Lord of Nutella Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 I just read the part about the conquest and i didnt get it. AAegos doplomat gets murdered and then he somehow gets the idea of conquering all westeros. What?I mean, if he just did it for the might snd for being king, ehy not earlier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
House Hendrix of Rock Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Planning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Blue Eyes Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Actually, Aegon set that incident up himself. He wanted an excuse for his invasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AryaNymeriaVisenya Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Have WMDs , will travel of course. They saw, they wanted, they took. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonCon's Red Beard Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 He had two wives. Maybe at some point he said "fuck them, they're freaking me out! I'm out to conquer Westeros!". ...in theory, two wives sounds like a good idea. In theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Green Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 I just read the part about the conquest and i didnt get it. AAegos doplomat gets murdered and then he somehow gets the idea of conquering all westeros. That was a provocation, one that Argilac moronically rose to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulthosian Stark Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Have WMDs , will travel of course. They saw, they wanted, they took.Actually, Aegon set that incident up himself. He wanted an excuse for his invasion.Add on top of these he had ambition, for more then just the Narrow Sea islands.Also add on top he knew he was one of the last of a race of Dragonlords, he might have felt that he deserved such a kingdom. He also might have a bit of a superiority complex, I don't think its a coincidence that you can't spell targearyan without Aryan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Blue Eyes Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 That was a provocation, one that Argilac moronically rose to. He had to. Argilac had a better chance of winning that war than of surviving his nobles disapprovement if he swallowed that particular toad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay Gimp Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 He had to. Argilac had a better chance of winning that war than of surviving his nobles disapprovement if he swallowed that particular toad. I don't think punishing envoys is ever an appropriate response for a ruler. I can't think of any historical example where that worked out well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaak Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Actually, Aegon set that incident up himself. He wanted an excuse for his invasion. Lovely excuse. Arryns, Gardeners, Lannisters, Starks and Martells still had done him no wrong. OK, Hoares perhaps had because they assumed he had the excuse to ally with Argilac against Harren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Northman Reborn Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Because Prophecy, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joluoto2 Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 He had most likely planned the invasion for years. That his diplomat got murdered probably just offered him a convenient Casus Belli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erudain Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 He had two wives. Maybe at some point he said "fuck them, they're freaking me out! I'm out to conquer Westeros!". ...in theory, two wives sounds like a good idea. In theory. No, you're thinking of someone with two knives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AryaNymeriaVisenya Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Problem for Argilac was that the Targs, styled as Lord of a Rock off the coast were so small fry they didn't have particular enemies to marry his daughter to, to give them pause. He wasn't about to give her to Iron Born and basically give them his Kingdom. They have dragons but they've been on Dragonstone for ages and never used them, who will he convince about a threat? Dorne has been an enemy to the Stormlands, so has the Reach so marrying her to either of them would not make the bannermen pleased. War was his best option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wouter Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Because Prophecy, obviously. Not sure if you mean this sarcastically, but it seems to me that prophecy may be a big part of the answer. Same reason why the Targaryens had left Valyria in the first place and settled on this dreary, far-away outpost called Dragonstone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prince of Magpies Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I've been thinking lately that perhaps Aegon did indeed entertain the idea that he was tPtwP. 'The Dragon Must Have 3 Heads' is usually interpreted as a reference to Aegon and his sisters, but perhaps it predates them? Perhaps Aegon - being the first Targaryen with two wives, who both happened to be dragon riders, for quite a long time - interpreted the 3 Heads line as referring to him and his wives. If he did believe this, presumably he stopped later in life, as he never tried to go beyond the wall or anything (though his visit to the North could have had a double purpose). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acnologia Targaryen Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 It was all according to plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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