Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)
Aemon Targaryen | |
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Alias | "The Dragonknight" |
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Born | around 140 AL[1] |
Died | before 184 AL |
Books |
- For the maester born Aemon Targaryen, see Maester Aemon.
Aemon Targaryen, called The Dragonknight, was the second son of Viserys II Targaryen and a prominent member of the Kingsguard.
History
Aemon joined the Kingsguard at the age of seventeen.[2] He served under the Kings Daeron the Young Dragon, Baelor the Blessed, his father Viserys II and lastly his own brother Aegon IV. He served as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard.[3]
Songs speak of his doomed love for his brother's queen, his own sister, Queen Naerys. He supposedly cried when Naerys married their brother.[4] It is rumored that Prince Aemon was the father of King Daeron II Targaryen. Prince Aemon has been referred to as the noblest knight who ever lived, and his skill with a sword is legendary throughout Westeros. He defended the honor of his sister, Queen Naerys, against the slanders of the 'evil' Ser Morgil.[5] He also won a tournament, disguised as a mystery knight known only as the Knight of Tears, in which he named his sister, Naerys, Queen of Love and Beauty. He died defending his elder brother and King, Aegon the Unworthy, during an assassination attempt by two brothers of House Toyne in retribution for Aegon's execution of their third brother. Prince Aemon bore the Valyrian steel sword Dark Sister, previously wielded by Aegon the Conqueror's sister-wife Visenya.
Family
Daena Targaryen | Aegon IV Targaryen | Barba Bracken | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daemon I | Rohanne of Tyrosh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aegon | Daemon II | Aenys | Two sons | Calla | Aegor Rivers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aemon | Haegon | Unknown wife | Daughter(s) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daemon III | Son(s) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daemon | Maelys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References and Notes
- ↑ See Aegon_IV/Theories
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 12, Tyrion
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 67, Jaime
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 41, Tyrion
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 15, Sansa
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