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Aerys Targaryen was a good King


Darth Visenya

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In my opinion he was, he ruled over a peaceful and prosperous Westeros for a good deal of his reign.

He was also right to execute the Starks for threatening the Crown Princes life, although asking for Ned and Roberts heads was perhaps taking it a little too far.

The 7 Kingdoms was certainly in far better shape at the end of his Reign than it was at the end of the drunken,tourney holding oaf that suceeded hims Reign.

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during the good part of his reign he had a good hand, then came the jalousy of Tywin being more popular then him, then came Duskendale which led to his full descend in madness. He had a good Hand/Council to keep the realm running.

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Every description provided of Aerys in the books is that he was bat shit crazy. How can you reconcile that with him being a good ruler? A good ruler doesn't incite a rebellion.

So you're saying he was batshit crazy since he was crowned king?

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I think Aerys II was a real visionary.

1. He was a true feminist by supporting the execution of known womanizer Brandon Stark.

2. He let his son have a second marriage for love.

3. He exemplified anti-racist attitudes by allowing Dornishmen to die for him as equally as Andals.

4. He fought against monogamist patriarchy by trying to do Tywin's wife.

5. He was a patron of the sciences. Especially chemistry.

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It was Tywin as Hand who ruled in all but name, Aerys blundered in everything he possibly could. The only good thing mentioned about him was that his "reign started promisingly" and even that not in detail. Oh first post :P

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