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The Big Picture With the amount of shade continuing to be thrown at House of the Dragon by the man behind its inspiration, it wouldn't be a surprise if the entire series was taking place in absolute darkness. Following his criticism of the Blood and Cheese storyline which was depicted on screen at the beginning of the second season, George R. R.
Dragons DO exist in the world of Westeros, however , so my own heralds did not have that excuse. Ergo, in my books, the Targaryen sigil has two legs, as it should. Why would any Westerosi ever put four legs on a dragon, when they could look at the real thing and could their limbs? My wyverns have two legs as well; they differ from the dragons of my world chiefly in size, coloration, and the inability to breath fire. , it is not exactly anatomically correct.
Why Did The TV Shows Change the Targaryen Sigil? When Martin introduced dragons in his 1996 novel Game of Thrones, he depicted them with two legs, aligning with the biological logic that no winged animal has four legs. This anatomical accuracy was important to him, as it helped ground the fantasy elements in a semblance of reality. The dragon's three heads on the sigil, however, are symbolic, representing Aegon the Conqueror and his two sister-wives.
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