Mordred
In the Legend arthurienne, Mordred is the son of the King Arthur and its half-sister, Morgause, sister of Morgane. In certain texts, he is the son of Morgane the fairy. He is the half-brother of Gauvain, Agravain, Gaheris and Gareth other wire of Morgause.
Merlin had predicted the birth of this one. The King Arthur wanted to get rid of this incestueux child and sent all the newborns the same day as Mordred in a boat on the sea. The boat ran, but roof of misfortune, Mordred was the only survivor. Until the fourteen years age, it was raised by a good man of the name of Nabur, then was brought to the court where its true origins were revealed to him.
He was the most beautiful knight of the court and all the ladies were insane of him. Its dark air did much envieux and was also at the origin of marital frauds.
It became a time knight of Arthur and took part in some tournaments and tournaments, which it lost most of the time. Besides it complied with only very seldom the rules of courtesy which governed the tournaments, doing nothing but increase its reputation of treacherous and perfidious knight. He was strong libertine, and did not deprive itself to court all the ladies, even those already married. He was hated by the other knights for his cheating and underhand character. He killed Sir Lamorak, treacherously, whereas this one prepared to leave for the Search the Graal.
Mordred wounded mortally his/her father, king Arthur, at the time of the final battle to the Mont Badonicus for the throne of Albion. This one will also manage him to carry a fatal blow to his/her son who died after having said his " adieux" with his/her mother.
Primitive cycles
In certain cycles arthuriens, on the other hand, Mordred (or Moredret and still Medrawt more originally) is the direct nephew of Arthur. He would be the son of Anna, sister direct of Arthur, girl of Igèrene and Pendragon and married with King Loth, sovereign of Orcanie. What thus makes of Mordred the brother of Gauvain (Gwalchmai more originally).
In the primitive cycles, Mordred viol or allured or removes Guenièvre (or Gwenhyfar, which means Blanc phantom) according to the accounts and would kill his/her uncle Arthur at the time of the combat of Camlann (Camelot which is, according to the cycles, the final battle which opposes Arthur has its nephew Mordred , helped of the Pictes, the Gaëls and the Saxons. Its castle being Camaalot, one of the residences at the border of the kingdom of Logres).
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