Daenerys Targaryen And Princess Olga: Similarities And Differences

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

Daenerys Targaryen and Princess Olga: to power through the flames

Fans of a series of fantasy novels by George Martin "A Song of Ice and Fire" and its adaptation - the TV series "Game of Thrones" - note that the image of Daenerys Targaryen is similar to a real historical character. According to some admirers of the saga, the mother of dragons resembles Princess Olga, who ruled in Russia from 945 to 960. This theory has some foundation, since similarities between the personalities of the rulers do exist.

Differences between Daenerys and Princess Olga

Daenerys and Olga are two interesting and very strong images of female rulers, between whom there are many similarities and differences. They are different in the following aspects:

• The reality of existence. Princess Olga is a real historical figure, the ruler of Kievan Rus, the wife of Prince Igor. Daenerys Targaryen is a fictional character, literary hero, queen of the Andals and the first people, guardian of the North and the Seven Kingdoms, mother of dragons.

  

  Princess Olga is a real historical character, she ruled Russia until her son came of age

• Roots. Olga, or Saint Helena, comes from a Pskov village, there is no information about her parents, but it is known that she had no relation to the royal blood before her marriage to the prince. Daenerys was the daughter of the slain King Aerys Targaryen, from whom she inherited the legal right to reign after the brothers died.

  

  Daenerys was the daughter of the Mad King and was the legal heir to the throne after the death of her brother.

• Children. Olga had a son, Svyatoslav Igorevich, who was supposed to join the government after the death of his father, but due to her minor age, the mother ruled the state until the legal heir was able to conduct business. Daenerys' child from Khal Drogo died, she had only three dragons. Historians have calculated that Olga became a mother at the age of 45-50, so the multi-titled Khaleesi still has time to leave behind an heir.

  

  Prince Svyatoslav Igorevich is the son of Princess Olga, who, after reaching adulthood, took the reins of government, received from his father

Similarities of women rulers

There is no confirmation from the author of the work that Daenerys Targaryen was written from the image of a real queen, but the idea that a character from a favorite TV series and book could exist in life is fascinating. The princess of Kiev and the ruler of the Seven Kingdoms have the following similarities:

• Board rights. Olga ruled Kievan Rus, fought to strengthen its borders, was a great reformer, and was even canonized. The reign of Daenerys began in a different way, but her political outlook and desire to unify the lands made people believe in her and go under her leadership to the Iron Throne.

• Epiphany. Olga is the first ruler of Russia who converted to Christianity - this happened in 955, she was baptized by Emperor Constantine VII in Constantinople. None of the glades inhabiting Kiev, and the close subjects of the princess's subjects were Christians. This action was of a purely political nature, which made it possible to protect the Russian lands from enemies and strengthen relations with Europe. Daenerys was not baptized, but a significant event happened to her, which can also be attributed to initiation. The Stormborn acquired her first army, winning the honor of the khalasar by eating a raw horse heart. This ceremony allowed her to receive the title of Khaleesi and take the first step in her political career. These events include entering the fire and winning the title of "unburnt".

  

  Daenerys went through a lot of rituals designed to make her position stronger and gain the trust of her people - khalasara

• Death of her husband. The husband of Princess Olga was killed by the Drevlyans, who could not come to terms with the growing influence of Kiev and Igor's increased requests to pay tribute. Despite the mores of those times, Olga was the only wife of the ruler until his death. Daenerys was married only once, her husband was Khal Drogo, who, like Prince Igor, was killed.

  

  The husband of Princess Olga, like the husband of Khaleesi, was killed by enemies

• Burning of the city. In order to avenge the Drevlyans for the death of her husband and show other tribes her power, Olga burned the capital of the Drevlyans Iskorosten, collecting local birds and tying lighted straw to their paws, the field of which the birds returned to their nests and set the city on fire. Daenerys dealt with enemies in a similar way - she set fire to the capital while sitting on a dragon, destroying the city and exterminating a huge number of the population hiding behind the walls of the royal castle.

  

  Both Princess Olga and Daenerys dealt with the enemy capitals with fire, but only one used birds, and the other - dragons

Daenerys Targaryen and Princess Olga are two images of women rulers who have faced a lot of difficulties in their political careers. And although one of them is a real person, and the second is just a fictional character, they have much more in common than you might think.