Merlin told King Arthur that a child born on May 1^st would kill him. In order to protect himself, Arthur collected all the children born on May-day and put them on a ship to be destroyed. The ship crashed into a castle and all the children died except for Mordred, who was cast up on the shore. A kind man found him and took care of him until he was fourteen years old. The man brought Mordred to the courts around the time of King Arthur’s death. The people blamed Merlin, not Arthur, for the loss of their children. They were angry, but they did not say anything because they wanted to keep the peace.

Written by Bridgett Kennel, Class of '09