User blog comment:Emily Windsnap/No One Had to Die!/@comment-5484578-20121228111635

gwaine's death was a bit stupid, look:

morgana used the nathair on elyan too remember? elyan survived it, gwaine did not and gwaine was called strength by grettir, so why didn't he survive it if he's supposed to be stronger than elyan? well these theories may be why gwaine died and elyan didn't:

a) morgana stabbed gwaine afterwards cos he said he'd rather die and morgana said his wish would come true afterwards

b) she used the nathair on gwaine more times than she did on elyan cos elyan gave in quicker than gwaine did

c) gwaine wasn't really strength at all, elyan was better so gwaine died-but that's not true, we all know gwaine was  better

i think it's theory a