A review by stefanv
Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table by Thomas Malory

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

As it is written in a different time period, I would recommend to read or listen along to an accompanying commentary in order to be able to put things in the right context and enhance your understanding of the text. If you do - and if you get through the tedious Holy Grail quest - you will be rewarded with a surprisingly moving end to the realm of King Arthur, as well as to the tale of Sir Lancelot, to whom Sir Thomas Malory gives more space than any other medieval retelling. A real hidden gem however is the unknown story of Sir Palomides, ‘the Saracen Knight’, whose complicated character and love-hate relationship with Sir Tristram makes for one of the best stories of the Knights of the Round Table.