Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The biggest revelation of House of the Dragon's premiere was undoubtedly the prophecy that supposedly drove Aegon Targaryen to conquer Westeros. But his vision of the song of ice and fire has already led leaders like Viserys to do monstrous things, and the true impact of this foretelling is more complex and interesting than anyone might thing.


Content Of This Video:

00:00 Intro
00:39 Aegon's Vision & The Nature Of Prophecy
05:55 The Brutality That's Wrongly Justified With Prophetic Interpretation
11:09 Outro

Nissa Nissa & Azor Ahai fanart by Tim Durning