Mordred
Slew his father
Mordred is a figure from Arthurian legend, the knight who betrays and mortally wounds King Arthur at the Battle of Camlann.
In most versions, he is Arthur's illegitimate son or nephew.
The name evokes treachery from within—destruction brought by someone close rather than an outside enemy: a Mordred in the ranks, playing Mordred to his mentor's Arthur.
One who betrays allegiance
- CamelotLegendary British royal seat
- illegitimateNot authorized or recognized
- usurperIllegal power seizer
- rebellionDefiance of established power
Guinevere · Lancelot · Excalibur · incest · nemesis · knight · siege · betrayal
Wicked story antagonist
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- TennysonVictorian English poet laureate
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- romanceLove and its excitement
chronicle · Geoffrey of Monmouth · archetype · tragic · doom · fate · prophecy · legend
Fitting to new conditions
- reimaginingFresh interpretation of existing material
- sympatheticFeeling others' emotions
- antiheroMorally ambiguous main character
- misunderstoodIncorrectly comprehended
complex · redemption · nuanced · perspective · retelling · fantasy · fiction · film
Injury causing inevitable death
- final battleDecisive concluding combat
- spearPole with sharp point
- swordHilted fighting blade
- death blowLethal finishing strike
combat · warfare · slain · fallen · carnage · destruction · civil war · fratricidal
traitor
One who betrays allegiance
- CamelotLegendary British royal seat
- illegitimateNot authorized or recognized
- usurperIllegal power seizer
Guinevere · Lancelot · rebellion · Excalibur · incest · nemesis · knight · siege · betrayal · downfall
villain
Wicked story antagonist
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- TennysonVictorian English poet laureate
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
romance · chronicle · Geoffrey of Monmouth · archetype · tragic · doom · fate · prophecy · legend · myth
adaptation
Fitting to new conditions
- reimaginingFresh interpretation of existing material
- sympatheticFeeling others' emotions
- antiheroMorally ambiguous main character
misunderstood · complex · redemption · nuanced · perspective · retelling · fantasy · fiction · film · series
mortal wound
Injury causing inevitable death
- final battleDecisive concluding combat
- spearPole with sharp point
- swordHilted fighting blade
death blow · combat · warfare · slain · fallen · carnage · destruction · civil war · fratricidal · duel
- Arthurian LegendMerlin, Excalibur, Camelot, Lancelot, Sir Lancelot
- ArthurianCamelot, Excalibur, Merlin, Lancelot, Guinevere
- Medieval LegendsLancelot, Camelot, Guinevere, Excalibur, Merlin
- Traitorstraitor, turncoat, betrayer, Judas, Benedict Arnold
- Round TableCamelot, knights, Lancelot, Galahad, Guinevere
- Arthurian romanceLancelot, Gawain, Guinevere, Camelot, Holy Grail
MordredSir Galahad
Paragon of chivalric purity
King Arthur · Sir Gawain · Sir Percival · noble knight · rightful heir