I've heard different takes on this part of the King Arthur legend. It seems like Arthur usually ends up being the hero, but it depends on who you side with. Most seem to side with King Arthur, but I always thought they were all very gray. Even the 'good guys' did horrible things, but it was hand-waved because they were the 'heroes'. Me, I'm not sure who I side with. My opinion changes slightly with each take on the legend.
So I wanted to point out some interesting points about Morgana singing this to Mordred. She calls him her guileless son- guileless means innocent and without deception. Morgana also says she will shape his belief that Arthur is this terrible person, a thief who stole the crown from her (regardless of the truth of it, that's how she feels). And even the chanting of "loyalty, loyalty only to me". She doesn't give Mordred a chance to question this, she insists her son remain loyal to her and only her. She insists that she also hate Guinevere (wtf for though?). She says "you are the proof of how he betrayed her loyalty". But still insists that he also hate her. But in each verse, she calls him guileless (innocent) for he is indeed the innocent party. Morgana only cares about her revenge on Arthur and doesn't care about her son.
The reason Morgana hates Guinevere is because Morgana was having an affair that Guinevere ousted in that intermediary period between Uther's death and Arthur's Marriage to Guinevere.
I think Morgana in a subconscious way realizes that the hatred she's implanting in Mordred will be destructive. You're innocent of the hate I have for your dad and stepmother....
Okay, I keep seeing people ask about the story behind this song, so I'm going to tell it. Gather 'round, children, and listen to the _Tale of Mordred_ . Once upon a time, there was this horrible person named Uther Pendragon. He saw this woman, Igraine, and found her incredibly beautiful. So, he had Merlin enchant him to look like the Duke of Cornwall so he could have sex with Igraine and she would think it was just her husband, not a creepy man. Igraine gives birth to Arthur, who goes on to have many stories that you probably know. Before Arthur, Igraine and the Duke had three daughters: Morgana, Morgause and Elaine. Morgause was filled with hatred towards Uther and Arthur for her mother being defiled. Morgana hated Arthur for taking the throne and hated Guinevere for destroying her relationship with another man. Elaine...she went off by herself until she fell in love with Lancelot and killed herself as they could not be together. Poor Elaine. Mordred is the son of either Morgana or Morgause. The story of Morgause is that she tricked Arthur into sleeping with her, so she could bear Mordred, so he could kill Arthur. The story of Morgana is that Arthur has sex with her against her will and she conceives Mordred. The story of Mordred by Morgause is the original story, but Mordred by Morgan le Fey is more popular. (This is where the story gets interesting, kids. Don't zone out now.) So Mordred is raised by his mother to kill Arthur. Years pass and the boy is made one of the knights of Camelot. At one point, Sir Mordred and Sir Agravaine are discussing how awful it is that Lancelot and Guinevere are having a not-so-secret affair and nothing is being done. The two men and several followers sneak into the chambers and wait to catch Lancelot with his pants down...literally. Now that the obvious affair has come to light, neither Guinevere nor Lancelot can hide from Camelot's law. Guinevere is sent to burn at the stake, but Lancelot continuously saves her, daring anyone to fight him to prove there was an illegal affair going on. Arthur is torn up about killing his wife and fighting his friend, so he stops trying to kill Guinevere and instead sends her to a convent. Now that he doesn't have to worry about his ex-wife, his soldiers urge him to fight Lancelot who has run away. Arthur leaves to pursue Lancelot and puts Mordred in charge. After a few days, Mordred "receives a note" that says Arthur is "dead." Thus, Mordred is the new king! Arthur hears about this and races home to fight his nephew who reveals himself to also be his bastard son. Arthur attempts to retake the throne, but Mordred won't give up without a fight. The soldiers are split between whom they believe would make the better king, and thus, the epic battle begins! Swords clash! Soldiers cry out! Blood flies! Both armies are doing what they were trained to do, but it makes no difference. The deciding outcome is Mordred versus Arthur. The world seems to stop as the two men face off, both knowing that their duel would end in death. Mordred breaks first and lunges at Arthur, but his attack is blocked. Arthur thrusts toward Mordred, but his nephew/son parries it away. The two men are equally matched when Arthur shoves Mordred away to grab a spear. Mordred charges in for the kill, but Arthur impales the man. Sensing death but refusing defeat, Mordred impales himself further onto the spear to swing his sword at Arthur's head. The blow lands. Both men drop. Mordred is already dead, and Arthur dies slowly until he is taken to Avalon. In the end, vengeance was exacted against Arthur, but at the price of Mordred's own life. That is the tragic _Tale of Mordred_ .
DisneyLover258 see in morgana's version she was raped.., another interesting fact is that arthur and mordred kill each other this is that they were of the same value that's why none of them could retrieve the throne
The song is so dark, sad, and utterly horrible, but in some dark twisted way, it shows the addictive empowerment of a cruel, vengeful heart with nothing to lose. Couple it with the spectacular animation and it is truly breathtaking.
It’s a shame nobody portrays Mordred pulling himself along Arthur’s spear to stab him like the original text says. It’s such a badass moment that truly displays the tenacity and hatred Mordred has.
This song and its plot really reminds of the Lion King 2: Simba's Pride when Zira raised Kovu to defeat Simba and take over Pride Rock in honor of Scar.
Considering the original was inspired by hamlet, and the sequel was inspired by Romeo and Juliet, I wouldn’t be surprised if Mordred’s story inspired kovu’s backstory
this animation almost made me cry for poor Mordred and really brought the story to life, kudos for telling such a complicated story through only images accompanying the song :)
I think it's just Mordred's thought of her, honestly. The idea of her. She was all he pretty much had in life, and she's why he died. She was his everything, so it would make sense that she was metaphorically "with him" when he died.
" you are the proof of how he betrayed her loyalty" *its revealed that lancelot has been sleeping with queen gwynevere* Morgana: well shit there goes THAT part of the plan.
I absolutely love this, it's so dark and d whole loyalty part makes me laugh. It's like a tutorial on how 2 brainwash a child, stay by their crib and whisper "loyalty, only to me...", it's interesting.
Given the fact that this song is on an album called "The Trial of Lancelot" I find the line about "You are the proof of how he betrayed her loyalty," a little ironic. It wasn't exactly loyalty when she slept with Lancelot.
vegetarianvamp101 By loyalty, the singer (probably Morgana) is most likely talking about how herself (talking in third person) was loyal to Arthur despite hating him, but was betrayed when he used her. Mordred is the child/ "proof" of the rape
But in some (most?) versions Arthur didn't know Morgan/Morgause was his sister. (And in all the versions I've read he wasn't married to Guinevere at the time either.)
Very rough, but also very promising. Far better then anything I'd hope to accomplish. I this video helps show how the fact that while Morgana may have loved Mordred, her hate poisoned that love and drove the poor boy to madness. Very good job.
+AnimeGirl10080 //Scarlet Dragneel Sure! Its actually about the story of King Arther and his Half sister Morgan Le Fay. She is the one singing to her baby. There are many versions of the story but the one i hear the most is that Morgans mother was tricked by a king who badly wanted to sleep with her so he disguised himself with magic as her husband but Morgan could see through the magic. Her mother concieved Arthur but the children were seperated after her death. The king murdered her father and went mad she was supposed to rule over her fathers land but Arthur being crowned King took it from her. So she sought revenge, never knowing what his half sister looked like she seduced him and concieved a son who she named Mordred (Mordred Lullaby) Growing up she told him that his father was a thief and a liar and that he was destined to return what belonged to her even if meant both of their deaths. A parents revenge pretty much he was concieved only for one thing to return her birthright
Every once in a while I come back and watch this masterpiece, it never fails to wow me and always leaves me speechless with how incredibly animated it is and how tragic it is too 👍💯 This deserves way more likes in my humble opinion 💯
Heather Dale is one of my favourite artists, with "Mordred's Lullaby" as one of my favourite songs. To me, this song is so sad. Poor Mordred. He was doomed from the start, just a means to an end. 😭
@Miriam Teresa, this song made you cry because it is so incredibly sad. King Arthur is protrayed as this young, brave hero but when you learn about his forgotten and neglected son raised by a bitter mother, it is heartbraking. :( This song makes me cry every time, I love it. Such a sad story...
is it weird to say that I can fall asleep to this? if so please tell me. an amazing voice for the style of music I love it I love it I love it! it just gets my imagination flowing. absolutely bone-chilling
Painting King Arthur as the antagonist might be an interesting take. What do you plan to do after No Evil? Go back to Swingers? Take a long break? Another story line that comes after No Evil? Maybe going Arthurian with Arthur as the antagonist might be an interesting take.
The lady reminds me of the witch Medusa from Soul Eater cus A: They both have a kid ( Crona and Mordred) B: They both want their kid to do something evil ( Crona has 2 kill people and eat their souls / become a Kishin, Mordred has to kill King Arthur) and, C: They both raised their kids to do that evil thing ( Crona had to kill animals as a kid and Mordred was raised in a way that would make King Arthur seem like a bad guy)
Best mother award goes to Morgana. Totally Of course, older versions just make Mordred an overly ambitious traitor, and has little to no connections to Morgana, but this more modern interpretation is way cooler
this song fits the versions of the legends where first uther raped morgana’s mother, which is how she was born, and later king arthur did the same to morgana despite marrying or later marrying guinevere. that’s why morgana hates him and also wants the throne probably as part of her revenge or just because she thinks it’s her birthright too. anyway. the story is a tragedy. the song is beautiful and haunting, and the artwork is so lovely and simplistic
o.o this is wonderfully done! mordred has always been my favorite character of the Arthurian legend and ive always loved this song ^^ -replays 10mil. times-
It's amazing that love and vengeance can be the same.alot of old stories say that people can become corupt frome either desire or the self induced sense that they deserve something.
Betsy I agree with you. vengance is something to strive for, but before you go and attack your vendetta think about your strategy. And along with this a child may be strong in the face that they have they have and an idea and stick with it, but they are too eager too quik to fight.
Mordred had Dark Sidhe blood in him. They fully embrace the warlike and mischievous qualities of The Tuatha Dé Danann, yet like the soul of war that lives in the land of Germania (as old as the Æsir and Vanir), they are not evil in spite of their malice. And like the light Sidhe, they honor The Truth, but they like to withhold information and play with words to make you assume the wrong thing.
i love this song i dont care what it is about i just really understand the lyrics so people quit making such a big freaking deal about it good freaking grief
Thought I won't like this video at first .... BUT NOW ! IT'S OFFICIALLY ONE OF THE BEST ANIMATIONS I'VE EVER SEEN SO FAR !!!! PLUS .... you've made it perfectly fit my favorite song ! THANK YOU ! THANK YOU SOOO MUCH !!!
A school project lead me to this, I subed and left. A few months later No Evil showed up on my feed. I was intrigued and decided to watch from the begining. Now I'm obsessed.
In the older stories, Morgan is Mordred's aunt, not his mother. I like how the lyrics sorta reflect that. "I'll shape you're belief, and you'll alway know you're father's a thief." And then "Your spirit will hate her, the flower that married, my brother, the traitor." Not once do the lyrics actually point out that Morgan is his mother, only that his father, and her brother, are one in the same.
y'know what disturbs me about this song? it describes how the son, comes from an incest rape/relationship thing. his father the theif, her brother was merried, and the son was the proof of how he betrayed her loyalty. so the theif dude raped the woman singing or the son was adopted. idk i was thinking while i was listening and i was a little disturbed
Its based on one of the tales of the legend of King Arthur. Morgana(?), Arthur's half sister, was raped by Arthur (I think there was some magic to disguise her as another if memory serves). Mordred is her son, and this song is her desire to brainwash him into hating Arthur and Guinevere and one day expose his sins and then kill him.
This is awesome. I've been looking for an animation to this song forever. Great animation, and I loved how it portrayed the story of the song so well. Great job. Loved it.
I think this is how the story goes. So the woman in the beginning was about to become ruler, but her brother took her title. She became pregnant and gave birth to a child. The child's father was the woman's brother. Then the man got married and the boy grew angry as he grew older. Soon, he set out to kill his father to get back the stolen birthright and crown. That's what she means by " the child of my body, flesh of my soul will die in returning the birthright he stole."
Is it normal that I fell in love with a fictional character just by seeing 3:21 minutes of it? And is it wrong to imagine a different ending where I rescue him from death? because I really want to rescue him and give him a new name because Mordred although it sounds amazing literally means treason
"Morded's Lullaby" is the title; this is very much about Morded, King Arthur's killer. The song is about Morgan raising her son to kill her 'brother the traitor'. Kudos for catching onto that! I found this song months ago and had no clue what it was about!
A book called Mists of Avalon, which is about the Arthurian legends from the point of view of Morgan. The story (with embellishment, as all Arthurian legends are) comes from old tales in the British Isles, especially the Pagan stories in the area that were not crushed by the Christians.
Trey Mears Actually Uther was her father but she was female and thus not legible to be the heir. her husband would have been but then Arthur showed up.
Dawn Marcy She was married when she met Arthur, they had what essentially amounted to a one night stand but she realized later on that he was her half brother.
From the store I have heard, king Arthur and Morgan are siblings but they didn't know then Morgan had Mordred and Mordred grew up and went into battle with king Arthur (dad/uncle) and they both killed each other end of story.
The Morgan had her son and actually Mordred joined his father, even was declared his bloodline however when authers wife cheated with the knight mordred was mad his father didn't do more and rebelled against him. Teen anger is a bitch huh?
This is my favorite Version of all Time, l feel really bad for the poor Baby though, not being loved by the Mother that bore him and then trained him to have him kill his own Father, that's harsh!!
Somehow the Mordred that accepts the sword and then hides behind the tree looks older than the Mordred that gets hit by Arthur and collapses on the ground.
My first view into your passion of the tales of old. Tales that fade with the passing of each generation. Faded into the blue corrupting light of technology.
People are confusing the XV century french influenced versions know as Post-Vulgate (le morte d'arthur, for exemple) with the original mythical arthurian legend. No arthur never raped morgan,nor morgan tricked arthur to sleep with her, mordred is not even his son, he was his nephew that betrayed arthur while he was gone to fight Lucius Tiberius of rome. This is the base history by Geoffrey of Monmouth that served as the source for the later post vulgate versions.
Okay so putting the whole Arthur Mordrid thing I really enjoyed your little movie it was well drawn and the sequence of events was well portrayed. Well done *claps*
Morgause most really hate Arthur since she'll train her own son to kill his own father, just because none of them knew they were half-siblings. And poor Mordred for being an illegitimate child who is an incest result😢. And poor Guinevere her own husband cheeted on her!!😡. Buuuut Morgause was also married to king Lot and they had Gawan together which makes Mored and Gawan half-brothers. But did Arthur and Morgause having sex togather meanwhile she was married to King Lot or before she met Arthur?
I wouldn't say that Arthur cheated on Guinevere, Morgan usually uses an illusion, or uses magic to paralyze him and then acquire his seed. Her hatred of Arthur is hatred for his father, but Uther is dead, and Arthur exists, so...
Depending on the version, either Morgause or Morgana has a child w/ Arthur, sometimes before he was married other times when he was jealous of Guinevere and Lancelot. Sometimes he did this out of his own free will, other times he was enchanted. Morguase/Morgana had greater power before Arthur took the throne and are willing to pretty much feed this kid, Mordred on hate to use him to overthrow Arthur to get the throne back to themselves, even if Mordred dies in the process.
The part no one seems to understand in this story is that we are all guilty. We are all Morgana, and we all raise our children to dislike that which we hold in distaste. We all pass our prejudice to our children. We all pass our delusions, our, hatreds, if you will. Learn the lesson, or the story is for naught.
In BBC Merlin, she's played by Katie McGrath. And may I say, Katie played a FABULOUS Morgana. I loved her throughout the entire show, despite her being evil.
this video is absolutley amazing .. i still get chills and end up tearing up whenever i watch this ^.^ gorgeous, simple, powerful, and moving. keep up the good work :)
I saw this video last night, and I am still in awe of its beauty. The animation itself is simple, but it is the expressions of the figures that really make it so powerful. This was wonderfully done, and I think it's the only video I've seen that does any justice to the song. I really hope you make more videos like these. P.S.: The moment I saw baby Mordred, I realized he looked exactly like my nephew when he was a newborn - squalling and all. Except he still has that friggin' duck tail of hair.
so basically the "brother" forced the woman to do it with him and he stole the throne from her. She became pregnant and gave birth to her son and then the brother got married causing the woman to make her son hate her and she was to get revenge through her son and claim back the throne but he ended up dying?
from kodafrog 17 comment thats true yes, but, it was the mother, who their, for brainwashed, the child,/her son into hatting/turning, him ageist his own father, basically, the poor kid, did, not have a clue. that that man was his own father,.its sad,:( all he, known, was ,"that,mans a thief"my mother always wright, & i want 2 make, mother happy, do, u get what i mean,? i,m not trying 2 correct u or any thing,. but thats my interpenetration, of it, :)
I am completely pro Morgana/ Morgaine...one of my favorite film series of all time is Avalon...This reminds me of that show so much...It'd be awesome if I could purchase the song for my playlist. Awesome.
I love how this paints King Arthur as the villain, almost as if we are viewing this from within Morgan's twisted psyche.
I think some of the more simple images are just that reflections of mordreds imagination
Who are we to say that he was not?
He out-Heroded Herod, just for a start.
I've heard different takes on this part of the King Arthur legend. It seems like Arthur usually ends up being the hero, but it depends on who you side with. Most seem to side with King Arthur, but I always thought they were all very gray. Even the 'good guys' did horrible things, but it was hand-waved because they were the 'heroes'. Me, I'm not sure who I side with. My opinion changes slightly with each take on the legend.
The winners write the history books. Whos to say hes not the bad guy? There are multiple tales of him raping women, on of them being is own sister.
So I wanted to point out some interesting points about Morgana singing this to Mordred.
She calls him her guileless son- guileless means innocent and without deception. Morgana also says she will shape his belief that Arthur is this terrible person, a thief who stole the crown from her (regardless of the truth of it, that's how she feels). And even the chanting of "loyalty, loyalty only to me". She doesn't give Mordred a chance to question this, she insists her son remain loyal to her and only her. She insists that she also hate Guinevere (wtf for though?). She says "you are the proof of how he betrayed her loyalty". But still insists that he also hate her.
But in each verse, she calls him guileless (innocent) for he is indeed the innocent party. Morgana only cares about her revenge on Arthur and doesn't care about her son.
The reason Morgana hates Guinevere is because Morgana was having an affair that Guinevere ousted in that intermediary period between Uther's death and Arthur's Marriage to Guinevere.
I think Morgana in a subconscious way realizes that the hatred she's implanting in Mordred will be destructive. You're innocent of the hate I have for your dad and stepmother....
In away...didn’t she have a right to hate Arthur? And what if she meant he was innocent from her hate?
raphaela ratzlaff In some versions yes, but in others not really
It is Morgause, and you are basically right. She hates Guenavere as the wife of her lover.
Okay, I keep seeing people ask about the story behind this song, so I'm going to tell it. Gather 'round, children, and listen to the _Tale of Mordred_ .
Once upon a time, there was this horrible person named Uther Pendragon. He saw this woman, Igraine, and found her incredibly beautiful. So, he had Merlin enchant him to look like the Duke of Cornwall so he could have sex with Igraine and she would think it was just her husband, not a creepy man. Igraine gives birth to Arthur, who goes on to have many stories that you probably know.
Before Arthur, Igraine and the Duke had three daughters: Morgana, Morgause and Elaine. Morgause was filled with hatred towards Uther and Arthur for her mother being defiled. Morgana hated Arthur for taking the throne and hated Guinevere for destroying her relationship with another man. Elaine...she went off by herself until she fell in love with Lancelot and killed herself as they could not be together. Poor Elaine.
Mordred is the son of either Morgana or Morgause. The story of Morgause is that she tricked Arthur into sleeping with her, so she could bear Mordred, so he could kill Arthur. The story of Morgana is that Arthur has sex with her against her will and she conceives Mordred. The story of Mordred by Morgause is the original story, but Mordred by Morgan le Fey is more popular.
(This is where the story gets interesting, kids. Don't zone out now.)
So Mordred is raised by his mother to kill Arthur. Years pass and the boy is made one of the knights of Camelot. At one point, Sir Mordred and Sir Agravaine are discussing how awful it is that Lancelot and Guinevere are having a not-so-secret affair and nothing is being done. The two men and several followers sneak into the chambers and wait to catch Lancelot with his pants down...literally.
Now that the obvious affair has come to light, neither Guinevere nor Lancelot can hide from Camelot's law. Guinevere is sent to burn at the stake, but Lancelot continuously saves her, daring anyone to fight him to prove there was an illegal affair going on. Arthur is torn up about killing his wife and fighting his friend, so he stops trying to kill Guinevere and instead sends her to a convent. Now that he doesn't have to worry about his ex-wife, his soldiers urge him to fight Lancelot who has run away.
Arthur leaves to pursue Lancelot and puts Mordred in charge. After a few days, Mordred "receives a note" that says Arthur is "dead." Thus, Mordred is the new king! Arthur hears about this and races home to fight his nephew who reveals himself to also be his bastard son. Arthur attempts to retake the throne, but Mordred won't give up without a fight. The soldiers are split between whom they believe would make the better king, and thus, the epic battle begins!
Swords clash! Soldiers cry out! Blood flies! Both armies are doing what they were trained to do, but it makes no difference. The deciding outcome is Mordred versus Arthur. The world seems to stop as the two men face off, both knowing that their duel would end in death. Mordred breaks first and lunges at Arthur, but his attack is blocked. Arthur thrusts toward Mordred, but his nephew/son parries it away.
The two men are equally matched when Arthur shoves Mordred away to grab a spear. Mordred charges in for the kill, but Arthur impales the man. Sensing death but refusing defeat, Mordred impales himself further onto the spear to swing his sword at Arthur's head. The blow lands. Both men drop. Mordred is already dead, and Arthur dies slowly until he is taken to Avalon. In the end, vengeance was exacted against Arthur, but at the price of Mordred's own life. That is the tragic _Tale of Mordred_ .
Amazing story DisneyLover258
DisneyLover258 see in morgana's version she was raped.., another interesting fact is that arthur and mordred kill each other this is that they were of the same value that's why none of them could retrieve the throne
DisneyLover258 so its like a big group of incest?
All blessings upon Mordred, loved of none.
You forgot to mention that Arthur out-Heroded Herod in his attempt to kill his own son.
O_O WHAT DA FUQ SO MORGAUSE WAS ACTUALLY THE ONE WHO CARRIED MORDRED TO KILL ARTHUR IN HER STORY, BUT MORGANA WAS *RAPED*!?
I don't think Mordred managed to sleep so well with this creepy lullaby...
I don't think so either! :)
Hey kids there are people who actually are soothed by creepy stuff ok
😂
Well his mom's a witch so there's that
The song itself would be easy to fall asleep too. But personally, the chanting "loyalty" in the background would get on my nerves.
The song is so dark, sad, and utterly horrible, but in some dark twisted way, it shows the addictive empowerment of a cruel, vengeful heart with nothing to lose.
Couple it with the spectacular animation and it is truly breathtaking.
This is actually pretty sad if you think about it.
But, the artwork and animation for this is amazing. (:
from kodafrog 17 comment i so, thought that wen i saw this video, but yes the animation, is awesome! ;)
It’s a shame nobody portrays Mordred pulling himself along Arthur’s spear to stab him like the original text says. It’s such a badass moment that truly displays the tenacity and hatred Mordred has.
This song and its plot really reminds of the Lion King 2: Simba's Pride when Zira raised Kovu to defeat Simba and take over Pride Rock in honor of Scar.
Oh shit you're right
Considering the original was inspired by hamlet, and the sequel was inspired by Romeo and Juliet, I wouldn’t be surprised if Mordred’s story inspired kovu’s backstory
True
I agree completely.
this animation almost made me cry for poor Mordred and really brought the story to life, kudos for telling such a complicated story through only images accompanying the song :)
I think it's just Mordred's thought of her, honestly. The idea of her. She was all he pretty much had in life, and she's why he died. She was his everything, so it would make sense that she was metaphorically "with him" when he died.
" you are the proof of how he betrayed her loyalty"
*its revealed that lancelot has been sleeping with queen gwynevere*
Morgana: well shit there goes THAT part of the plan.
jose emanuel montalvo melendez I know it’s a joke but it’s meant to be Arthur’s loyalty to Guinevere not her loyalty to Arthur.
@@anonymousname5860 it's also funny cuz gwinny outed and publicly humiliated Morgana for the same thing she was guilty of.
jose emanuel montalvo melendez that’s right. Didn’t she also have her married off to that guy’s father? Some king?
@@anonymousname5860 yeah gawain's ,garet,gaheris,agravain and yvain's father king lot.
jose emanuel montalvo melendez lol
Motherly affections right there
I think their comment is sarcastic
VIKING no offence but there's a thing called sarcasm
Holy Australian Empire sarcasm. It's sarcasm. Cool yourself.
I absolutely love this, it's so dark and d whole loyalty part makes me laugh. It's like a tutorial on how 2 brainwash a child, stay by their crib and whisper "loyalty, only to me...", it's interesting.
Given the fact that this song is on an album called "The Trial of Lancelot" I find the line about "You are the proof of how he betrayed her loyalty," a little ironic. It wasn't exactly loyalty when she slept with Lancelot.
vegetarianvamp101 By loyalty, the singer (probably Morgana) is most likely talking about how herself (talking in third person) was loyal to Arthur despite hating him, but was betrayed when he used her. Mordred is the child/ "proof" of the rape
But the lines say, "Your spirit will hate her, the flower who married my brother the traitor. So in this verse "her" would refer to Guinevere."
But in some (most?) versions Arthur didn't know Morgan/Morgause was his sister. (And in all the versions I've read he wasn't married to Guinevere at the time either.)
Very rough, but also very promising. Far better then anything I'd hope to accomplish. I this video helps show how the fact that while Morgana may have loved Mordred, her hate poisoned that love and drove the poor boy to madness.
Very good job.
I feel bad for Mordred only because Morgana never really loved him and only saw him as a weapon.
I knew the story but when you see it placed out onto film like this you really process what it's all about
+SkyBlue yep, for sure
Can you tell me what it's about? I don't quite understand.
+AnimeGirl10080 //Scarlet Dragneel Sure! Its actually about the story of King Arther and his Half sister Morgan Le Fay. She is the one singing to her baby. There are many versions of the story but the one i hear the most is that Morgans mother was tricked by a king who badly wanted to sleep with her so he disguised himself with magic as her husband but Morgan could see through the magic. Her mother concieved Arthur but the children were seperated after her death. The king murdered her father and went mad she was supposed to rule over her fathers land but Arthur being crowned King took it from her. So she sought revenge, never knowing what his half sister looked like she seduced him and concieved a son who she named Mordred (Mordred Lullaby) Growing up she told him that his father was a thief and a liar and that he was destined to return what belonged to her even if meant both of their deaths. A parents revenge pretty much he was concieved only for one thing to return her birthright
+SkyBlue okay what about " the plower who married my brother the traitor"
+SkyBlue oh and um what does this have too do with Arthur?
I swear I've never heard this song before but when I was little I remember someone singing me this to help fall asleep...
from kodafrog17 comment its a soothing, song i want 2 fall asleep just leasing 2 it
i think i heard it before to
Does your mother happen to be named Morgana
Me too... I never learned who sang it, though...
Your username explains it all.
I love this! It's nice to have a view from Mordred's perspective and the animation is brilliantly made.
Every once in a while I come back and watch this masterpiece, it never fails to wow me and always leaves me speechless with how incredibly animated it is and how tragic it is too 👍💯
This deserves way more likes in my humble opinion 💯
Heather Dale is one of my favourite artists, with "Mordred's Lullaby" as one of my favourite songs. To me, this song is so sad. Poor Mordred. He was doomed from the start, just a means to an end. 😭
@Miriam Teresa, this song made you cry because it is so incredibly sad. King Arthur is protrayed as this young, brave hero but when you learn about his forgotten and neglected son raised by a bitter mother, it is heartbraking. :( This song makes me cry every time, I love it. Such a sad story...
is it weird to say that I can fall asleep to this? if so please tell me. an amazing voice for the style of music I love it I love it I love it! it just gets my imagination flowing. absolutely bone-chilling
I fall asleep too!
Same here
not weird at all. I do the same.
i don't think this is a good song
same I fall asleep listening to this
Painting King Arthur as the antagonist might be an interesting take. What do you plan to do after No Evil? Go back to Swingers? Take a long break? Another story line that comes after No Evil? Maybe going Arthurian with Arthur as the antagonist might be an interesting take.
They actually kinda did that in a Netflix series
The lady reminds me of the witch Medusa from Soul Eater cus
A: They both have a kid ( Crona and Mordred)
B: They both want their kid to do something evil ( Crona has 2 kill people and eat their souls / become a Kishin, Mordred has to kill King Arthur) and,
C: They both raised their kids to do that evil thing ( Crona had to kill animals as a kid and Mordred was raised in a way that would make King Arthur seem like a bad guy)
amy zh The only difference is that Crona didn’t die.
I love this lullaby
I remember this song and feel old. This animation never gets old.
Best mother award goes to Morgana. Totally
Of course, older versions just make Mordred an overly ambitious traitor, and has little to no connections to Morgana, but this more modern interpretation is way cooler
Hush child, darkness will rise from the deep...carry you down to sleep.
That is a fricking disgusting thing to say to a child i would be terrified
There's something about the smile at 2:26, the way it manifests so smoothly, it almost has a menace to it. Great work all around!
this song fits the versions of the legends where first uther raped morgana’s mother, which is how she was born, and later king arthur did the same to morgana despite marrying or later marrying guinevere. that’s why morgana hates him and also wants the throne probably as part of her revenge or just because she thinks it’s her birthright too. anyway. the story is a tragedy. the song is beautiful and haunting, and the artwork is so lovely and simplistic
This is such a powerful song. It gave me chills! CX
I always loved the story of Mordred, such a sad tale. The song is beautiful and the animation is amazing. Thank you for posting. :)
Oh my god, this was like the first thing I ever saw on deviantArt and I was IN LOVE with it. The nostalgia is strong with this one.
I love this! Mordred is my favorite character!
Heather Dale is amaziiiiing!
This is the first time I've ever heard this song. And I think I'm in love with this song. Where has this song been my whole life?
Nicely done Betsy. This was a very good animation
o.o this is wonderfully done! mordred has always been my favorite character of the Arthurian legend and ive always loved this song ^^ -replays 10mil. times-
It's amazing that love and vengeance can be the same.alot of old stories say that people can become corupt frome either desire or the self induced sense that they deserve something.
Betsy I agree with you. vengance is something to strive for, but before you go and attack your vendetta think about your strategy. And along with this a child may be strong in the face that they have they have and an idea and stick with it, but they are too eager too quik to fight.
Poor Mordred
Just stumbled on this and wow, I really love your work here! Especially the lip-syncing/mouth movements, those flow so well!
I was moved to tears, this is one of the most beautiful things I've ever watched.
Dude I haven't listened to this song in 4 years and coming back and listening to it just struck me with memories
So, at 13 I read the mists of Avalon, and so I know the entire story, but this is excellent.
IKR? so did I! it was a fantastic read :D
Mordred had Dark Sidhe blood in him. They fully embrace the warlike and mischievous qualities of The Tuatha Dé Danann, yet like the soul of war that lives in the land of Germania (as old as the Æsir and Vanir), they are not evil in spite of their malice. And like the light Sidhe, they honor The Truth, but they like to withhold information and play with words to make you assume the wrong thing.
The animation is perfect, I love this song
I haven't listened to this song for so long...it's great to be back.
i love this song i dont care what it is about i just really understand the lyrics so people quit making such a big freaking deal about it good freaking grief
I also agree but a mother like zat is no good!
Thought I won't like this video at first .... BUT NOW ! IT'S OFFICIALLY ONE OF THE BEST ANIMATIONS I'VE EVER SEEN SO FAR !!!! PLUS .... you've made it perfectly fit my favorite song ! THANK YOU ! THANK YOU SOOO MUCH !!!
A school project lead me to this, I subed and left. A few months later No Evil showed up on my feed. I was intrigued and decided to watch from the begining. Now I'm obsessed.
In the older stories, Morgan is Mordred's aunt, not his mother. I like how the lyrics sorta reflect that.
"I'll shape you're belief, and you'll alway know you're father's a thief." And then "Your spirit will hate her, the flower that married, my brother, the traitor."
Not once do the lyrics actually point out that Morgan is his mother, only that his father, and her brother, are one in the same.
I don't blame her but neither Arthur, both were in my eyes chessfigures in a game of might and power
I really, really love your animation, its been years since I saw it for the first time and still feel it's the best animated video for this song.
y'know what disturbs me about this song? it describes how the son, comes from an incest rape/relationship thing. his father the theif, her brother was merried, and the son was the proof of how he betrayed her loyalty. so the theif dude raped the woman singing or the son was adopted. idk i was thinking while i was listening and i was a little disturbed
Its based on one of the tales of the legend of King Arthur. Morgana(?), Arthur's half sister, was raped by Arthur (I think there was some magic to disguise her as another if memory serves). Mordred is her son, and this song is her desire to brainwash him into hating Arthur and Guinevere and one day expose his sins and then kill him.
ohhhhh ok, thnx man! ^^
***** there is a justice league series where mordred and morgon are both villians. Morgan hides her face by a mask the whole time tho.
This is awesome. I've been looking for an animation to this song forever. Great animation, and I loved how it portrayed the story of the song so well. Great job. Loved it.
I think this is how the story goes. So the woman in the beginning was about to become ruler, but her brother took her title. She became pregnant and gave birth to a child. The child's father was the woman's brother. Then the man got married and the boy grew angry as he grew older. Soon, he set out to kill his father to get back the stolen birthright and crown. That's what she means by " the child of my body, flesh of my soul will die in returning the birthright he stole."
Yeah, this is Arthurian legend LOL
Absolutely loved it. It's good to find an originally animated video for this, and not just another tribute video. This is absolutely beautiful
Is it normal that I fell in love with a fictional character just by seeing 3:21 minutes of it?
And is it wrong to imagine a different ending where I rescue him from death? because I really want to rescue him and give him a new name because Mordred although it sounds amazing literally means treason
its so cool seeing how your animation has improved and evolved
I love this song!
awesome song
"Morded's Lullaby" is the title; this is very much about Morded, King Arthur's killer. The song is about Morgan raising her son to kill her 'brother the traitor'. Kudos for catching onto that! I found this song months ago and had no clue what it was about!
She wasn't really there as the boy died, he was picturing her being there for him and singing. She was alive but not present with him in that moment.
A book called Mists of Avalon, which is about the Arthurian legends from the point of view of Morgan. The story (with embellishment, as all Arthurian legends are) comes from old tales in the British Isles, especially the Pagan stories in the area that were not crushed by the Christians.
My question is why she didn't kill Arthur in his sleep rather than sleep with him.
She didn't realize it was Arthur when she slept with him. She only realized who it was after.
you know their names!?! HOW!?
Politics. She had no claim to the throne since Uther Pendragon was not her father, but a son of Arthur would be the heir to that line.
Trey Mears Actually Uther was her father but she was female and thus not legible to be the heir. her husband would have been but then Arthur showed up.
Dawn Marcy
She was married when she met Arthur, they had what essentially amounted to a one night stand but she realized later on that he was her half brother.
Awesome! I loved the animation, the story line,and the how well the song fits! You are amazing!
From the store I have heard, king Arthur and Morgan are siblings but they didn't know then Morgan had Mordred and Mordred grew up and went into battle with king Arthur (dad/uncle) and they both killed each other end of story.
The Morgan had her son and actually Mordred joined his father, even was declared his bloodline however when authers wife cheated with the knight mordred was mad his father didn't do more and rebelled against him. Teen anger is a bitch huh?
The animation, though simple is very well done! The faces are expressive and the movement has an unexpected weight to it. Very well done!
This is my favorite Version of all Time, l feel really bad for the poor Baby though, not being loved by the Mother that bore him and then trained him to have him kill his own Father, that's harsh!!
Wonderful video that fit perfectly to my favorite Arthurian charecter Mordred and my favorite song
Somehow the Mordred that accepts the sword and then hides behind the tree looks older than the Mordred that gets hit by Arthur and collapses on the ground.
That's because of the juxtoposition of shadows
Maybe an older work but still just as beautiful as all your works. Amazingly done! I love ALL of your videos I watch!
10 *years* literally a decade
I like how dispassionate she was made, really hits home how he was nothing but a tool to her.
sometimes a broken heart can hurt as much as any weapon
I used to put this on when i was like 11 or 12(8-9 years ago), just to sleep. Honestly love your stuff so much
Ah, Don't you just love Motherly Love and Tender Care?
#HeadfortheHills
Still a better parent than Arthur was
truly an amzing song, you could really feel the story not only being told, but sung in the most beautiful of ways.
I wish I didn't know the background story of this lullaby . I can't stop crying . 😭😭 poor Mordred 💔😭
Omg saaame 😭😭
I feel so bad for Mordred
My first view into your passion of the tales of old.
Tales that fade with the passing of each generation.
Faded into the blue corrupting light of technology.
People are confusing the XV century french influenced versions know as Post-Vulgate (le morte d'arthur, for exemple) with the original mythical arthurian legend. No arthur never raped morgan,nor morgan tricked arthur to sleep with her, mordred is not even his son, he was his nephew that betrayed arthur while he was gone to fight Lucius Tiberius of rome. This is the base history by Geoffrey of Monmouth that served as the source for the later post vulgate versions.
Okay so putting the whole Arthur Mordrid thing I really enjoyed your little movie it was well drawn and the sequence of events was well portrayed. Well done *claps*
Morgause most really hate Arthur since she'll train her own son to kill his own father, just because none of them knew they were half-siblings. And poor Mordred for being an illegitimate child who is an incest result😢.
And poor Guinevere her own husband cheeted on her!!😡.
Buuuut Morgause was also married to king Lot and they had Gawan together which makes Mored and Gawan half-brothers.
But did Arthur and Morgause having sex togather meanwhile she was married to King Lot or before she met Arthur?
I wouldn't say that Arthur cheated on Guinevere, Morgan usually uses an illusion, or uses magic to paralyze him and then acquire his seed. Her hatred of Arthur is hatred for his father, but Uther is dead, and Arthur exists, so...
The animations were very fitting, very well done I loved it!
I thought her mouth was a mustache for like the first 30 seconds.
Depending on the version, either Morgause or Morgana has a child w/ Arthur, sometimes before he was married other times when he was jealous of Guinevere and Lancelot. Sometimes he did this out of his own free will, other times he was enchanted. Morguase/Morgana had greater power before Arthur took the throne and are willing to pretty much feed this kid, Mordred on hate to use him to overthrow Arthur to get the throne back to themselves, even if Mordred dies in the process.
My feels.....
The part no one seems to understand in this story is that we are all guilty.
We are all Morgana, and we all raise our children to dislike that which we hold in distaste. We all pass our prejudice to our children. We all pass our delusions, our, hatreds, if you will.
Learn the lesson, or the story is for naught.
No matter what you do, that's going to happen. Only idealist to the point of deluded thinks it won't
Morgana is such a brunette! Except in Excalibur, though, when she's Helen Mirren. Then she's totally Helen Mirren.
In BBC Merlin, she's played by Katie McGrath. And may I say, Katie played a FABULOUS Morgana. I loved her throughout the entire show, despite her being evil.
I love this song. This AMV is probably the most ACCURATE in depicting what its about.
mordred was CUTE as a kid!! LOLZ!
this video is absolutley amazing .. i still get chills and end up tearing up whenever i watch this ^.^ gorgeous, simple, powerful, and moving. keep up the good work :)
Poor child...
I saw this video last night, and I am still in awe of its beauty. The animation itself is simple, but it is the expressions of the figures that really make it so powerful. This was wonderfully done, and I think it's the only video I've seen that does any justice to the song.
I really hope you make more videos like these.
P.S.: The moment I saw baby Mordred, I realized he looked exactly like my nephew when he was a newborn - squalling and all. Except he still has that friggin' duck tail of hair.
so basically the "brother" forced the woman to do it with him and he stole the throne from her. She became pregnant and gave birth to her son and then the brother got married causing the woman to make her son hate her and she was to get revenge through her son and claim back the throne but he ended up dying?
from kodafrog 17 comment thats true yes, but, it was the mother, who their, for brainwashed, the child,/her son
into hatting/turning, him ageist his own father, basically, the poor kid, did, not have a clue. that that man was his own father,.its sad,:( all he, known, was ,"that,mans a thief"my mother always wright, & i want 2 make, mother happy, do, u get what i mean,? i,m not trying 2 correct u or any thing,. but thats my interpenetration, of it, :)
From kodafrog17 comment awesome vid
Oh my god, That is freaking amazing!! the fluentness, the colors, i couldnt take my eyes off the screen 100/10
But in reality they both kill each other
Exquisite execution! Everything fit the song beautifully! Wonderful execution!
01:31 FRISK WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE?!?!
OMG
2016 anyone?
XD frisk?!
I am completely pro Morgana/ Morgaine...one of my favorite film series of all time is Avalon...This reminds me of that show so much...It'd be awesome if I could purchase the song for my playlist. Awesome.