Mordred was the son of Morgaine Le Fey and her mortal enemy, King Arthur.
History
Born on May 1st, Mordred was conceived as the symbol of Morgaine Le Fey's revenge against King Arthur, Mordred grew up hating his father, dreaming the day when he will kill Arthur and destroy his beloved kingdom. When he still is being a child, Morgaine (also called Morgana by the Elder Folk) sent him to destroy Camelot, leading her army and enchanting his armor so he could not be harmed by any man made weapon.
The final battle of Camelot started with an attack to the suburbs and then an attack to the castle with soldiers, demons, monsters and dragons (Morgaine Le Fey also participated in the battle). The first battle was won by Morgaine's army; even Merlin's demon Etrigan was unavailable to defeat them. The whole castle was destroyed and hundreds of men, women and children died.
The next morning Mordred was waiting his mother's return in the now destroyed castle, and when she returned, also appeared his aunt and Merlin's lover, the nymph Nimue Inwudu (now called Madame Xanadu). After a little talk between Morgaine and Nimue, Mordred went to find his father's last men, but this last battle was never what he long wanted. Arthur's sword Excalibur was not a man made weapon, it was something else and when Mordred attacked him Arthur cleaved him in two. From the sky, Morgaine saw everything and when she saw her son being killed she became powerless and fell to the ground, after that she was captured by the last of Camelot's survivors escaping a time later.
Centuries later, Morgaine became the leader of the Church of the Midnight Dawn, a satanic cult to make them find three relics: Mordred's war-helm, the spear head that killed King Arthur and the Philosopher Stone. With these artifacts, she would be able to resurrect Mordred so him could lead a new war in the new man's world, but Mordred's helmet was stolen by her sister Madame Xanadu and the detective John Jones (the Martian Manhunter) and she was defeated by her.
Notes
- This character or object is an adaptation of Mordred, a character or object in traditional stories. These include, but may not be limited to religious texts, myth, and/or folk lore. More information on the original can be found at Wikipedia.org.
Related
- 13 Appearances of Mordred (New Earth)
- 2 Images featuring Mordred (New Earth)
- Quotations by or about Mordred (New Earth)
- Character Gallery: Mordred (New Earth)
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