Analysis of the Third Episode of “House of the Dragon”: Rhaenyra and the White Hart

This video explains symbols of the Third Episode of “House of the Dragon”, it is about the relationship between Rhaenyra, who becomes the first ruling queen, and the white hart, a symbol of royalty.

The text of the video about Rhaenyra and the white hart

The Citadel lantern highlights the symbols in the series “Game of Thrones”.

White hart is the symbol of royalty. You can't kill him, otherwise the royal power will fall.

To make this symbol more obvious, the authors speak about it in plain text.

“Before the dragons ruled over Westeros, the white hart was the symbol of royalty in these lands”.

And the fact that King Viserys is being offered to kill the white hart is absurd. It means killing royalty.

Jason Lannister: “I hope it might provide the killing stroke against your white hart”.

The threat of assassination of the royal power was created by King Viserys himself, appointing, on Otto's advice, a female Rhaenyra as heir instead of Daemon, which brought turmoil to the kingdom. This precedent became possible after King Jaehaerys allowed a woman, Rhaenys, to be a candidate for the throne.

Rhaenyra: “You told me it was our duty to hold the realm united against a common foe. By naming me heir, you divided the realm”.

Viserys: “I never imagined I would remarry. That I would have a son”.

However, it was not possible to kill the white hart. This symbol appears to Rhaenyra, because after killing a boar and taking a bloody bath, Rhaenyra transits to a new quality: it is she who becomes the real heir to royal power, and the first ruling queen, and no one can stop this.

Bloody bath of Rhaenyra: the first ruling queen.

Alicent missed the right moment and did not support Viserys in his doubts about Rhaenyra:

Viserys: “I named her to protect the realm from Daemon… What if I was wrong?”

Alicent remained silent, and Viseris established himself in his choice:

Viserys: “I did waver at one time. But swear to you now, on your mother’s memory, you will not be supplanted”.

Viserys did not change his decision, despite all of Rhaenyra's misdeeds and whims.

Viserys: “A truly great Targaryen king I am: powerless over mine own daughter of seven-and-ten”.

And even though Aegon killed Rhaenyra, and she didn't rule for long.

Joffrey: “Rhaenyra Targaryen was murdered by her brother, or rather, his dragon.”

All future Targaryen rulers will be descendants of Rhaenyra, not her brother Aegon. This is also shows another symbol – a pig, a boar – a symbol of a useless person, which is given to Aegon and his brother Aemond.

The continuation is in the video Rhaenyra and Three Piglets.