Did Daenerys brother abuse her?

In the pilot episode, Daenerys is introduced as an exiled princess of House Targaryen, a young woman cowed by her older brother Viserys' emotional and physical abuse. She's married off to the fearsome Drogo and warned that she must please him on their wedding night.
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Did Daenerys sleep with brother?

Daenerys seemed more angry that Jon might be the true heir to the Iron Throne than worried about the fact that she had slept with her own nephew. But incest is nothing new to a Targaryen. Actor Emilia Clarke confirmed that Daenerys was not particularly perturbed by the fact that she was related to Jon.
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What was the relationship between Daenerys and Viserys?

Viserys Targaryen was the younger brother of the late Rhaegar Targaryen, the older brother of Daenerys Targaryen and the uncle of Jon Snow.
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Why did Viserys not marry Daenerys?

He needed the army more than he needed to marry his sister since that would have (he hoped) brought him more than marrying his sister himself ever could. He and Dany spent their lives dodging assassins and spies from Westeros- the more immediate need was to reclaim their former kingdom.
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Who killed Daenerys Targaryen's brother?

She undergoes a ritual with the Dosh Khaleen, eating a stallion's raw heart and proclaiming her unborn son will be the Khal to unite the entire world as one khalasar, and names him Rhaego, for Drogo and her brother Rhaegar, killed by Robert Baratheon.
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How did Khal Drogo get cut?

Back in season one, Drogo gets a nasty cut on his shoulder while fighting one of his men. The man gets killed and Drogo dismisses the wound as a mere scratch. A witch, Mirri Maz Durr, who pretends to be a healer, tells Dany that she could treat the wound and make Drogo well again.
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How did Daenerys go mad?

Varys saw it as alarming that she was spending too much time alone in her chambers (mourning all her oldest friends and children) and that she was not eating, and yet no one tried to help her. They convinced themselves she was going mad for no reason and that nothing could be done for it.
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Why did the Targaryens do incest?

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the Targaryens continued to incestuously marry brother to sister "to keep the bloodlines pure" as had their ancestors in the Valyrian Freehold. For a time, at least, they also continued to practice polygamous marriages.
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Why is Viserys not immune to fire?

First of all, Fire didn't kill Viserys. Rather, it was the molten gold that Drogo had poured on his skull after demanding a crown. Secondly, on the “immunity to fire”, Targaryens are not immune to fire, but they have a high tolerance of heat. This is both emphasized and implied in the books.
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How old was Rhaegar Targaryen when Daenerys was born?

I've seen some people confused about Jon' and Daenerys' age, so I thought I would write an explanation. Let's start with Aerys and Rhaella, the parents of Rhaegar and Daenerys. They married at a very young age (Aerys was 15 and Rhaella either 13 or 14).
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Why Viserys is not a dragon?

Yes, Viserys was her biological brother. He was not, character-wise, a "true" dragon. That has absolutely nothing to do with him being killed by molten gold. Targaryens, no matter what their character, are not immune to fire and extreme heat.
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Who killed Rhaegar Targaryen?

Rhaegar was killed by Robert Baratheon during the Battle Of Trident during Robert's Rebellion, hundreds of miles north of King's Landing. The death of Rhaegar, the most beloved member of the royal family and expert warrior, all but ended the Targaryen cause. However, Aeyrs still sat on the Iron Throne.
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Why do Targaryens have white hair?

They had a very fragile bloodline. So delicate that any other race could dominate their traits. As a result,Targaryens practiced incest to keep their bloodlines pure. White hair and purple eyes are the distinctive features of Targaryens born out of incest.
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Why can't Daenerys get pregnant?

What has Daenerys said about her inability to have children? Dany saw Mirri's prophecy as a curse, and believes she will never be able to give birth to human babies. Instead, she considers her dragons to be her children. When warlocks of Qarth steal her dragons, Jorah tries to convince her to leave them behind.
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Why do dragons like Targaryens?

The Targaryens were mystical people with magic in their blood. Their ability to control dragons was one of the many enigmatic skills they derived from the dragonlords of Old Valyria.
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Why is Daenerys unburnt?

'The birth of Dany's dragons was unique, magical, wonderous, a miracle. She is called The Unburnt because she walked into the flames and lived. But her brother sure as hell wasn't immune to that molten gold.” Read More: Emilia Clarke on That Game of Thrones Nude Scene: 'That Ain't No Body Double!
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Did Cersei sleep with her brother?

Cersei and Jaime Lannister were the eldest children and twins born to Tywin and Joanna Lannister. They were involved in a sexual and romantic affair for many years, since their youth, also during Cersei's unhappy marriage with King Robert Baratheon.
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Who did Cersei sleep with?

Warning: Spoilers ahead for the "Game of Thrones," season eight, episode one, "Winterfell." Cersei and Euron had sex for the first time on Sunday's "Game of Thrones" episode. Some fans were surprised to see the Queen give in, and apparently actress Lena Headey (Cersei herself) had misgivings at first.
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Did Tyrion know about Jaime and Cersei?

Tyrion knows his siblings were doing something together that they don't want found out, and Tyrion is no fool. He probably lived at court for some time, so he would have noticed any instances of Jaime purposefully trying to be alone with Cersei or Cersei ensuring Jaime would be alone with her.
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Was Daenerys pregnant with Jon Snow?

Game of Thrones Daenerys Targaryen was pregnant by Jon Snow in finale ending | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV | Express.co.uk.
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Why did Sansa not like Dany?

Sansa had reason to distrust Daenerys. The Mad King killed her uncle and grandfather, and Sansa was at the mercy of a queen while a hostage in King's Landing. However, she rebuffs the Dragon Queen even when Daenerys risks her life to defend Sansa's home against the Night King.
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Why did Dany go crazy at the bells?

Daenerys Targaryen's decision to destroy King's Landing was a reaction to hearing the bells of surrender ring. The episode's director says she did it because the relatively bloodless coup was not "enough" for her and she felt "empty" in that moment.
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Was Khal Drogo the strongest Khal?

was the most powerful Khal in the Dothraki sea, with a khalasar of forty thousand warriors and he had never been defeated in battle.
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Who really killed Khal Drogo?

I don't think he really wants this. But one thing we've been waiting for since Season 1, is the return of Khal Drogo. In case you forgot, Drogo is killed by a witch named Mirri Maz Duur, who uses her magic to poison Drogo and kill his unborn son in Daenerys' womb.
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What was wrong with Khal Drogo?

Drogo is injured not by Mago, but during a battle against another khalasar, by a bloodrider of a rival khal. Dothraki custom dictates that defeated warriors should shave their heads, but Drogo dies with all of his immensely long hair, having never once been defeated in combat.
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