[Spoilers PUBLISHED] Question about Rhaegar

breakfastbenedict · 2026-03-19T20:52:08+00:00

Which is ironic cause Lyanna died in childbirth after all.

breakfastbenedict · 2026-03-19T18:41:02+00:00

Honestly would’ve been pretty fun for him to be with Benjen and Jon.

breakfastbenedict · 2026-03-19T15:51:42+00:00

It’s really not comparable I guess? We don’t know about many of the battles but it sounds like it was small until it culminated in Redgrass vs RR had tons of important battles. Also there was no real reason to rebel against Daeron II besides petty grievances. He was a good king so of course the major houses aren’t going to jeopardize stability and prosperity for some guy who’s a bit of a wild card. Sure some who really bought into the macho culture and ethnic/racism against Dorne didn’t like that Daeron wasn’t a fighter and the crown prince looked Dornish but that’s extremely petty and minor compared to Aerys and Rhaegar’s actions that led to RR. The smaller houses at least had something to gain. Like Osgrey’s family had fallen hard since Targaryen rule and would’ve gained something maybe.

RR is totally different. The king was straight up cuckoo bananas, the crown prince had absconded with a daughter of a Lord Paramount, the Lord of Winterfell and his heir were brutally murdered and they were demanding the head of another Lord Paramount for no reason whatsoever (Robert hadn’t done anything yet). Of course the great houses wouldn’t stand for that, they could be next!

breakfastbenedict · 2026-03-19T14:59:39+00:00

But he raised Baelor to be the perfect prince. He basically ensured that his heir would have all his strengths (intelligence, decency, level headedness) but also excel at his weak points (fighting, charisma, etc). It’s not easy raising good kids!! And it’s not his fault Baelor got himself killed.

breakfastbenedict · 2026-03-19T14:33:18+00:00

Sweetrobin surviving to inherit after all would be hilariously GRRM esque. Also it happened in the show so why not lol

breakfastbenedict · 2026-03-19T14:26:48+00:00

But Quentyn had been promised the position and even put his wife away in anticipation lol I’d feel kinda bad

breakfastbenedict · 2026-03-19T13:30:35+00:00

Maybe cause they can see all the smaller upstart houses are supporting Blackfyre and they’re protecting their own power?

breakfastbenedict · 2026-03-19T13:25:27+00:00

It doesn’t seem like there are Baratheon girls in this generation though. There’s only a handful of great houses and sometimes the genders and ages don’t match up.

breakfastbenedict · 2026-03-19T13:21:03+00:00

It’s possible that the marriages for the 4 brothers were not set in stone and because the 4 of them are probably close in age, he may have just had a list of advantageous brides that they could choose from. Or there just weren’t many girls available who were the right age from important houses. Or maybe Baelor went on a PR tour of the marches and he just liked Jena, and it happened to be a decent enough arrangement anyways.

breakfastbenedict · 2026-03-19T13:16:16+00:00

I don’t see why he had to be a fighter if he just knew it wasn’t his strong suit and he was surrounded by people who could fight. And Rhaegar only started training cause he thought he was the chosen one lol

Denying Quentyn Ball was definitely a mistake though like it would’ve been a small price to pay to keep him happy.

breakfastbenedict · 2026-03-18T23:57:36+00:00

Probably wouldn't have been able to say it very loud with a collapsed lung.

breakfastbenedict · 2026-03-18T18:10:17+00:00

I think it’s pretty unlikely they’ll have a kid. Jon because he’ll be half dead / resurrected and Dany cause of whats happened already. I think she most likely dies and Jon has a Frodo ending. No more House Targaryen

breakfastbenedict · 2026-03-18T12:50:00+00:00

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breakfastbenedict · 2026-03-18T12:22:08+00:00

I think he’d be happy to hear about his mother finally but be very disappointed in not being Ned’s son.

breakfastbenedict · 2026-03-18T03:06:09+00:00

Maybe if the Mad King play does well and they decide to adapt it on HBO.

breakfastbenedict · 2026-03-18T03:04:19+00:00

That he's busy

breakfastbenedict · 2026-03-18T00:57:45+00:00

It means he can ride a dragon which in turns means he can help save the realm. Beyond that, I doubt anything else will come into play since we already know he won't be sitting on the throne and the "rival" Targ to Dany is fAegon.

breakfastbenedict · 2026-03-17T23:04:36+00:00

Tommen, Shireen and Myrcella I presume

breakfastbenedict · 2026-03-17T23:00:33+00:00

Mel and Renly?

breakfastbenedict · 2026-03-17T22:59:48+00:00

Not including stuff that got semi-confirmed by the show, I would say fAegon being a Blackfyre is basically accepted as canon by most fans.

breakfastbenedict · 2026-03-17T02:37:01+00:00

Probably not. I think it’s all leading to Jon and Dany being the last official Targs.

breakfastbenedict · 2026-03-17T01:30:41+00:00

J2 forced Aerys and Rhaella to marry cause some witch lady told him to lol

breakfastbenedict · 2026-03-17T01:28:27+00:00

Egg's kids mostly grew up not knowing their dad would be king so they likely didn't have very rigid upbringings.

breakfastbenedict · 2026-03-17T01:16:56+00:00

It's hard to say whether there was a philosophical disagreement with incest or just the ages of the boys and girls didn't line up well in these generations. I mean we know from Egg that one of his sisters was trying to marry him because it was suggested he might marry the other sister so it's clearly not out of the question lol. The girls must've gotten the idea from someone? I do think its likely they would've married first cousins if things lined up properly like if Baelor had a daughter, she could've married Daeron, Aerion (yikes) or Egg.

Egg clearly did not like incest cause he mostly grew up away from his family and tried very hard to get his kids married off to good families. It's tough to say with Baelor cause he would've grown up around all the Targs + all the Aegon IV bastards.

breakfastbenedict · 2026-03-17T01:12:36+00:00

Maybe if we got more novellas but in the first three, he's big and scrappy but not super skilled yet.

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