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&lt;div&gt;{{Infobox military conflict&lt;br /&gt;
| conflict_name          = First Dornish War&lt;br /&gt;
| part_of                = [[Wars of Conquest]]/[[Dornish Wars]]&lt;br /&gt;
| image                  = [[File:Dragon&#039;s Wroth.png|350px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| caption                = Dragon&#039;s Wroth, as depicted by Michael Komarck in &#039;&#039;[[The World of Ice &amp;amp; Fire]]&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| date                   = {{Date|4|13}}&lt;br /&gt;
| battles                =&lt;br /&gt;
| location               = [[Dorne]]&lt;br /&gt;
| result                 = [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] withdrawal from Dorne&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- combatant 1 --&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
| combatant1             = {{coa|Targaryen|m}} &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Iron Throne]]&#039;&#039;&#039;/[[House Targaryen]]:&lt;br /&gt;
: {{coa|Rosby|s}} [[House Rosby]]&lt;br /&gt;
*{{coa|Baratheon|s}} [[Stormlands]], led by [[House Baratheon]]&lt;br /&gt;
: {{coa|Cafferen|s}} [[House Cafferen]]&lt;br /&gt;
: {{coa|Caron|s}} [[House Caron]]&lt;br /&gt;
: {{coa|Connington|s}} [[House Connington]]&lt;br /&gt;
: {{coa|Fell|s}} [[House Fell]]&lt;br /&gt;
: {{coa|Mertyns|s}} [[House Mertyns]]&lt;br /&gt;
*{{coa|Tyrell|s}} [[Reach]], led by [[House Tyrell]]&lt;br /&gt;
: {{coa|Hightower|s}} [[House Hightower]]&lt;br /&gt;
: {{coa|Oakheart|s}} [[House Oakheart]]&lt;br /&gt;
| commander1             = {{coa|Targaryen|s}} King [[Aegon I Targaryen]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{coa|Targaryen|s}} Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{coa|Targaryen|s}} Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]]†&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{coa|Baratheon|s}} Lord [[Orys Baratheon]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{coa|Tyrell|s}} Lord [[Harlan Tyrell]]†&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{coa|Hightower|s}} Ser [[Addam Hightower]]&lt;br /&gt;
| strength1              = Forces of the [[Iron Throne]]:&lt;br /&gt;
* 1,000 knights led by Lord Orys Baratheon&lt;br /&gt;
* 2,000 knights, 300 lords and 27,700 men-at-arms led by King Aegon I Targaryen&lt;br /&gt;
* Reach host led by Lord Harlan Tyrell&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Balerion]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Vhagar]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Meraxes]]†&lt;br /&gt;
| losses1                = Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]]†&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Meraxes]]†&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Lord [[Harlan Tyrell]]†&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Lord [[Jon Rosby]]†&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Garmon Hightower]]†&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Lord [[House Oakheart|Oakheart]]†&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Lord [[House Connington|Connington]]†&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Lord [[House Mertyns|Mertyns]]†&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Lord [[House Fell|Fell]]†&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- combatant 2 --&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
| combatant2             = {{coa|Martell|m}} &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Prince of Dorne|Principality]] of [[Dorne]]&#039;&#039;&#039;/[[House Martell]]&lt;br /&gt;
: {{coa|Dalt|s}} [[House Dalt]]&lt;br /&gt;
: {{coa|Dayne|s}} [[House Dayne]]&lt;br /&gt;
: {{coa|Fowler|s}} [[House Fowler]]&lt;br /&gt;
: {{coa|Jordayne|s}} [[House Jordayne]]&lt;br /&gt;
: {{coa|Qorgyle|s}} [[House Qorgyle]]&lt;br /&gt;
: {{coa|Santagar|s}} [[House Santagar]]&lt;br /&gt;
: {{coa|Toland|s}} [[House Toland]]&lt;br /&gt;
: {{coa|Vaith|s}} [[House Vaith]]&lt;br /&gt;
: {{coa|Uller|s}} [[House Uller]]&lt;br /&gt;
: {{coa|Wyl|s}} [[House Wyl]]&lt;br /&gt;
: {{coa|Yronwood|s}} [[House Yronwood]]&lt;br /&gt;
| commander2             = {{coa|Martell|s}} Princess [[Meria Martell]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{coa|Martell|s}} Prince [[Nymor Martell]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{coa|Martell|s}} Princess [[Deria Martell]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[File:WylCoA.png|20px]] Lord [[Wyl of Wyl]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{coa|Fowler|s}} Lord [[House Fowler|Fowler]]†&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{coa|Dayne|s}} Ser [[Joffrey Dayne]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{coa|Uller|s}} Lord [[Uthor Uller]]†&lt;br /&gt;
| strength2              = [[Dorne|Dornish Houses]]&lt;br /&gt;
| losses2                = Massive losses in manpower &amp;lt;br&amp;gt; Every castle save Sunspear burnt &amp;lt;br&amp;gt; Every holdfast, village and town burnt&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Lord [[Uthor Uller]]†&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;3 others Lords Uller†&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Lord [[House Fowler|Fowler]]†&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Lord [[House Vaith|Vaith]]†&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Lady [[House Toland|Toland]]†&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The &#039;&#039;&#039;First Dornish War&#039;&#039;&#039; was a nine-year conflict began by King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] in an attempt to conquer [[Dorne]], the only one of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] that had successfully resisted [[House Targaryen]] during [[Aegon&#039;s Conquest]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} It was the first of the [[Dornish Wars]] between Dorne and the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Prelude==&lt;br /&gt;
During [[Aegon&#039;s Conquest]], Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] was sent to conquer [[Dorne]] in the name of her brother and husband, King [[Aegon I Targaryen]]. Instead of confronting the [[Dornishmen|Dornish]] spearmen guarding the [[Prince&#039;s Pass]] in the [[Red Mountains]], Rhaenys flew over the pass to [[Vaith]] and [[Godsgrace]] on her [[dragon]], [[Meraxes]]. Finding the castles abandoned, she continued her journey to the [[Planky Town]], where only women and children remained.{{ref|FAB|Aegon&#039;s Conquest}}&lt;br /&gt;
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At [[Sunspear]], the seat of [[House Martell]], Rhaenys found [[Meria Martell]], the aged [[Princess of Dorne]], waiting in her otherwise abandoned castle. Meria defied Rhaenys, stating that they would neither fight nor kneel. When Rhaenys said that the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]] would return &amp;quot;with fire and blood&amp;quot;, Meria warned her to &amp;quot;return at your peril.&amp;quot; Rhaenys departed, but the Targaryens subsequent made no direct attempt to conquer the harsh deserts of Dorne, instead focusing on their main conquests in the heart of Westeros.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} As such, Dorne was the only kingdom not to be conquered by Aegon in his initial conquest.&lt;br /&gt;
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After resolving the [[Sistermen&#039;s Rebellion]] and his [[invasion of the Iron Islands]], King Aegon&#039;s attention returned to Dorne. A delegation of high lords, [[maesters]], and [[septon]]s was sent to Sunspear to meet with Princess Meria, but the negotiations proved fruitless.{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==History==&lt;br /&gt;
===Initial invasion===&lt;br /&gt;
In {{Date|4}}, King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] launched an invasion of [[Dorne]], intent on completing his conquest of the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. Aegon led an army of thirty thousand, including near two thousand knights and three hundred lords and bannermen, through the [[Prince&#039;s Pass]]; Lord [[Harlan Tyrell]], [[Warden of the South]], was part of the royal host. Meanwhile, Lord [[Orys Baratheon]] led one thousand knights up the [[Boneway]].{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] drew first blood by burning the [[Planky Town]] with her dragon, [[Meraxes]]. She then took [[Lemonwood]], [[Spottswood]], and [[Stinkwater]], all of which were occupied by old women and children but no fighting men. The [[shadow city]] was half deserted when Rhaenys reached [[Sunspear]], with [[Meria Martell]], [[Princess of Dorne]], also gone from the capital.{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}} &lt;br /&gt;
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Rather than fighting Aegon&#039;s host in the Prince&#039;s Pass, the Dornishmen instead withdrew, choosing to burn their crops and [[poison]] their wells. They abandoned their watchtowers in the [[Red Mountains]] and blocked a mountain pass with a wall of shorn and rotting sheep carcasses. Once Aegon reached the other end of the Prince&#039;s Pass, he divided his host, sending Harlan south toward the [[Hellholt]] and leading the other contingent east to [[Skyreach]].{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Lord Tyrell lost a quarter of his men and near all of his horses during their march to the Hellholt, as the Dornish had poisoned every waterhole and oasis in the central sands. Those who finally managed to reach the Hellholt found the castle deserted.{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}&lt;br /&gt;
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According to Gyldayn, King Aegon stormed Skyreach and took [[Yronwood]] after a brief siege;{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}} Yandel writes that Skyreach had been abandoned and Yronwood was defended by a few handful of old men, boys, and women.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}} The steward of the [[Tor]] surrendered the castle to Aegon since Lord [[House Jordayne|Jordayne]] had recently died. At [[Ghost Hill]], Aegon  was challenged to single combat by Lord [[House Toland|Toland]]&#039;s champion. After Aegon had killed the man with his [[Valyrian steel]] sword, [[Blackfyre]], the king discovered that the champion had in truth been Lord Toland&#039;s mad [[fool]]. Worse, Ghost Hill turned out to be deserted as well.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Lord Baratheon fared worse in his assault up the Boneway. His [[stormlander]] army was pelted with rocks, arrows, and spears from above, while his men were murdered in the night. Where the Boneway crosses the [[Wyl (river)|Wyl]], the Dornishmen blocked the path both in front of Orys&#039;s army and behind, and the [[Wyl of Wyl]] managed to capture Lord Orys and and a dozen other lords, slaughtering the rest.{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}&lt;br /&gt;
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After Aegon joined Rhaenys at Sunspear, he gathered dignitaries to the great hall of Sunspear and declared that Dorne was now part of [[Seven Kingdoms|the realm]] ruled from the [[Iron Throne]]. Aegon appointed Lord [[Jon Rosby]] as castellan of Sunspear and [[Warden of the Sands]] to rule in his name, and the king appointed stewards and castellans for the other conquered seats.{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Aegon returned to [[King&#039;s Landing]] the same way he came, traveling through the hills and the Prince&#039;s Pass.{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}} Lord Tyrell remained at the Hellholt, but his men were sickened by fish from the sulfurous [[Brimstone]] and his foraging parties and patrols were attacked by [[House Qorgyle]] of [[Sandstone]] to the south and [[House Vaith]] of [[Vaith]] to the east.{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Dornish retaliation===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon I Targaryen]] and [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]] had only just returned to [[King&#039;s Landing]] when the Dornish rebelled against [[House Targaryen]]. [[Skyreach]], [[Yronwood]], the [[Tor]], and [[Ghost Hill]], were quickly recaptured, with their royal garrisons put to the sword and the castellans and stewards who led them tortured and disremembered. Dornishmen came forth from the [[shadow city]] of [[Sunspear]] to  retake the [[Sunspear]]. Lord Rosby was thrown from a window atop the [[Spear Tower]] by Princess [[Meria Martell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}&lt;br /&gt;
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In response to the [[Defenestration of Sunspear]], Lord [[Harlan Tyrell]] marched his army from the [[Hellholt]], intent on taking [[Vaith]] and Sunspear. In {{date|5}}, however, Harlan and his remaining army disappeared in the deserts of Dorne.{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: House Tyrell}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Continuation===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Death of Meraxes.jpg|thumb|right|[[Meraxes]] and [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] are killed at the [[Hellholt]], as depicted by Chase Stone in &#039;&#039;[[The World of Ice &amp;amp; Fire]]&#039;&#039;.]]&lt;br /&gt;
According to [[Gyldayn]], the war between the [[Iron Throne]] and the [[Dornishmen]] became a &amp;quot;series of atrocities, raids, and realizations, broken up by long periods of inactivity, a dozen short truces, and numerous murders and assassinations.&amp;quot;{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}&lt;br /&gt;
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In {{Date|7}}, the [[Wyl of Wyl]] eventually agreed to ransom Lord [[Orys Baratheon]] and the other captured lords back to Aegon for each man&#039;s weight in [[gold]]. Lord Wyl took off their sword hands, however, to prevent them from ever taking up arms against Dorne again.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}} Orys, bitter and obsessed with revenge, resigned his office as [[Hand of the King]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Baratheon}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Intent on revenge for Orys&#039;s mutilation, Aegon attacked the mountain fastnesses of [[House Wyl]] with his own dragon, [[Balerion]]. The Wyls survived by taking refuge in caves and tunnels, however.{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}&lt;br /&gt;
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With the aid of a pirate king from the [[Stepstones]], Dornish raiders crossed the [[Sea of Dorne]] in {{date|8}} to sack half a dozen towns and villages along [[Cape Wrath]] and set fires which spread through much of the [[rainwood]].{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}} Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]] responded by burning [[Lemonwood]], [[Ghost Hill]], and the [[Tor]] with her own dragon, [[Vhagar]]. In {{date|9}}, Visenya and Aegon attacked [[Sandstone]], [[Vaith]], and the [[Hellholt]].{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}&lt;br /&gt;
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In {{date|10}} Lord [[House Fowler|Fowler]] attacked [[Nightsong]], taking its defenders hostage. Ser [[Addam Hightower]] was sent by his father, Lord [[Manfred Hightower]], to retake Nightsong, though [[House Hightower]] was unaware that Ser [[Joffrey Dayne]] was marching an army to [[Oldtown]]. Though the city was too strong for the Dornish to take, Joffrey razed nearby fields and villages and slew [[Garmon Hightower]] before retreating. Meanwhile, Addam found Nightsong had been burned and that Lord [[House Caron|Caron]] and his family had been taken as captives to Dorne. Aegon took counsel with Lord [[Theo Tyrell]], [[Warden of the South]], at [[Highgarden]], but Theo was reluctant to invade Dorne after the disappearance of his father, Lord [[Harlan Tyrell|Harlan]].{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Aegon and Balerion attacked [[Skyreach]], with the king vowing to make it &amp;quot;a [[burning of Harrenhal|second Harrenhal]]&amp;quot;, Visenya and Vhagar struck against [[Starfall]], and Rhaenys and Meraxes flew to to the Hellholt.{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}} At the castle of [[House Uller]], however, Meraxes was shot down from the sky, with Rhaenys upon her back, when a bolt from a [[scorpion (weapon)|scorpion]] pierced the dragon&#039;s eye. Meraxes destroyed the Hellholt&#039;s highest tower and part of its curtain wall in her fall. Most believe that Rhaenys either fell from her seat to her death or was crushed beneath her dragon, though some accounts claim she survived only to be tortured to death by the Ullers in their dungeon.{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}} Regardless, the loss of both dragon and queen in 10 AC was the greatest success the Dornish had against the Targaryens.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}} &lt;br /&gt;
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===The Dragon&#039;s Wroth===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:The Dragon&#039;s Wroth by Jota Saraiva.jpg|thumb|right|The Dragon&#039;s Wroth, by Jota Saraiva ©]]&lt;br /&gt;
The grief King [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon]] and  Queen [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] felt at the death of Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]] was great; the next two years would later be called the years of the Dragon&#039;s Wroth. The Targaryens burned every Dornish stronghold thrice over, with the exception of Sunspear and its shadow city. The Dornish believed that the Targaryens refused to attack Sunspear because they were afraid that Princess Meria might have purchased a device from [[Lys]] to slay dragons with. Archmaester [[Timotty]] offers a different explanation, suggesting in his &#039;&#039;[[Conjectures]]&#039;&#039; that Aegon hoped this would instead turn the Dornish against the Martells. Indeed, letters have been discovered in which [[marcher lords]] urge Dornish lords to surrender, while claiming that [[House Martell]] had purchased their safety from the dragons. Regardless of the truth, the Dornish lords and smallfolk remained loyal.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Aegon and Visenya placed bounties on the heads of Dornish lords, who, in turn, placed bounties on the Targaryens and their allies. Lord [[House Fowler|Fowler]], Lord [[House Vaith|Vaith]], Lady [[House Toland|Toland]], and four successive Lords [[House Uller|Uller]] were assassinated despite their attempts to go into hiding, though only two of their killers ever lived to collect their bounties.{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}&lt;br /&gt;
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In return, the Dornish killed Lord [[House Connington|Connington]] while he was hunting, Lord [[House Mertyns|Mertyns]] and his household with a cask of [[poison]]ed wine, and Lord [[House Fell|Fell]] in a [[King&#039;s Landing]] brothel.{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}} In {{date|12}}, the [[Wyl of Wyl]] infiltrated the wedding of Ser [[Jon Cafferen]] and [[Alys Oakheart]]. After gelding Jon and killing Alys&#039;s father, Lord [[House Oakheart|Oakheart]], and most of the wedding guests, the Wyls raped the bride and her handmaids and sold the women to [[slavery|slavers]] from [[Myr]].{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}&lt;br /&gt;
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King Aegon himself was attacked on three occasions, and Visenya was attacked on several occasions as well. One day, when Aegon and Visenya were assaulted on the streets of King&#039;s Landing, only Visenya&#039;s swift intervention with [[Dark Sister]] saved Aegon&#039;s life.{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}} This attack led to the creation of the [[Kingsguard]] in {{Date|10}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} &lt;br /&gt;
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===Peace===&lt;br /&gt;
Although Dorne was a blasted, burning ruin from the [[Red Mountains]] to the mouth of the [[Greenblood]], the Dornish continued to fight.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}} In {{date|13}}, however, [[Meria Martell]], died abed. Her elderly son [[Nymor Martell|Nymor]], now the ruling [[Prince of Dorne]], sent his daughter [[Deria Martell|Deria]] to [[King&#039;s Landing]] with an escort as an peace envoy. She brought with her the skull of [[Rhaenys Targaryen]]&#039;s dragon, [[Meraxes]], and a letter from Prince Nymor. The sight of the dragon&#039;s skull angered many at the royal court, such as Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]] and Lord [[Orys Baratheon]], but Aegon refused to act against the delegation. Instead, Deria was allowed to deliver her father&#039;s terms. Nymor wanted peace, but would not submit to the Iron Throne. Aegon was determined to refuse this offer, until Deria handed him her father&#039;s letter.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}{{Ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Atop the Iron Throne, Aegon read the message. Men said that, when he was done, his hand was dripping blood (presumably from clenching the bladed seat too hard). After burning the letter, the king left for [[Dragonstone]] upon [[Balerion]]&#039;s back. Aegon returned the next morning, agreed to the peace terms of Prince Nymor, and signed a treaty.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}{{Ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The contents of Nymor&#039;s letter are unknown, although many have speculated. Some claim it was a simple plea from one father to another, heartfelt words that touched Aegon&#039;s heart, and others insist it was a list of all those lords and noble knights who had lost their lives during the war. Some believe it said that Rhaenys survived her fall at Hellholt, but was being kept captive in extreme torment, and the Dornish promised to end her suffering Aegon agreed to end the war. Certain [[septon]]s suggest that the missive was [[magic|ensorceled]], written by Meria before her death, using a vial of Rhaenys&#039;s [[bloodmagic|blood for ink]]. Grand Maester [[Clegg]] later theorized that the letter stated Nymor was willing to spend all of Dorne&#039;s gold to hire the [[Faceless Men]] of [[Braavos]] to assassinate Aegon&#039;s young son and heir, Prince [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys Targaryen]], if Aegon did not sign the peace.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}{{Ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Aftermath==&lt;br /&gt;
The tactics wielded by [[Dornishmen]] during the First Dornish War were seen as dishonorable by nobles ruled by the [[Iron Throne]]. Cowardice became known as &amp;quot;Dornish courage&amp;quot;, and the kin of those who lost their lives during the war desired vengeance against the Dornish.{{Ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The peace treaty signed by King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] lasted throughout his own reign. He visited [[Sunspear]] together with his eldest son, Prince [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]], on the tenth anniversary of the peace in {{Date|23}} for a &amp;quot;feast of friendship&amp;quot; with [[Deria Martell]], now [[Princess of Dorne]]. Father and son came to Sunspear upon their [[dragon]]s, [[Balerion]] and [[Quicksilver]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Both of Aegon&#039;s sons, Kings Aenys I and [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor I Targaryen]], made sporadic attempts to add Dorne to the realm during their reigns.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} Additionally, the Dornishmen opposed the Targaryens on several occasions during the peace. After the death of Aegon th Conqueror, an [[outlaw]] known as the [[Vulture King (Aenys I)|Vulture King]] rose in the [[Red Mountains]], gathering an army thirty some thousand strong. Although Princess Deria claimed the Dornish did all they could to put an end to the Vulture King, in truth they mostly ignored it. In the end, it came down to the [[marcher lords]] to defeat the Vulture King during the [[Vulture Hunt]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} Lord [[Orys Baratheon]] avenged the loss of his hand by defeating and mutilating Lord [[Walter Wyl]], son of the [[Wyl of Wyl]], during this [[Second Dornish War]].{{ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}&lt;br /&gt;
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In {{Date|48}}, as King Maegor the Cruel&#039;s reign was falling apart, reports came in from the [[Dornish Marches]] in the last months of his reign suggesting that the Dornishmen were gathering their forces in the mountain passes, preparing to invade the realm.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} The [[Third Dornish War|Third]] and [[Fourth Dornish War]]s occurred during the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}&lt;br /&gt;
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During the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] and Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]] became involved in a struggle with the [[Triarchy]] over the [[Stepstones]]. Prince [[Qoren Martell]] gave his support to the Triarchy in this struggle.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}&lt;br /&gt;
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In {{date|157}}, King [[Daeron I Targaryen]], desiring to &amp;quot;complete the Conquest&amp;quot;, led his own [[conquest of Dorne]]. Although he initially succeeded, the Young Dragon&#039;s success did not last long and led to his own death.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}} Dorne eventually peacefully joined the Seven Kingdoms through the efforts of King [[Daeron II Targaryen]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|[[Dornishmen|Dornish]] spearmen appeared from nowhere, like desert flowers after a rain.{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}|writings of [[Gyldayn]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{quote|Yet despite a reign covered in glory, the First Dornish War stood out as [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon&#039;s]] one great defeat.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}|writings of [[Yandel]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Wars of Conquest]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:House Baratheon wars|Dorne 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:House Cafferen wars|Dorne 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:House Caron wars|Dorne 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:House Connington wars|Dorne 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:House Dalt wars|Dorne 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:House Dayne wars|Dorne 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:House Fell wars|Dorne 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:House Fowler wars|Dorne 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:House Hightower wars|Dorne 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:House Jordayne wars|Dorne 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:House Martell wars|Dorne 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:House Mertyns wars|Dorne 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:House Oakheart wars|Dorne 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:House Qorgyle wars|Dorne 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:House Rosby wars|Dorne 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:House Santagar wars|Dorne 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:House Targaryen wars|Dorne 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:House Toland wars|Dorne 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:House Tyrell wars|Dorne 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:House Uller wars|Dorne 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:House Vaith wars|Dorne 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:House Wyl wars|Dorne 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:House Yronwood wars|Dorne 1]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[es:Primera guerra dorniense]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[fr:Guerres Dorniennes#La premi.C3.A8re guerre Dornienne .28 ans 4 .C3.A0 13 .29]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[pt:Primeira Guerra Dornesa]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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