User blog comment:GWAINE/Finale Speculations...?/@comment-195.41.137.218-20121129163159/@comment-5674726-20121201004207

Only one thing is certain to me: They wouldn't let Arthur die until he has united Albion - and he's a far cry from that.

Unite Albion for how long and for what purpose?

If, as was suggested on another blog a while back, Arthur draws on the support of the other kingdoms against Morgana, then one could argue that Albion will be temporarily united against a common enemy.

In terms of uniting Albion under his rule as High King, or something along those lines, that goal - if it is his goal - seems no closer to being realised. Arthur has allies among the other monarchs but none of them seem to be inclined to surrender their sovereignty. We also know from the last episode that the peace between the Five Kingdoms has apparently lapsed since Uther's day, since Arthur needed Sarrum to help achieve it.