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[-] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 20 points 2 months ago

Which I never understood. Khaleesi was her title, not her name.
It´s equivalent-ish to naming a kid King or Czar or something.

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 months ago

Like Cesar, or Roy, or Regis, etc.

[-] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 3 points 2 months ago

hm, good point.

[-] Chozo@fedia.io 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It's even worse, because my understanding is that "Khaleesi" doesn't actually mean "queen", but would more accurately mean "concubine/wife of the king/khal". I believe the queenship is only implied after the death of the khal.

[-] ech@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago

Not really implied by the term itself, since after the death of the khal the khaleesi are basically exiled to the capital. Daenerys only brought greater meaning to the title when she used it in her conquests.

[-] Chozo@fedia.io 2 points 2 months ago

Thanks for that clarification!

[-] AllYourSmurf@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Donald means something like “ruler of the world,” so not far off.

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