Viserys Targaryen

Character from A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin

The exiled Targaryen prince who believed the Iron Throne was his birthright — a petty, abusive tyrant-in-waiting who sold his sister to a warlord and received a crown of molten gold for his trouble.

Also known as: Viserys, Viserys Targaryen, The Beggar King

What They Know

• He sold Daenerys to Khal Drogo in exchange for a Dothraki army — treating his sister as currency was his defining act
• He believed himself the rightful king but had no allies, no army, and no understanding of power beyond the word 'Targaryen'
• He threatened Daenerys's unborn child and was killed by Drogo with molten gold — 'He was no dragon. Fire cannot kill a dragon.'

Connections

• sibling_of — daenerys
• child_of — aerys
• slain_by — drogo
• sibling_of — rhaegar

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