Board Thread:What If?/@comment-20237552-20130917085057/@comment-5674726-20130929151829

Reaper47 wrote:

3. What if: Arthur were to marry Lady Elena? What difference would this have made compared to when Arthur married Gwen? (CLUE: Morgana's chances of getting the Throne of Camelot)

I could see Arthur and Elena being able to build a successful marriage, once she had her Sidhe passenger removed. It'd be hard on him at first, as he would have set his heart on marrying Guinevere and wouldn't like the idea of an arranged marriage but Elena was a lovely woman and I could see them getting on well together. They may never have been madly in love with one another but mutual respect and friendship could have developed.

As for Morgana's claim to the throne, had it been known that Morgana was Uther's daughter, she would have been second in line for the throne, regardless of who Arthur married, until Arthur had a child of his own to supplant her. However, once she turned on Camelot, she would have lost any claim to be Arthur's heir. If Arthur married Elena, they may have had children together, if the fertility issue was on Guinevere's end, which would have allowed the kingdom a measure of stability where the succession was concerned, but I can't see the existence of a little niece or nephew making Morgana less determined to claim the throne.