Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-88.110.111.34-20191125221557

Was Camelot the only kingdom to have banned magic, or were there other kingdoms in which sorcerers were also persecuted? Did other kingdoms also experience magical attacks?

I can't remember if the show mentioned this and it's been bugging me because, if Camelot was the only kingdom with a ban, and many of the attacks were from sorcerers seeking revenge for murdered family members, would that not have clued in the more "open-minded" members of the court that the law was wrong? Were members of the court not allowed to challenge Uther and his laws? Was he killing off anyone who challenged him on magic as 'harbourers of sorcerers'? No one tried to usurp Uther for attempting genocide? If I remember correctly he officially banned magic because Nimueh killed Ygraine (i know she didn't), so did he tell his court that one [1] witch killed the queen and that meant all sorcerers had to die because magic is evil, and no-one questioned it? After seemingly plenty of decades before this of magic being fine?

For the attacks by magical creatures, many of which could only be defeated by magic, would no one think that they'd have a better chance of protecting the kingdom if they educated themselves more about magic instead of suppressing it? All of it was seemingly left to Gaius. Honestly, if Merlin and Gaius hadn't been there, how many times would Camelot have fallen? Or actually, even before Merlin, were there no creatures attacking? If there were, how were they defeated if magic was banned? Just common sorcerers defending their villages themselves? Or was using magic to defeat magic fine in the eyes of Uther, like fighting fire with fire?

If Camelot wasn't the only kingdom with the ban, why didn't they liaise with those kingdoms to better protect themselves and each other against magic? Every time someone attacks the kingdom using sorcery on the show, its never before seen (i don't mean the fireball spells), so are people keeping track of what didn't work to use different spells each time? There's never been a repeat attempt at a spell on the kingdom to be able to keep a record to better defend themselves the next time? We never really see magic (or the lack of it) in other kingdoms mentioned. 

I'm not really expecting answers to all these questions but it's been on my mind for a while and I thought I'd share 