House of the Dragon: Why does Daemon Targaryen hate his wife to the death?

• After a quarrel, the king banishes his brother Daemon Targaryen to his wife in the Vale.
• The Targaryen Prince is less fond of his wife and has more love for his dragon and whore.
• With a fatal decision, Daemon ensures that he is freed from his loveless marriage.

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In the GoT spin-off “House of the Dragon”, Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) makes it absolutely clear that he neither loves his wife nor particularly likes him. Instead of being with her in the hated Green Valley, he prefers to spread fear and terror with his dragon Caraxes.

When the king throws him out of the city guard in anger and orders him to return to his wife’s side, Daemon prefers to travel to Dragonstone with his beloved. With a stolen dragon egg and a fiancé thought to be pregnant, the prince plans his life in a polygamous marriage to two women.

Hard shell soft core

The spirited prince was a skilled and ruthless knight and commander of the city guard of King’s Landing. With evident joy he enjoyed spreading fear and terror among the town’s criminals. With his sword “Dark Sister” he insisted on beating off the arms, legs or heads of the lawbreakers themselves.

Daemon’s ego seems to know no bounds and he celebrates his every deed. But he also has an emotional side. He brings a gift to his niece Rhaenyra Targaryen from each of his travels, and his former lover, the prostitute Mysaria, held a high place in his reputation.

The loveless marriage

Daemon’s wife Rhea Rois (Rachel Redford) does not arouse any good feelings in the dragon rider. Although the marriage started out promising, Daemon grew increasingly bored with his wife.

Queen Alysanne Targaryen promised Daemon to the young heiress of Runestone at the age of 16. But his life in the Vale and at Rhea’s side was too boring for the Targaryen Prince. He not only began to hate the Vale, but also his wife, whom he was not allowed to leave.

For this reason he also calls Rhea pejorative as his “bronze slut”, referring to the bronze armor of the lords of the House of Royce with this expression. This not only reveals his dislike of his wife, but of her entire family.

Daemon’s Escape to Dragonstone

After Daemon was told to return to his wife by his brother, he instead traveled with his beloved to Dragonstone, the Targaryen family seat. He wanted revenge for his brother’s betrayal, who named his daughter Rhaenyra, not him, the rightful heir to the throne.

In order to provoke his brother, he not only stole an egg from the dragon Dreamfire, but also invented an alleged pregnancy and marriage with the prostitute Mysaria. So he wanted to escape from his actual marriage. According to his brother, he was not allowed to divorce Lady Rhea Rois, which is why he wanted to take a second wife to escape the “bronze bitch”.

Daemon’s Redemption – Warning! Spoiler!

Ultimately, Daemon is freed from his loveless marriage when Lady Rhea Rois supposedly falls off her horse while falconry. But as we know, it wasn’t an accident. Daemon caused Rhea’s horse to fall backwards and onto his wife. The heiress of Runestein broke her neck in the process. Daemon then used a stone to ensure that he was widowed once and for all.

After his deed, Daemon wanted to claim the inheritance of Runestone for himself, but it fell to Rhea’s nephew. When Daemon complained to Jeyne Arryn about this, not only was his claim dismissed, he was expelled from the Vale.

Despite the loveless marriage, in “Dance of the Dragons” the House of Royce will fight alongside the blacks who want to assert Rhaenyra Targaryen’s claim to the throne. Daemon also fights for his niece and future wife.

The Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon was released on August 22, 2022. The new episodes are made available every Monday on a weekly basis on Sky and the WOW streaming service.