#corlys velaryon

[backjustforberena]

RHAENYS & CORLYS, reacting to Viserys's coughing.

[drakaripykiros130ac]

GRRM basically spelling out how the Greens lost the war & how the Velaryons were never TG:

King Aegon II would soon stand naked before his enemies, all of the king’s men knew. Bloody Ben Blackwood, Kermit Tully, Sabitha Frey, and their brothers-in-victory were preparing to resume their advance upon the city, and only a few days behind them came Lord Cregan Stark and his northmen. The Braavosi fleet carrying the Arryn host had departed Gulltown and was sailing toward the Gullet, where only young Alyn Velaryon stood in its way…and the loyalty of Driftmark could not be relied upon.

“Your Grace”, the Sea Snake said, when the rump of the once proud green council had assembled, “you must surrender. The city cannot endure another sack. Save your people and save yourself. If you abdicate in favor of Prince Aegon, he will allow you to take the black and live out your life with honor on the Wall.”

- Fire & Blood, page 611

The Blacks had full control of the Realm and they obliterated the Green forces.

You are no king when you have no control of your kingdom and no army to defend you. Aegon the Usurper was forced to abdicate, but ended up murdered (just like Aerys II).

I find it incredible how even in death, Rhaenyra Targaryen inspired her forces to fight for her cause, and they won. Yet, no one fought for Alicent or her son in their time of need. On the contrary, their “allies” became turncloaks.

[nrilliree]

Adding onto Driftmark scene, I hate that Jace & Luke were standing alone until Rhaenyra showed up :( even when Rhaenys and Corlys show up, they still stand alone while Rhaenys tends to Laena & Baela. It makes me sad.

I think if Rhaenyra hadn't walked in at that particular moment, Corlys would have gone to the boys because he was standing right next to them when Rhaenys went to Baela and Rhaena. Rhaenys had rather cold feelings towards boys, but Corlys was rather the opposite and would check why his heir was bleeding in his family seat. But I wonder why none of the caregivers were with them? They had to have someone like that. But yeah, one of them definitely messed up their job, that's why they weren't there.

[giallo4ver]

Yes.

[targaryen-dynasty]

I‘M SICK

[gameofthronesdaily]

TEAM BLACKS HOUSE OF THE DRAGON | SEASON 2

[ophelieverse]

because where tf is him HBO?!?!?

[hopemikaelsongf]

laenor and rhaenyra: masters of being sooooo discreet at their own wedding party

[fangrurin]

♕ THE BLACKS

[liv-cole]

THIS IS SO PERFECT

[backjustforberena]

Corlys and Rhaenys at their daughter's wake, with their grandchildren. DO NOT REPOST.

[drakaripykiros130ac]

I feel I must say it again: It’s not Rhaenyra’s job to ensure that firstborn daughters get a chance to inherit their father’s positions in the Realm.

Rhaenyra is not a crusader for women’s rights. She is a woman who fought for her own rightful claim to the Iron Throne.

Other women who feel they have been wronged by the patriarchy, can/should fight their own battles…or not. But it’s not Rhaenyra’s job to hold their hands through this, especially not at a time when her own position is unstable.

The point is that with Rhaenyra seated on the Iron Throne, she is living proof that yes, it is possible to have a woman sit a throne in Westeros. And as such, she helps other young women fight for their claims, and also gives the lords of the Realm the possibility to choose their daughters to succeed them.

So enough with the preposterous accusations that Rhaenyra gave something something to second sons over first daughter bla bla whatever. You cannot turn a whole system upside down overnight, and Rhaenyra followed the advice of her own Hand, Corlys Velaryon, when she made those decisions.

Just because Rhaenyra is Queen, you expect her to take away everything the lords have and give them to the ladies born before them?

Rhaenyra has sons, who would inherit everything from her after she passes. This isn’t about turning Westeros into Barbie Land, it’s about slowly allowing women the possibility to inherit in the future (but not women exclusively!!)

[nrilliree]

"The only thing I appreciated about the fact that the Velaryons were black in HOTD was that the writers used this appearance to make the story consistent with the births around the bastardy of Rhaenyra's children"

Oh damn... Do these people really know how genetics work ?

A white woman and a black man can completely give birth to white children and not necessarily mixed race or black. I know it, I know some people around me. It’s still crazy.

There is no proof, even in the show, that the Velaryon boys are not Laenor's !

Even the boys' hair could have been assigned to Rhaenys' side if they had kept her original hair.

The book should also take into account the fact that it was stylized to look like it was written by supporters of the Greens. So the claims that Rhaenyra's children were legally born may be just that, because although they had dark hair and eyes, we don't know what Aemma or her father looked like, and the fact that they supposedly resembled Harvin may have been exaggerated or untrue.

And honestly? I have no idea how genetics work in this world. If all of House Velaryon are black, and the "proof" that Leanor's children are bastards is that they are white, then why is Jaehaerys, whose mother was House Velaryon, completely white? Jaehaerys is 1/2 Velaryon, as is Laena. And genetics worked like this:

And if only Corlys' mother was black because she came from the Summer Isles, then Rhaena and Baela only have 1/8 black genes and even though the Targaryen genes are supposed to be dominant (but only in marriages, it doesn't work in bastards, lol), and yet their appearance is more indicative of House Velaryon as a whole black skinned. But this in turn contradicts the fact that Aegon, Rhaenys and Visenya's mother was also from House Velaryon, so subsequent generations should also be mixed. And if they aren't, does that mean that Targaryen traits are more dominant? But - again - only in marriage?

[myheartisahorizon]

"History does not remember blood. It remembers names." Grandfather of the year, right here.

[notalicent]

“Is it not better to live in peace than to have songs sung after you are dead ?”

House of the Dragon 1.05 | "We Light the Way" — dir. Clare Kilner

[gameofthronesdaily]

New official stills of Team Black in House of the Dragon: Season 2 (June 2024)