Sister's Son: Aspects of Mordred and the Avunculate in La Mort le Roi Artu and the Stanzaic Morte Arthur.

Mordred in La Mort le Roi Artu and the Stanzaic Morte Arthur displays positive and chivalric attributes in a surprising manner. This article proposes that these qualities stem from his genealogical status in the form of 'double kinship' as nephew and son to Arthur. (JB). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]