The House of the Dragon is a series on the HBO channel, which in turn is a spin off of the famous series ‘Game of Thrones’, inspired by the medieval fantasy book series by George RR Martin. The plot focuses on the Targaryen family, the house of kings of Westeros, and their greatest conflict in hundreds of years, the division of the family over the Iron Throne, which led to the war known as ‘The Dance of Dragons’.
If you are interested in delving deeper into this work of fiction and the ideas and themes discussed in it, you will like this compilation of the best phrases from The House of the Dragon
Following the story of ‘Fire and Blood’, this story follows the life of Rhaenyra Targaryen, the heir to the throne and her fight with her half-brothers for the kingdom. In its first season, thousands of emotions and nostalgia were unleashed for this fantasy world, leaving us with a series of memorable quotes about The House of the Dragon.
1. To refer to a storm, you can sail towards it or around it. But you should never wait for its arrival.
A way of referring to facing our problems.
2. You are young. You’ll learn.
It is common for young people to feel like they know everything.
3. What are children if not a weakness? Crazy? A futility? Through them, you imagine deceiving the great darkness of your victory.
Not all arrivals of children are welcome.
4. Some would say it is too big for our world.
Power, no matter how great it is, sooner or later ends up collapsing.
5. In those days, House Targaryen stood in the fullness of its strength with ten full-grown dragons under its yoke. No power in the world could resist.
About the golden age of the Targaryens in Westeros.
6. We have real bellies, you and me. Childbirth is our battlefield. We must learn to face it with integrity.
The way they viewed royal women.
7. King’s Landing will learn to fear the color gold.
Daemon doesn’t play games, for him, everything is resolved on the battlefield.
8. Maybe my prince remembers when I knocked him off his horse.
Ser Criston’s greatest strength, but also weakness, is his self-confidence.
9. If you want to be restored as heir, you will have to kill me.
A threat from a young Rhaenyra, who does not even fear her own blood.
10. Let’s drain our glasses to these three strong boys.
In English, ‘strong’, a form of mockery for Rhaenyra’s children who are presumed to be bastards.
11. There is a child in the queen’s womb. I know it. And my heir will soon put an end to all this damn anguish.
All hope placed in a baby who never saw tomorrow.
12. You may know what is right to do, but love stays your hand. Love is a ruin.
Is love a weakness or a strength?
13. Until your mother gives birth to a son you are stuck with me.
Daemon securing his place as possible heir to the Iron Throne.
14. I want to fly with you on a dragon, see the wonders beyond the Narrow Sea and eat cake.
A simple dream in the mind of the young princess, with her best friend, Alicent.
15. The gods have yet to make a man who lacks patience for absolute power.
A form of criticism towards the soft character of King Viserys.
16. Many of those who are tested only wish they had saved themselves.
Not all the experiences we want to live are pleasant.
17. Every man standing around the Painted Table urges her to plunge the kingdom into war. Rhaenyra is the only one who has shown restraint.
Rhaenys speaking in favor of Rhaenyra as the future queen.
18. Don’t let your temperament guide your judgment.
Letting ourselves get carried away by a bad mood causes us to act impulsively.
19. For the world of men to survive, a Targaryen must sit on the Iron Throne.
About the prophecy of the long night, where only a Targaryen can bring peace to the world.
20. The idea that we control dragons is an illusion.
A warning from the king that no one wanted to hear.
21. Do you think the kingdom will ever accept me as its queen?
A doubt that remained in his mind until the last of his days.
22. Dreams did not make us kings. The dragons did it.
An example of Daemon’s warrior and impulsive character.
23. The gods give as the gods take away.
Nothing is permanent.
24. We have always been destined to burn together.
The promise of love between Daemon and Rhaenyra.
25. You know that my oath goes beyond our personal ambitions. A song of ice and fire.
Rhaenyra was a leader, who initially kept a cool head in the face of adversity.
26. After this cruel pregnancy, I wouldn’t be surprised if she gave birth to a real dragon.
Without a doubt, Aemma was one of the characters who suffered the most in this story.
27. Everyone says that the Targaryens are closer to the gods than to men, but they say it because of our dragons. Without them, we are like everyone else.
Does the power of this family rest with its dragons?
28. The next war against darkness in the North, The Conqueror’s Dream. Viserys shared it with me when he named me heir.
A prophecy to do the right thing, but it became a symbol of ambition.
29. Never has a Stark lived who forgot an oath.
A family that puts loyalty first.
30. That “girl” is holding the kingdom together right now.
Not everyone had faith in Rhaenyra’s ability as queen.
31. A marriage is a duty, yes. But that doesn’t stop us from doing what we want. To fuck whoever we want.
There are marriages that seem like a contract.
32. What is this brief mortal life, if not the search for legacy?
Everyone wants to leave their indelible mark on this world.
33. The road ahead is uncertain, but the end is clear.
The end is marked by the well-known ‘long night’.
34. You sit on the highest seat in the kingdom, Your Grace. Proud men don’t like having to look up.
Those who have a glimmer of power seek to overthrow those above them.
35. They are power that man should never have played with. One that brought Valyria its downfall.
Viserys talking about people’s arrogance towards dragons.
36. A king or queen. Strong enough to unite the kingdom against the cold and darkness.
The ‘prince that was promised’, who could also be a princess.
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