User blog comment:Morganaforever/The people of Camelot/@comment-5102537-20120604162758/@comment-5102537-20120611082309

I'm waiting in anticipation for the Morgana blog you are preparing.

I wanted to respond to your comment here and to your other blog about Morgana's reasons but I think I'll save it for your new one.

However, as for Uther probably having done similar or even worse things to make people accept him as king, I'm convinced he didn't want or need to do that, simply because he is nothing like Morgana and back then he wasn't filled with hatred yet. Even later when he started the Great Purge and was full of hatred and rage, he was had always been much softer and more sensible than Morgana meanwhile is.

When he came to Camelot, according to Gaius, Uther brought peace and prosperity. He surely had plans and the right strategies to gain the people's acceptance. While Morgana is sadistic, Uther is not, therefore I see no reason why he should have done cruel things to the people he wanted to rule. Moreover, I'm still not sure if he really conquered Camelot or "won" it in a tournament? But either way, if it hadn't been for Igraine's death and his hatred towards magic, he might have become similar to Arthur. The hatred shaped most of his personality but it always focused on magic alone, not on "normal" people. Morgana makes no difference between family, friends, foes, magical or non-magical people. And she enjoys her powers to torment and kill others whereas Uther never enjoyed killing anyone, not even sorcerers.