Modred
Americannoun
noun
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As he sat pondering over everything in his palace, three great visitors came to the castle; these were the Queen of Orkney, the daughter of Gerlois and Ygerne, with her two sons, Gawain and Modred.
From Tales from Tennyson by Bellew, Molly K.
But because he did not altogether trust the King he said he would take fourteen men with him to the meeting-place, ‘and the King must have fourteen men with him too,’ said Sir Modred.
From Stories of King Arthur's Knights Told to the Children by Mary MacGregor by Cameron, Katharine
From thence he is said to have hastened home on account of the faithlessness of his wife, and Modred, his nephew, who had stirred up his subjects to rebellion.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various
A town in Brittany; St Yves’ will and breviary preserved in the church of, 353 Modred, Sir.
From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Spence, Lewis
So in the end his malice overcame the king, who left the government in charge of Modred, and made him guardian of the queen, and went with a great army to invade Sir Lancelot's lands.
From King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Unknown
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