Board Thread:What If?/@comment-5674726-20140809221552/@comment-24762954-20140905123706

ReganX wrote: Given that Morgana's Saxons heavily outnumbered Arthur's forces and that she and Mordred had magic on their side while Arthur had no defence against it, I'd say that the outcome would have been a curb-stomp victory for Morgana, ending in her taking over as Queen of Camelot.

Unless she knew Nimueh's youth spell (assuming that's what it was, as opposed to a glamour) Morgana would be dead by the time Merlin escaped the Crystal Cave. If she married to produce an heir, Merlin could find himself in a Camelot ruled by Morgana's child or grandchild, while Arthur, Guinevere, Gaius and his friends were long dead. Morgana's victory would be meaningless. People were fighting in this war for centuries and just taking Camelot will only reignite passions. Morgana is trying to make her order - those who were the worst among the Old Religion - more powerfull then before the Purge, thus causing more hate and another war. By the way, how are the other kingdoms, hostile to magic - would they be able to fight?

Here is another version of finale: Morgana inprisoned Merlin for few hundred years and won the battle, thus starting bloody war that weakened Albion and allowed the Saxons to conquer it. Then Merlin awakened and helped the saxon king to create England(pre-norman).