Mordred

Mordred (died c. 537) was the alleged son of King Arthur Pendragon and the Lady of Avalon during the former's reign over Britain. Mordred laid the foundations of what would become the Descendants of the Round Table. He would later go on to betray his father, with both of them perishing during the Battle of Camlann.

Biography

Mordred was the son of the Lady who ran Avalon during King Arthur's reign. Said by some to hold the blood of the true king within his veins, he was allegedly the son of King Arthur. During his life, he fathered at least one child before betraying his father and dying alongside him at the Battle of Camlann around 537.

Legacy

From his legacy of power, others followed Mordred's example. By the late 9th century, one of his descendants claimed his name for himself and formed the Descendants of the Round Table. Along with other descendants of Arthur's knights, as well as the descendants of the Women of the Mist who chose the paths of power, he sought to recover Excalibur, the Sword of Eden held by his ancestor, and use it to rule over Britain. Mordred and his Descendants later laid siege to Avalon, though they were ultimately defeated and pushed back.

Mordred's betrayal of his father was internally recounted by the Templar Grand Master Alan Rikkin in October 2016, after the newly inducted Inner Sanctum member Simon Hathaway revitalized the old Templar ideology.

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Heresy (indirect mention only)
• Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse (mentioned only)