num_pages: 616
description: The greatest English version of the stories of King Arthur, Le Morte D'Arthur was completed in 1469-70 by Sir Thomas Malory, "knight prisoner." This edition is the first designed for the general reader to be based on the "Winchester manuscript" which represents what Malory wrote more closelythan the version printed by William Caxton. Extensively annotated, this edition is highly user-friendly.
language: English
title: Le Morte Darthur: The Winchester Manuscript
titlecomplete: Le Morte Darthur: The Winchester Manuscript
characters: Sir Mordred, Sir Kay, Melwys, Sir Galahad, Sir Lancelot, Queen Guinevere, Sir Balan, Sir Tristram, Sir Gareth, Vivien, Sir Perceval, Duke Gorlois, Merlin (Arthurian wizard), Igraine, King Lot, Morgan le Fay, King Arthur, King Leodegrance, King Uther Pendragon, Sir Bedivere, Sir Lucan de Butler, Sir Gawain, Sir Balin
genres: Literature, Arthurian, Classics, Mythology, Adventure, Medieval, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Poetry, Fantasy
ratings_count: 37042
places: Britain, Logres
publisher: Oxford University Press