The Dance of Dragons by Shireen, Viserys & Others
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- Опубліковано 26 тра 2016
- "The fight between Rhaenyra Targaryen and her half-brother Aegon for control over the Seven Kingdoms. Both of them thought they belonged on the Iron Throne. When people started declaring for one of them or the other, their fight divided the kingdoms in two. Brothers fought brothers, dragons fought dragons. By the time it was over, thousands were dead. And it was a disaster for the Targaryens as well. They never truly recovered."
―Princess Shireen Baratheon, S5E9 - Розваги
Viserys is hands down the best narrator for history. He has no biases; In his opinion, _everyone_ is stupid.
Excellent narrator, but definitely not bias free 😂
😂😂😂
Good boy Viserys sees how idiotic his family's infighting was. The whole war was worthless. What happens when conquerors run out of outside enemies.
He sees anyone who rejects even the slightest bid for power as stupid.
I agree
Seeing Matt Smith leaping from a dying dragon and impaling another dragon rider through the eye is going to be a SIGHT.
has to be epic. no way it won't be
Is mattith specially acrobatic?
He does a lot of one handed sword pointing.
That's what I keep telling people I can't wait to see his end. I bet she show has him surviving with nettles tho
Agreed. Make it happen HBO.
"Dance of the Dragons, a stupid name for a Targaryen civil war where my ancestors danced away my birthright"
- Viserys
LMAOOOO
He always was a selfish little shit.
Episode 2 in 24 hours!!!!
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“The blood of their children turned a dynastic dispute into a war of annihilation. The grief and rage of losing a child could burn down the entire world. Either Aegon or Rhaenyra could live at the end, but not both.”
What a fantastic line.
"Then the storm broke, and the dragons danced.'
All because of women quarrel
@@weaponx9728 bye
@@weaponx9728 is that all you can take from that?
@@alilweeb7684 technically the truth
Night King: What a waste of dragons....
Poor Night King 😂
The Cannibal and the Sheep stealer might be still be alive...
Blaklyon Den Radio they might be Drogon’s, Viserion’s, and Rheagal’s parents :o
Fuck, could you imagine the shitstorm if the Night King managed to get to the Dragonpit? Four and probably more dragons for the taking.
Would have been a bargain bin of dragon corpses for the night king if he decided launch his attack during the dance
"Jaehaerys called the Great Council to prevent a war being fought over his succession. For he knew the cold truth. The only thing that could tear down the House of the Dragon was itself."
Bobby b wheezing
He should have told Viserys that
And Bobby B hammer baby
@@Miuranger1 Bobby B wouldn't have been able to do shit to Targaryens at the height of their strengths...It were Targaryens themselves who killed their greatest asset
That's what even led to the war. He should've picked rhaenys
You're here because season 1 episodes 1 to 10 of House of the Dragon is not enough.
That's me 🙂💔
2 years man, I couldn't wait that much
You're so right.
GOD DAMN RIGHT!! JUST SAW THE SEASON 1 FINALE AN HOUR AGO!! 🤬😤👏🙌👍
10/24/2022
1930 Hours Central US time.
@@radabit2417 exactly haha
Legend has it that as she left the Hall later, blood trickled down her legs and hands, proving the Iron Throne had spurned her. Nonsense! It's a chair made of steel blades. Rhaenyra had wanted it all her life, and had sacrificed two sons for it. She likely gripped the damn thing too tight.
This, in Mark Addy's voice, is the definition of epic.
Such a BADASS LINE!
It pricked her dad to
Source: the Hightowers.
That mark voice
Robert Baratheon wasn’t the greatest Targaryen fan either.
"As well as her dragon, they girl had taken to riding Deamon" *in Oberyn's voice* 😂
Ruth CoG that line is so hilarious 😂
Who else but Oberyn to talk about sex? Maybe Bronn
Oberon was an absolute icon. I would have loved to know and party with him in Dorne. XD
@@DietEllie Well we know he was pretty headstrong. Too bad his enemies got ahead of him
They should have him tell a line of Martells too. Dorne was not part of (Seven) Kingdoms back there, but they were offered by Greens (Aegon II.'s side) to join the war aswell.
"Dorne has danced with dragons before. I would sooner sleep with scorpions."
Targaryens really are their own worst enemies. It makes sense that the two times they were brought to near extinction was by their own kin.
Could Robert be considered a Targaryan? He has Targaryan blood from his grandmother but he is more baratheon than targaryan, although Orys Baratheon was also of Targaryan blood so?
Well in the case of Rhaegar and Dany it was loving a Stark that got them killed 😒
@@alexsaavedra644 what got Rhaegar killed is his obsession with the prophecy and he totally deserved his fate
Include Jon snow for killing Dany.
@@jarahfluxman20 Yup. Even though he overthrew Aerys via Right of Conquest, he also used his Targaryen lineage via his grandmother to legitimize his rule, tracing back to Orys Baratheon, illegitimate half-brother of Aegon I.
7:27 "The grief and rage from losing a child could burn down the world"
That's especially heartbreaking coming from Catelyn.
agreed thanks for catching that.
Especially for Lady Stoneheart.
I thought she was Selyne Florent?
And love destroyed the realm. Lyanna and rhaeger and robert’s response. Cersei and jaime and the war of the five kings plus their end.
I think Viserys said it best when talking about the legacy of Rhaenyra and Aegon II: “They danced away my birthright.” They would both be cursed and spit on by their descendants for costing them the dragons.
Agreed
Unfortunately poor Aegon III took the blame for the Targaryens losing their dragons, but I doubt Aegon II or Rhaneyra were fondly remembered either.
He says "danced away"
It was bound to happen at some point. Can you imagine the Blackfyre rebellions if everyone had dragons?
@@SolarDragon007neither of them are fondly remembered, frankly they we're two spoiled brats who threw the realm into chaos and both ended up being terrible rulers in the short time they actually managed to rule.
The Aemond vs Daemon fight is so fucking metal
Yea Ronnie James Dio should have directed season 8
That should have been how Jon Snow and the night king fought in the end.
@@colinprentice2878
That too should have been above the gods eye
All I could say was “holy shit” by the end of it
Battle at Rook's Rest seems more bloodier and badass
Viserys is the best narrator hands down😂👍🏾 love listening to him. “Meagor the wise, also dubbed as the cruel” lmaoooo
He did the audio books for the Dunc and Egg books. He's really something.
@@carpeimodiem i gotta check it out
@@carpeimodiem Is it in character like this or just a straightforward narration?
@@SkyeLimelight its striaghtfoward but a little difference for each characters voice, hes very good.
Yeah man, his narrations are always good for a laugh or two with his pompous musings. He may not have had many scenes, but he really nailed the character!
I love how it ended so empty and quiet with shireens voice.
Really compliments the cost of this war.
It costed everything
5:43 - 7:35
When a less than 2-minute animated clip adapts Blood & Cheese with more emotion and tension than a live action.
Once again the writers fuck with the book
Totally, I felt chills hearing the narration but the show was so inder
I think HBO didnt want to show the brutally of holding kids with knifes on their throat but yea I get it 😂
@@Fr4nz2K well i dint want to see a murder because thats a child nevertheless. But the scene lacks emotion and the overwhelming pain that helaena feels when shes obligated to choose. She would neverr give away jaehaerys that easily lol wheres maelor?
@@stephaniebrito5717 I can see why you say that, (Scene underwhelming) but the book wasn’t a true account of what happened, so…
What always gets me about the Dance of the Dragons is that the two prospective monarchs, Aegon II and Rhaenyra, seemingly didn't even want the war. Aegon II straight-up refused the crown, stating his sister was heir, until he was pushed into it. Rhaenyra wanted to solve things with diplomacy and was willing to back out the moment people started dying. It's the people around them, like Allicent, Aemond and Daemon, that caused all the major escalations until there was no choice but either one of them dying.
Note: this comment was made before HotD began. I'll reserve judgment on what went down in that version of events until the series ends.
Tbf to alicent she begged for Viserys for Aegon to marry Rhaenyra when coming off age and to be done with it but he refused
@@UTFR58 Yes, and it's even confirmed that Alicent and Rhaenyra initially got along fine. Sure, there's the squicky nature of inbreeding, but we're talking about Targaryens. Alicent's solution probably could've prevented a crisis, but no one listened.
Otto hightower and her daughter alicent is the true start of the conflict
Aegon protested but only up to a point and eventually he just decided that he was the rightful king. These people so easily forget the declarations of the preceding king and the oaths that the lords swore to serve Rhaenyra as the heir.
And Criston Cole the kingmaker
If Hot D does Daemon's death justice, it'll be the most metal exit in Game of Thrones history.
TARGBOWL
His death is pathetic lmfaoo .
i'm kinda scared that they'll make him live because in the source material his body is never found. That death is a far better end for his character though so here's hoping they keep it that way
@@victorc8855
He'll die don't worry 😆 there is tons of evidence for it and not just in the book
@Tom Ford
In what way?
I love how in the end, no side won, only weakened themselves and starting House Targaryen on its path toward the end
Technically, Aegon won.
@@mandisi being burned and going mad is not a win, especially given how much else he lost personally, his siblings, a child, and so on, and all the power and control of House Targaryen never recovering. The Dance is the beginning of the end for them, and just cause he could sit the throne freely for 6 months does not mean he won anything imo
@@mandisiyou can say the same about Rhaenyra. Aegons line was no more and it was Rhaenyras descendants that inherited the throne
@@AndreRodrigues-hd8ty
They both lost
It wasn't worth it
That the idea
None of them got what they wanted at the beginning
@@mandisi He didn't even win, the war was still happening, and forces loyal to the Black cause surrounded Kings Landing.
I fricking love the medieval art style they used! It almost feels like a real history book, like King Arthur or St. George slaying the dragon.
That dragon battle over harrenhal is going to be one bad ass scene in House of the Dragon.
They can’t fuck it up
Can't wait to see it
@@millsc0913 think so?
@@LordHoth_09 Yes
The true "Dance of Dragon" is with Tessarion (Blue Queen) and Seasmoke, ridden by Addam Verlaryon.
Now, that's the real scene I'm looking forward to see.
Finally 6 years after this video came out, we will have a full on series on the dance of the dragons.
I just hope develops more into detail about the characters n they don't kill the king off to soon
This video blew my mind and made me fall in love with the universe more than GoT did. Frankly it was the best prequel to adapt.
ikr!
These vids were so easy to find back then. Now I gotta get caught up on the lore again.
They should have done this first, since the story itself was already complete.
I will forgive ANY changes to the TV show adaption if they include the exchange:
*Rhaenyra:* "Dear brother. I had hoped that you were dead."
*Aegon II:* "After you. You are the elder."
*Rhaenyra:* "I am pleased to know that you remember that. My leal lords will find me."
*Aegon II:* "If they search the seven hells, mayhaps."
DON DEMARCO! AEGON ROASTED THE SHIT OUT OF HER LITERALLY AND RETROTALLY! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
AeGoat II
I can't wait for all the Rhaneyra-stans to see how much of an incompetent, cruel tyrant she becomes.
Ageon the second: Dracarys!!
@@SolarDragon007 ...
Alot of people read the book, you know right?
At least she has the excuse of being trowed in a bad situation, what about Aegon? He manage to still lose the war when his major oposition was dead.
To me, the Dance of Dragons started when King Viserys married Alicent Hightower and had three sons with her, knowing that it would cause a rift between his little Princess, his Queen, his children and his grandchildren. The dance is still on Viserys in the books for me. The Hightowers also started it because Queen Alicent and her father, Ser Otto Hightower were still greedy and ruthless but the King started all of this the moment he married an ambitious second son’s daughter.
I mean he could have just given in to their demands and name Aegon his heir. The expectation was clearly there from the start, him taking Alicent to wife and fathering three sons on her but then denying them the throne was kind of a massive dick move on his part. That's not how you treat a longtime loyal sevant and friend and his daughter that he essentially used as a broodmare for spare heirs and personal caretaker without ever giving anything back.
good insight.
@@pg1448 He also could've had Aegon II and Rhaneyra marry to seal the rift.
Viserys made it clear that Rhaenyra was his heir, but he didn't do much to ensure a smooth succession. In the book version Viserys wasn't sick he was a foolish glutinous king. The dance is loosely based on the war of succession between Empress Matilda and king Steven. Matilda was the heir, but her cousin fought her for the crown. In the end Steven ruled and Matilda's son was his heir. Just like Rhaenyra, Matilda's line is the one which carried on.
@@pg1448I think you've missed the base point though. Even if he had given into their demands and made Aegon the heir, Rhaenyra would still have fought for the throne. She'd wanted it all her life, and at least until Aegon was born, been raised knowing it would be hers.
With both dragons wounded and incapable of flight, Daemon and Aemond were both dead without question before they hit the ground. There was no need to stab Aemond through the skull - it was just to prove that Daemon was always the superior strategist. He used his last moments to flex on his nephew. I respect that.
lmao 😂
At least the whole Westeros will know Daemon killed Aemond since Dark Sister was on his face when his body was found, rather than just them both dying cuz the dragons are dying. Daemon will always be the most dramatic sht and he needs to die with style.
It ensured that aemond died... Yes they both could have died... But there was a slight chance that they might live... I wish daemon lived through this
@@crowd_alice pretty much, Caraxes gave his life to take down Vhagar and succeded, but Daemon couldn't know that would be the outcome, if the smaller Dragon had failed and Vhagar had free herself from his jaws she would have been Riderless and not a threat to the Blacks.
edit: typos
@@jmra99 daemon dying will break me...
tbh, I will be more hyped about a series that follows The Dance of the Dragons than Robert's rebellion
same here, I feel like it will work better too because there would have to be so many look alikes cast as robert, ned, cat, cersei etc
vasil1406 Totally agree with you
Same here
For sure... especially since we already know pretty much everything that happened during Roberts Rebellion.
Then don't watch the series or read the books. Idiots.
This will always be the superior version of the Dance of Dragons
lol u physically cant say that as the dance hasnt even happened yet in the show.. so how are you saying this will always be superior
@@Fatasha776 Since season 1 of hotd, it was evident that it takes inspiration from the nonsensical writing of the later seasons of got. And it won't get any better. I'm not going to explain in detail all the random decisions the writers and the producers took and continue to do so for the tv series. You may like the show. That's fine. On the contrary i'm sceptical about the quality of it, which is also fine since it's my opinion. Have a good day
@@sophiab3186That’s because what we’re seeing on the show is the TRUE account of how it all played out. Y’all better stop listening to Mushroom! 🤣 He got y’all out here losing your damn minds!!
@@tonshmar The show it's also a version of it. And I'm not taking into account what only mushroom had said.
In the show version Maelor doesn't exist. Helaena didn't get to choose. Also where is Daeron? The producers insist on the fact that he is going to appear but still, they should have established him earlier at least. That's only going to confuse the casual audience more and understandably, if he just appears out of the blue. That's a bit of rushed writing.
Also wtf was that in season 1 where Rhaenys appeared on her dragon during Aegon's coronation, had her girlboss moment and just left? She could burn everyone and end the civil war before it started but she just... Made a speech? That's post season 5 got writing where they put spectacle over substance.
And for the record i don't support either side. I don't give 2 shits about the Blacks or the Greens. I just want to witness a coherent story.
@@sophiab3186Rhaenys on her dragon during the coronation was whack. I don't even know who to blame, Rhaenys for not ending it there or the director for making her appearance meaningless.
0:00 - Kerry Ingram as Shireen
0:18 - Harry Lloyd as Viserys
4:18 - Mark Addy as Robert
5:43 - Michelle Fairley as Catelyn
7:36 - Harry Lloyd as Viserys
10:48 - Mark Addy as Robert
12:37 - Harry Lloyd as Viserys
13:29 - Pedro Pascal as Oberyn
16:17 - Harry Lloyd as Viserys
17:53 - Jack Gleason as Joffrey
19:43 - Harry Lloyd as Viserys
19:59 - Kerry Ingram as Shireen
Glad to hear he’s back
What's interesting about all these narrators is that they all got killed off within the first 5 GoT seasons by the time this video was released.
what audiobook is this from?
@@sarangcoupsy i believe its from the special edition of the dvds from each season. I think its classed as bonus features.
Joffrey just had to talk about Joffery....hhahahahahah
Literally nobody won this war. Not even Aegon II. When he died, King's Landing was under siege by armies loyal to Rhaenyra.
Jack Murphy you could argue the Blacks were victorious since it was Rhaynera’s line that continued.
@@CaptLiHellsing They were indeed that is why there is lot of bias to their side.
i think rhaenyra won . it was her line that suceeded in the throne #teamblack
Natalie Moisa well Rhaenyra isn’t considered queen in official royal standards, as Aegon II is because there is Aegon the III. And after the War law was fixed to exclude women from succession, while a black victory would rather have stated the end of male preference in inheritance
@Stephen Jenkins Rhaenyra didn't want strictly male inheritance to continue: her perspective was always that a daughter would inherit if her father designated her as his heir, as Rhaenyra's father did for her. She even considered giving the holdings of certain dead lords to their daughters, but only stopped when Corlys Velaryon told her that such an action would make tons of lords rebel against her.
As a whole though, yeah, the Dance was pretty much about power.
This was such a waste of dragons and Targaryans.
Atleast Sheepstealer, and The Cannibal lived on.
@@abrolytardwithinternetacce8464 both of them disappeared after the war, Silverwing ran away and Morning was the only tamed dragon on the Royal family's possession.
There are theories either the Cannibal or Sheepstealer is still alive living in Skagos now too big to fly and magic wasn't totally dead yet because one of them still exists.
Luiz Felipe VBF too big to fly?
@@aengusog3415 dragons continue to grow as they age. They never stop. And eventually they get so big and heavy they can no longer fly, as their weight overpowers their ability
This video gives me chills. And makes me realise how the next 3 or 4 seasons are going to be absolutely insane.
Indeed the special one is the duel between daemon vs aemond
I don’t know how they are gonna do another time jump without it being weird. Daemon is already too old and they have to jump again to where Aegon is a man grown with Helena having 2 kids. So Rhaenys is already old if they wait much longer they will need all new actors again
@@momomo768in s1 helaena already has her two oldest kids, maybe maelor the 3rd one could be an infant in the series which would make blood and cheese even more tragic
It's going to be sad and sombre.
@@schnipples3042 Helena is the wife of aegon, he was not married when the show ended, they were all still boys and he was recently forced to be crowned king?
There, I spoiled it all to myself.
I hope the showrunners can do this amazing story justice in the coming few years.
It doesn’t cover everything.
@@jl1702
So, I have eaten the cake and I also can have it in the future too?
don't worry, King joffrey already spoiled it in GOT
@@rahimg6842 do you know why?
@@rahimg6842 why does the Roman translation has more details though?
What a fucking incredible story.
Moral of the story: Don’t trust Reachmen
@@gfilmer7150 and people who smirks alot such as littlefinger
@@master6478 And people like Littlefinger
*Fun Fact:* R Targaryen is inspired by Empress Matilda of England...
@@dhritidutta6231 And Aegon II was Stephen
HBO...make a spinoff of this please!!
Edit: it seems that they were listening...
Freddy Harvey HBO has definitely been discussing ideas for prequel shows, though nothing will happen until GoT finishes it's run. The good news is HBO might have more than one prequel show because they're looking through multiple ideas for other shows. I think that's what's happening
Vorian Vanyarin they have like 5 different scripts but eventually only one will make it to the small screen
Confirmed now that the spin-off will be during the Age of Hero’s.
The problem I see with this is that everyone in this story is a powerhungry, brutal asshole. Game of Thrones has at least a few characters you can identify with and I think that is important for a show.
@@WirHyperboreer The Greens were not power hungry, they acted straight out of fear. It's actually an incredibly moving story.
Basically the dance of the dragons owes it's existence to the weakness of Viserys
Yes. Viserys was a very bad king, the series shows a wise man but he wasn't.
Both Jaehaerys and Viserys were to blame
@@johnmurphy7674 Never shows him as wise, it shows him as kind.
@@johnmurphy7674 He isn't wise, he's a kind king. And it later proves that maybe kindness shouldn't be the sole defining feature of a king in westeros
A futile war that nearly ended the Targaryan dynasty. What makes this tale even more tragic is that the two prospective monarchs, Aegon and Rhanerya, didn't want war to break out or rule the kingdom. Aegon even says himself that Rhanerya's claim was stronger. It was the people around them, like Daemon and Alicent, that fed them delusions that they had to wage war otherwise their family would have been put to the sword.
Aegon said that Viserys favored Rhaenyra. By every law and custom in Westeros, Aegon had a stronger claim. It wasn't a delusion. It was a very real possibility. Especially when Daemon and others were there, who wasn't below that.
For the vast majority of time and in most places it didn't happen, but tensions were high and the succession disputed. Irl, the Ottomans went very far here. Mehmed 3 killed 19 of his brothers and half brothers. On the vague possibility that they might rebel.
Now when did daemon fed her delusions?
@@Mr33500 The Targaryens made the realm one through conquest the iron throne before Aegon the Conquerer its was six or seven kingdoms constantly fighting each other and he brought them all togheter not through the might of the faith of the seven but through dragons. The iron throne is theirs ( the Targaryen) and they said Rheanyra would inherit the iron throne. The customs of Westeros is bending the knee to the will of the Targaryen and everyone that resists gets burned. The Hightowers resisted to bend the knee to Rheanyra after her father died and got burned but before Viserys I died they were all too glad to bend the knee.
Rheanyra didnt get to sit on the throne for too long but the Hightower sat on it it for max 1.5 years and Rheanyra's blood gets to sit on it for atleast another 150 years.
@@TaehyungKim-sp8zc Have you not read the book? Or even seen the show?
He's extremely bloodthirsty and hateful.
Like, from the start.
@@Ilivedbih exactly. I get it, daemon is charismatic and an entertaining character. But it doesn't deny the fact that he's a bloodthirsty sociopath, many people kinda forget that
Shireen is probably the sweetest character in Game of Thrones. I miss her so much.
Me too. Stannis may have been her father, but he wasn't her daddy.
Her and book Tommen, yes.
She had the most horrific death of the series. Burned alive by her own people
And her own parents. I hated stannis forever after that
@@youtubecommenter37 only in the show he does that (according to book readers. Not me)
@@braveandblessed9279 he may do it in the books tho it makes no sense to his character so if he has to be THAT desperate I know that GRRM will make it make sense
Its nice they brought back some of the old cast to narrate this one.
Who’s reading it?
As far as i know
The vocals belong to
Vicerys targeyen, Joffery ,Robert baratheon
@@KenFartsonnd Viserys Targeryan, Catelyn Stark, Robert Baratheon, Shireen Baratheon, Oberyn Martell and Joffrey Baratheon
In a nice touch, all of those actors played characters who were dead by this time as well, since the Dance of Dragons was a war of annihilation. We are listening to a story about death from dead people. Pretty chilling, honestly.
@@S1apShoes Perhaps their all reading it while waiting in purgatory
I love how you can always tell it's Viserys talking from him saying things like "the fool" when talking about the people in the story. So cool that they actually kept him in character so faithfully 😅
5:08 "and below him, the MONSTROUS VAGHAR!!" This line always gets me, especially after watching this very scene in House of the Dragon.
me as well!!!
Daemon Targaryen is such a savage
I know he's so badass hes like the perfect mix of everything
George R.R. Martin actually said that Daemon is his favorite Targaryen.
Matt Smith gets to play the coolest character
So satisfying killing his nephew. It's what he deserves for killing his own nephew, which in turn got another nephew killed.
@@Kaboomboo stop using the word NEPHEW
I like how viserys line always in character
This would've been tragic if HOTD had adapted this perfectly.
Update: I have since learned there are laws for this sort of thing so my attitude has softened
Yes, great TV.
True, but it wouldn’t have been accurate.
Adapting perfectly means killing of every character which won't do good considering how GOT s8 response was from the fans !
That 1-on-1 battle between Daemon and Aemond will be PEAK fantasy television. Oh how I can't fucking wait for that duel.
I might go one further and claim that one scene will be the greatest moment in all of television history.
No one was there to really know what happened i mean they were literally 100 of feets high in the air
@@ratikantrout1865Well, we’ll know if it’s told on the show. And who knows, they could have had binoculars, watching from the towers! 😁
I felt very sorry for Helaena. She was said to be a good and gentle woman, and she certainly did not deserve to see such an horrendous scene like her son being killed in front of her. Rhaenyra also suffered seeing most of her sons dying, and I believe that if it were for her, she would've taken down Aemond, as Lucerys' killer, and not Helaena's children. Daemon was indeed the most dangerous man in the Seven Kingdoms, and one of the most ruthless as well.
Im 2 years late but now that House of the Dragon is coming i'm both hyped and not hyped for Helaena's scenes cause they're gonna be sooo hard to watch, no one could go through what she went through and come out the other side unscathed.
@@realbabyeater I believe the Helaena actress is probably gonna have the most intense acting on the series after her children's deaths.
Agreed on all counts.
@@rhaenyraitargaryen6360 Rhaenyras´ aswel....her story ends very tragically as well and most her sons are gonna die...some say that uh in the end of the day Rhaenyra and Daemons son sat on the throne...butwith what cost? That story is soo tragic,
@@HK-gm8pe two of Rhaenyra's sons sat on the iron throne. All of House Targaryen's monarchs after the Dance came directly from her line. The Greens went extinct.
The targaryen's worst enemies were themselves. Could've still been ruling the 7 kingdoms for eons.
And thanks to their madness, their time is done.
i think it was war between velaryons and targaryens
taisun naiman no just Targaryens
I believe this true, considering that Robert Baratheon was 1/3 Targaryen and Jon Snow was 1/2 Targaryen. Targaryen, Baratheons and Velarions, where one, is the other two will follow, to fight together or against each other.
@@taisunnaiman2854 no it was just targaryens
I feel bad for all the dragons involved. No one really won in my opinion. The civil war considerably weakened the Targaryen dynasty and caused the demise of their strongest and largest dragons. Vhagar, Meleys and Caraxes were once ridden by siblings Baelon, Alyssa and Aemon. Baelon and Alyssa were the parents of Viserys and Daemon. Daemon had to fight his father's dragon.
Feel bad for the dragons? The small folk won in the end now that those death machines were finally put down.
@@ingolfringolfrson1577 without the dragons, the Walkers win
@@godemperorofmankind3.091 Do they? How are they getting past the wall?
@@ingolfringolfrson1577 so daenerys is responsible for that?
@@godemperorofmankind3.091 Yeah I’m pretty sure it’s one of Martin’s self fulfilling prophecy bits, in their efforts to avoid/combat the Walkers, they inadvertently gave them the ability to come on down
I like how Joffrey narrated Rhaenyra’s death a call back to game of thrones
Other battles: tactics, using the terrain, feints, routes
Targaryens: we haz teh fire scalies
Daemon feinted Aemond pretty hard though.
@@EpicMRPancake and both were riding...?
@@ConorOnUA-cam I mean when Aemond led the Green forces out of King's Landing to take Harrenhal, and there was nobody there.
@@EpicMRPancake that's true. There was that.
@@ConorOnUA-cam "Oh great, the castle ate them. That's what all the fireplaces are for, I guess."
I like how Robert points out how stupid the idea of the Iron Throne "spurnning" Rhaynera was. He probably relates to that same burning desire to sit upon the Iron Throne, only to realize just how sharp and uncomfortable is truly is to sit upon once he had it.
Robert never wanted the throne. He wanted his girl back but he got roped into becoming a figurehead to justify rebelling.
Not really. The throne did cut rhenarya cause she was utterly talentless and useless..she does nothing during the dance unlike aegon
@@alexthelizardking he fought for his life actually not lyanna. He got roped into being a figurehead because in his youth he was a very handsome,charming brave warrior and merciful. Its easier to follow him rather then the old jon arryn or the plain ned stark.. of course being a hall of fame warrior helps
@@Miuranger1 what exactly
Aegon did? are you kidding me?
@@lmfcbhpo3861 he killed dragons lol and lead the attack of rock nest. His bond with sunfyre is amazing while rhenarya does nothing
Blood and Cheese was adapted much better here.
I kind of agree, but this isn’t a true account of what happened.
The storming of the dragonpit has such a Storming of the Bastille vibe. The dragonpit and the dragons were the simbol of Targaryen power and their opression over the common folk during the war. RIP to the poor animals though.
I'm glad I finally found an opinion similar to mine. The town didn't become fanatical out of nowhere, but they were tired of living in fear of being burned alive, not to mention that Helaena killed herself and Rhaenyra is getting more and more paranoid. The people acted in self-defense, they couldn't sleep peacefully with so many dragons around. The shepherd didn't make Rhaenyra fall, he just gave her the final push.
The Hightowers oppressed the smallfolk they blundered the treasury so Rheanyra didnt have the money to pay for the realm and she taxed the smallfolk to their breaking point and they lashed out. The smallfolk always lash out at the wrong people because they lack information and basic nutrients. They are the biggest tools just point and they will destroy whatever target you give them. Even if it is a child they dont care look what they did to Maelor even if it goes against their self interest look at the storming of the dragon pits. If the smallfolk had any idea what was going on in the Red Keep they would support Rheanyra. Its just funny how they never turned against the Hightower.
@@yusufraage8554 the Greens didn't blunder the treasury, they just kept most of it out Rhaenyra's reach so that she wouldn't use it against them and part of it was also spent in the war.
And overtaxing people who have little to nothing was Rhaenyra's(or at least her master of coin's) idea, when she had the wealth of many powerfull houses on her side including the richest( the Velaryons).
And as far as I know the people in King's Landing also disliked Aegon and Aemond so their beef wasn't just with Rhaenyra. And even if they rebelled against the greens, the dragonpit would probably still be the target. And the death of Helaena was the spark that started the riot and it was Daemon who drove Helaena to suicide. Plus Rhaenyra did other things that were seen as blasphemous like trying to break the law of guest right against Nettles.
@@masterplokoon8803 Yeah, they blundered it like the crown, the realms treasury was Rheanyra's to spend and when Rheanyra captured Kings Landing the treasury was empty after the dance nothing was recovered.
So you're telling me they spended the money Jahearys I and Viserys I accumulated for over 80 years in a war of 2 years wich they lost.
Larys Strong probably spended most of that coins on better looking feets then Alicent's. old ass saggy feet.
In war you need high taxes especially if your evil stepmon usurps the throne for her degenerate son because she thinks a cock makes you great at ruling. Even Rheanyra's paranoia is caused by the greens they killed 2 of her sons that they would call bastards since they were born.
Rheanyra is a true Targaryen princess and heir to the iron throne she didnt fear no-one untill they usurpt her throne it was aways hers.
Atleast Rheanyra died thinking she lost everything but Alicent died knowing she lost everything.
A mother who feared that her children were gonna be put to the sword by Rheanyra, raised a son who would kill Rheanyra's apple of the eye and by doing that they would awaken the fury of a mother dragon.
@@masterplokoon8803 at that point the velaryons had already lost most of their wealth since high tide and spicetown were sacked.
Fun facts that were left out of this retelling.
-Rhaenyra's three eldest boys were from her marriage to Colrys Velarion and Rheny Targaryen's son. However, they all had brown hair and pug noses, so behind their back they were called "Strong," implying they were bastards of Rhaenyra's champion, Harwin Strong. Lucerys was the one who took out Amon's eye in a fight, which is why Amon killed him outside of Storm's End.
-The main reason the lord Baratheon refused to side with Rhaenyra was because Amon had agreed to marry one of his daughters, while none of Rhaenyra's children were eligible for marriage. He would later retake Kings Landing for Agon II after Rhaeyra's death, but was killed in a battle against Black loyalists in the Riverlands, which is what prompted Agon's men to poison him when he refused peace after this defeat.
-Rhenys was known as the Queen who Never Was, since her grandfather, Jaherys I, and the grand council of 101, skipped over her to put her cousin Viserys I on the throne.
-Two member of the Kingsguard at the time were twin brothers, and each swore to either the Blacks or the Greens. The Greens tried to use their twin to assassinate Rhaenyra, but he was found by his brother, and the two died killing each other.
-Rhaenyra's youngest son, Viserys, survived the naval battle in which he was kidnapped, and was taken to the free cities as a hostage. He eventually re-united with his brother years later, and eventually succeeded him and two of his nephews as king, becoming Viserys II.
-Agon's second son was found with a member of the Kingsguard trying to get to loyalist forces after the fall of King's Landing. He was ripped apart by a mob of peasants who hoped to cash him in for a reward.
-Sunfyre made his way to Dragonstone, where he fought and killed two dragons. One was a wild one, and the other was ridden by a daughter of Prince Daemon. Despite winning both fights, Sunfyre would die from his wounds shortly after killing Rhaenyra.
-After Joffrey's death, Rhaenyra's dragon Syrax was killed fighting the mob at the Dragon Pit. Strangely, the dragon chose to fight on the ground rather than in the air.
-The Green army from the Reach was lead by Agon II's grand uncle and his youngest brother, who was also a dragon rider. The uncle died in the battle of Tumbleton, which delayed the Greens from getting to Kings Landing as they figured out who was now in charge. The two betrayers complicated things, since they demanded to either be made lord of Highguarden or King of Westeros due to their dragons. They would end up being killed by an alliance of Green lords.
-Adam Velarion, a Dragonseed related to Colrys Velarion, was also suspected of being a traitor by Rhaenyra. Colrys warned him in advance, which allowed him to flee. However, unlike the girl Nettle who left the war, Adam gathered together Black loyalists and attacked Tumbleton. He succeeded in defeating the Greens, and killed Amon II's younger brother, but was killed while battling against the traitor dragons, which also took the life of his dragon and two from the Green's side. His remains were eventually returned to Driftmark, and the words LOYAL were written on his tombstone.
Impressive
Awesome info thanks for taking the time to share
Wow A house of dragons is going to be quite long… Good ! 😄
The Faith of the Seven kept the dragon on the ground. I mean if you seriously think about it, a Dragon would never fight on the ground unless the rider commanded it to
The attention to detail on stuff like this is mind-blowing
The Dance of Dragons is such a tragic and sad story.
I know right. The Targeryans just have such tragic stories. Even with the end of their line with Dany, she won but still lost.
Very tragic indeed
@@phoebet3999 Almost all of them died violent deaths, ironic considering most of them had giant fire breathing creatures protecting them
You forgot to mention Blackfyre Rebellions..this was more like which legitimate son of Maegor would sit on the iron throne because Aegon IV had so many bastards and that he legitimized all of them and one of then is Daemon Blackfyre who started the rebellion.
You're back because you're excited for the next episodes after season 2 episode 1.
You're also thinking where's Maelor in the last episode.
pretty much have no need to watch the show after watchingthis narration. Sums it up perfectly.
And it's told better. The show is a mess.
But then you’ll miss out on hot Alicent/Criston scenes
I like Daemon's character. He was such indeed a badass warrior!
Miles Skillman I recommend you read The Rogue Prince if you like his character :)
Daemon , Aemond and Daeron the Young Dragon are the best Targaryen ever
But it was his orders to murder of Helaena's son eventually doomed all dragons since Helaena was loved by the smallfolk and her suicide sparked the rebellion
Lmao he was also kind of a bad dude
@@kuafer3687 To kill all the dragons?
What a nice family
And we thought the Lannisters and Boltons were ruthless...hahahaha. Cersei and Ramsay never stood a chance. It's sad really how feeble their attempts were at emulating Targaryens.
@@yusufkoroma7124 And now the Targaryeans are gone for good. It is sad how heroes can turn into their antitheis.
@@godzillavkk Jon Snow still lives. Also Dany still lives in the books
@@michonnewalker4246 Wrong place.
@@godzillavkk What?
To all the people complaining that this spoiled HotD for you - It was pretty clear, after the first minute or two, that it would. You have no one to blame but yourself if you continued to watch past that.
LOL true but sometimes you can’t help yourself. Also I doubt HOTD will finish anytime soon so who knows we’ll probably forget how it ends by then.
@@Crystalleyes321 no we can't, it's a really short+ mesmerizing story which is heard to forget, but who cares I love watching hotd
yea i did spoiled myself. but i was watching GOT again. Joffrey spoiled it for me. so he told Margery that princess rhaneys was killed below there by her brother or his dragon while her son watched. its too good to change. then shireen spoiled it by saying its them choosing sides that cause all this deaths. so dont choose sides. and stannis then burn her alive.
rip shireen house of baratheon.
@@Crystalleyes321 well than it’s on you mate
Harry Lloyd also narrates A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms on Audible if anyone cares.
This shit was more interesting than the last several seasons of Game of Thrones. These history & lore stories should be made into either 3D animated films or an Anime style cartoon.
Yes!!!!!
The biggest of facts!
And it isn't shit.
Or a simple animated cartoon so it won’t take so long to get more seasons but not super simple Cartoon as they look aweful most of the time
Even better, it's going to be made into a full fledged series
Anyone else get chills from Catelyn Stark’s voice?
I liked how in character it seemed for Cat to talk about Rhaenyra as a mother. I never thought much of the latter that way during the book.
michelle fairley is amazing
She would have been amazing as lady Stoneheart.
My old Civil Law teacher taught me that inheritance is the thing the dead leave for the living to kill themselves over it.
The Dance of the Dragons is just an elaboration on the theme.
That Daemon vs Aemond battle will be the most epic battle to watch in the House of the Dragon!! I really hope that we do justice with it.
I cut off the head of one of Alisent's sons, you don't think there's justice.
This doesn't even mention the northern lords that were marching south, even after Rhaenyra died. Their approach spelled doom for Kings Landing but the King refused to back down. That's why he was poisoned, because they didn't stand a chance against the north. So Lord Stark, angry that his army didn't get a fight, forced himself in as hand of the king, made Rhaenyra's son marry Aegon's daughter and ruled until they came of age. Then he went home.
Edit: my mistake, he was only Hand for a few days. Thanks for correcting me :)
oh wow. WOW
I LOVE this part of Fire and Blood
they called it "The hour of the wolf" and it was like an inquisition led by Cregan Stark in King Island
@@Junior-xg5ux lmao the "fuck you obey the law" part i love it
@@kaybrzy3367 yes. WOW. The north knows when to pick their battles and when to flex.
Cregan stark didn't rule until the targaryens were of age
He served as Hand for a day, executed Aegon II's killers and then left
11:39 “Daemon and Rhaenyra had come for her throne.” Ugh the sound of that gives me chills
Waiting to see this scene! they have to do justice to it in HOTD
And then lost it 6 months later
Each storyteller fits the part of the narrative that relates to him. Catlyn recalls her terror from witnessing the assasination attempt on young Bran and the successful one on Robb. Viserys talks about his facination with his house' former glory, traitors and schemers taking it down from within, all while being blind to the madness attached to his bloodline. Robert talks at Storm's end scene and conquest of the throne, represents the endless merciless fury that drives life and leads eventually to said conquest, intended or not. Oberyn shows the beauty in bastardry and sexual freedom, and the assured poetic destruction when taking out giants. Joffery talks at the scene of prince joffery's death, his father also drunk on milk of the poppy, represents the sadistic pleasure associated with humiliating a helpless enemy, especially women and parents in front of children. Finally, we have Shireen, opening and ending the story, talking from the perspective of children who are to young to understand. Seeing it only as an interesting historic tale to tell before a good night sleep, naively unaware of the depths of its horrors and not fully grasping a real life lesson from it.
That was amazing
My favorite part of the story for some reason is the role Rhaenys played in it. The Queen Who Never Was didn’t shy away from battle and went out in a way fit for Valyrians!
Can’t wait to see this play out in House of The Dragon!!
Apparently, Aemond and Lucerys got into a fight when Aemond was 10 and Lucerys was five. Aemond broke Lucerys's nose, and Lucerys then took his eye out with a dagger.
This family is literally all kinds of fucked up even down to the children...
Oh you have no idea, I think. The Targaryens were extraordinarily dysfunctional.
wasn't just lucerys, his 2 brothers also ganged up on aemond, so it was a 3 v 1, i honestly don't blame aemond for killing lucerys.
@@b_de_silva yeah but you forgot that they were defending their brother from a sick psychopath who was twice the age of lucerys and beating thier brother cause he liked it. Fuck aemond
@@b_de_silva Aemond was older than all of them. And he was not supposed to be there. So... 😏
@@saranemcova5448 was not supposed to be there why exactly? the dragon was riderless, it was fair game.
thank god HBO cancelled Bloodmoon and green lit The House of the Dragon. They say the Targaryen prequel will portray this story. IM SO EXCITED!!!!!
Harry Lloyd has the snarkiness, snobbiest most amazing voice for Viserys Targaryen! Perfection!!
He's amazing.
Serving Targaryen realness 💅🏼
here after S2E1, I really can't wait for the battle above the Gods Eye
10:46 Why are we not talking about how adorable that green dragon is!! It's so cute, poking out its forked tongue! So adorable!
"When you play the game of thrones you either win or die, there is no in between..." that's why we're not talking the "adorable" green dragon
@@Idk-bs6in You must be fun at parties
@@madamehoefyre1808 fuck parties...fuck the queen
Probably silver wing the most gentle dragon
Harry Lloyd 's narration is just amazing. He can really show arrogance of royalty without trying. It is such an honour to listen and watch him performing
I now realized the the Gold Cloaks were fiercely loyal to Daemon.
When Rhaenyra's son died. They retaliated.
Exactly what I said, the gold cloaks were still loyal to daemon so this makes sense to why they’d carry out attacks..
@@thegreatid3595 a minor correction,, Cheese was not from Gold Cloaks but a rat catcher who lives in Flea Bottom and Damon is also Lord of Flea Bottom hence Cheese' loyalty
@@markfourtwenty9897 It was Blood and Cheese. Blood was in fact a Goldcloak.
@@Baelfyre that's the original comment has just said..I only added that Cheese' loyalty came from being a resident of Flee Bottom because Damon is the considered as "Lord of Flee Bottom" or champion of the poor...
This is better than the show
Miles better than the show.
Yep, especially after they ruined blood and cheese.
Haters
@@Jerry_RetroIndeed. The show is 💩and I very much dislike it.
It's pretty ironic how viserys basically agrees with the green faction in his retelling but had they won he wouldnt exist because his line went to rhaenyra and her sons carried on the targaryen name and not aegon ii
actually aegon III (rhaneyra's son) married Aegon II's daughter, so Viserys is descended from both of them
@@bvrajlal not actually. Aegon II's daughter Jaehaera actually died as a small child soon after she was married to Aegon III who was also a child. He eventually got married to a girl named Daenaera Velaryon and had children with her in his 20s. So with the death of Jaehaera, Aegon II's bloodline died out
@@Spongebrain97 yeah but Daenaera was descended from Aegon I's daughter and then had incest with her grandfather and your mother
@@Spongebrain97 something left out in the retelling is that Viserys II, Rhaenyra’s youngest son actually survived the Dance, having been sent to Lys where he eventually took a Lyseni wife before being brought back to Westeros. His son Aegon IV would eventually become King and propagate the Targaryen line after Aegon III’s sons Daeron and Baelor died without issue and Viserys himself passed after ruling for three years. Ironically this would mean the current Targaryens are descended from the youngest son Viserys II who was little more than a footnote in the Dance
@@bvrajlal Bruh... the Targaryen blood line is on Viserys II, not Aegon III, LMAOOO
What I learned from this. Viserys sides with men over woman and dragons over people. Joffrey sides with Joffreys over all
I’m SO glad that they made this into a show! My favorite time in ASOIAF history!!!!
have u read the books. im really shook about the story. i really love rhanerya the young and the old one. the old one more. i think i am going to be feel sad, so ill just wait till s2 is aired and binge it all in one day. cuz then i can breathe.
is their more game of thrones shows that can come in future. this is a good one.
i have completed till s1ep9. 3 days more for this season to end.
In HotD, I like the fact that it is dragon's will that started the war. Aemond only wanted to scare Lucarys using Vhagar. Arax - Lucarys' dragon is provoked by this and started fighting against Vhagar (defying Lucarys' will to fly away). Vhagar which is provoked at this point, ended Arax (defying Aemond's will to not kill Arax or Lucarys).
This is perfect & aligns with the phrase - 'A dragon is not a slave'. It has its will and should be respected. Also - this aligns with nature of fire. Fire can only be controlled to some extent. It goes out of control once it passes certain tipping point.
Targaryens came to power because of dragons. And Targaryens lost power because they did not understand dragons.
It is as King Viserys said to Rhaenyra before the skull of the black dread himself, “The idea that we control the dragons is an illusion. They're a power man should never have trifled with.”
"The grief and rage of losing a child could burn down the world"
Now that makes Dany's action somewhat understandable.
Yeah but wasn't her own fault losing the baby? She eanted to revive Drogo
@@AbbyTimeLady I'm talking about her dragons as she regarded them as the only children she will ever have
@@johnrambo2706 they are the only children she will ever have, since she became infertile after the ritual she got duped into, to bring back kahl drogo. but the dragons aren't exactly the same and one of them she actually hates and the dragon hates her. the three dragons stand for the three lives she sacrificed to get them. one is her child. one is her husband. and one is Mirri Maz Duur, the witch who betrayed her and poisoned kahl drogo to dupe her into a ritual in which she would lose her first born child. the dragon that stands for Mirri Maz Duur is actually fucked in the head and I don't really think book dany would care to lose it. child or not. but danies book dragons aren't exactly like the pet-like ones in the show. in the books the seem much more unpredictable and quite hard to control. sure they wouldn't kill dany. but they feel much more animalistic. a bit like they could end up eating an important ally because he was at the wrong time at the wrong place.
and every time you have people working with them, people end up dead, so they are quite a pain in the ass.
You’ll see that with Rhaenyra story this quote has so much more meaning
@@Noqtis she doesnt hate the dragons... it's just that Dany already bonded with Drogon and the 2 became wild dragons. 1 dragon 1 rider seemed to be the rule and a rider can only bond with one dragon in his/her lifetime.
You know Viserys' narrations are kind of funny given that (1) the "feeble and foolish" king he refereed to was Viserys I and (2) he appears to favor Aegon II though he is descended from Rhaenerya not Aegon II (all of his children died without children) so if history had played out the way he would have preferred his claim to the throne would have been weakened.
he favored Aegon cuz he mas male, Viserys doesnt want females to rule or give him commands
Aegon and Rhanerya's kids never had kids. Aegons's daughter killed herself (or was killed it was never confirmed) not too late by afterwards and Aegon remarried.
Sub - Zero but he remarried and had sons and daughters, two of his sons (Daeron and Baelon) would become Kings and when they died, their uncle (therefore Rhaenyra’s son) Viserys ascended the throne as Viserys II.
There are different sources. GM Munkin's telling is based on GM Orwyle's account of the dance. Orwyle's served in Aegon's court and is biased against Rhaenyra. Both Septon Eustace and Mushroom served in the Queen's court and give a different view.
@@oberonyronwood5657 Then by the time of Dunk and Egg, eleven people had to either kill themselves, abdicate, or die 'under circumstances' for Viserys' great-grandfather to arrive at the throne. There was a very real possibility he never would have been in line or born for that matter, even upholding the council of 101 ac of males before female heirs. It took a lot to make Aegon V king.
17:54 For some reason, hearing Joffrey Baratheon made me happy.
Jack Gleeson did such a wonderful job.
I love how season 1 of HOTD has covered the entirety of the first 6 minutes of this video.
I'd have to say that the actor who plays Viserys has the best narrations. I look forward to his the most--there's just so much character in them, and they always reflect so well on what's going on in the tale. He doesn't just tell the story, he gives it a spin and an attitude that reflects perfectly on the character's view. It would be great if they cast Harry Lloyd in the new prequel as one of his own ancestors.
He's a really good voice actor. Did an excellent job in Arcane.
He narrates the Hedge Knight ( Dunk and Egg) series as well, it's wonderful.
Joffrey knows the story too well.
It was hinted to be his favorite subject-
He was a Targaryen fanboy.
@@prosimian lol
As he is reminding us deeply, now that HOTD is aflame with anticipation
@@prosimian especially for Maegar the cruel
So pumped for the next episodes!
I'm not, they ruined blood and cheese.
Came back to see the real Blood and Cheese
Seeing this story come to life 6 years later in House of the Dragon is amazing
Aemond Targaryen seems like the perfect character to thrive on TV. Sounds so entertaining to watch, a typical Targaryen dragon lord, young, fierce and reckless. Widely feared, one sapphire eye and a massive dragon at his side at the age of 20! If that aint badass idk what is 😭
S K I agree, he’s also the reason the dance became bloody
He was a bitch who killed his nephew prolly because he took his damn eye when they were younger lmao
Well we'll get to see it now
Aemond One-Eye was an arsehole who turned the situation into a war of annihilation. He was a war criminal who's only redeeming feature was dying young (though I look forward to an adaptation of his death at the hands of Daemon...)
nectan23 To be fair, if aemond hadn’t escalated the war, someone else would’ve. The war was always going to happen and nothing could’ve changed that. If not aemond starting it, would’ve been someone else.
After rewatching this just now, it just occurred to me that Catelyn Stark narrates what could quite possibly be the equivalent of the red wedding for HOTD series. The subtle foreshadowing. 😮
8 whole hour long episodes and we’ve only made it to 1:10. The writers managed to make that minute really entertaining. There’s plenty of content for this story, no need to rush from here on out.
well we're at 6:00 right now. So we have made quite a jump :D
@@koek1122 anyway i feel we're gonna get 5 seasons out of this
@@RedonsDans15 EDIT: Apparently it's not been confirmed, but the rumours seems to point that HoTD will have 4 seasons.
Um, its only gonna be two seasons of this and then other Targeryan stuff. But I know nothing.
@@TheArrowedKnee 4 seasons seems right for this story. I think Season 2 will be the preparations for the war. small battles here and there. Season 3 will be the all out war. And will leave us with a slight cliff hanger and season 4 will be a long stretched out ending. They might get creative and try to link up this story to GOT.
0:38 “The dance began, as many dances do, with an old man and a little girl”. No they don’t you mad creep 😅
They did then
To add some happy facts to this tragedy.
The youngest son of Rhaenyra, Viserys, who was believed to be dead, actually survived. Aegon III. felt guilty for leaving his brother to his death, and when they were reunited, it is extremelly powerful scene. Viserys actually became King after his nephews - Daeron I. died trying to conquer Dorne when he was 14 - yep, 14... and Baelor I. the Blessed died fasting (in the show, Tywin mentions him to Tommen) - and through his line, the Targaryen dynasty continued.
An uhappy fact, the son that continued Viserys' line was Aegon the Unworthy.
According to this timeline, Viserys became king
Aegon III went missing
@@TheDONing1 the unworthy did nothing wrong. He made many targaryens thanks to him
@@Miuranger1 cope harder shitfyre supporter
That line of viserys was awesome how his ancestors danced away his rights 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Mark Addy's voice (Robert Baratheon) is such a cool thing to hear...It's so strong and powerful
I raise a toast to Rhaenys Targaryen and the red queen Melys . A middle aged princess and her beautiful dragon who in the face of inevitable death - not only held their ground but also fought back to inflict massive injuries upon inarguably stronger opposition . 🖤🍷
He called Rheanyra's small council "pitiful"? Her uncle/husband was like Tywin, Varys and Oberyn combined (and his wife before Rheanyra, the daughter of Corlys, Leana Velaryon, was the original dragonrider of Vhagar before Aemon. Daemon also killed the First Sword of Braavos to win her hand, and she died from labor but still managed to climb the steps to try and take one last ride on Vhagar before dying). Her aunt Rhaenys was like an older Ayra if Ayra could ride a dragon, and described as "The Queen Who Never Was" because everyone felt she should have been queen( or at least her children), and Rhaenys' husband Corlys "The Sea Snake" had been sailing the entire known world since he was six years old, and even was the cause for one of the houses of Harrenhal dying out by having him burnt alive in the castle for one of them cuckolding his late gay son (Princess Rheanyra's first husband).
These three were the biggest badasses in Westeros.
As Daenerys said many times, Viserys is a fool.
Damn, is the new prequel, About the dance of dragons? Because i would watch it, Even with the badly written finale. Which many former fans of thinks that deserved to ignore the prequels, Even when it is a different story with a different conclusion, On which you can ignore the bad finale. And enjoy the prequels, if its as great as the earlier seasons.
@@technoblode4604 Yes it is about the dance i hope it turns out good
I like the black council over the green council but preferred Aemon over Rhaenyras.
House Hightower and Rhaenyras basically ended House Targaryen.
Its not, Viserys is just a petty, wet, shit
"As well as her dragon the girl had taken to riding Daemon" LOOOOOOL
The sass of Verserys as a narrator in this is so much fun haha