Vivienne (Merlin)

Vivienne is a post humous character in the BBC television series Merlin. She is the unseen mother of Morgause and Morgana Pendragon. 
==History==
Vivienne was, presumably, a woman from noble blood who married Gorlois, marrying into his house. Either before or after her marriage,, Vivienne gave birth to a daughter named Morgause. She charged Gaius with smuggling the infant out of Camelot and giving her up to the High Priestesses of the Old Religion. Before she departed with her beloved daughter, Vivienne gave her daughter a healing bracelet to help chase away nightmares. He was sworn to secrecy about the ordeal, as even Uther Pendragon was unaware of the baby's survival. 
Sometime after Arthur's birth, Gorlois was sent away to defend the Kingdom on the Northern Planes. With the absence of Vivienne's husband, the young woman had grown lonely. Noticing her ordeal, Uther Pendragon and Vivienne committed an affair. This affair led to the birth of Vivienne's and Uther's daughter, Morgana. The secret was kept and Gorlois was left believing Morgana had been his child 
It is unknown what happened to Vivienne after Morgana's birth. After Morgana lost her father at age 10, she was adopted by Uther, unaware of her true parentage. It is unknown if Vivienne simply passed away before the series began or she disappeared during the Great Purge twenty years prior.
== Trivia ==
* During Morgana's introduction to Morgause, she sees a healing bracelet on the witch's wrist. Morgause claims it is was a gift to her mother which she later gives Morgana. In season 4, Morgana when met Alator of the Catha, she presented the healing bracelet as an ancient artifacts that was made by a High Priestess It is heavily implied Vivienne may have been a high Priestess on the theory but it has not been proven. 
* Vivienne may have had magic, likely something that her daughters inherited 
* Vivienne is usually a name given to the Lady of the Lake, Merlin's lover. 
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