An edition of Le Morte d'Arthur (1557)

King Arthur and his knights

A noble and joyous history

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An edition of Le Morte d'Arthur (1557)

King Arthur and his knights

A noble and joyous history

  • 3.47 ·
  • 17 Ratings
  • 149 Want to read
  • 8 Currently reading
  • 22 Have read

Le Morte d'Arthur (originally spelled Le Morte Darthur, ungrammatical Middle French for "The Death of Arthur") is a 15th-century Middle English prose reworking by Sir Thomas Malory of tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table—along with their respective folklore. In order to tell a "complete" story of Arthur from his conception to his death, Malory compiled, rearranged, interpreted and modified material from various French and English sources. Today, this is one of the best-known works of Arthurian literature. Many authors since the 19th-century revival of the legend have used Malory as their principal source.

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Barnes & Noble
Language
English
Pages
455

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Cover of: The boy's King Arthur
The boy's King Arthur
2006, Dover Publications
in English
Cover of: King Arthur and his knights
King Arthur and his knights: A noble and joyous history
1995, Barnes & Noble
Hardcover in English
Cover of: King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table
Cover of: The boy's King Arthur
Cover of: The Morte Darthur, parts seven and eight
The Morte Darthur, parts seven and eight
1968, Edward Arnold
in English
Cover of: The Morte Darthur, parts seven and eight.
The Morte Darthur, parts seven and eight.
1968, Northwestern University Press
in English
Cover of: The boy's King Arthur
Cover of: The Boy's King Arthur
The Boy's King Arthur
1917, Charles Scribner's Sons
in English
Cover of: The boy's King Arthur
Cover of: The boy's King Arthur

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First Sentence

"KING VORTIGERN the usurper sat upon his throne in London, when, suddenly, upon a certain day, ran in a breathless messenger, and cried aloud- "Arise, Lord King, for the enemy is come; even Ambrosius and Uther, upon whose throne thou sittest-and full twenty thousand with them-and they have sworn by a great oath, Lord, to slay thee, ere this year be done; and even now they march towards thee as the north wind of winter for bitterness and haste.""

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Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
455

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Open Library
OL8668097M
Internet Archive
kingarthurhiskni0000malo_m4w1
ISBN 10
1566197910
ISBN 13
9781566197915
OCLC/WorldCat
33860119
Library Thing
2109871
Goodreads
824559

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