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| Coat_of_arms = A silver seahorse on sea green<br>''(Aquamarine, a seahorse argent)''
 
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| Current_Lord = [[Monterys Velaryon]]
 
| Current_Lord = [[Monterys Velaryon]]
 
| Region = [[Blackwater Bay]], the [[crownlands]]
 
| Region = [[Blackwater Bay]], the [[crownlands]]
| Title = [[Lord of the Tides]] <br> [[Master of Driftmark]]
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| Title = [[Lord of the Tides]]<br>[[Master of Driftmark]]
 
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| Overlord = [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]]
 
| Overlord = [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]]
 
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| Cadet_branch = [[House Longwaters]]
| Founded_in = prior to [[Years before Aegon's Conquest#Year 114 Before the Conquest|114 BC]]
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| Founded_in = Prior to [[Years before Aegon's Conquest#Year 126 Before the Conquest|126 BC]]
 
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'''House Velaryon of Driftmark''' rules the island of [[Driftmark]], the largest island of [[Blackwater Bay]] in the [[crownlands]]. Their castles include [[Driftmark (castle)|Driftmark]] and [[High Tide]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} The head of House Velaryon is titled [[Lord of the Tides]] and [[Master of Driftmark]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} The Velaryons are sworn to [[Dragonstone]].{{ref|AGOT|Appendix}} Their arms depict a silver seahorse on sea green.{{ref|aCoK|10}}<ref>Citadel. Heraldry:   [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/1/#In%20the%20area%20of%20King's%20Landing/ In the area of the King's Landing].</ref><ref group="N">"Sea green" can actually refer to a range of colors from teal to dark green, and [[George R. R. Martin]] has not specified through official artwork which exact shade he intended.</ref> Their words do not appear in the books, but according to semi-canon sources they are "''The Old, the True, the Brave''".<ref>The Citadel. [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Mottoes/ House Mottoes]</ref> A traditional name of the Velaryons is Jacaerys.{{ref|trp}}
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'''House Velaryon of Driftmark''' rules the island of [[Driftmark]], the largest island of [[Blackwater Bay]] in the [[crownlands]]. Their castles include [[Driftmark (castle)|Driftmark]] and [[High Tide]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} The head of House Velaryon is titled [[Lord of the Tides]] and [[Master of Driftmark]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} The Velaryons are sworn to [[Dragonstone]].{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} Their arms depict a silver seahorse on sea green.{{Ref|ACOK|10}}<ref>Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/1/#In%20the%20area%20of%20King's%20Landing/ In the area of the King's Landing].</ref><ref group="N">"Sea green" can actually refer to a range of colors from teal to dark green, and [[George R. R. Martin]] has not specified through official artwork which exact shade he intended.</ref> Their words do not appear in the books, but according to semi-canon sources they are "''The Old, the True, the Brave''".<ref>The Citadel. [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Mottoes/ House Mottoes]</ref>
  
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==Culture==
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===Traits===
 
House Velaryon is of [[Valyrian Freehold|Valyrian]] descent, and its members often have Valyrian features, such as silver hair, [[purple eyes]], and pale skin.{{Ref|AFFC|12}}
 
House Velaryon is of [[Valyrian Freehold|Valyrian]] descent, and its members often have Valyrian features, such as silver hair, [[purple eyes]], and pale skin.{{Ref|AFFC|12}}
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===Customs===
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A traditional name of the Velaryons is Jacaerys.{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
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It is traditional for the sons of House Velaryon to be given a taste of a seafarer’s life when young.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
===Origins===
 
===Origins===
House Velaryon is an ancient and proud house, with the blood of [[Valyrian Freehold|old Valyria]] in its veins.{{ref|aCoK|10}}{{Ref|aFfC|12}} The Velaryons left Valyria before the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]],{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} and settled on the [[Driftmark|island of Driftmark]] in the [[narrow sea]]. The [[Driftmark (castle)|castle of Driftmark]] housed their ancient high seat, the [[Driftwood Throne]], which according to legend had been given to them by the [[Merling King (god)|Merling King]] to conclude a pact.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}
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House Velaryon is an ancient and proud house, with the blood of [[Valyrian Freehold|old Valyria]] in its veins.{{Ref|ACOK|10}}{{Ref|AFFC|12}} A noble house with a storied Valyrian lineage, the Velaryons had come to [[Westeros]] even before the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]], if their family histories can be believed, settling in the [[Gullet]] on the low-lying and fertile isle of [[Driftmark|island of Driftmark]] (so named for the driftwood that the tides brought daily to its shores) rather than its stony, smoking neighbor, [[Dragonstone]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} The [[Driftmark (castle)|castle of Driftmark]] housed their ancient high seat, the [[Driftwood Throne]], which according to legend had been given to them by the [[Merling King (god)|Merling King]] to conclude a pact.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}
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Though never dragonriders, the Velaryons had for centuries remained the oldest and closest allies of the Targaryens. The sea was their element, not the sky. During the Conquest, it was Velaryon ships that carried Aegon’s soldiers across Blackwater Bay, and later formed the greater part of the royal fleet. Throughout the first century of Targaryen rule, so many Lords of the Tides served on the small council as master of ships that the office was widely seen as almost hereditary.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
  
Their close proximity to the [[Gullet]] enabled the Velaryons to fill their coffers from trade in the narrow sea and [[Blackwater Bay]]. They allied with House Targaryen from [[Dragonstone]] and [[House Celtigar]] from [[Claw Isle]], both houses of Valyrian descent; While the Velaryons and Celtigars dominated the middle reaches of the narrow sea with their ships, the Targaryens ruled the skies with their [[dragon]]s.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
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Their close proximity to the [[Gullet]] enabled the Velaryons to fill their coffers from trade in the narrow sea and [[Blackwater Bay]]. They allied with House Targaryen from [[Dragonstone]] and [[House Celtigar]] from [[Claw Isle]], both houses of Valyrian descent; while the Velaryons and Celtigars dominated the middle reaches of the narrow sea with their ships, the Targaryens ruled the skies with their [[dragon]]s.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
  
 
===Aegon's Conquest===
 
===Aegon's Conquest===
 
The close relations between Houses Velaryon and Targaryen resulted in multiple marriages between the houses, both before and after the [[Wars of Conquest]]. From one such marriage was born [[Valaena Velaryon]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} She married [[Aerion Targaryen (son of Daemion)|Aerion Targaryen]], the [[Lord of Dragonstone]], with whom she had three children: [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]], Lord [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon]], and [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
 
The close relations between Houses Velaryon and Targaryen resulted in multiple marriages between the houses, both before and after the [[Wars of Conquest]]. From one such marriage was born [[Valaena Velaryon]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} She married [[Aerion Targaryen (son of Daemion)|Aerion Targaryen]], the [[Lord of Dragonstone]], with whom she had three children: [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]], Lord [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon]], and [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
  
House Velaryon allied with the Targaryens at the start of [[Aegon's Conquest]]. Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (master of ships)|Daemon Velaryon]] was made [[master of ships]] by Aegon the Conqueror after the mouth of the [[Blackwater Rush]] had been secured. Daemon died fighting for Aegon I in the [[battle in the waters off Gulltown]], however.{{ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
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House Velaryon allied with the Targaryens at the start of [[Aegon's Conquest]]. Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (master of ships)|Daemon Velaryon]] was made [[master of ships]] by Aegon the Conqueror after the mouth of the [[Blackwater Rush]] had been secured. Daemon died fighting for Aegon I in the [[battle in the waters off Gulltown]], however.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
  
 
===Early Targaryen reign===
 
===Early Targaryen reign===
 
[[File:Even Mehl Amundsen Dragonstone Bannerman.JPG|thumb|350px|A Velaryon bannerman serving at [[Dragonstone]]. Illustrated by Even Mehl Amundsen. © Fantasy Flight Games.]]
 
[[File:Even Mehl Amundsen Dragonstone Bannerman.JPG|thumb|350px|A Velaryon bannerman serving at [[Dragonstone]]. Illustrated by Even Mehl Amundsen. © Fantasy Flight Games.]]
House Velaryon kept an influential position at the court of the Targaryen kings during the first two centuries of the Targaryen reign. In {{Date|10}} Ser [[Corlys Velaryon (Kingsguard)|Corlys Velaryon]] became the first [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Lord [[Aethan Velaryon]] had a Targaryen wife, and became [[master of ships]] for Aegon I.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} He fought against [[Sargoso Saan]], a pirate-lord, in the [[Stepstones]].{{ref|tsotd}}
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House Velaryon kept an influential position at the court of the Targaryen kings during the first two centuries of the Targaryen reign. In {{Date|10}} Ser [[Corlys Velaryon (Kingsguard)|Corlys Velaryon]] became the first [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} His elder brother, Lord [[Aethan Velaryon]] became [[master of ships]] for Aegon I.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} Lord [[Aethan Velaryon|Aethan]] thus succeeded his father as the Admiral of the Royal Fleet, and in turn was succeeded by his own son Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|Daemon Velaryon]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} Lord Aethan fought against [[Sargoso Saan]], a pirate-lord, in the [[Stepstones]].{{Ref|TSOTD}}{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
  
Aethan's daughter, [[Alyssa Velaryon|Alyssa]], was married to Prince [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys Targaryen]], heir to the throne, in {{Date|22}}, with whom she had six children ([[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena]], [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]], [[Viserys Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Viserys]], [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys]], [[Alysanne Targaryen|Alysanne]], and [[Vaella Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Vaella]]).{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} Alyssa became queen at her husband's coronation. She outlived Aenys I and became a prisoner of his brother, [[Maegor I Targaryen]], on [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]], when Maegor claimed the throne over Aenys's sons by Alyssa. In {{date|44}} Alyssa fled in the confusion that followed the death of Dowager Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]]. Her last surviving son by Aenys, [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys]], put forward his claim for the throne. Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (admiral of the king's fleet)|Daemon Velaryon]], Maegor's admiral of the fleet, who had previously supported Maegor, turned against the cruel king, and many of the [[great houses]] of Westeros joined with him.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}
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Aethan's daughter, [[Alyssa Velaryon|Alyssa]], was married to Prince [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys Targaryen]], heir to the throne, in {{Date|22}}, with whom she had six children ([[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena]], [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]], [[Viserys Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Viserys]], [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys]], [[Alysanne Targaryen|Alysanne]], and [[Vaella Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Vaella]]).{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} Alyssa became queen at her husband's coronation. She outlived Aenys I and became a prisoner of his brother, [[Maegor I Targaryen]], on [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]], when Maegor claimed the throne over Aenys's sons by Alyssa. In {{Date|44}} Alyssa fled in the confusion that followed the death of Dowager Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]]. Her last surviving son by Aenys, [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys]], put forward his claim for the throne. Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|Daemon Velaryon]], Maegor's admiral of the fleet, who had previously supported Maegor, turned against the cruel king, and many of the [[great houses]] of Westeros joined with him.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}
  
Alyssa's son Jaehaerys became king at the age of fourteen, and Alyssa ruled as his regent, aided by Lord [[Robar Baratheon]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} After Jaehaerys reached the [[age of majority]], the regency ended, and Alyssa married Robar,{{Ref|twoiaf| The Stormlands: House Baratheon}} giving birth to two more children: [[Boremund Baratheon|Boremund]] and [[Jocelyn Baratheon]].{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}} The Velaryons of the Old King's reign were a house even more influential than [[House Lannister]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}
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Alyssa's son Jaehaerys became king at the age of fourteen, and Alyssa ruled as his regent, aided by Lord [[Rogar Baratheon]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} After Jaehaerys reached the [[age of majority]], the regency ended, and Alyssa married Rogar,{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Stormlands: House Baratheon}} giving birth to two more children: [[Boremund Baratheon|Boremund]] and [[Jocelyn Baratheon]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}} The Velaryons of the Old King's reign were a house even more influential than [[House Lannister]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}
  
 
===The Sea Snake===
 
===The Sea Snake===
Rule of [[Driftmark]] was eventually inherited by Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], also known as the Sea Snake, who rose to fame with his many voyages across the seas of the world. He accumulated so much wealth that House Velaryon became the richest house in the realm, and himself the wealthiest man in the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. Because their ancestral castle, [[Driftmark (castle)|Driftmark]], was damp and crowded, Corlys constructed a new seat for the Velaryons, [[High Tide]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}
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Rule of [[Driftmark]] was eventually inherited by Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], also known as the Sea Snake, who rose to fame with his many voyages across the seas of the world. He accumulated so much wealth that House Velaryon became the richest house in the realm, and himself the wealthiest man in the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. Because their ancestral castle, [[Driftmark (castle)|Driftmark]], was damp and crowded, Corlys constructed a new seat for the Velaryons, [[High Tide]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}
  
Alyssa's daughter Jocelyn was eventually wed to Alyssa's grandson, Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]], at the time the heir to the throne. Their child, Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys]], was in turn wed to Lord Corlys, and gave birth to two children by him: [[Laena Velaryon|Laena]] and [[Laenor Velaryon|Laenor]], both of whom became dragonriders. During the [[Great Council]] of {{Date|101}}, Laenor's claim to the throne was presented before the lords of the Seven Kingdoms. Although primogeniture favored him, and his father's wealth, fame and reputation resulted is much support for Laenor, but in the end, he lost to Prince [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]],{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} causing a rift between the Velaryons and the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|TRP}} After Queen [[Aemma Arryn]] died, King Viserys I's [[Grand Maester]], [[Runciter]], suggested Corlys's twelve-year-old daughter Laena as a new bride, but House Velaryon was passed over once more. In response, Corlys and his family shunned Viserys's wedding to [[Alicent Hightower]].{{Ref|TRP}}
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Alyssa's daughter Jocelyn was eventually wed to Alyssa's grandson, Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]], at the time the heir to the throne. Their child, Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys]], was in turn wed to Lord Corlys, and gave birth to two children by him: [[Laena Velaryon|Laena]] and [[Laenor Velaryon|Laenor]], both of whom became dragonriders. During the [[Great Council]] of {{Date|101}}, Laenor's claim to the throne was presented before the lords of the Seven Kingdoms. Although primogeniture favored him, and his father's wealth, fame and reputation resulted is much support for Laenor, but in the end, he lost to Prince [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]],{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} causing a rift between the Velaryons and the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|TRP}} After Queen [[Aemma Arryn]] died, King Viserys I's [[Grand Maester]], [[Runciter]], suggested Corlys's twelve-year-old daughter Laena as a new bride, but House Velaryon was passed over once more. In response, Corlys and his family shunned Viserys's wedding to [[Alicent Hightower]].{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
  
Corlys eventually befriended Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], with whom he [[War for the Stepstones|invaded the Stepstones]] in {{Date|106}}. When Daemon's wife, [[Rhea Royce]], died in {{Date|115}}, Corlys happily agreed to wed Laena to Daemon, following the death of Laena's betrothed. Laena's brother, Laenor, had married [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], the [[Princess of Dragonstone]], the year before. Although that marriage resulted in three sons, it was rumored that all three boys were [[bastard]]s of Ser [[Harwin Strong]], as they looked nothing like Rhaenyra and Laenor.{{Ref|TRP}} Laena gave birth to twin girls for Daemon, but died in childbirth several years later, in early {{Date|120}}. Laenor was killed shortly after by Ser [[Qarl Correy]].{{Ref|TRP}}
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Corlys eventually befriended Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], with whom he [[War for the Stepstones|invaded the Stepstones]] in {{Date|106}}. When Daemon's wife, [[Rhea Royce]], died in {{Date|115}}, Corlys happily agreed to wed Laena to Daemon, following the death of Laena's betrothed. Laena's brother, Laenor, had married [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], the [[Princess of Dragonstone]], the year before. Although that marriage resulted in three sons, it was rumored that all three boys were [[bastard]]s of Ser [[Harwin Strong]], as they looked nothing like Rhaenyra and Laenor.{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Laena gave birth to twin girls for Daemon, but died in childbirth several years later, in early {{Date|120}}. Laenor was killed shortly after by Ser [[Qarl Correy]].{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
  
 
===The Dance of the Dragons===
 
===The Dance of the Dragons===
 
[[File:House Targaryen (Rhaenyra).svg|thumb|[[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] added the Velaryon seahorse and the [[House Arryn|Arryn]] falcon to the [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] dragon.]]
 
[[File:House Targaryen (Rhaenyra).svg|thumb|[[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] added the Velaryon seahorse and the [[House Arryn|Arryn]] falcon to the [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] dragon.]]
[[File:Season5Dance of DragonsNewsofdeath.png|thumb|[[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and her family receive the news of Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]]'s death at the hands of Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]]. Screencap from ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Complete Guide to Westeros]]
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[[File:Season5Dance of DragonsNewsofdeath.png|thumb|[[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and her family receive the news of Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]]'s death at the hands of Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]]. Screencap from ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Complete Guide to Westeros.]]
  
Corlys and his wife, [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys]], were major supporters of [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]], in which Rhaenyra's half-brother [[Aegon II Targaryen]] claimed the [[Iron Throne]], despite Rhaenyra having been the proclaimed heir of the late King [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys I]]. Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] flew to [[Winterfell]] and negotiated the [[Pact of Ice and Fire]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Lords of Winterfell}} Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]] traveled as an envoy to [[Storm's End]], where he was killed by Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]],{{ref|TPATQ}} and Corlys grew furious with Rhaenyra when Rhaenys died at [[battle at Rook's Rest|Rook's Rest]]. Lord Velaryon was brought back into the fold by Rhaenyra naming him [[Hand of the King|Hand of the Queen]].{{ref|tpatq}}
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Corlys and his wife, [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys]], were major supporters of [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]], in which Rhaenyra's half-brother [[Aegon II Targaryen]] claimed the [[Iron Throne]], despite Rhaenyra having been the proclaimed heir of the late King [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys I]]. Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] flew to [[Winterfell]] and negotiated the [[Pact of Ice and Fire]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Lords of Winterfell}} Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]] traveled as an envoy to [[Storm's End]], where he was killed by Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]],{{Ref|TPATQ}} and Corlys grew furious with Rhaenyra when Rhaenys died at [[battle at Rook's Rest|Rook's Rest]]. Lord Velaryon was brought back into the fold by Rhaenyra naming him [[Hand of the King|Hand of the Queen]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}
  
When Prince Jacaerys offered the people of [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]] to attempt and claim a [[dragon]], to increase the number of dragonriders, [[Addam Velaryon|Addam of Hull]] and his brother [[Alyn Velaryon|Alyn]] made their attempt. Addam succeeded in claiming the dragon [[Seasmoke]], who had previously been ridden by Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]]. According to their mother, [[Marilda]], Laenor had fathered the two boys, which many found a dubious claim, as Laenor had preferred men. The court fool [[Mushroom]] suggests that Addam and Alyn had actually been fathered by Corlys, who had kept them far away from his fiery-tempered wife. With his wife now dead, and the paternity of his son Laenor's children in question, Corlys agreed to adopt both boys into House Velaryon, petitioning Rhaenyra to remove the taint of bastardy from them, enabling him to name them his heirs.{{Ref|tpatq}}
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When Prince Jacaerys offered the people of [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]] to attempt and claim a [[dragon]], to increase the number of dragonriders, [[Addam Velaryon|Addam of Hull]] and his brother [[Alyn Velaryon|Alyn]] made their attempt. Addam succeeded in claiming the dragon [[Seasmoke]], who had previously been ridden by Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]]. According to their mother, [[Marilda]], Laenor had fathered the two boys, which many found a dubious claim, as Laenor had preferred men. The court fool [[Mushroom]] suggests that Addam and Alyn had actually been fathered by Corlys, who had kept them far away from his fiery-tempered wife. With his wife now dead, and the paternity of his son Laenor's children in question, Corlys agreed to adopt both boys into House Velaryon, petitioning Rhaenyra to remove the taint of bastardy from them, enabling him to name them his heirs.{{Ref|TPATQ}}
  
Corlys used his fleets to blockade [[Blackwater Bay]]. However, Jacaerys was killed and the blockade was broken in the [[Battle of the Gullet]]. The Velaryons lost nearly a third of their ships and the [[Triarchy]] sacked [[Spicetown]] and [[High Tide]], with Spicetown never rebuilt.{{ref|tpatq}}
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Corlys used his fleets to blockade [[Blackwater Bay]]. However, Jacaerys was killed and the blockade was broken in the [[Battle of the Gullet]]. The Velaryons lost nearly a third of their ships and the [[Triarchy]] sacked [[Spicetown]] and [[High Tide]], with Spicetown never rebuilt.{{Ref|TPATQ}}
  
When Rhaenyra became paranoid following [[Two Betrayers|the betrayal of the new dragonriders]] later on in the war, she ordered Addam's arrest. Corlys objected, and when ignored, warned Addam, allowing him to flee [[King's Landing]]. Addam later fought at the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]], proving his loyalty to Rhaenyra by defeating her foes at the cost of his own life. Meanwhile, Corlys was thrown in the dungeon, and so the Velaryon fleet abandoned Rhaenyra's cause.{{Ref|tpatq}} Prince [[Joffrey Velaryon]] fell to his death during the [[Storming of the Dragonpit]].{{ref|TPATQ}} Rhaenyra fled the capital, but was fed to [[Sunfyre]] after the [[fall of Dragonstone]].{{ref|TPATQ}}
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When Rhaenyra became paranoid following [[Two Betrayers|the betrayal of the new dragonriders]] later on in the war, she ordered Addam's arrest. Corlys objected, and when ignored, warned Addam, allowing him to flee [[King's Landing]]. Addam later fought at the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]], proving his loyalty to Rhaenyra by defeating her foes at the cost of his own life. Meanwhile, Corlys was thrown in the dungeon, and so the Velaryon fleet abandoned Rhaenyra's cause.{{Ref|TPATQ}} Prince [[Joffrey Velaryon]] fell to his death during the [[Storming of the Dragonpit]].{{Ref|TPATQ}} Rhaenyra fled the capital, but was fed to [[Sunfyre]] after the [[fall of Dragonstone]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}
  
Corlys was freed when Aegon II took King's Landing after the [[Moon of the Three Kings]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} In exchange for a pardon,{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} Corlys used his wealth and power to support Aegon II. However, he refused to accept the execution of Rhaenyra's surviving son, Prince [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]], and insisted the boy should be betrothed to Aegon II's only remaining child, Princess [[Jaehaera Targaryen|Jaehaera]], as a requirement for his support.<ref>asoiaf.westeros.org: [http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/139166-aegon-ii-and-aegon-iii/&do=findComment&comment=7552930 Aegon II and Aegon III (April 23) - post 1]</ref> Corlys served on Aegon II's [[small council]] until the king's death.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} Corlys acted quickly by sending envoys to Aegon II's main supporters, but was arrested on the charge of poisoning Aegon II by Lord [[Cregan Stark]]. He was freed by his granddaughters and Lady [[Alysanne Blackwood]], however, and served the new king as a [[regent]] until his death in {{Date|132}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}  
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Corlys was freed when Aegon II took King's Landing after the [[Moon of the Three Kings]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} In exchange for a pardon,{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} Corlys used his wealth and power to support Aegon II. However, he refused to accept the execution of Rhaenyra's surviving son, Prince [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]], and insisted the boy should be betrothed to Aegon II's only remaining child, Princess [[Jaehaera Targaryen|Jaehaera]], as a requirement for his support.<ref>asoiaf.westeros.org: [http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/139166-aegon-ii-and-aegon-iii/&do=findComment&comment=7552930 Aegon II and Aegon III (April 23) - post 1]</ref> Corlys served on Aegon II's [[small council]] until the king's death.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} Corlys acted quickly by sending envoys to Aegon II's main supporters, but was arrested on the charge of poisoning Aegon II by Lord [[Cregan Stark]]. He was freed by his granddaughters and Lady [[Alysanne Blackwood]], however, and served the new king as a [[regent]] until his death in {{Date|132}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}  
  
 
===The Oakenfist===
 
===The Oakenfist===
Following the death of his first wife, [[Jaehaera Targaryen]], King [[Aegon III Targaryen]] married Lady [[Daenaera Velaryon]], the daughter of [[Daeron Velaryon]], a cousin to Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]]. Daenaera gave birth to five children: [[Daeron I Targaryen|Daeron]], [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor]], [[Daena Targaryen|Daena]], [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aegon III)|Rhaena]], and [[Elaena Targaryen|Elaena]]. Although both of her sons would rule as kings, both died childless. Through her daughter Daena, however, Daenaera is an ancestor of [[House Blackfyre]].
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Following the death of his first wife, [[Jaehaera Targaryen]], King [[Aegon III Targaryen]] married Lady [[Daenaera Velaryon]], the daughter of [[Daeron Velaryon]], a cousin to Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]]. Daenaera gave birth to five children: [[Daeron I Targaryen|Daeron]], [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor]], [[Daena Targaryen|Daena]], [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aegon III)|Rhaena]], and [[Elaena Targaryen|Elaena]]. Although both of her sons would rule as kings, both died childless. Through her daughter Daena, however, Daenaera is an ancestor of [[House Blackfyre]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}}
  
Alyn Velaryon, formerly Alyn of Hull, became of Lord of Driftmark upon the death of Corlys the Sea Snake. During the [[regency of Aegon III]], Alyn was the greatest rival to Lord [[Unwin Peake]], then Hand of the King. Alyn was refused his grandfather's place as regent for the young king, and then was made to sail against the Stepstones, where he won a great victory at sea and earned the name Oakenfist. Alyn was later dispatched to the [[westerlands]] to defeat [[Dalton Greyjoy]], the Red Kraken. Lord Unwin had hoped that Alyn would fail, but instead, this expedition became the first of Alyn's six great voyages.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} Alyn later played an important role in the return of Aegon III's brother, [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys]], having negotiated his release from captivity in [[Lys]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}  
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Alyn Velaryon, formerly Alyn of Hull, became of Lord of Driftmark upon the death of Corlys the Sea Snake. During the [[regency of Aegon III]], Alyn was the greatest rival to Lord [[Unwin Peake]], then Hand of the King. Alyn was refused his grandfather's place as regent for the young king, and then was made to sail against the Stepstones, where he won a great victory at sea and earned the name Oakenfist. Alyn was later dispatched to the [[westerlands]] to defeat [[Dalton Greyjoy]], the Red Kraken. Lord Unwin had hoped that Alyn would fail, but instead, this expedition became the first of Alyn's six great voyages.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} Alyn later played an important role in the return of Aegon III's brother, [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys]], having negotiated his release from captivity in [[Lys]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}  
  
In {{date|157}}, Alyn Oakenfist took a decisive part in King [[Daeron I Targaryen]]'s [[conquest of Dorne]] as [[master of ships]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}} He commanded a fleet that broke the [[Planky Town]], and swept halfway up the [[Greenblood]] river while the main Dornish strength was engaged with Daeron in the [[Prince's Pass]].{{ref|adwd|17}} Alyn returned to subdue the Planky Town and the Greenblood in {{Date|160}} after the [[Dornishmen]] rebelled.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}}
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In {{Date|157}}, Alyn Oakenfist took a decisive part in King [[Daeron I Targaryen]]'s [[conquest of Dorne]] as [[master of ships]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}} He commanded a fleet that broke the [[Planky Town]], and swept halfway up the [[Greenblood]] river while the main Dornish strength was engaged with Daeron in the [[Prince's Pass]].{{Ref|ADWD|17}} Alyn returned to subdue the Planky Town and the Greenblood in {{Date|160}} after the [[Dornishmen]] rebelled.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}}
  
Alyn had an unknown number of children with his wife, Lady [[Baela Targaryen]], the eldest daughter of Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] and Lady [[Laena Velaryon]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}} Although he was married, he loved the Princess [[Elaena Targaryen]],{{Ref|AFFC|8}} and had two bastards by her, the twins [[Jon Waters|Jon]] and [[Jeyne Waters]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Three_Maidens_in_the_Tower/ Three Maidens in a Tower], June 27, 2006</ref> Elaena hoped to marry Alyn, but he disappeared at sea.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}} Their son Jon earned knighthood, married, and had a son of his own who began [[House Longwaters]].{{ref|AFFC|8}}
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Alyn had an unknown number of children with his wife, Lady [[Baela Targaryen]], the eldest daughter of Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] and Lady [[Laena Velaryon]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}} Although he was married, he loved the Princess [[Elaena Targaryen]],{{Ref|AFFC|8}} and had two bastards by her, the twins [[Jon Waters|Jon]] and [[Jeyne Waters]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Three_Maidens_in_the_Tower/ Three Maidens in a Tower], June 27, 2006</ref> Elaena hoped to marry Alyn, but he disappeared at sea.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}} Their son Jon earned knighthood, married, and had a son of his own who began [[House Longwaters]].{{Ref|AFFC|8}}
  
 
===Robert's Rebellion===
 
===Robert's Rebellion===
The Velaryons frequently served as [[master of ships]]—so often that at times the office had seemed hereditary—and provided much of the [[Iron Throne]]'s [[royal fleet]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} [[Lucerys Velaryon (master of ships)|Lucerys Velaryon]] served as master of ships for King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], being one of the king's bigger supporters against his son [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]], the [[Prince of Dragonstone]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}}
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The Velaryons frequently served as [[master of ships]]—so often that at times the office had seemed hereditary—and provided much of the [[Iron Throne]]'s [[royal fleet]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} [[Lucerys Velaryon (master of ships)|Lucerys Velaryon]] served as master of ships for King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], being one of the king's bigger supporters against his son [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]], the [[Prince of Dragonstone]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}}
  
During [[Robert's Rebellion]], Rhaegar and Aerys were killed in the [[Battle of the Trident]] and the [[Sack of King's Landing]], respectively. The loyalist fleet anchored at [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]] was destroyed by the terrible summer storm which raged during the birth of [[Daenerys Targaryen]].{{ref|AGOT|3}} The new king, [[Robert I Baratheon]], granted Dragonstone to his brother [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]], so the Velaryons are now sworn to [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]].{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}
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After [[Robert's Rebellion]], the new king, [[Robert I Baratheon]], granted the castle [[Dragonstone]] to his brother [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]]. The Velaryons have been sworn to [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]] ever since.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
Lord [[Monford Velaryon]] answers [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s summons when he crowns himself king and calls his banners. Stannis expects Monford will threaten to take his levies home unless they attack at once.{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}} Monford's contribution to Stannis's [[royal fleet]] includes the large ships ''[[Pride of Driftmark]]'', ''[[Bold Laughter]]'', ''[[Harridan]]'', and ''[[Seahorse]]''.{{ref|ACOK|58}} When Stannis makes public the accusations of [[Joffrey Baratheon]] being born from incest, Monford states that only steel will decide the matter.{{ref|ACOK|42}}
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Lord [[Monford Velaryon]] answers [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s summons when he crowns himself king and calls his banners. Stannis expects Monford will threaten to take his levies home unless they attack at once.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} Monford's contribution to Stannis's [[royal fleet]] includes the large ships ''[[Pride of Driftmark]]'', ''[[Bold Laughter]]'', ''[[Harridan]]'', and ''[[Seahorse]]''.{{Ref|ACOK|58}} When Stannis makes public the accusations of [[Joffrey Baratheon]] being born from incest, Monford states that only steel will decide the matter.{{Ref|ACOK|42}}
  
When Stannis [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|besieges Storm's End]] during the [[War of the Five Kings]], Lord Monford urges him to storm the castle walls as soon as possible.{{ref|ACOK|42}} Monford burns with his ship at the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].{{ref|ASOS|25}} Before sinking, the ''Pride of Driftmark'' manages to take down two ships of the royal fleet. When leading his sortie, [[Tyrion Lannister]] finds himself surrounded with Ser [[Balon Swann]] and Ser [[Mandon Moore]] by a circle of Velaryon spearmen.{{ref|ACOK|61}} Monford's half-brother, [[Aurane Waters]], the Bastard of Driftmark, is made prisoner during the battle and surrenders to King Joffrey.{{ref|ACOK|65}}
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When Stannis [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|besieges Storm's End]] during the [[War of the Five Kings]], Lord Monford urges him to storm the castle walls as soon as possible.{{Ref|ACOK|42}} Monford burns with his ship at the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].{{Ref|ASOS|25}} Before sinking, the ''Pride of Driftmark'' manages to take down two ships of the royal fleet. When leading his sortie, [[Tyrion Lannister]] finds himself surrounded with Ser [[Balon Swann]] and Ser [[Mandon Moore]] by a circle of Velaryon spearmen.{{Ref|ACOK|61}} Monford's half-brother, [[Aurane Waters]], the Bastard of Driftmark, is made prisoner during the battle and surrenders to King Joffrey.{{Ref|ACOK|65}}
  
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
Monford is succeeded by his six-year-old son, [[Monterys Velaryon|Monterys]].{{ref|ASOS|36}} Despite Stannis's defeat at the Blackwater, the Velaryons are still counted among his supporters.{{ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
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Monford is succeeded by his six-year-old son, [[Monterys Velaryon|Monterys]].{{Ref|ASOS|36}} Despite Stannis's defeat at the Blackwater, the Velaryons are still counted among his supporters.{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
  
The seahorse arms of House Velaryon are spotted by [[Jon Snow]] during the [[Battle beneath the Wall|attack by Stannis]] on the [[wildling]] camp north of the [[Wall]].{{ref|ASOS|73}}
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The seahorse arms of House Velaryon are spotted by [[Jon Snow]] during the [[Battle beneath the Wall|attack by Stannis]] on the [[wildling]] camp north of the [[Wall]].{{Ref|ASOS|73}}
  
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[Aurane Waters]] wins the favor of Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], who finds that Aurane reminds her of Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] due to his [[Valyria]]n appearance.{{Ref|aFfC|12}} Regardless of his youth and Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]'s objections, Cersei names Aurane as the new [[master of ships]]. In that position, Aurane proposes the construction of [[Cersei's dromonds|dromonds]] and also suggests to crew them with thieves and poachers.{{ref|AFFC|17}}
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[[Aurane Waters]] wins the favor of Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], who finds that Aurane reminds her of Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] due to his [[Valyria]]n appearance.{{Ref|AFFC|12}} Regardless of his youth and Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]'s objections, Cersei names Aurane as the new [[master of ships]]. In that position, Aurane proposes the construction of [[Cersei's dromonds|dromonds]] and also suggests to crew them with thieves and poachers.{{Ref|AFFC|17}}
  
When Queen [[Margaery Tyrell]] is accused of adultery, Aurane suggests setting the new ships on the [[Blackwater Rush]] to impose order and be an unspoken threat against Margaery's father, Lord [[Mace Tyrell]].{{ref|AFFC|43}} Once he receives notice of Cersei's imprisonment, however, Aurane flees to sea and disappears. Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] believes the Bastard of Driftmark has the idea to set himself up as a [[pirate]] in the [[Stepstones]].{{ref|AFFC|43}}
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When Queen [[Margaery Tyrell]] is accused of adultery, Aurane suggests setting the new ships on the [[Blackwater Rush]] to impose order and be an unspoken threat against Margaery's father, Lord [[Mace Tyrell]].{{ref|AFFC|43}} Once he receives notice of Cersei's imprisonment, however, Aurane flees to sea and disappears. Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] believes the Bastard of Driftmark has the idea to set himself up as a [[pirate]] in the [[Stepstones]].{{Ref|AFFC|43}}
  
 
==House Velaryon at the end of the third century==
 
==House Velaryon at the end of the third century==
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The known Velaryons during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
  
The known Velaryons during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:
 
 
* Lord {[[Monford Velaryon]]}, [[Lord of the Tides]] and [[Master of Driftmark]].
 
* Lord {[[Monford Velaryon]]}, [[Lord of the Tides]] and [[Master of Driftmark]].
 
** Lord [[Monterys Velaryon]], his son and heir. A young boy.
 
** Lord [[Monterys Velaryon]], his son and heir. A young boy.
 
* [[Aurane Waters]], "the Bastard of Driftmark", Monford's bastard brother.
 
* [[Aurane Waters]], "the Bastard of Driftmark", Monford's bastard brother.
 
  
 
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==Historical Velaryons==
 
==Historical Velaryons==
 
* Lady [[Valaena Velaryon]], wife of [[Aerion Targaryen (son of Daemion)|Aerion Targaryen]], mother to [[Aegon I Targaryen]], [[Visenya Targaryen]], and [[Rhaenys Targaryen]]. Herself half [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] on her mother's side.
 
* Lady [[Valaena Velaryon]], wife of [[Aerion Targaryen (son of Daemion)|Aerion Targaryen]], mother to [[Aegon I Targaryen]], [[Visenya Targaryen]], and [[Rhaenys Targaryen]]. Herself half [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] on her mother's side.
* Ser [[Corlys Velaryon (Kingsguard)|Corlys Velaryon]], first [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
 
 
* Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (master of ships)|Daemon Velaryon]], master of ships for [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] during [[Aegon's Conquest]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
 
* Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (master of ships)|Daemon Velaryon]], master of ships for [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] during [[Aegon's Conquest]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
* Lord [[Aethan Velaryon]], master of ships for [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]].
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** Lord [[Aethan Velaryon]], master of ships for [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
** Queen [[Alyssa Velaryon]], his daughter, mother to [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena]], [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]], [[Viserys Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Viserys]], [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys]], [[Alysanne Targaryen|Alysanne]] and [[Vaella Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Vaella Targaryen]] by King [[Aenys I Targaryen]], her first husband, and to [[Boremund Baratheon|Boremund]] and [[Jocelyn Baratheon]] by Lord [[Robar Baratheon]], her second husband.
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*** Lady [[Alarra Massey]], his wife.{{Ref|FAB|The Year of The three Brides - 49 AC}}
* Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (admiral of the king's fleet)|Daemon Velaryon]], the admiral of ships during the reign of King [[Maegor I Targaryen]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}
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**** Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|Daemon Velaryon]], Aethan's son, the admiral of ships during the reign of King [[Maegor I Targaryen]],{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}} [[master of ships]] and later [[Hand of the King]] to [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}
* Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], known as the "'Sea Snake", Master of Driftmark and Lord of the Tides, [[Hand of the King|Hand of the Queen]] to [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], husband of Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]].{{ref|tpatq}}
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***** [[Corwyn Velaryon]], Daemon's son
** Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]], first husband of Rhaenyra Targaryen. Rode the dragon [[Seasmoke]].{{ref|tpatq}} Died in {{Date|120}}.{{Ref|TRP}}
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***** [[Jorgen Velaryon]], Daemon's son
*** Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]], first son and heir of Laenor and Rhaenyra.{{ref|tpatq}}
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***** [[Victor Velaryon]], Daemon's son
*** Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]], second son of Laenor and Rhaenyra.{{ref|tpatq}}
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***** At least four daughters.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
*** Prince [[Joffrey Velaryon]], youngest son of Laenor and Rhaenyra.{{ref|tpatq}}
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****** Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], Daemon's grandson by his eldest son. Known as the "'Sea Snake", Master of Driftmark and Lord of the Tides. Married to Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]. Served as [[Hand of the King|Hand of the Queen]] to [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}
** Lady [[Laena Velaryon]], second wife of Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] and mother of [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena]] and [[Baela Targaryen]].{{ref|tpatq}} Died in {{Date|120}}.{{Ref|TRP}}
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******* Lady [[Laena Velaryon]], their eldest child. Married Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], with whom she had two daughters: [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena]] and [[Baela Targaryen]].{{Ref|TPATQ}} Died in {{Date|120}}.{{Ref|TRP}}
* Ser [[Vaemond Velaryon]], eldest nephew of Lord Corlys Velaryon.{{ref|trp}}
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*******  Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]], their second child. Married to Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen. Rode the dragon [[Seasmoke]].{{Ref|TPATQ}} Died in {{Date|120}}.{{Ref|TRP}}
** His wife, sons and five younger brothers.{{ref|trp}}
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********  Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]], first son and heir of Laenor and Rhaenyra.{{Ref|TPATQ}}
* Ser [[Addam Velaryon]], born Addam of Hull, claiming to be Laenor’s bastard son; Legitimized and made heir to Corlys after Laenor’s death. Rode the dragon [[Seasmoke]].{{ref|tpatq}}
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********  Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]], second son of Laenor and Rhaenyra.{{Ref|TPATQ}}
* Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]], born Alyn of Hull, Addam's brother, claiming to be Laenor’s bastard son; Legitimized and included in the line of succession after Laenor’s death.{{ref|tpatq}} Later Lord of Driftmark, known as "Lord Oakenfist". He was a great admiral during the [[conquest of Dorne]]. Married to Lady [[Baela Targaryen]].
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********  Prince [[Joffrey Velaryon]], youngest son of Laenor and Rhaenyra.{{Ref|TPATQ}}
** Ser [[Jon Waters]], his bastard son by Princess [[Elaena Targaryen]], twin to Jeyne Waters.
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******** Ser [[Addam Velaryon]], born Addam of Hull, claiming to be Laenor’s bastard son; Legitimized and made heir to Corlys after the deaths of Laenor and Lucerys. Rode the dragon [[Seasmoke]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}
*** A son, who founded [[House Longwaters]]
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******** Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]], born Alyn of Hull, Addam's brother, claiming to be Laenor’s bastard son; Legitimized and included in the line of succession after Laenor's death.{{ref|tpatq}} Later Lord of Driftmark, known as "Lord Oakenfist". He was a great admiral during the [[conquest of Dorne]].  
** [[Jeyne Waters]], his bastard daughter by Princess [[Elaena Targaryen]], twin to Jon Waters.
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********* Lady [[Baela Targaryen]], Alyn's wife.
* [[Daeron Velaryon]], a cousin to Lord Alyn, died fighting for Oakenfist in the [[Stepstones]].
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********** Lady [[Laena Velaryon (daughter of Alyn Velaryon)|Laena Velaryon]], their daughter.
** Queen [[Daenaera Velaryon]], his daughter, second wife and Queen of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]], and mother of [[Daeron I Targaryen|Daeron I]], [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor I]], [[Daena Targaryen|Daena]], [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aegon III)|Rhaena]] and [[Elaena Targaryen|Elaena]].
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********** Ser [[Jon Waters]], his bastard son by Princess [[Elaena Targaryen]], twin to Jeyne Waters.
* [[Lucerys Velaryon (master of ships)|Lucerys Velaryon]], master of ships for [[Aerys II Targaryen]].
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********** [[Jeyne Waters]], his bastard daughter by Princess [[Elaena Targaryen]], twin to Jon Waters.
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******* Ser [[Vaemond Velaryon]], eldest nephew of Lord Corlys Velaryon.{{Ref|TRP}}
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******** [[Daemion Velaryon]], his eldest son.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
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******** [[Daeron Velaryon]], his second son, died fighting for Oakenfist in the [[Stepstones]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
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********* Lady [[Hazel Harte]], his wife, who was carried away by [[Winter Fever]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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********** Queen [[Daenaera Velaryon]], his daughter, second wife and Queen of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]], and mother of [[Daeron I Targaryen|Daeron I]], [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor I]], [[Daena Targaryen|Daena]], [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aegon III)|Rhaena]] and [[Elaena Targaryen|Elaena]].
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******* [[Malentine Velaryon]], slain while plotting to murder his Lord.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
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******* [[Rhogar Velaryon]], captured while trying to murder his Lord.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
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******* The three brothers to Malentine and Rhogar.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
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**** Queen [[Alyssa Velaryon]], his daughter, mother to [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena]], [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]], [[Viserys Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Viserys]], [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys]], [[Alysanne Targaryen|Alysanne]] and [[Vaella Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Vaella Targaryen]] by King [[Aenys I Targaryen]], her first husband, and to [[Boremund Baratheon|Boremund]] and [[Jocelyn Baratheon]] by Lord [[Rogar Baratheon]], her second husband.
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***** Cousins of Alyssa.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
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**** Sons.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
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** Ser [[Corlys Velaryon (Kingsguard)|Corlys Velaryon]], first [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
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* [[Larissa Velaryon]], cousin to [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]]. She married into [[House Tarth]] and gave birth to a daughter.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
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* [[Lianna Velaryon]], niece to Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|Daemon Velaryon]]. She died of the [[shivers]].{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}
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* [[Lucerys Velaryon (master of ships)|Lucerys Velaryon]], master of ships for [[Aerys II Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|  The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}}
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===Historical Velaryon trees===
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==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
{{quote|[[Corlys Velaryon|He]] was a scion of House Velaryon: a family of old and storied [[Valyria]]n heritage who had come to [[Westeros]] before the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]], as the histories agree, and who often provided the bulk of the [[royal fleet]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}}} - writings of [[Yandel]]
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{{Quote|[[Corlys Velaryon|He]] was a scion of House Velaryon: a family of old and storied [[Valyria]]n heritage who had come to [[Westeros]] before the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]], as the histories agree, and who often provided the bulk of the [[royal fleet]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}|writings of [[Yandel]]}}
 
 
  
{{quote|Tonight I am to sup with my lords bannermen, such as they are. [[Ardrian Celtigar|Celtigar]], [[Monford Velaryon|Velaryon]], [[Duram Bar Emmon|Bar Emmon]], the whole paltry lot of them. A poor crop, if truth be told, but they are what [[House Baratheon|my brothers]] have left me.{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}}} - [[Stannis Baratheon]] to [[Cressen]]
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{{Quote|Tonight I am to sup with my [[lord]]s bannermen, such as they are. [[Ardrian Celtigar|Celtigar]], [[Monford Velaryon|Velaryon]], [[Duram Bar Emmon|Bar Emmon]], the whole paltry lot of them. A poor crop, if truth be told, but they are what [[House Baratheon|my brothers]] have left me.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}|[[Stannis Baratheon]] to [[Cressen]]}}
  
 
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House Velaryon of Driftmark
House Velaryon.svg
The Old, the True, the Brave
Coat of arms A silver seahorse on sea green
(Aquamarine, a seahorse argent)
Seat Driftmark
Head Monterys Velaryon
Region Blackwater Bay, the crownlands
Titles
Overlord House Baratheon of Dragonstone
Cadet branch House Longwaters
Founded Prior to 126 BC

House Velaryon of Driftmark rules the island of Driftmark, the largest island of Blackwater Bay in the crownlands. Their castles include Driftmark and High Tide.[1] The head of House Velaryon is titled Lord of the Tides and Master of Driftmark.[2] The Velaryons are sworn to Dragonstone.[3] Their arms depict a silver seahorse on sea green.[4][5][N 1] Their words do not appear in the books, but according to semi-canon sources they are "The Old, the True, the Brave".[6]

Culture

Traits

House Velaryon is of Valyrian descent, and its members often have Valyrian features, such as silver hair, purple eyes, and pale skin.[7]

Customs

A traditional name of the Velaryons is Jacaerys.[8][9]

It is traditional for the sons of House Velaryon to be given a taste of a seafarer’s life when young.[9]

History

Origins

House Velaryon is an ancient and proud house, with the blood of old Valyria in its veins.[4][7] A noble house with a storied Valyrian lineage, the Velaryons had come to Westeros even before the Targaryens, if their family histories can be believed, settling in the Gullet on the low-lying and fertile isle of island of Driftmark (so named for the driftwood that the tides brought daily to its shores) rather than its stony, smoking neighbor, Dragonstone.[9] The castle of Driftmark housed their ancient high seat, the Driftwood Throne, which according to legend had been given to them by the Merling King to conclude a pact.[1]

Though never dragonriders, the Velaryons had for centuries remained the oldest and closest allies of the Targaryens. The sea was their element, not the sky. During the Conquest, it was Velaryon ships that carried Aegon’s soldiers across Blackwater Bay, and later formed the greater part of the royal fleet. Throughout the first century of Targaryen rule, so many Lords of the Tides served on the small council as master of ships that the office was widely seen as almost hereditary.[1][9]

Their close proximity to the Gullet enabled the Velaryons to fill their coffers from trade in the narrow sea and Blackwater Bay. They allied with House Targaryen from Dragonstone and House Celtigar from Claw Isle, both houses of Valyrian descent; while the Velaryons and Celtigars dominated the middle reaches of the narrow sea with their ships, the Targaryens ruled the skies with their dragons.[10]

Aegon's Conquest

The close relations between Houses Velaryon and Targaryen resulted in multiple marriages between the houses, both before and after the Wars of Conquest. From one such marriage was born Valaena Velaryon.[10] She married Aerion Targaryen, the Lord of Dragonstone, with whom she had three children: Visenya, Lord Aegon, and Rhaenys.[10]

House Velaryon allied with the Targaryens at the start of Aegon's Conquest. Lord Daemon Velaryon was made master of ships by Aegon the Conqueror after the mouth of the Blackwater Rush had been secured. Daemon died fighting for Aegon I in the battle in the waters off Gulltown, however.[10]

Early Targaryen reign

A Velaryon bannerman serving at Dragonstone. Illustrated by Even Mehl Amundsen. © Fantasy Flight Games.

House Velaryon kept an influential position at the court of the Targaryen kings during the first two centuries of the Targaryen reign. In 10 AC Ser Corlys Velaryon became the first Lord Commander of the Kingsguard.[11] His elder brother, Lord Aethan Velaryon became master of ships for Aegon I.[12] Lord Aethan thus succeeded his father as the Admiral of the Royal Fleet, and in turn was succeeded by his own son Lord Daemon Velaryon.[13] Lord Aethan fought against Sargoso Saan, a pirate-lord, in the Stepstones.[14][13]

Aethan's daughter, Alyssa, was married to Prince Aenys Targaryen, heir to the throne, in 22 AC, with whom she had six children (Rhaena, Aegon, Viserys, Jaehaerys, Alysanne, and Vaella).[12] Alyssa became queen at her husband's coronation. She outlived Aenys I and became a prisoner of his brother, Maegor I Targaryen, on Dragonstone, when Maegor claimed the throne over Aenys's sons by Alyssa. In 44 AC Alyssa fled in the confusion that followed the death of Dowager Queen Visenya Targaryen. Her last surviving son by Aenys, Jaehaerys, put forward his claim for the throne. Lord Daemon Velaryon, Maegor's admiral of the fleet, who had previously supported Maegor, turned against the cruel king, and many of the great houses of Westeros joined with him.[15]

Alyssa's son Jaehaerys became king at the age of fourteen, and Alyssa ruled as his regent, aided by Lord Rogar Baratheon.[1] After Jaehaerys reached the age of majority, the regency ended, and Alyssa married Rogar,[16] giving birth to two more children: Boremund and Jocelyn Baratheon.[17] The Velaryons of the Old King's reign were a house even more influential than House Lannister.[18]

The Sea Snake

Rule of Driftmark was eventually inherited by Lord Corlys Velaryon, also known as the Sea Snake, who rose to fame with his many voyages across the seas of the world. He accumulated so much wealth that House Velaryon became the richest house in the realm, and himself the wealthiest man in the Seven Kingdoms. Because their ancestral castle, Driftmark, was damp and crowded, Corlys constructed a new seat for the Velaryons, High Tide.[1]

Alyssa's daughter Jocelyn was eventually wed to Alyssa's grandson, Prince Aemon Targaryen, at the time the heir to the throne. Their child, Princess Rhaenys, was in turn wed to Lord Corlys, and gave birth to two children by him: Laena and Laenor, both of whom became dragonriders. During the Great Council of 101 AC, Laenor's claim to the throne was presented before the lords of the Seven Kingdoms. Although primogeniture favored him, and his father's wealth, fame and reputation resulted is much support for Laenor, but in the end, he lost to Prince Viserys Targaryen,[1] causing a rift between the Velaryons and the Iron Throne.[8] After Queen Aemma Arryn died, King Viserys I's Grand Maester, Runciter, suggested Corlys's twelve-year-old daughter Laena as a new bride, but House Velaryon was passed over once more. In response, Corlys and his family shunned Viserys's wedding to Alicent Hightower.[8][9]

Corlys eventually befriended Prince Daemon Targaryen, with whom he invaded the Stepstones in 106 AC. When Daemon's wife, Rhea Royce, died in 115 AC, Corlys happily agreed to wed Laena to Daemon, following the death of Laena's betrothed. Laena's brother, Laenor, had married Rhaenyra Targaryen, the Princess of Dragonstone, the year before. Although that marriage resulted in three sons, it was rumored that all three boys were bastards of Ser Harwin Strong, as they looked nothing like Rhaenyra and Laenor.[8][9] Laena gave birth to twin girls for Daemon, but died in childbirth several years later, in early 120 AC. Laenor was killed shortly after by Ser Qarl Correy.[8][9]

The Dance of the Dragons

Rhaenyra Targaryen added the Velaryon seahorse and the Arryn falcon to the Targaryen dragon.
Rhaenyra Targaryen and her family receive the news of Prince Lucerys Velaryon's death at the hands of Prince Aemond Targaryen. Screencap from Game of Thrones, Complete Guide to Westeros.

Corlys and his wife, Rhaenys, were major supporters of Rhaenyra Targaryen during the Dance of the Dragons, in which Rhaenyra's half-brother Aegon II Targaryen claimed the Iron Throne, despite Rhaenyra having been the proclaimed heir of the late King Viserys I. Prince Jacaerys Velaryon flew to Winterfell and negotiated the Pact of Ice and Fire.[19] Prince Lucerys Velaryon traveled as an envoy to Storm's End, where he was killed by Prince Aemond Targaryen,[20] and Corlys grew furious with Rhaenyra when Rhaenys died at Rook's Rest. Lord Velaryon was brought back into the fold by Rhaenyra naming him Hand of the Queen.[20]

When Prince Jacaerys offered the people of Dragonstone to attempt and claim a dragon, to increase the number of dragonriders, Addam of Hull and his brother Alyn made their attempt. Addam succeeded in claiming the dragon Seasmoke, who had previously been ridden by Ser Laenor Velaryon. According to their mother, Marilda, Laenor had fathered the two boys, which many found a dubious claim, as Laenor had preferred men. The court fool Mushroom suggests that Addam and Alyn had actually been fathered by Corlys, who had kept them far away from his fiery-tempered wife. With his wife now dead, and the paternity of his son Laenor's children in question, Corlys agreed to adopt both boys into House Velaryon, petitioning Rhaenyra to remove the taint of bastardy from them, enabling him to name them his heirs.[20]

Corlys used his fleets to blockade Blackwater Bay. However, Jacaerys was killed and the blockade was broken in the Battle of the Gullet. The Velaryons lost nearly a third of their ships and the Triarchy sacked Spicetown and High Tide, with Spicetown never rebuilt.[20]

When Rhaenyra became paranoid following the betrayal of the new dragonriders later on in the war, she ordered Addam's arrest. Corlys objected, and when ignored, warned Addam, allowing him to flee King's Landing. Addam later fought at the Second Battle of Tumbleton, proving his loyalty to Rhaenyra by defeating her foes at the cost of his own life. Meanwhile, Corlys was thrown in the dungeon, and so the Velaryon fleet abandoned Rhaenyra's cause.[20] Prince Joffrey Velaryon fell to his death during the Storming of the Dragonpit.[20] Rhaenyra fled the capital, but was fed to Sunfyre after the fall of Dragonstone.[20]

Corlys was freed when Aegon II took King's Landing after the Moon of the Three Kings.[21] In exchange for a pardon,[21] Corlys used his wealth and power to support Aegon II. However, he refused to accept the execution of Rhaenyra's surviving son, Prince Aegon the Younger, and insisted the boy should be betrothed to Aegon II's only remaining child, Princess Jaehaera, as a requirement for his support.[22] Corlys served on Aegon II's small council until the king's death.[21] Corlys acted quickly by sending envoys to Aegon II's main supporters, but was arrested on the charge of poisoning Aegon II by Lord Cregan Stark. He was freed by his granddaughters and Lady Alysanne Blackwood, however, and served the new king as a regent until his death in 132 AC.[23]

The Oakenfist

Following the death of his first wife, Jaehaera Targaryen, King Aegon III Targaryen married Lady Daenaera Velaryon, the daughter of Daeron Velaryon, a cousin to Lord Alyn Velaryon. Daenaera gave birth to five children: Daeron, Baelor, Daena, Rhaena, and Elaena. Although both of her sons would rule as kings, both died childless. Through her daughter Daena, however, Daenaera is an ancestor of House Blackfyre.[17]

Alyn Velaryon, formerly Alyn of Hull, became of Lord of Driftmark upon the death of Corlys the Sea Snake. During the regency of Aegon III, Alyn was the greatest rival to Lord Unwin Peake, then Hand of the King. Alyn was refused his grandfather's place as regent for the young king, and then was made to sail against the Stepstones, where he won a great victory at sea and earned the name Oakenfist. Alyn was later dispatched to the westerlands to defeat Dalton Greyjoy, the Red Kraken. Lord Unwin had hoped that Alyn would fail, but instead, this expedition became the first of Alyn's six great voyages.[23] Alyn later played an important role in the return of Aegon III's brother, Viserys, having negotiated his release from captivity in Lys.[23]

In 157 AC, Alyn Oakenfist took a decisive part in King Daeron I Targaryen's conquest of Dorne as master of ships.[24] He commanded a fleet that broke the Planky Town, and swept halfway up the Greenblood river while the main Dornish strength was engaged with Daeron in the Prince's Pass.[25] Alyn returned to subdue the Planky Town and the Greenblood in 160 AC after the Dornishmen rebelled.[24]

Alyn had an unknown number of children with his wife, Lady Baela Targaryen, the eldest daughter of Prince Daemon Targaryen and Lady Laena Velaryon.[17] Although he was married, he loved the Princess Elaena Targaryen,[26] and had two bastards by her, the twins Jon and Jeyne Waters.[27][28] Elaena hoped to marry Alyn, but he disappeared at sea.[27] Their son Jon earned knighthood, married, and had a son of his own who began House Longwaters.[26]

Robert's Rebellion

The Velaryons frequently served as master of ships—so often that at times the office had seemed hereditary—and provided much of the Iron Throne's royal fleet.[1] Lucerys Velaryon served as master of ships for King Aerys II Targaryen, being one of the king's bigger supporters against his son Rhaegar, the Prince of Dragonstone.[29]

After Robert's Rebellion, the new king, Robert I Baratheon, granted the castle Dragonstone to his brother Stannis. The Velaryons have been sworn to House Baratheon of Dragonstone ever since.[30]

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

Lord Monford Velaryon answers Stannis Baratheon's summons when he crowns himself king and calls his banners. Stannis expects Monford will threaten to take his levies home unless they attack at once.[30] Monford's contribution to Stannis's royal fleet includes the large ships Pride of Driftmark, Bold Laughter, Harridan, and Seahorse.[31] When Stannis makes public the accusations of Joffrey Baratheon being born from incest, Monford states that only steel will decide the matter.[32]

When Stannis besieges Storm's End during the War of the Five Kings, Lord Monford urges him to storm the castle walls as soon as possible.[32] Monford burns with his ship at the Battle of the Blackwater.[33] Before sinking, the Pride of Driftmark manages to take down two ships of the royal fleet. When leading his sortie, Tyrion Lannister finds himself surrounded with Ser Balon Swann and Ser Mandon Moore by a circle of Velaryon spearmen.[34] Monford's half-brother, Aurane Waters, the Bastard of Driftmark, is made prisoner during the battle and surrenders to King Joffrey.[35]

A Storm of Swords

Monford is succeeded by his six-year-old son, Monterys.[36] Despite Stannis's defeat at the Blackwater, the Velaryons are still counted among his supporters.[37]

The seahorse arms of House Velaryon are spotted by Jon Snow during the attack by Stannis on the wildling camp north of the Wall.[38]

A Feast for Crows

Aurane Waters wins the favor of Queen Cersei Lannister, who finds that Aurane reminds her of Prince Rhaegar Targaryen due to his Valyrian appearance.[7] Regardless of his youth and Ser Jaime Lannister's objections, Cersei names Aurane as the new master of ships. In that position, Aurane proposes the construction of dromonds and also suggests to crew them with thieves and poachers.[39]

When Queen Margaery Tyrell is accused of adultery, Aurane suggests setting the new ships on the Blackwater Rush to impose order and be an unspoken threat against Margaery's father, Lord Mace Tyrell.[40] Once he receives notice of Cersei's imprisonment, however, Aurane flees to sea and disappears. Grand Maester Pycelle believes the Bastard of Driftmark has the idea to set himself up as a pirate in the Stepstones.[40]

House Velaryon at the end of the third century

The known Velaryons during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:

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Aethan
 
Alarra
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Corlys
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Daemon
 
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Aenys I
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Alyssa
 
Rogar
Baratheon
 
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Corwyn
 
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Jorgen
 
Victor
 
Daughters
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Lianna
 
Larissa
 
Son of Lord
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Joffrey
 
 
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Daenaera
 
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Alyn
 
 
Elaena
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Quotes

He was a scion of House Velaryon: a family of old and storied Valyrian heritage who had come to Westeros before the Targaryens, as the histories agree, and who often provided the bulk of the royal fleet.[1]

—writings of Yandel

Tonight I am to sup with my lords bannermen, such as they are. Celtigar, Velaryon, Bar Emmon, the whole paltry lot of them. A poor crop, if truth be told, but they are what my brothers have left me.[30]

Notes

  1. "Sea green" can actually refer to a range of colors from teal to dark green, and George R. R. Martin has not specified through official artwork which exact shade he intended.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I.
  2. A Feast for Crows, Appendix.
  3. A Game of Thrones, Appendix.
  4. 4.0 4.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 10, Davos I.
  5. Citadel. Heraldry: In the area of the King's Landing.
  6. The Citadel. House Mottoes
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 12, Cersei III.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 The Rogue Prince.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 Fire & Blood, Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 The World of Ice & Fire, The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest.
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I.
  12. 12.0 12.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I.
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 Fire & Blood, The Sons of the Dragon.
  14. The Sons of the Dragon.
  15. 15.0 15.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I.
  16. The World of Ice & Fire, The Stormlands: House Baratheon.
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 The World of Ice & Fire, Appendix: Targaryen Lineage.
  18. The World of Ice & Fire, The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons.
  19. The World of Ice & Fire, The North: The Lords of Winterfell.
  20. 20.00 20.01 20.02 20.03 20.04 20.05 20.06 20.07 20.08 20.09 20.10 20.11 20.12 20.13 20.14 The Princess and the Queen.
  21. 21.0 21.1 21.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II.
  22. asoiaf.westeros.org: Aegon II and Aegon III (April 23) - post 1
  23. 23.0 23.1 23.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III.
  24. 24.0 24.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I.
  25. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 17, Jon IV.
  26. 26.0 26.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 8, Jaime I.
  27. 27.0 27.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I.
  28. So Spake Martin: Three Maidens in a Tower, June 27, 2006
  29. The World of Ice & Fire, The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring.
  30. 30.0 30.1 30.2 A Clash of Kings, Prologue.
  31. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 58, Davos III.
  32. 32.0 32.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 42, Davos II.
  33. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 25, Davos III.
  34. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 61, Tyrion XIV.
  35. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 65, Sansa VIII.
  36. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 36, Davos IV.
  37. A Storm of Swords, Appendix.
  38. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 73, Jon X.
  39. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 17, Cersei IV.
  40. 40.0 40.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 43, Cersei X.
  41. Fire & Blood, The Year of The three Brides - 49 AC.
  42. Fire & Blood, A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade.
  43. Fire & Blood, The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain.
  44. 44.0 44.1 44.2 44.3 44.4 Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand.
  45. Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows.
  46. Fire & Blood, Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I.
  47. The World of Ice & Fire, The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring.