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Blackfyre Rebellions: Part 2 - Daeron II the Good (2015)

History of Westeros (Game of Thrones)

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🗓️ 8 November 2012

⏱️ 120 minutes

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Summary

The son of Aegon the Unworthy had a lot to deal with after his father's deathbed decree. Guest Steven Attewell joins Aziz in discussing this monarch, and whether or not he actually deserved to be called "the Good". Special attention paid to the Great Bastards, Baelor Breakspear, and Dorne. Published April 6, 2015.

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Daren's reign quickly stabilized the realm and he soon came to be called

0:10.1

Daron the Good by the small folk and noble lords alike. He was widely seen as

0:14.9

just and good-hearted even if some questioned the influence of his dornish wife.

0:18.6

And though he was no warrior, descriptions of the era note that he was small afraid with thin arms

0:24.3

around shoulders in a scholarly disposition. Two of his four sons seemed all that could

0:29.1

be wished in a knight lord or heir. Yet too many men looked upon Baylor's dark hair and eyes and muttered that he was more

0:35.7

Martel than Targarian, even though he proved a man who could win respect with ease and was as

0:40.6

open-handed and just as his father.

0:43.0

Knights and lords of the dornish marches came to mistrust,

0:46.0

Aaron, and Baylor as well.

0:48.0

And then they would look at Damon Blackfire,

0:50.0

grown tall and powerful, half a god among mortal men,

0:53.4

and with a conqueror's sword in his possession,

0:56.2

and wonder.

0:57.9

So as Egon the Unworthy's reign set the stage

1:00.5

and sewed the seeds for the Blackfire rebellions via the fathering of so many of the main participants.

1:06.1

The reign of his son, Daren the second, was a time for those seeds to grow.

1:11.1

For them to turn into great princes, great bastards, and great problems.

1:16.0

As these seeds grew, so did they begin to flower.

1:19.0

The blooms took one of two colors, red or black.

1:23.2

Spotify is making it really easy to make

1:25.5

podcast these days.

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