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[Sheyria]

TheMysteriousOne, on 28 September 2012 - 04:42 PM, said:

Even Aegon the Conqueror was born from a non-Targaryen union. His father was Aerion Targaryen and his mother was Velena Velaryon, (a Valyrian, but not brother to sister).

That's nice to know really. Thank you for sharing. (:

[Adar]

justashadow, on 12 April 2012 - 09:50 PM, said:

Ok...if the Targaryens married each other to keep bloodlines pure, then how come Rhaeyrs married outside the family?

Do you mean Rhaegar? This is because his only sibling was Viserys (who as 8) and Daenerys was not born yet.

[Sheyria]

Adar, on 30 September 2012 - 08:52 PM, said:

Do you mean Rhaegar? This is because his only sibling was Viserys (who as 8) and Daenerys was not born yet.

Like they said earlier, it was not an obligation to marry siblings. Even if Rhaegar had siblings he could marry, there would be a chance he still would marry someone else.

[Nathan the Calm]

That was one of the first things I was really concerned about. Since I knew about the relationship between Jamie and Cersei I also went asking my mom about it. She told me that it is possible that the children are healthy at all. I think it happened in real life often enough.

[The BlackBear]

It takes a long time to do too much damage, but the Spanish Habsburgs ended up like this:

'Charles II's genome was actually more homozygous than that of an average child whose parents are siblings.^[2] He was born physically and mentally disabled, and disfigured. Possibly through affliction with mandibular prognathism, he was unable to chew. His tongue was so large that his speech could barely be understood, and he frequently drooled. It has been suggested that he suffered from the endocrine disease acromegaly, or his inbred lineage may have led to a combination of rare genetic disorders such as combined pituitary hormone deficiency and distal renal tubular acidosis.'

[jansein]

I remember the ancient times, they are allowed to marry their relative to protect a bloodline. But it is true that if a person will marry a relative, there is a big possibility to bear an abnormal offspring. Did you heared a story about zombies? Zombies are real, thanks to dangerous drugs and powerful weapons. No, you won't actually become "The Walking Dead," but you might be kidnapped and give up your bank account data.

[LuisDantas]

Joffrey was malformed, but only mentally, and there is no evidence that his incestuous origin played a role in that.  He was just spoiled rotten by an unbalanced mother and an uncaring father.

[The BlackBear]

LuisDantas, on 30 October 2012 - 04:43 AM, said:

Joffrey was malformed, but only mentally, and there is no evidence that his incestuous origin played a role in that.  He was just spoiled rotten by an unbalanced mother and an uncaring father.

Totally agree. I think Joffrey was Roberts greatest failure.

[Distorted Humor]

They are not that far from the Greek family that ruled Eygpt for generations.

http://www.tyndaleho...s/genealogy.htm

Will give you a idea of how odd it was...