Although the majority of Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur is closer to the style of Gawain and French versions of the legend, the second part of Malory's work, King Arthur's war against the Romans, is primarily a translation of the earlier alliterative work, although Malory alters the tragic ending of the Alliterative Morte Arthure into a triumphant ending.
Most of Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur closely mirrors Gawain and French versions, but the second part of his work, King Arthur's conflict against the Romans, is primarily based on an earlier alliterative text. Nonetheless, Malory modifies the tragic ending of Alliterative Morte Arthure to a more triumphant one.