Sir Thomas Malory

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

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

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 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)

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 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)

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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.”

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

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 Bibliography
 http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Malory
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 http://www.malory.net/bio_%
20frame.htm
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Report in English 3
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By:
Alwin Joseph T. Reli
III-Chastity