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'''Dark Sister''' is a famous [[Valyrian steel]] [[Armament|longsword]], one of two ancestral swords of [[House Targaryen]] (the other being [[Blackfyre]]). Dark Sister was wielded by at least [[Visenya Targaryen|one woman]] during its history and may have been forged for a [[woman warrior]] originally as its slender blade is designed for a woman's hand. <ref>[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Category/C91/ So Spake Martin: Targaryen Kings] </ref> The sword is last known to have been wielded by [[Brynden Rivers|Bloodraven]].
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'''Dark Sister''' is a famous [[Valyrian steel]] [[Armament|longsword]], one of two ancestral swords of [[House Targaryen]] (the other being [[Blackfyre]]). Dark Sister was wielded by at least [[Visenya Targaryen|one woman]] during its history and may have been forged for a [[woman warrior]] originally as its slender blade is designed for a woman's hand. <ref>[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Category/C91/ So Spake Martin: Targaryen Kings] </ref> The sword is last known to have been wielded by [[Brynden Rivers]].
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
The sword was in the possession of the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]] since before the [[War of Conquest]] and probably passed down the line by inheritance. It was known to be wielded by:  
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The sword was in the possession of the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]] since before the [[War of Conquest]] and probably passed down the line by inheritance. It was usually given to younger sons. It was known to be wielded by:  
*[[Visenya Targaryen]] - [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon's]] elder sister and wife
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*[[Visenya Targaryen]] - [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon's]] elder sister-and-wife
*Prince [[Daemon Targaryen (husband of Rhaenyra)|Daemon Targaryen]] <ref>The Princess and The Queen</ref>
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*Prince [[Daemon Targaryen (husband of Rhaenyra)|Daemon Targaryen]] <ref>The Princess and the Queen</ref>
*Prince [[Aemon Targaryen|Aemon the Dragonknight]]
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*Prince [[Aemon Targaryen]], the Dragonknight]]
*Lord [[Brynden Rivers|Bloodraven]]. <ref>[[The Sworn Sword]]</ref>
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*Lord [[Brynden Rivers]], Bloodraven <ref>[[The Sworn Sword]]</ref>
  
 
==Whereabouts==
 
==Whereabouts==

Revision as of 13:42, 3 December 2013

Visenya Targaryen, holding Dark Sister's hilt - by Amoka©

Dark Sister is a famous Valyrian steel longsword, one of two ancestral swords of House Targaryen (the other being Blackfyre). Dark Sister was wielded by at least one woman during its history and may have been forged for a woman warrior originally as its slender blade is designed for a woman's hand. [1] The sword is last known to have been wielded by Brynden Rivers.

History

The sword was in the possession of the Targaryens since before the War of Conquest and probably passed down the line by inheritance. It was usually given to younger sons. It was known to be wielded by:

Whereabouts

It is unknown whether Bloodraven was allowed to take the sword with him when he was sent to the Night’s Watch. The sword's current whereabouts have as yet not been revealed.

References and Notes