Sherrilyn Kenyon's Thomas Malory[]
Sir Thomas Malory was a man of many contradictions who spent much of his life in prison, awaiting trials for all manner of misdeeds. He was also a man of many resources, for he was always quick to escape those prison walls and find his freedom.
What most don’t know is that through an uncommon act of kindness, Thomas found the doorway that connected our world with theirs and he spent much time in Avalon, learning the truth of Arthur.
But while deep in his cups, he had a fondness for story-telling… Those stories have become Le Morte d’Arthur.
Merlin, along with all the Lords of Avalon, was rather livid at his story since many of them weren’t portrayed very favorably. Thom mingled the truth with the stories of Arthur he’d grown up with. As a result, Merlin imprisoned Thom underneath their home in Avalon for his protection and her own amusement. Theirs is a tumultuous relationship at best. And should he ever be released, he will most likely meet a bad end at the hands of the LOA.
The Real Thomas Malory[]
Sir Thomas Malory (c. 1415 – 14 March 1471) was an English writer, the author or compiler of Le Morte d'Arthur, the classic English-language chronicle of the Arthurian legend, published by William Caxton in 1485. Malory’s identity has never been confirmed, but the likeliest candidate is Sir Thomas Malory of Newbold Revel in Warwickshire. Much of his life history is obscure, but Caxton classifies him as a ‘knight prisoner’, apparently reflecting a criminal career, for which there is ample evidence, though he was also a prisoner-of-war during the Wars of the Roses, in which he supported both sides at different times.[1]