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| “ | One day all men must die, but it serves no good to dwell on death. I prefer to take each day as it comes. | „ |
| ~ Hizdahr to Daenerys Targaryen. |
King Hizdahr zo Loraq is a supporting antagonist in the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series and a supporting character in its television adaptation, Game of Thrones.
He is an extremely wealthy Ghiscari nobleman and one of the Great Masters of Meereen, who married Daenerys Targaryen to become the King of Meereen.
In the television series version, he is placed in a much more positive and sympathetic light, as a genuinely helpful and compromising man, rather than the corrupt and self-serving politician he is in the novels.
In the show, he was portrayed by Joel Fry, who also played Jasper Badun in Cruella.
Biography[]
Hizdahr comes from the House of Loraq, one of the wealthiest and most ancient families in Slaver's Bay. He is extremely rich, wielding significant influence both inside and outside of Meereen. He has living relatives and influence in the city-states of Elyria and Tolos. He has bastard children and many sisters.
Hizdahr first appears in A Dance With Dragons, where he petitions Daenerys to reopen the Meereenese fighting pits several times. During this time, the Sons of the Harpy cause chaos throughout the streets, and on the advice of the priestess Green Grace, Daenerys grudgingly marries Hizdahr, asking him to stop the trouble in the streets for 90 days before she makes her decision, believing Hizdahr to be the leader of the Harpies. Hizdahr agrees to this and brings Daenerys peace. By doing so, the fighting pits had to be reopened. Hizdahr claimed this was for the fighters' glory, but in reality, this was mostly for Hizdahr and the former masters to gain profit.
During the games, Hizdahr pleaded with Daenerys to eat spiced locusts, who declined. Strong Belwas, who had a taste for locusts, ate them all. After doing so, however, Belwas almost died since the locusts were poisoned. However, he survived due to his size. Many of the Queen's supporters believe that it was Hizdahr who spiked the locusts since he had offered her food but did not touch any of it.
After Daenerys fled on Drogon and disappeared, Hizdahr took control of Meereen, declaring him "Hizdahr zo Loraq, Fourteenth of That Noble Name." However, the Unsullied and Barristan Selmy refused to obey him. One of his first acts as king was to install his cousin Marghaz as commander of the Brazen Beasts, remove the Shavepate, and take up residence in the Great Pyramid.
The Yunkai lords and the sellsword Bloodbeard arrive in Meereen and demand the dragons underneath the pyramids be slaughtered in exchange for the hostages. Bloodbeard threw in the severed head of Pentoshi captain Groleo, and Hizdahr responded cravenly towards it.
Hizdahr is later captured by Barristan and the Shavepate. However, Barristan refuses to have Hizdahr executed until proven guilty. Following his arrest, the Sons of the Harpy resumed their attacks and assassinations.
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Trivia[]
- In the show, Hizdahr is far more sympathetic than he is in the books. He is less self-serving and ambitious, and during his first appearance, he is seen begging for his father (who was crucified by Daenerys) to be given a proper funeral. Hizdahr's desires to reopen the fighting pits are due to genuine concern for Meereen's conditions rather than an egocentric act to nurture his own ambitions for power.
- In the novels, Hizdahr married and bedded Daenerys, making the marriage fully valid and consummated.
- While Hizdahr is currently alive in the novels, in the TV show, he was stabbed to death by members of the Sons of the Harpy during the attack on Daznak's Pit.
- Hizdahr is killed before marrying Daenerys.
- In the novels, the murders caused by the Sons of the Harpy end after Daenerys marries Hizdahr, on the advice of the Green Grace Galazza Galare. After Hizdahr is arrested by Ser Barristan for conspiracy, the murders resume, and Galazza tells Barristan that the killings will not stop until Hizdahr is released.
External Links[]
- Hizdahr zo Loraq on the Heroes Wiki - his TV vertion.
- Hizdahr zo Loraq on the A Wiki of Ice and Fire.
- Hizdahr zo Loraq on the Game of Thrones Wiki
