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| | Information and Papers on Sir Thomas Malory |
 | | Sir Thomas Malory, a knight of Warwickshire, was born between 1400 and 1410 to Sir John Malory and his wife, Philippa, and came into his father's holdings in 1433. |
 | | Malory was already a well-known ne'er-do-well, who had been accused of ambushing and attempting to murder Humphrey Stafford, Duke of Buckingham, in 1450, of raping (or perhaps only seizing) the wife of another man twice in that same year, and of twice robbing the Cistercian Abbey of Blessed Mary Coombe in 1451. |
 | | Sir Thomas Malory brings forth a courageous character, "King Arthur", utilizing weaponry and leadership, to enlighten the reader of the unique characteristics of a true hero, on the other hand, the unknown author of "Beowulf", depicts the Anglo-Saxan era to tell a story of one who fights to better society. |
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