Mordred Mordred Mordred or Modred (; ) is a character in the Arthurian legend. Based on a possibly historical figure, Mordred is most commonly known as a notorious traitor who fought King Arthur at the Battle of Camlann, where he was killed and Arthur was fatally wounded. In the popular version, he is the bastard son of Arthur and Arthur's half-sister, Morgause. The name "Mordred" (found as Modredus in Geoffrey of Monmouth's "Historia Regum Britanniae") comes from Old Welsh "Medraut" (comparable to Old Cornish "Modred" and Old Breton "Modrot") and is ultimately derived from Latin "Moderātus" meaning "within bounds, observing moderation,
Either/Or (album) title derives from the Søren Kierkegaard book of the same name, in which Either/Or refers to the contrast between aesthetic/subjective experience and ethical/objective being. This existential title is reflective of Smith's interest in philosophy, which he studied at Hampshire College in Massachusetts. The album's style has been described as "a bridge between the lo-fi darkness of "Roman Candle" and "Elliott Smith" and the studio sheen of "XO" and "Figure 8"." The album's first single, "Speed Trials", was released on October 1, 1996. "Either/Or" was released on February 25, 1997. It did not chart in the US. The album's second and