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2022-11-04T21:56:15Z

Nezi0: dont get it. its been a while. did i miss a code of conduct i violated?

My actual name is Attila (Atti). Been a fan since 2011. Love the world building aspect of the franchise. Hope it won't end up like Star Wars or LOTR.

Daenerys Targaryen

2022-11-04T21:54:32Z

Nezi0: Reverted edits by Potsk (talk) to last revision by Nezi0

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{{Infobox monarch
| name = Daenerys Targaryen
| arms = House Targaryen.svg
| image = [[File:Daenerys by jekaa.jpg|300px]]
| image_caption = Daenerys with a [[Dothraki]] bell in her hair, by jekaa ©
| reign = {{Date|298}} - Present
| coronation =
| fullname = Daenerys Targaryen the First of Her Name
| othertitles = [[Prince of Dragonstone|Princess of Dragonstone]]{{Ref|AGoT|11}} [[Kingship|Queen]] of the [[Seven Kingdoms]]{{Ref|ACoK|48}} Daenerys Stormborn, the Unburnt, [[King of Meereen|Queen of Meereen]], [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men|Queen of the Andals and the Rhoynar and the First Men]], [[Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea|''Khaleesi'' of Great Grass Sea]], [[Breaker of Shackles]], and [[Mother of Dragons]]{{Ref|ADwD|2}} [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]]{{Ref|ADwD|Appendix}} [[Protector of the Realm]]{{Ref|ADwD|Appendix}}
| predecessor = Prince [[Viserys Targaryen]] (as head of House Targaryen)
| heir =
| successor =
| alias = Dany{{Ref|AGOT|3}} Silver Lady{{Ref|AGOT|61}} The dragon's daughter{{Ref|AGoT|68}} Dragonmother{{Ref|aCoK|27}} Bride of fire{{Ref|aCoK|48}} Daughter of death{{Ref|aCoK|48}} Slayer of lies{{Ref|aCoK|48}} Child of three{{Ref|aCoK|48}} ''[[Mhysa]]''{{Ref|ASOS|42}} [[The prince that was promised]]{{Ref|aFfC|35}} The silver queen{{Ref|ADWD|6}} Breaker of Chains{{Ref|ADWD|22}} [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] with teats{{Ref|ADWD|22}} [[Azor Ahai]] returned{{Ref|ADWD|22}} The dragon queen{{Ref|aDwD|25}} The queen across the waters{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
| dateofbirth = {{Date|284}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Aerys II)|Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Aerys II)]] calculation.''</ref>
| placeofbirth = [[Dragonstone]]
| dateofdeath =
| placeofdeath =
| dateofburial =
| placeofburial =
| race = [[Valyria]]n
| culture = [[Free Cities]] [[Dothraki]] [[Ghiscari]]
| royalhouse = [[House Targaryen]]
| consort = 1st: ''[[Khal]]'' [[Drogo]] 2nd: [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]]
| spouse =
| issue = [[Rhaego]] (stillborn)
| father = King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]
| mother = Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen]]
| coat-of-arms =
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (appendix) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (POV) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (POV) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (POV) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (POV) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (mentioned)
| Played_by = [[w:Emilia Clarke|Emilia Clarke]]
| TV_series = ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|4]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|5]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|6]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 7|7]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 8|8]]
}}

Princess '''Daenerys Targaryen''', also known as '''Daenerys Stormborn''',{{Ref|AGOT|3}} is one of the last confirmed members of [[House Targaryen]], along with her older brother [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]], who refers to her as '''Dany'''.{{Ref|AGOT|3}}{{Ref|AGOT|46}} She is the youngest child of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] and his sister-wife, Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen|Rhaella]]. She is one of the major [[POV character]]s in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''.

In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Daenerys is portrayed by [[List of actors of Game of Thrones#Emilia Clarke, Daenerys Targaryen|Emilia Clarke]].<ref name=hbo/>

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Daenerys Targaryen|l1=Images of Daenerys Targaryen}}
A young woman in her early teens, Daenerys has the classical [[Valyria]]n look; She has [[Purple eyes|violet eyes]],{{Ref|AGOT|3}} pale skin,{{Ref|AGOT|46}} and long, pale silver-gold hair.{{Ref|AGOT|3}}{{Ref|AGOT|11}}{{Ref|ADWD|16}} Daenerys is slender of frame,{{Ref|AGOT|3}} with small breasts.{{Ref|AGOT|3}}{{Ref|AGOT|11}}{{Ref|ACOK|63}} She is said to resemble Queen [[Naerys Targaryen]], though Daenerys is taller and stronger.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1463/ Naerys Targaryen] (March 9, 2006)</ref> Daenerys has been described as fair,{{Ref|ADWD|16}}{{Ref|ADWD|22}}{{Ref|ADWD|70}} and beautiful.{{Ref|ASOS|8}}{{Ref|ADWD|6}}{{Ref|ADWD|56}}

Beside the [[Common Tongue]], Daenerys speaks the bastard Valyrian of the [[Free Cities]] with a [[Tyrosh]]i accent,{{Ref|AGOT|54}} and [[High Valyrian]].{{Ref|ASOS|23}} She quickly learns the [[Dothraki language]],{{Ref|AGOT|61}} and the [[Ghiscari]] tongue.{{Ref|ADWD|2}}{{Ref|ADWD|43}}

Daenerys grew up terrified of and abused by her brother Viserys,{{Ref|ASOS|27}} and was regarded as fearful and furtive by [[Magister]] [[Illyrio Mopatis]].{{Ref|ADWD|5}} She grows more confident in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', however, and her followers generally regard her with great respect and love, and [[Jorah Mormont]] and [[Barristan Selmy]] have compared her to her deceased brother, Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]],{{Ref|AGOT|61}}{{Ref|ACOK|27}}{{Ref|ASOS|42}} who had been valiant, honorable, and noble,{{Ref|ASOS|23}} and is still fondly remembered in the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|ASOS|23}}

As she was raised in exile, never staying long as one place, Daenerys has never truly known a place to call home. Though she describes the fragrance of the Western Market at [[Vaes Dothrak]] with smelling "of home", they in fact remind of her her days spent in several of the [[Free Cities]] as a small child.{{Ref|AGOT|54}} Among the [[Dothraki]], she feels safe, loved and hopeful for the first time.{{Ref|AGOT|64}} The [[house with the red door]] in [[Braavos]], where she lived until she was about five years old, has come to symbolize her lost childhood,{{Ref|AGOT|3}}{{Ref|AGOT|54}} and she frequently wishes to return there.{{Ref|ASOS|71}}{{Ref|ADWD|2}}{{Ref|ADWD|11}}{{Ref|ADWD|52}} Though she has never seen [[Westeros]] and cannot remember [[Dragonstone]], she believes that the [[Iron Throne]] is her by rights, as Viserys's heir, and that ruling the Seven Kingdoms is her duty. Daenerys abhors [[slavery]]{{Ref|ADWD|23}} and is willing to put the needs of her people before her own desires.{{Ref|ADWD|43}}

Daenerys loves the sea, as it makes her feel free, as well as the sailors and their songs and stories.{{Ref|ASOS|8}} She also loves to read children's stories and songs from the Seven Kingdoms about hall and handsome heroes.{{Ref|ASOS|71}} She enjoys heat, preferring her baths scalding hot.{{Ref|AGOT|3}}{{Ref|AGOT|36}}

Descending from [[dragonlords]], Daenerys dreams of [[dragon]]s.{{Ref|AGOT|11}}{{Ref|AGOT|23}} Though Daenerys is familiar with the [[Faith of the Seven]],{{Ref|ASOS|71}}{{Ref|ADWD|52}} and believes in the existence of gods, she does not appear to follow a particular faith.{{Ref|ASOS|71}}{{Ref|ADWD|52}}{{Ref|AGOT|68}}

Daenerys sometimes dresses in Dothraki garb; a painted vest{{Ref|AGOT|23}} and riding leathers,{{Ref|AGOT|23}} while going about barefoot,{{Ref|AGOT|23}} with her hair oiled{{Ref|AGOT|23}}{{Ref|AGOT|36}} and her skin sun-browned.{{Ref|AGOT|36}} Her other Dothraki attire includes silk or horsehair pants, woven grass sandals, a medallion belt, and her painted vest.{{Ref|ACOK|63}}{{Ref|ASOS|8}}{{Ref|ASOS|27}} She often wears silver [[Bells (Dothraki)|bells]] in her braided hair per Dothraki custom, one for each of her victories.{{Ref|ACOK|63}}{{Ref|ASOS|23}}{{Ref|ASOS|42}}{{Ref|ASOS|57}} Daenerys also owns a [[Qarth]]een gown which leaves one breast bare,{{Ref|ACOK|40}} several [[Ghiscari]] ''[[tokar]]s'',{{Ref|ADWD|2}}{{Ref|ADWD|36}} and a musty-smelling ''[[hrakkar]]'' cloak.{{Ref|ACOK|12}}

==History==
[[File:Edriss young Dany&Viserys.jpg‎‎‎|thumb|250px|left|Young Dany and [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]], by Jacqui Davis ©]]
Daenerys is the youngest child of King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] and his sister-wife, Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen|Rhaella]]. Daenerys was conceived during the last month of [[Robert's Rebellion]], the war which ended [[House Targaryen]]'s reign over the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. Shortly thereafter, her mother was sent with the young prince [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] to the family ancestral seat of [[Dragonstone]] to escape the rebel army which was marching towards [[King's Landing]]. Daenerys was born nine months after their flight, while a great storm raged above Dragonstone, sinking what remained of the Targaryen fleet; for this reason she is known as "Daenerys Stormborn".{{Ref|AGOT|3}} Her mother died in labor,{{Ref|AGOT|3}} but not before naming her.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1202/ Numerous Questions] (February 28, 2002)</ref>

The war had been lost shortly after Rhaella had fled the city, after which [[Robert I Baratheon]] had claimed the throne. With Aerys, his eldest son [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]], and Rhaegar's young children [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]] and [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]] dead, Daenerys and her older brother Viserys were the only known living Targaryen heirs. As Viserys had been crowned king on [[Dragonstone]] by their mother before her death,{{Ref|AWOIAF|Rhaella Targaryen}} Daenerys received the title "[[Princess of Dragonstone]]" as Viserys's heir.{{Ref|AGOT|3}} Robert's brother, [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]], had built a new fleet for the Baratheon's, and was planning to [[assault on Dragonstone|assault Dragonstone]]. With the Targaryen fleet destroyed by the storm during which Daenerys had been born, the garrison at Dragonstone planned to sell the Targaryen children to Robert. However, before they could act on this plan, Ser [[Willem Darry]] and several other loyal retainers rescued the children and smuggled them into exile, sailing to the [[Free City]] of [[Braavos]]. There, they lived for years in a [[house with the red door|house with a red door]], where Daenerys had her own room, and a lemon tree underneath her window. Willem was old and sickly, but Daenerys remembers that he always treated her kindly.{{Ref|aGoT|3}} When Daenerys was five years old, Willem fell sick and slowly wasted away.{{Ref|AWOIAF|Daenerys Targaryen}} After his death, the servants he had hired stole all they could.{{Ref|AGOT|3}} The young Targaryens were put out of the house a while after. As they were forced out, Daenerys wept.{{Ref|aGoT|3}}

Viserys and Daenerys left Braavos, and wandered the [[Free Cities]] for years. They visited nearly all the Free Cities, including [[Myr]], [[Tyrosh]], [[Qohor]], [[Volantis]], and [[Lys]],{{Ref|AGOT|3}} and returned to [[Braavos]] at least once.{{Ref|ASOS|8}} While at first they were welcomed by [[magister]]s and [[archon]]s and merchant princes, with time their interests in the last Targaryens decreased. Daenerys and Viserys had to sell their last few treasures, and eventually their mother's crown.{{Ref|AGOT|3}} Selling their mother's crown took the last of Viserys's joy, leaving only rage.{{Ref|AGOT|27}} Daenerys remembers how Viserys once feasted the [[Golden Company]], hoping they would take up his cause, but to no avail.{{Ref|ADWD|16}} Considering himself to be the rightful ruler, Viserys grew bitter and obsessed with the birthright he had been denied. Daenerys was a frequent target for his frustrations. He had never forgiven her for their mother's death in childbirth, and frequently warned her not to "wake the dragon" by angering him.{{Ref|AGOT|3}} Once, when Daenerys and Viserys were on their way to Braavos by ship, Daenerys expressed to her brother how fine it would be to be a sailor. Angry, Viserys twisted her hair until she cried.{{Ref|ASOS|8}} Because Viserys had often told her that their line must be "kept pure", Daenerys had grown up always believing that she would marry Viserys once she came of age.{{Ref|AGOT|3}}

Though Viserys's growing bitterness made their relationship more troubled, Daenerys also has fond memories of her brother from times when he had not yet been so angry. He let her crawl into bed with him and told her stories about the [[Seven Kingdoms]],{{Ref|ASOS|8}} about their family{{Ref|ASOS|8}} and their history,{{Ref|AGOT|3}}{{Ref|ADWD|11}} their dragons,{{Ref|AGOT|23}} and [[Robert's Rebellion]].{{Ref|AGOT|3}}{{Ref|AGOT|64}} Almost everything Daenerys knew about Westeros she learned from Viserys, making her feel as if she knew what it was like without ever having been there.{{Ref|AGOT|54}} Viserys was intent on reclaiming their father's throne, and promised Daenerys a thousand times that he would take her back to Westeros,{{Ref|AGOT|54}} and that their lives would be much better once he had.{{Ref|ASOS|8}} Viserys also told her about siege towers,{{Ref|ASOS|57}} and the [[Faith of the Seven]].{{Ref|ASOS|71}}

In {{Date|297}}, Viserys and Daenerys were taken in by [[Magister]] [[Illyrio Mopatis]] in the Free City of [[Pentos]], who offered his help in reclaiming the [[Iron Throne]] for Viserys. They have lived with Illyrio for almost half a year.{{Ref|aGoT|3}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Dany Jorah Kneeling.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Jorah Mormont]] pledges to Dany, by Amok ©]]
[[Magister]] [[Illyrio Mopatis]] arranges a marriage between the powerful [[Dothraki]] [[Khal]] [[Drogo]] and Daenerys, in return for the promise of an army for Viserys to conquer the [[Iron Throne]] with. Though Daenerys does not want the marriage, Viserys is insistent.{{Ref|AGOT|3}} Daenerys and Drogo are wed outside of the walls of Pentos. At her wedding, Daenerys receives multiple bride gifts, including three petrified [[dragon egg]]s from Magister Illyrio, three handmaidens ([[Irri]], [[Jhiqui]], and [[Doreah]]) from her brother, and [[The silver|a magnificent silver filly]] from Drogo. She is frightened by the seemingly barbaric Dothraki culture and has absolutely no way of communicating with Drogo, as they do not speak each other's languages. After the wedding ceremony is over, Drogo leads Daenerys away from the ''[[khalasar]]'' to consummate their marriage. Daenerys is terrified, but Drogo proves to be surprisingly tender and considerate. He lets Daenerys know that he understands one word in her tongue ("no"), and touches her gently and gradually. Only after she gives him her consent, they have sex.{{Ref|aGoT|11}}

The day after the wedding, the ''khalasar'' leaves Pentos. Although she is accompanied by both Viserys and the exiled [[knight]] Ser [[Jorah Mormont]], who has sworn his sword to Viserys, Daenerys feels lonely. Her entire body hurts from spending her days on horseback, and her nights with Drogo. On the night that Daenerys decides she cannot go on anymore, she dreams about a black [[dragon]]. The flames of the dragon cleanse her and make her feel strong and new and fierce. From that night onwards, life among the Dothraki begins to come more easily to her. She begins to enjoy her surroundings, and grows more confident. She also dares for the first time ever to fight back against Viserys when he attacks her in a rage. She shoves him away, realizes that Viserys is a pitiful thing, and would make a terrible king. When she discusses this with Jorah Mormont, she is shocked to learn how badly Jorah thinks about Viserys. When Drogo arrives in her tent that night to take his pleasure, Daenerys leads him outside, as the Dothraki believe that everything of importance happens must be done beneath the bare sky. Daenerys initiates sex with Drogo, and her new-found confidence and strength mark the beginning of a loving relationship between them.{{Ref|AGOT|23}}

[[File:Dany and silver in the Dothraki Sea.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Daenerys in the early stages of pregnancy riding [[her silver]] in the [[Dothraki sea]], by Nyph-Atzbel ©]]

The ''khalasar'' travels to [[Vaes Dothrak]]. They pass through [[Ghoyan Drohe]], [[Norvos]], [[Qohor]], [[Vaes Khadokh]], and southern [[Sarnor]].{{Ref|TLOIAF|Journeys}} On the far end of the [[Dothraki sea]], on her fourteenth nameday, Daenerys reveals that she is pregnant.{{Ref|aGoT|23}} The ''khalasar'' arrives at Vaes Dothrak, and Mormont informs Daenerys about the chances the Dothraki would have against the Westerosi armies. That evening, Daenerys and Viserys argue. When he grabs her, she hits him with a belt, and orders him to leave.{{Ref|AGOT|36}}

In [[Westeros]], King [[Robert I Baratheon]] has learned of Daenerys's marriage to Drogo from Jorah Mormont, who is in the employment of Lord [[Varys]], Robert's [[master of whisperers]]. Though his [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Eddard Stark]], protests against the notion of killing Daenerys, calling her an innocent child, Robert nonetheless fears that Daenerys will soon start breeding more "dragonspawn", and that Viserys will cross the [[narrow sea]] with a horde of Dothraki. Eddard convinces him that the Dothraki are not likely to cross, and that they can easily defeat them if they do.{{Ref|AGOT|12}} The matter is laid to rest, but is brought up again when a report from Jorah arrives in [[King's Landing]], informing the [[small council]] that Daenerys is pregnant. Robert wants Viserys, Daenerys, and her child killed, and while Eddard and Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] protest, the rest of the council agrees with Robert. In the end, it is decided that Varys will quietly let it become known that whoever kills Daenerys, her child, and Viserys will be given a [[lord]]ship.{{Ref|AGOT|33}}

At Vaes Dothrak, Daenerys is presented to the dosh khaleen, and takes part in a ceremony for her unborn child, where she eats a raw [[stallion heart]]. The ''dosh khaleen'' predict that Daenerys will have a son, who will be "the [[stallion who mounts the world]]", a long-prophesied leader destined to unite the Dothraki into a single ''khalasar'' and conquer the world. Daenerys chooses the name [[Rhaego]] for her son, after her eldest brother, [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]].{{Ref|AGOT|46}} Following the ceremony is a feast, where Mormont tells Daenerys that Viserys had planned to steal and sell her dragon eggs, which he had prevented. A drunk Viserys arrives late at the feast. Having grown increasingly impatient for Drogo to give him his army and his crown, Viserys arrives carrying a blade, which is forbidden in [[Vaes Dothrak]]. He threatens both Daenerys and her unborn child. Daenerys translates for Drogo, who tells Viserys that he will give him his crown. While his [[bloodriders]] take hold of Viserys, Drogo melts the golden medallions from his belt, and pours the molten gold over Viserys's head, giving him his golden crown. Daenerys calmly watches as Viserys pleads with her. He dies screaming.{{Ref|aGoT|46}}

Now the last remaining Targaryen, Daenerys believes her family's throne should be conquered for her unborn son and attempts to persuade Drogo to invade the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. However, Drogo has no interest in doing so, until Daenerys is rescued by Jorah Mormont from drinking poisoned wine at the Western Market of [[Vaes Dothrak]]. They learn that King Robert I Baratheon has promised a lordship and lands to whoever kills Viserys, Daenerys, and her child. Furious, Drogo vows to conquer the [[Seven Kingdoms]] for his son.{{Ref|aGoT|54}} Drogo leads his ''khalasar'' south, planning to take captives to sell at the cities of [[Slaver's Bay]] in exchange for ships. They encounters a [[Lhazareen]] town, which is under attack by the ''khalasar'' of Khal [[Ogo]]. They battle, and Drogo is victorious. Though most of Ogo's riders have fled, Jorah Mormont estimates that there are ten thousand captives. Daenerys is disgusted and disturbed by the sight of the Dothraki raping women, and eventually orders every rape she sees stopped, claiming the women as her own slaves to protect them. Though this angers Drogo's riders, Daenerys refuses to give them back. Drogo is pleased by Daenerys's boldness, and allows her to keep her slaves.{{Ref|AGOT|61}}

Drogo is injured, but the healers are occupied elsewhere. When Daenerys insists that Drogo's cuts are seen to immediately, a Lhazareen godswife, [[Mirri Maz Duur]], offers her service. Drogo's [[bloodrider]]s call the woman a ''[[maegi]]'', but Drogo agrees to accompany Mirri inside the temple, supported by Daenerys, where Mirri tends to his wounds. Afterwards, Daenerys asks Mirri to be her midwife when she goes into labor.{{Ref|AGOT|61}} Mirri's poultice itches and burns Drogo, and he eventually tears it off, replacing it with a mud plaster. However, his wound festers, and he grows weaker and weaker until he falls from his horse. Daenerys realizes the danger in this, as a khal who cannot ride cannot rule, according to the Dothraki. Daenerys orders Drogo's bloodriders to make camp, and to pretend the command came from Drogo. She also orders Mirri Maz Duur to be brought to her. Though Qotho protests every order she gives, he leaves to fetch Mirri. Daenerys has Drogo brought into his tent, and learns that rumors of Drogo's fall are spreading through the camp when Jorah arrives. Daenerys begs Jorah to help Drogo. When they are alone, Jorah removes the mud plaster from Drogo's wound, concluding that Drogo is "as good as dead". He urges her to flee, as a power struggle among the ''[[kos]]'' will follow Drogo's death, and the victor is likely to kill Rhaego, while Daenerys will be forced to join the dosh khaleen. Daenerys refuses to leave Drogo. She protects Mirri from Qotho and [[Haggo]], and sends Jorah to go fetch his armor, in case of trouble. Daenerys asks Mirri to heal Drogo using [[blood magic]]. Mirri warns her that some claim that death would be cleaner, and that "only death may pay for life", though she reassures Daenerys that her life is not the payment. As part of the ritual, Drogo is placed in a bath, and his horse is slain so its blood can mix with the water in the tub. Daenerys is told to prevent anyone from entering the tent during the ritual. As Mirri sings her spells, battle erupts between Drogo's bloodriders and Daenerys's ''khas''. Rhaego begins to kick wildly inside Daenerys, and she goes into labor as men are dying around her. The birthing women refuse to attend Daenerys, and when someone suggests Mirri, Jorah lifts Daenerys up in his arms and carries her into the tent. Daenerys is too weak to protest.{{Ref|aGoT|64}}

[[File:MKomarck DaenerysTheUnburnt.jpg|thumb|350px|Daenerys the Unburnt with hatched dragons, by Michael Komarck ©]]

Daenerys wakes days later, after several fever dreams, with one of her dragon eggs in her arms, as she had requested during one of her short waking moments. [[Rhaego]] was stillborn and malformed, Daenerys learns, and had been dead for months according to Mirri, even though Daenerys had felt him strong and alive shortly before her labor had begun. Mirri reveals that Rhaego's death was the true price of the blood magic. Drogo's ''khalasar'' is gone, split into two new ''khalasars'' belonging to Khal [[Pono]] and Khal [[Jhaqo]]. Although Drogo still lives, he is in a catatonic state. Daenerys demands to know when Drogo will be as before, and Mirri replies ''"When the sun rises in the west and sets in the east. When the seas go dry and mountains blow in the wind like leaves. When your womb quickens again, and you bear a living child. Then he will return, and not before"''. She reveals that it had been wrong of Drogo's ''khalasar'' to burn her temple, and that Rhaego's death means that the stallion who mounts the world is now unable to burn cities or trample nations into dust.{{Ref|AGOT|68}}

Daenerys orders Mirri arrested. She attempt to get a response from Drogo by pleasuring him and speaking to him, but realizes that he is truly gone.{{Ref|AGOT|68}} She euthanizes him,{{Ref|AGOT|68}} and has the remaining Dothraki build him a funeral pyre. She declares herself to be a queen, and states they are her ''khalasar'' now. She frees the slaves, names Jorah as a knight of her [[Queensguard]], and [[Jhogo]], [[Rakharo]], and [[Aggo]], the three men from her ''[[khas]]'', as her ''[[ko]]s'', ignoring their refusal to be bloodrider to a woman. Daenerys places her three dragon eggs onto Drogo's funeral pyre, beside his body. She also has Mirri bound to the pyre, claiming "only death can pay for life". Drogo's pyre is lit when the first star, a fire [[red comet]], is seen in the sky. Once the entire pyre is afire, Daenerys walks into the flames. The next morning, when the flames have gone out and the ground has cooled down, her new ''khalasar'' finds her amidst the ashes, naked but unharmed, holding three living newly-hatched [[dragons]], the first dragons alive since {{Date|153}}. They all kneel and swear their oaths to Daenerys, more loyal to her than they had ever been to Drogo.{{Ref|AGOT|72}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Daenerys names the three dragons [[Viserion]] (after her brother [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]]), [[Rhaegal]] (after her brother [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]]), and [[Drogon]] (after [[Drogo]]).{{Ref|ACOK|12}} Daenerys had decided to follow the [[red comet]]. Although the Dothraki are convinced that it is an ill omen, Daenerys believes that it a herald of her coming, which points in the direction in which she must travel. However, she is aware of the fact that the comet's direction was the only direction in which they could have gone; To the north were too many ''khalasars'', to the south the [[Lhazareen]], and to the east [[Pono]]'s ''khalasar'', all hostile to them. She leads her people east, through the [[red waste]].{{Ref|ACOK|12}}

[[File:Daenerys by carrie best.jpg|thumb|Daenerys in a [[Qarth]]een dress, by Carrie Best ©]]

They eventually arrive in an abandoned city, which Daenerys dubs [[Vaes Tolorro]]. While her ''khalasar'' recovers from the terrible journey through the desert, Daenerys sends out her bloodriders to scout in every direction. [[Aggo]] and [[Rakharo]] return without hopeful news, and Daenerys begins to fortify Vaes Tolorro, in case of enemies. After a long time, [[Jhogo]] returns accompanied by three citizens from the city [[Qarth]]: the merchant [[Xaro Xhoan Daxos]], the warlock [[Pyat Pree]], and the shadow-binder [[Quaithe]] of [[Asshai]].{{Ref|ACOK|12}} They escort Daenerys and her ''khalasar'' to Qarth, where Xaro invites them to stay in his palace.{{Ref|ACOK|27}} Daenerys learns of the death of King [[Robert I Baratheon]] and the [[War of the Five Kings|unrest]] in the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|ACOK|27}}

Daenerys visits the [[Pureborn]] of Qarth, hoping to convince them to help her in her conquest of the Seven Kingdoms. They refuse her, however. On her way back to Xaro's palace, Daenerys sees Quaithe, who urges Daenerys to travel to [[Asshai]]. Xaro proposes marriage to Daenerys, which Daenerys finds amusing as she has found Xaro completely uninterested in the charms of women. Jorah warns her that according to Qartheen marriage customs, Xaro would be within his rights to ask a dragon of Daenerys if they were to wed, and Daenerys would not legally be able to deny him. Not knowing where else to turn, Daenerys decides to go to the warlocks.{{Ref|ACOK|40}}

Daenerys goes to the [[House of the Undying]], where [[Pyat Pree]] gives her [[shade-of-the-evening]], after which she enters the building alone. Inside, Daenerys sees several strange visions. When she reaches the hall of the [[Undying]], they tell her that she will light three fires (one for life, one for death, and one to love), ride three mounts (one to bed, one to dread, and one to love), and face three betrayals (one for blood, one for gold, and one for love). More visions follow as the Undying attack her. [[Drogon]] sets the Undying Ones on fire, allowing Daenerys to flee. The [[Palace of Dust]] burns down. Outside Daenerys is attacked by Pyat Pree, but Jhogo, Rakharo and Drogon save her.{{Ref|ACOK|48}}

The destruction of the Palace of Dust turns the Qartheen against her. Xaro warns Daenerys that Pyat Pree is gathering warlocks against her, and after she refuses to marry him once more, suggests that she should leave Qarth. He offers to give her ships in exchange for a dragon, and when Daenerys refuses, insists she leaves his palace. Daenerys visits the docks of Qarth to seek passage on a ship for herself, her ''khalasar'' and her dragons, but is frequently refused. Jorah warns her that they are being followed by two strangers. When a [[Sorrowful Men|Sorrowful Man]] gives her a box containing a [[manticore]] with the purpose of killing her, one of the strangers knocks the manticore aside before it can sting her. The two strangers, [[Belwas]] and [[Barristan Selmy|Arstan Whitebeard]], inform Daenerys they had been sent to Qarth by Magister Illyrio with three ships to escort Daenerys and her party back to [[Pentos]]. Daenerys renames the ships ''[[Vhagar (ship)|Vhagar]]'', ''[[Meraxes (ship)|Meraxes]]'' and ''[[Balerion (ship)|Balerion]]'', after the [[dragon]]s of [[Aegon I Targaryen]] and his sister-wives, [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]] and [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]], and sets sail for Pentos.{{Ref|aCoK|63}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
On their way to [[Pentos]], Ser [[Jorah Mormont]] convinces Daenerys to change course to [[Astapor]], one of the [[slave]] cities of [[Slaver's Bay]]. Mistrustful of Illyrio's motives, he believes it wise to purchase [[Unsullied]] before traveling to Illyrio, so Daenerys has an army loyal to her. He kisses her and professes his love for her, telling her that he could be one of the three heads of the dragon, as her husband.{{Ref|aSoS|8}} Lonely since Drogo's death, Daenerys one night takes her maid [[Irri]] as a lover.{{Ref|aSoS|23}} In Astapor, Daenerys visits the [[Plaza of Pride]], where the rude [[Kraznys mo Nakloz]] informs Daenerys about the capabilities of the Unsullied. As Daenerys pretends she cannot understand [[High Valyrian]], Kraznys's scribe [[Missandei]] translates his rude remarks into respectful statements.{{Ref|aSoS|23}} Though Arstan Whitebeard counsels against using slaves,{{Ref|aSoS|23}} Daenerys informs the [[Good Masters]] that she wishes to purchase all eight thousand six hundred Unsullied, as well as the five thousand boys still in training, in exchange for all her goods, ships, and [[Drogon]].{{Ref|ASOS|27}} The slavers agree, and give her Missandei as a gift. On their way back to the ship, Daenerys frees Missandei and gives her the option to leave her service, revealing her ability to understand and speak High Valyrian. Missandei decides to stay with Daenerys. That night, Daenerys is visited by Quaithe again, who urges her once more to go to [[Asshai]].{{Ref|ASOS|27}}

The next day, Daenerys goes to purchase her Unsullied. After assuming command of the soldiers, Daenerys betrays the [[Good Masters]]. She orders [[Drogon]] to attack the slavers and her Unsullied to [[Sack of Astapor|conquer the city]].{{Ref|ASOS|27}} Daenerys frees all slaves, and leaves a council to rule the city.{{Ref|ASOS|49}} She frees her Unsullied as well, and most decide to serve her as free men. With her new army, Daenerys marches to [[Yunkai]].{{Ref|aSoS|42}} Aware of the [[Sack of Astapor]], Yunkai hires two sellsword companies, the [[Stormcrows]] and the [[Second Sons]], to strengthen their own slave army of four thousand strong. Daenerys meets with an envoy from Yunkai, as well as with the captains from the sellsword companies. Though two of the captains of the Stormcrows are quick to refuse Daenerys, the third, [[Daario Naharis]], is more polite. [[Mero]], the captain of the Second Sons, behaves extremely rude in Daenerys's presence. She offers to pay more than Yunkai, and gifts him with enough wine for him and his sellswords when he promises to consider her offer. The Yunkish envoy, [[Grazdan mo Eraz]], is the last to arrive. He offers Daenerys gold, but she refuses, and informs him that Yunkai has three days to free their slaves. If they do not, she will sack the city.{{Ref|ASOS|42}}

Once the envoy from Yunkai has left, Daenerys reveals that she plans to attack the city that same night, while the Stormcrows are still arguing over her offer, the Second Sons are drunk on the wine she gave them, and the Yunkai'i believe they still have two more days. Shortly before the attack begins, Daario Naharis walks into the Targaryen camp. He presents Daenerys with the heads of [[Prendahl na Ghezn]] and [[Sallor]], his fellow captains, and pledges the Stormcrows to her service.{{Ref|ASOS|42}} While her army attacks Yunkai, Daenerys remains in the camp, and discusses her brother Rhaegar with Arstan. Her soldiers win the battle; Though Mero has escaped, thousand others are taken captive, and Daenerys agrees that any slave or sellsword who will swear loyalty to Daenerys are to be spared. Daenerys marches the last few leagues to Yunkai, and waits until the morning of the third day, when the city gates open and the slaves from Yunkai emerge, hailing her as "Mhysa", meaning "Mother" in [[Ghiscari]].{{Ref|ASOS|42}}

[[File:SurrenderOfMeereen by StephenNajarian.jpg|thumb|500px|left|The Surrender of [[siege of Meereen|Meereen]], by Stephen Najarian ©]]

Daenerys marches further north, to [[Meereen]]. In preparation for her arrival, the Meereenese retreat behind the walls of their city after stripping their lands clean. In addition, they have nailed a hundred and sixty-three slave children onto the mileposts placed on the coast road between Yunkai and Meereen. Daenerys encamps her host, now more than eighty thousand strong (though fewer than a quarter are warriors), outside of the walls of Meereen. [[Belwas]] fights against [[Oznak zo Pahl]], the "hero of Meereen", and easily slays him. [[Ben Plumm]], the new commander of the Second Sons, suggests entering the city through the sewers, but Daenerys does not consider it a promising idea. She takes [[Missandei]] and Arstan into the camp of her freedmen, where she is attacked by Mero, who had been hidden among her freedmen while awaiting an opportunity to kill her. Arstan saves her life, killing Mero in the process. However, Jorah questions Arstan's ability, causing Arstan to reveal he is Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], formerly of the [[Kingsguard]]. Barristan further reveals that Jorah has served the Iron Throne as a spy, giving them information about Viserys and Daenerys ever since her wedding to Drogo. Daenerys is furious and feels betrayed by both of them.{{Ref|ASOS|57}} She sends them into the sewers of Meereen as part of her plan to take the city, half hoping that they'll die in their attempt. While her army breaks the gates of the city from the outside, and her archers fire arrows at the city's defenders, Jorah, Barristan, Belwas and nineteen others enter the city through the sewers to free the slaves, who then revolt.{{Ref|ASOS|71}}

With Meereen taken, Daenerys has one hundred and sixty-three of the [[Great Masters]] nailed on posts on the plaza in front of the [[Great Pyramid]]. Though she is able to pardon Barristan Selmy, she finds herself unable to do the same for Jorah Mormont. Instead, she exiles Mormont, and warns him that he'll be killed if he returns to the city. Daenerys learns that the council she had previously installed in Astapor to rule the city has been killed and replaced by [[Cleon|a former butcher]] who has declared himself king, and enslaved all the former nobility. In addition, Yunkai is gathering new levies and sending out envoys to form alliances against Daenerys. Daenerys decides that she cannot leave Meereen to suffer the same violent fate as Astapor, and informs her captains that she will stay in Meereen to learn how to rule as a Queen over one city, before conquering the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|ASOS|71}}

In the meantime, word of a three-headed dragon having hatched in Qarth reach [[King's Landing]], and are reported to the [[small council]] by Lord [[Varys]].{{Ref|ASOS|19}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
By now, news of Daenerys's dragons and [[Targaryen campaign in Slaver's Bay|her campaign]] are starting to reach [[Westeros]]. Several acolytes of the [[Citadel]] discuss the stories they have heard; Sailors speak of dragons in [[Asshai]], [[Qarth]], and [[Meereen]], dragons among the [[Dothraki]], and dragons freeing [[slave]]s. Though all the tales differ in details, all speak of dragons and a beautiful young queen.{{Ref|aFfC|Prologue}} [[Alleras]] points out that, though [[Viserys Targaryen]] is dead, Daenerys is still alive. [[Leo Tyrell (son of Moryn)|Leo Tyrell]] informs the acolytes that Daenerys has, in fact, hatched herself three dragons.{{Ref|AFFC|Prologue}}

In [[Dorne]], [[Arianne Martell]] recalls having heard stories about dragons in [[Qarth]] and a slave revolt in [[Astapor]].{{Ref|AFFC|21}} In [[King's Landing]], [[Aurane Waters]] reports to Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] during a [[small council]] meeting that sailors speak of dragons in the east,{{Ref|AFFC|17}} and [[Qyburn]] later reports that the slave revolt in [[Astapor]] has spread to [[Meereen]], stating that "sailors off a dozen ships" speak of dragons.{{Ref|AFFC|24}}

At the [[Kingsmoot]], [[Euron Greyjoy]] reveals to the lords of the [[Iron Islands]] that there are three dragons in the world.{{Ref|AFFC|19}} He later tasks his younger brother [[Victarion Greyjoy|Victarion]] with sailing the [[Iron Fleet]] to [[Slaver's Bay]], to bring him back Daenerys, so Euron can wed her.{{Ref|AFFC|29}}

In [[Braavos]], a drunk [[Dareon]] hears tales about dragons as well, and repeats them to maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] and [[Samwell Tarly]]. Aemon becomes increasingly interested in the stories about the dragons, but is too ill to venture outside and learn about them firsthand. He requests that Samwell brings him someone who has seen the dragons. Samwell encounters [[Xhondo Dhoru]], who had seen Daenerys and her dragons in [[Qarth]].{{Ref|AFFC|26}} Upon hearing Xhondo's stories, Aemon becomes convinced that Daenerys is the [[prince that was promised|princess that was promised]], as proven by the dragons. He insists that Samwell informs the [[archmaester]]s at the Citadel should be informed about Daenerys and [[white walkers|the dangers]] at the [[Wall]], calling Daenerys "our last hope", and believing that a maester should be send to Daenerys to give her counsel.{{Ref|AFFC|35}} Aemon dies on the voyage to Oldtown.{{Ref|AFFC|35}} Upon his arrival at the [[Citadel]], Samwell encounters [[Alleras]], who listens to his stories and brings him to Archmaester Marwyn. Marwyn decides to travel to [[Slaver's Bay]] himself, to give Daenerys his aid.{{Ref|AFFC|45}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:Daenerys DanyinMeereen.jpg|thumb|Daenerys after [[siege of Meereen|conquering Meereen]], by Denkata5698 ©]]
Rumors of Daenerys's striking beauty have spread far and wide,{{ref|ADWD|6}} and she is said to silver-gold hair and [[amethyst]] eyes.{{Ref|ADWD|56}} The head of a man, executed for spying on behalf of Daenerys and fermenting rebellion, is displayed on the [[Long Bridge]] of [[Volantis]].{{Ref|ADWD|27}}

Daenerys rules Meereen as its queen, but she faces multiple enemies. A resistance group of [[Ghiscari]] noblemen from [[Meereen]], the [[Sons of the Harpy]], engage in a shadow war against Daenerys, slaying [[freedmen]], [[Unsullied]], and [[shavepates]] during the night.{{Ref|ADWD|2}} Daenerys orders the creation of a city watch, made up from the Meereenese themselves,{{Ref|ADWD|11}} the [[Brazen Beasts]],{{Ref|ADWD|16}} and sets a reward for the Sons of the Harpy at one thousand honors.{{Ref|ADWD|2}} To fund the Brazen Beasts, Daenerys imposes a blood tax on the noble families of Meereen, and demands two hostages from each family in an attempt to stop the killings.{{Ref|ADWD|11}} The Sons of the Harpy, in turn, offer wealth and glory and a hundred slave girls to whoever slays Daenerys, while promising death to anyone, and their families, who serve Daenerys.{{ref|ADWD|16}} The murders continue, but Daenerys finds herself unable to harm any of her hostages.{{Ref|ADWD|23}} Daenerys further has three fighting companies formed comprised from her freedmen: the [[Mother's Men]], the [[Free Brothers]], and the [[Stalwart Shields]].{{Ref|ADWD|2}}{{Ref|ADWD|11}}

Daenerys also faces the dislike from the nobility of the city, as numerous crimes had been committed during the sack, and the nobility especially have suffered losses of property and wealth.{{Ref|ADWD|2}} However, there are also those who support Daenerys. These men have shaven their heads, abandoning the traditional hair styles of the Ghiscari culture. These men, known as [[shavepates]], are led by [[Skahaz mo Kandaq]], who serves Daenerys as a counselor.{{Ref|ADWD|2}}

[[Drogon]], [[Viserion]], and [[Rhaegal]] have been growing wilder and often hunt sheep in the lands surrounding the city. Daenerys pays shepherds for the loss of their animals. However, one day at court, [[Hazzea's father|one man]] lingers after Daenerys has granted compensation to be given for the loss of twenty-three animals. After all petitioners have departed, he presents her with the burned bones of his daughter, [[Hazzea]], saying it had been "[[Drogon|the winged shadow]]".{{Ref|ADWD|2}} Shocked by Hazzea's death, Daenerys orders her dragons captured. [[Viserion]] and [[Rhaegal]] are locked in a pit underneath the [[Great Pyramid]] where Daenerys resides, but Drogon escapes and flies off towards the [[Dothraki sea]].{{Ref|ADWD|11}}

[[Quaithe]] uses magic to visit Daenerys one night, when Daenerys is alone. She informs her that the [[glass candle]]s are burning, and warns Daenerys about the dangers that are coming. ''"Soon comes the pale mare, and after her the others. Kraken and dark flame, lion and griffin, the sun's son and the mummer's dragon. Trust none of them. Remember the Undying. Beware the perfumed seneschal."'' After telling Daenerys to remember who she is, Quaithe disappears.{{Ref|ADWD|11}}

Daenerys hosts [[Xaro Xhoan Daxos]], who offers her thirteen ships on the condition that she departs for Westeros immediately. She considers his offer, but realizes that all of her freedmen who stay behind in Meereen will either be enslaved once more or die. Unable to take all of them to Westeros with only thirteen ships, Daenerys refuses Xaro's offer, and Xaro leaves Meereen, declaring war.{{Ref|ADWD|16}}

The [[Wise Masters]] of [[Yunkai]] resumed slavery after Daenerys left for [[Meereen]], and by now have raised a new army of slave levies and [[sellswords]],{{Ref|ADWD|2}} who are joined by [[iron legions]] from [[New Ghis]].{{Ref|ADWD|16}} King [[Cleon]] of Astapor prepares to march into battle, while his envoy, Lord [[Ghael]], requests an alliance between Astapor and Meereen from Daenerys. She refuses him on multiple occasions.{{Ref|ADWD|2}}{{Ref|ADWD|16}} Cleon is defeated [[Battle at the Horns of Hazzat|in battle]] at the [[Horns of Hazzat]],{{Ref|ADWD|16}} and later killed by his own men.{{Ref|ADWD|23}} After [[Siege of Astapor|a short siege]], the Astapori make one last stand, and are defeated,{{Ref|ADWD|25}} and the Yunkai'i begin their march against Daenerys.

[[Galazza Galare]], the [[Green Grace]], counsels Daenerys that she should take a Meereenese noble as her husband, and proposes [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]]. Daenerys and Hizdahr come to an agreement; If he can stop the murders by the Sons of the Harpy for ninety days, they will wed. Barristan objects to the marriage, but Daenerys informs him that ninety days is a long period, and Hizdahr could still fail. However, she admits that, should Hizdahr succeed, she will wed him as she promised, for her people.{{Ref|ADWD|23}} Before leaving, Barristan informs Daenerys that [[Daario Naharis]] has returned to the city. Having been attracted to Daario since he swore his fealty to her,{{Ref|ASOS|57}} Daenerys insists on seeing him immediately. Daario brings her good news: negotiations with the [[Lhazareen]] have been successful, and the Lhazareen have agreed to trade with Meereen. While Daario and his [[Stormcrows]] [[Fighting on the Khyzai Pass|face]] the [[Long Lances]], a sellsword company hired by Yunkai, in the [[Khyzai Pass]], but Daario boasts that twelve of them defected to his side, while only nine of his own had died.{{Ref|ADWD|23}} Daenerys tells Daario about the troubles within and outside of the city, and that Galazza had suggested a marriage to Hizdahr to create a peace. When Daario suggests that Daenerys should agree to a marriage only as a pretense to gather all the [[Great Masters]] and kill them, Daenerys angrily sends him and his Stormcrows away from the city once more, back to the Khyzai Pass.{{Ref|ADWD|23}}

Ships from [[Qarth]], [[Tolos]], and [[New Ghis]], and even Meereenese ships which had fled when Daenerys first took the city have blocked the harbor. Without any ships of her own, nor wood to build new ships, Daenerys cannot battle them. Hizdahr has been successful thus far in preventing new murders, causing [[Skahaz mo Kandaq]] to suspect him of being the Harpy. Daenerys refuses to allow him to torture Hizdahr.{{Ref|ADWD|30}} Astapori refugees travel to Meereen. The first Astapori to reach the city is infected with the [[bloody flux]], soon known as "the pale mare". More of the surviving Astapori on their way to Meereen have the contagious disease. Daenerys follows the advice of her counselors and does not allow the refugees to enter the city,{{Ref|ADWD|30}} but instead has them camp outside the walls.{{Ref|ADWD|36}}

The Yunkai'i are in contact with [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]], and inform him that they are willing to give Meereen peace, but they require gold from Daenerys, as well as an agreement that the Yunkai'i can resume slaving and Astapor will be a slaver city once again, without Daenerys's interference. The agreements are to be sealed by Daenerys's marriage to Hizdahr.{{Ref|ADWD|36}} Daario returns to Meereen, informing Daenerys that the [[Second Sons]] have joined [[Yunkai]], but that some deserters from the [[Windblown]] have come over to their side.{{Ref|ADWD|36}} With four sellsword companies, six [[Ghiscari legion]]s, [[Qarth]]een camelry, and Tolosi slingers on their way to Meereen, Daenerys has no choice but to close her gates. Finally giving in to her desires, Daenerys takes Daario as her lover once they are alone.{{Ref|ADWD|36}} The day before her wedding to Hizdahr, Daario introduces her to the men who have defected from the Windblown. One of them reveals himself to be [[Quentyn Martell]] of [[Dorne]], who brings with him a [[secret marriage pact]] signed by [[Oberyn Martell|his uncle]] on behalf of Dorne and Ser [[Willem Darry]] on behalf of Viserys, promising the hand of Quentyn's sister [[Arianne Martell|Arianne]] to Viserys in marriage, in exchange for Dorne's support. With Viserys dead, Quentyn offers himself in marriage to Daenerys. While Barristan sees the offer as a hopeful option, Daenerys rejects him and marries Hizdahr after ninety days of peace inside the city.{{Ref|ADWD|43}} When Quentyn informs Daenerys that the other deserters are spies send by the [[Tattered Prince]], Daenerys has them imprisoned.

[[File:Drogon in Daznak's Pit.jpg|thumb|400px|left|Daenerys and [[Drogon]] in [[Daznak's Pit]], by Marc Simonetti ©]]

Hizdahr invites the captains from the Yunkish army into Meereen, to sign the peace treaty and celebrate the opening of the fighting pits. Hostages from Meereen have been sent into the Yunkish camp, to ensure the captains remain unharmed. Daenerys hates everything about the feast. After a confrontation with Ben Plumm, Daenerys orders Barristan Selmy to free [[Meris]] and send her back to the [[Windblown]], hoping to convince the Windblown to abandon Yunkai. Daenerys next takes Quentyn to see her dragons, and urges him to return home.{{Ref|ADWD|50}} The next day, Barristan reports that the Tattered Prince is willing to join Daenerys in return for Pentos, but Daenerys is unwilling to help him take the city. She goes to [[Daznak's Pit]] for the [[pit fighters|pit fighting]]. [[Belwas]] consumes [[poisoned locusts]] which Hizdahr had been urging Daenerys to eat, while Daenerys grows disgusted with the day's events. Just as she is about to leave, Belwas falls sick to his knees, and [[Drogon]] returns to the city, landing in the pit to feed on the body of the slain [[Barsena]]. The crowd panics, and one man attacks Drogon with his spear. Daenerys rushes to Drogon's side, mounts the dragon, and rides on his back as he flies out of the arena.{{Ref|ADWD|52}}

In Meereen, many fear that Daenerys has died,{{Ref|ADWD|55}} and chaos returns to the city as several plots collide. Daenerys still lives, however. Drogon has flown her to a hill in the Dothraki sea, which she dubs [[Dragonstone (hill)|Dragonstone]], after [[Dragonstone (island)|the island on which she had been born]]. She eventually decides to return to Meereen, but is unable to get Drogon to follow her commands, leading to her traveling on foot. She begins to fall ill; Her stomach is cramping, she is retching up green slime, and has diarrhea. She dreams of Viserys, and wakes with her thighs covered in blood. She spots Drogon and calls him to her side, and the dragon obeys. Khal [[Jhaqo]] and his ''khalasar'' eventually find Daenerys standing next to her dragon.{{Ref|ADWD|71}}

==Quotes by Daenerys==
[[File:Daenerys by Hylora.JPG|thumb|250px|Daenerys Targaryen, by Hylora ©]]
{{Quote|I am [[House Targaryen|blood of the dragon]], she told herself. I am Daenerys Stormborn, [[Princess of Dragonstone]], of the blood and seed of [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]].{{Ref|aGoT|11}}|thoughts of Daenerys}}

{{Quote|If I look back I am lost.{{Ref|aGoT|72}}|thoughts of Daenerys}}

{{Quote|'''Mirri''': You are mad. 
'''Daenerys''': Is it so far from madness to wisdom?{{Ref|aGoT|72}}|[[Mirri Maz Duur]] and Daenerys}}

{{Quote|No, no, [[Jorah Mormont|my good knight]], do not fear for me. The fire is mine. I am Daenerys Stormborn, daughter of dragons, bride of dragons, mother of dragons, don't you see? Don't you SEE?{{Ref|aGoT|72}}|Daenerys's thoughts while [[Drogo]]'s pyre rages}}

{{Quote|A queen must listen to all. The highborn and the low, the strong and the weak, the noble and the venal. One voice may speak you false, but in many there is always truth to be found.{{Ref|ASOS|8}}|Daenerys to [[Jorah Mormont]]}}

{{Quote|It seems to me that a queen who trusts no one is as foolish as a queen who trusts everyone.{{Ref|ASOS|8}}|Daenerys to [[Jorah Mormont]]}}

{{Quote|Do you know what it is like to be sold, squire? I do. [[Viserys Targaryen|My brother]] sold me to [[Khal]] [[Drogo]] for the promise of a golden crown. Well, Drogo crowned him in gold, though not as he had wished, and I... my sun-and-stars made a queen of me, but if he had been a different man, it might have been much otherwise. Do you think I have forgotten how it felt to be afraid?{{Ref|aSoS|23}}|Daenerys to [[Barristan Selmy|Arstan Whitebeard]]}}

{{Quote|Why do the gods make kings and queens, if not to protect the ones who can't protect themselves?{{Ref|ASOS|27}}|Daenerys to [[Jorah Mormont]]}}

{{Quote|A [[dragon]] is no [[slave]].{{Ref|aSoS|27}}|Daenerys to [[Kraznys mo Nakloz]]}}

{{Quote|Mother of [[dragon]]s, Daenerys thought. Mother of monsters. What have I unleashed upon the world? A queen I am, but my throne is made of burned bones, and it rests on quicksand. Without dragons, how could she hope to hold [[Meereen]], much less win back [[Westeros]]? I am the blood of the dragon, she thought. If they are monsters, so am I.{{Ref|aDwD|11}}|thoughts of Daenerys}}

{{Quote|'''Jorah''': You are a queen. In [[Westeros]]. 
'''Daenerys''': It is such a long way. I was tired, Jorah. I was weary of war. I wanted to rest, to laugh, to plant trees and see them grow. I am only a young girl. 
'''Jorah''': No. You are the blood of the [[dragon]]. Dragons plant no trees. Remember that. Remember who you are, what you were made to be. Remember your words. 
'''Daenerys''': [[House Targaryen|Fire and Blood]].{{Ref|ADWD|71}}|Daenerys having a fever dream of [[Jorah Mormont]]}}

==Quotes about Daenerys==
[[File:Daenerys Targaryen.PNG|thumb|Emilia Clarke as Daenerys in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]
{{Quote|'''Jorah''': You are your brother's sister, in truth. 
'''Daenerys''': [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]]? 
'''Jorah''': No. [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]].{{Ref|aGoT|62}}|[[Jorah Mormont]] and Daenerys}}

{{Quote|The frightened child who sheltered in [[Illyrio's manse|my manse]] died on the [[Dothraki sea]], and was reborn in blood and fire. This dragon queen who wears her name is a true [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]].{{Ref|ADWD|5}}||[Illyrio Mopatis]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Tyrion''': If Daenerys is no more than a sweet young girl, the [[Iron Throne]] will cut her into sweet young pieces. 
'''Illyrio''': Fear not, my little friend. The blood of [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Dragon]] flows in her veins.{{Ref|aDwD|5}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] and [[Illyrio Mopatis]]}}

{{Quote|You are her perfect prince, agreed, bright and bold and comely as any maid could wish. Daenerys Targaryen is no maid, however. She is the widow of a [[Drogo|Dothraki khal]], a mother of [[dragon]]s and a sacker of cities, [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] with teats. She may not prove as willing as you wish.{{Ref|aDwD|22}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] to [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|I know that she spent her childhood in exile, impoverished, living on dreams and schemes, running from one city to the next, always fearful, never safe, friendless but for a brother who was by all accounts [[Targaryen madness|half-mad]]... a brother who sold her maidenhood to the [[Dothraki]] for the promise of an army. I know that somewhere upon [[Dothraki sea|the grass]], her [[dragon]]s hatched, and so did she. I know she is proud. How not? What else was left her but pride? I know she is strong. How not? The Dothraki despise weakness. If Daenerys had been weak, she would have perished with [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]]. I know she is fierce. [[Fall of Astapor|Astapor]], [[Battle near Yunkai|Yunkai]] and [[Siege of Meereen|Meereen]] are proof enough of that. She has survived assassins and conspiracies and [[House of the Undying|fell sorceries]], grieved for a brother and a [[Drogo|husband]] and [[Rhaego|a son]], trod the [[Slaver Cities|cities of the slavers]] to dust beneath her dainty sandaled feet.{{Ref|aDwD|22}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] to [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|On wings of song I fly to you, Daenerys.{{Ref|ADWD|63}}|thoughts of [[Victarion Greyjoy]]}}

==Family==
{{Targaryen tree now}}

==External links==
*[https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Daenerys_Targaryen Daenerys Targaryen] on the [https://gameofthrones.fandom.com Game of Thrones Wiki].

==References==
{{References|refs=
<ref name=hbo>HBO.com: [https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/cast-and-crew Game of Thrones Cast & Characters]</ref>
}}

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{{Kings of Westeros}}

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User:Nezi0

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Nezi0: Reverted edits by Nezi0 (talk) to last revision by Ran

User:Nezi0

2022-11-04T21:41:58Z

Nezi0:

My actual name is Attila (Atti). Been a fan since 2011. Love the world building aspect of the franchise. Hope it won't end up like Star Wars or LOTR.

Caraxes

2022-11-04T19:44:53Z

Nezi0:

{{Infobox animal character
| Character_name = Caraxes
| image = [[File: Kép 2022-11-04 213816341.png|320px]]
| image_caption = Caraxes as depicted in [[House of the Dragon]]
| Alias = The Blood Wyrm{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys & Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
| Title =
| Owner = [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]] [[Daemon Targaryen]]
| Species = [[Dragon]]
| Place_of_Birth=
| Date_of_Birth =
| Place_of_Death = the [[Battle Above the Gods Eye|Gods Eye]]
| Date_of_Death = 22nd day of the 5th moon of {{Date|130}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
| TV_series = ''[[House of the Dragon]]'': [[House of the Dragon - Season 1|Season 1]]
}}

'''Caraxes''', called '''the Blood Wyrm''', was a [[dragon]] ridden at first by Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]]{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys & Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} and later by Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

==Description==
Caraxes was red, huge, and lean. In battle he was formidable, fearsome, and experienced. During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Caraxes was about half the size of the huge [[Vhagar]]. Meanwhile, Vhagar was three times the size of younger dragons such as [[Tessarion]] or [[Seasmoke]].{{Ref|TRP}} [[Meleys]] was faster than both Caraxes and Vhagar.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys & Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

==History==
===Aemon the Prince of Dragonstone===
[[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]], [[Prince of Dragonstone]] and heir apparent of the [[Iron Throne]], claimed Caraxes for the first time in {{Date|72}}. The [[Dragonkeepers]] considered him to be the fiercest of all the young dragons of the [[Dragonpit]] and nicknamed him the "Blood Wyrm". The Targaryen siblings [[Alyssa Targaryen|Alyssa]], [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon]] and Aemon liked to fly together on their dragons ([[Meleys]], Vhagar, and Caraxes respectively).{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys & Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

Aemon used Caraxes against the [[Dorne|Dornish]] fleet during the [[Fourth Dornish War]] in {{Date|83}}.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys & Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} When rogue [[Myr]]men [[Myrish Bloodbath|invaded]] parts of the island of [[Tarth]] in {{Date|92}}, Aemon flew to the island on Caraxes's back to help lords [[Cameron Tarth]] and [[Boremund Baratheon]] fight back the invaders. Caraxes easily outdistanced the [[Velaryon fleet]] led by Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]] in the process. Caraxes was eating goats when Prince Aemon was killed by a crossbow bolt in the throat.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys & Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

===Daemon the Rogue Prince===

[[File:Rogues cover.jpg|Caraxes and [[Daemon Targaryen]], ''[[The Rogue Prince|Rogues]]'' cover art by Ken Laager.|thumb|400px|right]]
By {{Date|105}}, Aemon's nephew, Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], had claimed Caraxes as his mount. Daemon took his [[paramour]] [[Mysaria]] with him on Caraxes when he retreated from [[King's Landing]] for [[Dragonstone]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

Daemon used Caraxes during the [[War for the Stepstones]] ({{Date|106|115}}). During those years, Daemon divided his time between the Stepstones and Dragonstone where he would often fly with his niece, Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]], and her dragon [[Syrax]]. After Daemon remarried to Lady [[Laena Velaryon]], the newly wed toured the [[Free Cities]] of [[Essos]] with their dragons Caraxes and Vhagar. Huge crowds came to see both dragons everywhere they went.{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

At the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Daemon landed Caraxes atop [[Kingspyre Tower]] during the [[assault on Harrenhal]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}

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

==Known dragonriders of Caraxes==
* Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]]{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys & Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
* Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]]{{Ref|TPATQ}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|He does love to [[Dragonflame|burn]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys & Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}|[[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]]}}

==References==
{{References}}

{{Dragons}}

[[Category:Casualties of the Dance of the Dragons]]
[[Category:Characters killed by Aemond Targaryen]]
[[Category:Characters killed by Vhagar]]
[[Category:Dragons]]

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Caraxes

2022-11-04T19:44:16Z

Nezi0:

{{Infobox animal character
| Character_name = Caraxes
| image = [[320px]]
| image_caption = Caraxes as depicted in [[House of the Dragon]]
| Alias = The Blood Wyrm{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys & Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
| Title =
| Owner = [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]] [[Daemon Targaryen]]
| Species = [[Dragon]]
| Place_of_Birth=
| Date_of_Birth =
| Place_of_Death = the [[Battle Above the Gods Eye|Gods Eye]]
| Date_of_Death = 22nd day of the 5th moon of {{Date|130}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
| TV_series = ''[[House of the Dragon]]'': [[House of the Dragon - Season 1|Season 1]]
}}

'''Caraxes''', called '''the Blood Wyrm''', was a [[dragon]] ridden at first by Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]]{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys & Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} and later by Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

==Description==
Caraxes was red, huge, and lean. In battle he was formidable, fearsome, and experienced. During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Caraxes was about half the size of the huge [[Vhagar]]. Meanwhile, Vhagar was three times the size of younger dragons such as [[Tessarion]] or [[Seasmoke]].{{Ref|TRP}} [[Meleys]] was faster than both Caraxes and Vhagar.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys & Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

==History==
===Aemon the Prince of Dragonstone===
[[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]], [[Prince of Dragonstone]] and heir apparent of the [[Iron Throne]], claimed Caraxes for the first time in {{Date|72}}. The [[Dragonkeepers]] considered him to be the fiercest of all the young dragons of the [[Dragonpit]] and nicknamed him the "Blood Wyrm". The Targaryen siblings [[Alyssa Targaryen|Alyssa]], [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon]] and Aemon liked to fly together on their dragons ([[Meleys]], Vhagar, and Caraxes respectively).{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys & Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

Aemon used Caraxes against the [[Dorne|Dornish]] fleet during the [[Fourth Dornish War]] in {{Date|83}}.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys & Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} When rogue [[Myr]]men [[Myrish Bloodbath|invaded]] parts of the island of [[Tarth]] in {{Date|92}}, Aemon flew to the island on Caraxes's back to help lords [[Cameron Tarth]] and [[Boremund Baratheon]] fight back the invaders. Caraxes easily outdistanced the [[Velaryon fleet]] led by Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]] in the process. Caraxes was eating goats when Prince Aemon was killed by a crossbow bolt in the throat.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys & Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

===Daemon the Rogue Prince===

[[File:Rogues cover.jpg|Caraxes and [[Daemon Targaryen]], ''[[The Rogue Prince|Rogues]]'' cover art by Ken Laager.|thumb|400px|right]]
By {{Date|105}}, Aemon's nephew, Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], had claimed Caraxes as his mount. Daemon took his [[paramour]] [[Mysaria]] with him on Caraxes when he retreated from [[King's Landing]] for [[Dragonstone]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

Daemon used Caraxes during the [[War for the Stepstones]] ({{Date|106|115}}). During those years, Daemon divided his time between the Stepstones and Dragonstone where he would often fly with his niece, Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]], and her dragon [[Syrax]]. After Daemon remarried to Lady [[Laena Velaryon]], the newly wed toured the [[Free Cities]] of [[Essos]] with their dragons Caraxes and Vhagar. Huge crowds came to see both dragons everywhere they went.{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

At the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Daemon landed Caraxes atop [[Kingspyre Tower]] during the [[assault on Harrenhal]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}

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

==Known dragonriders of Caraxes==
* Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]]{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys & Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
* Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]]{{Ref|TPATQ}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|He does love to [[Dragonflame|burn]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys & Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}|[[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]]}}

==References==
{{References}}

{{Dragons}}

[[Category:Casualties of the Dance of the Dragons]]
[[Category:Characters killed by Aemond Targaryen]]
[[Category:Characters killed by Vhagar]]
[[Category:Dragons]]

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[[ru:Караксес]]

File:Caraxes.png

2022-11-04T19:42:16Z

Nezi0: Caraxes as depicted in House of the Dragon

== Summary ==
Caraxes as depicted in [[House of the Dragon]]
== Licensing ==
{{Non-free television screenshot}}

Daenerys Targaryen

2022-11-04T19:19:39Z

Nezi0: my reasoning is, this is the most human image of her. last one looked like an AI generated image of a teenage girl trying to look modelish through an isntagram filter

Dragon egg

2022-10-20T19:42:06Z

Nezi0:

[[File:Dragon Eggs HBO.jpg|thumb|400px|Dragon eggs in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]
A '''dragon egg''' is an egg laid by a [[dragon]], as a means of reproduction.

==Appearance and Characteristics==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Dragon Eggs|Images of dragon eggs]]''
[[‎File:Counting FavorsKatherine DingerII.png|Dany holding [[Rhaegal]]'s green dragon egg. Art by Katherine Dinger, ©FFG|thumb|400px|right]]
Dragon eggs are large eggs with tiny scales, which shimmer like polished metal in the sunlight.{{Ref|agot|11}} Dragon eggs come in a variety of rich colors. The color of the eggshell appears to indicate the coloring of the dragon within: from the deep green egg, with burnished bronze flecks{{Ref|agot|11}} hatches [[Rhaegal]], a [[dragon]] with jade-green scales{{ref|adwd|11}}{{Ref|adwd|68}} and wings,{{Ref|acok|40}} and bronze eyes;{{Ref|adwd|68}} from the pale cream egg streaked with gold and bronze{{Ref|agot|11}}{{Ref|agot|68}} hatches the dragon [[Viserion]], who has golden eyes{{Ref|adwd|11}}{{Ref|adwd|68}} and cream-colored and golden-colored scales;{{Ref|aCoK|12}}{{Ref|aSoS|8}} from the black egg with scarlet ripples and swirls{{Ref|agot|11}} hatches the dragon [[Drogon]], whose scales{{Ref|adwd|52}} and teeth{{Ref|asos|8}}{{Ref|adwd|52}} are black, and whose horns, spinal plates, and eyes are red.{{ref|adwd|52}}

To [[Daenerys Targaryen]], the three eggs she later hatches are warm to the touch,{{Ref|agot|23}}{{Ref|agot|68}} although other people do not feel the heat.{{Ref|agot|68}}

Dragons have been known to lay eggs in a [[w:Clutch (eggs)|clutch]] of up to at least five,{{Ref|TMK}} and a dragon may lay several clutches during its lifetime.{{ref|trp}} Although the subject of [[Dragon#Reproduction|dragon mating habits]] is debatable, some [[maester]]s believe that if a dragon never laid an egg in its lifetime, it must be male.{{ref|twoiaf| The North: Winterfell}} Whether an egg has to be fertilized by a male dragon in order to hatch is not known.

==Hatching of the eggs==
[[File:Black Dragon Egg JulepeII.png|[[Drogon]]'s black dragon egg in the flames of Khal [[Drogo]]'s funeral pyre. Art by Julepe. ©FFG|thumb|400px|right]]
There were dragon hatcheries on the island of [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]] under the [[Dragonmont]] volcano, where many eggs and young hatchling dragons could be found.{{ref|trp}}{{ref|tpatq}}

Grand Maester [[Benifer]] believed that far away from [[Dragonstone]], dragon eggs might not hatch.{{Ref|fab|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}} Some dragon eggs, also on Dragonstone, do not hatch, but instead turn to stone.{{Ref|fab|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}

When King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] attempted to hatch a dragon egg, according to [[Mushroom]] he sat on one of the eggs for a day and a night.{{Ref|fab|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}

After the extinction of their dragons in {{date|153}}, the [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]]s made numerous attempts to hatch the dragon eggs left behind. King [[Aegon III Targaryen]], the Dragonsbane, sent away for nine mages from [[Essos]] at the suggestion of his [[Hand of the King|Hand]], [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys]]. However, the attempt to use their [[magic]] to kindle a clutch of eggs proved both a debacle and a failure.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}{{ref|aSoS|54}} King [[Baelor I Targaryen]] prayed over his eggs, while other Targaryens sought to hatch theirs with sorcery,{{Ref|aFfC|5}} and still others had [[maester]]s study them.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}} The [[Tragedy of Summerhall]] has been blamed on King [[Aegon V Targaryen]]'s attempt to hatch dragons.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}{{ref|asos|25}} During his reign, King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] tried to hatch dragons from the eggs that had found in the depths of [[Dragonstone]], some of which had turned to stone because of their great age, but his attempts yielded nothing.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} Only [[Daenerys Targaryen]] has succeeded in hatching dragon eggs after the death of the [[last dragon]].{{Ref|AGOT|72}}

Fossilized dragon eggs are more precious than rubies.{{Ref|aCoK|12}} Ser [[Jorah Mormont]] tells [[Daenerys Targaryen]] that one of her dragon's eggs could buy a ship to take her back to the [[Free Cities]]. The sale of all three would make her a wealthy woman for the rest of her life.{{Ref|aGoT|72}}

==Targaryen tradition==
[[Image:Elaena.jpg|Princess [[Elaena Targaryen]], holding a dragon's egg that matches the color of her hair.<ref name="Elaena">[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1605 Three Maidens in the Tower. (June 27, 2006)]</ref> Art by Amok©|thumb|right|400px]]
Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]] supposedly placed a dragon egg in the cradles of her younger siblings [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys]] and [[Alysanne Targaryen|Alysanne]] shortly after their birth,{{Ref|fab|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|fab|The Sons of the Dragon}} Her brother, King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], placed an egg in the cradle of his newborn son, [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon]], in {{Date|55}}.{{Ref|fab|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} During the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], it became truly customary to place a dragon's egg in the cradle of a newborn child.{{Ref|fab|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

It was considered a sign that the child was a true Targaryen if the egg placed within his cradle hatched.{{ref|trp}} If the egg did not hatch, or if the dragon born was weak and died quickly, it was considered a bad omen.{{ref|trp}}{{ref|tpatq}} The tradition of placing an egg in the cradle of a newborn royal continued even after the [[last dragon]] died and the eggs stopped hatching.{{ref|tmk}} These dragon eggs were cherished possessions of their owners.<ref name="Elaena"/>

==Dragons known to have laid eggs==
*[[Syrax]] - laid at least two clutches.{{Ref|TPATQ}}
*[[Dreamfyre]] - By {{date|46}}, she had laid two clutches of eggs.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} She laid another clutch of three eggs on [[Fair Isle]] between {{date|49|50}}, which were brought to [[Casterly Rock]],{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}} and then [[Dragonstone]], where they hatched.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}
*The [[last dragon|last Targaryen dragon]] - laid a clutch of five eggs.{{Ref|TMK}}

[[Mushroom]], a court [[fool]] during the reigns of [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys I]], [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]], [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]] and [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon III]], claims in ''[[The Testimony of Mushroom]]'' that the dragon [[Vermax]] left a clutch of eggs somewhere in the crypts of [[Winterfell]] at the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. However, there is no official record that Vermax ever laid a single egg, suggesting the dragon was male, and maesters feel that the wild claim of Mushroom is baseless, typical for his Testimony.{{ref|twoiaf| The North: Winterfell}}

==Known dragon eggs==
{| class=wikitable width=100%
! width=15%|Eggs
! width=15%|Owners
! Notes
|-
| rowspan="1"|{'''[[Vermithor]]'s egg'''}
| King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]
|Placed in his cradle at his birth in {{date|34}}, by his older sister, Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]]. Hatched into the dragon [[Vermithor]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|{'''[[Silverwing]]'s egg'''}
| Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]]
|Placed in her cradle at her birth in {{date|36}}, by her older sister, Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]]. Hatched into the dragon [[Silverwing]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|{'''Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]]'s three eggs'''}
|Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]]
|A clutch of three eggs laid by [[Dreamfyre]] on [[Fair Isle]] around {{date|50}}, which hatched after being brought to [[Dragonstone]].{{ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|'''[[Elissa Farman]]'s three eggs'''
|[[House Targaryen]] [[Elissa Farman]] The [[Sealord of Braavos]]
|Three dragon eggs stolen from the Dragonstone hatcheries by [[Elissa Farman]] in {{Date|54}}, and sold to the [[Sealord of Braavos]].{{ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|'''Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]]'s egg'''
| Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]]
|Placed in his cradle at his birth in {{date|55}}, by his father, King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} May have hatched into the dragon [[Caraxes]].
|-
| rowspan="1"|'''[[Mysaria]]'s egg'''
| [[Mysaria]]
| Around {{date|105}}, when Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] learned his mistress was pregnant, he presented her with a dragon egg, but King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] commanded him to return the egg and send Mysaria away.{{ref|trp}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|{'''[[Vermax]]'s egg'''}
| Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]]
| Placed in his cradle at his birth in {{date|114}} by royal decree. Hatched into the dragon [[Vermax]].{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|{'''[[Arrax]]'s egg'''}
|Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]]
|Placed in his cradle at his birth in {{date|115}} by royal decree. Hatched into the dragon [[Arrax]].{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|{'''[[Tyraxes]]'s egg'''}
|Prince [[Joffrey Velaryon]]
|Placed in his cradle at his birth in {{date|117}} by royal decree. Hatched into the dragon [[Tyraxes]].{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|{'''[[Stormcloud]]'s egg'''}
|King [[Aegon III Targaryen]]
|Placed in his cradle at his birth in {{date|120}} per Targaryen tradition. Hatched into the dragon [[Stormcloud]].{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|'''King [[Viserys II Targaryen]]'s egg'''
|King [[Viserys II Targaryen]]
|Placed in his cradle at his birth in {{date|122}} per Targaryen tradition.{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Though Viserys kept the egg throughout his eventful childhood and youth, it never quickened. In {{date|135}}, it was sent away from King's Landing to Dragonstone by order of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]], after the monstrous wyrm hatched from [[Laena Velaryon (daughter of Alyn)|Laena Velaryon]]'s egg.{{ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|{'''[[Shrykos]]'s egg'''}
|Prince [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys Targaryen]]
|Placed in his cradle at his birth in {{date|123}} per Targaryen tradition. Hatched into the dragon [[Shrykos]].{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|{'''[[Morghul]]'s egg'''}
|Princess [[Jaehaera Targaryen]]
|Placed in her cradle at her birth in {{date|123}} per Targaryen tradition. Hatched into the dragon [[Morghul]].{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|'''Prince [[Maelor Targaryen]]'s egg'''
|Prince [[Maelor Targaryen]]
|Placed in his cradle at his birth in {{date|127}} per Targaryen tradition.{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Maelor's egg was pale green with swirls of silver. After Maelor's death in {{date|130}}, [[Lady Caswell]] had the egg sent to Lord [[Ormund Hightower]].{{Ref|fab|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|'''Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]]'s eggs'''
|Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]]
|Rhaena's first egg hatched into a broken thing that died within hours. She possessed another egg at the start of the civil war, and took three eggs to the [[Vale]] with her during the war{{Ref|TPATQ}} [[Morning]] hatched from one of the eggs in {{date|130}}.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|'''King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]'s eggs'''
|King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]
|After the death of [[Sunfyre]] in {{date|130}}, King Aegon wanted a replacement dragon. Seven eggs were selected by the [[maester]] at Dragonstone and sent to King's Landing, including a large purple and gold one, but none hatched.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|'''King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]'s egg'''
|King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]
|Placed in his cradle at his birth in {{date|135}}, by his father Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]] per Targaryen tradition.{{ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|'''[[Laena Velaryon (daughter of Alyn)|Laena Velaryon]]'s egg'''
| [[Laena Velaryon (daughter of Alyn)|Laena Velaryon]]
| Laena was presented a dragon egg upon her birth at [[Driftmark]] in {{date|135}}, but it hatched a blind and wingless wyrm, white as a maggot. After the monster tore a bloody chunk from the infant Laena's arm, her father Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]] hacked it to pieces.{{ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|'''Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon Targaryen]]'s egg'''
|Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon Targaryen]]
|Placed in his cradle at his birth in {{date|136}} per Targaryen tradition. His brother [[Aegon IV Targaryen|Aegon]] was soon found hitting him with it.{{ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|'''[[Last dragon]]'s five eggs'''
|[[House Targaryen]]
|From the [[last dragon]]'s clutch.{{Ref|TMK}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|'''Princess [[Elaena Targaryen]]'s egg'''
|Princess [[Elaena Targaryen]]
|[[Platinum]] white and bright golden.<ref name="Elaena"/>
|-
| rowspan="1"|'''Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Daeron Targaryen]]'s egg'''
|Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Daeron Targaryen]]{{Ref|tmk}}
|Placed in his cradle at his birth per Targaryen tradition.{{Ref|TMK}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|'''Prince [[Aerion Targaryen]]'s egg'''
|Prince [[Aerion Targaryen]]
|Placed in his cradle at his birth per Targaryen tradition. It looked like it was made of [[gold]] and [[silver]], with fire-colored veins.{{Ref|TMK}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|'''Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon Targaryen]]'s egg'''
|Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon Targaryen]]
|Placed in his cradle at his birth in {{date|198}} per Targaryen tradition.{{Ref|TMK}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|'''King [[Aegon V Targaryen]]'s egg'''
|King [[Aegon V Targaryen]]
|Placed in his cradle at his birth in {{date|200}} per Targaryen tradition, it had white and green swirls.{{Ref|TMK}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|'''Lord [[Ambrose Butterwell]]'s egg'''
|Lord [[Ambrose Butterwell]] [[House Targaryen]]
|Given to him by King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]], it was red, with golden flecks and black whorls. Taken back into the crown's possession by [[Brynden Rivers]] in {{date|212}}.{{Ref|TMK}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|'''King [[Aegon V Targaryen]]'s seven eggs'''
|King [[Aegon V Targaryen]]
|Used in the ceremony that caused the [[Tragedy at Summerhall]] in {{date|259}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|'''King [[Euron Greyjoy]]'s egg'''
|King [[Euron Greyjoy]]
|Euron claims to have had a dragon egg which he threw into the sea.{{Ref|AFFC|29}}
|-
| rowspan="1"|{'''[[Drogon]]'s egg'''}
|Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
|Black as the midnight sea, alive with scarlet ripples and swirls.{{Ref|aGoT|11}} Hatched into the dragon [[Drogon]] in {{date|299}}.
|-
| rowspan="1"|{'''[[Rhaegal]]'s egg'''}
|Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
|Deep green, with burnished bronze flecks.{{Ref|aGoT|11}} Hatched into the dragon [[Rhaegal]] in {{date|299}}.
|-
| rowspan="1"|{'''[[Viserion]]'s egg'''}
|Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
|Colored pale cream, streaked with gold.{{Ref|aGoT|11}} Hatched into the dragon [[Viserion]] in {{date|299}}.
|}

==History==
===First century after the Conquest===
Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]] placed a dragon egg in the cradles of her siblings [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys]] and [[Alysanne Targaryen|Alysanne]] after they were born. According to the stories, from those eggs hatched [[Vermithor]] and [[Silverwing]].{{Ref|fab|The Sons of the Dragon}} Jaehaerys later placed a dragon egg in the cradle of his son [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon]].{{Ref|fab|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}

By {{Date|43}}, [[Dreamfyre]] , the dragon of Rhaena Targaryen, had already produced two clutches of eggs.{{Ref|fab|The Sons of the Dragon}} During Rhaena's time at [[Fair Isle]] ({{Date|49|50}}), Dreamfyre laid another clutch of eggs. Dreamfyre's presence on the island was making some of the residents anxious, however, and the new clutch of eggs caused a [[begging brother]] to start preaching that Fair Isle "would soon be overrun by dragons" who would eat both sheep and men, and called for a [[dragonslayer]] to kill the [[dragon]]s to stop it all. The man was arrested, but nonetheless his words inspired fear wherever they were spread.{{Ref|fab|A Surfeit of Rulers}} When Rhaena departed Fair Isle, she took the eggs with her as she toured the [[westerlands]]. After some time at [[Casterly Rock]], Lord [[Lyman Lannister]] expressed his interest in the three eggs and asked how they would hatch, and when that could be expected. Lady [[Jocasta Lannister]] suggested to Rhaena that gifting the Lannisters one or more of the three eggs would be a good way to demonstrate her gratitude. After Rhaena refused, Lord Lyman offered to buy the eggs.{{Ref|fab|A Surfeit of Rulers}} Rhaena was eventually granted [[Dragonstone]] as her own seat.{{Ref|fab|A Surfeit of Rulers}} There, the eggs hatched.{{Ref|fab|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}

In {{Date|54}}, Lady [[Elissa Farman]] stole three dragon eggs from the [[Dragonstone]] hatcheries and fled with them to [[Pentos]], from where she traveled to [[Braavos]]. At Braavos, Elissa sold the eggs to the [[Sealord]], and used the gold to build herself a [[Sun Chaser|ship]]. The news about the theft was alarming to King Jaehaerys; if the eggs were to hatch, there would be a [[dragonlord]] in the world that was not of [[House Targaryen]]. Rewards were offered for rumors on the location of the dragon eggs, but every whisper proved worthless.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}} By {{Date|56}}, Jaehaerys suspected that the dragon eggs had played a part in the financing of the ship. The banker denied all.{{Ref|fab|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} In {{Date|57}}, the newly appointed [[Hand of the King]], Septon [[Barth]], traveled to Braavos and conferred with the Sealord about the eggs, warning that King Jaehaerys would bring destruction upon Braavos should the eggs hatch. The Sealord denied having purchased the eggs, and claimed that, unhatched, dragon eggs were nothing more than "pretty stones". Barth eventually returned to [[King's Landing]] without the eggs, but with the crown's entire loan from the [[Iron Bank]] forgiven.{{Ref|fab|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}

===Reign of Viserys I===
During the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], there were more dragons than ever before. Several of the she-dragons regularly produced clutches of eggs. Many, but not all, of the eggs hatched. During Viserys's reign, it became truly customary to place a dragon's egg in the cradle of a newborn child.{{Ref|fab|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

When his concubine [[Mysaria]] became pregnant in {{Date|106}}, Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] presented her with a dragon egg. King Viserys I commanded him to return the egg and return to lawful his wife, Lady [[Rhea Royce]], or else be attainted as a traitor. Mysaria was then sent back to [[Lys]], without the egg.{{Ref|fab|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|trp}} Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s three sons by [[Laenor Velaryon]] were each given a dragon egg while in the cradle by royal decree; those who believed the boys' father truly was Ser [[Harwin Strong]] whispered that the eggs would never hatch, but they all did, and all three the boys became [[dragonrider]]s. Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] rejected the "stupid" eggs and "puny" hatchlings of Dragonstone, preferring the great dragon [[Vhagar]]. Dragon eggs were placed in the cradles of Prince [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]], Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys]], Prince [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys]], Princess [[Jaehaera Targaryen|Jaehaera]], and Prince [[Maelor Targaryen]].{{ref|trp}} All the eggs except for the ones of Viserys and Maelor hatched.

===Dance of the Dragons===
Prince Daemon's daughter, Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]], had an egg as well, but the dragon that was born from the egg died within hours. Shortly before the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Rhaena had been given an egg from [[Syrax]]'s most recent clutch. Rhaena slept with the egg every night, and prayed over it.{{Ref|fab|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} When she left for the [[Vale]] in {{Date|129}}, she brought three eggs with her, and prayed nightly for them to hatch.{{Ref|tpatq}}{{Ref|fab|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} One of these eggs hatched during the war, bringing forth the dragon [[Morning]].{{Ref|Fab|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}

According to [[Mushroom]], the dragon [[Vermax]] left a clutch of dragon's eggs at [[Winterfell]] when his rider [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] came to visit Lord [[Cregan Stark]]. Grand Maester [[Gyldayn]] and Maester [[Yandel]] feel that Mushroom's tale can be discounted, and consider Vermax to have been a male dragon, as there is no record of the dragon ever laying another clutch of eggs.{{Ref|twoiaf|The North: Winterfell}}{{Ref|fab|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}

Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]] took his egg everywhere he went{{Ref|fab|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} and brought it with him on the ''[[Gay Abandon]]''. When he was taken captive, he hid his dragon egg.{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|fab|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

When Prince Maelor Targaryen fled [[King's Landing]] under the care of Ser [[Rickard Thorne]], the two were discovered and identified at [[Bitterbridge]] when a stableboy found Maelor's egg in Ser Rickard's saddle bags. After both Prince Maelor and Ser Rickard had been killed, Lady [[House Caswell|Caswell]] sent the dragon egg to Lord [[Ormund Hightower]] at [[Longtable]], hoping to soothe his wroth.{{Ref|fab|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] commanded the [[maester]] of [[Dragonstone]] to send him dragon eggs at King's Landing, so he could hatch another egg. The maester sent him seven eggs, in honor of [[the Seven|the gods]].{{Ref|fab|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}

[[Laena Velaryon (daughter of Alyn)|Laena Velaryon]] was presented a dragon egg upon her birth at [[Driftmark]] in {{date|135}}, but it hatched a blind and wingless wyrm, white as a maggot. Within moments of hatching, the monster tore a bloody chunk from the infant Laena's arm, and her father Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]] ripped it off her and hacked it to pieces. Troubled upon hearing this news, King [[Aegon III Targaryen]] commanded that no dragon eggs were to be allowed in the Red Keep, and forced his brother Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys]] to send his unhatched egg away to Dragonstone.{{ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

===Recent history===
The [[last dragon|last Targaryen dragon]] laid a clutch of five eggs.{{Ref|TMK}} After the death of the last dragon, multiple Targaryen kings attempted to hatch dragon eggs, including [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon III]],{{ref|twoiaf|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys III}}{{Ref|asos|54}} [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor I]],{{Ref|asos|54}} [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon V]],{{ref|twoiaf|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}} and [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys II]].{{ref|twoiaf|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}

During the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]], the thief [[Quickfinger]] was caught with stolen dragon eggs.{{Ref|TSS}}

Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] and his brothers were all gifted dragon eggs while in the cradle. He and his brother [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] would often pretend that their eggs would be the ones to hatch.{{Ref|TMK}}

A [[Whitewalls tourney|tourney]] was held at [[Whitewalls]] in {{Date|212}} to celebrate the wedding of Lord [[Ambrose Butterwell]] to the [[Lady Frey (wife of Ambrose Butterwell)|daughter]] of Lord [[House Frey|Frey]]. The victor's prize was to be a dragon egg, which had been granted to [[Butterwell (Hand of the King)|Lord Butterwell's grandfather]] by King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]. In truth, the wedding and tourney was an attempt to secretly foment the [[Second Blackfyre Rebellion]] in the name of [[Daemon II Blackfyre]], who had [[dragon dream|dreamed]] that a dragon would be born at [[Whitewalls]]. The [[tourney]] was rigged so that Daemon would win the dragon egg, but it went missing before his last joust, and Ser [[Glendon Ball]] was framed for the theft. After the defeat of the attempted rebellion, [[Hand of the King]] [[Brynden Rivers]] informed Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] the egg was in fact taken by an agent of his who crawled up the privy shaft of the castle to take the egg from its guarded chamber, and that the egg was now safe.{{Ref|TMK}}

On the island of [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]], there is supposedly a fabled hoard of dragon eggs.{{Ref|aDwD|72}}

==Recent events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Felicia Cano DrogosPyre.jpg|thumb|400px|right|[[Daenerys Targaryen]] placing her dragon eggs on [[Drogo]]'s funeral pyre. Art by Felicia Cano, © Fantasy Flight Games]]
At [[Daenerys Targaryen]]'s wedding to [[Khal]] [[Drogo]], [[Magister]] [[Illyrio Mopatis]] gives her a gift of three fossilized dragon's eggs.{{Ref|AGOT|11}} After Drogo's death and the death of [[Rhaego|their son]], Daenerys places the eggs on her husband's funeral pyre: [[Drogon|the black]] beside his heart, under his arm, [[Rhaegal|the green]] beside his head, [[Viserion|the cream-and-gold]] down between his legs. After the pyre is lit, Daenerys walks into the fire, and the eggs hatch into living dragons.{{Ref|AGOT|72}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
At the [[Wall]], [[Samwell Tarly]] ponders that Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] had visited [[Castle Black]] on her dragon, [[Silverwing]], and that King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys I]], had come after her on his own dragon, [[Vermithor]]. Samwell wonders to himself as to whether Silverwing could have left an egg behind, or as to whether King [[Stannis Baratheon]] had found an egg on [[Dragonstone]].{{Ref|aFfC|5}}

Lord [[Hallyne]], of the [[Alchemists' Guild]], asks Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] that his pyromancers be allowed to hatch any dragon's eggs that might turn up upon [[Dragonstone]] during the search of the castle. Cersei remarks that if any such eggs had remained, [[Stannis Baratheon]] would have sold them to pay for his rebellion. She refrains from saying that the plan is mad, as every attempt made by the Targaryens to hatch a dragon after the death of the [[last dragon]] had ended in death, disaster, or disgrace.{{Ref|aFfC|36}}

[[Euron Greyjoy]] claims to have held a dragon's egg in his hand. A [[Myr]]ish wizard swore he could hatch it if Euron gave him a year and all the gold that he required. Euron claims that he killed the man when he grew bored with the wizard's excuses, and that had thrown the egg the sea during one of his dark moods.{{Ref|aFfC|29}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
According to Lord [[Mace Tyrell]], his son Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] and his men searched every inch of [[Dragonstone]], but did not find any sign of the fabled hoard of dragon eggs. Lord Regent [[Kevan Lannister]] privately doubts Mace's protestations.{{Ref|aDwD|72}}

==Quotes==
[[File:Mother of dragons by Algesiras.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Daenerys Targaryen]], with her three dragon eggs. Art by Algesiras.]]
{{Quote|Dragon's eggs, from the [[Shadow Lands]] beyond [[Asshai]]. The eons have turned them to stone, yet still they burn bright with beauty.{{Ref|aGoT|11}}|[[Illyrio Mopatis]]}}

{{Quote|Bring my eggs.{{Ref|AGOT|72}}|[[Daenerys Targaryen]]'s command to her handmaidens}}

{{Quote|If he'd known they were like to hatch, he'd would have sat on them himself.{{Ref|aCoK|40}}|[[Jorah Mormont]] to [[Daenerys Targaryen]], on [[Illyrio Mopatis]]'s gift of dragon eggs to her}}

{{Quote|Someday the dragons will return. My brother [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Daeron]]'s dreamed of it, and King [[Aerys I Targaryen|Aerys]] read it in a [[prophecy]]. Maybe it will be my egg that hatches. That would be splendid.{{Ref|TMK}}|[[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]], to [[Dunk]]}}

==See also==
*[[Dragon egg/Theories]]

==References==
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Lord Commander of the Night's Watch

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| Name = Lord Commander of the Night's Watch
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| Office = Leader of the [[Night's Watch]]
| Region = The [[Wall]] and the [[Gift]]
| Current Holder = Lord [[Jon Snow]]
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| Created = During the [[Long Night]]
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'''Lord Commander of the Night's Watch''' is the title held by the most senior officer of the [[Night's Watch]]; his seat is at [[Castle Black]]. The plural form includes "Lords Commander",{{ref|ASOS|55}}{{ref|ASOS|78}} "lords commander",{{ref|AFFC|35}} and "lord commanders".{{ref|ADWD|49}}

==Election==
[[File:Jose Manzanedo Jeor Mormont.jpg|thumb|[[Jeor Mormont]], by Antonio José Manzanedo © Fantasy Flight Games]]
When a Lord Commander dies, any sworn man of the Night's Watch can nominate himself or be nominated by his brothers for the position. All sworn brothers of the Night's Watch have a vote, but since it is impossible for everyone to attend, the garrison commanders of those not at Castle Black cast the vote for them.{{ref|ASOS|75}}

To win the [[election]] the candidates are required to receive two-thirds of the votes of the Sworn Brothers of the Night's Watch.{{Ref|aSoS|75}} If no candidate achieves that amount, the choosing is repeated on the next day, with no time limit set. Elections can last several days, and there was once a choosing that lasted near two years and seven hundred votes.{{ref|ASOS|76}}

==Duties==
The Lord Commander is the final authority of the [[Night's Watch]] and oversees the entire organization. He is assisted by the maester of Castle Black, the [[First Ranger]], the [[Lord Steward]], the [[First Builder]], and other high officers under him.{{ref|AGOT|21}} The Lord Commander serves until his death.

The officer's chambers are in the top two floors of the [[Lord Commander's Tower]].{{ref|AGOT|52}} The Lord Commander's squires are traditionally promising youths of good birth who are being trained in command.{{ref|AGOT|48}}{{ref|ADWD|39}} The Lord Commander's steward is also his squire by custom.{{ref|AGOT|70}}

==History==
[[File:13lordcommander2Sardag.jpg|thumb|The [[Night's King]], by Sardag ©]]
During summertime, historical Lords Commander had [[builders]] raise the [[Wall]] higher.{{ref|AGOT|21}}

The [[Night's King]], the legendary thirteenth leader of the [[Night's Watch]], had his name stricken from history.{{ref|ASOS|56}}

During [[Aegon's Conquest]], [[Lord Commander Hoare]] did not leave the Wall to oppose [[House Targaryen]], even though his brother, King [[Harren Hoare|Harren the Black]], was burned alongside his kin by [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]].{{ref|AGOT|60}}

[[Brynden Rivers]] was elected as Lord Commander in {{Date|239}} but he disappeared while ranging [[beyond the Wall]] in {{Date|252}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}

An election for a new Lord Commander occurred circa {{Date|269}},<ref group="N">In late {{Date|299}}, Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] tells [[Jon Snow]] that "thirty years ago" Ser [[Wynton Stout]] was almost elected as Lord Commander of the Night's Watch (''[[A Storm of Swords]]'', [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 64|Jon VIII]]). This election thus occurred circa {{Date|269}}.</ref> where Ser [[Wynton Stout]] was a dozen votes short of being elected Lord Commander.{{Ref|ASOS|64}}

In {{Date|288}}, following the death of [[Lord Commander Qorgyle]], [[Jeor Mormont]] was elected Lord Commander.{{Ref|AWOIAF|Jeor Mormont}}

According to [[Samwell Tarly]], Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] has known a dozen lords commander during his years of service at the Wall.{{Ref|AFFC|35}}<ref group="N">As Aemon served from {{Date|233}} to {{Date|300}}, four out of these dozen lords commander are known: [[Brynden Rivers]], [[Lord Commander Qorgyle]], [[Jeor Mormont]], and [[Jon Snow]].</ref>

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[Jon Snow]] becomes the steward of Lord Commander [[Jeor Mormont]].{{Ref|AGOT|48}} After the [[Lord Commander's Tower]] burns, Jeor moves his chambers to the [[King's Tower]].{{ref|AGOT|60}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Jeor leads the [[great ranging]] of the [[Night's Watch]] [[beyond the Wall]].{{Ref|ACOK|13}}

When Maester [[Luwin]] advises [[Theon Greyjoy]] to surrender [[capture of Winterfell|Winterfell]] and take the black, Theon imagines himself rising high among the Night's Watch and possibly becoming Lord Commander. Theon ends up defeated by [[Ramsay Snow]], however, with the [[sack of Winterfell]].{{ref|ACOK|66}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:Josu-hernaiz-lord-commander-josu-hernaiz.jpg|thumb|[[Jon Snow]], by Josu Hernaiz ©]]
Jeor is slain during the [[mutiny at Craster's Keep]].{{Ref|ASOS|33}}

Through the efforts of [[Samwell Tarly]], Jon is elected as Jeor's successor as Lord Commander.{{Ref|ASOS|78}}{{Ref|ASOS|79}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
There have been 998 Lords Commander of the Night's Watch, as of Lord Commander Snow. The oldest list in [[Castle Black]]'s vaults, as found by Samwell, mentions 674 Lords Commander.{{Ref|AFFC|5}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Jon beheads [[Janos Slynt]] for insubordination.{{ref|ADWD|7}} After receiving [[Bastard Letter|a letter]] from Ramsay and announcing his intention to march on Winterfell, the Lord Commander is attacked during the [[mutiny at Castle Black]].{{Ref|ADWD|69}}

==Lords Commander during ''A Song of Ice and Fire''==
* [[Jeor Mormont]], 997th Lord Commander, elected in {{Date|288}}. Called 'the Old Bear'. Killed by his own men in the [[mutiny at Craster's Keep]] during the [[great ranging]].{{Ref|ASOS|33}}
* [[Jon Snow]], 998th Lord Commander, elected in {{Date|300}} by an overwhelming margin. Previously served as Jeor's personal steward.{{Ref|ASOS|79}}

==Historical Lords Commander==
[[File:LordCommanderRiversBeyondTheWallTake2_by_MikeHallstein.jpg|thumb|[[Brynden Rivers]], by Mike Hallstein ©]]
A chronological list of Lords Commander has not yet been published.
===Uncertain era===
* [[Runcel Hightower]], who tried to make the position of Lord Commander hereditary and pass it to his bastard son.{{Ref|ASOS|55}}
* [[Rodrik Flint]], who thought to make himself [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]].{{Ref|ASOS|55}}
* [[Marq Rankenfell]], one of the three Lords Commander who nearly destroyed the Watch when they forgot their vows in favor of their pride and ambition.{{Ref|ASOS|55}}
* [[Robin Hill]], one of the three Lords Commander who nearly destroyed the Watch when they forgot their vows in favor of their pride and ambition.{{Ref|ASOS|55}}
* [[Tristan Mudd]], one of the three Lords Commander who nearly destroyed the Watch when they forgot their vows in favor of their pride and ambition.{{Ref|ASOS|55}}
* [[Orbert Caswell]], who was called the Black Centaur and held the position for nine years.{{Ref|AFFC|5}}

===Before the Conquest===
* The [[Night's King]], the thirteenth Lord Commander. He converted the [[Night's Watch]] into his personal army and led it in battle against [[Brandon Stark (Breaker)|Brandon the Breaker]], the [[King of Winter]], and [[Joramun]], the King-Beyond-the-Wall.
* [[Lord Commander Crowl]], who led the [[Night's Watch]] over a thousand years ago.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Stoneborn of Skagos}}
* [[Osric Stark]], a brother or son of a [[King in the North]]. He was chosen Lord Commander when he was ten, making him the youngest commander. He served for sixty years. Three other [[House Stark|Starks]] are known to have been among the youngest to be elected to the position of Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.{{Ref|AFFC|5}}
* [[Lord Commander Hoare]], who refused to involve the Night's Watch in [[Aegon's Conquest]]. He was of [[House Hoare]], although his first name is never given. His brother, King [[Harren Hoare|Harren the Black]], was slain in the [[burning of Harrenhal]].{{Ref|AGOT|60}}

===After the Conquest===
* [[Lothor Burley]], who hosted Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] in {{Date|58}}.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
* [[Jack Musgood]], know as Sleepy Jack after {{Date|226}}, when he was caught off guard allowing the King-beyond-the-Wall, [[Raymun Redbeard]], to pass the [[Wall]] and was thus late for the [[Battle of Long Lake]].{{Ref|ADWD|7}}
* [[Brynden Rivers]], called 'Bloodraven', a [[bastard]] son of King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]] and [[Hand of the King]] to King [[Aerys I Targaryen|Aerys I]] and [[Maekar I Targaryen]]. Arrested and sent to the Wall by King [[Aegon V Targaryen]] after the [[Great Council of 233 AC]]. He was elected to the post of Lord Commander in {{Date|239}}, but disappeared on a ranging in {{Date|252}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}
* [[Lord Commander Qorgyle]], 996th Lord Commander. He was a member of [[House Qorgyle]] from [[Dorne]], although his first name is never given. He died in {{Date|288}} and was succeeded by [[Jeor Mormont]].{{Ref|AWOIAF|Jeor Mormont}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|The [[Night's Watch]] is pledged to take no part in the quarrels of [[Seven Kingdoms|the realm]]. Yet over the centuries certain Lords Commander, more proud than wise, forgot their vows and near destroyed us all with their ambitions.{{ref|ASOS|55}}|[[Benjen Stark]] to [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{quote|The Lord Commander of the [[Night's Watch]] is a [[lord]], first and foremost. He must be able to treat with other lords ... and with [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men|kings]] as well. He must be a man worthy of respect.{{ref|ASOS|78}}|[[Denys Mallister]] to [[Samwell Tarly]]}}

{{quote|'''Stannis''': You are only lord commander by my sufferance. You would do well to remember that. 
'''Jon''': I am lord commander because [[Night's Watch|my brothers]] chose me.{{ref|ADWD|3}}|[[Stannis Baratheon]] and [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{quote|'''Eddison''': I had a frightening dream last night, m'lord. You were my [[steward]], fetching my food and cleaning up my leavings. I was lord commander, with never a moment's peace. 
'''Jon''': Your nightmare, my life.{{ref|ADWD|28}}|[[Eddison Tollett]] and [[Jon Snow]]}}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

==References==
{{References}}

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Warrior women

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[[Image:Visenya.jpg|[[Visenya Targaryen]], who wielded the [[Valyrian steel]] sword [[Dark Sister]] - by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/ Amok©]|thumb|right|300px]]
[[File:Tizianobaracchibrienneoftarth.jpg‎|Brienne of Tarth{{ref|ACOK|22}} is the only living child and heir of [[Selwyn Tarth]], Lord of [[Evenfall Hall|Evenfall]] and head of [[House Tarth]].|thumb|right|300px]]
[[File:ygritte by steamey.jpg|300px|thumb| [[Ygritte]] by [http://steamey.deviantart.com Steamey©].]]
[[File:Dacy Mormont.jpg|300px|thumb|[[Dacey Mormont]] depiction by Amok©]]
[[File:Hyrkoon women in Vaes Dothrak - GoT Histories & Lore S6.png‎|300px|thumb|[[Hyrkoon]] warrior maid © HBO]]

'''Warrior women''' are women who are trained in the arts of warfare and take part in battle, warfare etc.
==About==
In [[Westeros]] male warriors are plentiful. Westerosi warrior women on the other hand are quite uncommon. Westerosi women however are not forbidden from becoming warriors but neither is it encouraged or seen as acceptable and feminine by many Westerosi. Nor is a woman viewed as a suitable opponent for men, especially during one-to-one combat. Even hitting [[House Piper|a shield with the image of a woman]] can make [[Daven Lannister|a man]] feel unchivalrous.{{Ref|affc|33|p 606}}

Despite Westeros having a martial culture, a culture that reveres the warrior,<ref>The Citadel. “Land Ownership and Marriage in Westeros?”[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Land_Ownership_and_Marriage_in_Westeros/ So Spake Martin]</ref> no separate warrior class in exists for women in Westeros, except in the ranks of the [[Poor Fellows]], a military order under the command of the [[High Septon]]. They accepted women as warriors.

One of the few famous warrior women in [[Westeros]]’s histories is [[Visenya Targaryen]], who wielded the [[Valyrian steel]] sword [[Dark Sister]] and rode [[Vhagar]] into battle. Unlike her sister [[Visenya Targaryen]] there is no mention of [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]] wielding a sword or any other weapon but like her sister she commanded armies and rode [[Meraxes|her dragon]] into battle during the [[War of Conquest]]. According to [[George R. R. Martin]] both women were warriors and dragonriders in their own rights.<ref>December 24, 2005, More Targaryen Descriptions [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1254/ So Spake Martin]</ref>

[[Nymeria]], the warrior-queen of the [[Rhoyne]] who conquered Dorne, is well known, however Nymeria was a war leader but not a warrior - that is, a commander rather than a combatant.<ref>[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Month/2001/04/ Dornish women - So Spake Martin]</ref>

In Westeros women tend to be considered the gentler sex, in need of protection. The ability for a woman to be able to defend herself is considered unnecessary and unfeminine besides. Highborn women are not encouraged towards warfare or expected to know how to physically defend themselves, although they may perhaps be instructed on the tactics of warfare, especially if they are female heirs to a House. Lord [[Randyll Tarly]] sums up many a man’s thought on women warriors,
{{Quote|The gods made men to fight, and women to bear children. A woman’s war is in the birthing bed.}}
It is not possible for a woman to become a [[knight]], nor is there a female equivalent of knighthood for a woman who is bent on living a martial life, for a woman who also wishes to abide by a chivalric code. Although [[Brienne]] of [[Tarth]] is as skilled as most any a knight there is no place among them for a woman such as she. Nor is there a feminine title for a woman warrior, such as ''Ser'' as knights have, to acknowledge her ability and chosen vocation, much to the confusion of [[Podrick Payne]].

Further [[north]] however it is not so unusual for a woman to be able to physically defend herself. The women of [[House Mormont]] and [[Bear Island]] have had no choice but to learn how to preserve themselves during attacks from [[ironmen]] and [[wildling]] raiders while their menfolk are absent. Lady [[Maege Mormont]] tells [[Catelyn Stark]],
{{Quote|We have needed to be [warriors]. In olden days the ironmen would come raiding in their longboats, or wildlings from the [[Frozen Shore]]. The men would be off fishing, like as not. The wives they left behind had to defend themselves and their children, or else be carried off.{{Ref|asos|45|p 522}}}}

[[Beyond the Wall]] there are [[spearwife|spearwives]], they are accepted and respected by the men of the [[Free Folk]]. The Free Folk culture is a warrior culture, one that gives women the right, but not the obligation, to be fighters. <ref>June 03, 2003, Concerning Wildling Women. [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Category/C91/P105/ So Spake Martin]</ref> The same applies to the mountain clansmen of the [[Mountains of the Moon]], who are also a First Men tribal culture, like the Free Folk; [[Chella]], daughter of Cheyk, is a woman warchief of her own clan.

The [[ironborn]] are more also more accepting of women warriors and are willing to fight alongside them.

Some of the women of [[Dorne]] fight but it's not the rule.<ref>[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Month/2001/04/ Dornish women - So Spake Martin]</ref>

The [[Summer Islands]] have warrior woman, once such warrior woman was [[Xanda Qo]], Princess of Sweet Lotus Vale, who united all of the islands under her rule.

Amongst the [[Jogos Nhai]] There are also female ''[[jhat]]s'' but girls who choose the warrior's way are expected to dress and live as men.

In the ancient nation of the [[Patrimony of Hyrkoon]] there was possibly a custom of having warrior women. A present there is a culture for warrior woman east of the [[Bone Mountains]] which may originate from the Patrimony. There are warrior maids of [[Kayakayanaya]], [[Bayasabhad]] and [[Shamyriana]] who fight bare-breasted and pierce their nipples with iron rings and cheeks with rubies. [[Lomas Longstrider]] apparently visited these successor cities as he said that there are no fiercer fighters in the world than their warrior women.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Bones and Beyond}}

The greatest of the [[Sarnori]] went to battle in scythed chariots pulled by teams of bloodred horses. These were often driven by their wives or daughters, for it was the custom among the Tall Men for men and women to make war together.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Grasslands}}

It is not known if the [[Valyria]]ns had warrior women. Thus far there has been no mention of [[Dark Sister]] being passed on to a female [[Targaryen]] after Visenya. There is, however, ample evidence for the existence of female dragonlords both in ancient Valyria and among the Targaryens.

==Warrior Women of Westeros==
[[File:Needle, Sword of Arya Stark.jpg|thumb|100px|right|[[Needle]]]]
* [[Visenya Targaryen]] – famously wielded [[Dark Sister]].
* [[Brienne of Tarth]] – wields [[Oathkeeper]]
* [[Asha Greyjoy]] – fights with two throwing axes in either hand
* [[Arya Stark]] – wields [[Needle]]
* The women of [[Bear Island]]
* [[Hagen's beautiful red-haired daughter]]
* [[Obara Sand]] - wields a spear and whip.
* [[Chella]]
* [[Meris]] - [[sellsword]] of the [[Windblown]]
* [[Danelle Lothston]] - the "Mad Lady" of Harrenhal, who personally commanded her men-at-arms and wore armor during the [[Second Blackfyre Rebellion]]{{ref|tmk}}

==Warrior Women Beyond the Wall==
* [[Ygritte]] - [[spearwife]]
* [[Harma Dogshead]] <ref>June 03, 2003, Concerning Wildling Women.[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Category/C91/P105/ So Spake Martin]</ref>
* [[Holly]] - spearwife
* [[Rowan]] - spearwife
* [[Squirrel]] - spearwife
* [[Frenya]] - spearwife
* [[Myrtle]] - spearwife
* [[Willow Witch-eye]] - spearwife

==Warrior Women of Essos==
* [[Barsena]], [[Pit fighters|pit-fighter]], who had slain every other woman sent against her.
* warrior maids of [[Bayasabhad]]
* warrior maids of [[Shamyriana]]
* warrior maids of [[Kayakayanaya]]
* ''[[jhattar]]'' [[Zhea]]
* some [[jhat|jhats]] and jhattars of the [[Jogos Nhai]]
* [[Kingdom of Sarnor|Sarnori]] warrior women

==Warrior Women of the Summer Islands==
* [[Xanda Qo]]
==Quotes==
{{Quote|All men must die, and women too... but not all will be remembered.{{Ref|aDwD|11}}|[[Barsena]] to Daenerys [[Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|It is a rare and precious gift to be a knight.{{Ref|aSoS|11}}|[[Brienne of Tarth]], to [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|Men will always underestimate you and their pride will make them want to vanquish you quickly, lest it be said that a woman tried them sorely.{{Ref|affc|4}}|Ser [[Goodwin]], to [[Brienne of Tarth]]}}

{{Quote|Ser? [[Brienne|My Lady]]?{{ref|AFFC|14}}|[[Podrick Payne]], to [[Brienne of Tarth]]}}

{{Quote|Her last foe [[Morgan Liddle|was a northman with an axe]], a big man bald and bearded, clad in a byrnie of patched and rusted mail that could only mean he was a chief or champion. He was not pleased to find himself fighting a woman.{{ref|ADWD|26}}|[[Asha Greyjoy]]'s thoughts}}

{{Quote|What [[House Mormont|we]] are is what [[ironborn|you]] made us. On [[Bear Island]] every child learns to fear the [[House Greyjoy|krakens]] rising from the sea.{{ref|ADWD|42}}|[[Alysane Mormont]], to [[Asha Greyjoy]]}}

{{Quote|Her very womanhood seemed to offend [[Stannis Baratheon|him]]. Men from the [[green lands]] liked their women soft and sweet in silk, she knew, not clad in mail and leather with a throwing axe in each hand.{{ref|ADWD|42}}|[[Asha Greyjoy]]}}

{{Quote| I wanted to present my female characters in great diversity, even in a society as sexist and patriarchal as the [[Seven Kingdoms]] of [[Westeros]]. Women would find different roles and different personalities, so women with different talents would find ways to work with it in a society according to who they are. <ref>George R.R. Martin: "Trying to please everyone is a horrible mistake" [http://www.adriasnews.com/2012/10/george-r-r-martin-interview.html Adria's News]</ref>|[[George R. R. Martin]]}}

{{Quote|She is supposed to be freakish. She was an answer to the bad fantasy cliché of warrior women.<ref> November 18, 2005, US Signing Tour (Half Moon Bay, CA) [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1381/ So Spake Martin]</ref>|[[George R. R. Martin]], on [[Brienne of Tarth]]}}

==References==
{{references}}

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Rhaenyra Targaryen

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{{Character
| Character_name= [[File:House Targaryen.svg|50px|left]] Rhaenyra Targaryen [[File:House Targaryen (Rhaenyra).svg|50px|right]]
| image = [[File:young rhaenyra targaryen.jpg|350px]]
| image_caption = Princess Rhaenyra at the age of sixteen, as depicted by Magali Villeneuve in ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]''
| Alias = The Realm's Delight The Whore of Dragonstone King Maegor with Teats Maegor's Teats The Half-Year Queen
| Title = [[Princess of Dragonstone]] Queen of the [[Andals]], the [[Rhoynar]] and the [[First Men]]{{ref|TPATQ}} (claimant) Lady of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] (claimant)
| Allegiance = [[House Targaryen]] [[Blacks]]
| Race = [[Valyria]]n
| Culture = [[crownlands]]
| Spouse = 1st: Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]] 2nd: Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]]
| father = [[Viserys I Targaryen]]
| mother = [[Aemma Arryn]]
| Place_of_Birth=
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|97}}
| Place_of_Death= [[Dragonstone]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Hedge Knight]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
| coat-of-arms = The Targaryen three-headed red dragon on black, quartered with the moon-and-falcon sigil of House Arryn and the silver seahorse on sea green of House Velaryon ''(Quarterly 1st and 4th Sable a dragon thrice-headed gules; 2nd Bleu celeste upon a plate a falcon volant of the field; 3rd Aquamarine a seahorse argent)''
}}

Princess '''Rhaenyra Targaryen''', cheered as the '''Realm's Delight''' when she was young and later called the '''Half-Year Queen''', was the first-born child of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]]. Rhaenyra was King [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys I]]'s only living child by his first wife, [[Aemma Arryn|Aemma]] of [[House Arryn]]. At the age of eight she was made her father's heir and grew up expecting to become the first ruling Queen of [[Westeros]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|TRP}}

Her claim to the [[Iron Throne]] was challenged by her younger half-brother, [[Aegon II Targaryen]], sparking the civil war known as the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. She was the mother of two kings,{{ref|ASOS|36}} [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon III]] and [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys II]].

Rhaenyra's personal sigil was the normal Targaryen heraldry (a three-headed red dragon on a black field), quartered with the moon-and-falcon sigil of [[House Arryn]] (for her mother [[Aemma Arryn]]), and the silver seahorse on sea green of [[House Velaryon]] (for her first husband [[Laenor Velaryon]], as well as for the Velaryons in general, who were among her major supporters). During the Dance, her faction used her personal heraldry as their battle-flag.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Rhaenyra Targaryen|l1=Images of Rhaenyra Targaryen}}
Rhaenyra had her family's [[Valyria]]n looks, wearing her silver-gold hair in a long braid in the manner of [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon I]]'s warrior wife, [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]], though Rhaenyra was no warrior herself. In her youth, she was described as the most beautiful maiden in all the realm. She always dressed richly, favoring purple and maroon velvets and golden [[Myr]]ish lace in intricate patterns. Her bodice often glittered with pearls and diamonds, and there were always rings on her fingers. Whenever she was anxious, she would turn them compulsively, round and round.

She was very proud and stubborn, and there was a certain petulance to her small mouth. She gained a lot of weight after her first three pregnancies, even though she was only 20. Later in life, after six pregnancies, Rhaenyra became a stout woman, with a thick waist and a large bosom.

Though Rhaenyra could be charming, she was quick to anger and never forgot a slight. During the Dance of the Dragons, she wore her father's [[crown]],<ref name=SSM1>[[So Spake Martin]]: {{cite web |url=http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1604/ |title=Good Queen Alysanne and Rhaenyra |date=June 18, 2006}}</ref> the one first worn by King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{ref|tpatq}}

==History==
===Early life===
Born in {{Date|97}}, Rhaenyra was the only living child of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] by his first wife, Lady [[Aemma Arryn|Aemma]] of [[House Arryn]]. Rhaenyra had two brothers, both who died in the cradle.{{Ref|TRP}}

Rhaenyra became a dragonrider at the age of seven, when she flew into the sky on the back of a young dragon, whom she named [[Syrax]]. A year later, when she was eight, Rhaenyra became a cupbearer for her father, serving him at the table, at tourneys, and at court. From that point onward, King Viserys was seldom seen without Rhaenyra.{{Ref|TRP}}

At a young age, Rhaenyra became enamored with her uncle, Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]]. Daemon, who often went on trips across the sea, brought back exotic gift for her. In {{Date|105}}, Ser [[Criston Cole]] was named to the [[Kingsguard]]. Cole had made an impression on the court the year before, when he won a tourney and crowned Rhaenyra the [[Queen of Love and Beauty]], after which he begged for her favor to wear in the joust. A charming man, he caught the eye of many ladies at court, Rhaenyra included. She became smitten by him, and called him "my white knight". When Rhaenyra begged her father to name Cole her personal shield and protector, Viserys agreed. From that moment on, Cole would always wear Rhaenyra's favor in the lists, and be her protector during public events.{{Ref|TRP}}

Late in the year {{Date|105}}, Rhaenyra's mother, Aemma, went into labour. Aemma died birthing [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Rhaenyra's second brother]] and the boy died a day later. King Viserys then proclaimed Rhaenyra his heir, having all the lords of the Seven Kingdoms swear fealthy to her, promising to honor and defend her rights of succession. In addition, Rhaenyra was named [[Prince of Dragonstone|Princess of Dragonstone]].{{Ref|TRP}}

King Viserys remarried in {{Date|106}}, to Lady [[Alicent Hightower]], and stepmother and stepdaughter initially got along very well. That changed quickly when Alicent birthed the king two sons, [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon]] in {{Date|107}} and [[Aemond Targaryen|Aemond]] in {{Date|110}}, yet Viserys did not proclaim either boy his heir. People continued to ask Viserys about the succession, though Viserys was unwilling to discuss it. Ser [[Otto Hightower]], Alicent's father and Visery's [[Hand of the King|Hand]], was sent away from court for pushing the issue too much. But even after he left, clearly two parties formed at court: the party of the Queen, and the party of the Princess.{{Ref|TRP}}

In {{Date|111}}, a great tourney was held at [[King's Landing]] on the fifth anniversary of King Visery's marriage to Queen Alicent. At the opening feast, the queen wore a green gown, whilst Princess Rhaenyra dressed dramatically in [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] red and black. Note was taken, and thereafter it became the custom to refer to “[[greens]]” and “[[blacks]]” when talking of the queen's party and the party of the princess, respectively. In the tourney itself, the blacks had much the better of it when Ser [[Criston Cole]], wearing Princess Rhaenyra's favor, unhorsed all of the queen's champions, including two of her cousins and her youngest brother, Ser [[Gwayne Hightower]].{{ref|tpatq}}

According to the accounts of [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Septon Eustace]], prior to her turning sixteen Rhaenyra lost her virginity to her uncle [[Daemon Targaryen]] after he seduced her. The account of the fool [[Mushroom]] is much more scandalous than the account of Eustace. Mushroom claims that Daemon gave Rhaenyra lessons on how to seduce and please a man, lessons in which Mushroom insists he took part as well. Mushroom's account differs from Eustace's account, in that Mushroom claims Rhaenyra remained a virgin during these lessons. According to Mushroom, Rhaenyra received those lessons from Daemon because she was in love with Ser [[Criston Cole]], and wanted him to see her as a woman, no longer as a girl. Whichever account is true, (Grand Maester [[Runciter]] simply claims that the two brothers quarreled), King Viserys sent his brother into exile.{{Ref|TRP}}

===Ruling [[Prince of Dragonstone|Princess of Dragonstone]]===
At the age of sixteen, in {{Date|113}}, Rhaenyra took possession of [[Dragonstone]]. She married Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]] in {{Date|114}}, though it took the threat of removing her status as heir to the throne to convince her to accept the marriage, as Rhaenyra did not feel the need to marry a man with interests like Laenor's. She was reported to have stated that "My half brothers would be more to his taste", to her father.{{Ref|TRP}}

Laenor and Rhaenyra had three sons together: [[Jacaerys Velaryon|Jacaerys 'Jace' Velaryon]], [[Lucerys Velaryon|Lucerys 'Luke' Velaryon]], and [[Joffrey Velaryon|Joffrey 'Joff' Velaryon]]. All were near adulthood and had dragons of their own when Rhaenyra's father, Viserys I, died. It was rumored that those sons of Rhaenyra's were actually fathered by her lover, Ser [[Harwin Strong|Harwin "Breakbones" Strong]], as all three of them were born with brown hair, even though Laenor and Rhaenyra both had light silver/gold hair.{{Ref|TRP}}{{ref|tpatq}} The truth of the parentage of Rhaenyra's three eldest children is still unclear.<ref>As Rhaenyra had an Arryn mother, and Laenor a Baratheon grandmother, there is a possibility Jace, Luke and Joff inherited their looks from more distant relatives, instead of their parents.</ref>

Rhaenyra's other sons, the future [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon III]] and [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys II]], were fathered by her second husband, her uncle Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], the most experienced warrior of his time. They married after the deaths of Daemon's [[Laena Velaryon|second wife]] and Rhaenyra's (rumored) lover, Harwin Strong. The news of their wedding caused a great scandal at the court of [[King's Landing]] and made Rhaenyra's father livid. It took some time before Viserys and Daemon reconciled.{{Ref|TRP}}

===Dance of the Dragons===
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[[Image:Rhaenyra.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Queen Rhaenyra during the Dance of the Dragons, by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/ Amok©].]]

Rhaenyra was her father's designated heir and he intended that she would succeed him. Viserys's intent had been confirmed by a proclamation of his will.{{Ref|TRP}} However, when King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] died in {{Date|129}}, Ser [[Otto Hightower]], the [[Hand of the King]], and Ser [[Criston Cole]], [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]] and possibly the former lover of Rhaenyra, defied the king's will and instead crowned Rhaenyra's half-brother, Alicent's son [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]], who was ten years younger.{{Ref|TPATQ}} This brought about the Targaryen civil war, known as the [[Dance of the Dragons]], in which dragonriders fought each other.{{Ref|aFfC|13}} During the war, Rhaenyra rode her [[dragon]], [[Syrax]].{{Ref|aDwD|8}}{{Ref|TPATQ}}

At the time of her father's death, Rhaenyra was on Dragonstone awaiting the birth of her sixth child. The [[the greens|conspirators]] in [[King's Landing]] ensured that the news of the King's death did not reach her until after all her supporters in the [[Red Keep]] were dead or imprisoned, and Aegon II's coronation had already occurred. When news did reach her, she went into a black fury and went into early labor, producing a deformed, stillborn [[Visenya Targaryen (daughter of Rhaenyra)|daughter]]. She blamed this tragedy on the enemies who had stolen her crown. Rhaenyra needed a coronation of her own, which was hastily arranged. The arrival of Ser [[Steffon Darklyn]] of the [[Kingsguard]] on Dragonstone, accompanied by some other supporters, was therefore celebrated, as they brought with them the crown King [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys I]] and [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys I]] had worn. Thanks to this act, Rhaenyra was crowned with her father's crown by her husband and uncle, Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}

To gain more support to take the [[Iron Throne|throne]] from her brother, Rhaenyra sent her son Jace on his dragon to treat with the [[House Arryn|Arryns]], [[House Manderly|Manderlys]], and [[House Stark|Starks]], and her son Luke to treat with Lord [[Borros Baratheon]] at [[Storm's End]]. Luke's mission was thought to be the safer, but he arrived at Storm's End to find Queen Alicent's younger son [[Aemond Targaryen|Aemond]] already there. Aemond, riding [[Vhagar]], killed Luke over [[Shipbreaker Bay]] as he attempted to leave after failing to gain Lord Borros' allegiance. The news of Luke's death devastated his mother.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

Rhaenyra [[Fall of King's Landing|took the capital]] and sat in the throne for roughly half a year. Upon taking the city, Rhaenyra insisted on claiming her fathers seat, and so she climbed the Iron Throne and accepted pleas of forgiveness and loyalty from those in the Red Keep all throughout the night. Although Rhaenyra was dressed in armor, Septon [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]]<ref>[http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/topic/100284-spoilers-the-princess-and-the-queen-complete-spoilers-discussion/page-6#entry5178064 Ran discussing Eustace]</ref> claimed that those present witnessed the throne leaving several cuts on her legs and left hand. The dripping blood was taken as a sign that the throne had rejected her; her days as ruler would be few. {{Ref|TPATQ}}

Those living in King's Landing initally welcomed Rhaenyra's return as a ruler, for they had always had little love for [[Aegon II Targaryen]] and his brother [[Aemond Targaryen|Aemond]]. Once in power, however, the spikes of the gates started to be filled with more and more heads each day, and the taxes increased. The smallfolk slowly started to turn against her, and eventually named her "King [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor]] with Teats." This term would remain a common curse in King's Landing for a hundred years thereafter.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

After hearing of the [[Two Betrayers]], Rhaenyra grew paranoid and declared the two remaining dragonseeds, Ser [[Addam Velaryon]] and the girl [[Nettles]] both traitors, a decision with disastrous consequences. Rhaenyra's Hand, Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], who had named Ser Addam his heir, alerted Ser Addam in time for the knight to flee upon the back of the dragon [[Seasmoke]]. This lead to the arrest of Lord Corlys, which caused the fleet of [[House Velaryon]] to abandon Rhaenyra's cause.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

In order to have Nettles killed, Queen Rhaenyra had sent a letter to Lord [[Manfryd Mooton]], commanding him to kill the girl. Lord Mooton refused, as Nettles was under the protection of [[guest right]]. He feared Prince [[Daemon Targaryen|Daemon]] would kill them if they followed Rhaenyra's orders, but saw there was no winning option, since refusing to obey Rhaenyra's order would make him a traitor to the crown. Insisting that King Viserys I and Jaehaerys I would never have asked such a thing, Lord Manfryd then decided to change his allegiance to King [[Aegon II Targaryen]], after both the girl Nettles and Prince Daemon had left his roof for the very last time.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

After the [[Storming of the Dragonpit]], Rhaenyra fled King's Landing. Terrorized and despairing, she grew grey and haggard as she traveled past [[Rosby]], [[Stokeworth]], and [[Duskendale]]. Rhaenyra was forced to sell her [[crown]] to raise the coin to buy passage on a [[Braavos]]i merchant ship, the ''[[Violande]]''. Once she reached [[Dragonstone]], Rhaenyra was betrayed by Ser [[Alfred Broome]], whose men slew the remainder of her [[Queensguard]]. Her half-brother Aegon II then had her fed to his own dragon, [[Sunfyre]], at Dragonstone. King Aegon II decreed that Rhaenyra was never a queen and that she be referred to only as princess in all chronicles and court records.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

==Legacy==
Rhaenyra's three eldest sons all died fighting during the [[Dance of the Dragons]], but her two youngest sons, the sons by her second husband, Prince [[Daemon Targaryen|Daemon]], survived the civil war. The war ended when Aegon II died in {{Date|131}} with no male issue, and was succeeded by Rhaenyra's and Daemon's elder son, the boy [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon III]], who had seen his mother's death by dragon.{{ref|thk}} Rhaenyra's [[Viserys II Targaryen|second son]] with Prince Daemon would also later rule as King, after both of the sons of [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon III]] died without any issue.{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}

Neither Rhaenyra or Aegon II are remembered well in the history of the [[Westeros]].

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Stannis Baratheon]] mentions Rhaenyra to [[Davos Seaworth]] while listing historical figures killed for treason.{{ref|ASOS|36}}

==Quotes about Rhaenyra==

{{quote|[[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]], the brothers [[House Toyne|Toyne]], the [[Vulture King]], Grand Maester [[Hareth (Maester)|Hareth]]... traitors have always paid with their lives ... even Rhaenyra Targaryen. She was daughter to [[Viserys I Targaryen|one king]] and mother to [[Aegon III Targaryen|two]] [[Viserys II Targaryen|more]], yet she died a traitor's death for trying to usurp [[Aegon II Targaryen|her brother's]] crown.{{ref|ASOS|36}}}} – [[Stannis Baratheon]], to [[Davos Seaworth]]

==Family==
{{Targaryen_tree_Dance}}

==References and Notes==
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Arrax

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{{Infobox character
| Character_name= Arrax
| image = [[File:Arrax_storms_end.png‎|300px]]
| image_caption = Arrax washes up beneath Storm's End. By [http://ashleyhunterrice.tumblr.com/ Ashley Hunter Rice]
| Alias =
| Title =
| Allegiance = [[Lucerys Velaryon]]
| Race =
| Place_of_Birth=
| Date_of_Birth =
| Place_of_Death= [[Storm's End]]
| Date_of_Death = {{date|129}}
| Books = [[The Princess and the Queen]] (Appears)
}}
'''Arrax''' was a [[dragon]] ridden by Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{ref|tpatq}}

==Description==
He was mature enough to be ridden and still young and growing. He was five times smaller than [[Vhagar]].

==History==
Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s three eldest sons (each by [[Laenor Velaryon]]) were Jacaerys (born 114 AC), Lucerys (born 115 AC), and Joffrey (born 117 AC). The rival faction at court who supported her stepmother [[Alicent Hightower]] and her children spread the accusation that Rhaenyra's three sons were not really Laenor's, but bastards fathered by [[Harwin Strong]]. In an effort to confirm that he considered Rhaenyra and her sons the true heirs to the throne, her father King [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys II]] decreed that a dragon egg would be put in the cradle of each of the boys, to bond with the dragons that hatched from them. Those who doubted the paternity of Rhaenyra's sons also doubted that the eggs would ever hatch, but they were quickly disappointed, as each of the eggs soon hatched in turn. The hatchlings were named Vermax (bonded with Jacaerys), Arrax (bonded with Lucerys), and Tyraxes (bonded with Joffrey). The exact date each hatched is not known but the last seems to have hatched by no later than about 120 AC.{{ref|trp}}

At the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons|civil war]] Prince Jacaerys flew north as a messenger on Vermax.{{ref|tpatq}}
Arrax and his rider were slain by Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] and [[Vhagar]] in the skies over [[Shipbreaker Bay]]. Three days later, the dragon's head and neck washed up beneath the cliffs below [[Storm's End]], along with Prince Lucerys's corpse.{{ref|tpatq}}

==Known dragonriders of Arrax==
*[[Lucerys Velaryon]] - first and only rider

==References and Notes==
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Balerion

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{{See homonyms | Balerion (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox character
| Character_name = Balerion
| image = [[File:Aegon on Balerion.jpg|350px]]
| image_caption = [[Aegon the Conqueror]] rides atop Balerion, as depicted by Jordi Gonzalez Escamilla in ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]''
| Alias = the Black Dread
| Title =
| Allegiance = [[Aegon I Targaryen]] [[Maegor I Targaryen]] [[Viserys I Targaryen]]
| Race =
| Culture =
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth = [[Valyria]]
| Date_of_Birth = or ~several years before [[126 BC]]<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Balerion|Balerion]] calculation</ref><ref>While Balerion's exact age at the time of his death cannot be established, Barristan Selmy's estimation of two hundred years compared to the two hundred and twenty year minimum implies Balerion was reasonably young upon arrival on Dragonstone</ref>
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|94}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
}}

[[File:Balerion.jpg|thumb|400px|Balerion in the [[War of Conquest]]]]
'''Balerion''', called the '''Black Dread''', was one of the three great [[dragons]] of [[Aegon I Targaryen]] and his sisters, that were used to conquer much of [[Westeros]] during the [[War of Conquest]]. Balerion died of old age<ref>[[Not a Blog]]: [http://grrm.livejournal.com/360936.html?thread=18791400#t18791400 The Rogues are Coming (March 12, 2014), Reply to question (March 12, 2014)]</ref> in {{Date|94}}{{ref|trp}} during the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], around two hundred years old.{{Ref|aSoS|8}}

==Appearance==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Balerion|Images of Balerion]]''

Balerion was the largest of all the Targaryen dragons. His fire was as black as his scales, his wingspan so vast that entire towns would fall under his shadow when he passed overhead.{{Ref|aCoK|12}} His teeth were as long as swords, and his jaws were large enough to swallow an [[aurochs]] whole, or even one of the hairy [[mammoths]] that are said to roam the cold wastes beyond the [[Port of Ibben]].{{Ref|aGoT|13}}

==History==
Balerion was named after the ancient god of the [[Valyria|Valyrian Freehold]].{{Ref|aCoK|12}} He was born in Valyria. Balerion was one of the five dragons [[Aenar Targaryen]] brought with him when he fled to [[Dragonstone]] to survive the [[Doom of Valyria]].{{ref|twoiaf| Ancient History: The Doom of Valyria}}<ref>[http://thewertzone.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-full-story-of-targaryen-conquest-in.html?spref=tw&m=1]</ref>{{ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

===Aegon the Conqueror===
[[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], became involved in the wars in the [[Disputed Lands]], when [[Pentos]] and [[Tyrosh]] approached him, inviting him to join a grand alliance against [[Volantis]], he chose to heed their call. Mounting Balerion, he flew east to meet the [[Prince of Pentos]] and the [[magister]]s of the [[Free City]], then flew to [[Lys]] in time to set ablaze a [[Volantene]] fleet trying to take the city.{{ref|twoiaf| Ancient History: The Doom of Valyria}}

Aegon then turned west to conquer the [[Seven Kingdoms]].The first true test of Aegon's in his [[War of Conquest]] came from Lords [[House Mooton|Mooton]] and [[House Darklyn|Darklyn]] who had joined forces to push the invaders out. [[Orys Baratheon]] rode out to meet them, while Aegon riding Balerion descended on them from above, both Lords were killed in the battle.{{ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon then crossed the [[Blackwater]] to meet King [[Harren Hoare]] at [[Harrenhal]]. King Harren the Black took refuge in the formidable fortress of Harrenhal. Aegon gave him till sunset to surrender, he did not yeild. Aegon took Balerion high up and descended inside the castle walls and put the castle to flame. Balerion's flames burned so hot that the towers of [[Harrenhal]] went up like candles, melting and twisting into the shapes they retain to this day. King Harren and his sons all perished, ending the line of [[House Hoare]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Balerion was also deployed in the battle that became known as the [[Field of Fire]], the only time in history that all three of the fabled Targaryen dragons took to the sky at the same time. Between [[Vhagar]], [[Meraxes]] and Balerion, four thousand men were burned to death. King [[Mern Gardener|Mern]] died, and with him [[House Gardener]]. The army was broken and Aegon I was victorious.{{Ref|aGoT|13}}{{ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon then headed to [[Highgarden]] which yielded without a fight, when he heard word of King [[Torrhen Stark]] and the northmen marching south he flew to meet them calling his sisters and all bannermen to join him. Torrhen submitted the [[North]] to the rule of the [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]]s. After Aegon headed south and the submission of [[Oldtown]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

According to song, at the end of the war Balerion helped to forge the [[Iron Throne]] by melting the swords of Aegon's fallen enemies.{{Ref|aGoT|43}}

===Maegor I===
[[File:Sept of Remembrance.jpg|400px|thumb|right|[[Maegor I]] and Balerion burn the [[Sept of Remembrance]]. by Jordi Gonzalez]]

After Aegon's death, Balerion was claimed by his son Prince [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor]], who had long coveted his father's mount and had not claimed another dragon because he considered all others unworthy. After [[Jonos Arryn]] imprisoned his brother Lord [[Ronnel Arryn|Ronnel]] and declared himself independant of the [[Iron Throne]], Maegor rode the Black Dread to the [[Vale]] and put down his rebellion.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

When he was exiled, Maegor took Balerion with him to [[Pentos]]. After his brother King [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys I]] died, Maegor flew back to [[Westeros]] on Balerion's back to claim the Iron Throne. In his reign as king, Maegor used Balerion to [[Burning of the Sept of Remembrance|destroy]] the [[Sept of Remembrance]] and in many other battles against the [[Faith Militant]]. In the [[Battle Beneath the Gods Eye]], Maegor used Balerion to kill his nephew Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]] and his dragon [[Quicksilver]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}

===Viserys I===
The last rider of Balerion was [[Viserys I Targaryen]], then still a prince. He was Balerion's rider at the time of his death in {{date|94}}. Viserys never claimed another dragon.{{ref|trp}}

Along with other Targaryen [[Dragon skulls (Targaryen)|dragon skulls]] Balerion's huge skull used to hang on a wall in the [[Red Keep]]'s throne room. After the [[War of the Usurper]] King Robert had Balerion's skull removed and stored in a dank cellar along with the others.{{ref|agot|13}}

There is a rather nice picture of Balerion the Black Dread done in coloured inks in the book ''[[Dragonkin, Being a History of House Targaryen from Exile to Apotheosis, with a Consideration of the Life and Death of Dragons]]'' written by Maester [[Thomax]].{{Ref|aFfC|5}}

==Known dragonriders of Balerion==
* [[Aegon I Targaryen]]
* [[Maegor I Targaryen]]
* [[Viserys I Targaryen]]{{Ref|TRP}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|His fire was as black as his scales, his wings so vast that whole towns were swallowed up in their shadow when he passed overhead.{{Ref|ACOK|12}}}} - [[Daenerys Targaryen]]

{{Quote|Balerion the Black Dread was two hundred years old when he died during the reign of Jaehaerys the Conciliator. He was so large he could swallow an [[aurochs]] whole. A dragon never stops growing, Your Grace, so long as he has food and freedom.{{Ref|ASOS|8}}}} - [[Barristan Selmy|Arstan Whitebeard]]

==References and Notes==
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Cannibal (dragon)

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| Race =
| Place_of_Birth = [[Dragonstone]]
| Date_of_Birth =
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| Books = ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
}}

The '''Cannibal''' was a wild [[dragon]] that lived on [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. He was called Cannibal by the [[smallfolk]] of [[Dragonstone]] because he would practice [[cannibalism]], feasting on dead or newborn dragons and [[dragon egg]]s.{{ref|tpatq}} He was one of three completely wild dragons dwelling on Dragonstone, the others being [[Sheepstealer]] and [[Grey Ghost]].

==Appearance==
The Cannibal was black as coal. He was the largest and oldest of the wild dragons.

==History==
The Cannibal's exact age has not yet been stated. The wild dragon Sheepstealer is said to have hatched when the Old King was young - that is, early in the reign of Jaehaerys I. The Cannibal is stated to have been the eldest and largest of the three wild dragons, and was therefore even older than Sheepstealer.

The Cannibal was known to attack smaller dragons. He laired at the back of [[Dragonmont]]. Prior to the [[Dance of the Dragons]] a dozen would-be dragontamers had made attempts to ride him and his lair was littered with their bones.

Some among the smallfolk of Dragonstone claimed that the Cannibal lived on the island even before the Targaryens arrived in [[Years before Aegon's Conquest#Year 102 Before the Conquest|114BC]]. If it was from a different lineage of Valyrian dragons altogether, that might have explained why it was so antagonistic to the other Targaryen dragons. However at least some maesters doubt these claims.{{ref|TWOIAF}}

When Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] called for dragonriders during the [[Dance of the Dragons]] none of the [[dragonseeds]] were fool enough to disturb the Cannibal due to his reputation - and any who were did not return to tell the tale.

When [[Silver Denys]], a man who claimed to be a descendent of King [[Maegor I Targaryen]], tried to master Sheepstealer the dragon tore off his arm. As his sons struggled to staunch his wound the Cannibal descended on them, drove off Sheepstealer and devoured Silver Denys and his sons.

When the carcass of the [[Grey Ghost]] was discovered at the the [[Dragonmont]]'s base Ser [[Robert Quince]] was quick to name the Cannibal as the killer (in fact it was [[Sunfyre]]). The fisherfolk began to worry that the dragon would turn upon them and urged Ser Robert to have the Cannibal dispatched but he refused, reasoning that if they left the dragon alone he would not bother them.

The Cannibal survived the Dance of the Dragons, only to mysteriously vanish after the war.{{ref|TWOIAF}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|None of the [[dragonseeds]] were fool enough to disturb the Cannibal.{{ref|tpatq}}}} - Archmaester [[Gyldayn]]

{{Quote|If we do not trouble him, the Cannibal will not trouble us.{{ref|tpatq}}}} - Ser [[Robert Quince]]

==References and Notes==
{{references}}

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Caraxes

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{{Infobox character
| Character_name= Caraxes
| image =[[file:Rogues cover.jpg|320px]]
| image_caption = Caraxes and [[Daemon Targaryen]] ''[[Rogues]]'' cover art by Ken Laager
| Alias = The Blood Wyrm
| Title =
| Allegiance = [[Daemon Targaryen]]
| Race =
| Place_of_Birth=
| Date_of_Birth =
| Place_of_Death = [[Gods Eye]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
}}

'''Caraxes''' was a [[dragon]] ridden by Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]].{{ref|tpatq}}{{ref|trp}}{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

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

==History==
Daemon used Caraxes during the [[War for the Stepstones]].{{ref|TRP}}

At the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Daemon landed Caraxes atop [[Kingspyre Tower]] during the [[assault on Harrenhal]].{{ref|tpatq}}

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

==Known dragonriders of Caraxes==
*[[Daemon Targaryen]]{{ref|tpatq}}

==References and Notes==
{{references}}

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Dreamfyre

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{{Infobox character
| Character_name= Dreamfyre
| image =
| image_caption =
| Alias =
| Title =
| Allegiance = [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]] [[Helaena Targaryen]]
| Race =
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth=
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| Place_of_Death= the [[Dragonpit]]
| Date_of_Death = {{date|130}}
| Books = ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (Mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (Appears) ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' (Mentioned)
}}

'''Dreamfyre''' was a mature she-[[dragon]]. She was once the mount of Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]], and later became the mount of Princess [[Helaena Targaryen]].{{ref|tpatq}}

==Description==
She was fully grown.

==History==
Dreamfyre was hatched at some point prior to the reign of King [[Maegor I Targaryen]], and was ridden by King [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys's]] daughter and eldest child, Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}

Dreamfyre later bonded with Queen [[Helaena Targaryen]]. During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], after Helaena's [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|six year old son]] was slain during the civil war, Helaena spent her days in darkness, weeping, and was not capable of riding her dragon. She eventually went mad with grief and threw herself from her window in [[Maegor's Holdfast]] and died. At the moment of her death Dreamfyre rose suddenly with a roar that shook the [[Dragonpit]] and snapped two of the chains that bound her.{{ref|tpatq}}

During the [[Storming of the Dragonpit]] the four dragons lairing within the dome were in chains. Dreamfyre was the only dragon able to break free when the mob broke in. She broke from her remaining bonds and took wing. She circled the cavernous interior of the dome and swooped down to attack the men below. She slew more men that the other three dragons combined. The mob pushed through her attacks and she was within easy reach of archers and crossbowmen. They loosed arrows and quarrels at the her. Wherever she landed men swarmed to attack her driving her back into the air. Eventually one of her eyes was nicked by a crossbow bolt. Half-blind and maddened Dreamfyre flew into the Dragonpit’s great dome above. The already weakened dome cracked on impact and half of it came tumbling down, crushing her and dragonslayers under tons of broken stone and rubble.{{ref|tpatq}}

==Known dragonriders of Dreamfyre==
* [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]]{{ref|tpatq}}
* [[Helaena Targaryen]]{{ref|tpatq}}

==References and Notes==
{{references|}}

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Drogon

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{{Infobox character
| Character_name= Drogon
| image = [[File: Drogon in Daznak's Pit.jpg|350px]]
| image_caption = Daenerys and Drogon in [[Daznak's Pit]] - by Marc Simonetti ©
| Alias = The Winged Shadow The queen's monster The black beast
| Title =
| Allegiance = [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
| Race =
| Culture =
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth= [[Dothraki sea]]
| Date_of_Birth ={{Date|299}}
| Place_of_Death=
| Date_of_Death =
| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (Appears) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (Appears) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (Appears) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (Mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (Appears)
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|Season 4]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|Season 5]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 7|Season 7]]
}}

'''Drogon''' is one of the [[dragon]]s born in the [[Dothraki sea]]. Commanded by [[Daenerys Targaryen]], he is named for her dead husband, [[Drogo]].

Drogon is believed to be the reincarnation of [[Balerion|Balerion the Black Dread]], but Daenerys decides to give him a new name for his new life.{{ref|acok|12}}

The largest and most aggressive of Daenerys's three dragons, Daenerys has problems reining him in.

==Appearance==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Drogon|Images of Drogon]]''

Drogon's scales are black, his horns and spinal plates are blood red,and his eyes are smouldering red pits.{{ref|adwd|52}} His teeth are black as well.{{Ref|ASOS|8}}{{ref|ADWD|52}} his flame is black fire shot with red and the wash of its heat can be felt thirty feet away. His wing flap sounds like the clap of thunder. He bleeds black blood.{{ref|adwd|52}}

As of ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', Drogon's wings stretch twenty feet from tip-to-tip, black as jet.{{ref|adwd|52}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:MagaliVilleneuve DaenerysTargaryen drogon.JPG|thumb|right|300px|[[Daenerys Targaryen]] and hatchling Drogon. © Fantasy Flight Games ]]
Drogon's egg is black as the midnight sea, alive with scarlet ripples and swirls.

The ''maegi'' [[Mirri Maz Duur]] proclaims that in order to bring new life one must give life. [[Daenerys Targaryen]] burns the body of her deceased husband, Khal [[Drogo]], along with Mirri Maz Duur herself and the three eggs, giving life to Drogon and his brothers, [[Viserion]] and [[Rhaegal]].{{ref|agot|72}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
When Daenerys arrives in [[Qarth]], Drogon along with the other dragons are a marvel to the inhabitants of the ancient city.{{Ref|aCoK|12}}{{Ref|aCoK|27}}{{Ref|aCoK|40}} Drogon is on her shoulder when she enters [[Qarth]].{{fact}}

When Daenerys receives the news from [[Quhuru Mo]] of [[Robert I Baratheon]]'s death Drogon is seated in her lap. He hisses and pale smoke rises before Daenerys's face like a veil.{{fact}}

When Daenerys enters the [[House of the Undying]], she has Drogon accompany her. Once inside, Drogon reacts to the visions that Daenerys has. When they come upon the Undying, Drogon defends Daenerys by attacking the pulsating heart that stands at the center of the room, thereby slaying the Undying. This allows Daenerys to escape the House and seems to have seriously damaged the structure itself.{{Ref|aCoK|48}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Drogon is slightly larger than the size of a small dog. Drogon is part of the payment that Daenerys agrees to in order to pay for all [[Unsullied]] in [[Astapor]]. However, once she has received the [[Unsullied]], she orders the [[Good Masters]] killed and Drogon returns to Daenerys.{{Ref|aSoS|27}}
[[File‎: ‎Marc_Fishman_danytakesflight.jpg‎ |Drogon and Daenerys take flight for the first time - by Marc Fishman © |thumb|300px|right]]
===''A Feast for Crows''===
Tales start to reach [[Westeros]] of dragons.{{Ref|aFfC|Prologue}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
A man appears before Daenerys in her throne room, carrying a sack with bones in it, claiming it is his child [[Hazzea]] and that Drogon had killed and eaten her.{{ref|adwd|2}} He calls Drogon ''the winged shadow''. Horrified, Daenerys orders all three dragons to be captured and imprisoned in a pit inside of her [[Great Pyramid]]. [[Viserion]] and [[Rhaegal]] are eventually chained (though not without cost) in a makeshift dragonpit in the Great Pyramid, but Drogon escapes and disappears.

When the fighting pits are re-opened, Drogon appears above [[Daznak's Pit]], drawn by the noise and smell of blood. Drogon descends into the pit and kills the boar that is present. He sets much of the arena ablaze once provoked, and causes chaos and carnage as the citizens flee and trample one another. An animal handler named [[Harghaz]] attacks Drogon with a long spear and comes close to slaying him. Daenerys, seeing her "child" in peril, runs to him just when Drogon kills Harghaz. After much difficulty, losing her hair and clothing after he bathes her in dragonefire, Daenerys manages to use a whip to berate and mount Drogon, then fly away on his back.{{ref|adwd|52}}

Drogon takes Daenerys to his lair in [[Dragonstone (hill)|Dragonstone]] in the [[Dothraki sea]]. Later, just after Drogon has killed and devoured a horse on the plains, he and Daenerys are discovered by the ''khalasar'' of Khal [[Jhaqo]].{{ref|adwd|71}}

==Known dragonriders of Drogon==
* [[Daenerys Targaryen]]

==Quotes about Drogon==
{{Quote|[[Khaleesi]] … there sits [[Balerion]], come again.{{Ref|aCoK|12}}}}-[[Aggo]], to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]

==References and Notes==
{{references|2}}

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Grey Ghost

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:''For the ironborn longship with the same name, see [[Grey Ghost (ship)]].''
{{Infobox character
| Character_name = Grey Ghost
| image =
| image_caption =
| Alias =
| Title =
| Allegiance =
| Race =
| Place_of_Birth = [[Dragonstone]]
| Date_of_Birth =
| Place_of_Death = [[Dragonstone]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}}
| Books = ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
}}

'''Grey Ghost''' was a wild dragon that dwelt in a smoking vent high on the desolate eastern side of the volcano called [[Dragonmont]]. He was named by [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]]'s [[smallfolk]] who could rarely find him. He was never claimed nor ridden by any man, living or dead. He is one of three wild dragons with [[Sheepstealer]] and the [[Cannibal (dragon)|Cannibal]].{{ref|tpatq}}

==Description==
He was a pale grey-white, the color of morning mist.

==About==
He was a notably shy dragon who avoided men and their works for years at a time. He preferred to feed on fish and was often glimpsed flying low over the [[narrow sea]], snatching prey from the waters.

==History==
During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] sought new dragonriders to fight [[The Greens]]. Some of the [[dragonseed]]s looked for the Grey Ghost but could not find him as he was ever an elusive creature.

Grey Ghost was killed and partially devoured by [[Sunfyre]] upon his return to [[Dragonstone]].{{ref|tpatq}}

==References==
{{references}}

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Meleys

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{{Infobox character
| Character_name= Meleys
| image = [[File:Meleys.jpg|300px]]
| image_caption = [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] on the back of Meleys, as depicted by Jordi Gonzalez Escamilla in ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]''
| Alias = The Red Queen
| Title =
| Allegiance = [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]
| Race =
| Place_of_Birth=
| Date_of_Birth =
| Place_of_Death = [[Battle of Rook's Rest|Rook's Rest]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|129}}
| Books = [[The Princess and the Queen]]
}}
'''Meleys''', called the '''Red Queen''', was an old she-[[dragon]] ridden by Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]].{{ref|tpatq}}

==Description==
Her scales were scarlet and the membranes of her wings were pink. Her crest, horns, and claws were bright as copper. She had grown lazy but was fearsome when roused. Meleys was old, cunning and no stranger to battle.

Because dragons never stop growing as they age, Meleys was apparently one of the eldest and largest dragons during the Dance of the Dragons. [[Vhagar]], last of the original three Targaryen dragons, easily overpowered [[Arrax]] - a juvenile dragon who had only recently grown large enough to carry a rider. Even [[Caraxes]] faced a tough fight against Vhagar. In contrast, it was believed that in a one on one fight, Vhagar would have a difficult time fighting Meleys.{{ref|tpatq}}

==History==
Princess Rhaenys rode Meleys during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. She fought against [[Vhagar]] and [[Sunfyre]] in the [[Battle of Rook's Rest]], Although not as large as [[Vhagar]], against Vhagar alone she might have stood a chance at victory. Meleys was killed fighting both dragons, however. Her head was drawn through the city of [[King's Landing]] on a cart, awing the crowds of [[smallfolk]] into silence.{{ref|tpatq}}

==Known dragonriders of Meleys==
* [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]

==References and Notes==
{{references|2}}

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Meraxes

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{{See homonyms | Meraxes (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox character
| Character_name= Meraxes
| image = [[File:Rhaenys riding Meraxes.jpg|300px]]
| image_caption = [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] riding Meraxes into battle
| Alias =
| Title =
| Allegiance = [[Rhaenys Targaryen]]
| Race =
| Culture =
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth=[[Dragonstone]]
| Date_of_Birth = the [[Century of Blood]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| Place_of_Death= [[Hellholt]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|10}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned) 
}}

'''Meraxes''' was one of the great dragons used by [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] and his sisters during the [[War of Conquest]]. The she-dragon was named for one of the old gods of [[Valyria]]. She was ridden by [[Rhaenys Targaryen]].{{ref|acok|12}}

==Description==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Meraxes|Images of Meraxes]]''

Meraxes was larger than [[Vhagar]] but smaller than [[Balerion]].{{ref|agot|13}} Meraxes could swallow horses whole.{{ref|acok|12}} Meraxes had golden eyes and silver scales.{{ref|twoiaf| The Conquest}}

==History==
[[File:Death of Meraxes.jpg|thumb|left|The death of Meraxes, as depicted by Chase Stone in ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'']]
Meraxes was named for a god of the [[Valyria|Valyrian Freehold]].{{Ref|ACOK|12}} Her [[dragon egg|egg]] hatched on [[Dragonstone]] during the [[Century of Blood]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Rhaenys and Meraxes accompanied [[Orys Baratheon]] on his mission to subdue [[Argilac Durrandon]], the last Storm King. At the Battle of the [[Last Storm]], the wind and rain forced them to stay grounded, but even on the ground Meraxes slew many, engulfing Argilac's vanguard and the knights of his personal guard in dragonflame.{{ref|twoiaf| The Conquest}}

During the battle that became known as the [[Field of Fire]], Meraxes, [[Balerion]] and [[Vhagar]] took to the sky at the same time. Between the three they killed four thousand men, burning them alive. King [[Mern Gardener|Mern]] was killed, [[House Gardener]] dying with him. The army was broken and Aegon I was victorious.{{ref|agot|13}}

Meraxes and Rhaenys Targaryen both met their end in the [[First Dornish War]] at [[Hellholt]] after an iron bolt from a [[w:Scorpio (weapon)|scorpion]] went through Meraxes's eye. Her skull was later returned to Aegon by a peace delegation.{{ref|twoiaf| Dorne Against the Dragons}} Along with eighteen other [[Dragon skulls (Targaryen)|Targaryen dragon skulls]] Meraxes's skull used to hang on a wall in the [[Red Keep]]'s throne room. After [[Robert's Rebellion]], King Robert had Meraxes's skull removed and stored in a dank cellar along with the others.

==Known dragonriders of Meraxes==
* [[Rhaenys Targaryen]]

==References and Notes==
{{references|2}}

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Moondancer

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{{Infobox character
| Character_name= Moondancer
| image = [[File:Baela and Moondancer.png|300px]]
| image_caption = [[Baela Targaryen]] and Moondancer Art by [http://crocordile.tumblr.com/post/70917791154/baela-and-moondancer Juliana Pinho]
| Alias =
| Title =
| Allegiance = [[Baela Targaryen]]
| Race =
| Place_of_Birth= [[Dragonstone]]
| Date_of_Birth =
| Place_of_Death= [[Dragonstone]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
}}
'''Moondancer''' was a young she-dragon. She had only one rider, Lady [[Baela Targaryen]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

==Description==
She was a slender pale green. Her horns, crest and wingbones were pearl. At the beginning of the [[Dance of the Dragons]] she was considered not quite large enough to bear the weight of [[Baela Targaryen]]. When she flew up with Baela to meet [[Aegon II Targaryen]] and [[Sunfyre]] she was no larger than a warhorse and weighed less. She was very quick.

==History==
She may have hatched from a clutch of eggs produced by [[Syrax]].

Towards the end of the [[Dance of the Dragons|civil war]], as [[Dragonstone]] fell to [[Aegon II Targaryen]], Baela was able to escape from her bedchambers as the door was being smashed down. She managed to reach Moondancer in the stable where the castle dragons were kept. There she loosed her chains and strapped a saddle onto her. As Aegon II flew [[Sunfyre]] over [[Dragonmont]]’s smoking peak up to meet him rose Baela on Moondancer.

The two dragons fought fiercely in the air: Moondancer was smaller but also more nimble, while Sunfyre had been half-crippled from his previous fights with [[Meleys]] and the [[Grey Ghost]], making it difficult for him to keep up with her manuevers. Eventually both fell to the ground, slamming into the hard stone still fighting. Moondancer's quickness proved of little use against Sunfyer’s size and weight and the green dragon soon lay still. King Aegon leapt from the saddle when the dragons were twenty feet from the ground but Lady Baela stayed with her dragon wall the way down. Despite being burned and battered Baela found the strength to undo Moondancer’s saddle and chains and crawl away as her dragon coiled into her death throes. Moondancer was devoured by Sunfyre. Nonetheless, Moondancer had succeeded in mortally wounding her opponent: Sunfyre would never fly again, and died six weeks later from the injuries she dealt him.{{ref|tpatq}}

==Known dragonriders of Moondancer==
* [[Baela Targaryen]]

==References and Notes==
{{references}}

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[[es:Danzarina Lunar]]
[[fr:Moondancer]]
[[ru:Лунная Плясунья]]

Morghul

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{{Infobox character
| Character_name= Morghul
| image =
| image_caption =
| Alias =
| Title =
| Allegiance = [[Jaehaera Targaryen]]
| Race =
| Culture =
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth=
| Date_of_Birth =
| Place_of_Death= the [[Dragonpit]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
}}

'''Morghul''' was a young [[dragon]] bound to Princess [[Jaehaera Targaryen]] before the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. Morghul died in the [[Storming of the Dragonpit|Storming]] of the [[Dragonpit]] when it was invaded by a half-crazed angry mob after a one-handed prophet called the [[Shepherd (one-handed prophet)|Shepherd]] began to rant against all dragons everywhere.{{ref|tpatq}} There is little doubt that Morghul killed scores of people before being slain. Morghul was never ridden.

==Death==
Shackled by heavy chains Morghul, it is written, was slain by the [[Burning Knight]] who rushed headlong into the dragon's flame with spear in hand, thrusting its point repeatedly even as dragonflame melted the steel plate that encased him and devoured his flesh within.

==Behind the Scenes==
"Morghul" may be a reference to Morgul, the word for dark sorcery in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth Legendarium.

==References and Notes==
{{references|2}}

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Morning

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{{Infobox character
| Character_name = Morning
| image =
| image_caption =
| Alias =
| Title =
| Allegiance = [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]]
| Race =
| Place_of_Birth = The [[Vale]]
| Date_of_Birth = or between {{date|129}} and {{date|131}}<ref name=Cal>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Morning|Morning]] calculation''</ref>
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death = or before {{date|152}}<ref name=Cal></ref>
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' (mentioned)
}}

'''Morning''' was a [[dragon]] which hatched late in the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. It belonged to Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]], the daughter of Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] and Lady [[Laena Velaryon]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

==History==
Morning was born during the [[Dance of the Dragons]], and thus was too young to participate in the war.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} While Lady Rhaena had been given an [[dragon egg|egg]] laid by the dragon [[Syrax]] shortly before the start of the war, it is currently unknown whether Morning hatched from this specific egg, or from one of the other two eggs that Lady Rhaena took with her to the [[Vale]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}

Morning was one of four dragons to survive the Dance of the Dragons.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} Morning would not live long.<ref>The last dragon, a stunted thing, had died in {{Date|153}}, and as it isn't mentioned that Morning was stunted, it would appear Morning died at least before the last dragon did twenty-two years after the Dance.</ref>

==Known [[dragonrider]]s of Morning==
*[[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]] - first and only rider

==References and Notes==
{{references}}

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[[es:Alba]]
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Rhaegal

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{{Infobox character
| Character_name= Rhaegal
| image = [[File:Rhaegal a hidden agenda by christopherburdett.jpg|350px]]
| image_caption = © Fantasy Flight Games
| Alias =
| Title =
| Allegiance = [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
| Race =
| Culture =
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth= [[Dothraki Sea]]
| Date_of_Birth ={{Date|299}}
| Place_of_Death=
| Date_of_Death =
| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appears)
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|Season 4]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|Season 5]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 7|Season 7]]
}}
[[File:Marc Fishman Rhaegal in the pit face.jpg|Rhaegal - by Marc Fishman © |thumb|300px|right]]
'''Rhaegal''' is one of the dragons born on the [[Dothraki Sea]], along with [[Drogon]] and [[Viserion]]. Commanded by [[Daenerys Targaryen]], he was named for her brother, [[Rhaegar Targaryen]].{{Ref|aCoK|12}}

==Appearance==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Rhaegal|Images of Rhaegal]]''

Rhaegal has green and bronze scales.{{Ref|aSoS|8}} His green scales are a dark green, the green of moss in the deep woods at dusk, just before the light fades, and they gleam like jade. His teeth and claws are black. {{Ref|aCoK|40}} His eyes are bronze, brighter than polished shields, and they glow with their own heat. His flame is orange-and-yellow fire shot through with veins of green.

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Rhaegal's egg is a deep green, with burnished bronze flecks that comes and goes depending on how Daenerys turns it.

The ''maegi'' [[Mirri Maz Duur]] proclaims that in order to bring new life one had to give life. Daenerys burns [[Drogo]]'s body, along with Mirri Maz Duur herself and the three eggs to give birth to Rhaegal, along with his brothers, [[Viserion]] and [[Drogon]].{{Ref|aGoT|72}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
In the [[Red Waste]], Daenerys names the green dragon Rhaegal, after her brother [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]].{{Ref|aCoK|12}}

When Daenerys arrives in [[Qarth]], Rhaegal and the other dragons are a marvel in the ancient city.{{Ref|aCoK|27}}{{Ref|aCoK|40}}

When Daenerys receives the news of the [[Usurper]]'s death, Rhaegal is with her. Beneath her fingers he stares at [[Quhuru Mo]] with eyes of molten gold. When his mouth opens, his teeth gleam like black needles.{{Ref|ACOK|27}}

During her visit to the [[Hall of a Thousand Thrones]] to petition the [[Pureborn]], Daenerys takes Rhaegal with her on her shoulder.{{Ref|aCoK|40}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Rhaegal is about the size of a small dog. At [[Astapor]], [[Jhiqui]] frees Rhaegal to [[Sack of Astapor|attack]] the [[Good Masters]] when Daenerys has the [[Unsullied]] attack their former masters.{{Ref|aSoS|27}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Tales start to reach [[Westeros]] of dragons.{{Ref|aFfC|Prologue}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Rhaegal and the other dragons begin to misbehave. Rhaegal snaps at [[Irri]].{{Ref|aDwD|2}}. His head is now larger than a horse's.{{Ref|aDwD|68}}

When [[Drogon]] allegedly kills the young girl [[Hazzea]] outside [[Meereen]], Daenerys has Viserion and Rhaegal chained in a makeshift "dragon pit" in the [[Great Pyramid]].{{Ref|aDwD|11}}

When [[Quentyn Martell]] tries to tame the dragons, Rhaegal mortally burns him with [[dragonfire]].{{Ref|aDwD|68}} Once loosed from the pit, Rhaegal makes his new lair in the great black pyramid of [[House of Yherizan|Yherizan]], where he hulks in the gloom like a fat woman bedecked with glowing orange jewels. The Pyramid is now a smoldering ruin, and its former occupants are either dead or in flight.

Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] notes that thus far Rhaegal has shown himself to be more dangerous than his brother [[Viserion]].{{Ref|aDwD|70}}

===''The Winds of Winter''===
As the [[Second Siege of Meereen]] begins, Rhaegal and [[Viserion]] are both drawn to the battle. [[Tyrion Lannister]] sees Rhaegal circling above the bay, banking and turning as longships and galleys clash and burn below him. When [[Ben Plumm]] and his companions come galloping back from the camp of [[Malazza]], the Girl General, Rhaegal is still prowling, soaring in wide circles above the city and the bay on great green wings.

==Quotes==
{{quote|The green one shall be Rhaegal, for [[Rhaegar Targaryen|my valiant brother]] who died on the green banks of the [[Trident]].{{Ref|aCoK|12}}|[[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

==References and Notes==
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Sunfyre

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| Character_name= Sunfyre
| image = [[File:sunfyre_art1.jpg|350px]]
| image_caption = Sunfyre the Golden by [http://dragonman14x.deviantart.com/art/Sunfyre-the-Golden-486855173 Robert O'Leary]
| Alias = Sunfyre the Golden King Aegon's glory
| Title =
| Allegiance = [[Aegon II Targaryen]]
| Race =
| Place_of_Birth= [[Dragonmont]]
| Date_of_Birth =
| Place_of_Death= [[Dragonstone]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned)
}}
'''Sunfyre''', also known as '''Sunfyre the Golden''', was a splendid young male [[dragon]]. He was ridden by [[Aegon II Targaryen]].{{ref|tpatq}} According to Archmaester [[Gyldayn]] Sunfyre was the most magnificent and beautiful dragon ever to fly the skies of [[Westeros]], even the world.

==Appearance==
Sunfyre had gleaming gold scales and pale pink wing membranes. In the sunlight his scales shone like beaten gold.{{ref|tpatq}} He is described as being the most beautiful dragon ever seen upon the earth, during the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|TRP}} By {{Date|129}} Sunfyre was big enough to be quite a capable fighter.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

==History==
Though Sunfyre's exact year of birth has never been stated, he was described as being "young" in {{Date|120}}, suggesting that his egg hatched during the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|TRP}} {{Date|120}} is also the first year where Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] is mentioned as Sunfyre's rider, though it is unknown when exactly Sunfyre was claimed by Aegon.

At an unknown point, Grand Maester [[Gerardys]] was fed to Sunfyre.{{Ref|aSoS|12}}

===[[Dance of the Dragons]]===
As the dragon of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]], Sunfyre fought in the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. King Aegon II rode Sunfyre during the [[Battle of Rook's Rest]], one of the first major battles of the war in {{Date|129}}. The greens attacked Rook's Rest to lure the blacks into a trap. Rook's Rest asked Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] for help, and it was Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] who answered the call, as she came riding [[Meleys]]. Both Aegon II on Sunfyre and his brother [[Aemond Targaryen]] on [[Vhagar]] were waiting for one of Rhaenyra's supporters to show up. Though Meleys might have had a chance against Vhagar alone, the combination of Vhagar and Sunfyre was too much, and Meleys could not survive a two-on-one attack. Whilst Vhagar and Sunfyre were the victors, Sunfyre did not make a clean get-away, as the golden dragon was wounded during the battle. He was severely wounded, and unable to fly, as one wing was nearly torn from his body.{{ref|tpatq}}
[[File: sunfyre.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Sunfyre the Golden by E. Cabrera]]

Because of his injuries, Sunfyre remained near Rook's Rest, to be able to heal. Sunfyre's wing did indeed heal, though at an awkward angle. He would never be able to fly the way he had done before. Rook's Rest was eventually conquered again by the blacks, and Lord [[Walys Mooton]] attempted to slay the injured dragon, but Sunfyre burned his attackers and disappeared. No one knew where he had headed.{{ref|tpatq}}

For unclear reasons, Sunfyre had actually flown back to Dragonstone, the place of his birth. This may have been a homing instinct, though some suspect that he somehow sensed that Aegon II was hiding on Dragonstone after the fall of King's Landing to the blacks. Sunfyre killed the wild dragon [[Grey Ghost]] while returning to Dragonstone: the fight left him with only one eye and wounds along his back, belly, and neck. While Grey Ghost's half-eaten corpse was found by the black garrison at Dragonstone, it was assumed that it was the work of [[the Cannibal]], the other wild dragon still on the island. And thus Sunfyre's presence on the island remained a secret for some time.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

Sunfyre partially recovered from its injuries along with his rider, Aegon II, whilst hiding on Dragonstone. The followers of Aegon II eventually managed to take the castle of [[Dragonstone]] back in the [[Fall of Dragonstone]]. When Aegon flew Sunfyre the the castle, intending to land on the courtyard in triumph, they found themselves across Lady [[Baela Targaryen]] and her dragon [[Moondancer]], who both had escaped captivty.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

Though Moondancer was younger and smaller, she was also quicker, and Sunfyre's wounds still hindred him. The two dragons fought, and Moondancer managed to injure Sunfyre further, while Sunfyre managed to blind Moondancer with his fire. The two dragons crashed to the ground together. Moondancer did not survive the fall, and Sunfyre was left even more injured than before, and forever unable to fly.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

===Death===
After all the fighting during the war, Sunfyre was left a ruined dragon. He remained in the yard of Dragonstone where he had fallen to the ground and was fed sheep by the garrison. When [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] had been taken captive by King Aegon's followers, she was fed to Sunfyre, on the 22nd day of the 10th moon {{Date|130}}.

Sunfyre eventually died from his wounds about six weeks later, on the 9th day of the 12th moon. His rider, Aegon, wept upon his death.{{ref|tpatq}}

==Known dragonriders of Sunfyre==
* [[Aegon II Targaryen]]

==References and Notes==
{{references}}

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Stormcloud

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| Allegiance = [[Aegon III Targaryen]]
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| Place_of_Death = [[Dragonstone]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|129}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
}}

'''Stormcloud''' was a young male [[dragon]] bonded with King [[Aegon III Targaryen]].{{ref|tpatq}}{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

==History==
A [[dragon egg]] was placed in the cradle of Prince Aegon Targaryen at his birth, and hatched into the dragon Stormcloud. At the start of the civil war called the [[Dance of the Dragons]], nine-year-old Aegon had yet to mount his young dragon.{{ref|tpatq}}

During the civil war, it was decided by Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] that his half-brothers Aegon and [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]] should be sent to [[Pentos]] to be [[fostered]] by the [[Prince of Pentos]] for their own safety. In late {{Date|129}}, the young princes boarded the Pentoshi cog ''[[Gay Abandon]]'' at [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]]. Aegon took Stormcloud with him, and Viserys took his dragon egg. In the [[Gullet]], the cog and her escort ships were captured by warships sailing under the banners of the [[Three Daughters]]. Aegon escaped by flying away on Stormcloud, his first flight.{{ref|tpatq}}

Prince Aegon managed to reach [[Dragonstone]], clinging desperately to his dragon's neck. Stormcloud had been terribly wounded as he fled; when he arrived at Dragonstone stubs of countless arrows were embedded in his belly, and there was a scorpion bolt through his neck. Stormcloud died within the hour, hissing as the hot blood gushed black and smoking from his wounds. After Stormcloud's death, Aegon would never fly again.{{ref|tpatq}}{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

==Known [[dragonrider]]s of Stormcloud==
* [[Aegon III Targaryen]] - first and only rider

==References and Notes==
{{references}}

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Silverwing

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{{Infobox character
| Character_name= Silverwing
| image = [[File:Queen Alysanne by Trishkell.jpg|300px]]
| image_caption = Silverwing, being ridden by Queen Alysanne. © Green Ronin Publishing
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| Allegiance = [[Alysanne Targaryen]] [[Ulf the White]]
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}}
[[File:Queen Alysanne the Good.jpg|Queen Alysanne and Silverwing at [[Queenscrown]]. © guad |thumb|right|320px]]
'''Silverwing''' was the [[dragon]] of Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] when she visited [[the Wall]] two hundred years ago.{{ref|ASOS|41}}{{Ref|aFfC|5}} Silverwing also fought in the civil war called the [[Dance of the Dragons]].

==History==
When Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] grew bored while visiting [[Winterfell]] with her husband, King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], she mounted her dragon Silverwing and flew north to see the [[Wall]], stopping at the village [[Queenscrown]] on the way.{{Ref|aSoS|40}}{{Ref|aSoS|41}} Jaehaerys came after her on his own dragon, [[Vermithor]].{{Ref|AFFC|5}}

Like their riders, Silverwing and Vermithor became a mated pair. Even years after Jaehaerys I and Alysanne died, Vermithor and Silverwing "oft coiled about one another" in the fields.{{ref|tpatq}}

At the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Silverwing was one of the semi-wild dragons of [[Dragonmont]] on [[Dragonstone]] that [[the blacks]] tried to master with new dragonriders. [[Ulf the White]] eventually succeeded in claiming her and was ridden by him during the civil war.{{ref|tpatq}}

Silverwing took part in and survived the [[Battle in the Gullet]]. Along with Vermithor, [[Sheepstealer]], [[Vermax]] and [[Seasmoke]], Vermithor descended upon the ninety warships sailing under the banners of the [[Three Daughters]].{{ref|tpatq}}

Along with [[Caraxes]], Silverwing and [[Sheepstealer]], Vermithor made a lair in the [[Dragonpit]] before flying off to deal with the large army of [[House Hightower]] which had been making its way up the [[Roseroad]], and was advancing on [[Tumbleton]]. During the [[First Battle of Tumbleton]], however, Hugh and Ulf switched sides, burning Rhaenyra's army there and scourging the town with whips of flame from one end to the other. The [[Two Betrayers]] had initially sought reward from the greens, wanting rule of [[Casterly Rock]] and [[Highgarden]], but the Hightower commander had died in the battle, so their host remained camped at Tumbleton debating their next move.

Word later reached them of the [[Storming of the Dragonpit]] in King's Landing, and the [[Dance over Harrenhal]] in which both [[Vhagar]] and Caraxes died. The only other remaining rideable dragons were Sunfyre (crippled and presumed dead), Sheepstealer (disappeared), Moondancer (barely big enough to ride), and Seasmoke and Tessarion (large enough for battle, but still relatively young and small compared to Vermithor and Silverwing). Recognizing this, Hugh Hammer decided to declare himself king, and the new leader of the green army at Tumbleton. Prince Daeron and his mount Tessarion were in the camp, was insulted at Hugh's usurpation. When asked for justification, Hugh bluntly said that he named himself king by the same right that Aegon the Conqueror did: he had a dragon, the biggest and most powerful one remaining. Tessarion could not hope to fight the combined might of Vermithor and Silverwing so Daeron did not challenge them further - though with the [[Bloody Caltrops]] he conspired to have them assassinated.

Unbeknownst to any in the green camp at Tumbleton, however, [[Addam Velaryon]] had ridden his dragon Seasmoke across the Riverlands to rally surviving black armies, eventually amassing an army 4,000 strong. Addam was determined to prove his loyalty to Rhaenyra by taking revenge on the Two Betrayers who had cast doubt on his honor because he was also a bastard. Thinking the blacks defeated, the green army was taken completely by surprise when he made a daring night-time attack: the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]]. Daeron and Hugh were killed before they could mount their dragons - while Ulf the Sot was (aptly) passed out drunk in an inn, and slept through the entire battle. The riderless Vermithor and Tessarion engaged Seasmoke in a brutal fight in the mud of the battle. Vermithor killed Seasmoke when he locked his teeth into his neck and ripped his head off. He attempted to take flight with his prize still in his jaws but his tattered wings could not lift his weight. After a moment he collapsed and died. Vermithor also mortally wounded Tessarion, who died shortly afterwards.

The riderless Silverwing, however, had avoided the battle entirely, flying high up in the skies far from the ground and bowshot. It is said that after dark Silverwing descended to land beside her slain cousins. Later, the singers would tell of how she tried to lift Vermithor’s wing three times with her nose, as if to try and make him fly again, but according to Archmaester [[Gyldayn]] this is most likely a fable.{{ref|tpatq}}

The blacks, lacking siege equipment, retreated during the night after the battle. The surviving Caltrops, however, continued their plotting against Ulf the White. Rousing Ulf after the battle, he said that because he had the only remaining large dragon, the plan would carry on much the same, but now he would be crowned king when they took the capital, instead of Hugh. Lord [[Unwin Peake]] and Ser [[Hobert Hightower]] then tricked Ulf into drinking poisoned wine, though Ser Hobert also died because he drained his cup so as not to raise Ulf's suspicion. Peake succeeded Hobert as commander, and offered a thousand golden dragons to any [[knight]] of noble birth able to ride Silverwing, but none succeeded. With his dwindling army badly bloodied and facing mass desertion, Peake decided to retreat his remaining forces back to the Reach.{{ref|tpatq}}

Silverwing was one of only four surviving dragons at the end of the Dance, though of the other three Sheepstealer and the [[Cannibal (dragon)|Cannibal]] had disappeared, and [[Morning]] had only hatched a few months before the war ended. Nonetheless, Silverwing remained wild with grief after the death of Vermithor, after which she fled west and made her lair on an island in [[Red Lake]] (in the northwest of the Reach), hunting and killing as she would.{{ref|TWOIAF}}

The last dragon is said to have died in 153 AC, only 22 years after the Dance ended, during the reign of [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon III Dragonbane]]. Silverwing must therefore have died at some point in the intervening years, through as-yet unexplained circumstances.

==References in the Books==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Bran Stark]] mentions Silverwing to [[Meera Reed|Meera]] and [[Jojen Reed]] when they arrive at [[Queenscrown]].{{Ref|aSoS|40}} [[Jon Snow]] tells [[Ygritte]] of Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen|Alysanne]]'s visit to the [[Wall]] many years ago.{{Ref|aSoS|41}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
While riding in the chain winch at the Wall, [[Samwell Tarly]] wonders if Silverwing may have left an egg at the [[Wall]].{{Ref|aFfC|5}}

==Known dragonriders of Silverwing==
:* Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]]
:* [[Ulf the White]]

==See also==
:*[[:Category:Images of Silverwing|Images of Silverwing]]

==References and Notes==
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Sheepstealer

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| Character_name= Sheepstealer
| image = [[File:Netty.png|350px]]
| image_caption = [[Nettles]] takes a sheep to Sheepstealer
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| Allegiance = [[Nettles]]
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:''For Harrag Sheepstealer, see [[Harrag Sharp]].''

'''Sheepstealer''' was a wild [[dragon]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]] with a taste for mutton.{{ref|tpatq}}{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} It lived at the back of [[Dragonmont]] and would hunt between [[Driftmark]] and [[Wendwater]]. The [[smallfolk]] of [[Dragonstone]] named it for a self-evident reason. He is one of three wild dragons with [[the Cannibal]] and [[Grey Ghost]].{{ref|tpatq}}

==Appearance==
Sheepstealer's coloring was an ugly "mud brown". He was hatched when King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] was young, which would put him around 80 years old at the time of the civil war.{{ref|tpatq}}

==History==
[[Jacaerys Velaryon]] called for dragonriders during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. [[Silver Denys]], a man who claimed to be a descendent of King [[Maegor I Targaryen]], tried to master the dragon. Sheepstealer tore off the man's arm but was chased off by [[the Cannibal]] before he could finish Silver.{{ref|tpatq}}

During the taming, Sheepstealer killed more [[dragonseed|seeds]] than the other two wild dragons combined. [[Alyn Velaryon|Alyn of Hull]] tried to tame him, but received a burnt cloak for his troubles.{{ref|tpatq}}

A [[bastard]] girl named [[Nettles]] finally tamed Sheepstealer by feeding him a sheep every morning. Along with [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s other dragonriders, Nettles and Sheepstealer took part in the [[Battle of the Gullet]] and the [[Fall of King's Landing|rapid capture of King's Landing]].{{ref|tpatq}}

When Rhaenyra named Nettles a traitor for taking [[Daemon Targaryen]] to bed, Nettles was allowed to flee from [[Maidenpool]]. The dragon and its rider were last seen flying over the [[Bay of Crabs]]. Many think that in despair, Nettles just kept flying out into the open ocean until her dragon was too tired to continue flying, and they both drowned. Wild tales by the singers say that Nettles and Sheepstealer secretly escaped and subsequently picked up Daemon - who according to the legend, miraculously survived his fall during the [[Dance over Harrenhal]], and the two lovers dropped out of history. The veracity of this legend is unknown, but it is certain that Nettles and Sheepstealer were never seen again, and played no further role in the Dance.{{ref|tpatq}}

==Known dragonriders of Sheepstealer==
*[[Nettles]]{{ref|tpatq}}{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

==References and Notes==
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Shrykos

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| Allegiance = [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys Targaryen]]
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| Place_of_Death= the [[Dragonpit]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}}
| Books = ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (Appears)
}}

'''Shrykos''' was a young she-[[dragon]] bound to Prince [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys Targaryen]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. Shrykos died in the [[Dragonpit]] when it was [[Storming of the Dragonpit|invaded]] by a half-crazed angry mob after a one-handed prophet called the [[Shepherd (one-handed prophet)|Shepherd]] began to rant against all dragons everywhere.{{ref|tpatq}} There is little doubt that Shrykos killed scores of people in the Dragonpit before being slain. Shrykos was never ridden.

==Death==
[[File: Hobbthehewer.png‎|Hobb The Hewer by [http://ashleyhunterrice.tumblr.com/ Ashley Hunter Rice] |thumb|200px|left]]Shackled by her heavy chains, Shrykos was slain by a woodsman known as [[Hobb the Hewer]] who leapt onto her neck driving his axe into her skull as she roared and twisted, trying to throw him off. With his legs locked around the dragon's neck, Hobb delivered seven blows and each time his axe came down he roared out the name of each of the [[the Seven]]. It was the [[Stranger (the Seven)|Stranger]]'s blow that slew the dragon, his axe crashed through scale and bones into Shrykos's brain.

==References and Notes==
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Syrax

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{{Infobox character
| Character_name = Syrax
| image = [[File:Season5Dance of Dragons11.png|400px]]
| image_caption = [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] astride Syrax. In supplemental Blu-ray content from ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' Season 5.
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| Title =
| Allegiance = [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]
| Race =
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| Place_of_Death = the [[Dragonpit]]
| Date_of_Death = {{date|130}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (appears) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
}}
'''Syrax''' was a she-[[dragon]]. She was ridden solely by [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]. Her name came from a goddess of [[Valyria]].{{ref|trp}}

==About==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Syrax|Images of Syrax]]''
Syrax had yellow scales. She was huge and formidable, but not as fearsome or experienced in battle as [[Caraxes]].{{ref|tpatq}} She was kept in chains and exceedingly well fed. She had not hunted for years at the time of the [[Dance of the Dragons|civil war]].

==History==
Rhaenyra first took Syrax as a mount in 104 AC, when the princess was seven years old. Syrax was described as a "young" dragon at the time, and Rhaenyra herself named her "Syrax" (after a Valyrian goddess) - strongly implying that Syrax had no previous rider.{{ref|trp}}

Syrax laid "several" clutches of [[dragon egg|eggs]] during the reign of Viserys I. Her latest clutch was produced just prior to the civil war.{{ref|trp}} One of the eggs from that latest clutch was given to [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena]], Rhaenyra's step-daughter.

Following her difficult stillbirth at the beginning of the war, Rhaenyra recovered enough strength to fly on Syrax, along with her other dragonriders, when they [[Fall of King's Landing|assaulted and captured]] King's Landing, with little opposition.

In [[King's Landing]] Syrax was kept within the walls of the [[Red Keep]] in a stable in the outer ward that had been emptied of horses and given over for her use. Heavy chains bound her to the ground. The chains were long enough to allow her to move from the stable to yard but kept her from flying off riderless. The three other dragons belonging to the [[blacks]] were kept in the [[Dragonpit]] along with the [[greens]]'s [[Dreamfyre]].

Syrax was slain in the aftermath of the [[Storming of the Dragonpit]]. Prince Joffrey had attempted to mount her to ride to the Dragonpit, save the other dragons, and perhaps mount his own dragon Tyraxes there. Dragons are not horses, however, and they will only accept one mount at a time. In mid-flight, Syrax shrugged off Joffrey, who fell to his death. Attracted by the bloodshed, Syrax continued on to the Dragonpit. Archmaester Glydayn noted that Syrax could have simply stayed high in the air and made runs at the mob with her flames, but instead she descended upon the ground, killing dozens with tooth and claw. There are numerous and contradicting accounts about specifically how Syrax died, and Gyldayn does not give them in detail. What is certain is that Syrax eventually died fighting the rioters.{{ref|trp}}

==Notes==
In the ''[[The Dance of the Dragons, A True Telling]]'' by Maester [[Munkun]] writes that [[Vhagar]] roasted Ser [[Byron Swann]] when he tried to kill her by sneaking up behind his shield so the dragon would see only her reflection - as [[Serwyn]] of the Mirror Shield did to [[Urrax]]. However, according to [[Tyrion Lannister]], ''Grand'' Maester Munkun errs, the dragon was in fact Syrax.{{Ref|aDwD|8}}

That it was Syrax makes much more sense than [[Munkun]]’s version as Ser [[Byron Swann]] was the son of a [[Marcher lords| marcher lord]], and [[Storm's End]] was for [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon]]. Vhagar was ridden by Prince [[Aemond Targaryen|Aemond]], Aegon’s brother and fellow [[The Greens|green]].

Archmaester [[Gyldayn]]'s [[The Princess and The Queen, or, The Blacks and The Greens (by Archmaester Gyldayn)|history of the civil war]] sheds no further light on the matter as it gives no account of Ser Byron Swann's attempt to slay a dragon.

==Known dragonriders of Syrax==
:*[[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] - first and only rider

==References and Notes==
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Seasmoke

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| Allegiance = [[Laenor Velaryon]] [[Addam Velaryon]]
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| Place_of_Death= [[Tumbleton]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
}}

'''Seasmoke''' was a dragon that had been previously ridden and left to go wild on [[Dragonstone]].{{ref|tpatq}}

==Appearance==
Seasmoke was a pale silver-grey dragon. It was of fighting size during the Dance but still a young dragon and nimbler in the air than his older brothers. He was of comparable size to [[Tessarion]], who was about three times smaller than [[Vermithor]], and not as fearsome a beast as him in comparison.{{ref|tpatq}}

==History==
Seasmoke was the pride and passion of [[Laenor Velaryon]]. After his death no one had yet claimed Seasmoke.{{ref|tpatq}}

[[Jacaerys Velaryon]] called for dragonriders during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. Seasmoke killed one of his [[kingsguard]], [[Steffon Darklyn]], during an attempt. Later, [[Addam Velaryon|Addam of Hull]] was able to claim and ride it.{{ref|tpatq}}

Seasmoke and its rider, Addam of Hull, were one of the five dragons participating in the [[Battle in the Gullet]], and also took part in the [[Fall of King's Landing]]. Once it was decided that [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Queen Rhaenyra]] would remain in the [[King’s Landing]], [[Syrax]], Seasmoke, and [[Tyraxes]] were expected to suffice for the defense of the city, and the rest of the dragonriders went to battle. Seasmoke was kept in the [[Dragonpit]] while in King's Landing.{{ref|tpatq}}

With the [[Two Betrayers]] on their minds, many voices in the black council questioned Ser Addam’s loyalty. Only the Queen's Hand, Lord [[Corlys Velaryon|Corlys]], spoke in defence of the dragonseed, remarking that Ser Addam and his brother [[Alyn Velaryon|Alyn]] were “true heirs” and worthy of [[Driftmark]]. The Hand’s impassioned protests were in vain and Queen Rhaenyra, suspecting a turncloak, commanded Ser [[Luthor Largent]] to arrest Addam Velaryon in the Dragonpit. Ser Addam, who had been forewarned, managed to make his escape flying away with Seasmoke, fleeing before he could be put to the question. By ordering the arrest of Addam, the queen lost not only a dragon but her Queen’s Hand as well. Corlys was beaten and imprisoned for warning Addam.{{ref|tpatq}}

As the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]] was put into motion, Ser Addam was determined to prove that all bastards need not be turncloaks. Ser Addam attacked Tumbleton at night, taking the greens completely unawares. As chaos ensued Addam could see the battle turning into a rout below him. By this time, two of the enemy dragonriders, [[Hugh Hammer]] and [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron the Daring]], were dead; although Addam could not have known that, he could see [[Vermithor]], [[Silverwing]] and [[Tessarion]]. The riderless Tessarion took flight and Addam turned his dragon to meet her. Both being young dragons they moved fast and nimbly as they fought. The fight ended when the riderless, enraged Vermithor rose into the sky and set about indiscriminately killing those on the ground.{{ref|tpatq}}

As the Bronze Fury wreaked carnage, Seasmoke fell upon him, driving him shrieking into the mud. According to Archmaester [[Gyldayn]], Addam must have felt duty bound to protect his men on the ground, though surely he knew in his heart Seasmoke could not match the older dragon. The riderless Blue Queen soon joined the fray and all three dragons fought to the death on the ground amidst mud and blood and smoke. Vermithor killed Seasmoke when he locked his teeth into his neck and ripped his head off. He attempted to take flight with his prize still in his jaws but his tattered wings could not lift his weight. After a moment he collapsed and died. Vermithor had also mortally wounded Tessarion, who died soon afterwards.{{ref|tpatq}}

After the Second Battle of Tumbleton Lord [[Unwin Peake]] bowed to defeat and ordered a retreat, taking the remnants of the great host that Prince Daeron and Lord Ormund Hightower had led all the way from Oldtown. The accused turncloak Addam Velaryon had managed to save King’s Landing from the queen’s foes at the cost of his own life.{{ref|tpatq}}

==Known dragonriders of Seasmoke==
* [[Laenor Velaryon]]
* [[Addam Velaryon|Addam of Hull]]

==References and Notes==
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Terrax

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'''Terrax''' was a dragon ridden by [[Jaenara Belaerys]], a woman from [[Valyria]]. Jaenara flew Terrax further south into [[Sothoryos]] than anyone had ever gone before.{{ref|TWOIAF| Sothoryos}}

==References==
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Tessarion

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{{Infobox character
| Character_name = Tessarion
| image =
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| Alias = The Blue Queen
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| Allegiance = [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]]
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| Place_of_Death = [[Tumbleton]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and The Queen]]'' (mentioned)
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'''Tessarion''', also known as the '''Blue Queen''', was a she-[[dragon]]. She was ridden by [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]]. {{ref|tpatq}}

==Description==
Tessarion had blue scales, with wings dark as cobalt. As a secondary color, her claws, crest, and belly scales were as bright as beaten copper. Even her flames were cobalt blue in color. She was of fighting size but still a young dragon and nimbler in the air than her older brothers. She was near in size to [[Seasmoke]]. Tessarion was three times smaller than [[Vermithor]] and not as fearsome a beast as him in comparison.{{ref|tpatq}}

==History==
Tessarion was younger than [[Sunfyre]], who was himself described as relatively "young" in {{Date|120}}.{{ref|TWOIAF|Aegon II}}{{ref|TRP}}

Daeron rode Tessarion into the [[Battle on the Honeywine]] in the Reach to save Lord [[Ormund Hightower]]. Their arrival won the fight.{{ref|tpatq}}

The Hightower army then slowly fought its way northeast up the [[Roseroad]] to advance to King's Landing, which had fallen to Rhaenyra. The advance took nearly half a year. Tessarrion proved highly valuable in the campaign, as Daeron used her to fly ahead of the main army to scout out for traps that the enemy tried to set.

Tessarion was present at the [[First Battle of Tumbleton]], apparently held in reserve behind the Hightower lines to react to how the defenders chose to commit [[Vermithor]] and [[Silverwing]] to the battle. As soon as Vermithor and Silverwing took to the air, however, the [[Two Betrayers]] riding them turned their flames against the town itself, switching sides to the Hightowers and the greens. The Hightower army and its now three dragons remained encamped at the ruins of Tumbelton for some time afterwards, debating their next move.

Tessarion fought [[Addam Velaryon]] and [[Seasmoke]] in the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]]. Vermithor killed Seasmoke but died of his wounds soon afterward. Tessarion was also mortally wounded, but suffered more: the battle had begun at night but she lingered for hours past daybreak. Three times she tried to fly again and three times she failed. By late afternoon she still writhed in pain on the ground. At sunset, the dying Tessarion was finally put out of her misery by three arrows loosed into her eyes by [[Billy Burley]] at Lord [[Benjicot Blackwood]]'s word.{{ref|tpatq}}

==Dragonriders of Tessarion==
*[[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]]{{ref|tpatq}}{{ref|trp}}{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

==Quotes about Tessarion==
{{Quote|Defeat seemed imminent ... until a shadow swept across the battlefield, and a terrible roar resounded overhead, slicing through the sound of steel on steel. A dragon had come.{{ref|tpatq}}}}

{{Quote|[[Battle on the Honeywine|The victory]] belongs to Tessarion. {{ref|tpatq}}}}

==References and Notes==
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Vermax

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| Allegiance = [[Jacaerys Velaryon]]
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| Place_of_Death= the [[Battle in the Gullet|Gullet]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}}
| Books = ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]''
}}

'''Vermax''' was a male [[dragon]] ridden by Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]].{{ref|tpatq}}

==Description==
Vermax was thriving and growing larger every year.{{ref|tpatq}}

==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 egg]]s 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.{{ref|trp}}

===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 [[House Manderly|Manderly]], and Lord [[Cregan Stark]]. The mission was a success.{{ref|tpatq}} ''[[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.{{ref|twoiaf| Winterfell}}

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.{{ref|tpatq}}

==Known dragonriders of Vermax==
* [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] - first and only rider

==References and Notes==
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Vhagar

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| Character_name= Vhagar
| image = [[File:Burning Arryn fleet.jpg|350px]]
| image_caption = [[Visenya Targaryen]] riding Vhagar into battle]]
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| Place_of_Birth= [[Dragonstone]]
| Date_of_Birth = [[Years before Aegon's Conquest#Year 52 Before the Conquest|52 BC]]<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Vhagar|Vhagar]] calculation''</ref>
| Place_of_Death= the [[Battle Above the Gods Eye|Gods Eye]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned) 
}}
:''For other uses, see [[Vhagar (disambiguation)]].''
'''Vhagar''' was one of the [[dragon]]s used by [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] and his sisters, [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]] and [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]], during the [[War of Conquest]]. She was named for one of the gods of Old [[Valyria]].{{Ref|aSoS|57}} Vhagar was ridden by Visenya during the Conquest.{{Ref|aCoK|12}}

==Description==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Vhagar|Images of Vhagar]]''
Vhagar's breath was so hot that it could melt the armour of a knight and cook him inside.{{Ref|aCoK|12}} The color of Vhagar's scales, horns, wing bones and spinal crest is unknown, as is the color of her flame.

By the time of the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Vhagar was the hardened survivor of a hundred battles, had grown almost as large as [[Balerion]] and was the oldest and largest of the dragons in [[Westeros]]. Her roar was so powerful that it could shake the very foundations of [[Storm's End]]. No living dragon could match her for size or ferocity.{{ref|tpatq}}

One could ride a horse down Vhagar's gullet, according to [[Tyrion Lannister]].{{Ref|aGoT|13}}

==History==
Vhagar was named after a god of the [[Valyrian Freehold]]. She was born on [[Dragonstone]] from a [[dragon egg|dragon's egg]].

===War of Conquest===
[[File:The queen and vhagar by silvaticus-d94j1f8.jpg|thumb|450px|Vhagar and her rider, Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]] By [http://silvaticus.deviantart.com Silvaticus].]]
During the [[War of Conquest]], [[Aegon I Targaryen]] sent his fleet, commanded by [[Daemon Velaryon (master of ships)|Daemon Velaryon]], to take [[Gulltown]]. Daemon and the fleet were accompanied by [[Visenya Targaryen]], on Vhagar. In the [[battle in the waters off Gulltown]], the [[House Arryn|Arryn]] fleet was able to defeat the [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] fleet and Daemon Velaryon was killed. Visenya recovered what she could of the situation, using Vhagar to burn the surviving Arryn ships. The loss of the Arryn fleet caused the Sistermen on the [[Three Sisters]] to revolt against House Arryn. In addition, with their fleet destroyed, the Vale lacked the ability to attack the Targaryens by sea.

Visenya flew Vhagar to [[Stoney Sept]] to link up again with other Targaryen armies and dragons. They advanced south, where all three dragons took part in the decisive [[Field of Fire]] - the only battle in which all three of the Targaryen dragons during the Conquest took to the sky at the same time. Together, Vhagar, [[Meraxes]] and [[Balerion]] killed four thousand men, burning them alive. King [[Mern IX Gardener|Mern IX]] died, and with him [[House Gardener]]. The army was broken and House Targaryen was victorious.{{Ref|aGoT|13}}

Afterwards, Visenya flew Vhagar back to the Vale. Just as Aegon had flown Balerion directly over the massive walls of [[Harrenhal]], Visenya simply flew Vhagar directly over the impassable mountains to reach the [[Eyrie]]. Upon her arrival, Dowager Queen [[Sharra Arryn]] came outside to find her son, King [[Ronnel Arryn (king)|Ronnel Arryn]] with Visenya. The young king begged his mother for a ride on Vhagar's back. Sharra bent her knee and surrendered, and King Ronnel rode on Vhagar with Visenya. Sharra's surrender of the Vale made Ronnel the last [[King of Mountain and Vale]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

It is currently unknown who Vhagar's rider was after Visenya's death. After Balerion died of old age in {{date|94}}, Vhagar became the last of the three Targaryen dragons who had fought in the Conquest.

===Reign of King Viserys I Targaryen===
During the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], Vhagar's rider was Lady [[Laena Velaryon]], who rode her as young as twelve. When Laena wed her husband, Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], they flew across the [[narrow sea]] to [[Pentos]], [[Volantis]], [[Qohor]], and [[Norvos]]. In each of the [[Free Cities]] crowds came to see Vhagar and Daemon's [[Caraxes]]. After returning to [[Driftmark]], Vhagar, Caraxes, and [[Syrax]] often flew together with their riders, Laena, Daemon, and Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]].{{ref|trp}}

Shortly after the death of Lady Laena in {{Date|120}}, Vhagar was claimed by ten-year old Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]].{{Ref|TRP}}

===Dance of the Dragons===
:{{main|Dance of the Dragons}}
[[File:Deaths of Lucerys and Arrax.jpg|right|thumb|Vhagar kills [[Lucerys Velaryon|Lucerys ]] and [[Arrax]].]]
By {{Date|129}}, Vhagar had grown nearly as big as Balerion had been during the [[War of Conquest]], and had become the largest living dragon of her time.{{Ref|aDwD|8}} Prince Aemond flew on Vhagar to [[Storm's End]], so they could win the support of Lord [[Borros Baratheon]] for King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]. There Aemond met with Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]]. Aemond was forbidden from attacking Lucerys while both were in Borros's castle, Aemond was allowed to follow Lucerys outside. Thus, when Lucerys had risen into the sky on his dragon [[Arrax]], Aemond mounted Vhagar and followed the young [[House Velaryon|Velaryon]] prince. The two dragons fought during a great storm over [[Shipbreaker Bay]], and Vhagar quickly overcame Arrax, whose severed head would wash ashore days later, along with the corpse of Lucerys.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

Aemond would continue to use Vhagar in battle during the civil war between King Aegon II and Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]. During the [[battle at Rook's Rest]], Vhagar and [[Sunfyre]] ambushed the dragon [[Meleys]] and her rider Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]. Meleys was an old and large dragon and may have stood a chance against Vhagar alone, but died from the combined assault. Vhagar was the only dragon who left the battle reasonably unharmed.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

The battle against Meleys left Aegon II severely injured, leaving him incapable of rule. Prince Aemond was appointed regent until such a time when Aegon himself could rule again. Aemond decided that the main threat in the war was Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], who was massing armies at [[Harrenhal]]. Aemond took Vhagar and most of the green forces from [[King's Landing]] north to attack Harrenhal, leaving King's Landing with very little defense. When Aemond and Vhagar arrived at Harrenhal, they found the castle undefended and empty, as Daemon had left some time before, to attack King's Landing, after having lured Aemond and Vhagar away from the capital.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

Here, Prince Aemond and [[Hand of the King]] [[Criston Cole]] no longer agreed on how to proceed during the war. Aemond took Vhagar on a one-man war of revenge. They burned much of the [[riverlands]], starting with every wooden structure in Harrenhal. Vhagar caused more destruction than an entire army, and severely harmed Rhaenyra's supporters in the riverlands - though Aemond's decision to abandon the army under Criston proved to a strategic blunder. Without Vhagar to protect them, Cole's army in the east was later surrounded and destroyed in the [[Butcher's Ball]], leaving the east wide open to Rhaenyra's forces.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

Aemond and Vhagar continued the destruction of the riverlands and they became the terror of the [[Trident]]. Daemon Targaryen, on his dragon [[Caraxes]], and the [[dragonseed]] [[Nettles]], on the dragon [[Sheepstealer]], were sent to hunt Aemond. They were allowed to use [[Maidenpool]] as their base, as Lord [[Manfryd Mooton]] feared an attack from Vhagar, and found himself safer this way. Daemon and Nettles unsuccessfully searched together for Vhagar, who continued to terrorize the riverlands.

After the [[First Battle of Tumbleton]], Prince Daemon Targaryen said his goodbyes to Lord Mooton and Nettles, and had word sent out that he and Caraxes would await Aemond and Vhagar at Harrenhal. After thirteen days, Vhagar appeared in the sky, carrying Aemond and his lover [[Alys Rivers]] on her back. The [[Battle Above the Gods Eye]] between Vhagar and Caraxes ended with Aemond dead, as Prince Daemon had put [[Dark Sister]] through his eye. Both Caraxes and Vhagar died as well. Vhagar died in the water, and her body was recovered only years after the Dance, with Aemond's armored bones still chained to the saddle. Vhagar was one hundred and eighty-one years old when she died, on the twenty-second day of the fifth moon of {{Date|130}}.{{ref|tpatq}}

===Legacy===
Along with eighteen other Targaryen [[Dragon skulls (Targaryen)|dragon skulls]], Vhagar's skull used to hang on a wall in the [[Red Keep]]'s throne room.{{Ref|aGoT|3}}{{Ref|aGoT|12}} After [[Robert's Rebellion]], King [[Robert I Baratheon]] had Vhagar's skull removed and stored in a dank cellar along with the others.{{Ref|aGoT|13}}

==Known dragonriders of Vhagar==
* Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]]
* Lady [[Laena Velaryon]]
* Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]]

While he never claimed the dragon, King [[Ronnel Arryn]] flew three circles around the summit of the [[Giant's Lance]] during [[Aegon's Conquest]] on Vhagar's back.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} It is unknown whether Visenya, Vhagar's rider at the time, was with him or not.

During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], [[Alys Rivers]] flew on Vhagar's back along with Vhagar's rider, Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}

==Quotes about Vhagar==
{{Quote|The peril posed by Queen [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya's]] mount could not be gainsaid.{{ref|tpatq}}}} – [[Gyldayn]]

{{Quote|That hoary old bitch.{{ref|tpatq}}}} – [[Jacaerys Velaryon]]

{{Quote|[[Aemond Targaryen|Prince Aemond]]'s mighty dragon Vhagar sensed [[Lucerys Velaryon|his]] coming first. Guardsman walking the battlements of the castle's mighty curtain walls clutched their spears in sudden terror when she woke, with a roar that shook the very foundations of [[Durran's Defiance]].{{ref|tpatq}}}}

{{Quote|On the fourteenth day of [[Daemon Targaryen|the prince's]] vigil, a shadow swept over [[Harrenhal|the castle]], blacker than any passing cloud. All the birds of the godswood took to the air in fright, and a hot wind whipped the fallen leaves across the yard. Vhagar had come at last, and on her back rode the one-eyed prince [[Aemond Targaryen]], clad in night-black armor chased with gold.{{ref|tpatq}}}}

==References and Notes==
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Vermithor

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| Character_name = Vermithor
| image = 
| image_caption =
| Alias = The Bronze Fury
| Title =
| Allegiance = [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] [[Hugh Hammer]]
| Race =
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth =
| Date_of_Birth = ca. {{Date|35}}
| Place_of_Death = [[Tumbleton]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}}
| Books = ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' (mentioned)
}}

'''Vermithor''', called '''the Bronze Fury''', was a fully grown male [[dragon]]. He was once the mount of the [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Old King]].

==Description==
Vermithor had bronze scales, and "great tan wings", perhaps indicating that he had tan as a secondary color along his wing membranes, horns, and spinal plates.{{ref|tpatq}}
He was an old, powerful large male. When Jaehaerys I first began to ride Vermithor in his youth, it was already the biggest dragon behind [[Balerion]] and [[Vhagar]].

He was almost a hundred years old at the time of the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. Due to his size he was not as nimble in the air as some of the smaller, younger dragons. His flame in the fullness of his power melted steel and stone. Unlike his wild brethren, Vermithor was accustomed to men and tolerant of their presence.{{ref|tpatq}}

==History==
Vermithor was ridden by King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]. After the Old King’s death, he remained unridden and made his lair in one of the smoking caverns of the [[Dragonmont]] where he stayed for decades.{{ref|tpatq}}

Jaehaerys I's sister-wife was Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]], rider of the she-dragon [[Silverwing]]. Jaehaerys and Alysanne once visited [[Winterfell]] in a great flight containing six dragons. Alysanne grew bored while there and decided to fly Silverwing north to see [[the Wall]] and the [[Night's Watch]]. Jaehaerys came after her on his own dragon.{{Ref|AFFC|5}}

Like their riders, Vermithor and Silverwing became a mated pair. Even years after Jaehaerys I and Alysanne died, Vermithor and Silverwing "oft coiled about one another" in the fields.{{ref|tpatq}}

Vermithor had no new rider after Jaehaerys died, throughout the reign of his successor Viserys I.{{ref|TWOIAF| Aegon II}}

During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], when it was decided by [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] that [[the Blacks]] needed more dragonriders, many men came forward to answer the Prince’s call. This proved to be very dangerous, Lord [[Gormon Massey]] was burned to death while approaching Vermithor. The dragon bent his neck to a blacksmith’s [[bastard]] called [[Hugh Hammer]] and was ridden by him during the civil war. Silverwing was claimed by [[Ulf the White]].{{ref|tpatq}}

Vermithor took part in and survived the [[Battle in the Gullet]]. Along with Silverwing, [[Sheepstealer]], [[Vermax]] and [[Seasmoke]], Vermithor descended upon the ninety warships sailing under the banners of the [[Three Daughters]].

Along with [[Caraxes]], Silverwing and [[Sheepstealer]], Vermithor made a lair in the [[Dragonpit]] before flying off to deal with the large army of [[House Hightower]] which had been making its way up the [[Roseroad]], and was advancing on [[Tumbleton]]. During the [[First Battle of Tumbleton]], however, Hugh and Ulf switched sides, burning Rhaenyra's army there and scourging the town with whips of flame from one end to the other. The [[Two Betrayers]] had initially sought reward from the greens, wanting rule of [[Casterly Rock]] and [[Highgarden]], but the Hightower commander had died in the battle, so their host remained camped at Tumbleton debating their next move.

Word later reached them of the [[Storming of the Dragonpit]] in King's Landing, and the [[Dance over Harrenhal]] in which both [[Vhagar]] and Caraxes died. The only other remaining rideable dragons were Sunfyre (crippled and presumed dead), Sheepstealer (disappeared), Moondancer (barely big enough to ride), and Seasmoke and Tessarion (large enough for battle, but still relatively young and small compared to Vermithor and Silverwing). Recognizing this, Hugh Hammer decided to declare himself king, and the new leader of the green army at Tumbleton. Prince Daeron and his mount Tessarion were in the camp, and he was insulted at Hugh's usurpation. When asked for justification, Hugh bluntly said that he named himself king by the same right that Aegon the Conqueror did: he had a dragon, the biggest and most powerful one remaining. Tessarion could not hope to fight the combined might of Vermithor and Silverwing so Daeron did not challenge them further - though with the [[Bloody Caltrops]] he conspired to have them assassinated.

Unbeknownst to any in the green camp at Tumbleton, however, [[Addam Velaryon]] had ridden his dragon Seasmoke across the Riverlands to rally surviving black armies, eventually amassing an army 4,000 strong. Addam was determined to prove his loyalty to Rhaenyra by taking revenge on the Two Betrayers who had cast doubt on his honor because he was also a bastard. Thinking the blacks defeated, the green army was taken completely by surprise when he made a daring night-time attack: the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]]. The three dragons of the greens were also riderless: Daeron was killed before he could mount Tessarion, and Ulf the Sot was (aptly) passed out drunk in an inn. Hugh himself rushed to mount Vermithor but was stopped by [[Jon Roxton]], one of the Bloody Caltrops. Unsuspecting and also distracted by the attack of Addam's forces, Hugh was taken by surprise when Roxton used his Valyrian steel sword Orphan-maker to cut him open from groin to throat, spilling his entrails on the ground. Silverwing fled the battle altogether, but the riderless Vermithor and Tessarion began wildly attacking any who came into their sight, from both sides. Seasmoke and Tessarion engaged in a protracted and spectacular aerial duel but were evenly matched.

Vermithor, however, then turned into the black army and dealt grievous damage to Addam's forces. Addam must have realized that Seasmoke had no hope of defeating Vermithor, but apparently hoped to at least distract it long enough for his men to escape to safety. Vermithor was no more than twenty feet above the battle when Seasmoke slammed into him from above, driving him shrieking into the mud. Just as Vermithor was overpowering Seasmoke, Tessarion inexplicably returned to attack Vermithor. None can say why Tessarion did this: perhaps upset at seeing Vermithor about to kill the smaller dragon, perhaps out of some lingering anger that Vermithor's rider had been the enemy of Tessarion's rider, or perhaps out of blind rage - the mind of the dragon is unknown. All three fought to the death on the ground amidst mud and blood and smoke. Vermithor killed Seasmoke when he locked his teeth into his neck and ripped his head off. He attempted to take flight with his prize still in his jaws but his tattered wings could not lift his weight. After a moment he collapsed and died. Vermithor had also mortally wounded Tessarion, who died soon afterwards.{{ref|tpatq}}

It is said that after dark Silverwing descended to land beside her slain cousins. Later, the singers would tell of how she tried to lift Vermithor’s wing three times with her nose, as if to try and make him fly again, but according to Archmaester [[Gyldayn]] this is most likely a fable.{{ref|tpatq}}

==Known dragonriders of Vermithor==
* King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]
* [[Hugh Hammer|Hugh the Hammer]]

==References and Notes==
{{references}}

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[[Category:Casualties of the Dance of the Dragons]]
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Tyraxes

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{{Infobox character
| Character_name= Tyraxes
| image =
| image_caption =
| Alias =
| Title =
| Allegiance = [[Joffrey Velaryon]]
| Race =
| Culture =
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth=
| Date_of_Birth =
| Place_of_Death= the [[Dragonpit]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
}}

'''Tyraxes''' was the [[dragon]] bound to Prince [[Joffrey Velaryon]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{ref|tpatq}}

==Appearance==
Tyraxes was still young during the Dance of the Dragons, slightly smaller than Vermax or Arrax. It was only recently able to fly long distances with a rider, and not quite big enough for combat yet. Joffrey repeatedly begged his mother to ride to war on Tyraxes but she forbade it, though he did fly on Tyraxes from Dragonstone to the Vale, also carrying his cousin Rhaena of Pentos.{{ref|tpatq}}

==History==
Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s three eldest sons (each by [[Laenor Velaryon]]) were Jacaerys (born {{date|114}}), Lucerys (born {{date|115}}), and Joffrey (born {{date|117}}). The rival faction at court who supported her stepmother [[Alicent Hightower]] and her children spread the accusation that Rhaenyra's three sons were not really Laenor's, but bastards fathered by [[Harwin Strong]]. In an effort to confirm that he considered Rhaenyra and her sons the true heirs to the throne, her father King [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys II]] decreed that a dragon egg would be put in the cradle of each of the boys, to bond with the dragons that hatched from them. Those who doubted the paternity of Rhaenyra's sons also doubted that the eggs would ever hatch, but they were quickly disappointed, as each of the eggs soon hatched in turn. The hatchlings were named Vermax (bonded with Jacaerys), Arrax (bonded with Lucerys), and Tyraxes (bonded with Joffrey). The exact date each hatched is not known but the last seems to have hatched by no later than about 120 AC.{{ref|trp}}

At the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons|civil war]] Prince Jacaerys flew north as a messenger on Vermax.{{ref|tpatq}} Tyraxes retreated into his lair roasting every would-be dragon slayer as they rushed after him. His entrance was made impassable by the corpses. The mob entered a back entrance instead. The dragon's chain entangled Tyraxes as he turned and was slain.{{ref|tpatq}}

==Known dragonriders of Tyraxes==
* [[Joffrey Velaryon]] - first and only rider

==References and Notes==
{{references}}

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Viserion

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{{Infobox character
| Character_name= Viserion
| image = [[File:Viserion a hidden agenda by christopherburdett.jpg|350px]]
| image_caption = art by Chris Burdett. © Fantasy Flight Games
| Alias =
| Title =
| Allegiance = [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
| Race =
| Culture =
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth= [[Dothraki Sea]]
| Date_of_Birth ={{Date|299}}
| Place_of_Death=
| Date_of_Death =
| Books = [[A Game of Thrones]] (Appears) [[A Clash of Kings]] (Appears) [[A Storm of Swords]] (Appears) [[A Feast for Crows]] (Mentioned) [[A Dance with Dragons]] (Appears)
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|Season 4]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|Season 5]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 7|Season 7]]
}}
[[File:Marc Fishman Dany.jpg‎|[[Daenerys Targaryen]] with Viserion as a hatchling - by Marc Fishman © |thumb|250px|right]]
[[File:Homas Denmark ViserionII.png|Viserion. © FFG|thumb|250px|right]]
'''Viserion''' is one of the the dragons born in the [[Dothraki Sea]], along with [[Drogon]] and [[Rhaegal]]. Commanded by Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]], he is named for her brother, [[Viserys Targaryen]].{{Ref|aCoK|12}}
==Appearance==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Viserion|Images of Viserion]]''
The majority of Viserion's scales are cream, but his horns, wing bones and spinal crest are gold colored.{{Ref|aCoK|12}}{{Ref|aSoS|8}} His teeth are shining black daggers. His eyes are two pools of molten gold and his flame is pale gold shot through with red and orange.{{fact}} Viserion has a roar that would send a hundred lions running.{{fact}} Although his true color is cream he is often referred to as the white dragon.{{fact}} He knows his name.{{fact}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Viserion's egg is colored pale cream streaked with gold. The ''[[maegi]]'' [[Mirri Maz Duur]] proclaims that in order to bring new life one had to give life. Daenerys burns [[Drogo]]'s body, along with Mirri Maz Duur herself and the three eggs to give life to Viserion, along with his brothers, [[Drogon]] and [[Rhaegal]].{{Ref|aGoT|72}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
When Daenerys calls her people together and mounts [[her silver]] mare she is wearing her lion pelt and has Viserion on her shoulder. He sinks his sharp black claws into the lion's mane and coils his tail around her arm as she gives the order for her [[khalasar]] to follow the [[Red Comet]].{{Ref|aCoK|12}}

When Daenerys arrives in [[Qarth]] Viserion and the other dragons are a marvel in the ancient city.{{Ref|aCoK|12}}{{Ref|aCoK|27}}{{Ref|aCoK|40}}

When Daenerys receives the news of the death of [[Robert I Baratheon]], Viserion is on her shoulder. He flaps wings the color of cream, stirring the air.{{fact}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Viserion is about the size of a small dog. At [[Slaver's Bay]], [[Irri]] frees Viserion to attack the slavers when [[Daenerys Targaryen]] has the Unsullied attack there former masters.{{fact}}

Viserion is fond of the sellsword captain [[Ben Plumm]] and sometimes lands on Plumm's shoulder.{{fact}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Tales start to reach [[Westeros]] of dragons.{{Ref|aFfC|Prologue}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
While in [[Meereen]], Viserion and the other dragons misbehave and start to grow wild. Viserion sets [[Reznak mo Reznak]]'s ''[[tokar]]'' on fire.{{Ref|aDwD|2}}

As Daenerys walks out onto the terrace of the [[Great Pyramid]], Viserion senses her disquiet, as she is concerned about the [[Sons of the Harpy]]. She finds him lying coiled around a pear tree, with his head resting on his tail.{{Ref|aDwD|2}} She watches Viserion take off and fly in widening circles until he is lost to her sight beyond the muddy waters of the [[Skahazadhan]].{{fact}}

When [[Drogon]] kills a young girl outside Meereen, Daenerys has Viserion and [[Rhaegal]] confined and chained in the Great Pyramid in a [[Dragon pit (Great Pyramid)|makeshift "dragon pit"]] beneath the city.{{Ref|aDwD|11}} Daenerys leads Viserion down to the pit herself and shuts him up inside with several oxen. He is chained after gorging himself and falling asleep.{{fact}}

Daenerys is later escorted by Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] to the Great Pyramid’s pit to visit the dragons. She recalls that not long ago he had ridden on her shoulder, with his tail coiled around her shoulder, and she had fed him morsels of charred meat from her hand. When speaking with [[Daario Naharis]] later, she thinks to herself that he and Rhaegal are growing more savage every day.{{fact}}
[[File: Marc_Fishman_Viserion_burning_Meereen.jpg‎‎| After being accidentally loosed Viserion eventually makes his lair in the [[pyramid of Uhlez]] - by Marc Fishman © |thumb|250px|right]]
When Daenerys takes Prince [[Quentyn Martell]] to see her dragons she notices that Viserion has shattered one chain and melted the others. He clings to the roof of the pit like some huge white bat, his claws dug deep into the burnt and crumbling bricks.{{fact}}

After Daenerys disappears on Drogon's back, Prince Quentyn attempts to steal a dragon after enlisting the help of the [[Windblown]]. Quentyn realizes that Viserion is in the process of making a cave in the brick big enough to sleep in. Viserion appears and is first attracted to Pretty [[Meris]], as he is looking for Daenerys. Quentyn tries to tame him, but a crossbowman of the [[Brazen Beasts]] fires a quarrel at Viserion and is then killed by the dragon. Quentyn attempts to dominate Viserion with a whip. Unbeknownst to Quentyn, however, [[Rhaegal]] is behind him. The green dragon looses his fire and fatally burns Quentyn.{{fact}}

In the aftermath the iron doors are left open and the two dragons escape. Viserion makes his lair in the [[pyramid of Uhlez]]. Sometime thereafter, while on the terrace of the [[Great Pyramid]], Ser Barristan espies pale wings moving above a distant line of eastern hills beyond the city walls.{{fact}}

===The Winds of Winter===
As the [[Second Siege of Meereen]] commences Viserion and his brother are drawn to it. Viserion flies above the battle being fought beneath the city.

After donning his armour [[Tyrion Lannister]] steps out of his tent and sees some of the [[Second Sons]] gawking at the white dragon above. The [[Wicked Sister]] is sending corpses through the sky and some are bursting into flame as Viserion seeks to devour them{{fact}}.
Some of the aflame corpses fall to the ground causing Yunkish horsemen to catch fire, spreading terror and panic. By the time [[Ben Plumm]] comes back from his meeting with [[Malazza]], the Girl General, Viserion has flown back to its lair atop the [[pyramid of Uhlez]].{{fact}}

==Quotes about Viserion==
{{Quote|The cream and gold I call Viserion. Viserys was cruel and weak and frightened, yet he was my brother still. His dragon will do what he could not.{{Ref|aCoK|12}}}} – [[Daenerys Targaryen]]

==References and Notes==
{{references|2}}

{{Dragons}}

[[Category:Dragons]]

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[[zh:韦赛利昂]]
[[ru:Визерион]]

Viserion

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{{Infobox character
| Character_name= Viserion
| image = [[File:Viserion a hidden agenda by christopherburdett.jpg|350px]]
| image_caption = art by Chris Burdett. © Fantasy Flight Games
| Alias = the white dragon
| Title =
| Allegiance = [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
| Race =
| Culture =
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth= [[Dothraki Sea]]
| Date_of_Birth ={{Date|299}}
| Place_of_Death=
| Date_of_Death =
| Books = [[A Game of Thrones]] (Appears) [[A Clash of Kings]] (Appears) [[A Storm of Swords]] (Appears) [[A Feast for Crows]] (Mentioned) [[A Dance with Dragons]] (Appears)
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|Season 4]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|Season 5]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 7|Season 7]]
}}
[[File:Marc Fishman Dany.jpg‎|[[Daenerys Targaryen]] with Viserion as a hatchling - by Marc Fishman © |thumb|250px|right]]
[[File:Homas Denmark ViserionII.png|Viserion. © FFG|thumb|250px|right]]
'''Viserion''' is one of the the dragons born in the [[Dothraki Sea]], along with [[Drogon]] and [[Rhaegal]]. Commanded by Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]], he is named for her brother, [[Viserys Targaryen]].{{Ref|aCoK|12}}
==Appearance==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Viserion|Images of Viserion]]''
The majority of Viserion's scales are cream, but his horns, wing bones and spinal crest are gold colored.{{Ref|aCoK|12}}{{Ref|aSoS|8}} His teeth are shining black daggers. His eyes are two pools of molten gold and his flame is pale gold shot through with red and orange.{{fact}} Viserion has a roar that would send a hundred lions running.{{fact}} Although his true color is cream he is often referred to as the white dragon.{{fact}} He knows his name.{{fact}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Viserion's egg is colored pale cream streaked with gold. The ''[[maegi]]'' [[Mirri Maz Duur]] proclaims that in order to bring new life one had to give life. Daenerys burns [[Drogo]]'s body, along with Mirri Maz Duur herself and the three eggs to give life to Viserion, along with his brothers, [[Drogon]] and [[Rhaegal]].{{Ref|aGoT|72}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
When Daenerys calls her people together and mounts [[her silver]] mare she is wearing her lion pelt and has Viserion on her shoulder. He sinks his sharp black claws into the lion's mane and coils his tail around her arm as she gives the order for her [[khalasar]] to follow the [[Red Comet]].{{Ref|aCoK|12}}

When Daenerys arrives in [[Qarth]] Viserion and the other dragons are a marvel in the ancient city.{{Ref|aCoK|12}}{{Ref|aCoK|27}}{{Ref|aCoK|40}}

When Daenerys receives the news of the death of [[Robert I Baratheon]], Viserion is on her shoulder. He flaps wings the color of cream, stirring the air.{{fact}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Viserion is about the size of a small dog. At [[Slaver's Bay]], [[Irri]] frees Viserion to attack the slavers when [[Daenerys Targaryen]] has the Unsullied attack there former masters.{{fact}}

Viserion is fond of the sellsword captain [[Ben Plumm]] and sometimes lands on Plumm's shoulder.{{fact}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Tales start to reach [[Westeros]] of dragons.{{Ref|aFfC|Prologue}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
While in [[Meereen]], Viserion and the other dragons misbehave and start to grow wild. Viserion sets [[Reznak mo Reznak]]'s ''[[tokar]]'' on fire.{{Ref|aDwD|2}}

As Daenerys walks out onto the terrace of the [[Great Pyramid]], Viserion senses her disquiet, as she is concerned about the [[Sons of the Harpy]]. She finds him lying coiled around a pear tree, with his head resting on his tail.{{Ref|aDwD|2}} She watches Viserion take off and fly in widening circles until he is lost to her sight beyond the muddy waters of the [[Skahazadhan]].{{fact}}

When [[Drogon]] kills a young girl outside Meereen, Daenerys has Viserion and [[Rhaegal]] confined and chained in the Great Pyramid in a [[Dragon pit (Great Pyramid)|makeshift "dragon pit"]] beneath the city.{{Ref|aDwD|11}} Daenerys leads Viserion down to the pit herself and shuts him up inside with several oxen. He is chained after gorging himself and falling asleep.{{fact}}

Daenerys is later escorted by Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] to the Great Pyramid’s pit to visit the dragons. She recalls that not long ago he had ridden on her shoulder, with his tail coiled around her shoulder, and she had fed him morsels of charred meat from her hand. When speaking with [[Daario Naharis]] later, she thinks to herself that he and Rhaegal are growing more savage every day.{{fact}}
[[File: Marc_Fishman_Viserion_burning_Meereen.jpg‎‎| After being accidentally loosed Viserion eventually makes his lair in the [[pyramid of Uhlez]] - by Marc Fishman © |thumb|250px|right]]
When Daenerys takes Prince [[Quentyn Martell]] to see her dragons she notices that Viserion has shattered one chain and melted the others. He clings to the roof of the pit like some huge white bat, his claws dug deep into the burnt and crumbling bricks.{{fact}}

After Daenerys disappears on Drogon's back, Prince Quentyn attempts to steal a dragon after enlisting the help of the [[Windblown]]. Quentyn realizes that Viserion is in the process of making a cave in the brick big enough to sleep in. Viserion appears and is first attracted to Pretty [[Meris]], as he is looking for Daenerys. Quentyn tries to tame him, but a crossbowman of the [[Brazen Beasts]] fires a quarrel at Viserion and is then killed by the dragon. Quentyn attempts to dominate Viserion with a whip. Unbeknownst to Quentyn, however, [[Rhaegal]] is behind him. The green dragon looses his fire and fatally burns Quentyn.{{fact}}

In the aftermath the iron doors are left open and the two dragons escape. Viserion makes his lair in the [[pyramid of Uhlez]]. Sometime thereafter, while on the terrace of the [[Great Pyramid]], Ser Barristan espies pale wings moving above a distant line of eastern hills beyond the city walls.{{fact}}

===The Winds of Winter===
As the [[Second Siege of Meereen]] commences Viserion and his brother are drawn to it. Viserion flies above the battle being fought beneath the city.

After donning his armour [[Tyrion Lannister]] steps out of his tent and sees some of the [[Second Sons]] gawking at the white dragon above. The [[Wicked Sister]] is sending corpses through the sky and some are bursting into flame as Viserion seeks to devour them{{fact}}.
Some of the aflame corpses fall to the ground causing Yunkish horsemen to catch fire, spreading terror and panic. By the time [[Ben Plumm]] comes back from his meeting with [[Malazza]], the Girl General, Viserion has flown back to its lair atop the [[pyramid of Uhlez]].{{fact}}

==Quotes about Viserion==
{{Quote|The cream and gold I call Viserion. Viserys was cruel and weak and frightened, yet he was my brother still. His dragon will do what he could not.{{Ref|aCoK|12}}}} – [[Daenerys Targaryen]]

==References and Notes==
{{references|2}}

{{Dragons}}

[[Category:Dragons]]

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Last dragon

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{{Infobox character
| Character_name= The last dragon
| image =
| image_caption =
| Alias =
| Title =
| Allegiance = [[House Targaryen]]
| Race =
| Place_of_Birth=
| Date_of_Birth =
| Place_of_Death= [[King's Landing]]{{ref|twoiaf| The Vale: The Eyrie}}
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|153}}{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Hedge Knight]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Mystery Knight]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast For Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
}}
The '''last dragon''' belonging to [[House Targaryen]] died young in {{Date|153}}, during the reign of King [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon III]], who was called the Dragonbane.{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}{{Ref|aGoT|23}}{{Ref|AFFC|0}}{{Ref|THK}} Her death marked the extinction of [[dragons]] in [[Westeros]] and beyond, until [[Daenerys Targaryen]] managed [[Dragons#Daenerys Targaryen's Dragons|to hatch three dragons]] around a century and a half later.{{ref|agot|72}}

==Appearance==
The last dragon had been a green female, who lived in [[King's Landing]]. She was sickly, small, misshapen, and stunted, with withered wings.{{Ref|THK}} Her name is not known.

==History==
The last dragon was born to [[House Targaryen]] during the reign of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} Although she was sickly, she laid a clutch of five [[Dragon egg|eggs]],{{Ref|TMK}} which never hatched.{{Ref|THK}} Ser [[Arlan]] of [[Pennytree]] had seen the last dragon in [[King's Landing]], the year before she died,{{Ref|THK}} as well as her dragon eggs, which he described as "hard as stone, but beaitiful".{{Ref|TMK}}

The last dragon died in {{Date|153}}, during the reign of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}{{Ref|AFFC|Prologue}} It was rumored that the King had poisoned her, as he had been afraid of dragons since he had seen his [[Aegon II Targaryen|uncle's]] [[Sunfyre|dragon]] devour [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|his mother]].{{Ref|THK}}

[[House Targaryen]] kept nineteen dragon skulls in the throne room during the Targaryen Dynasty. Two of these skulls were no bigger than a mastiff's skull, and oddly misshapen, and both had been born on [[Dragonstone]].{{Ref|agot|13}} Due to the description of the skulls, one of them might have been the skull of the last Targaryen dragon.

It is thought by some that magic had begun to leave the world the day the last dragon died.{{Ref|ACOK|49}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
In {{date|299}}, in King's Landing, [[Tyrion Lannister]] meets with Wisdom [[Hallyne]] the [[pyromancer]], who tells him that the alchemists' production of [[wildfire]] is ahead of schedule. Hallyne says that their spells are more effective than usual, and wonders if there are any dragons around, as Wisdom [[Pollitor]] had once told him that [[magic]] had begun to go out of the world the day the last dragon died.{{ref|acok|49}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
In {{date|300}}, in [[Oldtown]], the [[Citadel]] novices and acolytes [[Mollander]], [[Alleras]], [[Roone]], [[Armen]], and [[Leo Tyrell]] debate the rumors that [[Daenerys Targaryen]] has hatched three dragons. Armen says the last dragon died in the reign of Aegon III, and insists that the last Targaryen dragon was the last dragon in the world.{{Ref|AFFC|0}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|The last dragon died over a century ago, lad.{{Ref|aDwD|5}}}}
- [[Tygett Lannister]], to a young Tyrion Lannister

{{Quote|The summers have been shorter since the last dragon died, and the winters longer and crueler.{{ref|thk}}}}
- Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]]

==References and Notes==
{{References|2}}

{{Dragons}}
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Quicksilver

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{{Infobox character
| Character_name= Quicksilver
| image = [[File:Aegon and Quicksilver.jpg|250px]]
| image_caption = [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon Targaryen]] and Quicksilver are killed in the [[Battle Beneath the Gods Eye]], as depicted by Michael Komarck in ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]''.
| Alias =
| Title =
| Allegiance = [[Aenys I Targaryen]] [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon Targaryen]]
| Race =
| Place_of_Birth=
| Date_of_Birth =
| Place_of_Death= [[Battle Beneath the Gods Eye|Gods Eye]]
| Date_of_Death ={{date|43}}
| Books =
}}
:''For the ship see [[Quicksilver (ship)]].''
'''Quicksilver''' was the [[dragon]] of King [[Aenys I Targaryen]]{{ref|TWOIAF| Aenys I}} and his son, Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon Targaryen]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Maegor I}}

==History==
Aenys was three years old when his mother [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] died. Always weak and sickly, the death of his mother shattered the boy, and there were doubts as to whether he would live.<ref>[http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/topic/115696-spoilers-sons-of-the-dragon-reading-at-loncon-today/page-6#entry6134038 Reading of "The Sons of the Dragon"]</ref> But when he was given the hatchling dragon Quicksilver, his condition quickly improved, and "as the dragon grew, so too did Aenys."{{ref|TWOIAF| Aenys I}}

After King [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys I]] died, Quicksilver was claimed by his eldest son, Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]]. Meanwhile, Aenys's half-brother, [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor]], usurped the throne and began to crush the [[Faith Militant]] using the dragon [[Balerion]], the Black Dread. Eventually Maegor I's cruelty grew great enough that Aegon rallied what forces he could in rebellion against him, including his dragon Quicksilver. They engaged Maegor's royal army, with Maegor riding Balerion, in the [[Battle Beneath the Gods Eye]]. Quicksilver was not a very young dragon at this point, at least three decades old, but it was nowhere near the size and raw power of Balerion, who was by then around a century and a half old and of tremendous size. Balerion made short work of Quicksilver, killing both dragon and rider in {{date|43}}.{{ref|TWOIAF| Maegor I}}

==Known dragonriders of Quicksilver==
* [[Aenys I Targaryen]]
* [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon Targaryen]]

==References and Notes==
{{references}}

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Quicksilver

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{{Infobox character
| Character_name= Quicksilver
| image = [[File:Aegon and Quicksilver.jpg|250px]]
| image_caption = [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon Targaryen]] and Quicksilver are killed in the [[Battle Beneath the Gods Eye]], as depicted by Michael Komarck in ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]''.
| Alias =
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| Allegiance = [[Aenys I Targaryen]] [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon Targaryen]]
| Species= [[Dragon]]
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| Place_of_Death= [[Battle Beneath the Gods Eye|Gods Eye]]
| Date_of_Death ={{date|43}}
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:''For the ship see [[Quicksilver (ship)]].''
'''Quicksilver''' was the [[dragon]] of King [[Aenys I Targaryen]]{{ref|TWOIAF| Aenys I}} and his son, Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon Targaryen]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Maegor I}}

==History==
Aenys was three years old when his mother [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] died. Always weak and sickly, the death of his mother shattered the boy, and there were doubts as to whether he would live.<ref>[http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/topic/115696-spoilers-sons-of-the-dragon-reading-at-loncon-today/page-6#entry6134038 Reading of "The Sons of the Dragon"]</ref> But when he was given the hatchling dragon Quicksilver, his condition quickly improved, and "as the dragon grew, so too did Aenys."{{ref|TWOIAF| Aenys I}}

After King [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys I]] died, Quicksilver was claimed by his eldest son, Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]]. Meanwhile, Aenys's half-brother, [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor]], usurped the throne and began to crush the [[Faith Militant]] using the dragon [[Balerion]], the Black Dread. Eventually Maegor I's cruelty grew great enough that Aegon rallied what forces he could in rebellion against him, including his dragon Quicksilver. They engaged Maegor's royal army, with Maegor riding Balerion, in the [[Battle Beneath the Gods Eye]]. Quicksilver was not a very young dragon at this point, at least three decades old, but it was nowhere near the size and raw power of Balerion, who was by then around a century and a half old and of tremendous size. Balerion made short work of Quicksilver, killing both dragon and rider in {{date|43}}.{{ref|TWOIAF| Maegor I}}

==Known dragonriders of Quicksilver==
* [[Aenys I Targaryen]]
* [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon Targaryen]]

==References and Notes==
{{references}}

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Thoros

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'''Thoros of Myr''' is a [[red priest]] of [[R'hllor]] from the [[Free Cities|Free City]] of [[Myr]], and a member of the court at [[King's Landing]]. In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' he is portrayed by [[w:Paul Kaye|Paul Kaye]].

==Appearance==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Thoros of Myr|Images of Thoros of Myr]]''
At [[King's Landing]], Thoros is a tall, fat, bald man in loose red robes.{{Ref|aSoS|22}}

==History==
Thoros was born in the Free City of [[Myr]], the youngest of eight children, and he was given to a [[red temple]] of R'hllor at a young age. He earned his priesthood but was never overly pious due to his tastes for fighting, drinking and women.{{ref|asos|43}}

Thoros was sent to [[King's Landing]] in hopes he could convert the fire-obsessed King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], but he was unsuccessful and started to question his own faith. He was present in court when [[Tywin Lannister]] presented the corpses of [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]] and [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]] to [[Robert Baratheon]], clothed in red Lannister cloaks to hide their grotesque deaths; Thoros would never forget Ser [[Gregor Clegane]]'s unrestrained brutality.{{ref|ASOS|34}}

After [[Robert's Rebellion]], Thoros became a frequent drinking companion of the new king, Robert.{{ref|asos|43}} During [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]], he earned recognition for being the first over the wall at [[siege of Pyke|Pyke]].{{ref|agot|29}} He was a frequent [[tourney]] mêlée champion, using a sword set aflame with [[wildfire]] to spook the other combatants' horses. Three times he defeated [[Sandor Clegane]] in the mêlées.{{ref|asos|34}} At the [[tourney on Prince Joffrey's name day]], he was defeated by Lord [[Yohn Royce]] with a common mace after the fire of his sword had guttered out.{{ref|acok|10}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Matt Olson Thoros of Myr.jpg|270px|thumb|Thoros of Myr before joining the Brotherhood - by Matt Olson ©]]
Thoros takes part in [[the Hand's tourney]], unhorsing Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]].{{ref|agot|29}} After winning the mêlée at the tourney, Thoros joins [[Beric Dondarrion]]'s party charged by [[Eddard Stark]] as [[Hand of the King|Hand]] to seek out Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] and bring him to the king's justice. He is later named among those who must swear fealty to the newly-crowned [[Joffrey Baratheon]] or be adjudged a traitor.

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Gregor Clegane ambushed their party, however, and Beric was killed. While performing a traditional burial ritual of his faith, Thoros inadvertently resurrected him while performing the [[last kiss]]. The two men founded an outlaw group, the [[brotherhood without banners]], to protect the [[smallfolk]] from soldiers foraging in the [[riverlands]].

As an outlaw, Thoros experiences a spiritual reawakening, and continues to be able to resurrect Beric through means beyond his understanding. After some time spent in the brotherhood, he becomes loose-skinned and grey-haired, wearing faded robes and piecemeal armor.{{Ref|aSoS|34}} Thoros fights with a flaming sword during the [[battle at the burning septry]].{{ref|ASOS|39}}

Thoros succeeds at many of the feats he had failed to achieved as a red priest, such as seeing visions in flame and lighting swords on fire with blood and prayer.{{ref|asos|34}}{{ref|asos|43}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Thoros does not take a leadership position in the brotherhood, and he allows [[Catelyn Stark|Lady Stoneheart]] to take control of the group despite his disapproval of her motives and methods. The changes she makes in the brotherhood lower Thoros's spirits and self-confidence.{{ref|affc|42}}

==Quotes by Thoros==
{{Quote|Justice. I remember justice. It had a pleasant taste. Justice was what we were about when [[Beric Dondarrion|Beric]] led us, or so we told ourselves. We were king’s men, knights, and heroes... but some knights are dark and full of terror, my lady. War makes monsters of us all.{{ref|affc|42}}}} – Thoros, to [[Brienne of Tarth]]

==Quotes about Thoros==

{{Quote|The red wizard. I've heard tell he has strange powers.{{ref|asos|11}}}} – [[Sharna]], to [[Jaime Lannister]]

==References and Notes==
{{references|2}}

{{EnWP|Brotherhood Without Banners}}

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Thoros

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'''Thoros of Myr''' is a [[red priest]] of [[R'hllor]] from the [[Free Cities|Free City]] of [[Myr]], and a member of the court at [[King's Landing]]. In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' he is portrayed by [[w:Paul Kaye|Paul Kaye]].

==Appearance==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Thoros of Myr|Images of Thoros of Myr]]''
At [[King's Landing]], Thoros is a tall, fat, bald man in loose red robes.{{Ref|aSoS|22}}

==History==
Thoros was born in the Free City of [[Myr]], the youngest of eight children, and he was given to a [[red temple]] of R'hllor at a young age. He earned his priesthood but was never overly pious due to his tastes for fighting, drinking and women.{{ref|asos|43}}

Thoros was sent to [[King's Landing]] in hopes he could convert the fire-obsessed King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], but he was unsuccessful and started to question his own faith. He was present in court when [[Tywin Lannister]] presented the corpses of [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]] and [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys]] to [[Robert Baratheon]], clothed in red Lannister cloaks to hide their grotesque deaths; Thoros would never forget Ser [[Gregor Clegane]]'s unrestrained brutality.{{ref|ASOS|34}}

After [[Robert's Rebellion]], Thoros became a frequent drinking companion of the new king, Robert.{{ref|asos|43}} During [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]], he earned recognition for being the first over the wall at [[siege of Pyke|Pyke]].{{ref|agot|29}} He was a frequent [[tourney]] mêlée champion, using a sword set aflame with [[wildfire]] to spook the other combatants' horses. Three times he defeated [[Sandor Clegane]] in the mêlées.{{ref|asos|34}} At the [[tourney on Prince Joffrey's name day]], he was defeated by Lord [[Yohn Royce]] with a common mace after the fire of his sword had guttered out.{{ref|acok|10}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Matt Olson Thoros of Myr.jpg|270px|thumb|Thoros of Myr before joining the Brotherhood - by Matt Olson ©]]
Thoros takes part in [[the Hand's tourney]], unhorsing Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]].{{ref|agot|29}} After winning the mêlée at the tourney, Thoros joins [[Beric Dondarrion]]'s party charged by [[Eddard Stark]] as [[Hand of the King|Hand]] to seek out Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] and bring him to the king's justice. He is later named among those who must swear fealty to the newly-crowned [[Joffrey Baratheon]] or be adjudged a traitor.

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Gregor Clegane ambushed their party, however, and Beric was killed. While performing a traditional burial ritual of his faith, Thoros inadvertently resurrected him while performing the [[last kiss]]. The two men founded an outlaw group, the [[brotherhood without banners]], to protect the [[smallfolk]] from soldiers foraging in the [[riverlands]].

As an outlaw, Thoros experiences a spiritual reawakening, and continues to be able to resurrect Beric through means beyond his understanding. After some time spent in the brotherhood, he becomes loose-skinned and grey-haired, wearing faded robes and piecemeal armor.{{Ref|aSoS|34}} Thoros fights with a flaming sword during the [[battle at the burning septry]].{{ref|ASOS|39}}

Thoros succeeds at many of the feats he had failed to achieved as a red priest, such as seeing visions in flame and lighting swords on fire with blood and prayer.{{ref|asos|34}}{{ref|asos|43}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Thoros does not take a leadership position in the brotherhood, and he allows [[Catelyn Stark|Lady Stoneheart]] to take control of the group despite his disapproval of her motives and methods. The changes she makes in the brotherhood lower Thoros's spirits and self-confidence.{{ref|affc|42}}

==Quotes by Thoros==
{{Quote|Justice. I remember justice. It had a pleasant taste. Justice was what we were about when [[Beric Dondarrion|Beric]] led us, or so we told ourselves. We were king’s men, knights, and heroes... but some knights are dark and full of terror, my lady. War makes monsters of us all.{{ref|affc|42}}}} – Thoros, to [[Brienne of Tarth]]

==Quotes about Thoros==

{{Quote|The red wizard. I've heard tell he has strange powers.{{ref|asos|11}}}} – [[Sharna]], to [[Jaime Lannister]]

==References and Notes==
{{references|2}}

{{EnWP|Brotherhood Without Banners}}

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Military strength

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'''Military strength''' is the aggregate power of fighting forces under the command of a leader, which includes armies and fleets of [[ships]].

During times of war, a [[feudalism|liege]] can "call his banners", thereby raising his army. His [[bannermen]], then, respond by raising their own respective forces, which differ in size, depending on the amount of lands and vassals a [[lord]] or [[landed knight|knight]] possesses. In addition to this land force, there are some lords or powers who have their own fleets (e.g. [[Redwyne fleet|House Redwyne]], the [[royal fleet|Iron Throne]], [[Braavos]]). Others might include creatures to their forces, like dragons, as used by the [[dragonlords]] of the [[Valyrian Freehold]] of old and by [[House Targaryen]] as recently as the [[Dance of the Dragons]], and [[elephants]], as used by the [[Golden Company]].

Armies can be made up out of several social classes. Nobly-born lords, knights, and [[smallfolk]] can be called to arms. Additionally, [[sellswords]] and sellsword companies are also, at times, hired.

Multiple factors influence the size of an army. [[George R.R. Martin]] has mentioned that the size of the region (influencing the time it takes an army to gather), the harshness of life, the population, wealth and fertility of the region, the amount of leadership, and the terrain are factors.<ref name=strength/>

While for most regions of the [[known world]] no exact total numbers have been given, nor can be given, this page reflects the known numbers that are described to have been used in battles, or have been mentioned elsewhere.

==Westeros==
===Beyond the Wall===
[[Mance Rayder]]'s army of [[free folk]] in {{Date|299}} is estimated by [[Jon Snow]] to be thirty to forty thousand strong,{{Ref|ASOS|73}} including elderly, women and children. The free folk are defeated by [[Stannis Baratheon]] and the [[Night's Watch]] in the [[Battle of Castle Black]].{{ref|ASOS|73}} Later, [[Tormund Giantsbane]] leads three thousand one hundred and nineteen free folk through the gates of the [[Wall]] at [[Castle Black]].{{ref|ADWD|58}}

===The Night's Watch===
The numbers of the [[Night's Watch]] have long been dwindling.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Wall and Beyond: The Night's Watch}} During [[Aegon's Conquest]], the Night's Watch numbered ten thousand strong.{{ref|AGOT|60}} However, by {{Date|298}}, their strength has dwindled to less than a thousand.{{ref|AGOT|21}} Of these thousand, six hundred are stationed at [[Castle Black]], two hundred at the [[Shadow Tower]], and fewer at [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]].{{ref|AGOT|21}} In {{Date|299}}, [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch|Lord Commander]] [[Jeor Mormont]] organizes the [[Great Ranging]], leading two hundred men from Castle Black, to be joined by a hundred men from the Shadow Tower.{{Ref|ACOK|6}}{{Ref|ASOS|15}} Of these three hundred men, only fourteen survive and return to the Wall.{{Ref|ASOS|48}} When the new Lord Commander is being chosen, five hundred eighty-eight token are cast, with only one brother not voting,{{Ref|ASOS|75}} indicating that the strength of the Night's Watch, as a result from the Attack on the Fist of the First Men, and the attacks made by the free folk on numerous locations along the Wall, numbers less than six hundred men.

In late {{Date|233}}, when Ser [[Brynden Rivers]] was sent to the Wall, two hundred men went with him. Many of them were archers from Rivers's personal guard, the [[Raven's Teeth]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}

===The North===
A semi-canon source from 2005 states that the north has perhaps forty-five thousand soldiers, though gathering them all takes a lot of time, due to the size of the land and the low density of the population.{{Ref|RPG|guardiansorder}} According to [[George R.R. Martin]], the north's military strength is about equal to that of the [[Vale]], and [[Dorne]].<ref name=strength/> Since [[Brandon the Burner]] burned his father's fleet, the north has had no strength at sea,{{Ref|ACOK|16}} In more recent times, however, [[House Manderly]] has begun the construction of a new fleet,{{Ref|ACOK|16}} which counts about forty-six ships by the first half of {{Date|300}}.{{Ref|ADWD|15}}{{Ref|ADWD|29}}<ref group="N">Davos sees twenty-three ships in the harbor (''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 16|Davos II]]), but according to Lord Wyman, there are "as many more" hidden up the White Knife (''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 29|Davos IV]])</ref>

Possibly, the effort of gathering an army in the north is reflected in the size of the armies gathered by the Starks of Winterfell. During [[Aegon's Conquest]] ([[Years before Aegon's Conquest#Year 2 Before the Conquest|2 BC]]-[[Years before Aegon's Conquest#Year 1 Before the Conquest|1 BC]]), the [[north]] marched to war with an army of thirty thousand.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} Roughly a century later, during the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Lord [[Roderick Dustin]] led a group of northmen called the [[Winter Wolves]], numbering two thousand strong, south to take part in the war.{{Ref|TPATQ}} Lord [[Cregan Stark]] followed much later, but brought a much larger army.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}

More recently, during the [[War of the Five Kings]], Robb Stark gathered an army of twelve thousand at [[Winterfell]]. These twelve thousand include two thousand three hundred men from [[Karhold]] under the command of [[House Karstark]] (two thousand foot, three hundred horse).{{Ref|AGOT|53}} In total, the host of twelve thousand counts three to four hundred [[knight]]s, and three thousand northern cavalry.{{Ref|AGOT|53}} When the Stark host marches, others join them along the [[kingsroad]],{{Ref|AGOT|53}} and by the time the host reaches Moat Cailin, it is about eighteen thousand large.{{Ref|AGOT|55}} [[House Manderly]] adds another fifteen hundred men,{{Ref|AGOT|55}} bringing the total to nineteen thousand five hundred men.

An unknown number of men have been left at [[Moat Cailin]], and an additional four hundred have been left at the [[Twins]]. Joined by four thousand men from [[House Frey]] from the [[riverlands]], Robb Stark splits the northern host and takes nine/tenth of his cavalry<ref group="N">Nearly four thousand men, based on the estimated three thousand three hundred fifty (three thousand armored lances and three to four hundred knights; ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'', [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 53|Bran VI]], and the thousand cavalry from House Frey (''[[A Storm of Swords]]'', [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 14|Catelyn II]]), which brings the total to four thousand three hundred fifty, making 9/10th three thousand nine hundred and fifteen men</ref> to [[Riverrun]].{{Ref|AGOT|59}} He is joined on the road there, by forces from [[House Mallister]] and others, which swells the host to some six thousand thousand men.{{Ref|AGOT|63}} With these men, Robb Stark fights in the [[Battle of the Whispering Wood]] and later the [[Battle of the Camps]].

Meanwhile, the other tenth of the northern cavalry marches with the northern foot south under the leadership of Lord [[Roose Bolton]],<ref group="N">Based on Robb's complete number of forces (19500 men from the north and 4000 men from House Frey), and the number of men he takes with him to Riverrun (~3915), Roose Bolton should have around ~19600 men with him</ref> where he fights the [[Battle of the Green Fork]] against [[House Lannister]].{{Ref|AGOT|59}}{{Ref|AGOT|62}} Bolton retreats, and later during the war is known to have ten thousand soldiers under his command.{{Ref|ACOK|39}} A large number of these ten thousand, equaling one-third of Robb's infantry, are lost after the [[Battle at Duskendale]].{{Ref|ASOS|35}}

In the meantime, after Winterfell has fallen to [[Theon Greyjoy]], Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] raises an army of near two thousand northmen to retake the castle. However, he is betrayed by six hundred [[House Bolton|Boltons]] in the [[battle at Winterfell]].{{ref|ACOK|66}}

[[Robb Stark]] leads thirty-five hundred veterans from the Whispering Wood<ref group="N">Roughly aligning with nine/tenth of the northern cavalry, which was three thousand three to four hundred strong, upon leaving Winterfell (''[[A Game of Thrones]]'', [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 53|Bran VI]]).</ref> north from Riverrun to the Twins.{{ref|ASOS|45}} Roose Bolton marches with some sixty-one hundred men towards the Twins,<ref group="N" name=ruby>Roose and his men had been crossing the Trident when they came under attack by Gregor Clegane; At the time of the attack, two-thirds of Roose's men had been across of the river. These two-thirds are comprised of the six hundred men he later leaves at the ruby ford and the three thousand five hundred men he brings with him to the Twins (''[[A Storm of Swords]]'', [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 49|Catelyn VI]]), meaning that these forty-one hundred men make up two-thirds of Roose's initial force, indicating that Roose initially had some sixty-one hundred (~6150) men in total, and that some two thousand (~2050) men had been lost during the attack.</ref> but comes under attack by [[Gregor Clegane]] on the southern side when crossing the [[Trident]] at the [[ruby ford]], after two-thirds of his men had already made the crossing.{{Ref|ASOS|49}} Some two thousand men<ref group="N" name=ruby/> are either drowned or slain, taken captive, or flee.{{Ref|ASOS|49}} Roose leaves another six hundred men behind at the ruby ford under the command of Ser [[Kyle Condon]] and [[Ronnel Stout]] to defend the crossing, and brings the remaining three thousand foot and five hundred horse, a force consisting mostly of men sworn to [[House Bolton]], with some sworn to [[House Karstark]], with him to the Twins.{{ref|ASOS|49}} According to Robb, when he joins his thirty-five hundred with the men Roose Bolton brings (another thirty-five hundred) and the men of [[House Frey]], their numbers should equal more than twelve thousand,{{Ref|ASOS|45}} a count that presumably includes the [[crannogmen]], the two thousand men Roose lost at the Trident, and the six hundred he left behind. When [[House Bolton]] and [[House Frey]] betray [[House Stark]] during the [[Red Wedding]], however, a large number of men are killed.

From the roughly twenty thousand northmen who marched south with Robb Stark at the start of the War of the Five Kings, only one in five returns north, most of them men from [[House Bolton]].{{Ref|ADWD|20}} According to [[Theon Greyjoy]], Roose later has six thousand men or more [[Siege of Winterfell|at Winterfell]].<ref>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Theon I (The Winds of Winter)|Theon I]]</ref>

In {{Date|300}}, the [[northern mountain clans]] march to battle, and [[Night's Watch]] Lord Commander [[Jon Snow]] believes two or three thousand men might take the field.{{ref|ADWD|17}} Following the [[fight by Deepwood Motte]], after the mountain clans, [[House Mormont]], men once sworn to [[House Hornwood]], [[House Cerwyn|Cerwyn]], and [[House Tallhart|Tallhart]] who had survived the [[battle outside the gates of Winterfell]], and [[smallfolk]] who had fled from the [[ironborn]] join Stannis' army as well, his army is five thousand strong.{{ref|ADWD|35}} The northmen have an easier time during the march than the fifteen hundred southrons. However, the army dwindles as it becomes snowbound at a [[crofter's village]] in the [[wolfswood]] during their [[march on Winterfell]].{{ref|ADWD|42}}{{ref|ADWD|62}}

===The Iron Islands===
[[File:The iron fleet by reneaigner.jpg|thumb|Ships of the [[Iron Fleet]]|450px]]
According to a semi-canon source from 2005, the Iron Isles can raise approximately twenty thousand men.{{Ref|RPG|guardiansorder}} [[George R. R. Martin]] has indicated that the major lords of the [[ironborn]] can each float around one hundred ships.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Re_Greyjoy_Fleet Re: Greyjoy Fleet (February 9, 1999)]</ref> A longship such as ''[[Sea Bitch]]'' has fifty oars, while ''[[Great Kraken]]'' and ''[[Iron Victory]]'' are larger.{{ref|ACOK|24}} The [[Iron Fleet]] alone consists of one hundred ships which are three times larger than the standard longship.{{ref|ADWD|56}} The only fleets comparable to those of the Iron Islands are the [[royal fleet]] in the crownlands and the [[Redwyne fleet]] from the [[Reach]].<ref name=SSMLF>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Lannister_Fleet The Lannister Fleet (September 26, 1999)]</ref>

In {{Date|300}}, King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]]'s [[small council]] hears reports that the ironborn have attacked the [[Shield Islands]] with a thousand ships, though several council members believe the number of five hundred ships to be closer to the truth.{{Ref|AFFC|32}} This count includes the Iron Fleet. After the [[taking of the Shields]], [[Victarion Greyjoy]] leads the ninety-three ships from the Iron Fleet toward [[Slaver's Bay]],{{Ref|ADWD|56}} the other seven having been lost in the months before (one sank during a storm,{{Ref|AFFC|14}} the other six were lost in battle{{Ref|AFFC|29}}). Victarion splits the fleet of ninety-three ships in three squadrons, to reunite at the [[Isle of Cedars]]. The fleet, however, suffers three large storms, and only forty-three ships from the Iron Fleet make it to the rendezvous point.{{Ref|ADWD|56}} The fleet is strengthened with nine ships captured along the way, bringing the total to fifty-four. Of these, fifty-three continue the journey to Slaver's Bay.{{Ref|ADWD|56}} More ships are captured along the way, bringing the Iron Fleet's total to sixty-one.{{Ref|ADWD|63}}

===The Riverlands===
A semi-canon source from 2005 states that the riverlands can field roughly forty-five thousand men.{{Ref|RPG|guardiansorder}}

During Aegon's Conquest, [[Aegon I Targaryen]] besieged [[Harrenhal]] with a host of eight thousand, which included men from the [[riverlands]]. After the [[burning of Harrenhal]], he marched against the Reach with a host of eleven thousand, most riverlanders.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} During the Dance of the Dragons, the Lords of the Trident raised six thousand six hundred men to battle Ser [[Criston Cole]] en route from Harrenhal to the [[Blackwater]].{{Ref|TPATQ}} Ser [[Addam Velaryon]] later gathered near four thousand men from the riverlands.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

[[House Frey]] raised four thousand soldiers at the start of the [[War of the Five Kings]],{{Ref|AGOT|59}} with one thousand of them knights and near three thousand foot.{{ref|ASOS|14}} They later supply the northern host commanded by Roose Bolton at [[Harrenhal]] with an additional fifteen hundred soldiers, commanded by Ser [[Aenys Frey]].{{ref|ACOK|64}} The other riverlords combined can raise at least an additional eleven thousand, including eight thousand foot and three thousand horse.{{ref|ACOK|39}} After the [[Red Wedding]], [[Ryman Frey]] leads two thousand soldiers of [[House Frey]] against Riverrun.{{Ref|ASOS|60}} When the [[House Bolton|Bolton host]] marches back north after the Red Wedding, fifteen hundred [[House Frey|Frey's]] accompany them.{{ref|ADWD|20}}

[[Renly Baratheon]] believes that a host of twenty thousand riverlanders has joined Robb Stark and his nearly twenty thousand northeners. According to [[Catelyn Stark]], however, the actual number is much less.{{Ref|ACOK|22}}

While the riverlands are rich, fertile and populous, the region lacks natural borders, and suffers from divided leadership, affecting the number of soldiers [[House Tully]] of [[Riverrun]] can call to battle.<ref name=strength></ref>

===Vale of Arryn===
Not much is known about the numbers of the [[Vale of Arryn]], either about the [[knights of the Vale]] or the common men-at-arms. According to a semi-canon sources from 2005, the Vale can raise perhaps as many as forty-five thousand men.{{Ref|RPG|guardiansorder}} [[George R. R. Martin]] has previously stated that the Vale is roughly equal in military strength to the [[north]] and [[Dorne]].<ref name=strength></ref> The Vale has not yet participated in the [[War of the Five Kings]], and thus, has not yet suffered any losses due to the war. In the present story, the six [[Lords Declarant]] are able to raise a host of twenty thousand.{{Ref|AFFC|10}} Of these twenty thousand, they bring six thousand to the [[Gates of the Moon]], which is held by Lord [[Nestor Royce]]'s garrison of less than three hundred.{{Ref|AFFC|23}} The exact numbers the remainder of the lords of the Vale can field, are currently unknown.

The [[Vale]] also has a fleet.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} The [[King of Mountain and Vale|Kings of Mountain and Vale]] did not neglect their fleets when they still reigned, which might have counted hundreds of ships at [[Gulltown]] alone.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Vale}} The Arryn fleet has fought in several more recent battles; however, it’s current size is unknown.

The [[Vale mountain clans]] also participate in the War of the Five Kings. Three hundred clansmen join [[Tyrion Lannister]] at the start of the war on the side of [[House Lannister]], fighting with him in the [[battle on the Green Fork]], in which half of them die.{{ref|AGOT|56}}

===The Westerlands===
A semi-canon source from 2005 states that the westerlands can field fifty thousand men, though this includes green boys as well, and depleted many castle garrisons.{{Ref|RPG|guardiansorder}}

During [[Aegon's Conquest]], the [[King of the Rock]], [[Loren I Lannister]], marched with a host of twenty-two thousand from the [[westerlands]], which he joined with the host of the Reach.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

The Lannister fleet at [[Lannisport]] consists of twenty or thirty cogs, carracks, galleys, and dromonds, while lesser lords have two or three ships for patrolling. In total, the westerman float fifty or sixty larger ships, while longships are used for coastal defense.<ref name=SSMLF/>

In {{Date|260}}, a thousand knights and ten thousand men-at-arms from the westerlands marched to battle in the [[Stepstones]], during the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}} Upon return after the war, five hundred knights formed a company commanded by Ser [[Kevan Lannister]]. In late {{Date|261}}, Ser [[Tywin Lannister]] rode forth to face the [[Reyne-Tarbeck revolt]] with five hundred knights and three thousand men-at-arms, as well as three thousand crossbowmen.<ref group="N">Tywin Lannister "rode forth himself with five hundred knights and three thousand men-at-arms and crossbowmen behind him", and compared to the two thousand men of Roger Reyne, was said to have "three times his strength", according to most accounts (''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'', The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons), thereby demonstrating that Tywin had three thousand men-at-arms ''and'' three thousand crossbowmen, bringing his total to sixty-five hundred men, roughly three times as many as Lord Roger's two thousand.</ref> With this force, [[Tarbeck Hall]] was destroyed.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}} According to semi-canon sources, Houses [[House Westerling|Westerling]], [[House Banefort|Banefort]], [[House Plumm|Plumm]], and [[House Stackspear|Stackspear]] together were able to gather roughly sixty-five hundred more men, doubling the Lannister host in size.<ref name=westerlands/> Lord [[Roger Reyne]], who had hastily gathered his forces to give aid to [[House Tarbeck]], was only able to gather two thousand men in such a short time.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragon}} According to semi-canon sources, this was only a quarter of his available strength.<ref name=westerlands>[http://www.georgerrmartin.com/world-of-ice-and-fire-sample/ "The World of Ice and Fire", The Westerlands, unabridged version]</ref> A surprise attack from the Reyne's left half of Lord Roger's forces dead.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}

In {{Date|283}}, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] commanded twelve thousand [[House Lannister|Lannister]] men during the [[Sack of King's Landing]].{{ref|ACOK|12}} More recently, at the start of the [[War of the Five Kings]], the [[westerlands]] gathered two armies: one of twenty thousand strong under the command of Lord Tywin Lannister,{{ref|AGOT|56}} and another of fourteen or fifteen thousand strong, commanded by Ser [[Jaime Lannister]].{{ref|AGOT|63}} Meanwhile, [[Stafford Lannister]] is raising a third Lannister army, with an unknown amount of men.{{ref|acok|7}}{{Ref|acok|20}} The army is later attacked, and thousands are slain.{{Ref|ACOK|32}} It is currently unknown how many men of this army still remain. Meanwhile, Lord Tywin has retreated with his twenty thousand men to Harrenhal,{{ref|ACOK|69}} fights with them in the [[Battle of the Fords]] in the [[riverlands]],{{ref|ACOK|39}} and next marches them to King's Landing.{{Ref|ASOS|38}} All but some three thousand later return to the westerlands.{{Ref|AFFC|16}} Of the soldiers remaining, two thousand sail to Dragonstone for [[siege of Dragonstone|the siege]], while less than a thousand accompany Jaime Lannister into the riverlands to aid with the [[siege of Riverrun]].{{Ref|AFFC|27}}

[[House Lannister]] can also field a fleet. The Lannister fleet at [[Lannisport]] consists of twenty or thirty cogs, carracks, galleys, and dromonds, while lesser lords have two or three ships for patrolling. <ref name=SSMLF>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Lannister_Fleet The Lannister Fleet (September 26, 1999)]</ref> A semi-canon sources from 2005 estimates the total naval power of the westerlands to be “probably closer to fifty or sixty large ships”.{{Ref|RPG|guardiansorder}} Though the Lannister fleet has been burned as recently as {{Date|289}},{{Ref|ACOK|24}} the ships who have been lost have been rebuild.<ref name=SSMLF/>

===The Crownlands===
[[File:Fury.jpg|330px|thumb|''[[Fury]]'', a triple-decked war galley of three hundred oars, belonging to [[Stannis Baratheon]]]]
According to a semi-canon source from 2005, the mainland lords of the crownlands can raise ten to fifteen thousand men.{{Ref|RPG|guardiansorder}}

During [[Aegon's Conquest]], Houses [[House Darklyn|Darklyn]] and [[House Mooton|Mooton]] combined raised an army of three thousand men.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} The [[royal fleet]] of [[House Targaryen]] was then based at [[King's Landing]] and [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]]. During the [[Dance of the Dragons]] ({{Date|129}}-{{Date|131}}), Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] gathered an army from King's Landing of four thousand men, within a fortnight.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

The main defense of King's Landing are the [[gold cloaks]]. In {{Date|298}}, they number two thousand.{{Ref|AGOT|47}} Ser [[Jacelyn Bywater]] augments the City Watch to six thousand in early {{Date|299}}.{{ref|ACOK|8}} Following the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], due to deaths and desertions, only some forty-four hundred men remain.{{Ref|ASOS|4}} Later that year, numbers have increased to nearly five thousand.{{ref|ASOS|38}}

[[Mace Tyrell]] later adds a hundred men from [[Highgarden]] to the gold cloaks.{{Ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}

In the crownlands, the [[Faith Militant]] played a larger role during the reign of King [[Maegor I Targaryen]], until they were disbanded by his successor, King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]. Of old, the [[Faith of the Seven|Faith's]] military orders consisted out of the [[Poor Fellows]] and the [[Warrior's Sons]]. The Poor Fellows were far more numerous.{{ref|AFFC|28}} During the battle at the Great Fork of the [[Blackwater]], thirteen thousand Poor Fellows and hundreds of knights from the [[Warrior's Sons]] from the chapter at the [[Stoney Sept]] were joined by hundred from the [[riverlands]] and [[westerlands]] in battle against King Maegor I, who was victorious.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}} More recently, in {{Date|300}}, more than two thousand [[sparrows]] have gathered in King's Landing.{{ref|AFFC|17}}

The crownlands is also home to the [[royal fleet]], which is one of the main three forces at sea in Westeros.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Lannister_Fleet The Lannister Fleet (September 26, 1999)]</ref> The exact number of ships of the royal fleet are unknown; The royal fleet as it had been under [[House Targaryen]] was mostly destroyed in {{Date|284}} during a summer storm,{{Ref|AGOT|3}} though some ships from the fleet might have survived.<ref group="N">For example the ships ''[[Prince Aemon]]'', ''[[Princess Rhaenys]]'', and ''[[Queen Alysanne]]''</ref> A new fleet has since been build. In {{Date|298}}, [[Stannis Baratheon]], then the [[master of ships]], sails most of the royal fleet to Dragonstone,{{Ref|ACOK|41}} leaving only some fifty ships behind in King’s Landing.{{Ref|ACOK|41}} While Stannis later sets sail with some two hundred ships,{{Ref|ACOK|58}} it is unknown how many of these originally belonged to the royal fleet. The largest war galley of the royal fleet is [[King Robert's Hammer]], which has four hundred oars.{{Ref|ACOK|41}}{{Ref|ACOK|58}}

====Dragonstone====
[[Dragonstone]] can field the least amount of soldiers.<ref name=strength></ref> Its garrison is made up out of thirty knights, a hundred crossbowmen, and three hundred men-at-arms.{{ref|tpatq}} When [[Aegon I Targaryen]] in [[Years Before the Conquest|2 BC]] first prepared to sail to [[Westeros]] to begin his [[Aegon's Conquest|conquest]], he summoned his friends, bannermen, and allies. His bannermen included [[House Velaryon]] of [[Driftmark]], [[House Celtigar]] of [[Claw Isle]], [[House Bar Emmon]] or [[Sharp Point]] and [[House Massey]] of [[Stonedance]] (the latter two actually being sworn to [[Storm's End]]). Their numbers were small, and it is unknown how many men set sail from Dragonstone with Aegon, as accounts differ, suggesting both a force of three thousand, as well as a force of several hundreds.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

In {{Date|299}}, [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s host includes three thousand men along the shore of [[Dragonstone]].{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}} During the [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|Siege of Storm's End]], Stannis's forces number five thousand, with less than four hundred horse.{{ref|ACOK|31}} Forces from the [[stormlands]] join Stannis after Renly Baratheon's death. Ser [[Guyard Morrigen]] leads Stannis's vanguard of near five thousand prior to the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].{{ref|ACOK|52}} Stannis's host numbers near twenty thousand knights, light horse, and freeriders,{{ref|ACOK|58}} though this includes men from the [[stormlands]].

After Stannis has arrived at the [[Wall]], [[Samwell Tarly]] observes more than a thousand [[southron]] soldiers at Castle Black.{{ref|ASOS|75}}

===The Stormlands===
According to a semi-canon source from 2005, the stormlands can field perhaps thirty-thousand men.{{Ref|rpg|guardiansorder}}

In {{Date|206}}, [[House Dondarrion]] was able to gather nearly four thousand infantry and eight hundred cavalry.{{Ref|THK}}

In {{Date|299}}, supported by [[Highgarden]] and [[Storm's End]], the host of [[Renly Baratheon]] is said to number a hundred thousand.{{ref|ACOK|17}} Renly himself claims to have eighty thousand with him at Bitterbridge, while another ten thousand are with Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] at Highgarden.{{ref|ACOK|22}} During the [[siege of Storm's End (299)|siege of Storm's End]], Renly brings his cavalry of ten thousand, and claims they will soon be reinforced with a hundred thousand swords and spears.{{ref|ACOK|31}} After Renly's assassination, Catelyn thinks that Renly's ten thousand cavalry will go over to Stannis.{{ref|ACOK|33}} Stannis later tells Ser [[Cortnay Penrose]] that he now has twenty thousand men. Renly's foot, near sixty thousand, remains at Bitterbridge, however, and some—especially those of [[House Florent]]—are put to death by Lord [[Randyll Tarly]].{{ref|ACOK|42}}{{ref|ACOK|44}} Exactly how many men from Renly's host were from the Reach, and how many from the stormlands, is unknown, but as House Tyrell is later stated to be able to field seventy thousand men,{{Ref|ASOS|38}} and Renly previously had ninety thousand,{{Ref|ACOK|22}} it is implied that there were some twenty thousand stormlanders among Renly's forces.

During the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], Stannis's host numbers near twenty thousand knights, light horse, and freeriders.{{ref|ACOK|58}} As he previously had five thousand soldiers,{{Ref|ACOK|31}} fifteen thousand men have joined him since Renly's death. As Renly's force at Storm's End only was ten thousand men strong,{{Ref|acok|31}} made up out of both forces from the stormlands and the reach, the additional five thousand appear to come solely from the stormlands.

===The Reach===
[[File:T Jedruszek BrightwaterCavalrywing.jpg|thumb|350px|Cavalry from [[Brightwater Keep]] - by artist Tomasz Jedruszek. © Fantasy Flight Games.]]
During [[Aegon's Conquest]], thirty thousand men from the Reach marched against Aegon I Targaryen, joining their forces with the [[westerlands]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

The [[Redwyne fleet]] of the [[Arbor]] has two hundred warships.{{ref|AFFC|32}}

[[House Hightower]] is known to be able to field much more than nine thousand men.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

Supported by [[Highgarden]] and [[Storm's End]], the host of [[Renly Baratheon]] is said to number a hundred thousand.{{ref|ACOK|17}} Renly himself claims to have eighty thousand with him at Bitterbridge, while another ten thousand are with Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] at Highgarden.{{ref|ACOK|22}} During the [[siege of Storm's End (299)|siege of Storm's End]], Renly brings his cavalry of ten thousand,{{ref|acok|33}} and claims they will soon be reinforced with a hundred thousand swords and spears.{{ref|ACOK|31}} After Renly's assassination, Catelyn thinks that Renly's ten thousand horse will go over to Stannis.{{ref|ACOK|33}} Stannis later tells Ser [[Cortnay Penrose]] that he now has twenty thousand men. Renly's foot, near sixty thousand, remains at Bitterbridge, however, and some —especially those of [[House Florent]]— are put to death by Lord [[Randyll Tarly]].{{ref|ACOK|42}}{{ref|ACOK|44}} Exactly how many men from Renly's host were from the Reach, and how many from the stormlands, is unknown.

[[Petyr Baelish]] tells [[Joffrey Baratheon]]'s [[small council]] that a marriage with Renly's widow, [[Margaery Tyrell]], would bring her father Mace's fifty thousand swords.{{ref|ACOK|36}} According to Tyrion Lannister, some seventy thousand [[House Tyrell|Tyrell soldiers]] are in the city's vicinity once House Tyrell and House Lannister form an alliance.{{ref|ASOS|38}} Half of the Reach's strength returns home later on, whereas the other half goes to besiege Storm's End.{{ref|affc|12}}{{ref|affc|16}} When the Reach is under attack, Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] claims that Highgarden can raise ten thousand men in a fortnight, and twenty thousand in a month.{{ref|AFFC|32}}

The naval strength of the Reach is made up mostly out of the [[Redwyne fleet]] of the [[Arbor]], which contains two hundred warships.{{ref|AFFC|32}} Further naval strength can be found at the [[Shield Islands]],{{Ref|AFFC|29}} and likely the coastal lords.

===Dorne===
[[File:Tomasz Jedruszek Army of Scorpions II.jpg|350px|thumb|right|An army of [[House Qorgyle]] on the march - by Tomasz Jedruszek. © Fantasy Flight Games]]
In the time before the Andals, King [[Ferris Fowler]] led ten thousand men against King [[Garth VII Gardener]], during the Golden Reign.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reach: The Gardener Kings}} At the time, [[House Fowler]] ruled one of the three most powerful kingdoms in Dorne (the other two being [[House Dayne]] of [[Starfall]] and [[House Yronwood]] of [[Yronwood]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Dorne: Kingsdoms of the First Men}}

During [[Aegon's Conquest]], the Dornish did not give battle. However, in {{Date|37}}, at the start of the reign of King [[Aenys I Targaryen]], a rebel known as the [[Vulture King (I)|Vulture King]] rose. He was said to have a following of thirty thousand, to resist [[House Targaryen]] with.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

More recently, [[House Martell]] sent ten thousand soldiers to fight under the Targaryen banner at the [[Battle of the Trident]], in {{Date|283}}, led by Prince [[Lewyn Martell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}}{{ref|ASOS|37}}

Currently, the Martells are believed to be able to raise fifty thousand soldiers.{{Ref|ACOK|17}}{{Ref|ADWD|43}} However, when, following his [[conquest of Dorne]], King [[Daeron I Targaryen]] wrote his book called ''[[The Conquest of Dorne]]'', he exaggerated the quantity of his opponents to enhance his victory. House Martell has never corrected this claim, in order to make Dorne appear stronger.{{ref|AFFC|40}} Dorne's true military numbers have not yet been revealed, though [[George R. R. Martin]] has previously stated that Dorne is roughly equal in military strength to the [[north]] and [[Vale]].<ref name=strength>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Strength_of_the_Regions Strength of the Regions (February 18, 2002)]</ref>

Dorne has had no strength at sea since the [[Rhoynar|Rhoynish]] warrior queen [[Nymeria]] burned her ten thousand ships a thousand years ago.{{Ref|adwd|50}}

===Miscellaneous===
During [[Robert's Rebellion]], Prince Rhaegar led an army to the Trident of forty thousand soldiers. About a tenth of these forty thousand were knights.{{Ref|AGOT|30}} Of these forty thousand, ten thousand were [[Dorne|Dornishmen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}}{{ref|ASOS|37}} The rebels, consisting of the north, Vale, riverlands, and stormlands, had fewer men.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Siege_of_Storms_End The Siege of Storm's End (July 18, 1999)]</ref>

==Essos==
===The Free Cities===
*'''[[Braavos]]''': Braavos is, together with Volantis, the most powerful of the Free Cities. Their main power is at sea,{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Volantis}} as the Braavosi fleet of warships is second to none, in addition to a merchantile fleet.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Braavos}} Braavos also has a city watch.{{Ref|ADWD|64}} In {{Date|300}}, [[Stannis Baratheon]] sends Ser [[Justin Massey]] to recruit twenty thousand sellswords in Braavos.<ref name=WindsTheon>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', Theon I</ref>
[[File:T Jedruszek GreyWormsElite.jpg|thumb|450px|The [[Unsullied]] in battle]]
*'''[[Lorath]]''': The least populous of the [[Free Cities]], Lorath has little military power. They build only few warships. Not many Lorathi leave the islands.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Lorath}}
*'''[[Lys]]''': The Lyseni prefer to hire sellswords to do their fighting, seldom risking the lives of their own citizens.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}
*'''[[Myr]]''': The Myrish prefer to hire sellswords to do their fighting, seldom risking the lives of their own citizens.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}
*'''[[Norvos]]''': The [[bearded priests]] of Norvos keep a guard of slave soldiers.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Norvos}}
*'''[[Pentos]]''': Due to the agreements with [[Braavos]], Pentos is allowed only twenty warships. They are not allowed to keep an army, nor are they allowed to hire sellswords or free companies. Pentos only has a small city watch.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Pentos}}
*'''[[Qohor]]''': During the [[Battle of Qohor]], the city was successfully defended by three thousand Unsullied.{{ref|ASOS|8}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Qohor}} Ever since, Qohor has relied on the Unsullied slave soldiers for the defense of the city, further keeping only a small city watch.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Qohor}} Occasionally, Qohor also hires sellsword companies. Overall, the city is not considered to be martial.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Qohor}}
*'''[[Tyrosh]]''': The Tyroshi prefer to hire sellswords to do their fighting, seldom risking the lives of their own citizens.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}
*'''[[Volantis]]''': Volantis is, together with Braavos, the most powerful of the Free Cities. Though Volantis has a fleet,{{Ref|ADWD|24}}{{Ref|ADWD|27}}{{Ref|ADWD|55}} the city's main power is on land.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Volantis}} In {{Date|300}}, Triarch [[Malaquo]] cuts off the [[Golden Company]] from the delta road near [[Volantis]] with five thousand foot and one thousand horse.{{ref|ADWD|24}}

===Ghiscari cities===
*'''[[Astapor]]''': The [[Unsullied]] of [[Astapor]] are sold by the century or the thousand.{{ref|ASOS|23}}
*'''[[Meereen]]''': In {{Date|300}}, when Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]] takes over the rule of the city, a city watch called the [[Brazen Beasts]] is created,{{Ref|ADWD|16}} a force consisting out of equal numbers of freedmen and shavepate Meereenese.{{Ref|ADWD|11}}{{Ref|ADWD|16}} Further, the freedmen of fighting age have been organized into companies,{{Ref|ADWD|16}} called the [[Mother's Men]], [[Stalwart Shields]], and the [[Free Brothers]].{{Ref|ADWD|11}}
*'''[[New Ghis]]''': New Ghis has its army divided into [[Ghiscari legions|legions]], armed and organized as the [[Unsullied]]. However, in contrast to the Unsullied, the Ghiscari armies are made up of freemen, who serve three-year terms.{{Ref|ADWD|57}} The Ghiscari legions are reportedly six thousand soldiers strong each.<ref>asoiaf.westeros.org: Boskone 2013, reading of Barristan I and [http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/81338-twow-spoilers-barristan/&do=findComment&comment=4122024 Barristan II]</ref> They bring two of these legions to [[Astapor]], when they take part in the [[siege of Astapor|siege]].{{Ref|ADWD|16}} Four Ghiscari legions join [[Yunkai]] in their march to [[Meereen]], while two more legions from New Ghis took ship at Astapor, heading for Meereen as well.{{Ref|ADWD|36}}
*'''[[Yunkai]]''': Yunkai has a host of four thousand men, all slaves, strengthened by two sellsword companies (the [[Stormcrows]] and the [[Second Sons]]) in {{Date|299}}. The sellsword companies abandon Yunkai during the [[Battle near Yunkai]], while the slave army breaks.{{Ref|ASOS|42}} In {{Date|300}}, the Yunkish host consists out of several sellsword companies ([[Company of the Cat]], [[Long Lances]], [[Second Sons]], and the [[Windblown]]).{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}

===Targaryen host===
Through the [[fall of Astapor]], [[battle of Yunkai]], and [[siege of Meereen]], Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]] acquires eight thousand six hundred [[Unsullied]], five thousand uncut boys in training, one thousand sellswords (the [[Second Sons]] and [[Stormcrows]]), and a vast horde of freedmen.{{Ref|ASOS|23}}{{Ref|ASOS|27}}{{ref|ADWD|16}} Upon arrival at [[Meereen]], Daenerys has a host of more than eighty thousand people strong, though less than a quarter are warriors.{{Ref|ASOS|57}} The Second Sons later abandon Daenerys.{{Ref|ADWD|36}}

[[File:Marc Simonetti Bittersteel golden company.jpg|thumb|500px|Ser [[Aegor Rivers]] and his [[Golden Company]] - by Marc Simonetti]]

===The Free Companies===
The [[Free Cities]] of [[Essos]] hire numerous [[sellsword]] companies, such as the [[Company of the Cat]], the [[Second Sons]], the [[Stormcrows]], and the [[Windblown]].
*The [[Company of the Cat]] numbers three thousand soldiers, currently sworn to [[Yunkai]].{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
*The [[Golden Company]] numbers ten thousand, many of whom are Westerosi exiles.{{ref|ADWD|5}} When Lord [[Jon Connington]] and Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]] set sail for [[Westeros]] with the company to [[landing of the Golden Company|invade the stormlands]], about half of the men become scattered along the southron [[narrow sea]].{{ref|ADWD|61}}{{ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
*The [[Long Lances]] number eight hundred cavalry, who are currently sworn to [[Yunkai]].{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
*The [[Second Sons]] number five hundred fourteen{{ref|ADWD|66}} cavalry.{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} They have gone back and forth between [[Yunkai]] and Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]] of [[Meereen]]. They are about to change their alliance from Yunkai to Daenerys, again.<ref name=WindsTyrion/>
*The [[Stormcrows]] number about five hundred cavalry, who are currently sworn to Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]] of [[Meereen]].{{Ref|ASOS|42}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}}
*The [[Windblown]] number two thousand cavalry and infantry, sworn to [[Yunkai]],{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} but about to change alliance.<ref name=WindsTyrion>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', Tyrion II</ref>

===Dothraki===
''[[Khalasar]]s'' in the [[Dothraki sea]] have been known to reach fifty thousand{{ref|ASOS|8}} or even one hundred thousand{{ref|ASOS|27}} in size, although not all are warriors. The [[Field of Crows]] is said to have had a hundred thousand casualties after the great battle between the [[Dothraki]] and the [[Sarnor]]i.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Grasslands}}

In more recent times, Khal [[Drogo]]'s ''[[khalasar]]'', which is said to be one hundred thousand strong,{{ref|AGOT|3}} includes forty thousand mounted warriors.{{ref|AGOT|36}} It splinters into smaller groups after his death, however.{{ref|AGOT|72}} Khal [[Pono]] claims ten thousand of Drogo's ''khalasar'',{{Ref|ACOK|12}} while Khal [[Jhaqo]] claims twenty thousand riders{{Ref|AGOT|68}} About a year later, the ''khalasar'' of Khal [[Pono]] is reported to be thirty thousand strong, located near [[Selhorys]].{{ref|ADWD|8}}

===Further east===
[[Bayasabhad]], [[Samyriana]], and [[Kayakayanaya]] are guarded by tens of thousands of female defenders.{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: The Grasslands}}

The [[Five Forts]] can hold fifty thousand men in total, although it is unknown if they are at capacity.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Bones and Beyond: Yi Ti}}

Emperor [[Lo Bu]] of [[Yi Ti]] allegedly led three hundred thousand against the [[Jogos Nhai]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Bones and Beyond: The Plains of the Jogos Nhai}}

===Miscellaneous===
During the [[Second Spice War]], the [[Rhoynar]] are said to have had an army of a quarter million, while the [[Valyrian Freehold]] had over one hundred thousand men, one hundred war [[elephant]]s, and three hundred [[dragon]]s.{{ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: Ten Thousand Ships}} Following the [[Doom of Valyria]], the thirty thousand of [[Aurion]] disappeared when they marched to the [[Valyrian peninsula]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Doom of Valyria}}

==Notes==
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==References==
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[[Category:Society]]

Reyne-Tarbeck revolt

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| conflict_name = Reyne-Tarbeck revolt
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| image = [[File:Reyne Tarbeck Rebellion.png|350px]]
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| caption = art by RobinF
| date = {{Date|261}}{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}}
| battles =
| location = [[Castamere]] and [[Tarbeck Hall]] in the [[westerlands]]
| result = Elimination of Houses [[House Reyne|Reyne]] and [[House Tarbeck|Tarbeck]] Restoration of [[House Lannister|Lannister]] dominance over the [[westerlands]]

| combatant1 = [[House Reyne]] [[House Tarbeck]]
| commander1 = Lord [[Roger Reyne]]† Ser [[Reynard Reyne]]† Lord [[Walderan Tarbeck]]† Lady [[Ellyn Reyne|Ellyn Tarbeck]]† Lord [[Tion Tarbeck]]†
| strength1 = House Tarbeck:
*500 household knights<ref name=westerlands2>According to the semi-canon, [http://www.georgerrmartin.com/world-of-ice-and-fire-sample/ unabridged version] of "The Westerlands" from ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]], House Tarbeck had five hundred household knights</ref>
House Reyne:{{Ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}
*2,000 soldiers
*More than 300 men, women and children
| losses1 = Complete elimination of the rebellious vassals

| combatant2 = [[House Lannister]] [[House Banefort]] [[House Marbrand]]<ref name=sample>[http://www.georgerrmartin.com/world-of-ice-and-fire-sample/ georgerrmartin.com Unabridged version] of "The Westerlands" chapter from ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]''</ref> [[House Plumm]]<ref name=sample/> [[House Prester]] [[House Stackspear]] [[House Westerling]]
| commander2 = Ser [[Tywin Lannister]]
| strength2 = At Tarbeck Hall:<ref name=tarbeck>Tywin Lannister "rode forth himself with five hundred knights and three thousand men-at-arms and crossbowmen behind him", and compared to the two thousand men of Roger Reyne, was said to have "three times his strength", according to most accounts (''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'', The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons), thereby demonstrating that Tywin had three thousand men-at-arms ''and'' three thousand crossbowmen, bringing his total to sixty-five hundred men, roughly three times as many as Lord Roger's two thousand.</ref>
:*500 knights
:*3,000 men-at-arms
:*3,000 crossbowmen.
At Castamere:<ref name=westerlands2>According to the semi-canon, [http://www.georgerrmartin.com/world-of-ice-and-fire-sample/ unabridged version] of "The Westerlands" from ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]], Tywin's host had doubled in size upon arrival at Castamere</ref>
:*~13,000 men, from Houses [[Lannister]], [[House Westerling|Westerling]], [[House Banefort|Banefort]], [[House Plumm|Plumm]], and [[House Stackspear|Stackspear]]| losses2 = Minimal
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The '''Reyne-Tarbeck revolt''' was an uprising in the [[westerlands]] in {{date|261}}. Houses [[House Reyne|Reyne]] and [[House Tarbeck|Tarbeck]] renounced fealty and rose against their [[House Lannister|Lannister]] overlords due to the perceived weakness of the Lord of [[Casterly Rock]], [[Tytos Lannister]]. The revolt was crushed by Tytos's heir, Ser [[Tywin Lannister]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}}

==Prelude==
There are many factors that led to the Reyne-Tarbeck rebellion, the weak and ineffective leadership of Lord [[Tytos Lannister]] being a key one. The early ambitions of Lady [[Ellyn Reyne]] of [[Castamere]] was another reason for the escalation of the conflict due to her scheming and vindictiveness.

Ellyn was an ambitious and ruthless woman, who desired to marry into the rich [[House Lannister|Lannister]] family and become the Lady of [[Casterly Rock]]. Her father, [[Robert Reyne]], successfully arranged a betrothal of her to [[Tywald Lannister]], the heir of Lord [[Gerold Lannister]]. However, both Ellyn's betrothed and father were slain during the [[Peake Uprising]] in {{Date|233}}. Ellyn instead married Gerold's second son, [[Tion Lannister|Tion]], and became the Lady of Casterly Rock in all but name, as Gerold was widowed. Ellyn held a splendid court and used her position to support [[House Reyne]], including her brothers [[Roger Reyne|Roger]] and [[Reynard Reyne|Reynard]]. However, she had a fierce rivalry with Lady [[Jeyne Marbrand]], the wife of Gerold's third son, [[Tytos Lannister|Tytos]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}}

After Ellyn's husband Tion died in the [[Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion]] in {{date|236}}, Gerold began to prepare Tytos for rule. Most of the Reynes departed Casterly Rock for Castamere. Ellyn remained, but was hastily married to the twice-widowed [[Walderan Tarbeck]], Lord of [[Tarbeck Hall]], by Lord Gerold in {{date|239}}, after Ellyn had attempted to seduce Tytos, and Tytos had confessed this to his wife, Jeyne. [[Maester]] [[Beldon]] wrote of the ugly rivalry between Ellyn and Jeyne, which the fool [[Lord Toad]] called the [[War of the Wombs]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}}

[[Tytos Lannister|Tytos]] became Lord of [[Casterly Rock]] and [[Warden of the West]] in {{Date|244}}. Tytos had the desire to be loved, and as such was willing to forgive people quickly. Many saw this as a weakness, and as such, many of Tytos's bannermen and merchants from [[Lannisport]] and [[Kayce]] borrowed from him without paying their debts. Through her brothers, Lady [[Ellyn Reyne|Ellyn Tarbeck]] borrowed fold from [[House Lannister]] as well, and used it to restore the crumbling [[Tarbeck Hall]]. The power of House Lannister grew less, and even beyond the [[westerlands]] people began to realise the Lannisters were no longer to be feared.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}} As such, Tytos betrothed his daughter [[Genna Lannister|Genna]] to [[Emmon Frey]], the second son of Lord [[Walder Frey]], in {{Date|252}}, only to please Walder. Upon hearing the announcement, Lord [[Roger Reyne]] left the hall in anger, while his sister Ellyn laughed aloud. Tytos's eldest son, [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]], spoke out against the wedding because he thought it an uneven match.{{Ref|aFfC|32}} Tytos later sent Tywin to [[King's Landing]] to serve as a royal cupbearer at King [[Aegon V Targaryen]]'s court and another son, [[Kevan Lannister|Kevan]], to Castamere.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}}

Lord Tytos's eldest three sons left to fight in the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]] in {{Date|260}}. When Tywin returned from the [[Stepstones]] with his brothers, the newly-knighted Kevan and [[Tygett Lannister|Tygett]], he took upon himself the task of restoring House Lannister's dominance, despite Tytos's reluctance. Tywin demanded repayment of his father's loans and all who could not pay were ordered to send hostages to the Rock. Kevan formed a new company of five hundred veterans to aid Tywin. While Ser [[Harys Swyft]] agreed to surrender his daughter [[Dorna Swyft|Dorna]] into Kevan's custody, Lord Roger Reyne laughed when he read Tywin's edicts and advised his friends and vassals to do nothing. Lord [[Walderan Tarbeck]] wanted to convince Tytos to rescind Tywin's edicts, but Tywin had him imprisoned when he came to Casterly Rock.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}}

In return, Ellyn Tarbeck seized three Lannisters—two [[House Lannister of Lannisport|Lannisters]] of [[Lannisport]], as well as [[Stafford Lannister]], whose sister [[Joanna Lannister|Joanna]] was betrothed to Tywin—and threatened them harm unless her lord and husband was returned. Tytos ignored Tywin's suggestion that Lord Walderan should be sent back to his wife in three pieces, one for every Lannister taken. Tytos instead returned Walderan unharmed and forgave the Tarbeck debt to House Lannister.{{Ref|aFfC|44}}{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}}

==Revolt==
Ser [[Tywin Lannister]] remained determined to defeat the disloyal vassals of [[House Lannister]]. In {{date|261}}, less then a year after the exchange of captives, Tywin sent [[raven]]s to [[Tarbeck Hall]] and [[Castamere]] demanding answers for their crimes at [[Casterly Rock]]. As he had expected, Lord [[Roger Reyne|Roger]] and Ser [[Reynard Reyne]], as well Lord [[Walderan Tarbeck|Walderan]] and Lady [[Ellyn Reyne|Ellyn Tarbeck]], rose in rebellion, renouncing their fealthy to Casterly Rock.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}}

Without the permission of Lord [[Tytos Lannister]], Tywin marched against the upstart vassals with three thousand men-at-arms and crossbowmen and five hundred knights.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}} According to a semi-canon source, the host was joined on the march by troops from [[House Marbrand]] and [[House Prester]], as well as a dozen lesser lords,<ref name=sample/> although ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' does not appear to count these soldiers.<ref>''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'' states that Tywin's host, identified as "five hundred knights and three thousand men-at-arms and crossbowmen", was three times as large, according to most counts, as Roger Reyne's two thousand men. That indicates that Tywin had three thousand men-at-arms ''and'' three thousand crossbowmen, giving him 6.500 compared to Roger's 2.000. As the addition of soldiers from Houses Plumm and Marbrand are ommitted from the printed edition, it is possible these men are amongst Tywin's aforementioned host.</ref>

===The fall of Tarbeck Hall===
Because the Lannisters marched on Tarbeck Hall so suddenly, Lord [[Walderan Tarbeck]] had no time to rally his banners. As such, he met the Lannister host in battle with only his household knights. A short bloody battle ensued in which the Tarbecks were butchered.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}} According to a semi-canon source, Lord Walderan's heir, his only surviving son from his first marriage, died during battle, but Walderan himself was taken alive, as were two of his sons from his second marriage. Though Walderan expected to be ransomed,<ref name=sample/> they were all executed. The heads of Walderan and his sons were impaled on spears, and led the march onto [[Tarbeck Hall]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragon}}

At Tarbeck Hall, Lady Ellyn expected a long siege. He sent ravens to [[Castamere]], asking her brothers Roger and Reynard for help. Tywin, however, had siege engines prepared in less than a day. With these engines, a great boulder was thrown over the walls onto Tarbeck Hall's aged keep, bringing the castle down upon Ellyn and her son, [[Tion Tarbeck|Tion]]. All resistance ended and the gates were thrown open. Tywin commanded the castle be put to the torch. For a day and night the flames burned until nothing was left of Tarbeck Hall except a blackened empty shell.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}} According to a semi-canon source,<ref name=sample/> Tywin forced Ellyn's daughters, [[Rohanne Tarbeck|Rohanne]] and [[Cyrelle Tarbeck|Cyrelle]], to join the [[silent sisters]], while Rohanne's [[last Lord Tarbeck|three-year-old son]] disappeared during the fighting. Reports suggest that the boy had been thrown down a well by Ser [[Amory Lorch]].<ref name=sample/>

Lord Roger Reyne of Castamere arrived with two thousand hastily-gathered men in time to witness Tarbeck Hall aflame. Most reports claim the Lannisters had three times as many men as the Reynes. Roger led his tired men in a charge against the Lannister host, taking them by surprise. Nonetheless, the Lannister host recovered, and Lord Roger, heavily outnumbered, was forced to flee. Wounded by a crossbow bolt while fleeing from Tywin's counterattack, Roger was carried back to Castamere. Half of the Reyne men died durring battle.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}

===The fall of Castamere===
As Lord Roger was feverish and weak due to his injuries, his younger brother, Ser [[Reynard Reyne]], assumed command of the remaining Reyne forces. The [[House Reyne|Reynes]] took refuge at [[Castamere]], their subterranean seat which had developed from gold and silver mines. Knowing the Lannisters had more men, Reynard led all his men down into the mines. Ser [[Tywin Lannister]] arrived at Castamere three days after the burning of [[Tarbeck Hall]],{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}} and according to a semi-canon source, his host had doubled in size with the arrival of forces from Lords [[House Banefort|Banefort]], [[House Plumm|Plumm]], [[House Stackspear|Stackspear]], and [[House Westerling|Westerling]].<ref name=sample/> Reynard believed he held the advantage, as Tywin could not possibly fight his way inside the mines. When his people were all inside, Reynard sent terms for surrender to Tywin, stating that the Reynes would be loyal vassals in return for Tywin's brothers serving within Castamere as hostages.<ref name=sample/>

Tywin ignored Reynard's terms. Instead, he ordered his force to seal the mine entrances with pick and shovel. All entrances were blocked with tons of stone, earth, and soil so that there was no way in or out. Over the course of three days, Tywin had his men dam a nearby stream and divert it to the mine entrance. Water easily found its way though the tiny gaps in the rubble that blocked the mouth of the entrance. None of the three hundred men, women, and children within emerged from the tunnels. Lannister men stationed at the most distant entrances claimed they could hear faint screaming and shouting, but by daybreak, there was nothing but silence. Tywin commanded that the castle on the surface be set ablaze.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}}

==Aftermath==
By the end of the campaign the rebellious Houses [[House Reyne|Reyne]] and [[House Tarbeck|Tarbeck]] were obliterate. The ruined, blackened, and crumbling castles of [[Castamere]] and [[Tarbeck Hall]] stand empty to this day as a reminder to those who dare scorn the power of the Rock.{{ref|asos|19}}{{ref|affc|33}} Castamere's mines have remained sealed.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons}}

Tywin's manner of dealing with the revolt had made him respected and feared throughout the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}} Though the brutality of Tywin's methods drew censure from some, everyone agreed that order had been restored to the westerlands.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}

Tywin's actions to restore [[House Lannister]]'s power are immortalized in the song "[[The Rains of Castamere]]", and he is known to have used the song as a threat against troublesome bannermen.{{ref|asos|19}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|The lion has awoken.{{ref|twoiaf| The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}}} - [[Harys Swyft]] regarding [[Tywin Lannister]]

{{quote|'''Roose''': The curse of [[Tywin Lannister]]. [[Vargo Hoat|Our goat]] should have consulted the [[House Tarbeck|Tarbecks]] or the [[House Reyne|Reynes]]. They might have warned him how your lord father deals with betrayal. 
'''Jaime''': There are no Tarbecks or Reynes. 
'''Roose''': My point precisely.{{ref|ASOS|37}}}} - [[Roose Bolton]] and [[Jaime Lannister]]

{{Quote|'''Jaime:''' [[Tywin Lannister|My father]] had a saying too. Never wound a foe when you can kill him. Dead men don't claim vengeance.
'''Hoster:'''Their sons do. 
'''Jaime:'''Not if you kill the sons as well. Ask the [[House Casterly|Casterlys]] about that if you doubt me. Ask [[Walderan Tarbeck|Lord]] and [[Ellyn Reyne|Lady]] [[House Tarbeck|Tarbeck]], or the [[House Reyne|Reynes]] of [[Castamere]]. Ask the [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Prince of Dragonstone]].{{Ref|ADWD|48}}}} - [[Jaime Lannister]] and [[Hoster Blackwood]]

==References==
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[[ru:Восстание Тарбеков и Рейнов]]

Free Cities

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[[File:Free Cities world map.png|thumb|300px|Free Cities grouped along the western coast of [[Essos]]]]
[[File:Free Cities.png|thumb|300px|Nine Free Cities on the continent of [[Essos]]: [[Pentos]], [[Braavos]], [[Lys]], [[Qohor]], [[Norvos]], [[Myr]], [[Tyrosh]], [[Volantis]], [[Lorath]]]]

The '''Free Cities''' are a group of nine city-states grouped along the western coast of [[Essos]]. They trade and interact frequently with the [[Seven Kingdoms]] of [[Westeros]].

==Geography==
The nine city-states composing the Free Cities lie [[across the narrow sea]], east of [[Westeros]], on the western side of the eastern continent. [[Braavos]], [[Lorath]], [[Lys]], and [[Tyrosh]] are located on islands, [[Myr]], [[Pentos]], and [[Volantis]] are located on the coasts, and [[Norvos]] and [[Qohor]] lie inland. There are significant differences between the geography of the various cities, from the [[Forest of Qohor|thick forests around Qohor]], to the rolling hills of Norvos, to the tiny islands of Braavos. To the east of the Free Cities lies the [[Dothraki sea]], to the south [[Slaver's Bay]]. North of the Free Cities lie the [[Shivering Sea]] and the islands of [[Ibben]].{{Ref|TLOIAF| The Known World}}

==The Nine Free Cities==
With the exception of Braavos, the Nine Free Cities are all colonies founded by the [[Valyrian Freehold]] for various reasons.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: Valyria's Children}} Because they are "daughters of Valyria", all speak different dialects of the [[High Valyrian|Valyrian language]]. The Free Cities are all self-governed, though during the time of the Valyrian Freehold, they would look to their "mother" for aid in times of crisis.

When [[Valyria]] was destroyed during the [[Doom of Valyria|Doom]], the eldest of the Free Cities, [[Volantis]], attempted to seize power over the others, but eventually lost the war that ensued during the [[Century of Blood]]. Some called the city of [[Gogossos]] on the [[Basilisk Isles]] the "Tenth Free City" when it grew rich and powerful during the Century of Blood, until it was destroyed by plague.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: The Basilisk Isles}} [[Essaria]], near the [[Dothraki sea|grasslands]], has sometimes been considered the "Lost Free City", as the colony was reduced to ruins by the [[Dothraki]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: The Grasslands}}

While other Valyrian settlements can be found across [[Essos]], such as [[Mantarys]], [[Selhorys]], and [[Tyria]], none of these cities or towns were independent, but instead were ruled directly by [[archon]]s sent from Valyria.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: Valyria's Children}}

===Braavos===
:{{main|Braavos}}
Braavos, also known as ''Braavos of the Hundred Isles''{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities}} and the ''Secret City'',{{Ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: Valyria's Children}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Braavos}}{{Ref|affc|22}} and sometimes referred to as ''the bastard daughter of Valyria'',{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Pentos}} is the wealthiest and likely the most powerful of the Free Cities.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Braavos}} It is also the youngest of the nine cities, and was founded by [[slavery|slaves]] fleeing the grasp of the Valyrian Freehold.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Braavos}} The ancestry of the founders of Braavos was highly diverse, and the founders of Braavos spoke many tongues. Because of this, they used the language of their masters, [[High Valyrian]], as their common tongue.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Braavos}} The current Braavosi tongue is a corrupt dialect of the original High Valyrian.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities}} Because of the diverse origins of the Braavosi, temples for all gods can be found in Braavos, including a temple for the [[Moonsingers]] of the [[Jogos Nhai]] of the [[Further East]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Braavos}}{{Ref|AFFC|6}} A seafaring city composed of many tiny islands, Braavos is known for its ships with purple hulls and sails, the powerful [[Iron Bank]], the guild of assassins known as the [[Faceless Men]], and the [[Titan of Braavos]], the fortified statue and lighthouse that straddles the entrance channel to the city. Braavos is ruled by the [[Sealord]], who is elected by the city's [[magister]]s and [[keyholder]]s of the Iron Bank.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Braavos}}{{Ref|AGOT|33}}{{Ref|AFFC|6}}

Notable Braavosi include [[Syrio Forel]], a former [[First Sword of Braavos]], and [[Tycho Nestoris]], an agent of the [[Iron Bank of Braavos]].

===Lorath===
:{{main|Lorath}}
Located on the largest of three islands at the mouth of [[Lorath Bay]], Lorath is one of the northernmost of the Free Cities. It is also the smallest, poorest, and least populous of the Nine Free Cities, as well as the most isolated. While the islands were originally inhabited by the [[Mazemakers]], Lorath was founded when the followers of the god [[Boash]] settled on the main isle in [[1436 BC]].{{Ref|TLOIAF| The Free Cities}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Lorath}}{{Ref|AGOT|54}}

Notable Lorathi include [[Jaqen H'ghar]].

===Lys===
:{{main|Lys}}
Lys is located on an island near the southern coast.{{Ref|TLOIAF| The Free Cities}} The blood of [[Old Valyria]] still runs strong in this Free City, and as such, many Lyseni, even among the smallfolk, resemble the [[dragonlord]]s of old. Lys is well known for its pleasure houses, training slaves in the arts of love and selling them as concubines and bed-slaves. Having once formed a [[Triarchy|kingdom]] together with [[Tyrosh]] and [[Myr]], Lys now frequently fights with them over the control of the [[Disputed Lands]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}

Notable Lyseni include [[Varys]], a eunuch and spymaster for several Westerosi kings;{{Ref|aGoT|25}} [[Salladhor Saan]], a pirate and [[Mercenary#Sellsail|sellsail]]; [[Doreah]], a handmaid to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]; [[Lysono Maar]], a member of the [[Golden Company]]; and [[Tregar Ormollen]], a merchant prince.

===Myr===
:{{main|Myr}}
Myr is a coastal city renowned for their master glasscrafters,{{Ref|AGOT|6}}{{Ref|ADWD|35}} intricate lace, and fine carpets. It is considered to be among the most advanced of the Free Cities, and famed for its arts and learning. While Myr once formed the [[Kingdom of the Three Daughters]] with [[Tyrosh]] and [[Lys]], they now frequently fight over control of the [[Disputed Lands]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}{{Ref|ADWD|5}}

Notable Myrmen include [[Taena Merryweather|Taena]], the wife of Lord [[Orton Merryweather]]; [[Thoros of Myr]], a priest of [[R'hllor]]; and [[Serala]], the wife of Lord [[Denys Darklyn]], who was involved in the [[Defiance of Duskendale]].

===Norvos===
:{{main|Norvos}}
Norvos sits on the main continent in two parts, one atop a high hill and the other beside a low river. The surrounding area is a land of rolling hills, terraced farms, and white-stucco villages. The city has [[three bells|three large bells]], each with its own name and distinctive voice, that are rung to govern every aspect of city life. Norvoshi men can be recognized by their dyed and upswept mustaches. The city is run by a council of [[magister]]s, chosen by the [[bearded priests of Norvos|bearded priests]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Norvos}}{{Ref|AFFC|2}}{{Ref|AGOT|3}}

Notable Norvoshi include [[Areo Hotah]], the captain of Prince [[Doran Martell]]'s guard, and Lady [[Mellario]], Doran's estranged wife.

===Pentos===
:{{main|Pentos}}
Pentos is a major trading port on a bay of the western coast, at approximately the latitude of the [[Westerosi]] city [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Pentos}}{{Ref|TLOIAF| The Known World}} The city is ruled by a [[Prince of Pentos|Prince]] who is chosen by the ''de facto'' rulers of the city, known as [[Magister]]s. [[Dothraki]] ''[[Khalasar]]s'' occasionally make their way this far from the [[Dothraki sea]], but the Pentoshi are spared much of the raiding and invasions by paying tribute to their ''[[khal]]s''. Slavery is outlawed in Pentos, but the Pentoshi flout these laws by keeping servants who, in essence, are slaves.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Pentos}}{{Ref|AGOT|3}}{{Ref|ADWD|5}}

Notable Pentoshi include [[Illyrio Mopatis]], a powerful magister; and the [[Tattered Prince]], the commander of the [[Windblown]], a mercenary company.

===Qohor===
:{{main|Qohor}}
Situated on the main continent, Qohor lies in the vast [[Forest of Qohor]].{{Ref|TLOIAF| The Free Cities}} It is known for its fine tapestries and its smiths, who have the rare ability to reforge [[Valyrian steel]]. The [[Black Goat of Qohor|Black Goat]] is a prominent god in the city. The city guard is comprised solely of [[Unsullied]] eunuch slave soldiers, and has been ever since three thousand Unsullied soldiers [[Battle of Qohor|successfully defended the city]] against a [[Dothraki]] [[khalasar]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Qohor}}{{Ref|ASOS|8}}{{Ref|ASOS|72}}

Notable Qohoriks include [[Vargo Hoat]], also known as ''the Goat'', leader of the brutal mercenary company called the [[Brave Companions]]; and [[Tobho Mott]], a master armorer in King's Landing.

===Tyrosh===
:{{main|Tyrosh}}
A coastal city, Tyrosh is ruled by an archon. The Tyroshi are known for their greed.{{Ref|AGOT|18}} Traders deal extensively in slaves{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} and Tyroshi pear brandy,{{Ref|AGOT|54}} and Tyroshi master armorsmiths make intricate armor in fantastic shapes.{{Ref|THK}} The city is often involved in conflicts over the [[Disputed Lands]] and the [[Stepstones]] with [[Lys]] and [[Myr]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}{{Ref|TRP}}

Notable Tyroshi include [[Greenbeard]]; [[Roro Uhoris]]; and the flamboyant [[Daario Naharis]], one of three captains of the [[Stormcrows]] sellsword company.

===Volantis===
:{{main|Volantis}}
The southernmost of the Free Cities, Volantis is situated nearest [[Slaver's Bay]], and does extensive trade in slaves, glassware and wines. The city is the oldest and proudest of the Free Cities, and only the [[Old Blood]], those who can trace their lineage back to Valyria, may dwell within the part of the city behind the [[Black Wall]]. Volantis is ruled by an elected [[Triarchs of Volantis|triarchy]]. Volantene sellswords are often recognizable by their fierce tattoos.{{ref|asos|39}} It is not uncommon for the Volantene to mark the faces of their slaves and servants with tattoos as well.{{Ref|ADWD|6}}{{Ref|ADWD|27}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Volantis}} Volantis is sometimes drawn into conflicts over the [[Disputed Lands]].{{ref|trp}}{{Ref|ADWD|14}}

Notable Volantenes includes the triarch [[Belicho]], the [[fool]] [[Patchface]], and the [[widow of the waterfront]].

==Quotes==
{{quote|In the Free Cities of the west, towers and manses and hovels and bridges and shops and halls all crowded in on one another.{{ref|AGOT|36}}}} - [[Daenerys Targaryen]]'s thoughts

{{quote|The Nine Free Cities are the daughters of [[Valyria]] that was, but [[Braavos]] is the bastard child who ran away from home.{{ref|AFFC|34}}}} - the [[kindly man]] to [[Arya Stark]]

{{Quote|It was all profit with the merchant princes of the Free Cities. "Spice soldiers and cheese lords," [[Tywin Lannister|his lord father]] called them, with contempt.{{Ref|aDwD|1}}}} – [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s thoughts

{{quote|Some in the Free Cities think that [[Seven Kingdoms|we're]] all savages on our side of the [[narrow sea]]. The ones who don't think that we're children, crying out for [[Iron Throne|a father's strong hand]].{{ref|ADWD|27}}}} - [[Jorah Mormont]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]

==References and Notes==
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Lys

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'''Lys''', known as '''Lys the Lovely''',{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} and according to semi-canon sources as the '''Perfumed Sister''',{{Ref|rpg|greenronin}} is one of the nine [[Free Cities]] of [[Essos]]. It is a small city clinging to rocks surrounded by stormy seas.{{ref|AGOT|54}} The city lies off the coast of the [[Disputed Lands]], to the southeast of [[Tyrosh]] and to the west of [[Volantis]].<ref>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', [[Map of the Free Cities (A Dance with Dragons)|Map of the Free Cities]]</ref> [[George R. R. Martin]] usually uses "Lyseni" as a noun, both singular{{ref|ACOK|10}} and plural,{{ref|ASOS|31}}{{ref|ASOS|72}} and "Lysene" as an adjective.{{ref|AGOT|23}}{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}

==City==
===Location and Layout===
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Lys|Images of Lys]]''
A mercantile city, Lys is built on a fertile island considered a paradise by [[Valyria]]n [[dragonlord]]s. The sunny island is fertile with palm and fruit trees, and the surrounding blue-green waters are filled with fish.{{ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}

Lys is protected by high walls and hired [[sellsword]]s. A city dominated by wealth rather than by birth, Lys is where trade is considered a profession more honorable than arms. Lys is ruled by conclaves of [[magister]]s, chosen from amongst the wealthiest and noblest men of the city. [[Slaves]] in Lys outnumber free men three to one.

Lys is a port city with no established faith. Temples and shrines to many different gods can be found in the streets and waterfronts of the city,{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} including a temple of [[R'hllor]].{{Ref|ACOK|10}} The hulls of Lysene galleys are often striped in bright hues.{{ref|ADWD|15}}

===People===
[[File:Lyseni_noblewoman.png‎|A Lysene noblewoman - by Magali Villeneuve © |thumb|200px|right]]
More than anywhere else in the [[known world]], the blood of Old [[Valyria]] still runs strong in the Lyseni, who are regarded as beautiful. Even the [[smallfolk]] in Lys have the pale skin, silver-gold hair, and [[purple eyes|purple]], lilac, and pale blue eyes of the dragonlords of old. Many of the nobility in Lys have produced infamous beauties, and [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] kings and princes are known to have looked at Lys for wives and paramours.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} The people of Lys are know to curl and perfume their hair.{{ref|AGOT|54}}

The Lysene tongue is a corruption of [[High Valyrian]].{{Ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities}} [[George R. R. Martin]] has described the Lysene dialect to be a musical, flowing, liquid tongue.<ref>[[Not a Blog]]: [http://grrm.livejournal.com/153995.html?thread=10154379#t10154379 A New Daenerys (May 21st, 2010), answer to question (June 1st, 2010)]</ref>

Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], brother to King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], had a paramour from Lys, a dancer named [[Mysaria]].{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}} King [[Viserys II Targaryen]] had been married to Lady [[Larra Rogare]] from Lys in his youth, and had three children by her, including the later King [[Aegon IV Targaryen|Aegon IV]], and the famous Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon the Dragonknight]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys II}} King Aegon IV's last mistress, [[Serenei of Lys|Serenei]], came from Lys as well, and bore him a daughter named [[Shiera Seastar|Shiera]], whilst dying in childbirth.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}

The [[red priest]]s have a [[red temple]] in honor of [[R'hllor]] in Lys.{{Ref|ACOK|10}} It is also home to a love goddess, worshipped by many Lyseni;{{Ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} it is unknown if she is the same as the [[Weeping Lady of Lys]]. This love goddess graces the Lysene coinage.{{ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}

The Lyseni fight often with [[Tyrosh]] and [[Myr]] over the [[Disputed Lands]], though they will not risk the lives of their citizens in this, preferring to hire free companies instead.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} Lysene [[pirate]]s often have nests in the [[Stepstones]].{{ref|AFFC|18}}{{ref|AFFC|29}}

===Economy===
Lys is deeply involved in the slave trade. In the city, slaves outnumber the freeborn three to one. Lys is most famous for their bed-slaves, and Lyseni are known to be famously voracious in their search for comely young boys and fair maids with their [[pillow house]]s. Lys is also known for the breeding of slaves, mating beauty with beauty, hoping to produce the most lovely courtesans and bedslaves.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}
Aptly, many Lyseni worship a love goddess whose naked, wanton figure graces their coinage.

Lysene [[currency|coins]] are oval in shape and have a naked woman stamped on them,{{ref|ADWD|45}} the native love goddess of Lys.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}

Lys makes red and white [[wine]],{{ref|AGOT|54}} as well as fine tapestries.{{Ref|aGoT|20}} The [[Alchemists of Lys|alchemists]] of Lys are known to make poisons, including the [[strangler]]{{ref|ACOK|0}} and the [[tears of Lys]].{{ref|AGOT|30}} Heady sweet perfumes also come from the city.{{ref|AGOT|54}} The Lyseni also make fine long dirks.{{ref|ASOS|10}}

==History==
===Foundation===
[[File:Martina PilcerovadaLys.jpg|Lys the Lovely, by Martina Pilcerova ©FFG |thumb|300px|right]]
Lys was founded as a colony of the [[Valyrian Freehold]] on an island in the [[Summer Sea]], near the [[Broken Arm]] of [[Dorne]] and the [[Orange Shore]] of [[Essos]].{{Ref|AWOIAF| Lys}}{{ref|twoiaf| Ancient History: Valyria's Children}} Founded by wealthy merchants and nobles, Lys was mostly a trading colony.{{ref|twoiaf| Ancient History: Valyria's Children}} Due to its climate, Lys soon became a resort destination of sorts for the [[dragonlord]]s of old [[Valyria]]. The sunny island is fertile with palm and fruit trees, and the surrounding blue-green waters are filled with fish.{{ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}

Some dragonlords in Lys survived the [[Doom of Valyria]], but the citizens killed the [[dragon]]s and their [[dragonriders]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Doom of Valyria}} During the [[Century of Blood]], [[Volantis]] took Lys and [[Myr]], and for two generations all three cities were ruled from within the [[Black Wall]]s of Volantis. That ended when Volantis tried to take [[Tyrosh]]. [[Pentos]] came into the war on the Tyroshi side, along with the Westerosi [[Storm King]] [[Argilac Durrandon]]. Lord [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] flew forth from [[Dragonstone]] on the dragon [[Balerion]], and Myr and Lys rose in rebellion.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Doom of Valyria}} The Bleeding Years left the [[Disputed Lands]] a waste and freed Lys and Myr from the yoke of Volantis.{{Ref|aDwD|14}}

===The Triarchy===
:{{Main|Triarchy}}
Roughly a century later, in {{date|96}}, Lys united with [[Myr]] and [[Tyrosh]] to form the [[Triarchy]], also known as the Kingdom of the Three Daughters. While the Triarchy was initially appreciated for subduing [[pirate]]s from the [[Stepstones]], Lysene captains became particularly resented for claiming women and comely children from passing ships to serve in pillow houses. These victims included [[Johanna Swann]], a Westerosi member of [[House Swann]] whose uncle refused to pay her ransom. Johanna rose to become the Black Swan, however, a powerful courtesan who practically ruled Lys.{{ref|TRP}}

The Triarchy fought with Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] over the [[Stepstones]] and supported the [[greens]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. The Lysene captain [[Sharako Lohar]] took Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys]] into his custody after the [[Battle of the Gullet]].{{ref|TPATQ}}

The Triarchy faltered after a Lysene admiral was murdered by a rival for the affections of the Black Swan.{{Ref|TRP}}{{ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} An alliance between [[Braavos]], [[Pentos]], and [[Lorath]] helped bring an end to the Kingdom of the Three Daughters.{{ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}

===Lyseni Spring===
[[File:Coin of Lys.png|thumb|right|A [[coin]] of Lys, as depicted by Nutchapol Thitinunthakorn in ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'']]
Around the same time as the [[Dance of the Dragons]] in the [[Seven Kingdoms]] ended, the Lysene [[Rogare Bank]] had grown more influential than the [[Iron Bank]] of [[Braavos]]. During this [[Lyseni Spring]], Lady [[Larra Rogare]] married Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]], the younger brother of the young King [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon III]], and [[House Rogare]] became involved in the plots to control the king. Larra's uncle, [[Drazenko Rogare]] was wed to [[Aliandra Martell]], the [[Princess of Dorne]], resulting in this influential Lyseni family having ties through marriage alliances to the Iron Throne and independent [[Dorne]].

[[Lysandro Rogare]], Larra's father and head of the family, and his brother Drazenko, died within a day of each other, beginning the fall of the Rogares in both Lys and the Seven Kingdoms.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} Lysandro's heir,[[Lysaro Rogare|Lysaro]], was scourged to death at the [[Temple of Trade]] by rival magisters. His siblings were punished less harshly, and one of them, [[Moredo Rogare]], a soldier carrying the Valyrian sword [[Truth]], eventually led an army against Lys.{{ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}

===Recent History===
King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]], half-Lysene through his mother Larra, had a mistress from Lys towards the end of his reign: [[Serenei of Lys]], the last daughter of an ancient but impoverished noble family of Valyrian blood. Serenei bore Aegon IV one child, the famously beautiful [[Shiera Seastar]], whom Aegon IV legitimized on his deathbed as one of his [[Great Bastards]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}

In {{Date|209}}, Prince [[Aerion Targaryen|Aerion "Brightflame" Targaryen]] was temporarily exiled to Lys, following his role in the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]] which indirectly resulted in the death of his uncle, Crown Prince [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor "Breakspear" Targaryen]]. Aerion stayed in Lys for a few years, and it is possible that he fathered some children while staying there.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Many_Questions/ Many Questions (October 14, 1998)]</ref>

Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] went to Lys during the reign of [[Aerys II Targaryen]].<ref>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Mercy (The Winds of Winter)|Mercy]]</ref> Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] was sent to Lys after being suspected of using poison on Lord [[Edgar Yronwood]], but no one dared call it exile.<ref>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Arianne I (The Winds of Winter)|Arianne I]]</ref>

[[Jon Connington]] supposedly drank himself to death in Lys after being driven from the [[Golden Company]] in disgrace for stealing from their war chest.{{Ref|ADWD|24}} When [[Daenerys Targaryen]] was a young girl she and her brother [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] spent some time in Lys when they were wandering from place to place.{{Ref|AGOT|3}}

Ser [[Jorah Mormont]] fled in exile to Lys with his wife [[Lynesse Hightower]], after which he began to sell his sword to make coin. By the time Jorah returned to Lys after fighting the [[Braavosi]] on the [[Rhoyne]], his wife had taken [[Tregar Ormollen]] as a lover. She now rules as his concubine.{{Ref|aDwD|27}}{{Ref|ACOK|12}}

[[Hizdahr zo Loraq]] has visited Lys.{{Ref|ADWD|2}} [[Varys]], [[master of whisperers]] for King [[Robert I Baratheon]], originates from Lys,{{Ref|AWOIAF| Varys}}, and according to Grand Maester [[Pycelle]], Varys was born a [[slave]] there.{{Ref|AGOT|25}} [[Petyr Baelish]], Robert's [[master of coin]], trades for Lysene lace.{{ref|ACOK|17}}

[[Asha Greyjoy]] lost her virginity when she was sixteen to a beautiful blond Lysene sailor.{{ref|AFFC|11}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
One of [[Daenerys Targaryen]]'s servants is [[Doreah]], whom Magister [[Illyrio Mopatis]] of [[Pentos]] had found in a Lysene [[pillow house]].{{ref|AGOT|23}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
King [[Stannis Baratheon]] brings [[sellsword]]s from Lys and [[Myr]] to [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]].{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}} Ser [[Davos Seaworth]] recalls that it was he who journeyed to Lys in order to recruit [[Salladhor Saan]] to Stannis's cause. Salladhor commands the ''[[Valyrian (ship)|Valyrian]]'' and two dozen smaller Lysene galleys.{{Ref|ACOK|10}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
A pale Lyseni, one of the [[Brave Companions]], is killed by [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria's]] wolfpack.{{ref|ASOS|3}}

[[Khorane Sathmantes]], captain of ''[[Shayala's Dance]]'', rescues Davos from [[Blackwater Bay]].{{ref|ASOS|10}} Davos later smuggles [[Edric Storm]] from [[Dragonstone]] aboard a Lysene galley.{{ref|ASOS|63}}

[[Tyrosh]] is on the verge of going to war with Lys.{{ref|ASOS|19}}

To prove the discipline of the [[Unsullied]] to Daenerys, [[Kraznys mo Nakloz]] mutilates a Lysene slave in [[Astapor]].{{ref|ASOS|23}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[Taena Merryweather]] tells [[Cersei Lannister]] that she has friends in Lys.{{ref|AFFC|7}} In [[Braavos]], [[Arya Stark]] meets fair-haired Lyseni who try to strike hard bargains.{{ref|AFFC|34}}

Lys and Tyrosh are now on the verge of war with [[Myr]].{{ref|AFFC|13}} Myr is then said to be supportive of Tyrosh against Lys,{{ref|AFFC|24}} but the [[Golden Company]] breaks its contract with Myr before war begins.{{ref|AFFC|21}} It is rumored that the [[Archon]] of Tyrosh has offered terms to Lys in an effort to end the trade war.{{ref|AFFC|24}}

Ser [[Humfrey Hightower]] travels to Lys to recruit sellsails, hoping for assistance from his sister [[Lynesse Hightower|Lynesse]] against the [[ironborn]] attacks against the [[Reach]].{{ref|AFFC|45}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Edric is in hiding in Lys with his guardian and protectors.{{ref|aDwD|Appendix}} [[Quentyn Martell]]'s party stops in Lys during their voyage to [[Meereen]],{{ref|ADWD|6}} and the Golden Company takes on water in Lys before continuing on to the [[landing of the Golden Company|stormlands]].{{ref|ADWD|38}} [[Young Griff]] is fluent in the low dialect of Lys,{{ref|ADWD|14}} and Arya also attempts to learn the city's dialect.{{ref|ADWD|45}}

The ''[[Elephant (ship)|Elephant]]'' and the ''[[Goodheart]]'' capture [[free folk]] slaves at [[Hardhome]], but the Lysene pirate ships are damaged by storms. While the ''Goodheart'' is impounded in [[Braavos]], the ''Elephant'' may have returned to Lys.{{ref|ADWD|45}} [[Victarion Greyjoy]] sends his slowest and heaviest ships to sell slaves from the [[taking of the Shields|Shield Islands]] in Lys.{{ref|ADWD|56}}

Magister Illyrio sends a bedwarmer trained in Lys to serve [[Tyrion Lannister]] while he is in Pentos.{{ref|ADWD|1}} Daenerys sees a youthful Lyseni killed in [[Daznak's Pit]].{{ref|ADWD|52}}

==References and Notes==
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Lys

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| location = [[Free Cities]], [[Essos]]
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| seat = Conclave of [[magister]]s
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'''Lys''', known as '''Lys the Lovely''',{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} and according to semi-canon sources as the '''Perfumed Sister''',{{Ref|rpg|greenronin}} is one of the nine [[Free Cities]] of [[Essos]]. It is a small city clinging to rocks surrounded by stormy seas.{{ref|AGOT|54}} The city lies off the coast of the [[Disputed Lands]], to the southeast of [[Tyrosh]] and to the west of [[Volantis]].<ref>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', [[Map of the Free Cities (A Dance with Dragons)|Map of the Free Cities]]</ref> [[George R. R. Martin]] usually uses "Lyseni" as a noun, both singular{{ref|ACOK|10}} and plural,{{ref|ASOS|31}}{{ref|ASOS|72}} and "Lysene" as an adjective.{{ref|AGOT|23}}{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}

==City==
===Location and Layout===
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Lys|Images of Lys]]''
A mercantile city, Lys is built on a fertile island considered a paradise by [[Valyria]]n [[dragonlord]]s. The sunny island is fertile with palm and fruit trees, and the surrounding blue-green waters are filled with fish.{{ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}

Lys is protected by high walls and hired [[sellsword]]s. A city dominated by wealth rather than by birth, Lys is where trade is considered a profession more honorable than arms. Lys is ruled by conclaves of [[magister]]s, chosen from amongst the wealthiest and noblest men of the city. [[Slaves]] in Lys outnumber free men three to one.

Lys is a port city with no established faith. Temples and shrines to many different gods can be found in the streets and waterfronts of the city,{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} including a temple of [[R'hllor]].{{Ref|ACOK|10}} The hulls of Lysene galleys are often striped in bright hues.{{ref|ADWD|15}}

===People===
[[File:Lyseni_noblewoman.png‎|A Lysene noblewoman - by Magali Villeneuve © |thumb|200px|right]]
More than anywhere else in the [[known world]], the blood of Old [[Valyria]] still runs strong in the Lyseni, who are regarded as beautiful. Even the [[smallfolk]] in Lys have pale skin, silver-gold hair, and [[purple eyes|purple]], lilac, and pale blue eyes. Many of the nobility in Lys have produced infamous beauties, and [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] kings and princes are known to have looked at Lys for wives and paramours.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} The people of Lys are know to curl and perfume their hair.{{ref|AGOT|54}}

The Lysene tongue is a corruption of [[High Valyrian]].{{Ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities}} [[George R. R. Martin]] has described the Lysene dialect to be a musical, flowing, liquid tongue.<ref>[[Not a Blog]]: [http://grrm.livejournal.com/153995.html?thread=10154379#t10154379 A New Daenerys (May 21st, 2010), answer to question (June 1st, 2010)]</ref>

Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], brother to King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], had a paramour from Lys, a dancer named [[Mysaria]].{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}} King [[Viserys II Targaryen]] had been married to Lady [[Larra Rogare]] from Lys in his youth, and had three children by her, including the later King [[Aegon IV Targaryen|Aegon IV]], and the famous Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon the Dragonknight]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys II}} King Aegon IV's last mistress, [[Serenei of Lys|Serenei]], came from Lys as well, and bore him a daughter named [[Shiera Seastar|Shiera]], whilst dying in childbirth.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}

The [[red priest]]s have a [[red temple]] in honor of [[R'hllor]] in Lys.{{Ref|ACOK|10}} It is also home to a love goddess, worshipped by many Lyseni;{{Ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} it is unknown if she is the same as the [[Weeping Lady of Lys]]. This love goddess graces the Lysene coinage.{{ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}

The Lyseni fight often with [[Tyrosh]] and [[Myr]] over the [[Disputed Lands]], though they will not risk the lives of their citizens in this, preferring to hire free companies instead.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} Lysene [[pirate]]s often have nests in the [[Stepstones]].{{ref|AFFC|18}}{{ref|AFFC|29}}

===Economy===
Lys is deeply involved in the slave trade. In the city, slaves outnumber the freeborn three to one. Lys is most famous for their bed-slaves, and Lyseni are known to be famously voracious in their search for comely young boys and fair maids with their [[pillow house]]s. Lys is also known for the breeding of slaves, mating beauty with beauty, hoping to produce the most lovely courtesans and bedslaves.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}
Aptly, many Lyseni worship a love goddess whose naked, wanton figure graces their coinage.

Lysene [[currency|coins]] are oval in shape and have a naked woman stamped on them,{{ref|ADWD|45}} the native love goddess of Lys.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}

Lys makes red and white [[wine]],{{ref|AGOT|54}} as well as fine tapestries.{{Ref|aGoT|20}} The [[Alchemists of Lys|alchemists]] of Lys are known to make poisons, including the [[strangler]]{{ref|ACOK|0}} and the [[tears of Lys]].{{ref|AGOT|30}} Heady sweet perfumes also come from the city.{{ref|AGOT|54}} The Lyseni also make fine long dirks.{{ref|ASOS|10}}

==History==
===Foundation===
[[File:Martina PilcerovadaLys.jpg|Lys the Lovely, by Martina Pilcerova ©FFG |thumb|300px|right]]
Lys was founded as a colony of the [[Valyrian Freehold]] on an island in the [[Summer Sea]], near the [[Broken Arm]] of [[Dorne]] and the [[Orange Shore]] of [[Essos]].{{Ref|AWOIAF| Lys}}{{ref|twoiaf| Ancient History: Valyria's Children}} Founded by wealthy merchants and nobles, Lys was mostly a trading colony.{{ref|twoiaf| Ancient History: Valyria's Children}} Due to its climate, Lys soon became a resort destination of sorts for the [[dragonlord]]s of old [[Valyria]]. The sunny island is fertile with palm and fruit trees, and the surrounding blue-green waters are filled with fish.{{ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}

Some dragonlords in Lys survived the [[Doom of Valyria]], but the citizens killed the [[dragon]]s and their [[dragonriders]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Doom of Valyria}} During the [[Century of Blood]], [[Volantis]] took Lys and [[Myr]], and for two generations all three cities were ruled from within the [[Black Wall]]s of Volantis. That ended when Volantis tried to take [[Tyrosh]]. [[Pentos]] came into the war on the Tyroshi side, along with the Westerosi [[Storm King]] [[Argilac Durrandon]]. Lord [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] flew forth from [[Dragonstone]] on the dragon [[Balerion]], and Myr and Lys rose in rebellion.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Doom of Valyria}} The Bleeding Years left the [[Disputed Lands]] a waste and freed Lys and Myr from the yoke of Volantis.{{Ref|aDwD|14}}

===The Triarchy===
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Roughly a century later, in {{date|96}}, Lys united with [[Myr]] and [[Tyrosh]] to form the [[Triarchy]], also known as the Kingdom of the Three Daughters. While the Triarchy was initially appreciated for subduing [[pirate]]s from the [[Stepstones]], Lysene captains became particularly resented for claiming women and comely children from passing ships to serve in pillow houses. These victims included [[Johanna Swann]], a Westerosi member of [[House Swann]] whose uncle refused to pay her ransom. Johanna rose to become the Black Swan, however, a powerful courtesan who practically ruled Lys.{{ref|TRP}}

The Triarchy fought with Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] over the [[Stepstones]] and supported the [[greens]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. The Lysene captain [[Sharako Lohar]] took Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys]] into his custody after the [[Battle of the Gullet]].{{ref|TPATQ}}

The Triarchy faltered after a Lysene admiral was murdered by a rival for the affections of the Black Swan.{{Ref|TRP}}{{ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} An alliance between [[Braavos]], [[Pentos]], and [[Lorath]] helped bring an end to the Kingdom of the Three Daughters.{{ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}

===Lyseni Spring===
[[File:Coin of Lys.png|thumb|right|A [[coin]] of Lys, as depicted by Nutchapol Thitinunthakorn in ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'']]
Around the same time as the [[Dance of the Dragons]] in the [[Seven Kingdoms]] ended, the Lysene [[Rogare Bank]] had grown more influential than the [[Iron Bank]] of [[Braavos]]. During this [[Lyseni Spring]], Lady [[Larra Rogare]] married Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]], the younger brother of the young King [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon III]], and [[House Rogare]] became involved in the plots to control the king. Larra's uncle, [[Drazenko Rogare]] was wed to [[Aliandra Martell]], the [[Princess of Dorne]], resulting in this influential Lyseni family having ties through marriage alliances to the Iron Throne and independent [[Dorne]].

[[Lysandro Rogare]], Larra's father and head of the family, and his brother Drazenko, died within a day of each other, beginning the fall of the Rogares in both Lys and the Seven Kingdoms.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} Lysandro's heir,[[Lysaro Rogare|Lysaro]], was scourged to death at the [[Temple of Trade]] by rival magisters. His siblings were punished less harshly, and one of them, [[Moredo Rogare]], a soldier carrying the Valyrian sword [[Truth]], eventually led an army against Lys.{{ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}

===Recent History===
King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]], half-Lysene through his mother Larra, had a mistress from Lys towards the end of his reign: [[Serenei of Lys]], the last daughter of an ancient but impoverished noble family of Valyrian blood. Serenei bore Aegon IV one child, the famously beautiful [[Shiera Seastar]], whom Aegon IV legitimized on his deathbed as one of his [[Great Bastards]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}

In {{Date|209}}, Prince [[Aerion Targaryen|Aerion "Brightflame" Targaryen]] was temporarily exiled to Lys, following his role in the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]] which indirectly resulted in the death of his uncle, Crown Prince [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor "Breakspear" Targaryen]]. Aerion stayed in Lys for a few years, and it is possible that he fathered some children while staying there.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Many_Questions/ Many Questions (October 14, 1998)]</ref>

Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] went to Lys during the reign of [[Aerys II Targaryen]].<ref>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Mercy (The Winds of Winter)|Mercy]]</ref> Prince [[Oberyn Martell]] was sent to Lys after being suspected of using poison on Lord [[Edgar Yronwood]], but no one dared call it exile.<ref>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Arianne I (The Winds of Winter)|Arianne I]]</ref>

[[Jon Connington]] supposedly drank himself to death in Lys after being driven from the [[Golden Company]] in disgrace for stealing from their war chest.{{Ref|ADWD|24}} When [[Daenerys Targaryen]] was a young girl she and her brother [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] spent some time in Lys when they were wandering from place to place.{{Ref|AGOT|3}}

Ser [[Jorah Mormont]] fled in exile to Lys with his wife [[Lynesse Hightower]], after which he began to sell his sword to make coin. By the time Jorah returned to Lys after fighting the [[Braavosi]] on the [[Rhoyne]], his wife had taken [[Tregar Ormollen]] as a lover. She now rules as his concubine.{{Ref|aDwD|27}}{{Ref|ACOK|12}}

[[Hizdahr zo Loraq]] has visited Lys.{{Ref|ADWD|2}} [[Varys]], [[master of whisperers]] for King [[Robert I Baratheon]], originates from Lys,{{Ref|AWOIAF| Varys}}, and according to Grand Maester [[Pycelle]], Varys was born a [[slave]] there.{{Ref|AGOT|25}} [[Petyr Baelish]], Robert's [[master of coin]], trades for Lysene lace.{{ref|ACOK|17}}

[[Asha Greyjoy]] lost her virginity when she was sixteen to a beautiful blond Lysene sailor.{{ref|AFFC|11}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
One of [[Daenerys Targaryen]]'s servants is [[Doreah]], whom Magister [[Illyrio Mopatis]] of [[Pentos]] had found in a Lysene [[pillow house]].{{ref|AGOT|23}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
King [[Stannis Baratheon]] brings [[sellsword]]s from Lys and [[Myr]] to [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]].{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}} Ser [[Davos Seaworth]] recalls that it was he who journeyed to Lys in order to recruit [[Salladhor Saan]] to Stannis's cause. Salladhor commands the ''[[Valyrian (ship)|Valyrian]]'' and two dozen smaller Lysene galleys.{{Ref|ACOK|10}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
A pale Lyseni, one of the [[Brave Companions]], is killed by [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria's]] wolfpack.{{ref|ASOS|3}}

[[Khorane Sathmantes]], captain of ''[[Shayala's Dance]]'', rescues Davos from [[Blackwater Bay]].{{ref|ASOS|10}} Davos later smuggles [[Edric Storm]] from [[Dragonstone]] aboard a Lysene galley.{{ref|ASOS|63}}

[[Tyrosh]] is on the verge of going to war with Lys.{{ref|ASOS|19}}

To prove the discipline of the [[Unsullied]] to Daenerys, [[Kraznys mo Nakloz]] mutilates a Lysene slave in [[Astapor]].{{ref|ASOS|23}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[Taena Merryweather]] tells [[Cersei Lannister]] that she has friends in Lys.{{ref|AFFC|7}} In [[Braavos]], [[Arya Stark]] meets fair-haired Lyseni who try to strike hard bargains.{{ref|AFFC|34}}

Lys and Tyrosh are now on the verge of war with [[Myr]].{{ref|AFFC|13}} Myr is then said to be supportive of Tyrosh against Lys,{{ref|AFFC|24}} but the [[Golden Company]] breaks its contract with Myr before war begins.{{ref|AFFC|21}} It is rumored that the [[Archon]] of Tyrosh has offered terms to Lys in an effort to end the trade war.{{ref|AFFC|24}}

Ser [[Humfrey Hightower]] travels to Lys to recruit sellsails, hoping for assistance from his sister [[Lynesse Hightower|Lynesse]] against the [[ironborn]] attacks against the [[Reach]].{{ref|AFFC|45}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Edric is in hiding in Lys with his guardian and protectors.{{ref|aDwD|Appendix}} [[Quentyn Martell]]'s party stops in Lys during their voyage to [[Meereen]],{{ref|ADWD|6}} and the Golden Company takes on water in Lys before continuing on to the [[landing of the Golden Company|stormlands]].{{ref|ADWD|38}} [[Young Griff]] is fluent in the low dialect of Lys,{{ref|ADWD|14}} and Arya also attempts to learn the city's dialect.{{ref|ADWD|45}}

The ''[[Elephant (ship)|Elephant]]'' and the ''[[Goodheart]]'' capture [[free folk]] slaves at [[Hardhome]], but the Lysene pirate ships are damaged by storms. While the ''Goodheart'' is impounded in [[Braavos]], the ''Elephant'' may have returned to Lys.{{ref|ADWD|45}} [[Victarion Greyjoy]] sends his slowest and heaviest ships to sell slaves from the [[taking of the Shields|Shield Islands]] in Lys.{{ref|ADWD|56}}

Magister Illyrio sends a bedwarmer trained in Lys to serve [[Tyrion Lannister]] while he is in Pentos.{{ref|ADWD|1}} Daenerys sees a youthful Lyseni killed in [[Daznak's Pit]].{{ref|ADWD|52}}

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