This quote comes from a TV series House of the Dragon. The scene where this moment comes from is from Season 1 Episode 5, with the title of ‘We Light the Way’ (1×05). The show is a prequel to the Game of Thrones series and also known as Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon. | The show is produced by HBO
Viserys Targaryen: Will I be remembered as a good king, Lyonel?
Lyonel Strong: Your Grace?
Viserys Targaryen: What will they say of me when the histories are written? I have neither fought nor conquered, nor suffered any great defeat.
Lyonel Strong: Some might call that good fortune.
Viserys Targaryen: It hardly makes a good song, does it? To be sung at feasts in a hundred years... five hundred.
Lyonel Strong: You have carried King Jaehaerys's legacy. And kept the realm strong. Is it not better to live in peace than to have songs sung after you are dead?
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