The Insane Reign of Baelor the Blessed

Throughout Targaryen history, there have been dumber kings than Baelor the Blessed (i.e. Viserys, who allowed a civil war and the end of dragons). There have also been more violent kings (i.e. Baelor's brother Daeron, who tried his very best to conquer Dorne). But in all ASOIAF lore, Baelor was certainly the most zealous, and cared more about the Faith of the Seven than actually running his realm. He believed doves were magical devices of the gods, he locked away his sisters for being simply too attractive, and instead of dealing with political drama (the birth of Daemon Blackfyre) he gave himself to the Seven. Sheesh.

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Baelor the Blessed by Chillyravenart https://www.deviantart.com/chillyrave...
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Correction: the portrait of Baelor that I attributed to Amuelia should actually be credited to Myles Toyne (https://www.tumblr.com/mylestoyne) I believe. My apologies for the error.

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Timestamps:
0:00 The Blessed
1:12 Dealing with Dorne
4:16 Blursed and faith-pilled
9:55 Fasting, praying, & dying
11:55 Dragons, dreams, & legacy

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