User blog comment:Merganafan23/Character ages/timeline/@comment-4892425-20120804223158

It doesn't matter when Morgana is born; the fact is she was conceived in adultery and born out of wedlock. She is ineligible for the throne. Someone in a past blog said Gaius stated she is a heir. The only way I see this is Uther married the widowed Vivienne, thus legitimizing Morgana. If that happened, why didn't Uther publicly acknowledged Morgana as his daughter and elevate her to the rank of princess? My guess is there would have been political fallout from this. First, Goloris' family would have wanted revenge for the insult to his house; Ygraine's family would want the same for the de Bois name. (At first I thought that's why Agravaine teamed up with Morgana, using her to take down the house of Pendragon. Why would so any kindness to a woman who is proof of his sister's humiliation? The producers really didn't handle this well in my opinion.) Acknowledging Morgana means admitting he had carnal knowledge of a sorceress, and with his ordering the Great Purge it looks hypocritical. It would have been enough to pull Uther down from the throne. How ironic that he was toppled and broken by the one thing he didn't want to acknowledge.

I think Morgana's bitterness and viciousness stems from the stigma of bastardy (sorry for the word). Women born in wedlock had very few rights back then, but being born on the wrong side of the blanket means not inherting property and titles. Being the offspring of a sorceress made her damaged goods on the marriage market. Uther couldn't use Morgana as a means to form a powerful alliance through marriage without full disclosure to the unsuspecting groom. And the guy would have the right to reject her and keep any dowry that was offered. And Arthur? In season 1 he was attracted to her for a minute. If that went further....yikes. One would hope Uther would say something then.

Uther did her wrong, but it still doesn't justify the horrible things she has done and needs to answer for them.