The Knight Who Gave Us King Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory, Knight Hospitaller

by Cecelia Lampp Linton PH D

Rarely does serious, scholarly, peer-reviewed research into the life of a historic person uncover a factual story like this one, as intriguing as modern mystery-adventure fiction. For centuries, readers have been enthralled by the tales of the doomed Round Table, the mythical King Arthur, and the hopeless love of Guinevere, his queen, and Sir Lancelot, his greatest knight. A great mystery surrounds the author of this timeless work, however. Undeniable evidence indicates that his true identity has been mistaken for hundreds of years. In these captivating pages, you will learn more about the mysterious author and the secret reason why he didn't seek any attention for himself. You will marvel at the astonishing discovery of an older version of his masterpiece--the greatest fifteenth-century literary work in English--and the shocking place where its source lay hidden for seven hundred years. While it is certain that a Sir Thomas Malory was the author, more than one man with t

Genres: Nonfiction

416 pages, Hardcover

Published June 20, 2023

Reviews

[Zachary Tamer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thorough research and compelling arguments that put the question of who wrote the stories of King Arthur to rest. Cecelia Linton does a wonderful job of presenting the facts and putting to bed old theories that were always assumed to be the truth though, on closer inspection it's hard to believe that these historians were taken on their word.

[Bobby Newman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sir Thomas Malory is given credit for authorship of Le Morte d'Arthur. But which Sir Thomas Malory was it? There is a favorite candidate that most researchers have taken for granted. Dr. Linton, however, shows us that this candidate is very unlikely. She makes a very convincing argument, piecing together what we know of the various candidates. The most accepted candidate would likely not have been the right age, would likely not have spoken the dialect Le Morte is written in, would likely not have had access to the source material, and showed none of the character the author allows to come through (among other reasons). Dr. Linton gives us a much more compelling candidate, based on factors such as noted above in terms of access to source material, familiarity with the dialect of the book, age range, probability of being a Hospitaller and similar factors. Her argument is very compelling and demonstrates how easily researchers can twist facts to meet theories, instead of twisting theories to meet facts, when one comes to a debate with a pre-conceived conclusion.

[Daisy]

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