Neddy's Girl

1 hour ago, kissdbyfire said:

He did. But apparently didn’t care about the order, which is curious as well. Also, we have nothing in the text pointing to Rhaegar wanting to name his kids after the 3 conquerors. And there are so many Aegons anyway... in fact, most of the Targ names, especially male names, are repeated a lot. And they’re all impossible to keep straight - to me, that is.

 

Oh I know!

I'm especially confused by all the female Rhae- names.  I had to look up the spelling before I posted!  i just can't get that family tree straight in my head.

Thanks all.  I am, in general, anti-prophesy, and I think it is deliberate that we are given lots of scenarios that could fit the prophesies in the series if viewed a certain way (like horoscopes? ), but I do think there's something curious about it. 

6 minutes ago, Ser Leftwich said:

There is no reason to assume that it was Rhaegar's intention to name his children after the Conquerors. Therefore, it doesn't matter.

Thanks.  I do somewhat agree with that, but I have seen quite a few people make the argument that it was his intention due to his belief in prophecy, etc.  I just wondered why it's thought, by some, that someone obsessed with prophecy would be unspecific in his naming scheme.

I've asked this somewhere before, but I was confused by the answer! 

If it was Rhaegar's intention to name his children for the conquerors, why did he start with the youngest?  Why begin with Rhaenys not Visenya?