Weve seen and heard many callbacks to the great empire of the Valyrian Freehold.
Old Valyria was a site of incest, torture, black magic, and massacre.
The Targaryens are caught within a civil war that will devastate their house and rob it of its dragons.
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The Targaryens then relocated to Dragonstone.
It was an apt move.
Like Daenys, Viserys is also haunted by dragon dreams that prophesied a change in the status quo.
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This actually isnt the first time that weve heard about Old Valyria.
Its believed in some circles that Valyria was destroyed because of the gods wrath with the societys sins.
To Viserys credit, he at least tried to prevent his family from repeating the indulgences of the past.
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No mention of House Celtigar though.
Many of their customs are rooted in fire and blood, as we know thatValyrian weddingsshare that commonality.
House of the Dragonis effective because it feels like a lived-in universe.
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