Daenerys Targaryen

Daenerys Targaryen
Daenerys Targaryen
A Song of Ice and Fire character
First appearance	Novel: ; A Game of Thrones (1996) ; Television: ; "Winter Is Coming" (2011)
Created by	George R. R. Martin
Portrayed by	Emilia Clarke ; Game of Thrones
In-universe information
Alias	Dany; Daenerys Stormborn; Mother of Dragons; Breaker of Chains; The Unburnt; Mhysa
Gender	Female
Title	Daenerys of House Targaryen, Queen of Westeros ; Queen of Meereen ; Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea
Family	House Targaryen
Spouse	Khal Drogo
Children	Rhaego (son)
Relatives	Aerys II Targaryen (father); Rhaella Targaryen (mother); Rhaegar Targaryen (brother); Viserys Targaryen (brother); Rhaenys Targaryen (niece); Aegon Targaryen (nephew)
Nationality	Westerosi

Daenerys Targaryen is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones.

In 2013 Emilia Clarke received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her portrayal of Daenerys in the TV series.^[1]

Character description

Daenerys Targaryen is the daughter of King Aerys II Targaryen and is one of the last survivors of House Targaryen.^[2]^[3] She serves as the third-person narrator of thirty-one chapters throughout A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, and A Dance with Dragons. Thirteen years before the events of the series, she was born in the midst of a storm, earning her the nickname 'Stormborn'. Shortly thereafter, Daenerys and her brother Viserys fled to Braavos. They spent the following years wandering the Free Cities.^[2]

Storylines

A Game of Thrones

In A Game of Thrones (1996), Daenerys is forced to marry Khal Drogo, a Dothraki warlord, in exchange for Drogo providing warriors to her brother, Viserys.^[2] At that time, Daenerys befriends Jorah Mormont, an exiled Westerosi knight and is given three petrified dragon eggs as a wedding gift. After Drogo kills Viserys for threatening his wife, Daenerys sees herself as the heir to the Targaryen dynasty, and responsible for reclaiming the throne for her family. Shortly thereafter Drogo is wounded in a fight, and the cut festers. Drogo's warriors abandon him shortly after. Daenerys recruits a witch to save Drogo, but the witch betrays her, killing Daenerys' unborn child and leaving Drogo in a catatonic state. Daenerys does not want her husband to suffer any longer and smothers Drogo. She climbs on top of Drogo's funeral pyre with her three dragon eggs. She awakes the next morning unharmed with three hatched dragons.

A Clash of Kings

Daenerys's rides to the city of Qarth, where she accepts an invitation from a group of warlocks to discover her future. At their tower, Daenerys learns that the Warlocks intend to keep her prisoner, but she escapes and burns the tower. Daenerys takes three ships and sails to Slavers Bay in search of an army to take back Westeros.

A Storm of Swords

Daenerys then sails to Astapor in Slaver's Bay to purchase an army of 'Unsullied' soldiers, in exchange for a dragon; but betrays the slavers and uses the Unsullied to sack the city. She later conquers the city Yunkai, with the help of Daario Naharis, a mercenary. As she marches on the city Meereen, she learns that one of her companions is actually Barristan Selmy, a knight of the Kingsguard, and that Jorah has been spying on her, and sends the pair on a suicide mission to capture Meereen. When the mission is successful, Barristan asks to be forgiven for his deception; but Jorah refuses to ask forgiveness, so she exiles him. She decides to rule in Meereen, unwilling to abandon the slaves she freed back into bondage.

A Dance with Dragons

Throughout A Dance with Dragons (2011), Daenerys struggles to rule maintain order in the city. When Drogon is accused of homicide, she is forced to chain her dragons Rhaegal and Viserion, but Drogon escapes. Her advisers suggest she marry Hizdahr zo Loraq to bring peace, and she agrees to the marriage if he can bring peace for ninety days. During those ninety days, she takes Daario as a lover. Hizdahr successfully negotiates an end to the killings, and Daenerys marries him. At her wedding feast, the blood and noise of the fighting pits attracts Drogon, who is immediately attacked; Daenerys rescues her dragon by riding off with him. After several days in Drogon's lair, she falls ill and begins to hallucinate, and is later found by Khal Jhaqo, formerly a captain of her Khalasar who betrayed her husband. Her fate is unknown

TV series casting

The role was originally played by Tamzin Merchant in the pilot, but the first episode was re-shot with Emilia Clarke.^[4]

Family tree of House Targaryen

See: Extended family tree of House Targaryen

Maekar
221–233^[a]

Dyanna
Dayne^[b]

Daenora^[b]

Aerion
"Brightflame"^[c]

Daeron
"The Drunken"^[c]

Kierra of
Tyrosh^[b]

Aemon^[d]

Aegon V
"The Unlikely"
233–259^[a]

Betha
"Black Betha"
Blackwood^[b]

Rhae^[b]

Daella^[b]

Maegor^[b]

Vaella
"The Simple"^[b]

Duncan^[b]

Jenny of
Oldstones^[b]

Jaehaerys II
259–262^[a]

Shaera^[b]

Daeron^[b]

Rhaelle^[b]

Ormund
Baratheon^[b]

Aerys II
"The Mad King"
262–283^[a]

Rhaella^[a]

Steffon
Baratheon^[b]

Cassana
Estermont^[b]

Rhaegar^[a]

Elia
Martell^[a]

Shaena
(stillborn)^[e]

Daeron^[e]

stillborn
child^[e]

Aegon^[e]

Jaehaerys^[e]

Viserys^[a]

Drogo^[f]

Daenerys^[a]

Hizdahr
zo Loraq^[g]

Rhaenys^[a]

Aegon^[a]

Rhaego
(stillborn)^[h]^[i]

Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Martin, George R. R. (1996). "Appendix: The Old Dynasty: House Targaryen". A Game of Thrones. ISBN 978-0-553-89784-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Martin, George R. R.; García Jr., Elio M.; Antonsson, Linda (2014). "Appendix: Targaryen Lineage". The World of Ice & Fire. ISBN 978-0-553-80544-4.
^ ^a ^b Martin, George R. R. (1998). "The Hedge Knight". Legends. p. 500. ISBN 978-1-429-96657-3.
^ Martin. "The Hedge Knight". Legends. p. 504.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Martin, George R. R.; García Jr., Elio M.; Antonsson, Linda (2014). "The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II". The World of Ice & Fire. ISBN 978-0-553-80544-4.
^ Martin. "Chapter 11: Daenerys". A Game of Thrones.
^ Martin, George R. R. (2011). "Chapter 43: Daenerys". A Dance with Dragons. p. 633. ISBN 978-0-553-90565-6.
^ Martin. "Chapter 46: Daenerys". A Game of Thrones.
^ Martin. "Chapter 68: Daenerys". A Game of Thrones.

References

^ "Emmy Nominees Full List: Breaking Bad, Homeland, Downton Abbey Dominate 2013 Awards". The Huffington Post. July 18, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c A Game of Thrones, Chapter 3: Daenerys I.
^ A Game of Thrones, Appendix.
^ "George R. R. Martin talks 'Game of Thrones' as the HBO show's 'Daenerys' departs". Chicago Tribune. April 29, 2010.

External links

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[Targaryens-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Martin, George R. R. (1996). "Appendix: The Old Dynasty: House Targaryen". A Game of Thrones. ISBN 978-0-553-89784-5.

[Lineage-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Martin, George R. R.; García Jr., Elio M.; Antonsson, Linda (2014). "Appendix: Targaryen Lineage". The World of Ice & Fire. ISBN 978-0-553-80544-4.

[Maekar-7] Martin, George R. R. (1998). "The Hedge Knight". Legends. p. 500. ISBN 978-1-429-96657-3.

[Aemon-8] Martin. "The Hedge Knight". Legends. p. 504.

[SB-9] Martin, George R. R.; García Jr., Elio M.; Antonsson, Linda (2014). "The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II". The World of Ice & Fire. ISBN 978-0-553-80544-4.

[Drogo-10] Martin. "Chapter 11: Daenerys". A Game of Thrones.

[Hizdahr-11] Martin, George R. R. (2011). "Chapter 43: Daenerys". A Dance with Dragons. p. 633. ISBN 978-0-553-90565-6.

[Rhaego1-12] Martin. "Chapter 46: Daenerys". A Game of Thrones.

[Rhaego2-13] Martin. "Chapter 68: Daenerys". A Game of Thrones.

[huffpost-1] "Emmy Nominees Full List: Breaking Bad, Homeland, Downton Abbey Dominate 2013 Awards". The Huffington Post. July 18, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2014.

[FOOTNOTE''A_Game_of_Thrones''Chapter_3:_Daenerys_I-2] A Game of Thrones, Chapter 3: Daenerys I.

[FOOTNOTE''A_Game_of_Thrones''Appendix-3] A Game of Thrones, Appendix.

[4] "George R. R. Martin talks 'Game of Thrones' as the HBO show's 'Daenerys' departs". Chicago Tribune. April 29, 2010.

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