Arthur/Gwen

Pairing
Pairing:	Arthur/Gwen
Alternative name(s):	Arwen, Gwen/Arthur
Gender category:	Het, M/F
Fandom:	Merlin
Canonical?:	Yes
Prevalence:	Most common het pairing
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Arthur/Gwen is the het pairing of Arthur Pendragon and Gwen in Merlin fandom. They have a canonical relationship.

Canon

Gwen and Arthur are a canonical couple in the show Merlin, meeting in the first series and marrying at the end of the fourth. Their relationship mirrors the original legends, but the casting of Gwen as a servant instead of a noble adds class conflict.

Fandom

Arthur/Gwen is the fandom's second most popular pairing, after Merlin/Arthur, and the most popular het pairing, though like many canonical het pairings it is often a background pairing in works focused on a non-canonical pairing

Common Tropes in Fanworks

• Modern AU: modern setting, where they meet and begin a relationship
• Pregnancy or Babyfic: where they have a child together
• Arthur Lives: Arthur is not fatally wounded at the end of the series

Fanworks

Fan Art

• Arthur and Gwen - Balance by Irrel
• The Darkest Hour is just before the Dawn by AngieParadiseeker
• Arthur and Gwen by perfect-fairytale
• Merlin - The Return by Neptune47
• Arthur and Gwen by Anaeolist
• CARRY ME by Xinjay

Fanfiction

• Valentine's for Cynics by nobleanchor
• Too Far by Emachinescat

Fan Vids

• Wherever You Will Go by Ilovehertjes

Meta

• Hopeful Hearts: Arthur/Gwen (BBC's Merlin), ^{Archived version} ship manifesto by kepp0xy (2010)

Archive and Links

• Gwen/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin) tag at Archive of Our Own
• Gwen + Arthur at FanFiction.net
• camelot_love is a major and busy LJ community for the pairing of the show
• Tumblr Tags: Arthur x Gwen, Arthur x Guinevere, Arwen