“Knight, keep well thy head, for thou shalt have a buffet for the slaying of my horse.”

— Thomas Malory, book Le Morte d'Arthur

Book III, ch. 12
Le Morte d'Arthur (c. 1469) (first known edition 1485)

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English writer, author of ''Le Morte d'Arthur'' 1405–1471

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