Camlann Topic Research

King Arthur's mythos is not the most consistent the world - but what myth is, anyway? Even better, the focus of my story - Mordred - has even less material focusing on him, so much of my writing will be necessarily original.
The parts of Mordred's life I'll be focusing on will be:

  • His Birth (and attempted murder)
  • His early life
  • His service on the Round Table
  • The Betrayal
  • The Battle of Camlann

Some stories I've found where Mordred is most relevant:

Morte d'Arthur - The Death of Arthur, which tells the story in poetic form of Arthur's death and Bedivere's task.

King Arthur and his Round Table - Contains much relevant information for the Battle of Camlann specifically, including Mordred's betrayal.

Sir Mordred, looking dashingly evil.
The Wikipedia page for Mordred - Doing its best job to maintain the rather chaotic amounts of information

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