THE TRAGIC LIFE OF VISERYS III

Viserys III is a terrible person, both in the books and on the tv show. He is cruel and vain and a classical bully – some might even say he is a downright villain. However, is it possible that there are reasons for Viserys’s behaviours? Is it possible that Viserys’s cruelty is as a result of his circumstances? We know that Viserys wasn’t always cruel to Daenerys and that there are passages throughout the books in which Dany thinks back on him affectionately. She acknowledges the pain and the fear that he made her feel throughout her life, but she also cannot deny the significant role that he played in her survival and upbringing. Sometimes, she finds herself fondly remembering the sweet boy that he used to be, and not the monstrous man that he later became. So who was that ‘sweet boy’ that Viserys used to be and how did he become the monster that we come to know in the books? Is this video, we explore whether the tragic circumstances of Viserys’s life warrant a little sympathy for the man himself.

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 – INTRO
01:32 – CHILDHOOD
05:39 – A LIFE OF EXILE
10:10 – AT THE DOTHRAKI SEA
13:52 – CONCLUSION

ART CREDITS (by order of appearance)
• Viserys Targaryen by AGiel (via Pinterest)
• ‘You don’t want to wake the dragon, do you?’ by aprilis420
• Viserys Targaryen by RabidWerewolf (via Deviantart)
• Viserys Targaryen by BraydenJasselle (via Deviantart)
• The Mad King by SharksDen (via Deviantart)
• Madness of a king by ???
• The Mad King marries Queen Rhaella from Game of Thrones Blu-Ray
• Queen Rhaella by Bella Bergolts
• The Mad King by Anastasia Prokofeva
• Aegon and Balerion the Black Dread by ertacaltinoz
• Viserys Targaryen by Ekaterina Krasikova
• Daenerys on a horse by Donato Giancola
• Aerys on the Iron Throne by Jennifer Drummond
• Jaime kills Aerys during the Sack of King’s Landing by Michael Komarck
• Dragonstone by Philip Straub
• Robert Baratheon sitting the Iron Throne by ???
• Young Dany and Viserys by Jacqui Davis
• Requiem for the Queen by WaterSorceror (via Deviantart)
• Queen Rhaella and a young Viserys by an-artist-who-loves-got (via tumblr)
• Queen Rhaella by lucerysmp4
• Queen Rhaella and a young Viserys by ??? (via Mariana Rios on Pinterest)
• Queen Rhaella by Escume
• Viserys by Renzo Gonzalez (via Deviantart)
• Young Viserys and Dany cosplay by @viola_dima_official (via Instagram)
• Willem Darry by ???
• The House with the Red Door by jake55778
• Viserys and Daenerys by kethryn (via DeviantArt)
• Pentos by TheSpikieristMango
• Viserys and Dany meet the Captains of the Golden Company by MylesToyne
• Young Dany and Viserys by ???
• Viserys tickling Baby Dany by nogaypalulustre
• Daenerys and Viserys by ejbeachy (via Deviantart)
• Daenerys by Denis Maznev
• Viserys and Daenerys via @thinktargaryens on TwitterX
• Viserys by Denis Maznev
• Viserys dreaming of home by ???
• Viserys Targaryen by gildracon
• Illyrio by Jake Murray
• The Dothraki ‘crown’ Viserys by Jonathan Burton