Lord Varys Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 27 minutes ago, Craving Peaches said: I know, I live there and watched it live. Sorry, but that was a waste of your time... 27 minutes ago, Craving Peaches said: That is doing something though. As you can see, literally no Smallfolk like the Targaryens because they are Targaryens, but because of them doing something positive. Nobody ever said anything about the Targaryens being loved because they have that name - they are loved because they are the royal family, feed their people propaganda ... and also do something for them. But even if they weren't doing something for the commoners - as Aegon/Rhaenys and Jaehaerys/Alysanne did - the very fact that united the continent was a huge plus. Whoever unified Westeros and ended the silly wars between the lords and kings would have been liked by the people - because they were suffering from that shit. I mean, you must be aware how fucked up things were in Westeros if there was effectively perpetual war on the continent in addition to the freak seasons. Every autumn/winter the war shit would have destroyed crucial winter provisions in certain regions - meaning thousands of people would starve to death in winter. And - again - if they had been hated or disliked by a majority of the lords and commoners by the time of Maegor ... they would have cast them down. It would have been very easy at that time. Jaehaerys I could only take power and become the king he was because the lords and the people wanted to be ruled by him. That they wanted this you can draw, for instance, from the positive estimates of Jaehaerys' character from the guests of the Golden Wedding in 49 AC. Morte 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craving Peaches Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 12 minutes ago, Lord Varys said: Sorry, but that was a waste of your time... Yep. Two hours I'll never get back... Morte 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanF Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 10 hours ago, Craving Peaches said: I know, I live there and watched it live. That is doing something though. As you can see, literally no Smallfolk like the Targaryens because they are Targaryens, but because of them doing something positive. I thought Penny Mordaunt bore a considerable resemblance to Margaery Tyrell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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