What is "mordred"

Mordred or Modred (; , Medrod, etc.) is a character in the Arthurian legend, known as a notorious traitor who fought King Arthur at the Battle of Camlann, where he was killed and Arthur fatally wounded. Tradition varies on his relationship to Arthur, but he is best known today as Arthur's illegitimate son by his half-sister Morgause, though in many modern adaptations Morgause is merged with the character of Morgan le Fay. In earlier literature, he was considered the legitimate son of Morgause, also known as Anna, with her husband King Lot of Orkney. His brothers or half-brothers are Gawain, Agravain, Gaheris, and Gareth. The name (from either Old Welsh Medraut, Cornish Modred, or Old Breton Modrot) is ultimately derived from Latin Moderātus.

Mordred is the son and usurper of King Arthur in the Arthurian legend.

Mordred can also refer to :

• Mordred (comics), a Marvel Comics character, adversary of the Black Knight
• Mordred Deschain, a character from Stephen King's The Dark Tower series
• Mordred (band), a heavy funk metal band from San Francisco, US

Mordred the Evil is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. He is based loosely on the Mordred of Arthurian legend.

Mordred is an American funk metal/ thrash metal band based in the San Francisco Bay Area. They released three studio albums and one EP from 1989 to 1994. In this finve years span, they showed an interesting inventivity in the wake of fusion genre. If "Fool's game" (1989) meets the Bay Arena thrash spirit, with some scratches parts, the later "The Next room" feels more like a Faith No More album than anything else. That may be the reason why they didnt meet the full success they may have deserved and split in the row.

Mordred announced a reunion in 2001. In the following year, they played a gig in their home town of San Francisco, and went on to perform again. Despite this, no new material from the band has been released.

On October 20, 2013, Mordred created their official Facebook page, and a few days later, they announced a reunion with the "In This Life" lineup.

The band toured the UK and Ireland in 2014 with Jeff Gomes on drums alongside British Metal Revival band Kaine. They also played the new song "The Baroness" and announced their intention to record a new album.