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Thomas Malory
Thomas Malory was a 15th-century English knight and writer known for Le Morte d'Arthur, compiled in prison, which drew on French and English Arthuria…
Timeline
- c. 1430–1460Warwickshire · WarwickshireMalory came from the knightly class and was active around Warwick in the Midlands, becoming involved in disputes connected to the Wars of the Roses and imprisoned several times, providing the life background for his later compilation of the Arthurian legends in prison.
- 1469–1470Newgate Prison, London · LondonWhile serving sentences at Newgate and elsewhere, Malory compiled Le Morte d'Arthur from French and English Arthurian material, narrating in prose the stories of the Round Table knights, Lancelot, Guinevere and others, becoming the great synthesis of the English Arthurian tradition.
- 1471London · LondonMalory died in London on 14 March 1471. His work was later printed by William Caxton in 1485, only then circulating widely in printed form.
Sources
- Malory, Sir Thomas (2004) https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-17802
- Le Morte d'Arthur — Thomas Malory https://www.britannica.com/topic/Le-Morte-dArthur