Salutations! I'm Dinadan - my friends call me Dinny! I'm a writer/worldbuilder from Malaysia, this is my blog for my personal hobby/project/special interest. It's my first time using Tumblr, and frankly my first time putting myself out there in general! Still, I hope you enjoy the stuff I send, and maybe even share comments about it!
I can't draw very well, so all the art I send here is either stuff I found from others or stuff I commissioned myself from artists or friends. Here's hoping my writing's enough to paint a picture!
Now then, what is Elandria?
Well, it's a post-apocalyptic Dieselpunk world from my very own imagination, but that's not the whole story.
Elandria is an ancient place. Remnants of the old world are scattered across the land, serving as little more than resources to be mined, repurposed or studied. Magic is accessible to those willing to pay the price of blood, tapping into the power of dead gods to bend and modify physics at will.
Great powers arose from the bones of what came before, establishing their own civilisations, forming countries, kingdoms, tribes. Their survival is no easy feat; acid rain, roving clouds of toxic pollutants and arcane radiation are constant threats, both to health and infrastructure. Life is unforgiving, yet it endures all the same.
The setting draws heavy inspiration from WW1 (obviously), but it is also inspired by the late medieval/Renaissance period, games like Fallout, Kenshi, and Death Trash, general fantasy and a TTRPG called Never Going Home. By far my biggest inspiration, however, is the game REDCON. This funky mobile game about artillery shooting each other in a post-apocalyptic world became the impetus of my writing all those years ago.
Interested in my setting's lore? Check out the primer below!
Various other lore posts can be found under the #elandria tag!
"Where all the roads have ended, the path we march has not."
Elandria was once lush, vibrant and full of life. Ancient civilisations lived here, advanced enough to create limitless energy, build mechanical servants, venture to distant stars. Of these ancient people, nothing remains. The ruins of their great works litter the wastelands, little more than scrap to be salvaged and reused.
They were replaced by cruel gods, whose command over magic and sorcery gave them the right of might over the beleaguered world. They created playthings of the survivors, mutating and toying with them as they saw fit. Yet they too would see their twilight, for they vanished entirely from the world. Some say they left for new worlds; others claim they were destroyed by the children of the Old World. Either way, Elandria was left a strange, chaotic land. Arcane radiation left the world forever changed, causing the climates of the disparate regions to defy logical meteorology. The sky was left poisoned by old-world pollutants, the toxins in the clouds diffusing the sun’s light in a myriad of different colours.
Feudal states began to arise from the ruins of the Old World. Medieval kingdoms soon appeared across Elandria, building towns and cities on the bones of what came before. The radiant energy of the arcane empowered the people of the realm, bringing on Elandria’s Age of Heroes. Legends were born, mythologies built; yet even the great heroes of old could not best the march of technology.
Across the Abyssal Sea, a new power was rising. The Samyazin - a people supposedly created as servants and heralds of the divine order - began a campaign of religious conquest in other realms, building their strength. The Basilian Theocracy rose from these crusades; a militant colonial empire seeking to spread the Good Word of their gods, by any means necessary.
Elandria was one of the many realms conquered by these crusaders. Strained under decades of Theocracy oppression, the populace was ready to revolt. Reverse-engineering Basilia’s technology, the world rose against their oppressors, casting off their chains and turning the tools of the enemy against them.
The struggle against the Theocracy continues to this day, fought as proxy wars in the far-flung realms suffering the colonialist yoke. Eight Great Powers emerged from the Revolution, nominally laying claim to their respective regions; in practice, the lands they ruled are impossible to connect even with their new technology.
The Theocracy released many horrors onto the land, letting them propagate across the realm like a plague. Mutants and monsters roam the lands between settlements, making trade, communication and connection much more difficult. Though the Great Powers try to push back the hordes, they find the task particularly difficult; hence, their vassals remain isolated from one another, forming their own semi-independent kingdoms and territories.
For many, it is just as well; Elandria was forcibly ripped from its feudal status quo, so it is only natural many return to it when alternatives are difficult to achieve. What worked in the past can work again, should the need arise. Yet this regressive thinking did not stop the march of technology from advancing, and as the world began to heal, tensions rose as those in power began to covet the lands and resources of their neighbours. Even with the threat of Basilia in the distant lands beyond, Elandria fell into conflict with itself.
The Great War was the first truly realm-wide conflict anyone had seen in recent memory. Alliances were drawn, power blocs formed; all for a futile war which achieved nothing.
The unprecedented slaughter tore holes in the veil of reality; the Void spilled through from the lightless spaces between worlds, spreading their corrupting influence with every passing day. Now that the war is over, the disparate factions attempt to rebuild their war-torn world amidst the encroaching darkness and the machinations of outlanders.
Anya is live and ready to show you everything. Watch her strip, dance, and perform exclusive shows just for you. Interact in real-time and make your fantasies come true.
✓ Live Streaming✓ Interactive Chat✓ Private Shows✓ HD Quality✓ Free Actions
Free to watch • No registration required • HD streaming
guy with depression: it's so sad when they're doing the same thing over and over again insisting this time it'll be different. it sure would suck if time loops were real!
Anya is live and ready to show you everything. Watch her strip, dance, and perform exclusive shows just for you. Interact in real-time and make your fantasies come true.
✓ Live Streaming✓ Interactive Chat✓ Private Shows✓ HD Quality✓ Free Actions
Free to watch • No registration required • HD streaming
“Know that he will be born the first day of May in the kingdom of Logres.”
⸺ Post Vulgate
In celebration of Mordred's birthday, here's a compilation of all things Mordred!
Majority of these links are supplied by the @arthurianpreservationproject 💕 Would just like to shoutout @queer-ragnelle and @tboymordred for the help in making this! As well as many of my beloved friends and mutuals for their extended support. I put a whole lot of time and effort into this post, so to anyone reading this, I hope it will be of use to you in some way.
I would just like to preface that while I do try to be as thorough as possible, this is by no means an exhaustive list of every single Mordred appearance that exists. That would be impossible. Consider this moreso a curated list of based on what I have seen and what has been available to me thus far, so this will be updated as I go along.
There's a myriad of things I elected not to include for numerous reasons, so the media and literature I have chosen are ones that I think would be of interest for someone seeking out Mordred content specifically.
EDIT: After the scare I got for having my account terminated (for like 2 days lmao), I decided to make a Google Doc version of this masterpost in case anything happens again. The gdoc and this post will be updated at the same time whenever I have any new additions, which will be marked as ‼️
Last updated: 31/5/2025
Medieval Texts
Exhibit A
British History and The Welsh Annals by Nennius (Latin)
⭐The History of the Kings of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth (Latin)
⭐The History of Scotland by Hector Boece (Latin)
⭐Chronica Gentis Scotorum by John of Fordun (Latin)
The Dream of Rhonabwy (Welsh)
The Welsh Triads (Welsh)
⭐Lancelot-Grail Vulgate Cycle (French)
Post-Vulgate (French)
Merlin and the Grail by Robert de Boron (French)
⭐Roman de Brut by Wace (French)
⭐Layamon's Brut (Middle English)
Stanzaic Morte Arthure (Middle English)
⭐Alliterative Morte Arthure (Middle English)
Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory (Middle English)
Mort Artu (Middle English)
La Tavola Ritonda (Italian)
These are the texts translated into English that I'm aware of where Mordred is a central character or plays a significant role. Out of all of these, I personally recommend Alliterative Morte Arthure, Layamon's Brut, and Vulgate the most. In these texts Mordred is given a surprising amount of complexity and nuance, especially in Alliterative Morte Arthure. He even gets a sick title, Mordred the Malebranche/Evil-Arm. Below in the essays section there's plenty of literature analyzing and discussing it, which I suggest you go take a read if you're curious. His characterization in Vulgate is also one of my top favorites and is also incredibly in-depth, especially prior to his rebellion. He was described as having been "kind and compassionate" at the start of his career as a knight, only for him to spiral after finding out his true heritage.
The Scottish Chronicles (such as the accounts written by John of Fodrun and Hector Boece, although there are more of them not listed.) are also fascinating since they talks about how Arthur is actually illegitmate and Mordred is the rightful ruler all along. While Fodrun speaks well of Arthur as an admirable king, Boece is biased against him in favor of Mordred/Modredus.
Exhibit B
⭐Perceval + Continuations (French)
I put this text in an entirely separate section purely because Mordred is just a side character here, but I think it's worth looking into if you like Mordred. In the Perceval Continuations, particularly the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Continuations, he is primarily shown as an antagonist for Percival. They have an intense duel where Mordred loses and begs Percival for mercy, to which he then sends him off to Arthur's court as his prisoner. Admittedly, I am biased 🌈 but Mordred shows up more often than you'd expect. The tone is moreso lighthearted and humorous with his rebellion against Arthur seemingly absent in it.
Retellings
I'm working on this in a time crunch so not everything has commentary (might update it when I feel like it lol) All my favorites and ones I consider must-reads/watches are listed with a star⭐ That being said, enjoy!
Novels
part I (Main Character)
⭐The Wicked Day by Mary Stewart
⭐A Camelot Triptych by Norris J. Lacy
⭐Idylls of the Queen by Phyllis Ann Karr
Queen's Knight by Marvin Barowsky (cw: pedarasty)
The Book of Mordred + The Last Knight of Albion by Peter Hanratty
part II (Secondary Character)
Arthur The Bear of Britain by Edward Frankland
The Eagles Have Flown by Henry Treece
The Great Captains by Henry Treece
The Green Man by Henry Treece
Poetry
The Song of the Four Knights by Ernest Rhys
The Fight at Camlann by John Masefield
⭐Modred: A Fragment by Edwin Arlington Robinson
The Death of King Arthur by Your Loving Granny
King Arthur's Death by M.G Lewis
Plays
⭐Mordred: A Tragedy by Henry Newbolt
King Arthur by J. Comyns Carr
The Misfortunes of Arthur by Thomas Hughes
Guenevere: A Play in Five Acts by Stark Young
Short Stories
⭐Mordred and the Green Knight by Phyllis Ann Karr
Night Mare by Chelsea Quinn Yaribo
Told by the Moonlight by Darrel Schweitzer
Films and TV
Films
⭐Knights of the Round Table (1953) dir. by Richard Thorpe, played by Stanley Baker
Sword of Lancelot (1963) dir. by Cornel Wilde, played by Michael Meacham
Camelot (1967) dir. by Joshua Logan, played by David Hemmings
Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979) dir. by Russ Mayberry, played by Jim Dale
⭐Excalibur (1981) dir. by John Boorman, played by Robert Addie (adult) and Charley Boorman (child)
⭐Morte d'Arthur (1984) dir. by Gillian Lynne, played by Nickolas Grace
⭐Knightriders (1981) dir. by George A. Romero, played by Tom Savini (technically his name is Morgan here but he's basically just Mordred.)
⭐New Adventures of a Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1988) dir. by Viktor Gres, played by Mark Gres
Camelot (1998)
King Arthur Excalibur Rising (2017) dir. Antony Smith, played by Gavin Swift
Arthur & Merlin Knights of Camelot (2020) dir. Giles Alderson, played by Joel Phillimore
Everything listed with a ⭐ are genuinely some of my top ever favorite portrayals of Mordred. Absolute must-watch. 80's Arthuriana is life changing.
TV
Adventures of Sir Galahad (1949) uncredited for whatever reason :/ if anyone knows who his actor is please let me know!
⭐BBC Legend of King Arthur (1979) played by Steve Hodson
⭐Merlin (1998) played by Jason Done
BBC Merlin (2008-2012) played by Alexander Vlahos (adult), Asa Butterfield (child)
Other
Music
⭐Mordred's Song by Blind Guardian
Mordred's Song by Grave Digger
Mordred's Lullaby by Heather Dale
Crashing Down by Heather Dale
War Between Brothers by Heather Dale
⭐Seven Deadly Virtues from Camelot (Musical)
Demon Down by Gary Hughes ft. Doogie White
The Hard Way by Gary Hughes ft. Doogie White
Peacemaker by The Mechanisms
Skin and Bone by The Mechanisms
TTRPG's
I, Mordred: The Fall & Rise of Camelot
Fair warning that I reccomend this with HUGE caveats as this contains violent misogyny, racism, and homophobia. If you like Gareth please look away because he sucks in this. That being said, Mordred is very much intended to be the hero you root for and he's so dreamy. He's described as pure of heart. He seems cold, but is warm to those he's close to. He has war dogs and they're all named after the 7 virtues. In a dark, bleak and gritty fantasy setting, Mordred is a shining beacon. It's adorable. I haven't played this myself, only read through the entire booklet but there's a lot of cool concepts and story beats that you can definitely expound upon yourself. Even the less savory elements, especially the misogyny and racism, can honestly just be ignored by the GM.
Video Games
King Arthur: Knight's Tale
I haven't played this so I can't tell you much about it, but it's a turn-based strategy game where Mordred is the main playable character and it's set in Post-Camlann.
Resources and Essays
Books
The New Arthurian Encyclopedia by Norris J. Lacy
The Arthurian Material in the Chronicles Especially Those of Great Britain and France by Robert Huntington Fletcher
The Arthurian Way of Death: The English Tradition edited by Karen Cherewatuk & K.S Whetter
Essays
⭐Mordred: Heroes and Anti-Heroes in Medieval Romance by Judith Weiss
⭐Arthur, Mordred, and Tragedy in the Alliterative "Morte Arthure" by Gillian Adler
Friendly Fire: The Disastrous Politics of Friendship in the Alliterative "Morte Arthure" by Christine Chism
Re-presenting Mordred: Three Plays of 1895 by Pamela Yee
⭐Mordred's Lost Childhood by Elizabeth Archibald
The Sword and the Scepter: Mordred, Arthur, and the Dual Roles of Kingship in the Alliterative "Morte Arthure" by Steven P.W Bruso
⭐Who Was King Arthur’s Sir Modred? by Andrew Breeze
Just updated the masterpost. No new additions for now (busy with comm work and life currently), but I made a Google Doc mirror of the masterpost in case anything happens to my account again.
Sir Mordred, The Traitor: A Masterpost “Know that he will be born the first day of May in the kingdom of Logres.” ⸺ Post Vulgate
Me when I've internalized that having big reactions to things isn't good so I suppress my expressiveness under a wall of stoicism even when internally I'm freaking the fuck out
People will be like “this movie is evil and gross because it depicts a predatory relationship” and then you watch the movie in question and it’s about how preying on young women is bad and impacts their lives negatively
Anya is live and ready to show you everything. Watch her strip, dance, and perform exclusive shows just for you. Interact in real-time and make your fantasies come true.
✓ Live Streaming✓ Interactive Chat✓ Private Shows✓ HD Quality✓ Free Actions
Free to watch • No registration required • HD streaming
It happened that the cradle was floating near the shore, after the others had all drowned. A fisherman in a little boat came to the place, seeking fish. When he found the cradle and the child near shore, he was marvelously glad and took them both and put everything in his boat. - Post Vulgate: Merlin Continuation via Arthurian Preservation Project
Anya is live and ready to show you everything. Watch her strip, dance, and perform exclusive shows just for you. Interact in real-time and make your fantasies come true.
✓ Live Streaming✓ Interactive Chat✓ Private Shows✓ HD Quality✓ Free Actions
Free to watch • No registration required • HD streaming
