Had to search this out, a little late to get it. I didn't realize that Danny had 2 brothers and that one was much older.
Can I get some clarification on this story line?
Rhaenys Targaryen was the daughter of Prince
Rhaegar Targaryen and Princess
Elia Martell. She had a younger full-brother,
Aegon, and a younger paternal half-brother,
Jon Snow.
[1][2] For mysterious reasons, Rhaegar allegedly
abducted Jon's mother
Lyanna Stark, sparking a
Rebellion that ultimately deposed
House Targaryen as the ruling house of
Westeros. Rhaegar was killed by
Robert Baratheon, who was Lyanna's betrothed, at the
Battle of the Trident. Soon afterwards, Rhaenys and Aegon were brutally murdered along with their mother by
SerGregor Clegane during the
Sack of King's Landing.
[3]
Season 3
Thoros of Myr reminisces how he witnessed
Gregor Clegane presenting the bodies of Prince Aegon and Princess Rhaenys before the
Iron Throne.
[4]
- mad king aerys was king
- rhaegar was heir. rhaegar was married to elia martell of dorne. and rhaegar was really into prophecy. he sensed doom. i think he wanted a third child, but elia was sickly. so it was unlikely she would have another kid (they had 2 already. a girl named rhaenys and a baby boy named aegon)
- rhaegar (speculation) calls a huge tourney together, probably to discuss outing his dad and voting in a new king (or himself).
- Mystery knight (lyanna stark) subplot - howland reede was being picked on. lyanna shows up and saves him. later, those dudes are sitting in the champions seats of the jousting tourney. a mystery knight showed up at the tourney and unhorsed them. the mystery knight never took off his (or her) helm. and disappeared the next day. the mystery knight was probably lyanna stark (she could ride a horse pretty well)
- rhaegar was sent to find the mystery knight. but found only a shield. most likely, he found lyanna, and found it really hot that she (a) defended howland and (b) is a badass, since everyone assumed the mystery knight was a guy
- they fall in love and eventually elope
- lyanna had been betrothed to robert baratheon (who grew up as a ward with ned stark at the Vale. Jon Arryn was lord of the vale)
- so rumors circulate that rhaegar kidnapped her
- ned's father Rickard and his older brother Brandon (betrothed to catelyn tully) go to king's landing pissed. mad king aerys kills them
- jon arryn convinced ned to marry Catelyn to unite house tully (riverlands) to the starks. then together with Jon (vale), robert (stormlands), and ned (north), they rebelled. it should have been called "jon's rebellion" imo since he was the brains behind it
- rhaegar and lyanna escape south to dorne (tower of joy)
- rhaegar eventually leaves and heads back to the riverlands to war
- robert kills rhaegar
- tywin lannister (previously Mad Kng Aery's hand) finally joins the fray at the end of the war. shows up at kings landing pretending to be on mad king aerys side
- varys tells aerys "dont trust him! keep those gates locked!"
- pycelle says "let him in"
- aerys lets him in and tywin betrays him
- tywin's mad dog, gregor clegane kills elia/rhaegars child rhaenys. then rapes and kills elia. then kills aegon (in the books, he presumably kills a fake aegon. varys secretly snuck the baby aegon out of king'slanding)
*** this is why oberyn came to king's landing in season 4. after 15 years or so, it was time. he wanted revenge on tywin and gregor. "elia martell [my sister]. say her name!!! you RAPED her. you MURDERED her. you KILLED HER CHILDREN. say it!!" plus "WHO GAVE YOU THOSE ORDERS!?!?", impying gregors leige lord, tywin lannister
Jaime's Fever Dream - in the books, jaime has a legendery "fever dream" before going back to harrenhal and saving brienne from the bear. in the dream, rhaegar and the other king's guard harass him for not protecting rhaegars children. so he is going to be PUMPED to hear jon is rheargars son. one last chance to regain his honor