The Holy Grail and Knights Templar - Sir Thomas Malory
3Sir Thomas Malory (c. 1415 – 14 March 1471) was an English writer, the author of Le Morte d'Arthur, the classic English-language chronicle of the Arthurian legend, compiled and in most cases translated from French sources. The most popular version of Le Morte d'Arthur was published by the famed London printer William Caxton in 1485. Malory's identity has never been confirmed, but since modern scholars began researching his identity, the only widely accepted candidate has been Sir Thomas Malory of Newbold Revel in Warwickshire. Much of Malory's life history is obscure, but he identified himself as a "knight prisoner", apparently reflecting that he was either a criminal or a prisoner-of-war. The generally accepted candidate from Newbold Revel was imprisoned at various times for criminal acts and possibly also for political reasons during the Wars of the Roses, in which he may have supported both sides at different times.