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    Sir Thomas Malory was an English writer born around 1405 in Warwickshire who is best known for writing Le Morte d'Arthur. He had a criminal past that included charges of burglary, rape, and sheep stealing. While imprisoned, he completed his work Le Morte d'Arthur, which was published posthumously and became influential in developing the Arthurian legend in English literature. He died in 1471 and was buried in London.

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    Sir Thomas Malory was an English writer born around 1405 in Warwickshire who is best known for writing Le Morte d'Arthur. He had a criminal past that included charges of burglary, rape, and sheep stealing. While imprisoned, he completed his work Le Morte d'Arthur, which was published posthumously and became influential in developing the Arthurian legend in English literature. He died in 1471 and was buried in London.

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    Sir Thomas Malory


    Le Morte
    d’Arthur
     Sir Thomas Malory (c. 1405 – 4 March 1471)
     Born in Newbold Revel in Warwickshire
     Parents:
     John Malory
     Philippa Chetwynd
     Little is known of his early years.

    Sir Thomas Malory (c. 1405 – 4 March 1471)


     He was married to Elizabeth Walsh of Wanlip
    in Leicestershire.
     She bore him a son and was named Robert.
     He was twice elected to a seat in
    Parliamentary.
     He has a long list of criminal charges during
    the 1450’s:
     Burglary
     Rape
     Sheep stealing

    Sir Thomas Malory (c. 1405 – 4 March 1471)


     An attempted ambush to Humphrey
    Stafford, The Duke of Buckingham in the
    Abbot of Combe’s woods near Newbold
    Revel.
     He was at least pardoned by Henry VI.
     His work Morte d’ Arthur wa s
    c o m p le t e d d u rin g h is t im e in p ris o n .
     He c o m p le t e d Morte d’ Arthur t wo
    ye a rs b e fo re h is d e a t h .
    Sir Thomas Malory (c. 1405 – 4 March 1471)


     He died on March 4,1471 and was buried
    under a marble tombstone in Greyfrairs,
    Newgate which was approximately near to
    where he was imprisoned.
     Many movies were based on the work of Sir
    Thomas Malory which were:
     Excalibur (1981)
     Knights of the Round Table (1953)
     First Knight (1995)
     King Arthur (2004)
    Sir Thomas Malory (c. 1405 – 4 March 1471)


    QUOTES OF SIR THOMAS MALORY

    “I PRAYE YOU ALL JENTYLMEN AND


     “AND I PRAY YOU ALL 
    JENTYLWYMMEN THAT REDETH
    THAT REDYTH THIS THIS BOOK OF ARTHUR AND HIS
    KNYGHTES FROM THE
    TALE TO PRAY FOR BEGYNNYNG TO THE ENDYNGE,
    PRAYE FOR ME WHYLE I AM ON
    HYM THAT THIS LYVE THAT GOD SENDE ME GOOD
    DELYVERAUNCE. AND WHAN I AM
    WROTE, THAT GOD DEED, I PRAYE YOU ALL PRAYE FOR
    MY SOULE.”
    SENDE HYM GOOOD  “FOR THIS BOOK WAS ENDED THE
    NINTH YERE OF THE REYGNE OF
    DELYVERAUNCE KING EDWARD THE FOURTH, BY
    SONE AND HASTELY. SYR THOMAS MALEORE, KNYGHT,
    AS JESU HELPE HYM FOR HYS
    AMEN. “ GRETE MYGHT, AS HE IS THE
    SERVAUNT OF JESU BOTHE DAY
    AND NYGHT.”


    Sir Thomas Malory (c. 1405 – 4 March 1471)


     Bibliography
     http://
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Malory

     http://www.malory.net/bio_%
    20frame.htm

    Report in English 3

    By:
    Alwin Joseph T. Reli
    III-Chastity

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