Thanks to a number of time jumps, House of the Dragon has already introduced several generations of the Targaryen family, and that number will undoubtedly continue growing. Of course, since this show is House of the Dragon and not House of the Wolves about the Starks or House of the Stags about the Baratheons or even House of the Lions about the Lannisters, many of the main Targaryen characters are related several times over. So, why does the Targaryen family get away with so much incest, which seems to go against the Westerosi Faith of the Seven? For that answer, we turn to author George R.R. Martin and what he wrote in Fire & Blood

Marrying and procreating within the Targaryen family already had a long history before Rhaenyra and her uncle Daemon started making out in a King’s Landing brothel and Daemon asked Viserys for his niece’s hand in marriage in House of the Dragon. King Viserys and first wife Aemma were cousins. Viserys and Daemon’s parents were siblings, and their parents were also siblings. Three of Rhaenyra’s four grandparents were Targaryens, and the dynasty in fact goes back to King Aegon I and his two sisters/wives. Rhaenyra is aunt by marriage and cousin by blood to Daemon’s children with Laena, while Daemon is uncle by marriage and great uncle by blood to Rhaenyra’s sons, who are claimed by Laenor.

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