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[scarletmorning]

I was just reading a passage about Madam Duval not wearing her widow´s garments (and the note about the custom) when a question popped up.

Are people in FE even allowed to remarry?

I'm not too sure about FE7 since I haven't played it in forever, but I think the king of Bern did remarry. If so, then it is probably possible in Elibe (or at least it is possible for kings/men). However, if we look at Magvel?

Ismaire - husband is definitely dead and she rules alone. It is said that he died when Joshua was young so it was quite some time ago. Why has she not remarried? Or rather, did the people urged her to remarry and she refused? Or could she not remarry?

Fado - Eirika always talks about meeting her father and brother again in the 1. - 9. Chapter. She never mentions a mother so the conclusion that she doesn't have one anymore makes sense. It is not clear when her mother has died, though I personally take it -- since she never comes up anywhere (and Eirika and L'arachel talk about their respective parents in their B support) -- that Lina died early so that the twins don't really remember her. Which would also mean that she died at least 10 years and more ago. Why has Fado not remarried? Did he not want to or was he not able to?

Vigarde - The hardest to pinpoint; I find it obvious that Minna is dead. Otherwise Lyon would've had someone to go to and it definitely would have come up when it came to Viggy´s zombieness. Because she would've noticed that one. So. Viggy is single as well. Though you could argue that he didn't have the nerves and/or interest in remarrying since he was such a workaholic. On the other hand, his health was not the best and Lyon was not exactly cut out to be a great emperor and maybe Viggy could've had another son. But, nothing happened.

(Aileen is still alive and kicking so we can ignore Frelia. Which makes me sad D8 Moar Frelia.)

I can't remember if there was anything in PoR or RD that could give us any clues about widow customs so that one remains a bit "?".

Hm... Thoughts?

Comments

[mark-asphodel.livejournal.com]

And the the fact that "They should be the last of their family" kinda rules out any other relatives

That too, but FE has played kind of loose with that. I mean, Marth and Elice are supposedly the last of their dynasty, but they turn out to have an family of cousins ruling the next nation over.

Besides, none of the FE8 mothers even got NAMES, which is pretty... sad.

I find the (seemingly) general belief that nobody ever remarries in ffs very strange (and not exactly fair).

I think it has a lot to do with ideas of "happily ever after," but I agree it's odd and a little depressing at times.

[crimsonmorgan.livejournal.com]

Maybe they took it seriously this time? XD Though, well, Magvel is not that big... Personally, I can totally see a Grado prince turn up somewhere, but maybe that's just me XD

That is very sad. But I am clearly biased because I want more living parents in game. It's not fair that they die all the time. More "old" people!

Hm, I know. I want more fics where people can find a second or third or even fourth love. Of course, the "happily ever after" has nice sides as well (if you look for this type of fluff). It would probably not "so bad" if there were more variety in general.

[mark-asphodel.livejournal.com]

I want more fics where people can find a second or third or even fourth love.

I completely agree.