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what is Thomas Malory's identity
Malory’s identity has never been confirmed, but the likeliest candidate is Sir Thomas Malory of Newbold Revel in Warwickshire.
how is Thomas Malory described
He is described as a knyght presoner, distinguishing him from the other six individuals also bearing the name Thomas Malory in the 15th century when Le Morte d'Arthur was written.
did Thomas Malory write anything else
The sources of the romances that make up Le Morte d'Arthur correspond to some degree with those of a poem called The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle

Question: how were his books recieved
Self-contained rewrite: how were Thomas Malory's books recieved