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Isn’t it curious how there never was a dark haired targ king?


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40 minutes ago, Kolx said:

There were many chances of it happening, but there has  always been something that made a silver hair ruler take over instead. Is it supposed to mean something?

It absolutely is significant.  Silver hair is the mark of a Targaryen.  So, unless the claimant has been under the unbroken gaze of the public since birth, yes, he will always be doubted.  There will never be a dark-haired Targaryen ruler.

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47 minutes ago, Kolx said:

There were many chances of it happening, but there has  always been something that made a silver hair ruler take over instead. Is it supposed to mean something?

It means the time has come!  Contrary to expectations, the fair haired Baby Aegon grew to be a brown haired 18-year old.  And, though he hides in plain sight, nobody suspects this brown-haired 18-year old of being the rightful king, while plots move forward to put his baby-swapped cousin on the Iron Throne..

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Not really. This is Westeros, where distinctive physical traits in families - even going back hundred of years - is a trope. Robert and Cersei's children being blonde haired and green eyed instead of black haired and blue eyed is enough to make people in-universe suspect something is amiss.

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33 minutes ago, Corvus Black said:

Not really. This is Westeros, where distinctive physical traits in families - even going back hundred of years - is a trope. Robert and Cersei's children being blonde haired and green eyed instead of black haired and blue eyed is enough to make people in-universe suspect something is amiss.

The suspicions here are reasonably in line with what we know about genetic science.  Black hair is often a dominant trait, and there is evidence (in the form of his many bastards) that this is particularly the case for Robert Baratheon, who we must suppose has no blond genes - not even recessive ones.  This is contrasted, not merely with a single blond offspring by Cersei, but with 3 blond offspring by Cersei.

Anyhow, we know Targs can have dark hair.  The odd pattern noted is that we have never seen a dark-haired Targ king.  But even that is somewhat arbitrary, since Robert Baratheon has Targ heritage, and claimed the kingship in part on that basis.  So the real pattern is that we have never seen a dark-haired Targ king whose last name is "Targaryen".

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Well if you subscribe to the idea that Baelor was either intentionally murdered by his brother or set up to be murdered by some machinations of Bloodraven, then that particular dark haired king to be was certainly intentioally removed.

Baelor's son, Valarr, was also mostly dark haired but we don't have any reason to believe that he was intentionally killed and thus removed from the line of succession.  (Even though the peasants do seem to think that Bloodraven had something to do with the Spring Sickness).

I guess Aegon's sandy haired brother kind of removed himself from the line of succession, even though that may be an interesting story.

The next dark haired potential king, seemed to remove himself from the line of succession through his choice of brides.  

So at this time, I would argue happenstance moreso than any intentional meaning.

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Wait, I didn’t mean this to be a Dany vs Jon vs Aegon race for the throne. But, it is quite interesting now that you think about it, perhaps it is meaningful that no black haired Targ was ever crowned, perhaps this will foreshadow who BR will support in the future :dunno:

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2 hours ago, Targaryeninkingslanding said:

Hair as white as snow

Bah. Silver gold hair is much better. 

3 hours ago, Kolx said:

Wait, I didn’t mean this to be a Dany vs Jon vs Aegon race for the throne. But, it is quite interesting now that you think about it, perhaps it is meaningful that no black haired Targ was ever crowned, perhaps this will foreshadow who BR will support in the future :dunno:

What the hell does hair color have to do with who sits the Iron Throne? 

 

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On 5/18/2021 at 10:04 AM, Frey family reunion said:

Well if you subscribe to the idea that Baelor was either intentionally murdered by his brother or set up to be murdered by some machinations of Bloodraven, then that particular dark haired king to be was certainly intentioally removed.

Baelor's son, Valarr, was also mostly dark haired but we don't have any reason to believe that he was intentionally killed and thus removed from the line of succession.  (Even though the peasants do seem to think that Bloodraven had something to do with the Spring Sickness).

I guess Aegon's sandy haired brother kind of removed himself from the line of succession, even though that may be an interesting story.

The next dark haired potential king, seemed to remove himself from the line of succession through his choice of brides.  

So at this time, I would argue happenstance moreso than any intentional meaning.

That's what I see too, but the consistency seems noteworthy.

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On 5/17/2021 at 9:23 PM, Kolx said:

There were many chances of it happening, but there has  always been something that made a silver hair ruler take over instead. Is it supposed to mean something?

It means the silver haired royals have the right to rule.  The silver hair and the purple eyes are the physical traits associated with the authority to rule.

On 5/17/2021 at 10:05 PM, Rondo said:

It absolutely is significant.  Silver hair is the mark of a Targaryen.  So, unless the claimant has been under the unbroken gaze of the public since birth, yes, he will always be doubted.  There will never be a dark-haired Targaryen ruler.

A Targaryen crossed with a mere dark-haired noble will have the streak that Baelor and Darkstar have.  That streak in his hair is a clue that Darkstar is part Targaryen. 

A lad with pure dark hair will never be accepted. 

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2 hours ago, Lady_Qohor said:

This probably doesn't count but technically Robert Baratheon was a dark haired Targaryen King. 

He may not have had the name but he had the blood and was a legitimate descendant. 

Robert who becomes a king.
It is because martin does not consider the baratheons as targaryen.

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2 hours ago, Hug-hammer said:

Robert who becomes a king.
It is because martin does not consider the baratheons as targaryen.

It's more than just Martin not considering them Targaryen, it's an objective fact that they are not Targaryens.  The Targaryens became defined as a patriarchal lineage which was confirmed at the Great Council preceding the Dance of Dragons.  

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1 hour ago, Frey family reunion said:

It's more than just Martin not considering them Targaryen, it's an objective fact that they are not Targaryens.  The Targaryens became defined as a patriarchal lineage which was confirmed at the Great Council preceding the Dance of Dragons.  

Was the Great Council about who gets to use the last name "Targaryen"?  Or was it just about who gets to be king?

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22 minutes ago, Mister Smikes said:

Was the Great Council about who gets to use the last name "Targaryen"?  Or was it just about who gets to be king?

It was about who gets to sit on that horribly uncomfortable iron chair. 

2 hours ago, Frey family reunion said:

It's more than just Martin not considering them Targaryen, it's an objective fact that they are not Targaryens.  The Targaryens became defined as a patriarchal lineage which was confirmed at the Great Council preceding the Dance of Dragons.  

Baratheons are an entirely separate house from the Targaryens. They share some blood, but not much, thank God. It's a family of drunkards. And one usurper. 

 

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