Le Morte D'arthur; Book of King Arthur and his Noble Knights of the Round Table
                        
                     
                                                         
                
                    Le Morte D'arthur; Book of King Arthur and his Noble Knights of the Round Table
                                            
                            Edited by Edward Strachey
                            
                                10 Mar, 2020                            
                            
                         
                                        
                                                                        Le Morte d'Arthur (originally spelled Le Morte Darthur, Middle French for "The Death of Arthur") is a reworking by Sir Thomas Malory of existing tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table. M
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                                                Le Morte d'Arthur (originally spelled Le Morte Darthur, Middle French for "The Death of Arthur") is a reworking by Sir Thomas Malory of existing tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table. Malory interpreted existing French and English stories about these figures and added original material (e.g., the Gareth story). Malory's actual title for the work was The Whole Book of King Arthur and of His Noble Knights of the Round Table (The Hoole Book of Kyng Arthur and of His Noble Knyghtes of The Rounde Table), but after Malory's death, the publisher changed the title to that commonly known today, which originally only referred to the final volume of the work.
Le Morte d'Arthur was first published in 1485 is today one of the best-known works of Arthurian literature in English. Until the discovery of The Winchester Manuscript in 1934, the 1485 edition was considered the earliest known text of Le Morte d'Arthur and that closest to Malory's translation and compilation. Modern editions are inevitably variable, changing spelling, grammar, and pronouns for the convenience of readers of modern English. Many modern Arthurian writers have used Malory as their principal source. Less