur, Vol. 2 by Thomas Malory, Janet Cowen (Editor), John Lawlor (Introduction) 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 1,676 ratings — published 1485 — 94 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Morte d'Arthur, Vol. 1 by Thomas Malory, Janet Cowen (Editor), John Lawlor (Introduction) 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 877 ratings — published 1485 — 54 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Complete Works by Thomas Malory, Eugène Vinaver (Editor) 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 289 ratings — published 1954 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Romance of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Thomas Malory, Alfred W. Pollard, Arthur Rackham (Illustrator) 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 1917 — 19 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales of King Arthur 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 1920 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Death of King Arthur: The Immortal Legend by Peter Ackroyd, Thomas Malory 3.05 of 5 stars 3.05 avg rating — 223 ratings — published 2010 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Thomas Malory, Sidney Lanier (Editor), Florian (Illustrator) 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 37 ratings — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Boy's King Arthur by Sidney Lanier, Thomas Malory, N.C. Wyeth 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 1880 — 21 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The very purpose of a knight is to fight on behalf of a lady.”
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“We shall now seek that which we shall not find”
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“In the midst of the lake Arthur was ware of an arm clothed in white samite, that held a fair sword in that hand. ”
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