And yet you toil still in service to men — your father, your husband, your son. You desire not to be free but to make a window in the wall of your prison. Have you never imagined yourself on the Iron Throne?
1.09 — HOUSE OF THE DRAGON
BUT WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY GIRL.
Even now, news of Rhaenyra's monstrous crime spreads through the realm. The great houses falter. They cannot but come to our side.
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON
2.02 "Rhaenyra the Cruel"
Free, Florence and the Machine
Her mother had died birthing her, and for that her brother Viserys had never forgiven her. […] They had wandered since then, from Braavos to Myr, from Myr to Tyrosh, and on to Qohor and Volantis and Lys, never staying long in any one place. Her brother would not allow it.
A Game of Thrones, Daenerys I
Day followed day, and night followed night, until Dany knew she could not endure a moment longer. She would kill herself rather than go on, she decided one night …
A Game of Thrones, Daenerys III
As Daenerys Targaryen rose to her feet, her black hissed, pale smoke venting from its mouth and nostrils. The other two pulled away from her breasts and added their voices to the call, translucent wings unfolding and stirring the air, and for the first time in hundreds of years, the night came alive with the music of dragons.
A Game of Thrones, Daenerys X
Rhaenyra Targaryen — eldest child and daughter of Viserys I (born 97 A.C)
Aegon II Targaryen — eldest son of Viserys I (born 107 A.C)
Thrones are won with swords, not quills. Spill blood, not ink.
THE DANCE OF THE DRAGONS: 129-131 A.C
You know, I'm 1500 years old. I've killed twice as many enemies as that. And every one of them would have rather killed me than not succeeded. I'm only alive because fate wants me alive.
INFINITY WAR (2018) dir. Anthony & Joe Russo
Behold the works of Rhaenyra Targaryen. Pretender to the throne. Kinslayer. Defiler of the innocent. Behold the works of, Rhaenyra the Cruel.
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON | 2.02 "Rhaenyra the Cruel"
House of the Dragon
S02E01 - A Son for a Son
@pscentral event 28: throwback
welcome to the real world! it sucks. you're gonna love it. (insp.)
Duty is sacrifice. It eclipses all things, even blood. All men of honor must pay its price.
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON
2.01 "A Son for a Son"