Compare And Contrast The Kingdoms Of Targaryen

Aerys II Targaryen was King of the seven kingdoms for many years. These kingdoms are the North, the Riverlands, the Vale, the Westernlands, the Stormlands, the Reach, and Dorne. Through out all of the kingdom’s, he was known only as the “Mad King”. His wife, Rhaella, had three children with him. Rhaegar, Viserys, and Daenerys were the heirs of the “Mad King”. While in battle, he was killed by his own hand. His son, Rhaegar, took reign over the seven kingdoms after proving he was no where near as insane as his father. Rhaegar was able to survive the rebellion led by Robert Baratheon who was betrothed to a woman named Lyanna Stark. This rebellion started when Aerys and Rhaegar supposedly kidnapped Lyanna. Little did Robert know, Lyanna was actually in love with Rhaegar Targaryen. She was not captured by the Targaryen’s, but went willingly with them. Rhaegar was married to Lyanna …show more content…
This strengthened Aegon’s alliances and allowed him to have the determined Dothraki army at his call. At the wedding, Daenerys was gifted three dragon eggs. She was able to prove she was of true dragon blood and hatched the three dragons. These three dragons proved to be the most powerful beasts in the seven kingdom’s as they won many wars for Aegon. His most important victory being against the White Walkers. They could only be killed by fire and that is exactly what the dragon’s brought to the battle. Aegon became aware of the oncoming war with the White Walkers thanks to his uncle, Benjen Stark. While serving at the wall, Benjen came into contact with the Army of Dead after sending out a group of men to track down a group of Wildings. Only one man returned and he told tales of white men with glowing eyes. These beings had not been seen for thousands of years and Benjen knew exactly what they were. He told his nephew about the return of the White Walkers and warned him of the inevitable battle that was soon to