That's true, and it's actually more or less the way things are done in my headcanon: they designate an heir, although that goes a bit awry because politics.
Still, from what little we hear about Narnian history, it appears that the succession has traditionally been dynastic. King Lune says he has no choice about which of his sons will be his heir, that by law it's the elder son. Given the kinship of the Narnian and Archenlandish monarchs, you'd think the Narnian practice would be the same. It seems to me that there would at least be some pressure on the kings and queens to provide an heir of the flesh; not to mention that one or the other of them might want to marry for personal reasons.
There are lots of reasons for a ruling queen not to marry, of course. But Susan seriously considers marrying Rabadash, so apparently she at least has no objection in principle to the idea of getting married.
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Re: Problem of Peter
Date: 2015-02-03 09:19 pm (UTC)Still, from what little we hear about Narnian history, it appears that the succession has traditionally been dynastic. King Lune says he has no choice about which of his sons will be his heir, that by law it's the elder son. Given the kinship of the Narnian and Archenlandish monarchs, you'd think the Narnian practice would be the same. It seems to me that there would at least be some pressure on the kings and queens to provide an heir of the flesh; not to mention that one or the other of them might want to marry for personal reasons.
There are lots of reasons for a ruling queen not to marry, of course. But Susan seriously considers marrying Rabadash, so apparently she at least has no objection in principle to the idea of getting married.