Vermax
Vermax | |
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Allegiance | Jacaerys Velaryon |
Race | Dragon |
Died |
130 AC the Gullet |
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Vermax was a male dragon ridden by Prince Jacaerys Velaryon.[1]
Contents
Description
Vermax was thriving and growing larger every year.[1]
History
Dragon Egg
When Prince Jacaerys Velaryon was young, there were rumours that he was a bastard, fathered by Ser Harwin Strong, instead of his mother Rhaenyra Targaryen's husband, Ser Laenor Velaryon. The rumours were spread by Queen Alicent Hightower and her followers at court. Those who doubted the paternity of Jacaerys and his brothers also doubted that the dragon eggs the boys had been given would ever hatch, but they were quickly disappointed, as each of the eggs soon hatched in turn. The hatchling that bonded with Prince Jacaerys was Vermax.[2]
Dance of the Dragons
By the time the Dance of the Dragons began, Vermax was big enough to ride. Prince Jacaerys flew north on his back, as a messenger for his mother, Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen, to treat with Lady Jeyne Arryn, Lord Manderly, and Lord Cregan Stark. The mission was a success.[1] The Testimony of Mushroom claims that Vermax laid a clutch of eggs in the depths of the crypts of Winterfell, but this tale is most likely false.[3]
Prince Jacaerys used Vermax in battle, during the Battle in the Gullet. There, Vermax attacked a fleet, but he flew too low and went crashing down into the sea. Differing tales are told of how and why the dragon fell. Jacaerys also perished.[1]
Known dragonriders of Vermax
- Jacaerys Velaryon - first and only rider
References and Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Princess and the Queen.
- ↑ The Rogue Prince.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Winterfell.
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