House of the Dragon finds the Targaryen dynasty at the absolute
apex of its power, with more than 10 dragons under their yoke. Most
empires crumble from such heights. In the case of the Targaryens, their
slow fall begins when King Viserys breaks with a century of tradition by
naming his daughter Rhaenyra heir to the Iron Throne.
But when Viserys later fathers a son, Aegon, the court
is shocked when Rhaenyra retains her status as his heir, and seeds of
division sow friction across the realm.
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Coded by Erica Chambers