Is Valyrian a race?

Valyrians are a race originating in Essos

Essos

East of the Free Cities and Sarnor, the vast grassland plain known as the Dothraki sea covers much of inland Essos. It is inhabited by the Dothraki people, a copper-skinned race of warlike nomads with their own language and unique equestrian culture.

https://awoiaf.westeros.org › index.php › Essos

Essos - A Wiki of Ice and Fire - Westeros.org

, in the eponymous Valyrian peninsula, known for their rare features of silver-gold hair and violet eyes.

Are Valyrians white or black?

It has been firmly established in both the books and show that: Valyrians are pale white with silver hair and purple/blue/green eyes. Not just white, pale white.

What culture is Valyrian based on?

Valyria = Ancient Greece

Ancient, knowledgeable people that colonized and influenced lots of Westeros/Europe but over time most of their knowledge was lost. Their language formed the base for the continent's language(s).

Are Valyrians supposed to be white?

In the books. In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the Valyrians are famous for having silver-gold (platinum blonde) hair, very pale skin, and violet-purple eyes. Hair color can vary from white to silver to gold, and eye color from lilac to deep purple, and sometimes blue.

What is the Targaryen race called?

House Targaryen of Dragonstone is a noble family of Valyrian descent who once ruled the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros.

The Rise and Fall of Valyria Explained | House of the Dragon

Why are Valyrians Black?

The decision to depict the richest family in Westeros as Black came from showrunners Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik, who acknowledged the frequent criticism Game of Thrones received for its lack of diversity. "The world is very different now than it was 10 years ago when [Game of Thrones] all started.

Why are all Targaryens white?

The Targaryens have white or silvery blonde hair because the family is originally from Old Valyria, where lighter hair colours and skin were extremely common. Thanks to generations of inbreeding, the Targaryens have managed to preserve their distinctive Valyrian features.

Why is Velaryon black?

“Why we went to the Velaryons in particular was because that felt like the most fantastical race in the show, and it felt like these were people from a lost continent that we don't really know that much about,” the showrunner explained.

Why do Valyrians have purple eyes?

The blood of old Valyria is often manifested by eyes in shades of purple, and hair of silver-gold or platinum white. This coloring was typical among Valyrians, and is often held up as proof that Valyrians are not entirely of the same blood as other men.

Do all Valyrians have blonde hair?

Appearance. Valyrians are famous for having silver-gold hair and violet-purple eyes, characteristics not found amongst any other peoples of the world. This can vary from white to silver-gold to blond hair, and from lilac, to deep purple, and pale blue eyes.

What nationality is Valyrian?

The Valyrians, also known as the Blood of Old Valyria or Blood of the Dragon, are a people and culture native to the Valyrian Peninsula, on the continent of Essos. For thousands of years, their empire, known as the Valyrian Freehold, was the dominant civilization on the continent.

Did all Valyrians have silver hair?

Ethnically, they're from the Valyrian Peninsula of Essos. All Valyrians were said to be strikingly beautiful, with hair colors ranging from silver to gold and eyes of deep lavender to blue. At one point, there were multiple families with dragons and they came to conquer most of the known world.

What language do Valyrians speak?

Valyrian is based on Latin and Greek languages, with High Valyrian being the ancient language spoken in the past by the Valyrians of Essos. Low Valyrian is the term for the dialects that have evolved out of Valyrian.

What color is Valyrian blood?

The blood of old Valyria is often manifested by eyes in shades of purple, and hair of silver-gold or platinum white. This coloring was typical among Valyrians, and is often held up as proof that Valyrians are not entirely of the same blood as other men.

Why are the Targaryens inbred?

Back in the heydays of the Targaryen dynasty, brothers and sisters would often marry one another to keep the bloodline pure and assure the family's control over the dragons. Much like in real life, this resulted in many descendants of such unions being plagued by health issues such as King Aerys' insanity.

Why are Valyrians so beautiful?

These people were extremely inbred and probably also sexually selected for what they considered beautiful traits, especially silvery hair and purple shades of eyes. Early in their culture, they may have taken light blonde, light-eyed mates ( like the Andals who fled from them), if no Valyrians were available.

Why do only Valyrians have dragons?

With the help of magic, the Valyrians used dragons as a weapon of war and bonded with them. These bonds were maintained within the Valyrian bloodline by ensuring children were given a dragon egg upon birth, making the dragon imprint on the child as soon as it hatched.

Why do Valyrians have dragon blood?

Magic became part of their blood their DNA (as if magic was radiation). The Dragon magic became bound with the magician. The dragons, in turn, absorbed the magic of the Valyrian and became bond to her/him. The “Dragonblood” (or magically altered Valyrian blood) is then passed down through generations.

Why doesn t Jon have white hair?

In the Game of Thrones series, Jon Snow is revealed to be a Targaryen as well, as his parents are shown to be Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen, but he has black hair thanks to his Stark mother.

Why isn t House Velaryon not in Game of Thrones?

The Velaryons' incredible power in House of the Dragon can be attributed to Corlys Velaryon, so after the legendary Sea Snake's death, House Velaryon largely died with him. House Velaryon falling to obscurity during Game of Thrones' timeline can be partially attributed to the fall of House Targaryen.

Why isn t Velaryon in Game of Thrones?

Corlys Velaryon died only one year after the Dance of the Dragons concluded, which left Alyn “Oakenfist” Velaryon as the Master of Driftmark.

Why are Rhaenyra's sons hair black?

Laenor also happens to be black, adding further mystery to the children's appearance. House of the Dragon quickly explains the anomaly, revealing the boys were the result of Rhaenyra's affair with Ser Harwin Strong.

Why only Targaryens have dragons?

Hailing originally from Old Valyria in Essos, the Targaryens are the only dragonlords to escape the Doom of Valyria, having moved their House to Dragonstone just a few years before the cataclysmic destruction of their homeland.

Why do only some Targaryens burn?

TARGARYENS ARE NOT IMMUNE TO FIRE! The birth of Dany's dragons was unique, magical, wonderous, a miracle. She is called The Unburnt because she walked into the flames and lived.