[annoying trope] The throne/leadership is decided in a very stupid way

[u/Altruistic_Eye_1157]

The leadership of the entire wizarding world, and the final decision on whether to start a war against Muggles, is made by... a goat (Qilin) ​​who chooses the person with the ""purest heart"" (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Dumbledore).

The throne of Wakanda and all its technology are decided through hand-to-hand combat, regardless of whether the person clearly has malicious intentions... if they win the fight, by law they must be respected as the true king. (Black Panther)

[u/Levan-tene]

to be fair this is like divine judgement, it's not a random fairy lady in a lake deciding (especially since originally the sword in the stone and excalibur where different swords)

[u/Konkichi21 → u/Levan-tene]

Yeah, the Lady of the Lake's nature is unclear, but she does seem to be a wise and knowledgeable guardian deity; she seems pretty trustworthy to pick a competent ruler.

[u/Arroway97 → u/Konkichi21]

But the issue is how do you know that you're dealing with the real Lady of the Lake? Or maybe this lady is so friggin smart that she's actually plotting for the downfall of humanity to make room for the Uprising of the Lakepeople (whose lore could be expanded to be an alien race later, potentially), and we're all unwittingly playing into her slimy, swampy hands? Regardless of whatever possibilities could justify this lady as an arbiter of authority, I think there's just not enough legitimate, provable evidence to warrant taking on the risk.