Thread:Fimber/@comment-22439-20120513142304/@comment-5102537-20120519105541

Hello,

It's in the early Life section where it says that Nimueh did not forsee whose life will be taken in exchange for Arthur's birth. Nimueh claimed that she didn't but in the last epsiode of Season 1, Merlin said that it wasn't the Old Religion that chose a life but Nimueh herself. Moreover, she seemed to choose a life when Gaius offered his life in order to save Merlin. So it is unknown if Nimueh could choose or knew what life would have been taken when Igraine died. It's hinted that she indeed knew or even chose her herself.

In the same section it is said that Morgause was sentenced to death by Uther due to her magical powers inherited by her mother Vivienne. It is neither known if Vivienne had magical powers (though it's very likely) nor that Morgause was sentenced to death by Uther. Uther only told Gaius that he thought the child had died but that doesn't necessarily mean that he wanted her dead or that he even knew of her powers (as a baby... it's unlikely to figure magical powers in a newborn baby). It remains to be unknown if Uther had knowledge of Morgause's or Vivienne's magical powers (in case Vivienne had powers), because if he knew, he must have suspected Morgana of having magic too. Those things have never be clarified. Maybe he knew of the magical powers of all three women, maybe he didn't, nobody knows.

In the Lagacy section it is said that Arthur realised that Uther was far from being a saint. This is just speculation. Arthur never thought that his father was a saint, given that he opposed him many times and often didn't do what he was told to do. There has never been any hint in season four that Arthur had realised anything about his father. It was just bad writing when he confronted Morgana ;-)

In the Personality section it is said that Igraine's death was the reason for Uther's hatred of magic, which is true. But he also hated magic because of its corruption before Uther came to Calemot, as Gaius stated out to Merlin in season 1.

In the Morgana section: Uther might have known about Morgana's powers. Unfortunately, it has never been clarified and remains to be unknown.

In the Morgause section it is said again that Uther wanted Morgause's death when she was a baby which is actually also unknown as described on top.

In the Ygraine section, we can read that Uther had an affair with Vivienne while being married to Igraine, at least it is implied that way. Morgana is older than Arthur, so chances are that Uther hadn't been married to Igraine at that point of time. In the same section it might be a good idea to add, that despite Igraine saying that Uther sacrificed her, Uther didn't know that Igraine would die. This was evident when he talked to Nimueh in season 1.

The Vivienne section claims that Uther betrayed Igraine with Vivienne, which is verly unlikely as described above, since Morgana is older than Arthur. And even if, it is unknown and it has also never been said at any time that Uther felt guilty about betraying Igraine and therefore hiding Morgana's true identity. There are multiple possible reasons why he didn't want anyone to know about Morgana being his daughter, probably most of all to not destroy Vivienne's, Gorlois' and his own reputation. Moreover, to avoid a fight for the throne between Arthur and Morgana. Additionally, as we learnt in season 4, adultery was terrible crime. It has never been hinted that Uther either betrayed Igraine or even felt guilt about fathering Morgana.

And again in the Nimueh section it is said that Nimueh hadn't intended for Igraine to die. She claimed it in "Excalibur", yet Merlin had a different point of view concerning her abilty to choose the one who has to die. So it is unknown if Nimueh had told Uther the truth or not.

That's all I could find for now.