#rhaenyra core

[alienoryva]

Queen Rhaenyra I Targaryen ✧⁠*⁠。ଓ⁠⁾⁠⁾

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[feyres-divorce-lawyer]

feel like editing rhaenicent to daughter tbh

[franzkafkagf]

the implications of rhaenyra's and jace's conversation…. the implication of not wanting to risk their own in battle… using those with blood "thinner" than their own as fodder………… ohhhhh…………

[alicent-archive]

"But the Rhaenyra and Alicent sept meeting is fantastical because Rhaenyra's smarter than that–" Rhaenyra Targaryen has never thought anything through in her entire life let's be serious.

[insignificantinstincts]

Some gauntlets at the new york met

Attributed to Lorenz Helmschmid German ca. 1490

Left Gauntlet of an Armor Garniture Made for Henri I de Montmorency (1534–1614), Comte de Damville and Constable of France

[daeneryseastar]

rhaenyra is as much of a girl’s girl as the society she lives in allows her to be.

book wise she has multiple ladies in waiting (not just alicent, which is a grave oversight in the show), one of which is said to have gouged out her own eyes at the sight of rhaenyra’s murder. that doesn’t sound like someone who isn’t capable of inspiring loyalty from the women around them. rhaenys fully and wholeheartedly supported rhaenyra and her cause, even dying in her attempts to make her the first queen regnant of the seven kingdoms. laena betrothed her daughters to rhaenyra’s sons, ensuring that her blood sat both the iron throne and the driftwood throne, all while being a pretty difficult backing to break due to the wealth and naval power of the velaryons (all of this in spite of the bastardy rumors surrounding jace and luke). the agreement also puts forward how politically astute rhaenyra is, and how she didn’t just rely on her father’s word to put her on the throne. she made alliances using her sons hand in marriage; borros baratheon might not have declared for aegon had a proposal taken place the night luke brought rhaenyra’s terms. baela was only held back from partaking in the many battles because of her dragon’s size, otherwise she would have been right beside her betrothed fighting for rhaenyra. there’s even a chance that rhaena would have joined had she had a rideable dragon of her own. she had mysaria, a former sex worker, as her mistress of whisperers, a very esteemed position on her small council. the cases of rosby and stokeworth have no bearing on this, because they were never named as heirs (along with being literal children during a war time) which is what rhaenyra was using as the basis for her rulership. jeyne arryn knew her own position as lady of the eyrie would be challenged (again) if aegon stepped over rhaenyra and subsequently supported her cause. important women like alysanne blackwood and sabitha frey were key players in cregan’s army.

show wise she is shown in the season two trailer to be taking advice from rhaenys and allowing her to be a part of the war efforts. baela and rhaena are explicitly included on her war council, with rhaena as her cupbearer. moondancer is no longer a hardly rideable dragon and baela seems to be taking direct part in the war. rhaenyra is already shown in a set picture to be communicating with mysaria (whether that’s discussing blood and cheese, the aftermath of it, or something entirely different remains to be seen). these are not the acts of someone who hated other women, and using her falling out with alicent and the resulting enmity between them (that is almost completely one-sided due to the difference in power dynamics) as an excuse to otherwise is worse than strange, considering alicent’s canonical goal was to seat her son, a known violent misogynist, on the throne over a woman who was the named heir to the king.

the green’s entire ideological standpoint is that women cannot rule, ever, for it would make the main members of the green’s powerless, and any other lord or heir’s claim would be up for debate if they have an elder sister. if the iron throne had truly been aegon’s by right alicent, otto, and criston would not have left viserys’ body to rot for days AND they would have had the backing of most of the houses. if alicent had cared more for her children’s wellbeing she would have convened a great council before the war began or considered any other effort that would not lead to her children fighting on dragonback. rhaenyra’s (peaceful) ascension would have at least started the necessary changes needed to grant women more authority and (!) autonomy in the seven kingdoms. queen consorts had significantly less influence after her murder, along with the targaryen’s losing their ability to hatch dragons. rhaenyra does not need to be a feminist for her cause to be inherently feminist by proxy.

rhaenyra was not a feminist, but she did have great love for other women. it’s disingenuous at best and downright insulting at worst to try to paint her as anything else. she inspired loyalty even after her murder. if the black’s cause had truly relied on putting rhaenyra on the throne, her armies would have disbanded once she was dead. instead corlys and larys poisoned aegon, with rhaenyra’s son being placed on the throne afterwards. it was ultimately about bloodlines in the end. jaehaera suffered the unfortunate consequences of an ambitious hand because of her status as aegon’s daughter. it plays directly into how alicent outlived her entire family, besides jaehaera, and went mad with grief, learning to hate the color green. how greed and the allure of power can and will corrupt those who choose to make that a priority in their lives, and how the innocent will usually pay the price for those sins.

[persephryne]

Interview with the vampire has succeeded where House of the dragon has failed, no I will not elaborate.

[saintdeimos]

you’re a dragon, be a dragon!

get this ring ~ direct link to Saínt Deimos

[escespace]

Addam: We all agree that it's emotional when the compliment comes from a grumpy older lady?

Laenys: She was not a grumpy lady. that was my mom (⁠ಠ⁠_⁠ಠ⁠)

Addam: So... Aren't we denying that she is old?

[ilreleonewikia13]

◌TDIOBCB chapters as gifsets ↪

∯ C H A P T E R 2 : The Antefact

It had been precisely 136 years since the Conquest of Aegon Targaryen when the Seven Kingdoms once again found themselves in the throes of turmoil, bracing for the arrival of another awe-inspiring tempest, bearing the same name as its predecessor. The highly anticipated union between Prince Aegon Targaryen and Lady Daenaera Velaryon was a grand spectacle, unparalleled and captivating the hearts of all fortunate enough to bear witness. The Dragonpit, the sole edifice in the entire capital city capable of accommodating the nearly seventy thousand guests, overflowed with exuberance and anticipation as the two young lovers made their entrance. - (x)

[rogueorbit]

Nah, I don't expect them to be toxic nor do I particularly want to read that in every setting. I typically expect plays on characteristics I consider core to who the characters are. I don't really consider toxicity to be a core tenet of their relationship, just a sad by product of who they are in the circumstances of the show. Boy I hope this makes sense.

no i definitely agree! it's just interesting reading about the kinds of rhaenicent aus people want to see and it's always toxic enemies to lovers stuff (which is great and i do love to write/read in the right settings) but i do wonder if people find the non-toxic stuff boring by comparison. like personally i think molter's love is complicated is the best au in this entire fandom by a hundred miles but i digress

[mossytrashcan]

made another short hair rhaenyra thing but I’m not liking the fit

[daenysthedreamer101]

How a Princess of House Targaryen might style herself

[jessmalia]

FILM/TV CHARACTERS I SEE MYSELF IN PART 8:

Rhaenyra Targaryen (House of the Dragon)

Rory Williams (Doctor Who)

Prince Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Cher Horowitz (Clueless)

Jo March (Little Women)

Puss In Boots (Dreamworks)

Jason Todd (Titans 2018)

Ted Mosby (How I Met Your Mother)

Elle Woods (Legally Blonde)

[franklinwvixen]

Album drops in August, merch store open now

[rynnthefangirl]

I have the devotion to Rhaenyra Targaryen of a Westerosi Lord who swore an oath of fealty and has a really strict code of honor. Like sorry, whatever she does or doesn't do in the coming seasons, she is my rightful Queen. If I turn on her I shall bring disgrace upon my House and my family name, and shall be accursed as the oathbreaker is. "You aren't a peasant in Westeros you are a modern viewer" not when Her Grace Queen Rhaenyra steps into that frame I'm not.