Just how many of those fire
breathing Targaryens are there anyway?
References: NOVEL: "The World of Ice and Fire; The Untold
History of Westeros and The Games Thrones," by George RR Martin, Elio M.
Garcia, Jr., and Linda Antonsson, Bantam Books, ISBN: 978-0-553-80544-4, Year
published: 2014.
INTERNET: http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/House_Targaryen
INTRODUCTION
My husband told me about Game of Thrones around the time it
was announced the series had just started filming for HBO. He
said I would love it. It was "soap opera-y," (and I enjoyed a good
soap opera when I was a young girl) and no topic was off limits. There was incest, violence, and dragons.
I said okay and waited for S1 to come out. Curious, I turned
on TV watched the 1st ever episode when it came out and sure enough,
I was hooked. Since, I have read the 1st 3 books in the series, Game
of Thrones, Clash of Kings, and Storm of Swords.
My favorite character in this series, without hesitation is
Daenerys, and I knew right away we were on a journey with her. In Episode 1, we
were seeing her at a point in her life when she was young and embarking on her
destiny. What was going to come was to shape her life for better or worse. And I wanted a to have a horse in Daenerys'
khalasar.
FIRE AND ICE --
OBSERVATIONS
Immediately what caught my attention was the "ice and
fire" contrast. Like "black
and white," "ice and fire" in this story represent good and evil. And obviously, the Targaryens and their
dragons represent "fire." Fire is light. Light is white. White is good.
Mind you, not all Targaryens are good. They're human with human flaws, (and I would
say due to their incest) but they do have traits, if mastered, would make them
harbingers of "fire."
So what do we know about the Targaryens?
OF DRAGONS AND
TARGARYENS:
According to "The World of Fire and Ice, and Untold
History of Westros and Game of Thrones," (full reference is listed above) The
Targaryens were just one of many dragonlord families who lived in Valyria on
the western half of Essos.
The Valyrians established a westernmost outpost called "Dragonstone"
200 years before the "Doom."
The Targaryens were of pure Valyrian blood and possessed an ancient
lineage. 12 years before the Doom, Aenar Targaryen sold his holdings and moved
his family to Dragonstone. Thus, the Targaryens were the ONLY dragonlords to
escape the "Doom."
Page: 33 : "It
had long been the custom amongst the dragonlords of Valyria to wed
brother to sister to keep the bloodline pure."
Per Game of Thrones Wiki: Generations of inbreeding have
preserved in the Targaryen bloodline, the classic Valyarian features of
silver white hair and pale, white skin. This inbreeding retained the ability to
successfully bond and ride with the dragons. Targaryens are tolerant of extreme
heat and high temperatures.
"Half the Targaryens went mad, didn't they? What's the
saying? Every time a Targaryen is born, the gods flip a coin?" - Cersei
Lannister. (Side note: And we've seen good and bad, the "mad"
king Aerys, Viserys, the Begger King, Rhaegar, the noble older brother, and
Daenerys.)
Jorah Mormont , in service to Daenerys once told her she was
more like her brother "Rhaegar" (good Targaryen) then her brother,
Viserys. (bad Targaryen)
THE "MAD"
KING AERYS
This Targaryen is Daenerys' father. According to "The
Untold History," Aerys inherited the Throne when he was 18. His wife and sister, Rhaella, quickly had
their first son, Rhaegar.
Upon coming to the throne, Aerys named Tywin Lannister his "Hand."
Aerys and Tywin had known each other since they were children and were good
friends.
As Aerys grew older and his reign longer, he grew
increasingly "erratic."
Tywin Lannister married his cousin, Joanna Lannister after
being "Hand" for a year. She
served as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Rhaella. Tywin and Joanna knew each other
since they were children. He adored her.
Page 225 of "The Untold History:" "Sadly,
the the marriage between Aerys Targaryen and his sister, Rhaella, was not as
happy, and she turned a blind eye to most of the king's infidelities, though the
queen did not approve of his "turning my ladies into his whores"
(Joanna Lannister was not the first lady to be dismissed abruptly from Her
Grace's service, nor was she the last).
Over the course of 13 years, the Queen, Rhaella, miscarried or had
stillborn children.
Page 225 from "The Untold History:" "It has been reliably reported, however,
that King Aerys took unwonted liberties with Lady Joanna's person during her
bedding ceremony, to Tywin's displeasure. " Not long thereafter, she was dismissed from
the Queen's service.
When Cersei and Jaime were 6 they visited the king's court
at King's Landing. The King, "in his cups," asked if the twins had ruined her
breasts. Joanna was humiliated, Tywin,
tried to give up his position as Hand. Aerys refused to accept it.
In 272 AC, Aerys, Tywin, Joanna, and their families attended the Anniversary Tourney. In 273 AC, Tyrion is born.
It is widely speculated that Tyrion is the product of an "affair"
between Aerys and Joanna. -- And Tywin suspected it. Why else would he treat Tyrion so poorly?
According to "The Untold History," eventually
Aerys gives up his mistresses and vows to be true to his Queen. When he does this, Viserys and Daenerys are
born to him and Rhaella.
WHO'S YOUR
BROTHER? OR NEPHEW? OR SISTER?
Without a doubt Daenerys is a Targaryen. Jon Snow is Daenerys' nephew, the son of her
older brother, Rhaegar, and Lyanna Stark, making him a Targaryen, comfirmed by HBO. (That's a
whole other musing) Tyrion Lannister
just might be a Targaryen, born out of an "affair" between Aerys and
Joanna Lannister.
So let's hear your musings:
Is Tyrion really a Targaryen?
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