Sir Thomas Malory (d.1471), the author of Le Morte D’Arthur (Death of Arthur) (1485), is usually identified as Sir Thomas Malory from Warwickshire, who was a knight before 1442. It is believed that Le Morte D’Arthur was written in prison when its author was charged with crimes of robbery, theft, and rape after 1450. The fact that much of the work was translated from a French book has led to a proposition that Malory was then a hostage held in France during the French wars. Despite his misty identification, Malory remains an influential figure in early English literature, and his romance is considered the first prose account in English of the rise and fall of the legendary King Arthur and the knightly fellowship of the Round Table.

    托马斯・马洛礼爵士（卒于 1471），是《亚瑟王之死》（1485）的作者。一般认为他是沃里克郡的托马斯・马洛礼爵士，1442 年之前已是骑士。据推测，《亚瑟王之死》成书于狱中，1450 年后作者被控抢劫、盗窃、强暴等多项罪名。书中大量内容译自法语原作，由此有人提出猜想：英法战争期间马洛礼曾作为人质被扣押在法国。尽管其人真实身世扑朔迷离，马洛礼依旧是早期英国文学极具影响力的人物。他的传奇故事被视作英语首部用散文记述传奇国王亚瑟与圆桌骑士团兴衰的作品。