![]() At its core, it was a war of succession, just like what we have in House of the Dragon. Image: House of the Draogn/HBO How the Anarchy inspired the Dance of the DragonsĪt King’s Landing, King Viserys Targaryen I (King Henry I) worries about passing away without a son as his heir. He lobbies for the crown to be awarded to his eldest daughter Rhaenyra, which makes her our Empress Matilda. But just like King Henry, he faces resistance from many of his nobles, who prefer the idea of male-only Targaryen primogeniture.Ĭoncerned for the future of Dragonstone and his kingdom, Viserys has all of his nobles swear an oath of loyalty to Rhaenyra, but upon his death, the court splits into two factions, called the “blacks” (supporters of Rhaenyra Targaryen), and the “greens” who support Aegon II, Viserys’ son by his second wife Alicent Hightower. The “greens” seize the Iron Throne and King’s Landing, facilitated in part by Princess Rhaenrya being at Dragonstone on the night of King Viserys’ death, just as Empress Matilda was in Normandy when Henry I passed away. Chaos erupts across Westeros as the factions battle and the realm descends into a bloody civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons. ![]() Matilda leads an invading army into southern England with the help of her uncle King David of Scotland.
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