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do you think that rhaenys and visenya were romantically involved like a part of the fandom believes? i personally very much believe that. i fully believe that all three of the conquerors were on good terms with each other and loved each other. the belief about aegon disliking visenya is just the maesters bs. though i do think that the reason their relationship became strained after rhaenys death was because visenya couldn’t forgive aegon for making peace with dorne. and that one of the reasons she worked so hard to uphold everything once the uprisings and such began was because she didn’t want everything want everything to be for naught and for rhaenys death to have occurred for no reason. but then again this is just me speculating. i really do hope for more sapphic asoiaf characters, the denial of laenyra is already bad enough.

Yeah anon, I'm definitely a believer in the Conqueror Threesome lmao. I think that the in-universe F&B writers couldn't handle the Conquerors not being heteronormative, so they wrote them they way they did. I also totally agree with your speculations, those make a lot of sense to me.

Now, I'm not surprised with how people in the fandom portray them. This fandom for some reason has always been very trad/conservative, so their insistence on a traditional love triangle makes sense. Especially when it comes to Visenya. She's a non-conforming woman, so she's usually portrayed as bloodthirsty, jealous, and hateful.

Because of this and how HBO has handled other Targaryen women/relationships, I have almost no hope for the Conquerors show. I think that they'll go the route of making Visenya hate Aegon and Rhaenys. While having extremely toxic sapphic undertones between Visenya and Rhaenys purely to queer bate viewers, ala rhaenicent. I hope this doesn't happen, I would love to see the Conquerors properly portrayed on screen.

The time has finally come…

From the amazing talents of 32 individual artists, I’m bring you…

A TAROT OF ICE AND FIRE

Cover art: mkur_art (Instagram)

Patchface: @samiligia

The dragon eggs: @mursartifice

Melisandre: @wweskywalker

The conquerors: @fkaluis

Bran Stark: Dr3adLady (twitter)

Jon & Daenerys: @toadpeee

Drogon, Viserion & Rhaegal: ilona_vvww (twitter)

Brienne of Tarth: taliesart (twitter & Instagram)

Stannis Baratheon: oynon (Instagram) & @toadpeee

Geroge R. R. Martin: @toadpeee

Ned Stark: ilona_vvww (instagram)

Tyrion Lannister: pulksten (twitter)

Lyanna Stark: @polluxxxart

Rickon Stark: @jimmymmtz

Arya Stark: @arte072

Sansa Stark: Sansapilled (twitter)

Olenna Tyrell: highgardenart (twitter)

The World: @toadpeee

Jorah & Daario: @jimmymmtz

Missandei: @reynyra

Oberyn Martell: mrm215555 (twitter)

Podrick Payne: @wodania

Renly Baratheon: @wodania

Robert Baratheon: @laurellerual

Catlyn Stark: Sali_alenn (twitter)

Tywin Lannister: @cyareaxes

Samwell Tarly: @laurellerual

Greyworm: @shikadraws

Rhaegar: @faeporcelain

Margaery Tyrell: highgardenart (twitter)

Jon Snow: Nataa_draws (instagram)

Robb Stark: rozesdoesart (instagram)

Tommen Baratheon: @francy-sketches

Varys: Alorescott (twitter)

Jaime Lannister: talisart (twitter)

Joffrey Baratheon: mrm_215555 (twitter)

Sandor Clegane: @banadraw

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got/asoiaf meme ♕ [1/3] pre-series characters | The Conqueror Queens Visenya and Rhaenys Targaryen

Visenya, eldest of the three siblings, was as much a warrior as Aegon himself, as comfortable in ringmail as in silk. She carried the Valyrian longsword Dark Sister, and was skilled in its use, having trained beside her brother since childhood. Though possessed of the silver-gold hair and purple eyes of Valyria, hers was a harsh, austere beauty. Even those who loved her best found Visenya stern, serious, and unforgiving: some said she played with poisons and dabbled in dark sorceries.

Rhaenys, youngest of the three Targaryens, was all her sister was not, playful, curious, impulsive, given to flights of fancy. No true warrior, Rhaenys loved music, dancing, and poetry, and supported many a singer, mummer, and puppeteer. Yet it was said that Rhaenys spent more time on dragonback than her brother and sister combined, for above all things she loved to fly. She was once heard to say that before she died she meant to fly Meraxes across the Sunset Sea to see what lay upon its western shores.

This is perfection

The time has finally come…

From the amazing talents of 32 individual artists, I’m bring you…

A TAROT OF ICE AND FIRE

Cover art: mkur_art (Instagram)

Patchface: @samiligia

The dragon eggs: @mursartifice

Melisandre: @wweskywalker

The conquerors: @fkaluis

Bran Stark: Dr3adLady (twitter)

Jon & Daenerys: @toadpeee

Drogon, Viserion & Rhaegal: ilona_vvww (twitter)

Brienne of Tarth: taliesart (twitter & Instagram)

Stannis Baratheon: oynon (Instagram) & @toadpeee

Geroge R. R. Martin: @toadpeee

Ned Stark: ilona_vvww (instagram)

Tyrion Lannister: pulksten (twitter)

Lyanna Stark: @polluxxxart

Rickon Stark: @jimmymmtz

Arya Stark: @arte072

Sansa Stark: Sansapilled (twitter)

Olenna Tyrell: highgardenart (twitter)

The World: @toadpeee

Jorah & Daario: @jimmymmtz

Missandei: @reynyra

Oberyn Martell: mrm215555 (twitter)

Podrick Payne: @wodania

Renly Baratheon: @wodania

Robert Baratheon: @laurellerual

Catlyn Stark: Sali_alenn (twitter)

Tywin Lannister: @cyareaxes

Samwell Tarly: @laurellerual

Greyworm: @shikadraws

Rhaegar: @faeporcelain

Margaery Tyrell: highgardenart (twitter)

Jon Snow: Nataa_draws (instagram)

Robb Stark: rozesdoesart (instagram)

Tommen Baratheon: @francy-sketches

Varys: Alorescott (twitter)

Jaime Lannister: talisart (twitter)

Joffrey Baratheon: mrm_215555 (twitter)

Sandor Clegane: @banadraw

Many fans often envision The Conquerors in a Byzantine fashion, and it's quite fitting. The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, persisted as the continuation of the Roman Empire, surviving the challenges that led to the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. Similarly, The Conquerors, the Targaryen family, survived the Doom of Valyria, making them the heirs and continuation of the Valyrian Freehold.

SO, If we picture ancient Valyrians donning attire akin to 1st-century Romans, like stolla dresses and palla cloaks for women and togas for men, it logically follows that The Conquerors, as inheritors of the empire, would don Byzantine clothing in their portrayal.

NOW! although the 6th-century Byzantine imperial costume boasts simplicity in silhouette, draping, and cut, it is truly elevated by its lavish bejeweled and embellished details.

Take, for instance, Empress Theodora's state costume: a white stola adorned with intricate gold and jewel embellishments at the hem, a purple paludamentum heavily embroidered with a luxurious gold border, and a prominently jeweled collar crowning the cloak—an iconic symbol of Byzantine fashion. Completing her regal ensemble is a headdress with cascading ropes of pearls. Meanwhile, her ladies in waiting don similar attire, albeit with fewer embellishments.

All in all, Byzantine fashion is all about garments embroidered with gold and adorned with pearls and jewels.

And it is this extravagant opulence I wanna see The Conquerors in - Aegon adorned in a blood-red paludamentum pinned gracefully on his right shoulder, while Visenya and Rhaenys don heavily bejeweled collars and intricate hairstyles.

However, it doesn't have to be overly historically accurate. I believe that as long as certain 'iconic' Byzantine fashion elements are incorporated, the silhouette can be altered. Take, for example, the 19th-century depictions of Empress Theodora:

While most of them lack accuracy (with Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant's version being the closest to historical credibility), they successfully capture the essence of luxury, gold, and opulence.

Conclusion: I think if I were to draw The Conqueror sisters, I wouldn't necessarily adhere strictly to the historically accurate shapeless, modest silhouette. However, I would definitely strive to convey the essence of luxury and ornamentation in my depiction.