How 'House of the Dragon' Weaves Real-World Echoes into its Fantasy Realm

How 'House of the Dragon' weaves real-world echoes into its fantasy realm

The heroine, Aemma Targaryan in the beginning series of the HBO collection was suffering from birth pain.

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But her husband, King Viseryas became crazy about having a son as per their traditional thought.

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At that time, the medical persons were told to choose the king between his baby or his wife because of a critical condition.

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After struggling with the situation, the king decided to end the episode with his wife.

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The theme was entirely based on fantasy, but it was also difficult to ignore the decision of the Supreme Court about women had a full right to think about their health.

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Medicine in the Medieval procedure worked for some restricted areas only. But in the 'House of the Dragon', it could touch the reality of a child's birth by overcoming the fantasy