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| Character_name= Caraxes
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| image = [[file:Rogues cover.jpg|320px]]
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| image_caption = Caraxes and [[Daemon Targaryen]],<br>''[[The Rogue Prince|Rogues]]'' cover art by Ken Laager.
| Alias         = The Blood Wyrm
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| Alias = The Blood Wyrm
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| Allegiance = [[House Targaryen]]
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| Allegiance = [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]]<br>[[Daemon Targaryen]]
| Race = [[Dragon]]
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| Place_of_Death=[[Gods Eye]]
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| Place_of_Death = the [[Battle Above the Gods Eye|Gods Eye]]
| Date_of_Death ={{Date|130}}
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| Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}}
| Books = [[The Princess and the Queen]]
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| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
 
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'''Caraxes''' was a [[dragon]] ridden by Prince [[Daemon Targaryen (husband of Rhaenyra)|Daemon Targaryen]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. <ref>[[The Princess and the Queen]]</ref> He was huge, formidable, fearsome, and experienced in battle.
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'''Caraxes''', called '''the Blood Wyrm''', was a [[dragon]] ridden at first by Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]]{{ref|fab|The Long Reign- Jaehaerys & Alysanne:Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} and later by Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]].{{ref|tpatq}}{{ref|trp}}{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}
  
Caraxes fought in the [[Stepstones]] with Daemon Targaryen in a conflict sometime before the Dance of the Dragons. With his help, Daemon took [[Harrenhal]] during the Dance.
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==Description==
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Caraxes was red, huge, and lean. In battle he was formidable, fearsome, and experienced. During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Caraxes was about half the size of the huge Vhagar. Meanwhile, Vhagar was three times the size of younger dragons such as [[Tessarion]] or [[Seasmoke]].{{ref|trp}}
  
Atop Caraxes, Daemon challenged [[Aemond Targaryen]] at Harrenhal. Aemond rode [[Vhagar]]. All four were killed in the [[Dance over Harrenhal|fight]] over the [[God's Eye]].
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==History==
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Prince Aemon used Caraxes against the [[Dorne|Dornish]] fleet during the [[Fourth Dornish War]].{{ref|fab|The Long Reign- Jaehaerys & Alysanne:Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
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Daemon used Caraxes during the [[War for the Stepstones]].{{ref|TRP}}
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At the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Daemon landed Caraxes atop [[Kingspyre Tower]] during the [[assault on Harrenhal]].{{ref|tpatq}}
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Atop Caraxes later in the civil war, Daemon challenged [[Aemond Targaryen]] and [[Vhagar]] at Harrenhal. All four were killed in the ensuing [[Battle Above the Gods Eye]]. At the end of the fight, Vhagar locked with Caraxes and they fell into the [[Gods Eye]]. While in freefall, even as Vhagar's claws opened up Caraxes's belly and used her teeth to tear off one of his wing-arms, Caraxes locked his teeth onto the larger dragon's throat and tore it out. Vhagar did not survive the force of the fall. Somehow, Caraxes managed to live long enough to pull himself out of the water and onto the shore, even though his entrails were falling out and one of his arms had been torn clean off. The dragon soon died in front of the walls of Harrenhal.{{ref|tpatq}}
  
 
==Known dragonriders of Caraxes==  
 
==Known dragonriders of Caraxes==  
*[[Daemon Targaryen (husband of Rhaenyra)|Daemon Targaryen]]
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* Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]]{{ref|fab|The Long Reign- Jaehaerys & Alysanne:Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
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* Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]]{{ref|tpatq}}
  
==References and Notes==
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==References==
 
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[[ru:Караксес]]

Revision as of 23:56, 27 December 2018

Caraxes
Rogues cover.jpg
Caraxes and Daemon Targaryen,
Rogues cover art by Ken Laager.

Alias The Blood Wyrm
Allegiances
Died 130 AC
the Gods Eye
Books

Caraxes, called the Blood Wyrm, was a dragon ridden at first by Prince Aemon Targaryen[1] and later by Prince Daemon Targaryen.[2][3][4]

Description

Caraxes was red, huge, and lean. In battle he was formidable, fearsome, and experienced. During the Dance of the Dragons, Caraxes was about half the size of the huge Vhagar. Meanwhile, Vhagar was three times the size of younger dragons such as Tessarion or Seasmoke.[3]

History

Prince Aemon used Caraxes against the Dornish fleet during the Fourth Dornish War.[1]

Daemon used Caraxes during the War for the Stepstones.[3]

At the start of the Dance of the Dragons, Daemon landed Caraxes atop Kingspyre Tower during the assault on Harrenhal.[2]

Atop Caraxes later in the civil war, Daemon challenged Aemond Targaryen and Vhagar at Harrenhal. All four were killed in the ensuing Battle Above the Gods Eye. At the end of the fight, Vhagar locked with Caraxes and they fell into the Gods Eye. While in freefall, even as Vhagar's claws opened up Caraxes's belly and used her teeth to tear off one of his wing-arms, Caraxes locked his teeth onto the larger dragon's throat and tore it out. Vhagar did not survive the force of the fall. Somehow, Caraxes managed to live long enough to pull himself out of the water and onto the shore, even though his entrails were falling out and one of his arms had been torn clean off. The dragon soon died in front of the walls of Harrenhal.[2]

Known dragonriders of Caraxes

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fire & Blood, The Long Reign- Jaehaerys & Alysanne:Policy, Progeny, and Pain.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Princess and the Queen.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Rogue Prince.
  4. The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II.