treachery of Mordred

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The treachery of Mordred refers to Mordred’s betrayal of King Arthur, which leads to the collapse of Arthur’s kingdom and the end of the golden age of Camelot.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian legend motif
betrayal
legendary event
hasConsequence destruction of Camelot’s unity
dispersal of the Knights of the Round Table
transition from golden age to ruin
hasCulturalRole archetype of the traitorous son or nephew
symbol of treason in English literature
hasPerpetrator Mordred NERFINISHED
hasTheme betrayal of kin
end of chivalric ideal
fall of a heroic kingdom
hasVictim King Arthur NERFINISHED
involves attempted seizure of Camelot
civil war in Arthur’s realm
usurpation of Arthur’s throne
isAssociatedWith illegitimate succession claims
prophecies of Arthur’s downfall
isCentralTo Arthurian end-of-the-world narrative
isCharacterizedAs ultimate betrayal in Arthurian tradition
isDepictedIn Alliterative Morte Arthure NERFINISHED
Le Morte d’Arthur NERFINISHED
Post-Vulgate Cycle NERFINISHED
Stanzaic Morte Arthur NERFINISHED
Vulgate Cycle NERFINISHED
various medieval Arthurian romances
leadsTo Battle of Camlann NERFINISHED
collapse of Arthur’s kingdom
end of the golden age of Camelot
occursIn Arthurian legend NERFINISHED
Matter of Britain NERFINISHED
resultsIn death of King Arthur
death of Mordred
timePeriodInFiction mythic sub-Roman Britain

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Logres (legendary kingdom) fallsBecauseOf treachery of Mordred
subject surface form: Logres