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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Malory canonical | 8 |
| Sir Thomas Malory | 3 |
| Malory | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T101533 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Thomas Malory Context triple: [Middle English, hasNotableAuthor, Thomas Malory]
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The Gawain Poet
The Gawain Poet is the anonymous 14th-century English poet best known for composing the Middle English alliterative masterpiece "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and several related religious and allegorical works.
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Goodwin Knight
Goodwin Knight was an American Republican politician who served as the 31st governor of California in the 1950s.
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John Gower
John Gower was a 14th-century English poet known for his major works in multiple languages, including Middle English, Latin, and Anglo-Norman, and for being a contemporary and friend of Geoffrey Chaucer.
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Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer was a 14th-century English poet, civil servant, and author of "The Canterbury Tales," often regarded as the father of English literature.
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William Langland
William Langland was a 14th-century English poet best known as the probable author of the allegorical Middle English poem "Piers Plowman."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Thomas Malory Target entity description: 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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A.
The Gawain Poet
The Gawain Poet is the anonymous 14th-century English poet best known for composing the Middle English alliterative masterpiece "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and several related religious and allegorical works.
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B.
Goodwin Knight
Goodwin Knight was an American Republican politician who served as the 31st governor of California in the 1950s.
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C.
John Gower
John Gower was a 14th-century English poet known for his major works in multiple languages, including Middle English, Latin, and Anglo-Norman, and for being a contemporary and friend of Geoffrey Chaucer.
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D.
Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer was a 14th-century English poet, civil servant, and author of "The Canterbury Tales," often regarded as the father of English literature.
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E.
William Langland
William Langland was a 14th-century English poet best known as the probable author of the allegorical Middle English poem "Piers Plowman."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arthurian literature author
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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
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Arthurian legend ⓘ
surface form:
French Arthurian romances
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| 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
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surface form:
Malory
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| floruit | 15th century ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
Arthurian literature
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chivalric romance ⓘ medieval romance ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas ⓘ |
| historicalExistence | disputed details ⓘ |
| influenced |
Arthurian literature in English
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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
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writer ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| primaryTopicOf |
Le Morte d'Arthur
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surface form:
Le Morte d'Arthur manuscripts
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| religion | Catholicism ⓘ |
| workSubject |
Grail quest
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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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Subject: Thomas Malory Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (12)
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