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The Aerys Targaryen appreciation thread


Darth Visenya

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Someone had to start this thread. In my opinion Aerys is one of the most intriguing villains. He made a hobby out of mocking Tywin. It would be quite something if Aerys actually knew about Tywin's refusal to the marriage pact (set by Joanna and the princess of Dorne) when he married Rhaegar to Elia.

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That must have been a horrifying scene though:

“There were trials. Of a sort. Lord Rickard demanded trial by combat, and the king granted the request. Stark armored himself as for battle, thinking to duel one of the Kingsguard. Me, perhaps. Instead they took him to the throne room and suspended him from the rafters while two of Aerys’s pyromancers kindled a blaze beneath him. The king told him that fire was the champion of House Targaryen. So all Lord Rickard needed to do to prove himself innocent of treason was . . . well, not burn.

“When the fire was blazing, Brandon was brought in. His hands were chained behind his back, and around his neck was a wet leathern cord attached to a device the king had brought from Tyrosh. His legs were left free, though, and his longsword was set down just beyond his reach.

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