Thomas Malory

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Thomas Malory was a 15th-century English writer best known for compiling and authoring *Le Morte d'Arthur*, the most influential medieval collection of Arthurian legends in English.

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Le Morte d'Arthur 0
Malory 1
Sir Thomas Malory 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian literature author
Arthurian romance
English writer
literary work
medieval writer
person
writer
associatedWith Arthurian legend
author Thomas Malory self-linksurface differs
authorOf Le Morte d'Arthur
basedOnSources English Arthurian materials
Arthurian legend
surface form: French Arthurian romances
burialPlace Greyfriars, Newgate, London
centuryOfActivity 15th century
citizenship Kingdom of England
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of England
dateOfDeath 1471
deathCause unknown
era Late Middle Ages
familyName Thomas Malory self-linksurface differs
surface form: Malory
floruit 15th century
gender male
genre Arthurian literature
chivalric romance
medieval romance
givenName Thomas
historicalExistence disputed details
influenced Arthurian literature in English
later retellings of King Arthur
language Middle English
languageOfWorkOrName Middle English
legacy most influential medieval English Arthurian compilation
name Thomas Malory self-link
nationality Kingdom of England
notability compiler of Arthurian legends in English
notableWork Le Morte d'Arthur
occupation knight
writer
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
primaryTopicOf Le Morte d'Arthur
surface form: Le Morte d'Arthur manuscripts
religion Catholicism
workSubject Grail quest
King Arthur
King Arthur's court
surface form: Knights of the Round Table

Sir Lancelot
surface form: Lancelot

chivalry
courtly love
writingStyle prose romance

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Thomas Malory author Thomas Malory self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Le Morte d'Arthur
Le Morte d'Arthur author Thomas Malory
Thomas Malory familyName Thomas Malory self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Malory
Middle English hasNotableAuthor Thomas Malory
T. H. White influencedBy Thomas Malory
this entity surface form: Sir Thomas Malory
Thomas Malory name Thomas Malory self-link