Mordred

Mordred is a character from Arthurian Legend notorious for betraying King Arthur and waging war against him. He is consistently portrayed as a villainous character responsible for initiating the Battle of Camlann which marked the end of Arthur's reign.

Mordred's name is first mentioned in an entry in the Annales Cambriae from 537 BC: The strife of Camlann, in which Arthur and Medraut fell. The text does not elaborate on the roles of either Arthur or Mordred, although popular stories have made them enemies.

Most versions of Mordred's character have him loosely related to King Arthur, sometimes the son of Arthur's half-sister Morgan le Fay, but more often as the illegitimate child of his other half-sister, Morgause. Mordred is often also the result of an incestuous affair between Arthur and Morgause. Some versions have Arthur raping her out of lust, and others have them unaware of being related when Mordred is conceived.

Mordred is a character from Arthurian Legend notorious for betraying King Arthur and waging war against him. He is consistently portrayed as a villainous character responsible for initiating the Battle of Camlann which marked the end of Arthur's reign.

1. Also known as: Medrawt, Medraut, Modred

2. First recorded appearance: Battle of Camlann 537 BC

3. Mother: Morgause (sometimes Morgan le Fay)

4. Father: King Arthur

5. Originally considered a legitimate son of King Lot

6. Guinevere's lover before Lancelot in early legends

7. Brother of Gawain, Gaheris, Agravain and Gareth

Mordred's name is first mentioned in an entry in the Annales Cambriae from 537 BC: The strife of Camlann, in which Arthur and Medraut fell. The text does not elaborate on the roles of either Arthur or Mordred, although popular stories have made them enemies.

Most versions of Mordred's character have him loosely related to King Arthur, sometimes the son of Arthur's half-sister Morgan le Fay, but more often as the illegitimate child of his other half-sister, Morgause. Mordred is often also the result of an incestuous affair between Arthur and Morgause. Some versions have Arthur raping her out of lust, and others have them unaware of being related when Mordred is conceived.

• University of Florida: The Death of Arthur and Mordred in Literature

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• IMDb: Mordred Filmography

• 1949: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

• 1967: Camelot

• 1979: The Spaceman and King Arthur

• 1981: Excalibur

• 1984: Morte d'Arthur

• 1992: Merlin

• 1998: Merlin

• 2001: The Mists of Avalon

• 2007: Morgana

• Google News: Mordred

• Wikipedia: The Sons of Mordred

• Wikipedia: Marvel's Mordred the Mystic

• Marvel Universe Appendix: Marvel's Mordred the Evil

• VH1.com: Mordred (the Band)

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