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what is Thomas Malory's identity?
Most of what is known about Malory stems from the accounts describing him in the prayers found in the Winchester Manuscript.
how is he described?
He is described as a "knyght presoner", distinguishing him from the other six individuals also bearing the name Thomas Malory.
anything else interesting?
"For this was written by a knight prisoner Thomas Malleorre, that God send him good recovery..
did he write anything else?
And I pray you all that readeth this tale to pray for him that this wrote, that God send him good deliverance soon and hastily.
how were his books recieved?
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Question: was he actually a knight?
Self-contained rewrite: was Malory actually a knight