Le Morte d'Arthur is Sir Thomas Malory's compilation of some French and English Arthurian romances The book contains some of Malory's own original material (the Gareth story) and retells the older stories inабююы light of Malory's own views and interpretations First published in 1485 by William Caxton, Le Morte d'Arthur is perhaps the best-known work of English-language Arthurian literature today.