The alliterative
Morte Arthure
is justly famous for two reasons. One is the quality of its narrative. The second is the importance of the unique manuscript in which it survives, Lincoln Cathedral, MS 91, copied by Robert Thornton and generally called the Lincoln Thornton manuscript to differentiate it from its counterpart, the London Thornton manuscript. In addition to its own considerable merits the alliterative
Morte
follows the Galfridian Brut tradition, is a major source for Thomas Malory, and arguably offers an heroic account of Gawayne, Arthur, and the downfall of Arthurian England.