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𓆩kira𓆪 rhaenys & rhaenyra

[chappysuey]

"Disregarding the precedents set by King Jaehaerys in 92 and the Great Council in 101, Viserys declared his daughter, Rhaenyra, to be his rightful heir, and named her Princess of Dragonstone. In a lavish ceremony at King's Landing, hundreds of lords did obeisance to the Realm's Delight as she sat at her father's feet at the base of the Iron Throne, swearing to honor and defend her right of succession." Fire & Blood.

8 years old princess Rhaenyra in 105 ac

[rhaenysconqueror]

since people want to make up quotes, here it is straight from f&b

laena died on 1/6. daemon and rhaenyra rushed to get married, publicly insulting their spouses memories. 9 months later, an undetermined amount of time before 10/22, aegon iii is born.

[rhaenysconqueror]

the notion that daemon did not miss rhaenyra during his marriage with laena has zero basis in the text. it actually heavily implies the opposite. daemon was exiled on the pain of death for asking for rhaenyra’s hand, and only had it lifted when he appealed to viserys through his twins. as soon as his exile was lifted he once more became inseparable with rhaenyra, this time alongside laena. they spent all their time together.

in the rise of the dragon (2022) it is specified that in this time period with the trio, all the clutches of eggs syrax laid were from matings with caraxes.

“During this period, Rhaenyra’s dragon Syrax laid several clutches of eggs, doubtless the result of matings with Caraxes.” —trotd, pg 192

we know dragons can mirror their riders feelings, like with jaehaerys/vermithor and alysanne/silverwing. this at the very least strongly implies their continued romantic feelings, which had been well established at that point in the text. here, it’s being expressed through their dragons.

daemon and rhaenyra were also married with a newborn aegon iii exactly 9 months after laena’s death. laena died on 1/6, and aegon iii was born an undetermined amount of time before 10/22. we know this as aegon is stated to be ten years old when rhaenyra dies. daemon publicly insulted laena’s memory by wedding rhaenyra so quickly, and the kicker is that it was unnecessary. they could have waited until after their mourning periods. there was no rush. their children were betrothed and they were firmly aligned on the same side. they were being propelled by their love/passion. while they found peace in their previous circumstances, they jumped and wasted no time at the first chance they had to finally be together.

[wittythunderwitch]

[murmel-malt]

back from my break with a Visenya doodle

[zannblue]

the conquerors

[halidki]

visenya and rhaenys targaryen

[wittythunderwitch]

[divergenseas]

Queen Rhaella and her darling princess᪥

✎ᝰ.Manonnym117

[asongoficeandfiresource]

Rhaenys, youngest of the three Targaryens, was all her sister was not, playful, curious, impulsive, given to flights of fancy. No true warrior, Rhaenys loved music, dancing, and poetry, and supported many a singer, mummer, and puppeteer. Yet it was said that Rhaenys spent more time on dragonback than her brother and sister combined, for above all things she loved to fly. -- Fire and Blood

A Song of Ice and Fire Calendar 2024 || Rhaenys the Conqueror and Meraxes by Justin Sweet

[rhaenysconqueror]

Hmm what? Criston was called as her beloved? Her beloved what? Yeah its been a long time i didnt read the damn book so i was taken back with this, she did call him “my white knight” but beloved? I dont remember it, can the previous anon give me the exact page or book lines? I want to search for it

it isn’t in fire & blood but in daemon’s novella the rogue prince, which is featured in the rogues anthology. it is on page 911. mushroom says rhaenyra is saving her maidenhead as a “gift for her beloved” in reference to criston. this is before he goes on about how he and his “enormous member” were apart of rhaenyra’s supposed sex lesson from daemon to seduce criston.

it’s funny because on the previous page, 910, septon eustace claims rhaenyra “insisted she was in love with her uncle and pleaded with her father for leave to marry him”, which is obviously more plausible considering daemon just courted her for 6 months and asked for her hand for himself. why would he encourage rhaenyra to sleep with a member of the kingsguard? daemon pursued rhaenyra in both of his marriages and wasted no time marrying her the first chance he had. there is nothing tangible that supports criston being rhaenyra’s “beloved”

[rhaenysconqueror]

Except Septon Eustace also interacts with the tale, enough to quibble details but not the whole story. The wording and timeline is Mushroom's, yes, but the story that warrants them has two sources and a supposed reaction: with Viserys confronting Daemon over corrupting Rhaenyra and then asking for her hand.

Not the same context whatsoever, but not something to necessarily dismiss outright.

I do like that both Rhaenys and Laena are connected by being called "beloved daughter" following their death. It's a shame we have no facts surrounding their relationship beyond implications in language and that Rhaenys was the one to name her.

i’m not really sure what point you are trying to make here nor its relation to the post i made. every mention of the word beloved isn’t an automatic parallel, that’s not how parallels work. it depends on the context and relation. it doesn’t matter criston was described as that when it was in an obviously crafted story from mushroom, a notoriously unreliable source. beyond that rhaenyra and criston were never in a relationship. it has no correlation to any of the other couples in my post, nor does it take away or disprove rhaenyra/daemon’s parallel with them. rhaenyra and daemon were married for 10 years and raised a family together. he fought and died for her claim. criston was one of her most prominent opposers and cannot compare.

[rhaenysconqueror]

Criston also being called Rhaenyra's "beloved" in "The Rogue Prince". 😬

yes however that is not the same thing, context is everything my love. he was described as that in a false rumor from mushroom, and it was not intended to be read or taken seriously. they never were in a relationship and cannot parallel the other couples in any way, whereas rhaenyra/daemon parallel them several times.🖤

[rhaenysconqueror]

aegon and “his beloved rhaenys”

rhaena and “her beloved elissa farman”

jaehaerys and “his beloved, the good queen alysanne”

rhaenyra and “her own beloved consort” daemon

[evphor1as]

rhaenys

[warp-speed]

Queen Rhaenys Targaryen and her best friend Meraxes

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[adelikashere]

Mother of the Dynasty