User blog comment:Dryuuu/People a'hangin'!/@comment-4892425-20120916140043

From the looks of the women about to be hanged, they are commoners. A noblewoman going to the gallows would have dressed plainly, but the clothing would be lush, obviously expensive. I wouldn't be surprised if there is a storyline which some of the women of the Lower Town are jealous of Gwen. They are born from the same circumstances, a life of hardship. When a nobleman takes a look at them, it's usually for the droit du seigneur, because he is of "higher rank" he can have his way with them. Or they are just easy targets for warlords who have an itch they want scratched. Gwen did the impossible: not only did she win the heart of King Arthur, she also got him to put a ring (and a crown) on it. One of their own now wears beautiful gowns, lovely jewels, furs for winter, has a personal guard, her own maidservant, sleeping on fine linens and a soft mattress next to her loving and devoted husband, the king. When it came to marriage for women of the working class, Gwen hit the jackpot; and I can see some women being envious of that. It's probably how Morgana would recruit them, play on those resentments and promise them a better life if they follow her. But they need to start reading the fine print of this devil's bargain - should they be captured or sentenced to death Morgana will not lift a finger to free them.