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1. A More Worthy King by remuscariad

   Fandoms: Merlin (TV)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   25 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Gwen/Lancelot (Merlin)
   • Merlin (Merlin)
   • Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Lancelot (Merlin)
   • Gwaine (Merlin)
   • Percival (Merlin)
   • Elyan (Merlin)
   • Leon (Merlin)
   • Gwen (Merlin)
   • Morgana (Merlin)
   • Gaius (Merlin)
   • Merlin's Magic Revealed (Merlin)
   • Protective Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Pining Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Merlin is a Little Shit (Merlin)
   • BAMF Merlin (Merlin)
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Everybody Lives
   • Canon Rewrite
   • what if I make Arthur king in s1
   • in fact what if I re-write the whole goddamn show
   • we shouldn’t have endured +3 seasons of uther
   • Golden Age (Merlin)
   • Fix-It

   Summary

   Months before Arthur becomes crown prince, an assassination attempt is made on Uther’s life, and he is left with no choice but to ascend the throne.

   It changes nothing. It changes everything.

   OR

   BBC Merlin re-written. Season 1 king Arthur and onto the other seasons.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   20,061

   Chapters:

   5/30

   Comments:

   143

   Kudos:

   377

   Bookmarks:

   107

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   5,395