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Mordred
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In Arthurian legend, the illegitimate son of King Arthur who ultimately killed him in battle.
"Mordred betrayed his father and brought about the fall of Camelot."
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Etymology
An alteration of Modred, ultimately from Latin Moderatus by way of Proto-Brythonic and Old Welsh forms.