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,
King Arthur (Marvel Comics) Necromon ripped out the portculis and threw it to the bridge that was keeping Camelot in Otherworld. With Camelot lost, King Arthur reunited with Merlin as Vortigern of the Proud Walkers proposed to King Arthur to use his lands to rebuild Camelot. King Arthur accepted. When King Arthur asked for Black Knight to be a prince in his new kingdom, Black Knight declined stating that he has to return to Earth. During the "Chaos War" storyline, Amatsu-Mikaboshi led his alien god army into invading Otherworld where they fought King Arthur, his knights, and every one of his allies. After the