Título: Thomas Malory
Seção: Thomas Malory of Papworth
Background: Sir Thomas Malory (c. 1415 - 14 March 1471) was an English writer, the author or compiler of Le Morte d'Arthur (originally titled, The Whole Book of King Arthur and His Noble Knights of the Round table). Since the late nineteenth century, he has generally been identified as Sir Thomas Malory of Newbold Revel in Warwickshire, a knight, land-owner, and Member of Parliament. Previously, it was suggested by antiquary John Leland and John Bale that he was Welsh (identifying "Malory" with "Maelor"). The name could also be rooted in Irish & Scottish Gaelic and mean "follower of the king," as in "maol" ("follower") and "ry" or "ree" ("king"). "

Conteúdo: A second candidate was presented by A.T. Martin, another antiquarian, in an article in the Athenaeum in September 1897, who proposed that the author was Thomas Malory of Papworth St Agnes in Huntingdonshire. Martin's argument was based on a will made at Papworth on 16 September 1469 and proved at Lambeth on 27 October the same year. This identification was taken seriously for some time by editors of Malory, including Alfred W. Pollard, the noted bibliographer, who included it in his edition of Malory published in 1903. This Thomas Malory was born on 6 December 1425 at Moreton Corbet Castle, Shropshire, the eldest son of Sir William Mallory, member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire, who had married Margaret, the widow of Robert Corbet (died 1420) of Moreton Corbet. Thomas inherited his father's estates in 1425 and was placed in the wardship of the King, initially as a minor, but later (for reasons unknown) remaining there until within four months of his death in 1469. Nothing else is known of him, apart from one peculiar incident discovered by William Matthews. A collection of Chancery proceedings includes a petition brought against Malory by Richard Kyd, parson of Papworth, claiming that Malory ambushed him on a November evening and took him from Papworth to Huntingdon, and then to Bedford and on to Northampton, all the while threatening his life and demanding that he either forfeit his church to Malory or give him 100 pounds. The outcome of this case is unknown, but it seems 

user: Who was thomas?

assistant: author

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: Thomas inherited his father's estates in 1425 and was placed in the wardship of the King, initially as a minor,

user: who was his mother?

assistant: Margaret,

user: Did he have siblings?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: What was his childhood like?

assistant: Thomas inherited his father's estates in 1425 and was placed in the wardship of the King, initially as a minor,

user: What was the incident?

assistant: Malory ambushed him on a November evening and took him from Papworth to Huntingdon, and then to Bedford and on to Northampton,

user: What became of this incident?

assistant: The outcome of this case is unknown,

user: What happened after the incident?

assistant: Malory was ever actually knighted and the very specific use of the word "knight" in respect of the author Malory tells against him.

user: Did he marry?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER