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Lady Rykker

2026-09-06T11:56:30Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

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| Title = [[Lady of Duskendale]]
| Allegiance = [[House Rykker]]
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| Culture = [[Crownlands]]
| Spouse = [[Renfred Rykker]]
| Issue = Children
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| Books = ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned)
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'''Lady Rykker''' is the wife of [[Renfred Rykker]], Lord of [[Duskendale]] and the head of [[House Rykker]], a noble house of the [[crownlands]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} Her given name is unknown.

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
When [[Brienne of Tarth]] visits the [[Dun Fort]] to talk to Lord Rykker, she is told that Renfred is with Lord [[Randyll Tarly]] at [[taking of Maidenpool|Maidenpool]] and left Ser [[Rufus Leek]] as [[castellan]] to look after his wife and his children.{{Ref|AFFC|9}}

==References==
{{References}}

[[Category:House Rykker]]
[[Category:Nobles|Rykker, Lady]]

Master armorer

2026-09-06T06:42:59Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

'''Master armorer''' is a title held by a [[armorer]] who owns a armory. He has authority over common armorers and oversees the training of apprentices.{{Ref|AGOT|27}}

==Culture==
[[Tyrosh]]i master armorsmiths make intricate armor in fantastic shapes.{{Ref|THK}}

==History==
[[Tobho Mott]] is a [[Qohor]]ik master [[armorer]] who [[Shop of Tobho Mott|owns a shop]] at the top of the [[Street of Steel]] in [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|AGOT|27}} He is one of the few armorers who can work [[Valyrian steel]],{{Ref|ASOS|32}} taking [[Gendry]], one of King [[Robert I Baratheon]]'s unacknowledged [[bastards]], as an apprentice after being paid double the customary fee by a [[Varys|stout brown-bearded man with a hooded cloak]].{{Ref|AGOT|27}}

Lords [[Jon Arryn]] and [[Stannis Baratheon]] called upon Tobho and Gendry during their investigation into Robert's children.{{Ref|AGOT|27}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Lord [[Eddard Stark]] calls upon Tobho and Gendry during their investigation into Robert's children.{{Ref|AGOT|27}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Gendry reveals to [[Arya Stark]] that he was ordered to join the [[Night's Watch]] by Master Mott.{{Ref|ACOK|9}}

[[Salloreon]], a master armorer, and [[Ironbelly]], a master smith, are among the smiths of King's Landing approached by [[Tyrion Lannister]] to build his monstrous [[steel]] chain.{{Ref|ACOK|15}} The armorer later joins the [[Antler Men]], a group who conspire to aid [[Stannis Baratheon]] in taking [[King's Landing]] from King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]], so Tyrion has them arrested,{{Ref|ACOK|49}} and then has them flung over the walls of King's Landing by the three great trebuchets called the [[Three Whores]] during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].{{Ref|ACOK|59}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
At Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]'s request, Tobho melts the late Lord Stark's [[Valyrian steel]] sword, [[Ice]], to forge two new swords, which are given to King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]], who names it [[Widow's Wail]],{{Ref|ASOS|59}} and to Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], who names it [[Oathkeeper]], which is then given to [[Brienne Tarth|Brienne of Tarth]].{{Ref|ASOS|72}}

==Known master armorers==
*[[Tobho Mott]] {{Ref|AGOT|27}}
*[[Salloreon]] {{Ref|ACOK|15}}
*[[Ironbelly]] {{S|master smith}} {{Ref|ACOK|15}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|'''Gendry''': I'm a 'prentice smith, and one day might be I'll make a master armorer ... if I don't run off and lose my feet or get myself killed. '''Arya''': The next helm you make, put mule's ears on it in place of [[bull]]'s horns!{{Ref|ACOK|47}}|Gendry and [[Arya Stark]]}}

{{Quote|My [[lord]], this is crude work at best. There is no art to it. Suitable labor for common smiths, no doubt, for men who bend horseshoes and hammer out kettles, but I am a master armorer, as it please my lord. This is no work for me, nor my fellow masters. We make [[sword]]s as sharp as song, armor such as a [[Religion|god]] might wear. Not this.{{Ref|ACOK|15}}|Salloreon to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

==References==
{{References}}

[[Category:Occupations]]

Proprietor of the Stinking Goose

2026-08-30T09:34:28Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

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The '''proprietor of the Stinking Goose''' is the owner of the [[Stinking Goose]], a seedy tavern in [[Maidenpool]].{{Ref|AFFC|14}}

==Appearance and Character==
The proprietor of the Stinking Goose is a slatternly woman, round and pale and balding, with huge soft breasts that sway beneath a soiled smock. She looks as if the [[gods]] have made her out of uncooked dough, and she sometimes stands behind a plank that has been placed across two barrels.{{ref|AFFC|14}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
When [[Brienne of Tarth]] visits the Stinking Goose to look for [[Nimble Dick]], she buys a cup of wine, and asks the proprietor about him. When Dick enters the premises, the proprietor nods at Brienne.{{ref|AFFC|14}}

After traveling to the [[Whispers]] with Dick acting as a guide, Brienne returns to the tavern, where the proprietor remembers her and asks about Nimble Dick. When Brienne tells her that he was slain by [[Bloody Mummers|outlaws]], she remarks that she always figured Dick would hang, or get sent off the [[Wall]].{{ref|AFFC|25}}

==References==
{{References}}

[[Category:Characters from the Riverlands]]
[[Category:Smallfolk]]
[[Category:Unnamed characters]]

Garin's mother

2026-08-27T15:30:53Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

{{Infobox character
| epithet = Garin's mother
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| Allegiance = [[House Martell]]
| Race = [[Rhoynar]]
| Culture = [[Dornish]], [[orphans of the Greenblood]]
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'''Garin's mother''' was the mother of [[Garin]] and the [[wet nurse]] of Princess [[Arianne Martell]].{{Ref|AFFC|21}}

==History==
Garin's mother gave birth to a boy that she [[named after]] Prince [[Garin the Great]], a famous leader of the [[Rhoynar]].{{Ref|AFFC|21}} Garin was born in [[Dorne]].{{Ref|AWOIAF|Garin}}

She was also the [[wet nurse]] of Princess [[Arianne Martell]], thus making her a [[milk-brother]] to Garin, who has been a close friend and companion to her since their early childhood.{{Ref|AFFC|21}}{{Ref|AFFC|40}} Following her mother's death, Garin became a [[Orphans of the Greenblood|orphan of the Greenblood]].{{Ref|AFFC|21}}

==References==
{{References}}

[[Category:Characters from Dorne]]
[[Category:House Martell retainers]]
[[Category:Orphans of the Greenblood]]
[[Category:Smallfolk]]
[[Category:Unnamed characters]]
[[Category:Wet nurses]]

Mors Umber's daughter

2026-08-27T15:27:47Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

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The '''Mors Umber's daughter''' was the only daughter of Mors Umber.{{Ref|ADWD|17}}

==History==
Mors Umber's only daughter was abducted by wildlings in {{Date|270}}, leaving Mors with a deep hatred of the [[free folk]].{{Ref|ADWD|17}} The free folk believed that a true man would steal a woman from afar to strengthen the clan. Men must steal daughters, but not wives of other men.{{Ref|aSoS|26}}

==Family==
{{Umber tree}}

==Theories==
It has been speculated that Mors Umber's abducted daughter is actually [[Rowan]], one of [[Mance Rayder]]'s [[Spearwife|spearwives]].{{Ref|ADWD|17}}

==References==
{{References}}

[[Category:Characters from the North]]
[[Category:House Umber]]
[[Category:Unnamed characters]]

Malentine Velaryon

2026-08-23T07:40:13Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

{{Infobox character
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| title = Ser
| firstname = Malentine
| lastname = Velaryon
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| Title = [[Knight|Ser]]{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} [[Lord of the Tides]] (claimant) [[Master of Driftmark]] (claimant)
| Allegiance = [[House Velaryon]]
| Race = [[Valyria]]n
| Culture = [[Crownlands]]
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| Place_of_Death = [[Castle Driftmark]]{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|132}}
| Books = ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned)
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'''Malentine Velaryon''' was a [[knight]] from [[House Velaryon]] during the reign of kings [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys I]], [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]], and [[Aegon III Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

==History==
In {{Date|126}}, Malentine's uncle, Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], fell ill and the succession of [[Driftmark]] was called into question. Both of Corlys's children had died, and Corlys's eldest grandson stood to inherit the Iron Throne. When Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] suggested Corlys's second grandson, [[Lucerys Velaryon]], instead, Malentine's cousin, Ser [[Vaemond Velaryon]], protested on the grounds that Lucerys and his Velaryon brothers were [[bastard]]s. After Vaemond was executed at the behest of Princess Rhaenyra, Malentine and his siblings brought their case before the sick and failing King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] at [[King's Landing]]. However, they made the mistake of questioning the legitimacy of Rhaenyra’s children in front of the king. Viserys had their tongues removed for this insolence, as per his earlier decree.{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Malentine and his four brothers were thereafter known as the "[[silent five]]".{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

When Lord Corlys died in {{Date|132}}, he was succeeded as [[Lord of the Tides]] by his bastard grandson, [[Alyn Velaryon|Alyn of Hull]]. This succession was not uncontested. Malentine and his only surviving brother, Ser [[Rhogar Velaryon|Rhogar]], yet again took their own claim to the [[small council]] in [[King’s Landing]]. When the [[Hand of the King]] and the [[regent]]s ruled against them, Malentine and Rhogar refused to accept the decision. As [[Mushroom]] put it in [[The Testimony of Mushroom|his testimony]], ''"lacking tongues with which to make their appeal, they preferred to argue with swords"''. The plot of the silent brothers to assassinate Alyn failed when the guards at [[Castle Driftmark]] proved loyal to the Sea Snake's memory and his chosen heir. Ser Malentine was slain during the attempt, his brother Rhogar captured and later sent to the [[Night's Watch]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

==Family==
Malentine was a nephew of Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]] by his youngest brother. He had four brothers, including Ser [[Rhogar Velaryon|Rhogar]], and several cousins.
{{Velaryon tree Dance}}

==References==
{{References}}

{{Lords of the Tides}}

[[Category:House Velaryon]]
[[Category:132 AC deaths|Velaryon, Malentine]]
[[Category:Characters from the Crownlands|Velaryon, Malentine]]
[[Category:Knights|Velaryon, Malentine]]
[[Category:Nobles|Velaryon, Malentine]]
[[Category:Tongueless characters|Velaryon, Malentine]]

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Captain of the guards

2026-08-22T07:47:50Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

'''Captain of the guards'''{{Ref|AGOT|14}}{{Ref|AGOT|27}} or '''captain of the guard'''{{Ref|AGOT|14}}{{Ref|AGOT|22}} is a position charged with the command of a castle's household guards.{{Ref|AGOT|1}} When the captain is away for a long period of time, a new captain can be appointed at his place.{{Ref|AGOT|14}} The '''commander of the garrison''' is a similar position.{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|TMK}}{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}

==History==
Ser [[Merrell Bullock]] was the commander of the castle garrison at [[Dragonstone]] during the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}} In {{Date|54}}, after [[Elissa Farman]] stole three [[dragon egg]]s from the Dragonstone hatcheries, he was relieved of his position by Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]]. When [[Androw Farman]] asked if he could be made commander of the garrison in Ser Merrell's place, Rhaena and her [[lady-in-waiting|ladies]] burst out laughing.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}

During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] [[Fall of Dragonstone|retook Dragonstone]] from his half-sister, [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]. His men hanged the captain of the guard from the battlements, alongside Ser [[Robert Quince]], [[Grand Maester]] [[Gerardys]], the [[master-at-arms]], and the [[steward]] of the castle.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

Ser [[Tommard Heddle]] commanded the garrison at [[Whitewalls]] during the [[Second Blackfyre Rebellion]].{{Ref|TMK}}

Ser [[Ilyn Payne]], Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]'s captain of the guards during his time as [[Hand of the King]] at King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]'s court, had his [[tongue mutilation|tongue torn out with hot pincers]] for saying that it was Tywin who truly ruled the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} Ilyn later became [[Robert I Baratheon]]'s [[King's Justice]].{{Ref|AGOT|15}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
At the start of the series, [[Jory Cassel]] has been serving as [[Winterfell]]'s captain of the guard for more than eight years.{{Ref|AGOT|37}} Jory goes south with Lord [[Eddard Stark]] when he is appointed Robert's Hand, and [[Robb Stark]] selects [[Hallis Mollen]] as his replacement.{{Ref|AGOT|14}} Jory is eventually slain in the streets of [[King's Landing]] by [[House Lannister guards]], whose captain is [[Tregar]],{{Ref|AGOT|35}} who is severely injured by Ned in the ensuing fight, dying five days later.{{Ref|AGOT|39}} Jory is replaced as Ned's captain of the guards by [[Alyn]].{{Ref|AGOT|43}} However, Alyn leaves the capital with the force led by Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]] to bring Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] to [[Laws and justice of the Seven Kingdoms|justice]], and is replaced by [[Tomard]].{{Ref|AGOT|45}} When Eddard is [[Arrest of Eddard Stark|arrested]] in the throne room of the [[Red Keep]], Tomard is slain by [[City Watch of King's Landing|gold cloaks]].{{Ref|AGOT|49}}

Ser [[Vardis Egen]], the captain of the guards at the [[Eyrie]], is killed by [[Bronn]] in [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s [[trial by combat]].{{Ref|AGOT|40}}

Hallis Mollen goes south with Robb Stark when he leaves Winterfell to fight the [[War of the Five Kings]], carrying the banner of [[House Stark]].{{Ref|AGOT|53}} During the [[battle in the Whispering Wood]], Hallis personally commands the guards protecting [[Catelyn Stark]], after asking for the honor.{{Ref|AGOT|63}}

[[Igon Vyrwel]] serves as the captain of the guards for [[House Tyrell]] at [[Highgarden]], Ser [[Robin Ryger]] serves [[House Tully]] at [[Riverrun]], and [[Areo Hotah]] serves [[House Martell]] at [[Sunspear]].{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Ser [[Marwyn Belmore]] replaces the late Vardis Egen as the captain of the guards of the Eyrie, while [[Vylarr]] replaces the late Tregar as the captain of the red cloaks in the capital, which now numbers one hundred men.{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}{{Ref|ACOK|8}} Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] is escorted by Vylarr and twenty red cloaks when she tours the gates of the city, but [[Tyrion Lannister]] soon names [[Bronn]] as the captain of his personal guards.{{Ref|ACOK|17}}

Hallis Mollen guards Catelyn when she goes south to meet [[Renly Baratheon]] and negotiate a possible alliance.{{Ref|ACOK|22}}

When Tyrion informs Ser [[Cleos Frey]] of his terms for peace, he commands Vylarr to escort Cleos back to [[Riverrun]], taking all of the Lannister guardsmen with him and thereby depriving Cersei of her own red cloaks.{{Ref|ACOK|25}} Unbeknownst to Vylarr, the escort includes a thief, a [[poison]]er, a [[mummer]], and a murderer as part of Tyrion's [[Plot to free Jaime Lannister|plan to free his brother]], Ser [[Jaime Lannister]].{{Ref|ACOK|25}} After their arrival, the conspirators temporarily free Jaime, but the Kingslayer and the guards aiding him are soon subdued. Ser [[Edmure Tully]] hangs the four conspirators and any red cloaks who attempted to aid them, but those who did not (including Vylarr) are imprisoned.{{Ref|ACOK|39}}

After Catelyn and her escorts return to Riverrun, she orders Hallis to lead the escort transporting the remains of Lord [[Eddard Stark]] to Winterfell, and to bury them in the [[crypt of Winterfell]].{{Ref|ACOK|39}}

Cersei replaces Vylarr with [[Osfryd Kettleblack]], who now commands her household guard in King's Landing, but these new red cloaks are little more than undisciplined [[sellswords]].{{ref|ACOK|57}}

[[Steelshanks Walton]] is the captain of the guards for [[House Bolton]]. He is among [[Roose Bolton]]'s army who [[Fall of Harrenhal|captures]] [[Harrenhal]].{{Ref|ACOK|64}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
After Catelyn sets Jaime free, Edmure Tully sends Robin Ryger to recapture him. Robin and his men chase after the Kingslayer in a [[watercraft|river galley]]. After Robin refuses Jaime's offer of single combat, [[Brienne of Tarth]], Jaime's protector, sinks Robin's ship with a rock in the [[Red Fork]].{{Ref|ASOS|1}} Robin and his men return to Riverrun footweary and drenched.{{Ref|ASOS|2}}

Hallis Mollen continues to transport Eddard's bones to the north.{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}} Catelyn does not know how far Hallis and his men were able to travel before the [[ironmen]] took [[Moat Cailin]] and Winterfell.{{Ref|ASOS|45}}

Steelshanks Walton commands Ser Jaime Lannister's escort of two hundred men from Harrenhal to King's Landing.{{Ref|ASOS|37}} He later departs from the capital with [[Jeyne Poole|"Arya Stark"]].{{Ref|ASOS|72}}

[[Bryen]] is the captain of the guards for [[House Baelish]] at [[Drearfort|their tower]].{{Ref|ASOS|68}}

Upon his arrival at the Eyrie, Lord [[Petyr Baelish]] dismisses Marwyn Belmore, and names Ser [[Lothor Brune]] as his replacement.{{Ref|ASOS|80}}

Vylarr is described as the captain-of-guards and a member of the household of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], Hand of the King.{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[Areo Hotah]] accompanies Prince [[Doran Martell]] when he returns to [[Sunspear]] after the death of Prince [[Oberyn Martell]]. Areo is ordered by Doran to arrest Oberyn's [[bastard]] daughters, the [[Sand Snakes]].{{Ref|AFFC|2}}

Ser [[Harwyn Plumm]] clears the [[broken men]] from [[Darry]], before Lord [[Lancel Lannister]] takes his seat there.{{Ref|AFFC|12}} Harwyn is later named commander of the garrison.{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} Jaime suspects that [[Amerei Frey]], Lancel's new wife, has an amorous interest in Harwyn, and warns Lancel, who expresses his indifference, announcing that he can have both if he wants.{{Ref|AFFC|30}}

Ser [[Willam Wythers]] serves as captain of the guard for Queen [[Margaery Tyrell]] in King's Landing.{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} During [[Queen Regent]] [[Cersei Lannister]]'s plot to remove Margaery, she has Ser Willam occupied with various tasks around the Red Keep.{{Ref|AFFC|32}}

Areo is sent by Doran to put an end to [[Arianne Martell]]'s plot to steal Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]] away with the intention of crowning her Queen of the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. During the confrontation, Ser [[Arys Oakheart]], Myrcella's [[sworn shield]], charges Areo and his guards, and is slain by Areo.{{Ref|AFFC|21}} He then escorts Arianne back to Sunspear to await an audience with Doran, spending several weeks in confinement before Areo retrieves her to Doran.{{Ref|AFFC|40}}

After the [[siege of Riverrun|surrender of Riverrun]], Robin Ryger and Ser [[Desmond Grell]] ask to join the [[Night's Watch]]. They are escorted to [[Maidenpool]] by [[Rafford|Raff the Sweetling]].{{Ref|AFFC|44}}

Hallis Mollen continues to transport Eddard's bones to the north, Ser Marwyn Belmore is appointed the captain of the guard at the [[Gates of the Moon]] by its new lord, [[Nestor Royce]], and Vylarr now serves as the captain of guards at [[Casterly Rock]],{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} albeit it is unknown if Vylarr was actually freed, before or after the [[siege of Riverrun]].

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Ser [[Marlon Manderly]] serves as commander of the [[White Harbor]] garrison for his cousin, Lord [[Wyman Manderly]].{{Ref|ADWD|19}}

Areo Hotah joins [[Balon Swann]] and [[Obara Sand]] on their mission to hunt and kill the rogue [[knight]] [[Gerold Dayne]].{{Ref|ADWD|38}}<ref>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Arianne I (The Winds of Winter)|Arianne I]]</ref>

Walton commands Roose Bolton's guards on his return to the North.{{Ref|ADWD|32}} Walton travels with Lord Bolton to Winterfell for the wedding of Ramsay to "Arya" (actually [[Jeyne Poole]]).{{Ref|AWOIAF|Walton}} After several [[men-at-arms]] are found dead, Walton escorts [[Theon Greyjoy]] to a meeting with Roose, Lady [[Barbrey Dustin]], [[Roger Ryswell]], and Ser [[Aenys Frey]].{{Ref|ADWD|46}} Steelshanks and his men break up the fight between [[House Manderly|Manderlys]] and [[House Frey|Freys]] when Ser [[Hosteen Frey]] attacks Lord Wyman Manderly.{{Ref|ADWD|51}}

==Known captains==
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*[[Alyn]], captain of Ned's guards in [[King's Landing]]{{Ref|AGOT|43}}
*[[Marwyn Belmore]], captain of the guards in the [[Eyrie]]{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}
*[[Lothor Brune]], captain of the guards in the Eyrie{{Ref|ASOS|80}}
*[[Bryen]], captain of the guards for [[House Baelish]] at [[Drearfort|their tower]]{{Ref|ASOS|68}}
*[[Bronn]], captain of Tyrion's guards in King's Landing{{Ref|ACOK|17}}
*[[Jory Cassel]], captain of the guards at [[Winterfell]]{{Ref|AGOT|37}}
*[[Vardis Egen]], captain of the guards in the Eyrie{{Ref|AGOT|40}}
*[[Areo Hotah]], captain of the guards at [[Sunspear]]{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}
*[[Osfryd Kettleblack]], captain of Cersei's guards in King's Landing{{ref|ACOK|57}}
*[[Hallis Mollen]], captain of the guards at Winterfell{{Ref|AGOT|14}}
*[[Steelshanks Walton]], captain of the guards for [[House Bolton]]{{Ref|ACOK|64}}
*[[Tregar]], captain of the Lannister guards in King's Landing{{Ref|AGOT|35}}
*[[Tomard]], captain of Ned's guards in King's Landing{{Ref|AGOT|45}}
*[[Willam Wythers]], captain of Margaery's guards in King's Landing{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
*[[Robin Ryger]], captain of the guards at [[Riverrun]]{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}
*[[Igon Vyrwel]], captain of the guards at [[Highgarden]]{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}
*[[Vylarr]], captain of the Lannister guards in King's Landing{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}
}}

==References==
{{References}}

{{Guards}}

[[Category:Captains of the guards| ]]
[[Category:Guards]]
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Unwin Peake

2026-08-13T17:50:09Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

{{Infobox character
| arms = Peake
| title = Lord
| firstname = Unwin
| lastname = Peake
| image = [[File:Unwin Peake.jpg|300px]]
| image_caption = Unwin with [[Orphan-Maker]] as depicted by Douglas Wheatley in ''[[Fire & Blood]]''.
| Alias = The player in the shadows{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
| Title = [[Lord of Starpike]]{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}} [[Lord of Dunstonbury]]{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}} [[Lord of Whitegrove]]{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}} [[Regent|Lord Regent]]{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} [[Protector of the Realm]]{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}} [[Hand of the King]]{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
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| Culture = [[Reach]]
| Father = Lord [[Lord Peake (father of Unwin)|Peake]]
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'''Unwin Peake''' was the Lord of [[Starpike]], [[Dunstonbury]], [[Whitegrove]], and the head of [[House Peake]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{ref|FAB|Uner the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} He later served as [[Regent|Lord Regent]], [[Protector of the Realm]], and [[Hand of the King]] during [[Regency of Aegon III|the regency]] of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

==Character==
Unwin was proud, brusque, hard, ambitious, distrustful, humorless, and cunning.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}} He had a long memory and held on to grudges.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}} Like [[Lord Peake (father of Unwin)|his lord father]], Unwin did not believe a woman should rule over men.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}} He resented the decline of [[House Peake]] since [[Aegon's Conquest]],{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}} and lack of [[gold]] was a sore point for him.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}}

Lord Peake carried [[Orphan-Maker]], a [[Valyrian steel]] sword once owned by Ser [[Jon Roxton]],{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}} as well as a dagger.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} Unwin had a splendid [[silk]]en pavilion.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

==History==
===Family===
Unwin was married three times and had seven children. His firstborn son died in infancy, and the same fate befell his two daughters from his second marriage. His oldest daughter married but died in childbirth when she was but twelve. Unwin's second son squired with the [[House Redwyne|Redwyne]]s at the [[Arbor]], but he died at the age of twelve as well during a sailing accident. Lord Peake's surviving children were [[Titus Peake (son of Unwin)|Titus Peake]] and [[Myrielle Peake|Myrielle]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

===Dance of the Dragons===
Unwin supported the [[greens]] during the [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] civil war known as the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. He marched forth with at least a hundred [[knight]]s and nine hundred [[men-at-arms]]{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} and joined Lord [[Ormund Hightower]]'s great host, which slowly marched towards [[King's Landing]]. Unwin's heir, [[Titus Peake (son of Unwin)|Titus Peake]], was knighted by Ser [[Jon Roxton]] after the [[Battle on the Honeywine]], but was killed by [[broken men]] while scouting a few days later.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

After the [[First Battle of Tumbleton]], Unwin was one of the men who attempted to claim leadership over the host following Ormund's death, and he quarreled with the other would-be successors. At a war council, he stabbed Lord [[Owain Bourney]] through the eye with his dagger, declaring him a turncloak.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} Unwin wanted to wait at the [[Tumbleton|sacked town]] in hopes of reinforcement from Lord [[Borros Baratheon]]. Upon learning of the [[Moon of the Three Kings|unrest in King's Landing]], Unwin wished to march on the capital immediately, but Ser [[Hobert Hightower]] counseled caution, and Ser [[Hugh Hammer]] and Ser [[Ulf White]] refused to join any attack. When the host learned of the death of Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]], Unwin advocated for declaring Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]] to be the new [[Prince of Dragonstone]]. Together with Hobert, Unwin called together eleven other [[lord]]s and [[landed knight]]s, with whom they formed the [[Caltrops]]. At a secret war council, the Caltrops plotted to kill the [[Two Betrayers]], Hugh and Ulf.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

Lord Peake's tent was burned by [[Seasmoke]] during the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]]; Unwin was one of only four Caltrops to survive the battle. He asked Ulf about his intentions after the battle, to which Ulf replied that he would take the [[Iron Throne]] after the greens captured King's Landing. As planned by the Caltrops, Ulf died shortly later, after drinking [[poison]]ed [[wine]] with Hobert. Unwin offered one thousand [[Currency|golden dragons]] to any knight of noble birth who could claim [[Silverwing]], Ulf's [[dragon]], but none succeeded. Seeing that his army was disappearing through desertion, Unwin decided to abandon the campaign toward King's Landing and retreat from Tumbleton.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

===Regency of Aegon III===
====Regent====
When the [[regency of Aegon III|original council]] of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]]'s [[regent]]s was formed in {{Date|133}}, Unwin was not offered a place amongst them. According to Septon [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]], Unwin was angered by his exclusion.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

Following the death of Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]] in {{Date|132}}, the other regents offered the empty seat to Unwin, who accepted.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} After the death of Ser [[Tyland Lannister]], [[Hand of the King]], in {{Date|133}}, Unwin was one of the three regents who remained in [[King's Landing]], besides the ailing Lord [[Manfryd Mooton]] and Grand Maester [[Munkun]]. Unwin insisted that the other regents, who had departed the capital before Tyland's death, had given up their place on the council by doing so. Aegon asked [[Orwyle]] to summon [[Thaddeus Rowan]], [[Lord of Goldengrove]], to serve as Hand. Supported by Munkun, however, Unwin undid all of Aegon's appointments, as the king had not consulted his regents in making them. Unwin instead selected his own people for the vacant offices, and named himself as both Hand and [[Lord Protector of the Realm]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

====Hand of the King====
Unwin desired to restore [[House Peake]]'s greatness. Many of the appointments he made concerned his own family members, or close friends. He gave white cloaks of the [[Kingsguard]] to his nephew, Ser [[Amaury Peake]], and his [[bastard]] half-brother, Ser [[Mervyn Flowers]]. Lord Peake named Ser [[Gareth Long]], the former [[master-at-arms]] at [[Starpike]], as the new master-at-arms to the [[Red Keep]]. He appointed Ser [[Lucas Leygood]] as [[Commander of the City Watch]], and added five hundred of his own men to the gold cloaks. Unwin placed his widowed aunt, [[Clarice Osgrey]], in charge of Queen [[Jaehaera Targaryen]]'s household. Lord [[George Graceford]] and Ser [[Victor Risley]], two [[Caltrops]], were appointed to the offices of [[Lord Confessor]] and [[King's Justice]], respectively. Septon [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]] was dismissed and replaced by Septon [[Bernard]], who was descended from House Peake. In addition, Unwin surrounded himself with a personal guard made up of ten [[sellswords]], who soon became known as the "[[Fingers (guards)|Fingers]]".{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}} By {{Date|133}}, he had taken possession of the [[Valyrian steel]] sword [[Orphan-Maker]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

Unwin wished to demonstrate his strength and rectitude during his time as Hand. He had the crowded dungeons of the Red Keep emptied and all the offenders punished publicly on the [[Feast Day of Our Father Above]] in {{Date|133}}.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

====The Narrow Sea====
By mid-year, Unwin's hold on power was firm. Intent on demonstrating the power of the [[Iron Throne]], the Hand sent his uncle, Ser [[Gedmund Peake]], with the [[royal fleet]] to end the pirate kingdom of [[Racallio Ryndoon]] and establish a presence upon [[Bloodstone]] in the [[Stepstones]], so as to restore trade during the [[Daughters' War]]. However, as the royal fleet was not large enough to accomplish this, Unwin sent forth a [[raven]] to [[Driftmark]], commanding Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]] to join his forces to Gedmund's. However, while Gedmund delayed on [[Tarth]], Alyn defied orders and sailed to the Stepstones with his own fleet, [[Lord Alyn's attack|crushing the Braavosi fleet]] at Bloodstone. This left Unwin furious, as Racallio's forces were unharmed, while the attack on the Braavosi forces could easily lead to a war with [[Braavos]] itself. Although he publicly rewarded Alyn for his actions, Unwin instructed King Aegon III to send forth Alyn to the [[westerlands]] to deal with [[Dalton Greyjoy]], [[Lord of the Iron Islands]], hoping that Alyn would either suffer severe losses on the perilous journey, or would free the westerlands from the [[ironborn]]. Meanwhile, he sent Lord Mooton to Braavos to negotiate a truce and prevent war.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

====Maiden's Day Ball====
In {{Date|133}}, Queen [[Jaehaera Targaryen]] died, apparently having committed suicide. It was rumored, however, that she had been murdered. Archmaester [[Gyldayn]] considers Unwin as the only possible candidate for having ordered Jaehaera's death, if indeed she had been murdered, and suggests Ser Mervyn Flowers, the white cloak guarding Jaehaera's door the night of her death, or one of the Fingers as the possible killers. According to Gyldayn, Unwin's motive would have been the succession of the Iron Throne, as Aegon III was not like to father an heir on the queen, leaving only the potential son of Aegon's half-sister [[Baela Targaryen]], who was expecting with her husband, Alyn Velaryon.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

Seven days after Jaehaera's death, Unwin declared that Aegon would wed [[Myrielle Peake]], his own daughter. Many [[lord]]s disapproved of the match, however, and voiced their criticism. Lord [[Cregan Stark]] suggested the [[north]] would look on the match with disfavor, Lord [[Kermit Tully]] called it presumptuous, Lord [[Benjicot Blackwood]] questioned the haste of the match, and Grand Maester [[Munkun]]'s support began to waver, acknowledging that the match would be seen as advancing [[House Peake]]'s interests rather than being for the good of [[Seven Kingdoms|the realm]]. Several highborn ladies wrote to the crown, proposing their own relatives as Aegon's bride (or themselves, in some cases). Due to pressure from the lords and ladies of the realm, Unwin instead announced what became known as the [[Maiden's Day Ball]] in King's Landing, where the king would be able to choose his own bride.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

Lord Peake restricted the ball to [[maiden]]s of [[nobility]] under the age of thirty to limit the attendance, but more than one thousand young women from throughout [[Westeros]] and even [[Essos]] came to King's Landing in hopes of marrying the king. Many women were injured or scandalized before the ball, however, and lords spoke of the "[[Maiden's Day curse]]". Many of these events were likely engineered by Lord Peake, who hoped to have his daughter be queen.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

Unwin had Myrielle arrive at court a fortnight before the ball, making sure she spent as much time as possible with the king. Aegon and Myrielle dined together half a dozen times and it seemed like the king was fonder of Myrielle than he ever was of Jaehaera. When the day of the ball finally arrived, each maid was presented before the king. Aegon quickly grew bored and his growing disinterest as hours passed only benefited Lord Peake further. When only a few maidens remained, Lady [[Baela Targaryen]] and Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]] suddenly arrived with their kinswoman, [[Daenaera Velaryon]]. Afterwards, Aegon summoned his cupbearer, [[Gaemon Palehair]], who announced that the king would marry Lady Daenaera.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}}{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

His plans foiled by the twins, Lord Peake developed a special hatred for Baela and Rhaena. According to [[Mushroom]], Unwin was paranoid and convinced that the pregnant Baela was plotting to kill the king if she had a boy and said as much to Ser [[Marston Waters]] once.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}}{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

===Resignation===
[[File:Unwin Peake Resignation (The Rise of the Dragon).jpg|350px|thumb|right|Unwin Peake's resignation, by Grzegorz Przybyś for ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'']]

When Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]] returned to King's Landing in {{date|134}}, he brought with him King Aegon's younger brother, Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]], who had been presumed dead since the [[Battle of the Gullet]] during the Dance. Unwin objected to the terms which Alyn had agreed to when ransoming Viserys from [[Lysandro Rogare]] in [[Lys]], which included included a payment of one hundred thousand [[currency|golden dragons]] and a marriage between Viserys and Lysandro's daughter, [[Larra Rogare]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}} When Lord Unwin threatened to resign his position in protest, his threat was accepted by his co-regents. Although he left King's Landing, all of Unwin's appointments kept their posts after his departure.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} Unwin was succeeded as Hand by [[Thaddeus Rowan]], [[Lord of Goldengrove]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}}

===Later Life===
Amid the [[Lysene Spring]] in {{Date|135}}, there was a conspiracy against [[House Rogare]] in King's Landing. It was claimed that the Rogares were plotting to assassinate King [[Aegon III Targaryen]] in order for his brother, Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]], who was married to Lady [[Larra Rogare]], to ascend the [[Iron Throne]]. This eventually led to the [[secret siege]] within the [[Red Keep]]. When the plot unraveled and the conspirators were arrested, many suspected Lord Unwin was the mastermind behind it, for all the conspirators were men and women he had named to positions of power when he was [[Hand of the King]]. Although it was never conclusively proven, few doubt Unwin was involved.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

When lords gathered in King's Landing in {{date|136}} to choose new regents, Unwin arrived with a thousand men from [[House Peake]] and five hundred [[sellswords]]. Lords from the [[Reach]] advocated for Unwin to again be named King's Hand, but Prince Viserys objected and Lord [[Torrhen Manderly]] was eventually chosen instead.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

==Quotes by Unwin==
{{quote|'''Aegon''': What if I do not like [[Myrielle Peake|her]]? '''Unwin''': You do not need to like her, you need only wed her, bed her, and father a son on her. Your Grace does not like turnips, but when your cooks prepare them, you eat them, do you not?{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}|[[Aegon III Targaryen]] and Unwin}}

==Quotes about Unwin==
{{quote|It behooves us now to pause for a moment and turn our gaze upon Unwin Peake, who would rule the [[Seven Kingdoms]] in all but name for the best part of two years, serving as [[Lord Regent]], [[Protector of the Realm]], and [[hand of the King]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}|writings of [[Gyldayn]]}}

{{quote|He was not a man who liked to laugh himself, and he liked being laughed at even less.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}|writings of [[Mushroom]]}}

==Family==
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==References==
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Thomaerys Velaryon:

{{About|the creature|the unit of money|Currency}}
[[File:Aegon on Balerion.jpg|thumb|450px|[[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] upon [[Balerion]], the Black Dread, by Jordi González Escamilla, in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]
'''Dragons''' are [[magic]]al flying and [[Dragonflame|fire-breathing]] reptilian [[Bestiary|creatures]]. They existed on the continents of [[Westeros]] and [[Essos]], but were considered to have been extinct for almost one hundred and fifty years. The only remaining traces of dragons were [[Dragonbone|skeletal]] remains and petrified [[dragon egg]]s. But during the events described in the [[A Song of Ice and Fire|main series of books]], the species is brought back to life when [[Daenerys Targaryen]] magically hatches three dragon eggs.{{Ref|AGOT|72}}

Newborn dragons are known as '''hatchlings'''; dragons that are older but not full-grown are known as '''drakes'''.{{Ref|FAB|9}} Unbonded and unridden dragons are referred to as '''wild dragons''', whereas dragons that have lost their riders are sometimes referred to as '''castle dragons'''.{{Ref|FAB|15}}

==Appearance==
{{See also|:Category:Images of dragons|l1=Images of dragons}}
[[File:Tomasz Jedruszek Dragon sight.jpg|thumb|400px|Dragons in flight, by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Dragons are scaled,{{Ref|AGOT|23}}{{Ref|ACOK|12}} reptilian creatures. They have four limbs: two wings, which are used as forelegs like [[bat]]s and [[w:Pterosaur|pterosaurs]],<ref>[[Not A Blog]]: [https://grrm.livejournal.com/493818.html?thread=24775162#t24775162 Awards, Awards (July 15th, 2016) - Comment (July 15, 2016)]</ref> and two rear legs.{{Ref|SSM|2267}}<ref>[[Not A Blog]]: [https://grrm.livejournal.com/327410.html?thread=17902322#t17902322 Dany and the Dragons] (July 9, 2013)</ref> [[George R. R. Martin]]'s dragons thereby differ from the traditional depiction of dragons as six-limbed creatures. Martin came to his decision because he was bothered by the fact that no [[animal]] in nature has ever evolved in such a way (i.e. four legs and two wings).{{Ref|SSM|2267}} Nonetheless, some ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' artwork shows them with four legs and a detached pair of wings.

Dragons have strong jaws,{{Ref|FAB|17}} sharp teeth{{Ref|ACOK|48}} and claws,{{Ref|ACOK|12}} leathery wings,{{Ref|ADWD|68}}{{Ref|ADWD|5}} and long necks{{Ref|ADWD|52}} and tails,{{Ref|ADWD|68}} with horns on their heads.{{Ref|ACOK|12}} As young hatchlings, they are around the size of a [[cat]].{{Ref|ACOK|12}} If it has enough food and freedom, a dragon never stops growing.{{Ref|ASOS|8}}{{Ref|ADWD|68}} A dragon given such freedom can reach a span width of twenty feet within a year and a half.{{Ref|ADWD|52}} Dragons which are locked up, e.g., the [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] dragons housed in the [[Dragonpit]] in [[King's Landing]], do not grow as large as dragons left free to fly as they wish.{{Ref|ASOS|8}}{{Ref|ADWD|68}} Although increasing age means increasing size, a larger size does not necessarily show a higher age: for example, the wild dragon [[Cannibal (dragon)|Cannibal]], reportedly living on [[Dragonstone]] even before the Targaryens arrived there, was smaller than [[Vhagar]] and [[Vermithor]],{{Ref|FAB|15}}{{Ref|FAB|17}} and Vermithor was considered bigger than [[Dreamfyre]], despite being a few years younger than the other dragon.{{Ref|FAB|17}}{{Ref|FAB|4}}{{Ref|FAB|16}} [[Balerion]], the largest Targaryen dragon in history, was large enough to swallow an [[aurochs]] or a [[mammoth]] from [[Ibben]] whole.{{Ref|AGOT|13}}

According to Martin, the color of a dragon has no bearing on its character.<ref>Twitter: [https://twitter.com/HBO/status/1560405581655162882 HBO George R.R. Martin Answers Fan Questions] (August 8, 2022)</ref>

Dragon [[bone]]s are black, due to their high [[iron]] content.{{Ref|AGOT|13}} The [[Skulls of the Targaryen dragons|polished skulls]] of the [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] dragons look like glittering [[onyx]], and their teeth look like curved daggers of black [[diamond]].{{Ref|AGOT|13}}

==Characteristics==
[[File:T Jedruszek BathedinFlames.jpg|thumb|350px|The [[Field of Fire]], by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
It is said that dragons are fire made flesh.{{Ref|ACOK|27}}{{Ref|ADWD|2}}{{Ref|ADWD|52}} Great heat emanates from dragons' bodies, to the point that they steam during cold nights.{{Ref|ACOK|12}} When a dragon is wounded, their blood is known to smoke.{{Ref|ADWD|52}}{{Ref|FAB|10}}{{Ref|FAB|15}} Smoke often comes from a dragon's mouth and nostrils,{{Ref|AGOT|72}}{{Ref|FAB|8}}{{Ref|FAB|15}} and [[dragonflame]] is expelled from a dragon's gullet and out of its mouth.{{Ref|ASOS|8}}

Dragons are carnivore creatures, eating meat as well as fish, and breathing [[Dragonflame|fire]] to cook their [[food]] before consuming it.{{Ref|ACOK|12}}{{Ref|FAB|15}} They are also known to exhibit behavior of opportunistic [[cannibalism]].{{Ref|FAB|15}}{{Ref|FAB|16}}

A dragon's scales are largely, but not entirely, impervious to flame, and serve as protection for the more vulnerable flesh and musculature beneath. As a dragon ages, its scales thicken and grow harder, affording even more protection,{{Ref|FAB|17}} leaving dragons nearly immune to fire,{{Ref|SSM|2267}}<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20051103091500/nrctc.edu/fhq/vol1iss3/00103009.htm/ "Interview with the Dragon" Copyright © 2003 Robert Shaw.]</ref> although they can still be wounded by [[dragonflame]] (e.g., [[Moondancer]]'s eyes being blinded by [[Sunfyre]]'s fire during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]). Similarly, as dragons age, the fire they breathe becomes hotter and fiercer. Where a hatchling's flame can set straw aflame, the flames of older dragons, like [[Balerion]] and [[Vhagar]] in the fullness of their power, could melt [[steel]] and stone.{{Ref|FAB|17}}

Dragons are believed to be intrinsically tied to [[magic]] in the world. Since the death of the [[last dragon]] in {{Date|153}}, it was said that [[Summer (season)|summers]] grew shorter and the [[winter]]s colder and crueler,{{Ref|THK}} while magical spells became less powerful.{{Ref|ACOK|49}}

===Life and death===
[[File:Deaths of Lucerys and Arrax.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Vhagar]] kills [[Arrax]] in the [[fight above Shipbreaker Bay]], by Chase Stone, in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]
The lifespan of dragons is many times that of a human, though their maximum natural lifespan is difficult to determine: as beasts of war, most of the known examples died in battle.{{Ref|ASOS|8}} Balerion, the largest and oldest Targaryen dragon, was already alive when House Targaryen moved from [[Valyria]] to [[Dragonstone]] in {{Date|-114}},{{Ref|FAB|1}} and died of old age{{Ref|FAB|11}}<ref>[[Not A Blog]]: [https://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|FAB|12}} during the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]. Balerion was at least two hundred and seven years old when he died,{{Ref|ASOS|8}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|3|1}} but as the only known example of a dragon who died of old age, it is unclear if this should be considered typical. It is possible that the wild dragon [[Cannibal (dragon)|Cannibal]], whose date and cause of death are unknown, was about two hundred and fifty years old during the reign of [[Aegon III Targaryen]], if there is truth to the claim that he was living on [[Dragonstone]] even before the Targaryens arrived there.{{Ref|FAB|15}}

Dragons are not invulnerable. The eyes are where a dragon is most vulnerable, and the brain behind them.{{Ref|ADWD|57}} A [[w:Scorpio (weapon)|scorpion]]'s [[iron]] bolt through the eye killed [[Meraxes]],{{Ref|FAB|2}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|9|6}} and three arrows through the eye [[Gift of mercy|mercy killed]] a greatly wounded [[Tessarion]].{{Ref|FAB|17}} Unlike in stories, a dragon's underbelly scales are just as strong as those along their back and flanks.{{Ref|ADWD|57}} Young dragons, with their softer scales, are more vulnerable than older ones; on [[Aegon III Targaryen|his rider]]'s first flight, [[Stormcloud]] was hit by a scorpion bolt through his neck and shot by dozens of arrows into his belly, and died within the hour.{{Ref|FAB|15}} [[Vermax]]'s belly may have been torn by a grapnel, though the dragon definitely died when it became tangled in a sinking ship.{{Ref|FAB|15}} Tales also speak of killing dragons with a spear down the gullet, but this is known to be impossible.{{Ref|ADWD|57}} Still, five dragons were killed in the [[storming of the Dragonpit]], some with axes, spears, and swords, some crushed under stone or by strangulation.{{Ref|FAB|17}}

Though it is rare for a man to be a [[dragonslayer]], dragons have often been known to wound and kill other dragons, both in Westeros and [[Valyria]].{{Ref|FAB|13}} Many dragons killed each other during the [[Dance of the Dragons]] ({{Date|129|131}}), using their teeth and claws. [[Meleys]] half tore off [[Sunfyre]]'s wing,{{Ref|FAB|15}} and Sunfyre was also wounded by [[Moondancer]], though not without blinding the other dragon's eyes with his flame.{{Ref|FAB|17}} In a [[Second Battle of Tumbleton|three-way fight]] between dragons, [[Vermithor]] ripped [[Seasmoke]]'s head off, before he died from the wounds given to him by that dragon and by Tessarion.{{Ref|FAB|17}} Earlier, Balerion crushed [[Quicksilver]]'s neck with his teeth while tearing off her wing with his claws.{{Ref|FAB|4}} When Balerion returned from a possible journey to Valyria with Princess [[Aerea Targaryen]], the dragon had half-healed scars and bloody wounds from an unknown cause, including a nearly nine foot rent down his side.{{Ref|FAB|10}}

===Reproduction===
[[File: Alysanne and Jaehaerys on Silverwing and Vermithor.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Vermithor]] and [[Silverwing]] were an apparently mated pair of dragons, echoing their first [[Dragonrider|riders]], King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys]] and Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]]. Art by Sanrixian ©]]
Historians, like [[Septon]] [[Barth]], [[Grand Maester]] [[Munkun]], and [[Maester]] [[Thomax]], disagree on the mating habits of dragons.{{Ref|ADWD|14}} Dragons lay large, scaled [[Dragon egg|eggs]] to reproduce.{{Ref|AFFC|35}} According to Archmaester [[Gyldayn]], and agreed upon by Maester [[Yandel]], the ability of a dragon to lay eggs is proof that said dragon is female. When a dragon is never observed to have laid eggs, this is taken as proof that it must have been male.{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|1|6}} However, according to Barth and Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]], dragons have no fixed gender, but are ''“now one and now the other, as changeable as flame”''.{{Ref|AFFC|35}} Barth believed that dragons can change sex at need,{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|1|6}}{{Ref|AFFC|35}} but Maester [[Anson]] believes this to be erroneous, and states in his ''[[Truth (book)|Truth]]'' that Barth's statement is simply a misunderstood esoteric metaphor.{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|1|6}}

Dragons believed to be female, e.g., [[Syrax]],{{Ref|ADWD|8}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|5}}{{Ref|FAB|12}} [[Dreamfyre]],{{Ref|FAB|8}} [[Tessarion]],{{Ref|FAB|12}} and [[Meleys]],{{Ref|FAB|11}} are referred to as a ''she-dragon'' or sometimes a ''queen''.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|6}}

It is implied that the bonds of a [[dragonrider]] and their dragon may affect the dragon's mating habits. King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]'s dragon Vermithor often coiled with his Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]]'s [[Silverwing]], even five decades after their riders' deaths.{{Ref|FAB|17}} [[Daemon Targaryen]] and his wife [[Laena Velaryon]] often visited Dragonstone on their dragons [[Caraxes]] and Vhagar to fly with [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and [[Syrax]], and during that period Syrax produced several clutches of eggs.{{Ref|FAB|12}}

Traditionally, Targaryen princes received a dragon's egg in their cradle, allowing the infants to bond with the dragons as soon as the eggs hatched.{{Ref|FAB|12}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|5}} This tradition supposedly started during the reign of King [[Aegon I Targaryen]], when Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]] placed a dragon egg in the cradles of her younger siblings, [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys]] and [[Alysanne Targaryen|Alysanne]] shortly after their births.{{Ref|FAB|9}}{{Ref|FAB|4}} From these two eggs, the dragons [[Vermithor]] and [[Silverwing]] hatched.{{Ref|FAB|4}} During the rule of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], the king placed an egg in the cradle of his newborn son, [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon]], in {{Date|55}}, at the suggestion of Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|10}} During the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], placing a dragon egg in the cradle of a newborn princeling became truly customary.{{Ref|FAB|12}} [[Jacaerys Velaryon]], [[Lucerys Velaryon]], [[Joffrey Velaryon]],{{Ref|FAB|12}} [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]], [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys Targaryen]], [[Jaehaera Targaryen]], and [[Maelor Targaryen]]{{Ref|FAB|12}} are all known to have received an egg in their cradle during Viserys I's reign. During the reign of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]], eggs were placed in the cradles of Prince [[Aegon IV Targaryen|Aegon]], Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon]], and Lady [[Laena Velaryon (daughter of Alyn)|Laena Velaryon]].{{Ref|FAB|23}} However, not every hatchling lived to maturity, as seen with [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena of Pentos]], whose egg hatched into a broken thing that only lived a few hours.{{Ref|FAB|15}}

Un-hatched eggs can become petrified at an old age, turning to stone.{{Ref|AGOT|11}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|17}}

==Culture==
Dragons are depicted in the [[Heraldry|sigils]] of several [[List of Houses|Westerosi Houses]] and [[List of personal arms|personal arms]], such as:
<gallery mode=nolines>
House Blackfyre.svg|[[House Blackfyre]]
House Targaryen.svg|[[House Targaryen]]
House Toland.svg|[[House Toland]]
House Vance of Atranta.svg|[[House Vance of Atranta]]
House Vance of Wayfarer's Rest.svg|[[House Vance of Wayfarer's Rest]]
House Willum.svg|[[House Willum]]</gallery><gallery mode=nolines>
Aegon II Targaryen.svg|[[Aegon II Targaryen]]
Aerion Targaryen.svg|[[Aerion Targaryen]]
Brynden Rivers.svg|[[Brynden Rivers]]
Daeron Targaryen.svg|[[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Daeron Targaryen]]
Maekar Targaryen.svg|[[Maekar I Targaryen]]
Rhaenyra Targaryen.svg|[[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]
Valarr Targaryen.svg|[[Valarr Targaryen]]
</gallery>

[[Dragonbone]] is as strong as [[steel]], but lighter and far more flexible, and impervious to fire.{{Ref|AGOT|13}} It has been used to make brooches,{{Ref|AGOT|3}} bows,{{Ref|AGOT|11}}{{Ref|AGOT|13}} hilts of [[Valyrian steel dagger]]s,{{Ref|AGOT|14}} and whip handles.{{Ref|ASOS|27}}

Dragon eggs are highly valuable, for their beauty and rarity,{{Ref|AGOT|46}} as well as their link to monarchial legitimacy and potential to hatch a dragon.{{Ref|TMK}}{{Ref|TSS}}

There are many songs and tales of legendary [[dragonslayer]]s, most existing long before dragons definitely arrived in Westeros.{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|7|2}}{{Ref|ADWD|8}}{{Ref|AFFC|20}}

===Dragonriders===
{{Main|Dragonrider}}
[[File:Queen Alysanne by Trishkell III.png|thumb|350px|Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] riding her dragon [[Silverwing]], by Emile Denis © Green Ronin Publishing]]
Dragons are intelligent creatures{{Ref|SSM|2267}} which can be trained to serve as battle mounts and understand vocal commands. They are said to be capricious in nature,{{Ref|ADWD|5}} and have to be trained to keep them from laying waste to everything around them.{{Ref|ACOK|40}} However, dragons will not allow everyone to mount them. In [[Valyria]], the noble-born dragonriding families, the [[dragonlord]] families, frequently [[Incest|married brother to sister]] to keep the bloodline pure,{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|2}} and it is generally believed that Valyrian heritage plays a part. During the civil war known as the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] called upon Targaryen [[bastard]]s and their descendants, the so-called [[dragonseeds]], to try and mount a dragon. Regardless, men without Valyrian descent made their attempts as well.{{Ref|FAB|15}} Having Valyrian blood (no matter how directly) is not a guarantee that bonding with a dragon will be successful.{{Ref|ADWD|68}}

Once a dragon has bonded with a rider, that dragon will not allow anyone else to mount it alone while its rider lives, no matter how familiar said person might be to the dragon.{{Ref|FAB|17}} But when the person bonded to the dragon is on the dragon's back, they may take a passenger.{{Ref|FAB|1}}{{Ref|FAB|16}} When the rider of a dragon dies, that dragon can bond with a new rider.{{Ref|FAB|11}} No rider has ever ridden a different dragon while their current dragon was alive.{{Ref|ADWD|50}} However, when Prince [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]]'s dragon [[Balerion]] died, according to Martin, "[Viserys] did not take a second dragon",<ref>[[Not A Blog]]: [https://grrm.livejournal.com/360936.html?thread=18786792#/t18786792 The Rogues are Coming... (March 12, 2014), Comment (March 12, 2014)]</ref> leaving the possibility that a rider might bond with a new dragon after his/her first dragon has died. Indeed, Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], following the death of her dragon [[Syrax]], insisted on finding more dragon eggs, as she "must have another dragon",{{Ref|FAB|17}} as did King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] after the death of his dragon [[Sunfyre]].{{Ref|FAB|18}} Dragons who have had a rider once before are easier to bond with than wild dragons.{{Ref|FAB|15}}

A dragon might to be able to sense when its current rider is in distress or has died. This is implied in the case of the dragon [[Dreamfyre]], who, despite being locked and chained in the [[Dragonpit]], is said to have sensed when her rider [[Helaena Targaryen]] committed suicide in [[Maegor's Holdfast]], at the other side of [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|FAB|17}} The sense of connection between dragon and rider may also be mutual — when [[Drogon]] was impaled by a spear, he and his bonded owner, [[Daenerys Targaryen]], both screamed at the same moment, even though she had not yet ridden him.{{Ref|ADWD|52}}

Dragonriders usually ride their dragons using special saddles. Chains attached to the saddle are fastened to the rider's belt, for security.{{Ref|FAB|16}}{{Ref|FAB|17}} However, a rider could leave their chains dangling, if they wish.{{Ref|FAB|16}} A dragonrider may also ride without a saddle, their legs around the dragon's back or neck.{{Ref|ADWD|52}}{{Ref|ADWD|71}}{{Ref|FAB|17}}

==History==
===Ancient Dragons===
[[File:Magali Villeneuve Dragonlords.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Dragonlord]]s from the [[Valyrian Freehold]], by Magali Villeneuve, in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]
In [[Barth]]'s ''[[Unnatural History]]'', the [[septon]] considered several legends regarding the origins of dragons. The [[Valyrians]] claimed that dragons sprang forth from the [[Fourteen Flames]], a ring of volcanoes on the [[Valyrian peninsula]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|2|5}} In [[Qarth]], tales state dragons came from a second [[moon]] in the sky, which was scalded by the [[sun]] and cracked like an egg, and a million dragons poured forth. Dragons are also said to have originated from the [[Shadow Lands]] beyond [[Asshai]] and the islands of the [[Jade Sea]].{{Ref|AGOT|23}} Ancient tales from Asshai claim that an unnamed people first tamed these dragons, brought them to [[Valyria]], and taught the Valyrians their arts before departing from the annals of history.{{Ref|TWOIAF|2|5}} Barth put forth the theory that dragons were created by Valyrian [[bloodmages]] using [[wyvern]]s, which are flying reptiles that do not breathe flame.{{Ref|TWOIAF|8|3|4}} Dragons may also be related to [[firewyrm]]s, which are wingless reptilian creatures that do breathe flame, that may have lived in the Fourteen Flames before the dragons arrived there.{{Ref|AFFC|22}}

Dragons populated most of the [[known world]] in ages past,{{Ref|SSM|1062}} and ancient dragon bones have been found as far north as [[Ib]] and as south as the jungles of [[Sothoryos]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|2|5}} The yellow emperor [[Chai Duq]] of [[Yi Ti]] is said to have kept a dragon at his court after marrying a noblewoman from Valyria.{{Ref|TWOIAF|8|4|1}}

In [[Westeros]], Ser [[Galladon of Morne]] is said to have slain a dragon with the [[Just Maid]],{{Ref|AFFC|20}} [[Crackbones]] allegedly twisted a dragon's neck into a knot,{{Ref|AFFC|20}} and [[Serwyn of the Mirror Shield]] slew the dragon [[Urrax]].{{Ref|ADWD|8}} [[Davos the Dragonslayer]] is a hero beloved in the [[Reach]],{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|7|2}} and dragons are also said to have once roosted on [[Battle Isle]] until the first [[House Hightower|Hightower]] put an end to them.{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|7|4}} [[Smallfolk]] claim that the hot springs below [[Winterfell]] are warmed by the breath of a subterranean dragon.{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|1|6}}

Outside of Westeros, dragons, [[demons]], and other creatures are said to inhabit the cliff caves above the [[Ash (river)|Ash]] north of [[Asshai]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|8|4|4}} [[Sea dragon]]s in the [[Sunset Sea]] and [[ice dragon]]s in the [[Shivering Sea]] are recalled in legends and folklore, but scholars have no proof of their existence, or how closely related they are to dragons.{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|5|1}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|8|3|6}} [[Nagga]] is said to have been the first [[sea dragon]].{{Ref|AFFC|19}}

===Valyrian Freehold===
{{Main|Valyrian Freehold}}
[[File:Valyrians find dragons.jpg|thumb|350px|The [[Valyria]]ns finding dragons in the [[Fourteen Flames]], in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': Histories & Lore]]

The [[Valyrians]] were originally a civilization sheltered in the [[Fourteen Flames]], a ring of volcanoes on the [[Valyrian peninsula]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|2|5}} They mastered the art of raising dragons, and used them as weapons of war to carve out a massive empire, the [[Valyrian Freehold]]. Valyrians told tales of themselves that claimed they were descended from dragons, and were kin to the ones they now controlled.{{Ref|TWOIAF|2|5}} The Valyrians are said to have used binding [[spells]] and [[Sorcery|sorcerous]] [[dragon horn]]s to control their dragons.{{Ref|AFFC|19}}{{Ref|ADWD|71}}

The Valyrians used dragons to conquer the [[Old Empire of Ghis]] in the [[Ghiscari wars]],{{Ref|TWOIAF|2|5}} and hundreds of dragons were employed by Valyria during the [[Rhoynish Wars]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|2|8}}

On the day of the [[Doom of Valyria]] in {{Date|-102}}, the Fourteen Flames and every hill for five hundred miles exploded, filling the air with ash and smoke and fire, which killed even the dragons in the sky.{{Ref|ADWD|56}} The [[dragonlords]] and dragons gathered in Valyria were all killed. A few dragonlords in [[Lys]] and [[Tyrosh]] survived, but they were soon killed in the political chaos after the Doom, along with their dragons. In [[Qohor]], the dragonlord [[Aurion]] declared himself [[Emperor of Valyria]] and led a host of thirty thousand men toward Valyria, but he, his great dragon, and his followers were not seen again. The time of dragons in Essos was over.{{Ref|TWOIAF|2|9}}

===The Targaryen Dragons===
{{See also|House Targaryen}}
[[File:Fall of harrenhal by reneaigner.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] and [[Balerion]] [[burning of Harrenhal|destroy]] [[Harrenhal]]. Art by René Aigner ©]]

After the Doom and the chaos afterward, the only dragons known to have survived were on the island of [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|2|9}} They belonged to [[House Targaryen]], who had brought five dragons from Valyria when Lord [[Aenar Targaryen]] and his family emigrated twelve years before, in {{Date|-114}}. Four of these dragons eventually died on Dragonstone, leaving only [[Balerion]]. However, the other dragons left eggs behind, and from these hatched [[Vhagar]] and [[Meraxes]].{{Ref|FAB|1}}

Balerion was eventually claimed by Lord [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], some time before he married his sisters [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] and [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|3|1}} Aegon became involved in the wars in the [[Disputed Lands]] when [[Pentos]] and [[Tyrosh]] approached him, inviting him to join a grand alliance against [[Volantis]]. Aegon flew Balerion 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|2|9}}{{Ref|ADWD|14}}

[[File:Burning Arryn fleet.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Visenya Targaryen]] and [[Vhagar]] burn the [[Arryn]] fleet during the [[battle in the waters off Gulltown]]. Art by John McCambridge, in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]
As the [[Century of Blood]] came to an end, Aegon's interest in [[Westeros]] grew. His sister-wife Visenya had claimed Vhagar, and his other sister-wife Rhaenys rode Meraxes. In {{Date|-2|1}}, Aegon and his sisters used Balerion, Vhagar, and Meraxes in their [[Wars of Conquest]] against the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. Dragons were instrumental in the [[burning of Harrenhal]] and the [[Field of Fire]], and the threat of dragons led to the submissions of [[Torrhen Stark]] and [[Sharra Arryn]].{{Ref|FAB|1}} Dragons were also used in the [[First Dornish War]], which caused the death of Rhaenys and Meraxes at the [[Hellholt]] in {{Date|10}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|1}}

[[File:Battle Beneath the Gods Eye.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Balerion]] kills [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon Targaryen]] and [[Quicksilver]] during the [[Battle Beneath the Gods Eye]], by Michael Komarck, in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]
Many dragons were hatched after [[Aegon's Conquest]]. During Aegon I's reign, "half a dozen" hatchlings were born on Dragonstone. One of the first was [[Quicksilver]], hatched in {{Date|7}}, who bonded with Aegon I's elder son and heir, [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]]. Another two dragons hatched during the first year of Aenys's reign, in {{Date|38}}.{{Ref|FAB|4}} Dragon fought dragon for the first time since the [[Doom of Valyria]] in the [[Battle Beneath the Gods Eye]], resulting in the death of Quicksilver in {{Date|43}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|3}}{{Ref|FAB|4}}

Over the course of one hundred and fifty years, the Targaryens rode their dragons as a symbol of their power, and as a means of transport. In addition, a valuable [[gold]]en [[Currency|coin]] of the kingdom became known as a golden dragon.{{Ref|AGOT|16}} It is said that King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] took six dragons with him to the [[north]], including Jaehaerys's [[Vermithor]] and Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen|Alysanne]]'s [[Silverwing]], to visit the [[Warden of the North|Warden]] of the region;{{Ref|ASOS|41}} however, it is possible that the story is just a fable, since the historical record of the visit does not mention that number of dragons.{{Ref|FAB|10}}

Balerion died of old age{{Ref|FAB|11}} in {{Date|94}}, late in the reign of Jaehaerys I.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|4}} Jaehaerys's grandson and eventual successor [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys I]] was Balerion's rider at the time of its death.{{Ref|FAB|12}}<ref>[[Not A Blog]]: [https://grrm.livejournal.com/360936.html?thread=18791400#t18791400 The Rogues Are Coming... (Comment March 12, 2014)]</ref> This left Vhagar as the largest living dragon, and by {{Date|129}} she was approaching Balerion's size.{{Ref|FAB|16}}

By {{Date|129}}, on the eve of civil war between [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]] and [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]], there were twenty living dragons.{{Ref|FAB|13}} The largest and oldest dragons were Vhagar, Vermithor, Silverwing, [[Dreamfyre]], [[Meleys]], [[Caraxes]], and [[Syrax]]. Younger dragons still large enough to be ridden to war were [[Seasmoke]], [[Sunfyre]], [[Tessarion]], [[Vermax]], [[Arrax]], [[Tyraxes]], and [[Moondancer]]. [[Stormcloud]], [[Morghul]], and [[Shrykos]] were very young dragons, not yet big enough to ride.{{Ref|FAB|15}}

There were also three wild dragons living on [[Dragonstone]] which had never been successfully claimed by any rider: [[Grey Ghost]], [[Sheepstealer]], and the [[Cannibal (dragon)|Cannibal]]. Sheepstealer hatched when Jaehaerys I was still young, and the Cannibal was even older (none knew for certain when it had hatched), and thus they were also quite large by the time of the [[Dance of the Dragons]], while Grey Ghost was a younger and smaller beast.{{Ref|FAB|15}}

===Extinction and Attempts at Revival===
[[File:The Battle at Rook's Rest by Jota Saraiva.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Vhagar]], [[Sunfyre]], and [[Caraxes]] fight in the [[Battle at Rook's Rest]]. Art by Jota Saraiva ©]]
By the end of the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], twenty dragons were alive. The majority of these dragons died during the civil war called the [[Dance of the Dragons]], which began in {{Date|129}} and lasted until mid {{Date|131}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|5}} By the end of the Dance in {{Date|131}}, only four dragons remained alive: the wild [[Cannibal (dragon)|Cannibal]], never ridden; [[Sheepstealer]], hiding in the [[Mountains of the Moon]] with [[Nettles|its rider]]; [[Silverwing]], who had gone feral after the deaths of [[Ulf White|her rider]] and [[Vermithor|her mate]]; and the young dragon [[Morning]], who had hatched during the war.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|5}} In {{Date|132}}, a messenger from [[Alys Rivers]], [[witch]] queen of [[Harrenhal]], claimed to have seen a dragon within the castle, though the truth of the matter is uncertain.{{Ref|FAB|20}}

There were still many dragon eggs left after the war, and at least a few hatched. Terrifyingly, one hatched a blind and wingless [[wyrm]] that attacked [[Laena Velaryon (daughter of Alyn)|its cradlemate]] and was killed.{{Ref|FAB|23}} At least two Dragonstone hatchlings were misshapen, and grew no bigger than [[Dog|mastiffs]] before they died.{{Ref|AGOT|13}} The [[last dragon]] was a green female, small and stunted, with withered wings.{{Ref|THK}} She died young in {{Date|153}}, during the reign of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]], thereafter known as the Dragonbane.{{Ref|AGOT|22}}{{Ref|THK}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|7}} She laid a clutch of five eggs,{{Ref|TMK}} which never hatched.{{Ref|THK}}

Archmaester [[Marwyn]] holds that the order of [[maesters]], with their secret goal to suppress [[magic]], was responsible for the extinction of dragons.{{Ref|AFFC|45}} According to Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]], the summers became shorter after the last dragon died, and the winters longer and crueler.{{Ref|THK}}

[[File:Thomas Denmark dragonskulls.jpg|thumb|350px|The [[skulls of the Targaryen dragons]], by Thomas Denmark © Fantasy Flight Games]]
After their extinction, the only remnants of dragons were their [[Dragonbone|bones]],{{Ref|AGOT|13}} their skulls,{{Ref|AGOT|13}} and their eggs, which eventually turned to stone over time.{{Ref|TMK}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|9}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|17}} The eggs were highly valued for their beauty and exotic nature.{{Ref|AGOT|46}} The Targaryens had a collection of [[Skulls of the Targaryen dragons|nineteen dragon skulls]] of various sizes and ages, that they displayed on the walls of the [[Iron Throne|throne room]] in the [[Red Keep]]. The oldest was thousands of years old.{{Ref|AGOT|13}}

Many futile attempts were made to revive dragons. [[Aegon III Targaryen]] had [[nine mages]] cross the [[narrow sea]] to use their magics in attempt to hatch remaining dragon eggs.{{Ref|ASOS|54}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|7}} The pious King [[Baelor I Targaryen]] attempted to hatch his egg by praying over it.{{Ref|ASOS|54}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|9}} [[Aegon IV Targaryen]] ordered [[pyromancer]]s to build seven [[dragons (mechanical)|mechanical "dragons"]] that shot jets of [[wildfire]]. Hundreds of men died in a failed attempt to use them to invade [[Dorne]].{{Ref|ASOS|54}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|11}} Prince [[Aerion Targaryen]] drank wildfire, believing it would transform him into a dragon, but only died screaming.{{Ref|ASOS|54}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|14}} The [[tragedy of Summerhall]] resulted from the attempt of King [[Aegon V Targaryen]] to hatch dragon eggs.{{Ref|ASOS|25}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|15}} King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] attempted to hatch dragons from eggs found in the depths of Dragonstone, to no result.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|17}} He may have believed [[Wildfire plot|his attempt to immolate King's Landing]] would transform him into a dragon.{{Ref|ASOS|37}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
During a dream while comatose, [[Bran Stark]] sees dragons stirring beneath the sunrise in [[Asshai]] by the [[Shadow Lands|Shadow]].{{Ref|AGOT|17}}

At [[Daenerys Targaryen]]'s wedding to [[Khal]] [[Drogo]], [[Magister]] [[Illyrio Mopatis]] gives her a gift of three fossilized [[dragon egg]]s.{{Ref|AGOT|11}} When Drogo becomes deathly ill, Daenerys has the the ''[[maegi]]'' [[Mirri Maz Duur]] perform a ritual to save him, but it kills [[Rhaego|her unborn son]], and Mirri states that "only death may pay for life".{{Ref|AGOT|64}}{{Ref|AGOT|68}} After Drogo's death, Daenerys places the dragon eggs on her husband's funeral pyre, beside his body, and also has Mirri bound to the pyre. 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, Daenerys is found among the ashes, naked but unharmed, holding and nursing three living newly-hatched dragons: [[Drogon]], [[Rhaegal]], and [[Viserion]]. With Daenerys's exchange of life for life, the first three dragons alive since {{Date|153}} are born there in the [[Dothraki sea]].{{Ref|AGOT|72}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[File:Raya Golden The Hatchlings' Feast.JPG|thumb|350px|[[Viserion]], [[Rhaegal]], and [[Drogon]] as hatchlings feeding upon a carcass, by Raya Golden © Fantasy Flight Games]]
In [[King's Landing]], [[Wisdom]] [[Hallyne]], a master [[pyromancer]] of the [[Alchemists' Guild]], tells [[Tyrion Lannister]] 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}}

The [[warlocks]] of [[Qarth]] attempt to kill Daenerys and claim her dragons, but she survives and the [[House of the Undying]] is destroyed.{{Ref|ACOK|48}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
During a [[small council]] meeting, [[Varys]] reports that sailors back from the [[Jade Sea]] report that a three-headed dragon has hatched in Qarth, and is the wonder of that city. Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] dismisses the report.{{Ref|ASOS|19}}

Daenerys uses her dragons to [[fall of Astapor|conquer Astapor]].{{Ref|ASOS|27}}

The [[red priest]]ess [[Melisandre]] wishes to wake dragons from stone by sacrificing [[Edric Storm]],{{Ref|ASOS|25}} but [[Stannis Baratheon]] will not let her,{{Ref|ASOS|36}}{{Ref|ASOS|54}} and eventually [[Davos Seaworth]] prevents it entirely by smuggling Edric away.{{Ref|ASOS|63}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
In [[Oldtown]], [[Armen]] says he has heard rumors of dragons in Asshai, Qarth, and [[Meereen]], as well as rumors of dragons [[Targaryen campaign in Slaver's Bay|freeing slaves]].{{Ref|AFFC|0}}

The [[small council]] of Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] discounts rumors of dragons from [[Essos]].{{Ref|AFFC|17}}

Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] discusses dragons with [[Samwell Tarly]].{{Ref|AFFC|35}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:Drogon in Daznak's Pit.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Daenerys Targaryen]] and [[Drogon]] in [[Daznak's Pit]], by Marc Simonetti © LeYa Brasil]]
Daenerys encloses Rhaegal and Viserion within the [[Dragon pit (Great Pyramid)|dragon pit]] of Meereen's [[Great Pyramid]] after the death of [[Hazzea]], although [[Drogon]] remains free.{{Ref|ADWD|11}} Drogon later causes chaos at [[Daznak's Pit]],{{Ref|ADWD|52}} and Daenerys flies on his back to the Dothraki sea.{{Ref|ADWD|71}}

Rhaegal and Viserion are freed from the Great Pyramid during [[Quentyn Martell]]'s ill-fated attempt to tame a dragon.{{Ref|ADWD|68}}{{Ref|ADWD|70}}
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==Known Dragons==
{| class=wikitable width=100%
! width=150px|Dragon ''[High Valyrian name]''<ref>The Languages of David J. Peterson: [https://wiki.languageinvention.com/Category:High_Valyrian_dragon_given_names High Valyrian dragon given names]</ref>
! width=150px|Riders
! width=450px|Notes
! width=250px|Died
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Arrax]] ''[Arraks]''
| Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]]
| Born during the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], between {{Date|115}} and {{Date|120}}, after an egg was placed in the cradle of Prince Lucerys.{{Ref|FAB|12}}
| Killed with its rider in {{Date|129}} above [[Shipbreaker Bay]] by [[Vhagar]].{{Ref|FAB|14}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[Balerion]] ''the Black Dread'' ''[Balerion]''
| King [[Aegon I Targaryen]]
| rowspan="4"|Born before [[House Targaryen]] moved from [[Valyria]] to [[Dragonstone]] in {{Date|-114}}.{{Ref|FAB|1}}
| rowspan="4"| Died in {{Date|94}}, of old age.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|4}}{{Ref|FAB|12}}
|-
| King [[Maegor I Targaryen]]
|-
| Princess [[Aerea Targaryen]]
|-
| Prince [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]]
|-
| rowspan="1"| The [[Cannibal (dragon)|Cannibal]]
| None
| A wild dragon, never ridden. Got his name from his habit of eating young dragons and hatchlings.{{Ref|FAB|13}}
| Date of death unknown (vanished after the end of the [[Dance of the Dragons]]).{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|6}}
|- style="height:24px;"
| rowspan="2"| [[Caraxes]] ''the Blood Wyrm'' ''[Karakses]''
| Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]]
| Claimed by Aemon from {{Date|72}} to {{Date|92}}
| rowspan="2"| Killed with its rider [[Battle Above the Gods Eye|in battle]] by [[Vhagar]] above the [[Gods Eye]] in {{Date|130}}.{{Ref|FAB|16}}
|-
| Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]]
|
|- style="height:24px;"
| rowspan="2"| [[Dreamfyre]] ''[Ēdrurzys]''
| Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]]
| Claimed by Rhaena from {{Date|32}} to {{Date|73}}
| rowspan="2"| Died in {{Date|130}} in the [[Storming of the Dragonpit]].{{Ref|FAB|17}}
|-
| Queen [[Helaena Targaryen]]
| Claimed by Helaena from before {{Date|120}} to {{Date|130}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Drogon]] ''[Drogon]''
| Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
| Hatched from an egg by [[Daenerys Targaryen]], who placed Drogon's egg on the funeral pyre of her husband, Khal [[Drogo]],{{Ref|AGOT|72}} whom Drogon is named after.{{Ref|ACOK|12}} Mounted by Daenerys for the first time in {{Date|300}}.{{Ref|ADWD|52}}
| [''Alive'']
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Grey Ghost]]
| None
| A wild dragon, never ridden. Caught his own food (fish, etc) at sea.
| Died in {{Date|130}} when attacked by [[Sunfyre]].{{Ref|FAB|17}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Meleys]] ''the Red Queen'' ''[Meles]''
| Princess [[Alyssa Targaryen]]
| Claimed by Alyssa from {{Date|75}} until {{Date|84}}
| rowspan="2"| Dragon and rider died in {{Date|129}}, during the [[battle at Rook's Rest]].{{Ref|FAB|15}}
|-
| Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]
| Claimed by Rhaenys from {{Date|87}} until {{Date|129}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Meraxes]] ''[Merakses]''
| Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]]
| Born on [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]] between {{Date|-114}} and [[Aegon's Conquest]].{{Ref|FAB|1}}
| Died at the [[Hellholt]] in [[Dorne]] in {{Date|10}} during the [[First Dornish War]].{{Ref|FAB|2}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|9|6}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Moondancer]] ''[Hūrlilio]''
| Lady [[Baela Targaryen]]
| Claimed by Baela before {{Date|129}} until {{Date|130}}
| Died in {{Date|130}}, during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|FAB|17}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Morghul]]
| Princess [[Jaehaera Targaryen]]
| Born during the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], after an egg was placed in the cradle of Princess Jaehaera.{{Ref|FAB|16}}
| Died during the [[Storming of the Dragonpit]] in {{Date|130}}.{{Ref|FAB|17}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Morning]]
| Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]]
| Born during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|6}}
| Died by the year {{Date|153}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|7}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Quicksilver]] ''[Melilla]''
| King [[Aenys I Targaryen]]
| Claimed by Aenys from {{Date|7}} until {{Date|42}}
| rowspan="2"| Dragon and rider were killed in {{Date|43}} by [[Balerion]] in the [[Battle Beneath the Gods Eye]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|3}}
|-
| Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon Targaryen]]
| Claimed by Aegon from {{Date|43}} until his death later that year
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Rhaegal]] ''[Rhaegal]''
| None
| Hatched from an egg by [[Daenerys Targaryen]], who placed Rhaegal's egg on the funeral pyre of her husband, Khal [[Drogo]].{{Ref|AGOT|72}} Daenerys named Rhaegal after her oldest brother, [[Rhaegar Targaryen]].{{Ref|ACOK|12}}
| [''Alive'']
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Seasmoke]] ''[Embrōrbar]''
| Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]]
| Claimed by Laenor from before {{Date|101}} until {{Date|120}}
| rowspan="2"| Died during the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]] in {{Date|130}}.{{Ref|FAB|17}}
|-
| [[Addam Velaryon]]
| Claimed by Addam from {{Date|129}} until {{Date|130}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Sheepstealer]] ''[Biāllaodio]''
| Nettles
| A wild dragon, claimed in {{Date|129}} during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|FAB|15}}
| Date of death unknown (vanished into the [[Mountains of the Moon]]).{{Ref|FAB|23}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Shrykos]]
| Prince [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys Targaryen]]
| Born from an egg placed in the cradle of Prince Jaehaerys Targaryen during the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|16}}
| Died during the [[Storming of the Dragonpit]] in {{Date|130}}.{{Ref|FAB|17}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Silverwing]] ''[Gēliotīkun]''
| Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]]
| Hatched from an egg placed in the cradle of Alysanne Targaryen.{{Ref|FAB|4}} Claimed by Alysanne before {{Date|48}} until {{Date|100}}. Resided on Dragonstone after Alysanne's death.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|6}}
| rowspan="2"| Died by the year {{Date|153}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|7}}
|-
| [[Ulf the White]]
| Claimed by Ulf the White in {{Date|129}}. Became wild after the death of her rider in {{Date|130}}, and made her lair in an island on [[Red Lake]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|6}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Stormcloud]]
| Prince [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon "the Younger" Targaryen]]
| Born during the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], between {{Date|120}} and {{Date|129}}, after an egg was placed in the cradle of Prince Aegon. Claimed by Aegon in or before {{Date|129}}, but ridden only once, in {{Date|130}}.
| Died in {{Date|130}} an hour after its first flight, at the [[Battle of the Gullet]].{{Ref|FAB|15}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Sunfyre]] ''the Golden'' ''[Vēsperzys]''
| King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]
| Said to have been young between {{Date|120}} and {{Date|129}}.{{Ref|FAB|12}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|6}}
| Died during the [[Dance of the Dragons]] in late {{Date|130}} at [[Dragonstone]].{{Ref|FAB|18}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Syrax]] ''[Syraks]''
| Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]{{Ref|ADWD|8}}
| Born during the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], and named by Rhaenyra after a Valyrian goddess.{{Ref|FAB|12}}
| Died during riots in King's Landing in {{Date|130}}.{{Ref|FAB|17}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Terrax]]
| [[Jaenara Belaerys]]
| Lived in [[Valyria]] before the [[Doom of Valyria|Doom]]. Riding him, she spent three years exploring [[Sothoryos]].
| Date of death unknown.
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Tessarion]] ''the Blue Queen''
| Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]]
| Claimed before {{Date|120}} until {{Date|130}}
| Died during the [[Dance of the Dragons]], in {{Date|130}}.{{Ref|FAB|17}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Tyraxes]]
| Prince [[Joffrey Velaryon]]
| Born during the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], between {{Date|117}} and {{Date|120}}, after an egg was placed in the cradle of Prince Joffrey.{{Ref|FAB|12}}
| Died in {{Date|130}}, during riots in King’s Landing.{{Ref|FAB|17}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Urrax]]
| Unknown
| According to legend, Urrax was slain by [[Serwyn of the Mirror Shield]], a legendary figure from the [[Age of Heroes]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|2|3}} Singers claim he was a [[knight]] of the [[Kingsguard]],{{Ref|AGOT|8}} but the order of the Kingsguard was founded in {{Date|10}},{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|1}} thousands of years after the Age of Heroes and the arrival of the first knights in [[Westeros]].
| Uncertain chronology
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Vermax]] ''[Vermaks]''
| Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]]
| Born during the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], between {{Date|114}} and {{Date|120}}, after an egg was placed in the cradle of Prince Jacaerys.{{Ref|FAB|12}}
| Died in {{Date|130}}, in the Battle of the Gullet.{{Ref|FAB|15}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Vermithor]] ''the Bronze Fury'' ''[Vermitor]''
| King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]
| Hatched from an egg placed in the cradle of Jaehaerys I Targaryen.{{Ref|FAB|4}} Claimed by Jaehaerys before {{Date|48}} until {{Date|103}}. Resided on Dragonstone after Jaehaerys's death.
| rowspan="2"| Died in {{Date|130}}, during the [[Dance of the Dragons]], at [[Second Tumbleton]].{{Ref|FAB|17}}
|-
| [[Hugh Hammer]]
| Claimed by Hugh Hammer in {{Date|129}} until {{Date|130}}
|- style="height:24px;"
| rowspan="4"| [[Vhagar]] ''[Vagar]''
| Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]]
| Born in {{Date|-52}}. Ridden by Visenya Targaryen until her death in {{Date|44}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|3}} Remained unridden for twenty-nine years.
| rowspan="4"| Killed with its rider [[Battle Above the Gods Eye|in battle]] by [[Caraxes]] above the [[Gods Eye]] in {{Date|130}}.{{Ref|FAB|16}}
|-
| Prince [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon the Brave]]
| In {{Date|73}} Baelon Targaryen claimed and rode her until his death in {{Date|101}}.{{Ref|FAB|11}}
|-
| Lady [[Laena Velaryon]]
| Vhagar was eventually claimed by Laena Velaryon, who rode the dragon until her own death in {{Date|120}}.{{Ref|FAB|12}}
|-
| Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]]
| Shortly afterwards, Vhagar was claimed by Prince Aemond Targaryen,{{Ref|FAB|12}} and ridden by him.
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Viserion]] ''[Viserion]''
| None
| Hatched from an egg by [[Daenerys Targaryen]], who placed Viserion's egg on the funeral pyre of her husband, Khal [[Drogo]].{{Ref|AGOT|72}} Daenerys named Viserion after her brother [[Viserys Targaryen]].{{Ref|ACOK|12}}
| [''Alive'']
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Aurion]]'s unnamed dragon
| [[Aurion]]
| In the aftermath of the [[Doom of Valyria]], the dragonlord Aurion flew atop his dragon with an army to the destroyed [[Valyrian peninsula]] to try to reestablish the [[Valyrian Freehold|Freehold]]. They were never seen again.{{Ref|TWOIAF|2|9}}
| Died in {{Date|-102}} or shortly after, in the [[Valyrian peninsula]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|2|9}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Dragon that died in the Red Waste]]
| Unknown
| The [[Dragonbone|skeleton]] of an immense dragon is found by [[Daenerys Targaryen]] lying in the sands of the [[red waste]] south of [[Vaes Tolorro]]. Whether it was wild or had been ridden is not known.{{Ref|ACOK|12}}
| Unknown
|-
| rowspan="1"| The [[last dragon]]
| None
| Born and died during the reign of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]]. Was once seen by Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]] when he was still a boy; it was small and stunted, with withered wings.{{Ref|THK}}
| Died in {{Date|153}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|7}}
|}

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[[File:Dragon Eggs HBO.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Dragon eggs in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]
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==Known dragon eggs==
{{Main|Dragon egg}}
*"''wu''" means "whereabouts unknown, not known if hatched"
{| class=wikitable width=100%
!Owner
!style="width: 11em;"|Hatched into
!style="width: 16em;"|Color
!Notes
|-
|[[House Targaryen]]
[''three eggs'']
|''wu''
|
|Were stolen from the [[Dragonstone]] hatcheries by [[Elissa Farman]] in {{Date|54}}, and sold to the [[Sealord of Braavos]].{{Ref|FAB|9}}
|-
|[[Mysaria]]
|''wu''
|
|When Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] learned his concubine 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|FAB|12}}
|-
|[[Jacaerys Velaryon]]
|[[Vermax]]
|
|placed in his cradle at his birth by royal decree{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|5}}
|-
|[[Lucerys Velaryon]]
|[[Arrax]]
|
|placed in his cradle at his birth by royal decree.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|5}}
|-
|[[Joffrey Velaryon]]
|[[Tyraxes]]
|
|placed in his cradle at his birth by royal decree.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|5}}
|-
|[[Viserys II Targaryen]]
|''wu''
|
|he possessed an egg during the [[Dance of the Dragons]], so far undescribed – whereabouts unknown.{{Ref|FAB|15}}
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]]
[''four eggs'']
|(''died soon afterwards'')
|
|A broken thing that died within hours. She possessed another egg at the start of the civil war.
|-
|[[Morning]]
|
|Taken to the [[Vale]] with her during the war
|-
|''wu''
|
|Taken to the [[Vale]] with her during the war, did not hatch
|-
|''wu''
|
|Taken to the [[Vale]] with her during the war, did not hatch
|-
|[[Maelor Targaryen]]
|''wu''
|pale green with swirls of silver{{Ref|FAB|16}}
|he was given an egg at birth,{{Ref|FAB|12}} which had not yet hatched by the start of the civil war.{{Ref|FAB|13}} After Maelor was killed at [[Bitterbridge]],{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|6}} his egg was sent to Lord [[Ormund Hightower]] at [[Longtable]].{{Ref|FAB|16}}
|-
|[[Aegon II Targaryen]]
|''wu''
|purple and gold{{Ref|FAB|18}}
|seeking a replacement for the dead [[Sunfyre]], Aegon choose a new egg in the hopes of hatching a new dragon for himself.{{Ref|FAB|18}}
|-
|[[Laena Velaryon (daughter of Alyn)|Laena Velaryon]]
|Unnamed blind and wingless white [[wyrm]]
|undescribed
|It hatched in {{Date|135}} and tore a bloody chunk from young Laena's arm. Her father, Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]], hacked it to pieces.{{Ref|FAB|23}}
|-
|House Targaryen
[''five eggs'']
|''wu''
|
|from the [[last dragon]]'s clutch,{{Ref|TMK}} so far undescribed
|-
|[[Elaena Targaryen]]
|''wu''
|[[platinum]] white and bright golden{{Ref|SSM|1605}}
|
|-
|[[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Daeron Targaryen]]
|''wu''
|
|known to exist,{{Ref|TMK}} but so far undescribed
|-
|[[Aerion Targaryen]]
|''wu''
|gold and silver, with veins of fiery colors{{Ref|TMK}}
|
|-
|[[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon Targaryen]]
|''wu''
|
|known to exist,{{Ref|TMK}} but so far undescribed
|-
|[[Aegon V Targaryen]]
|''wu''
|white and green swirls{{Ref|TMK}}
|
|-
|[[Ambrose Butterwell]]
|''wu''
|red, with golden flecks and black whorls{{Ref|TMK}}
|
|-
|House Targaryen
[''seven eggs'']
|''wu''
|
|used by King [[Aegon V Targaryen]] in the ceremony that caused the [[tragedy at Summerhall]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|15}} Some of these may have been the unhatched eggs mentioned above. Whereabouts unknown, but possibly destroyed by the fire.
|-
|[[Euron Greyjoy]]
|''wu''
|
|Euron claims he had a dragon egg, but threw it into the sea.{{Ref|AFFC|29}} {{See also|Balon Greyjoy/Theories}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Illyrio Mopatis]] [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
|[[Drogon]]
|black as the midnight sea, alive with scarlet ripples and swirls.{{Ref|AGOT|11}}
|rowspan="3"|Acquired by Illyrio, allegedly from [[Asshai]], and gifted to Daenerys for her wedding to ''[[Khal]]'' [[Drogo]].{{Ref|AGOT|11}} (''May or may not be the three that were stolen from the Dragonstone hatcheries by Elissa Farman in 54 AC and sold in Essos.'') {{See also|Dragon egg/Theories}}
|-
|[[Rhaegal]]
|deep green, with burnished bronze flecks.{{Ref|AGOT|11}}
|-
|[[Viserion]]
|colored pale cream, streaked with gold.{{Ref|AGOT|11}}
|}

==Books and scrolls about dragons==
[[File:Tiziano Baracchi dragon lore.JPG|thumb|350px|A dragon skull and a book of [[dragonlore]], by Tiziano Baracchi © Fantasy Flight Games]]
*''[[Blood and Fire]]'' by an anonymous author
*''[[Dragons, Wyrms, and Wyverns: Their Unnatural History ]]'' by Septon [[Barth]]
*''[[The Death of Dragons]]'' by Maester [[Thomax]]
*''[[Truth (book)|Truth]]'' by Maester [[Anson]]
*''[[Against the Unnatural]]'' by Maester [[Vanyon]]
*''[[The Dance of the Dragons, A True Telling]]'' by Grand Maester [[Munkun]]
*''[[Dragonkin, Being a History of House Targaryen from Exile to Apotheosis, with a Consideration of the Life and Death of Dragons|Dragonkin]]'' by Maester [[Thomax]]
*[[Tyrion Lannister's dragonlore|Unnamed dragonlore]] by [[Tyrion Lannister]]

==Quotes==
{{Quote|Who can know the heart of a dragon?{{Ref|FAB|17}}|writings of [[Gyldayn]]}}

[[File:MKomarck DaenerysTheUnburnt.jpg|thumb|350px‎|[[Daenerys Targaryen]], the Unburnt, by Michael Komarck ©]]
{{Quote|For the first time in hundreds of years, the night came alive with the music of dragons.{{Ref|AGOT|72}}|thoughts of [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|Dragons are fire made flesh, and fire is power.{{Ref|ACOK|27}}|[[Quaithe]] to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|The [[last dragon]] in [[Westeros]] was the last dragon. That is well known.{{Ref|AFFC|0}}|[[Armen]] to [[Alleras]]}}

{{Quote|The grief and glory of [[House Targaryen|my house]].{{Ref|AFFC|26}}|[[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon Targaryen]] to [[Samwell Tarly]]}}

{{Quote|Once a man has seen a dragon in flight, let him stay at home and tend his garden in content, someone had written once, for [[known world|this wide world]] has no greater wonder.{{Ref|ADWD|14}}|thoughts of [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

[[File:Daenerys and dragon HBO.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Daenerys Targaryen]] and [[Drogon]] in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]
{{Quote|All I know of dragons is what [[Viserys Targaryen|my brother]] told me when I was a girl, and some I read in books, but it is said that even [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] never dared mount [[Vhagar]] or [[Meraxes]], nor did his sisters mount [[Balerion|Balerion the Black Dread]]. Dragons live longer than men, some for hundreds of years, so Balerion had other riders after Aegon died ... but no rider ever flew two dragons.{{Ref|ADWD|50}}|[[Daenerys Targaryen]] to [[Quentyn Martell]]}}

{{Quote|We shall not pretend to any understanding of the bond between dragon and [[dragonrider]]; wiser heads have pondered that mystery for centuries. We do know however, that dragons are not [[horse]]s, to be ridden by any man who throws a saddle on their back.{{Ref|FAB|17}}|writings of [[Gyldayn]]}}

{{Quote|Death comes out of a dragon's mouth, but death does not go in that way.{{Ref|ADWD|66}}|writings of [[Barth]]}}

{{Quote|It is no easy thing for a man to be a [[dragonslayer]]. But dragons can kill dragons, and have. Any [[maester]] who has ever studied the history of [[Valyria]] can tell you that.{{Ref|FAB|13}}|[[Daemon Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|There are no more dragons known to exist... but this is a medieval period, and large parts of [[known world|the world]] are still ''terra incognita'', so there are always tales of dragon sightings in far off mysterious places. The [[maesters]] tend to discount those.{{Ref|SSM|1062}}|[[George R. R. Martin]]}}

==Behind the scenes==
The writer [[w:Phyllis Eisenstein|Phyllis Eisenstein]] convinced [[George R. R. Martin]] to add dragons to ''[[A Game of Thrones]]''.<ref>Rolling Stone: [https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/george-r-r-martin-the-rolling-stone-interview-242487/ George R.R. Martin: The Rolling Stone Interview] (April 23, 2014)</ref> Martin dedicated ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' to Eisenstein.

==External links==
* [[w:Dragon|Dragon]] - Wikipedia article on the real-world mythological creature.

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Thomaerys Velaryon: /* Known Dragons */

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[[File:Aegon on Balerion.jpg|thumb|450px|[[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] upon [[Balerion]], the Black Dread, by Jordi González Escamilla, in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]
'''Dragons''' are [[magic]]al flying and [[Dragonflame|fire-breathing]] reptilian [[Bestiary|creatures]]. They existed on the continents of [[Westeros]] and [[Essos]], but were considered to have been extinct for almost one hundred and fifty years. The only remaining traces of dragons were [[Dragonbone|skeletal]] remains and petrified [[dragon egg]]s. But during the events described in the [[A Song of Ice and Fire|main series of books]], the species is brought back to life when [[Daenerys Targaryen]] magically hatches three dragon eggs.{{Ref|AGOT|72}}

Newborn dragons are known as '''hatchlings'''; dragons that are older but not full-grown are known as '''drakes'''.{{Ref|FAB|9}} Unbonded and unridden dragons are referred to as '''wild dragons''', whereas dragons that have lost their riders are sometimes referred to as '''castle dragons'''.{{Ref|FAB|15}}

==Appearance==
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[[File:Tomasz Jedruszek Dragon sight.jpg|thumb|400px|Dragons in flight, by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Dragons are scaled,{{Ref|AGOT|23}}{{Ref|ACOK|12}} reptilian creatures. They have four limbs: two wings, which are used as forelegs like [[bat]]s and [[w:Pterosaur|pterosaurs]],<ref>[[Not A Blog]]: [https://grrm.livejournal.com/493818.html?thread=24775162#t24775162 Awards, Awards (July 15th, 2016) - Comment (July 15, 2016)]</ref> and two rear legs.{{Ref|SSM|2267}}<ref>[[Not A Blog]]: [https://grrm.livejournal.com/327410.html?thread=17902322#t17902322 Dany and the Dragons] (July 9, 2013)</ref> [[George R. R. Martin]]'s dragons thereby differ from the traditional depiction of dragons as six-limbed creatures. Martin came to his decision because he was bothered by the fact that no [[animal]] in nature has ever evolved in such a way (i.e. four legs and two wings).{{Ref|SSM|2267}} Nonetheless, some ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' artwork shows them with four legs and a detached pair of wings.

Dragons have strong jaws,{{Ref|FAB|17}} sharp teeth{{Ref|ACOK|48}} and claws,{{Ref|ACOK|12}} leathery wings,{{Ref|ADWD|68}}{{Ref|ADWD|5}} and long necks{{Ref|ADWD|52}} and tails,{{Ref|ADWD|68}} with horns on their heads.{{Ref|ACOK|12}} As young hatchlings, they are around the size of a [[cat]].{{Ref|ACOK|12}} If it has enough food and freedom, a dragon never stops growing.{{Ref|ASOS|8}}{{Ref|ADWD|68}} A dragon given such freedom can reach a span width of twenty feet within a year and a half.{{Ref|ADWD|52}} Dragons which are locked up, e.g., the [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] dragons housed in the [[Dragonpit]] in [[King's Landing]], do not grow as large as dragons left free to fly as they wish.{{Ref|ASOS|8}}{{Ref|ADWD|68}} Although increasing age means increasing size, a larger size does not necessarily show a higher age: for example, the wild dragon [[Cannibal (dragon)|Cannibal]], reportedly living on [[Dragonstone]] even before the Targaryens arrived there, was smaller than [[Vhagar]] and [[Vermithor]],{{Ref|FAB|15}}{{Ref|FAB|17}} and Vermithor was considered bigger than [[Dreamfyre]], despite being a few years younger than the other dragon.{{Ref|FAB|17}}{{Ref|FAB|4}}{{Ref|FAB|16}} [[Balerion]], the largest Targaryen dragon in history, was large enough to swallow an [[aurochs]] or a [[mammoth]] from [[Ibben]] whole.{{Ref|AGOT|13}}

According to Martin, the color of a dragon has no bearing on its character.<ref>Twitter: [https://twitter.com/HBO/status/1560405581655162882 HBO George R.R. Martin Answers Fan Questions] (August 8, 2022)</ref>

Dragon [[bone]]s are black, due to their high [[iron]] content.{{Ref|AGOT|13}} The [[Skulls of the Targaryen dragons|polished skulls]] of the [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] dragons look like glittering [[onyx]], and their teeth look like curved daggers of black [[diamond]].{{Ref|AGOT|13}}

==Characteristics==
[[File:T Jedruszek BathedinFlames.jpg|thumb|350px|The [[Field of Fire]], by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
It is said that dragons are fire made flesh.{{Ref|ACOK|27}}{{Ref|ADWD|2}}{{Ref|ADWD|52}} Great heat emanates from dragons' bodies, to the point that they steam during cold nights.{{Ref|ACOK|12}} When a dragon is wounded, their blood is known to smoke.{{Ref|ADWD|52}}{{Ref|FAB|10}}{{Ref|FAB|15}} Smoke often comes from a dragon's mouth and nostrils,{{Ref|AGOT|72}}{{Ref|FAB|8}}{{Ref|FAB|15}} and [[dragonflame]] is expelled from a dragon's gullet and out of its mouth.{{Ref|ASOS|8}}

Dragons are carnivore creatures, eating meat as well as fish, and breathing [[Dragonflame|fire]] to cook their [[food]] before consuming it.{{Ref|ACOK|12}}{{Ref|FAB|15}} They are also known to exhibit behavior of opportunistic [[cannibalism]].{{Ref|FAB|15}}{{Ref|FAB|16}}

A dragon's scales are largely, but not entirely, impervious to flame, and serve as protection for the more vulnerable flesh and musculature beneath. As a dragon ages, its scales thicken and grow harder, affording even more protection,{{Ref|FAB|17}} leaving dragons nearly immune to fire,{{Ref|SSM|2267}}<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20051103091500/nrctc.edu/fhq/vol1iss3/00103009.htm/ "Interview with the Dragon" Copyright © 2003 Robert Shaw.]</ref> although they can still be wounded by [[dragonflame]] (e.g., [[Moondancer]]'s eyes being blinded by [[Sunfyre]]'s fire during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]). Similarly, as dragons age, the fire they breathe becomes hotter and fiercer. Where a hatchling's flame can set straw aflame, the flames of older dragons, like [[Balerion]] and [[Vhagar]] in the fullness of their power, could melt [[steel]] and stone.{{Ref|FAB|17}}

Dragons are believed to be intrinsically tied to [[magic]] in the world. Since the death of the [[last dragon]] in {{Date|153}}, it was said that [[Summer (season)|summers]] grew shorter and the [[winter]]s colder and crueler,{{Ref|THK}} while magical spells became less powerful.{{Ref|ACOK|49}}

===Life and death===
[[File:Deaths of Lucerys and Arrax.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Vhagar]] kills [[Arrax]] in the [[fight above Shipbreaker Bay]], by Chase Stone, in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]
The lifespan of dragons is many times that of a human, though their maximum natural lifespan is difficult to determine: as beasts of war, most of the known examples died in battle.{{Ref|ASOS|8}} Balerion, the largest and oldest Targaryen dragon, was already alive when House Targaryen moved from [[Valyria]] to [[Dragonstone]] in {{Date|-114}},{{Ref|FAB|1}} and died of old age{{Ref|FAB|11}}<ref>[[Not A Blog]]: [https://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|FAB|12}} during the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]. Balerion was at least two hundred and seven years old when he died,{{Ref|ASOS|8}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|3|1}} but as the only known example of a dragon who died of old age, it is unclear if this should be considered typical. It is possible that the wild dragon [[Cannibal (dragon)|Cannibal]], whose date and cause of death are unknown, was about two hundred and fifty years old during the reign of [[Aegon III Targaryen]], if there is truth to the claim that he was living on [[Dragonstone]] even before the Targaryens arrived there.{{Ref|FAB|15}}

Dragons are not invulnerable. The eyes are where a dragon is most vulnerable, and the brain behind them.{{Ref|ADWD|57}} A [[w:Scorpio (weapon)|scorpion]]'s [[iron]] bolt through the eye killed [[Meraxes]],{{Ref|FAB|2}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|9|6}} and three arrows through the eye [[Gift of mercy|mercy killed]] a greatly wounded [[Tessarion]].{{Ref|FAB|17}} Unlike in stories, a dragon's underbelly scales are just as strong as those along their back and flanks.{{Ref|ADWD|57}} Young dragons, with their softer scales, are more vulnerable than older ones; on [[Aegon III Targaryen|his rider]]'s first flight, [[Stormcloud]] was hit by a scorpion bolt through his neck and shot by dozens of arrows into his belly, and died within the hour.{{Ref|FAB|15}} [[Vermax]]'s belly may have been torn by a grapnel, though the dragon definitely died when it became tangled in a sinking ship.{{Ref|FAB|15}} Tales also speak of killing dragons with a spear down the gullet, but this is known to be impossible.{{Ref|ADWD|57}} Still, five dragons were killed in the [[storming of the Dragonpit]], some with axes, spears, and swords, some crushed under stone or by strangulation.{{Ref|FAB|17}}

Though it is rare for a man to be a [[dragonslayer]], dragons have often been known to wound and kill other dragons, both in Westeros and [[Valyria]].{{Ref|FAB|13}} Many dragons killed each other during the [[Dance of the Dragons]] ({{Date|129|131}}), using their teeth and claws. [[Meleys]] half tore off [[Sunfyre]]'s wing,{{Ref|FAB|15}} and Sunfyre was also wounded by [[Moondancer]], though not without blinding the other dragon's eyes with his flame.{{Ref|FAB|17}} In a [[Second Battle of Tumbleton|three-way fight]] between dragons, [[Vermithor]] ripped [[Seasmoke]]'s head off, before he died from the wounds given to him by that dragon and by Tessarion.{{Ref|FAB|17}} Earlier, Balerion crushed [[Quicksilver]]'s neck with his teeth while tearing off her wing with his claws.{{Ref|FAB|4}} When Balerion returned from a possible journey to Valyria with Princess [[Aerea Targaryen]], the dragon had half-healed scars and bloody wounds from an unknown cause, including a nearly nine foot rent down his side.{{Ref|FAB|10}}

===Reproduction===
[[File: Alysanne and Jaehaerys on Silverwing and Vermithor.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Vermithor]] and [[Silverwing]] were an apparently mated pair of dragons, echoing their first [[Dragonrider|riders]], King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys]] and Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]]. Art by Sanrixian ©]]
Historians, like [[Septon]] [[Barth]], [[Grand Maester]] [[Munkun]], and [[Maester]] [[Thomax]], disagree on the mating habits of dragons.{{Ref|ADWD|14}} Dragons lay large, scaled [[Dragon egg|eggs]] to reproduce.{{Ref|AFFC|35}} According to Archmaester [[Gyldayn]], and agreed upon by Maester [[Yandel]], the ability of a dragon to lay eggs is proof that said dragon is female. When a dragon is never observed to have laid eggs, this is taken as proof that it must have been male.{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|1|6}} However, according to Barth and Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]], dragons have no fixed gender, but are ''“now one and now the other, as changeable as flame”''.{{Ref|AFFC|35}} Barth believed that dragons can change sex at need,{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|1|6}}{{Ref|AFFC|35}} but Maester [[Anson]] believes this to be erroneous, and states in his ''[[Truth (book)|Truth]]'' that Barth's statement is simply a misunderstood esoteric metaphor.{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|1|6}}

Dragons believed to be female, e.g., [[Syrax]],{{Ref|ADWD|8}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|5}}{{Ref|FAB|12}} [[Dreamfyre]],{{Ref|FAB|8}} [[Tessarion]],{{Ref|FAB|12}} and [[Meleys]],{{Ref|FAB|11}} are referred to as a ''she-dragon'' or sometimes a ''queen''.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|6}}

It is implied that the bonds of a [[dragonrider]] and their dragon may affect the dragon's mating habits. King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]'s dragon Vermithor often coiled with his Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]]'s [[Silverwing]], even five decades after their riders' deaths.{{Ref|FAB|17}} [[Daemon Targaryen]] and his wife [[Laena Velaryon]] often visited Dragonstone on their dragons [[Caraxes]] and Vhagar to fly with [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and [[Syrax]], and during that period Syrax produced several clutches of eggs.{{Ref|FAB|12}}

Traditionally, Targaryen princes received a dragon's egg in their cradle, allowing the infants to bond with the dragons as soon as the eggs hatched.{{Ref|FAB|12}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|5}} This tradition supposedly started during the reign of King [[Aegon I Targaryen]], when Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]] placed a dragon egg in the cradles of her younger siblings, [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys]] and [[Alysanne Targaryen|Alysanne]] shortly after their births.{{Ref|FAB|9}}{{Ref|FAB|4}} From these two eggs, the dragons [[Vermithor]] and [[Silverwing]] hatched.{{Ref|FAB|4}} During the rule of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], the king placed an egg in the cradle of his newborn son, [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon]], in {{Date|55}}, at the suggestion of Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|10}} During the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], placing a dragon egg in the cradle of a newborn princeling became truly customary.{{Ref|FAB|12}} [[Jacaerys Velaryon]], [[Lucerys Velaryon]], [[Joffrey Velaryon]],{{Ref|FAB|12}} [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]], [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys Targaryen]], [[Jaehaera Targaryen]], and [[Maelor Targaryen]]{{Ref|FAB|12}} are all known to have received an egg in their cradle during Viserys I's reign. During the reign of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]], eggs were placed in the cradles of Prince [[Aegon IV Targaryen|Aegon]], Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon]], and Lady [[Laena Velaryon (daughter of Alyn)|Laena Velaryon]].{{Ref|FAB|23}} However, not every hatchling lived to maturity, as seen with [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena of Pentos]], whose egg hatched into a broken thing that only lived a few hours.{{Ref|FAB|15}}

Un-hatched eggs can become petrified at an old age, turning to stone.{{Ref|AGOT|11}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|17}}

==Culture==
Dragons are depicted in the [[Heraldry|sigils]] of several [[List of Houses|Westerosi Houses]] and [[List of personal arms|personal arms]], such as:
<gallery mode=nolines>
House Blackfyre.svg|[[House Blackfyre]]
House Targaryen.svg|[[House Targaryen]]
House Toland.svg|[[House Toland]]
House Vance of Atranta.svg|[[House Vance of Atranta]]
House Vance of Wayfarer's Rest.svg|[[House Vance of Wayfarer's Rest]]
House Willum.svg|[[House Willum]]</gallery><gallery mode=nolines>
Aegon II Targaryen.svg|[[Aegon II Targaryen]]
Aerion Targaryen.svg|[[Aerion Targaryen]]
Brynden Rivers.svg|[[Brynden Rivers]]
Daeron Targaryen.svg|[[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Daeron Targaryen]]
Maekar Targaryen.svg|[[Maekar I Targaryen]]
Rhaenyra Targaryen.svg|[[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]
Valarr Targaryen.svg|[[Valarr Targaryen]]
</gallery>

[[Dragonbone]] is as strong as [[steel]], but lighter and far more flexible, and impervious to fire.{{Ref|AGOT|13}} It has been used to make brooches,{{Ref|AGOT|3}} bows,{{Ref|AGOT|11}}{{Ref|AGOT|13}} hilts of [[Valyrian steel dagger]]s,{{Ref|AGOT|14}} and whip handles.{{Ref|ASOS|27}}

Dragon eggs are highly valuable, for their beauty and rarity,{{Ref|AGOT|46}} as well as their link to monarchial legitimacy and potential to hatch a dragon.{{Ref|TMK}}{{Ref|TSS}}

There are many songs and tales of legendary [[dragonslayer]]s, most existing long before dragons definitely arrived in Westeros.{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|7|2}}{{Ref|ADWD|8}}{{Ref|AFFC|20}}

===Dragonriders===
{{Main|Dragonrider}}
[[File:Queen Alysanne by Trishkell III.png|thumb|350px|Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] riding her dragon [[Silverwing]], by Emile Denis © Green Ronin Publishing]]
Dragons are intelligent creatures{{Ref|SSM|2267}} which can be trained to serve as battle mounts and understand vocal commands. They are said to be capricious in nature,{{Ref|ADWD|5}} and have to be trained to keep them from laying waste to everything around them.{{Ref|ACOK|40}} However, dragons will not allow everyone to mount them. In [[Valyria]], the noble-born dragonriding families, the [[dragonlord]] families, frequently [[Incest|married brother to sister]] to keep the bloodline pure,{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|2}} and it is generally believed that Valyrian heritage plays a part. During the civil war known as the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] called upon Targaryen [[bastard]]s and their descendants, the so-called [[dragonseeds]], to try and mount a dragon. Regardless, men without Valyrian descent made their attempts as well.{{Ref|FAB|15}} Having Valyrian blood (no matter how directly) is not a guarantee that bonding with a dragon will be successful.{{Ref|ADWD|68}}

Once a dragon has bonded with a rider, that dragon will not allow anyone else to mount it alone while its rider lives, no matter how familiar said person might be to the dragon.{{Ref|FAB|17}} But when the person bonded to the dragon is on the dragon's back, they may take a passenger.{{Ref|FAB|1}}{{Ref|FAB|16}} When the rider of a dragon dies, that dragon can bond with a new rider.{{Ref|FAB|11}} No rider has ever ridden a different dragon while their current dragon was alive.{{Ref|ADWD|50}} However, when Prince [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]]'s dragon [[Balerion]] died, according to Martin, "[Viserys] did not take a second dragon",<ref>[[Not A Blog]]: [https://grrm.livejournal.com/360936.html?thread=18786792#/t18786792 The Rogues are Coming... (March 12, 2014), Comment (March 12, 2014)]</ref> leaving the possibility that a rider might bond with a new dragon after his/her first dragon has died. Indeed, Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], following the death of her dragon [[Syrax]], insisted on finding more dragon eggs, as she "must have another dragon",{{Ref|FAB|17}} as did King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] after the death of his dragon [[Sunfyre]].{{Ref|FAB|18}} Dragons who have had a rider once before are easier to bond with than wild dragons.{{Ref|FAB|15}}

A dragon might to be able to sense when its current rider is in distress or has died. This is implied in the case of the dragon [[Dreamfyre]], who, despite being locked and chained in the [[Dragonpit]], is said to have sensed when her rider [[Helaena Targaryen]] committed suicide in [[Maegor's Holdfast]], at the other side of [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|FAB|17}} The sense of connection between dragon and rider may also be mutual — when [[Drogon]] was impaled by a spear, he and his bonded owner, [[Daenerys Targaryen]], both screamed at the same moment, even though she had not yet ridden him.{{Ref|ADWD|52}}

Dragonriders usually ride their dragons using special saddles. Chains attached to the saddle are fastened to the rider's belt, for security.{{Ref|FAB|16}}{{Ref|FAB|17}} However, a rider could leave their chains dangling, if they wish.{{Ref|FAB|16}} A dragonrider may also ride without a saddle, their legs around the dragon's back or neck.{{Ref|ADWD|52}}{{Ref|ADWD|71}}{{Ref|FAB|17}}

==History==
===Ancient Dragons===
[[File:Magali Villeneuve Dragonlords.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Dragonlord]]s from the [[Valyrian Freehold]], by Magali Villeneuve, in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]
In [[Barth]]'s ''[[Unnatural History]]'', the [[septon]] considered several legends regarding the origins of dragons. The [[Valyrians]] claimed that dragons sprang forth from the [[Fourteen Flames]], a ring of volcanoes on the [[Valyrian peninsula]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|2|5}} In [[Qarth]], tales state dragons came from a second [[moon]] in the sky, which was scalded by the [[sun]] and cracked like an egg, and a million dragons poured forth. Dragons are also said to have originated from the [[Shadow Lands]] beyond [[Asshai]] and the islands of the [[Jade Sea]].{{Ref|AGOT|23}} Ancient tales from Asshai claim that an unnamed people first tamed these dragons, brought them to [[Valyria]], and taught the Valyrians their arts before departing from the annals of history.{{Ref|TWOIAF|2|5}} Barth put forth the theory that dragons were created by Valyrian [[bloodmages]] using [[wyvern]]s, which are flying reptiles that do not breathe flame.{{Ref|TWOIAF|8|3|4}} Dragons may also be related to [[firewyrm]]s, which are wingless reptilian creatures that do breathe flame, that may have lived in the Fourteen Flames before the dragons arrived there.{{Ref|AFFC|22}}

Dragons populated most of the [[known world]] in ages past,{{Ref|SSM|1062}} and ancient dragon bones have been found as far north as [[Ib]] and as south as the jungles of [[Sothoryos]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|2|5}} The yellow emperor [[Chai Duq]] of [[Yi Ti]] is said to have kept a dragon at his court after marrying a noblewoman from Valyria.{{Ref|TWOIAF|8|4|1}}

In [[Westeros]], Ser [[Galladon of Morne]] is said to have slain a dragon with the [[Just Maid]],{{Ref|AFFC|20}} [[Crackbones]] allegedly twisted a dragon's neck into a knot,{{Ref|AFFC|20}} and [[Serwyn of the Mirror Shield]] slew the dragon [[Urrax]].{{Ref|ADWD|8}} [[Davos the Dragonslayer]] is a hero beloved in the [[Reach]],{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|7|2}} and dragons are also said to have once roosted on [[Battle Isle]] until the first [[House Hightower|Hightower]] put an end to them.{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|7|4}} [[Smallfolk]] claim that the hot springs below [[Winterfell]] are warmed by the breath of a subterranean dragon.{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|1|6}}

Outside of Westeros, dragons, [[demons]], and other creatures are said to inhabit the cliff caves above the [[Ash (river)|Ash]] north of [[Asshai]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|8|4|4}} [[Sea dragon]]s in the [[Sunset Sea]] and [[ice dragon]]s in the [[Shivering Sea]] are recalled in legends and folklore, but scholars have no proof of their existence, or how closely related they are to dragons.{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|5|1}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|8|3|6}} [[Nagga]] is said to have been the first [[sea dragon]].{{Ref|AFFC|19}}

===Valyrian Freehold===
{{Main|Valyrian Freehold}}
[[File:Valyrians find dragons.jpg|thumb|350px|The [[Valyria]]ns finding dragons in the [[Fourteen Flames]], in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': Histories & Lore]]

The [[Valyrians]] were originally a civilization sheltered in the [[Fourteen Flames]], a ring of volcanoes on the [[Valyrian peninsula]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|2|5}} They mastered the art of raising dragons, and used them as weapons of war to carve out a massive empire, the [[Valyrian Freehold]]. Valyrians told tales of themselves that claimed they were descended from dragons, and were kin to the ones they now controlled.{{Ref|TWOIAF|2|5}} The Valyrians are said to have used binding [[spells]] and [[Sorcery|sorcerous]] [[dragon horn]]s to control their dragons.{{Ref|AFFC|19}}{{Ref|ADWD|71}}

The Valyrians used dragons to conquer the [[Old Empire of Ghis]] in the [[Ghiscari wars]],{{Ref|TWOIAF|2|5}} and hundreds of dragons were employed by Valyria during the [[Rhoynish Wars]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|2|8}}

On the day of the [[Doom of Valyria]] in {{Date|-102}}, the Fourteen Flames and every hill for five hundred miles exploded, filling the air with ash and smoke and fire, which killed even the dragons in the sky.{{Ref|ADWD|56}} The [[dragonlords]] and dragons gathered in Valyria were all killed. A few dragonlords in [[Lys]] and [[Tyrosh]] survived, but they were soon killed in the political chaos after the Doom, along with their dragons. In [[Qohor]], the dragonlord [[Aurion]] declared himself [[Emperor of Valyria]] and led a host of thirty thousand men toward Valyria, but he, his great dragon, and his followers were not seen again. The time of dragons in Essos was over.{{Ref|TWOIAF|2|9}}

===The Targaryen Dragons===
{{See also|House Targaryen}}
[[File:Fall of harrenhal by reneaigner.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] and [[Balerion]] [[burning of Harrenhal|destroy]] [[Harrenhal]]. Art by René Aigner ©]]

After the Doom and the chaos afterward, the only dragons known to have survived were on the island of [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|2|9}} They belonged to [[House Targaryen]], who had brought five dragons from Valyria when Lord [[Aenar Targaryen]] and his family emigrated twelve years before, in {{Date|-114}}. Four of these dragons eventually died on Dragonstone, leaving only [[Balerion]]. However, the other dragons left eggs behind, and from these hatched [[Vhagar]] and [[Meraxes]].{{Ref|FAB|1}}

Balerion was eventually claimed by Lord [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], some time before he married his sisters [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] and [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|3|1}} Aegon became involved in the wars in the [[Disputed Lands]] when [[Pentos]] and [[Tyrosh]] approached him, inviting him to join a grand alliance against [[Volantis]]. Aegon flew Balerion 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|2|9}}{{Ref|ADWD|14}}

[[File:Burning Arryn fleet.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Visenya Targaryen]] and [[Vhagar]] burn the [[Arryn]] fleet during the [[battle in the waters off Gulltown]]. Art by John McCambridge, in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]
As the [[Century of Blood]] came to an end, Aegon's interest in [[Westeros]] grew. His sister-wife Visenya had claimed Vhagar, and his other sister-wife Rhaenys rode Meraxes. In {{Date|-2|1}}, Aegon and his sisters used Balerion, Vhagar, and Meraxes in their [[Wars of Conquest]] against the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. Dragons were instrumental in the [[burning of Harrenhal]] and the [[Field of Fire]], and the threat of dragons led to the submissions of [[Torrhen Stark]] and [[Sharra Arryn]].{{Ref|FAB|1}} Dragons were also used in the [[First Dornish War]], which caused the death of Rhaenys and Meraxes at the [[Hellholt]] in {{Date|10}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|1}}

[[File:Battle Beneath the Gods Eye.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Balerion]] kills [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon Targaryen]] and [[Quicksilver]] during the [[Battle Beneath the Gods Eye]], by Michael Komarck, in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]
Many dragons were hatched after [[Aegon's Conquest]]. During Aegon I's reign, "half a dozen" hatchlings were born on Dragonstone. One of the first was [[Quicksilver]], hatched in {{Date|7}}, who bonded with Aegon I's elder son and heir, [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]]. Another two dragons hatched during the first year of Aenys's reign, in {{Date|38}}.{{Ref|FAB|4}} Dragon fought dragon for the first time since the [[Doom of Valyria]] in the [[Battle Beneath the Gods Eye]], resulting in the death of Quicksilver in {{Date|43}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|3}}{{Ref|FAB|4}}

Over the course of one hundred and fifty years, the Targaryens rode their dragons as a symbol of their power, and as a means of transport. In addition, a valuable [[gold]]en [[Currency|coin]] of the kingdom became known as a golden dragon.{{Ref|AGOT|16}} It is said that King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] took six dragons with him to the [[north]], including Jaehaerys's [[Vermithor]] and Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen|Alysanne]]'s [[Silverwing]], to visit the [[Warden of the North|Warden]] of the region;{{Ref|ASOS|41}} however, it is possible that the story is just a fable, since the historical record of the visit does not mention that number of dragons.{{Ref|FAB|10}}

Balerion died of old age{{Ref|FAB|11}} in {{Date|94}}, late in the reign of Jaehaerys I.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|4}} Jaehaerys's grandson and eventual successor [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys I]] was Balerion's rider at the time of its death.{{Ref|FAB|12}}<ref>[[Not A Blog]]: [https://grrm.livejournal.com/360936.html?thread=18791400#t18791400 The Rogues Are Coming... (Comment March 12, 2014)]</ref> This left Vhagar as the largest living dragon, and by {{Date|129}} she was approaching Balerion's size.{{Ref|FAB|16}}

By {{Date|129}}, on the eve of civil war between [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]] and [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon II]], there were twenty living dragons.{{Ref|FAB|13}} The largest and oldest dragons were Vhagar, Vermithor, Silverwing, [[Dreamfyre]], [[Meleys]], [[Caraxes]], and [[Syrax]]. Younger dragons still large enough to be ridden to war were [[Seasmoke]], [[Sunfyre]], [[Tessarion]], [[Vermax]], [[Arrax]], [[Tyraxes]], and [[Moondancer]]. [[Stormcloud]], [[Morghul]], and [[Shrykos]] were very young dragons, not yet big enough to ride.{{Ref|FAB|15}}

There were also three wild dragons living on [[Dragonstone]] which had never been successfully claimed by any rider: [[Grey Ghost]], [[Sheepstealer]], and the [[Cannibal (dragon)|Cannibal]]. Sheepstealer hatched when Jaehaerys I was still young, and the Cannibal was even older (none knew for certain when it had hatched), and thus they were also quite large by the time of the [[Dance of the Dragons]], while Grey Ghost was a younger and smaller beast.{{Ref|FAB|15}}

===Extinction and Attempts at Revival===
[[File:The Battle at Rook's Rest by Jota Saraiva.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Vhagar]], [[Sunfyre]], and [[Caraxes]] fight in the [[Battle at Rook's Rest]]. Art by Jota Saraiva ©]]
By the end of the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], twenty dragons were alive. The majority of these dragons died during the civil war called the [[Dance of the Dragons]], which began in {{Date|129}} and lasted until mid {{Date|131}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|5}} By the end of the Dance in {{Date|131}}, only four dragons remained alive: the wild [[Cannibal (dragon)|Cannibal]], never ridden; [[Sheepstealer]], hiding in the [[Mountains of the Moon]] with [[Nettles|its rider]]; [[Silverwing]], who had gone feral after the deaths of [[Ulf White|her rider]] and [[Vermithor|her mate]]; and the young dragon [[Morning]], who had hatched during the war.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|5}} In {{Date|132}}, a messenger from [[Alys Rivers]], [[witch]] queen of [[Harrenhal]], claimed to have seen a dragon within the castle, though the truth of the matter is uncertain.{{Ref|FAB|20}}

There were still many dragon eggs left after the war, and at least a few hatched. Terrifyingly, one hatched a blind and wingless [[wyrm]] that attacked [[Laena Velaryon (daughter of Alyn)|its cradlemate]] and was killed.{{Ref|FAB|23}} At least two Dragonstone hatchlings were misshapen, and grew no bigger than [[Dog|mastiffs]] before they died.{{Ref|AGOT|13}} The [[last dragon]] was a green female, small and stunted, with withered wings.{{Ref|THK}} She died young in {{Date|153}}, during the reign of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]], thereafter known as the Dragonbane.{{Ref|AGOT|22}}{{Ref|THK}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|7}} She laid a clutch of five eggs,{{Ref|TMK}} which never hatched.{{Ref|THK}}

Archmaester [[Marwyn]] holds that the order of [[maesters]], with their secret goal to suppress [[magic]], was responsible for the extinction of dragons.{{Ref|AFFC|45}} According to Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]], the summers became shorter after the last dragon died, and the winters longer and crueler.{{Ref|THK}}

[[File:Thomas Denmark dragonskulls.jpg|thumb|350px|The [[skulls of the Targaryen dragons]], by Thomas Denmark © Fantasy Flight Games]]
After their extinction, the only remnants of dragons were their [[Dragonbone|bones]],{{Ref|AGOT|13}} their skulls,{{Ref|AGOT|13}} and their eggs, which eventually turned to stone over time.{{Ref|TMK}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|9}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|17}} The eggs were highly valued for their beauty and exotic nature.{{Ref|AGOT|46}} The Targaryens had a collection of [[Skulls of the Targaryen dragons|nineteen dragon skulls]] of various sizes and ages, that they displayed on the walls of the [[Iron Throne|throne room]] in the [[Red Keep]]. The oldest was thousands of years old.{{Ref|AGOT|13}}

Many futile attempts were made to revive dragons. [[Aegon III Targaryen]] had [[nine mages]] cross the [[narrow sea]] to use their magics in attempt to hatch remaining dragon eggs.{{Ref|ASOS|54}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|7}} The pious King [[Baelor I Targaryen]] attempted to hatch his egg by praying over it.{{Ref|ASOS|54}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|9}} [[Aegon IV Targaryen]] ordered [[pyromancer]]s to build seven [[dragons (mechanical)|mechanical "dragons"]] that shot jets of [[wildfire]]. Hundreds of men died in a failed attempt to use them to invade [[Dorne]].{{Ref|ASOS|54}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|11}} Prince [[Aerion Targaryen]] drank wildfire, believing it would transform him into a dragon, but only died screaming.{{Ref|ASOS|54}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|14}} The [[tragedy of Summerhall]] resulted from the attempt of King [[Aegon V Targaryen]] to hatch dragon eggs.{{Ref|ASOS|25}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|15}} King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] attempted to hatch dragons from eggs found in the depths of Dragonstone, to no result.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|17}} He may have believed [[Wildfire plot|his attempt to immolate King's Landing]] would transform him into a dragon.{{Ref|ASOS|37}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
During a dream while comatose, [[Bran Stark]] sees dragons stirring beneath the sunrise in [[Asshai]] by the [[Shadow Lands|Shadow]].{{Ref|AGOT|17}}

At [[Daenerys Targaryen]]'s wedding to [[Khal]] [[Drogo]], [[Magister]] [[Illyrio Mopatis]] gives her a gift of three fossilized [[dragon egg]]s.{{Ref|AGOT|11}} When Drogo becomes deathly ill, Daenerys has the the ''[[maegi]]'' [[Mirri Maz Duur]] perform a ritual to save him, but it kills [[Rhaego|her unborn son]], and Mirri states that "only death may pay for life".{{Ref|AGOT|64}}{{Ref|AGOT|68}} After Drogo's death, Daenerys places the dragon eggs on her husband's funeral pyre, beside his body, and also has Mirri bound to the pyre. 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, Daenerys is found among the ashes, naked but unharmed, holding and nursing three living newly-hatched dragons: [[Drogon]], [[Rhaegal]], and [[Viserion]]. With Daenerys's exchange of life for life, the first three dragons alive since {{Date|153}} are born there in the [[Dothraki sea]].{{Ref|AGOT|72}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[File:Raya Golden The Hatchlings' Feast.JPG|thumb|350px|[[Viserion]], [[Rhaegal]], and [[Drogon]] as hatchlings feeding upon a carcass, by Raya Golden © Fantasy Flight Games]]
In [[King's Landing]], [[Wisdom]] [[Hallyne]], a master [[pyromancer]] of the [[Alchemists' Guild]], tells [[Tyrion Lannister]] 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}}

The [[warlocks]] of [[Qarth]] attempt to kill Daenerys and claim her dragons, but she survives and the [[House of the Undying]] is destroyed.{{Ref|ACOK|48}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
During a [[small council]] meeting, [[Varys]] reports that sailors back from the [[Jade Sea]] report that a three-headed dragon has hatched in Qarth, and is the wonder of that city. Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] dismisses the report.{{Ref|ASOS|19}}

Daenerys uses her dragons to [[fall of Astapor|conquer Astapor]].{{Ref|ASOS|27}}

The [[red priest]]ess [[Melisandre]] wishes to wake dragons from stone by sacrificing [[Edric Storm]],{{Ref|ASOS|25}} but [[Stannis Baratheon]] will not let her,{{Ref|ASOS|36}}{{Ref|ASOS|54}} and eventually [[Davos Seaworth]] prevents it entirely by smuggling Edric away.{{Ref|ASOS|63}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
In [[Oldtown]], [[Armen]] says he has heard rumors of dragons in Asshai, Qarth, and [[Meereen]], as well as rumors of dragons [[Targaryen campaign in Slaver's Bay|freeing slaves]].{{Ref|AFFC|0}}

The [[small council]] of Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] discounts rumors of dragons from [[Essos]].{{Ref|AFFC|17}}

Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] discusses dragons with [[Samwell Tarly]].{{Ref|AFFC|35}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:Drogon in Daznak's Pit.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Daenerys Targaryen]] and [[Drogon]] in [[Daznak's Pit]], by Marc Simonetti © LeYa Brasil]]
Daenerys encloses Rhaegal and Viserion within the [[Dragon pit (Great Pyramid)|dragon pit]] of Meereen's [[Great Pyramid]] after the death of [[Hazzea]], although [[Drogon]] remains free.{{Ref|ADWD|11}} Drogon later causes chaos at [[Daznak's Pit]],{{Ref|ADWD|52}} and Daenerys flies on his back to the Dothraki sea.{{Ref|ADWD|71}}

Rhaegal and Viserion are freed from the Great Pyramid during [[Quentyn Martell]]'s ill-fated attempt to tame a dragon.{{Ref|ADWD|68}}{{Ref|ADWD|70}}
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==Known Dragons==
{| class=wikitable width=100%
! width=150px|Dragon ''[High Valyrian name]''
! width=150px|Riders
! width=450px|Notes
! width=250px|Died
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Arrax]] ''[Arraks]''
| Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]]
| Born during the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], between {{Date|115}} and {{Date|120}}, after an egg was placed in the cradle of Prince Lucerys.{{Ref|FAB|12}}
| Killed with its rider in {{Date|129}} above [[Shipbreaker Bay]] by [[Vhagar]].{{Ref|FAB|14}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[Balerion]] ''the Black Dread'' ''[Balerion]''
| King [[Aegon I Targaryen]]
| rowspan="4"|Born before [[House Targaryen]] moved from [[Valyria]] to [[Dragonstone]] in {{Date|-114}}.{{Ref|FAB|1}}
| rowspan="4"| Died in {{Date|94}}, of old age.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|4}}{{Ref|FAB|12}}
|-
| King [[Maegor I Targaryen]]
|-
| Princess [[Aerea Targaryen]]
|-
| Prince [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]]
|-
| rowspan="1"| The [[Cannibal (dragon)|Cannibal]]
| None
| A wild dragon, never ridden. Got his name from his habit of eating young dragons and hatchlings.{{Ref|FAB|13}}
| Date of death unknown (vanished after the end of the [[Dance of the Dragons]]).{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|6}}
|- style="height:24px;"
| rowspan="2"| [[Caraxes]] ''the Blood Wyrm'' ''[Karakses]''
| Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]]
| Claimed by Aemon from {{Date|72}} to {{Date|92}}
| rowspan="2"| Killed with its rider [[Battle Above the Gods Eye|in battle]] by [[Vhagar]] above the [[Gods Eye]] in {{Date|130}}.{{Ref|FAB|16}}
|-
| Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]]
|
|- style="height:24px;"
| rowspan="2"| [[Dreamfyre]] ''[Ēdrurzys]''
| Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]]
| Claimed by Rhaena from {{Date|32}} to {{Date|73}}
| rowspan="2"| Died in {{Date|130}} in the [[Storming of the Dragonpit]].{{Ref|FAB|17}}
|-
| Queen [[Helaena Targaryen]]
| Claimed by Helaena from before {{Date|120}} to {{Date|130}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Drogon]] ''[Drogon]''
| Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
| Hatched from an egg by [[Daenerys Targaryen]], who placed Drogon's egg on the funeral pyre of her husband, Khal [[Drogo]],{{Ref|AGOT|72}} whom Drogon is named after.{{Ref|ACOK|12}} Mounted by Daenerys for the first time in {{Date|300}}.{{Ref|ADWD|52}}
| [''Alive'']
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Grey Ghost]]
| None
| A wild dragon, never ridden. Caught his own food (fish, etc) at sea.
| Died in {{Date|130}} when attacked by [[Sunfyre]].{{Ref|FAB|17}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Meleys]] ''the Red Queen'' ''[Meles]''
| Princess [[Alyssa Targaryen]]
| Claimed by Alyssa from {{Date|75}} until {{Date|84}}
| rowspan="2"| Dragon and rider died in {{Date|129}}, during the [[battle at Rook's Rest]].{{Ref|FAB|15}}
|-
| Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]
| Claimed by Rhaenys from {{Date|87}} until {{Date|129}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Meraxes]] ''[Merakses]''
| Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]]
| Born on [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]] between {{Date|-114}} and [[Aegon's Conquest]].{{Ref|FAB|1}}
| Died at the [[Hellholt]] in [[Dorne]] in {{Date|10}} during the [[First Dornish War]].{{Ref|FAB|2}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|9|6}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Moondancer]] ''[Hūrlilio]''
| Lady [[Baela Targaryen]]
| Claimed by Baela before {{Date|129}} until {{Date|130}}
| Died in {{Date|130}}, during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|FAB|17}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Morghul]]
| Princess [[Jaehaera Targaryen]]
| Born during the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], after an egg was placed in the cradle of Princess Jaehaera.{{Ref|FAB|16}}
| Died during the [[Storming of the Dragonpit]] in {{Date|130}}.{{Ref|FAB|17}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Morning]]
| Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]]
| Born during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|6}}
| Died by the year {{Date|153}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|7}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Quicksilver]] ''[Melilla]''
| King [[Aenys I Targaryen]]
| Claimed by Aenys from {{Date|7}} until {{Date|42}}
| rowspan="2"| Dragon and rider were killed in {{Date|43}} by [[Balerion]] in the [[Battle Beneath the Gods Eye]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|3}}
|-
| Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon Targaryen]]
| Claimed by Aegon from {{Date|43}} until his death later that year
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Rhaegal]] ''[Rhaegal]''
| None
| Hatched from an egg by [[Daenerys Targaryen]], who placed Rhaegal's egg on the funeral pyre of her husband, Khal [[Drogo]].{{Ref|AGOT|72}} Daenerys named Rhaegal after her oldest brother, [[Rhaegar Targaryen]].{{Ref|ACOK|12}}
| [''Alive'']
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Seasmoke]] ''[Embrōrbar]''
| Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]]
| Claimed by Laenor from before {{Date|101}} until {{Date|120}}
| rowspan="2"| Died during the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]] in {{Date|130}}.{{Ref|FAB|17}}
|-
| [[Addam Velaryon]]
| Claimed by Addam from {{Date|129}} until {{Date|130}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Sheepstealer]] ''[Biāllaodio]''
| Nettles
| A wild dragon, claimed in {{Date|129}} during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|FAB|15}}
| Date of death unknown (vanished into the [[Mountains of the Moon]]).{{Ref|FAB|23}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Shrykos]]
| Prince [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys Targaryen]]
| Born from an egg placed in the cradle of Prince Jaehaerys Targaryen during the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|16}}
| Died during the [[Storming of the Dragonpit]] in {{Date|130}}.{{Ref|FAB|17}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Silverwing]] ''[Gēliotīkun]''
| Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]]
| Hatched from an egg placed in the cradle of Alysanne Targaryen.{{Ref|FAB|4}} Claimed by Alysanne before {{Date|48}} until {{Date|100}}. Resided on Dragonstone after Alysanne's death.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|6}}
| rowspan="2"| Died by the year {{Date|153}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|7}}
|-
| [[Ulf the White]]
| Claimed by Ulf the White in {{Date|129}}. Became wild after the death of her rider in {{Date|130}}, and made her lair in an island on [[Red Lake]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|6}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Stormcloud]]
| Prince [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon "the Younger" Targaryen]]
| Born during the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], between {{Date|120}} and {{Date|129}}, after an egg was placed in the cradle of Prince Aegon. Claimed by Aegon in or before {{Date|129}}, but ridden only once, in {{Date|130}}.
| Died in {{Date|130}} an hour after its first flight, at the [[Battle of the Gullet]].{{Ref|FAB|15}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Sunfyre]] ''the Golden'' ''[Vēsperzys]''
| King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]
| Said to have been young between {{Date|120}} and {{Date|129}}.{{Ref|FAB|12}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|6}}
| Died during the [[Dance of the Dragons]] in late {{Date|130}} at [[Dragonstone]].{{Ref|FAB|18}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Syrax]] ''[Syraks]''
| Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]{{Ref|ADWD|8}}
| Born during the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], and named by Rhaenyra after a Valyrian goddess.{{Ref|FAB|12}}
| Died during riots in King's Landing in {{Date|130}}.{{Ref|FAB|17}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Terrax]]
| [[Jaenara Belaerys]]
| Lived in [[Valyria]] before the [[Doom of Valyria|Doom]]. Riding him, she spent three years exploring [[Sothoryos]].
| Date of death unknown.
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Tessarion]] ''the Blue Queen''
| Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]]
| Claimed before {{Date|120}} until {{Date|130}}
| Died during the [[Dance of the Dragons]], in {{Date|130}}.{{Ref|FAB|17}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Tyraxes]]
| Prince [[Joffrey Velaryon]]
| Born during the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], between {{Date|117}} and {{Date|120}}, after an egg was placed in the cradle of Prince Joffrey.{{Ref|FAB|12}}
| Died in {{Date|130}}, during riots in King’s Landing.{{Ref|FAB|17}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Urrax]]
| Unknown
| According to legend, Urrax was slain by [[Serwyn of the Mirror Shield]], a legendary figure from the [[Age of Heroes]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|2|3}} Singers claim he was a [[knight]] of the [[Kingsguard]],{{Ref|AGOT|8}} but the order of the Kingsguard was founded in {{Date|10}},{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|1}} thousands of years after the Age of Heroes and the arrival of the first knights in [[Westeros]].
| Uncertain chronology
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Vermax]] ''[Vermaks]''
| Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]]
| Born during the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], between {{Date|114}} and {{Date|120}}, after an egg was placed in the cradle of Prince Jacaerys.{{Ref|FAB|12}}
| Died in {{Date|130}}, in the Battle of the Gullet.{{Ref|FAB|15}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Vermithor]] ''the Bronze Fury'' ''[Vermitor]''
| King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]
| Hatched from an egg placed in the cradle of Jaehaerys I Targaryen.{{Ref|FAB|4}} Claimed by Jaehaerys before {{Date|48}} until {{Date|103}}. Resided on Dragonstone after Jaehaerys's death.
| rowspan="2"| Died in {{Date|130}}, during the [[Dance of the Dragons]], at [[Second Tumbleton]].{{Ref|FAB|17}}
|-
| [[Hugh Hammer]]
| Claimed by Hugh Hammer in {{Date|129}} until {{Date|130}}
|- style="height:24px;"
| rowspan="4"| [[Vhagar]] ''[Vagar]''
| Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]]
| Born in {{Date|-52}}. Ridden by Visenya Targaryen until her death in {{Date|44}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|3}} Remained unridden for twenty-nine years.
| rowspan="4"| Killed with its rider [[Battle Above the Gods Eye|in battle]] by [[Caraxes]] above the [[Gods Eye]] in {{Date|130}}.{{Ref|FAB|16}}
|-
| Prince [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon the Brave]]
| In {{Date|73}} Baelon Targaryen claimed and rode her until his death in {{Date|101}}.{{Ref|FAB|11}}
|-
| Lady [[Laena Velaryon]]
| Vhagar was eventually claimed by Laena Velaryon, who rode the dragon until her own death in {{Date|120}}.{{Ref|FAB|12}}
|-
| Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]]
| Shortly afterwards, Vhagar was claimed by Prince Aemond Targaryen,{{Ref|FAB|12}} and ridden by him.
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Viserion]] ''[Viserion]''
| None
| Hatched from an egg by [[Daenerys Targaryen]], who placed Viserion's egg on the funeral pyre of her husband, Khal [[Drogo]].{{Ref|AGOT|72}} Daenerys named Viserion after her brother [[Viserys Targaryen]].{{Ref|ACOK|12}}
| [''Alive'']
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Aurion]]'s unnamed dragon
| [[Aurion]]
| In the aftermath of the [[Doom of Valyria]], the dragonlord Aurion flew atop his dragon with an army to the destroyed [[Valyrian peninsula]] to try to reestablish the [[Valyrian Freehold|Freehold]]. They were never seen again.{{Ref|TWOIAF|2|9}}
| Died in {{Date|-102}} or shortly after, in the [[Valyrian peninsula]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|2|9}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Dragon that died in the Red Waste]]
| Unknown
| The [[Dragonbone|skeleton]] of an immense dragon is found by [[Daenerys Targaryen]] lying in the sands of the [[red waste]] south of [[Vaes Tolorro]]. Whether it was wild or had been ridden is not known.{{Ref|ACOK|12}}
| Unknown
|-
| rowspan="1"| The [[last dragon]]
| None
| Born and died during the reign of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]]. Was once seen by Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]] when he was still a boy; it was small and stunted, with withered wings.{{Ref|THK}}
| Died in {{Date|153}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|7}}
|}

[[File:No image.svg|left|100px|link=|alt=]]
[[File:Dragon Eggs HBO.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Dragon eggs in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]
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==Known dragon eggs==
{{Main|Dragon egg}}
*"''wu''" means "whereabouts unknown, not known if hatched"
{| class=wikitable width=100%
!Owner
!style="width: 11em;"|Hatched into
!style="width: 16em;"|Color
!Notes
|-
|[[House Targaryen]]
[''three eggs'']
|''wu''
|
|Were stolen from the [[Dragonstone]] hatcheries by [[Elissa Farman]] in {{Date|54}}, and sold to the [[Sealord of Braavos]].{{Ref|FAB|9}}
|-
|[[Mysaria]]
|''wu''
|
|When Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] learned his concubine 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|FAB|12}}
|-
|[[Jacaerys Velaryon]]
|[[Vermax]]
|
|placed in his cradle at his birth by royal decree{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|5}}
|-
|[[Lucerys Velaryon]]
|[[Arrax]]
|
|placed in his cradle at his birth by royal decree.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|5}}
|-
|[[Joffrey Velaryon]]
|[[Tyraxes]]
|
|placed in his cradle at his birth by royal decree.{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|5}}
|-
|[[Viserys II Targaryen]]
|''wu''
|
|he possessed an egg during the [[Dance of the Dragons]], so far undescribed – whereabouts unknown.{{Ref|FAB|15}}
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]]
[''four eggs'']
|(''died soon afterwards'')
|
|A broken thing that died within hours. She possessed another egg at the start of the civil war.
|-
|[[Morning]]
|
|Taken to the [[Vale]] with her during the war
|-
|''wu''
|
|Taken to the [[Vale]] with her during the war, did not hatch
|-
|''wu''
|
|Taken to the [[Vale]] with her during the war, did not hatch
|-
|[[Maelor Targaryen]]
|''wu''
|pale green with swirls of silver{{Ref|FAB|16}}
|he was given an egg at birth,{{Ref|FAB|12}} which had not yet hatched by the start of the civil war.{{Ref|FAB|13}} After Maelor was killed at [[Bitterbridge]],{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|6}} his egg was sent to Lord [[Ormund Hightower]] at [[Longtable]].{{Ref|FAB|16}}
|-
|[[Aegon II Targaryen]]
|''wu''
|purple and gold{{Ref|FAB|18}}
|seeking a replacement for the dead [[Sunfyre]], Aegon choose a new egg in the hopes of hatching a new dragon for himself.{{Ref|FAB|18}}
|-
|[[Laena Velaryon (daughter of Alyn)|Laena Velaryon]]
|Unnamed blind and wingless white [[wyrm]]
|undescribed
|It hatched in {{Date|135}} and tore a bloody chunk from young Laena's arm. Her father, Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]], hacked it to pieces.{{Ref|FAB|23}}
|-
|House Targaryen
[''five eggs'']
|''wu''
|
|from the [[last dragon]]'s clutch,{{Ref|TMK}} so far undescribed
|-
|[[Elaena Targaryen]]
|''wu''
|[[platinum]] white and bright golden{{Ref|SSM|1605}}
|
|-
|[[Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Daeron Targaryen]]
|''wu''
|
|known to exist,{{Ref|TMK}} but so far undescribed
|-
|[[Aerion Targaryen]]
|''wu''
|gold and silver, with veins of fiery colors{{Ref|TMK}}
|
|-
|[[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon Targaryen]]
|''wu''
|
|known to exist,{{Ref|TMK}} but so far undescribed
|-
|[[Aegon V Targaryen]]
|''wu''
|white and green swirls{{Ref|TMK}}
|
|-
|[[Ambrose Butterwell]]
|''wu''
|red, with golden flecks and black whorls{{Ref|TMK}}
|
|-
|House Targaryen
[''seven eggs'']
|''wu''
|
|used by King [[Aegon V Targaryen]] in the ceremony that caused the [[tragedy at Summerhall]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|4|15}} Some of these may have been the unhatched eggs mentioned above. Whereabouts unknown, but possibly destroyed by the fire.
|-
|[[Euron Greyjoy]]
|''wu''
|
|Euron claims he had a dragon egg, but threw it into the sea.{{Ref|AFFC|29}} {{See also|Balon Greyjoy/Theories}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Illyrio Mopatis]] [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
|[[Drogon]]
|black as the midnight sea, alive with scarlet ripples and swirls.{{Ref|AGOT|11}}
|rowspan="3"|Acquired by Illyrio, allegedly from [[Asshai]], and gifted to Daenerys for her wedding to ''[[Khal]]'' [[Drogo]].{{Ref|AGOT|11}} (''May or may not be the three that were stolen from the Dragonstone hatcheries by Elissa Farman in 54 AC and sold in Essos.'') {{See also|Dragon egg/Theories}}
|-
|[[Rhaegal]]
|deep green, with burnished bronze flecks.{{Ref|AGOT|11}}
|-
|[[Viserion]]
|colored pale cream, streaked with gold.{{Ref|AGOT|11}}
|}

==Books and scrolls about dragons==
[[File:Tiziano Baracchi dragon lore.JPG|thumb|350px|A dragon skull and a book of [[dragonlore]], by Tiziano Baracchi © Fantasy Flight Games]]
*''[[Blood and Fire]]'' by an anonymous author
*''[[Dragons, Wyrms, and Wyverns: Their Unnatural History ]]'' by Septon [[Barth]]
*''[[The Death of Dragons]]'' by Maester [[Thomax]]
*''[[Truth (book)|Truth]]'' by Maester [[Anson]]
*''[[Against the Unnatural]]'' by Maester [[Vanyon]]
*''[[The Dance of the Dragons, A True Telling]]'' by Grand Maester [[Munkun]]
*''[[Dragonkin, Being a History of House Targaryen from Exile to Apotheosis, with a Consideration of the Life and Death of Dragons|Dragonkin]]'' by Maester [[Thomax]]
*[[Tyrion Lannister's dragonlore|Unnamed dragonlore]] by [[Tyrion Lannister]]

==Quotes==
{{Quote|Who can know the heart of a dragon?{{Ref|FAB|17}}|writings of [[Gyldayn]]}}

[[File:MKomarck DaenerysTheUnburnt.jpg|thumb|350px‎|[[Daenerys Targaryen]], the Unburnt, by Michael Komarck ©]]
{{Quote|For the first time in hundreds of years, the night came alive with the music of dragons.{{Ref|AGOT|72}}|thoughts of [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|Dragons are fire made flesh, and fire is power.{{Ref|ACOK|27}}|[[Quaithe]] to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|The [[last dragon]] in [[Westeros]] was the last dragon. That is well known.{{Ref|AFFC|0}}|[[Armen]] to [[Alleras]]}}

{{Quote|The grief and glory of [[House Targaryen|my house]].{{Ref|AFFC|26}}|[[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon Targaryen]] to [[Samwell Tarly]]}}

{{Quote|Once a man has seen a dragon in flight, let him stay at home and tend his garden in content, someone had written once, for [[known world|this wide world]] has no greater wonder.{{Ref|ADWD|14}}|thoughts of [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

[[File:Daenerys and dragon HBO.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Daenerys Targaryen]] and [[Drogon]] in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]
{{Quote|All I know of dragons is what [[Viserys Targaryen|my brother]] told me when I was a girl, and some I read in books, but it is said that even [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] never dared mount [[Vhagar]] or [[Meraxes]], nor did his sisters mount [[Balerion|Balerion the Black Dread]]. Dragons live longer than men, some for hundreds of years, so Balerion had other riders after Aegon died ... but no rider ever flew two dragons.{{Ref|ADWD|50}}|[[Daenerys Targaryen]] to [[Quentyn Martell]]}}

{{Quote|We shall not pretend to any understanding of the bond between dragon and [[dragonrider]]; wiser heads have pondered that mystery for centuries. We do know however, that dragons are not [[horse]]s, to be ridden by any man who throws a saddle on their back.{{Ref|FAB|17}}|writings of [[Gyldayn]]}}

{{Quote|Death comes out of a dragon's mouth, but death does not go in that way.{{Ref|ADWD|66}}|writings of [[Barth]]}}

{{Quote|It is no easy thing for a man to be a [[dragonslayer]]. But dragons can kill dragons, and have. Any [[maester]] who has ever studied the history of [[Valyria]] can tell you that.{{Ref|FAB|13}}|[[Daemon Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|There are no more dragons known to exist... but this is a medieval period, and large parts of [[known world|the world]] are still ''terra incognita'', so there are always tales of dragon sightings in far off mysterious places. The [[maesters]] tend to discount those.{{Ref|SSM|1062}}|[[George R. R. Martin]]}}

==Behind the scenes==
The writer [[w:Phyllis Eisenstein|Phyllis Eisenstein]] convinced [[George R. R. Martin]] to add dragons to ''[[A Game of Thrones]]''.<ref>Rolling Stone: [https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/george-r-r-martin-the-rolling-stone-interview-242487/ George R.R. Martin: The Rolling Stone Interview] (April 23, 2014)</ref> Martin dedicated ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' to Eisenstein.

==External links==
* [[w:Dragon|Dragon]] - Wikipedia article on the real-world mythological creature.

==References==
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Smallfolk

2026-08-08T15:27:34Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

{{For|the television episode|Smallfolk (TV)}}
[[File:Kingslanding Red keep outside HBO.jpg|thumb|400px|Smallfolk near the [[Red Keep]] in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]

'''Smallfolk''' or '''lowborn''' are the common people of the [[known world]]. Most are peasants who have to obey their local [[lord]], even though they may never catch a glimpse of him during their life. The [[nobility]] of [[Westeros]] have great power over their smallfolk, whom they are expected to protect.{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|ACOK|46}}

==About==
Most smallfolk are poor, illiterate people living provincial, humble, and simple lives. Most do not have surnames. They use roads which are crooked muddy tracks that do not appear on parchment maps.{{Ref|AFFC|25}} Instead of castle-forged steel or lances,{{Ref|ACOK|2}} they are more likely to use [[w:Stick fighting|staffs]] as weapons.{{Ref|AFFC|28}} In Westeros, they often name their daughters after [[Plants|flowers and herbs]], like [[Violet]] or [[Tansy]],{{Ref|ASOS|2}} and peasant girls are more likely to bleed from losing their [[maidenhead]] on wedding nights, as it is uncommon for them to ride horses.{{Ref|AFFC|28}} They are far removed from the major players of the game of thrones, but are affected by those decisions, good or bad. [[Bastards]] with a lowborn parent can be called baseborn.{{Ref|ACOK|24}}{{Ref|ASOS|33}}{{Ref|ADWD|37}}{{Ref|TSS}}

In Westeros the smallfolk often dress in raw wool and dull brown roughspun, while nobles wear colored velvets, silks, and samites.{{Ref|AFFC|26}} The opposite is true in [[Braavos]], where nobles dress in dark hues while [[bravo]]s are brightly colored.{{Ref|AFFC|26}} The people of Lys, both noble and smallfolk, resemble the [[Valyrian Freehold|Valyrians]] of old.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}

==Beliefs==
Smallfolk are less educated than the noble class and can be superstitious people. They are eager to believe the worst of their lords.{{Ref|ACOK|15}} Beliefs commonly shared among the smallfolk include:
*If a woman eats rabbit while pregnant, her child will be born with long floppy ears.{{Ref|ACOK|15}} (False)
*The [[silent sisters]] are tongueless.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}{{Ref|AFFC|31}} (False, they took a [[w:Vow of silence|vow of silence]])
*The [[Faith of the Seven#The Seven|new gods]] are seven deities.{{Ref|AFFC|25}} (In reality, it is one god with seven different aspects)
*The [[Known world|world]] is flat.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Trade_with_Asshai Trade with Asshai (August 26, 2000)]</ref> (False, wise men from around the world have determined it to be round)
*The last year of [[Westeros#Climate|summer]] is always the hottest.{{Ref|AGOT|25}} (False, the records of the maesters have proven it to be wrong)
*A long summer means an even longer winter.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} (False)
*The [[Hightower]] in [[Oldtown]] just appeared one day.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Oldtown}} (Scholars still debate on the origin of the Hightower)
*Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]'s talent to raise [[Currency|money]] is due to him shitting [[gold]].{{Ref|ACOK|30}} (False)
*[[High Heart]] is still haunted by the dead [[children of the forest]] slained by King [[Erreg the Kinslayer]].{{Ref|ASOS|22}}
*[[Dragonglass]] is made by [[dragon]]s.{{Ref|ASOS|33}} (Maesters believe it to be formed by the "fires of the earth" (e.i. high heat and pressure under the earth), which was confirmed by [[George R. R. Martin]])<ref name=Shaw>[http://web.archive.org/web/20051103091500/nrctc.edu/fhq/vol1iss3/00103009.htm/ "Interview with the Dragon" © 2003 Robert Shaw]</ref>
*They often say "Send a [[knight]] to slay a knight and an archer to kill an archer".{{Ref|AFFC|7}}

==Labor==
Most smallfolk remain on the lower end of the social ladder all their lives. They usually learn their trade from their parents who have learned it from their parents and so forth. The labors mentioned in the books are:

===Alimentation and Nature===
{{Columns|3|
*[[w:Baker|Baker]]{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
*[[w:Beekeeper|Beekeeper]]{{Ref|ASOS|39}}
*[[w:Brewing|Brewer]]{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
*[[w:Butcher|Butcher]]{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
*[[w:Cheesemaking|Cheesemaker]]{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
*[[w:Croft (land)|Crofter]]{{Ref|AGOT|55}}
*[[w:Dyeing|Dyer]]{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
*[[w:Farmer|Farmer]]{{Ref|AGOT|19}}
*[[w:Farrier|Farrier]]{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
*[[w:Felt|Felter]]{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
*[[w:Farmworker|Fieldhand]]{{Ref|AGOT|55}}
*[[w:Fisherman|Fisherman]]{{Ref|AGOT|55}}
*[[w:Forester|Forester]]{{Ref|ASOS|9}}
*[[w:Hunting|Hunter]]{{Ref|ASOS|9}}
*[[w:Leech collector|Leech collector]]{{Ref|ASOS|Prologue}}
*[[w:Miller|Miller]]{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
*[[w:Poaching|Poacher]]{{Ref|AGOT|19}}
*[[w:Rat-catcher|Ratcatcher]]{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}
*[[w:Sausage making|Sausage maker]]{{Ref|THK}}
*[[w:Shepherd|Sheepherder]]{{Ref|AGOT|55}}
*[[w:Swineherd|Swineherd]]{{Ref|TSS}}
*[[w:Winemaker|Vintner]]{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
*[[w:Woodsman|Woodsman]]{{Ref|ASOS|9}}
}}

===Artisan===
{{Columns|3|
*[[w:Bricklayer|Bricklayer]]{{Ref|ADWD|11}}
*[[w:Candle|Candlemaker]]{{Ref|ADWD|27}}
*[[w:Carpentry|Carpenter]]{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
*[[w:Carving|Carver]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}
*[[w:Shoemaking|Cobbler]]{{Ref|ACOK|8}}
*[[w:Cooper (profession)|Cooper]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}
*[[w:Cordwainer|Cordwainer]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}
*[[w:Glassblowing|Glassblower]]{{Ref|ADWD|27}}
*[[w:Glazier|Glazier]]{{Ref|ADWD|35}}
*[[w:Bricklayer|Mason]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}
**[[w:Stonemasonry|Stonemason]]{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
*[[w:Miner|Miner]]{{Ref|AGOT|19}}
*[[w:Rope|Ropemaker]]{{Ref|AFFC|34}}
*[[w:Sail|Sailmender]]{{Ref|AFFC|34}}
*[[w:Dressmaker|Seamstress]]{{Ref|ASOS|28}}
*[[w:Shipbuilding|Shipwright]]{{Ref|ACOK|16}}
*[[Smith]]{{Ref|AGOT|19}}
**[[w:Blacksmith|Blacksmith]]{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
**[[w:Goldsmith|Goldsmith]]{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
**[[w:Armourer|Master armorer]]{{Ref|AGOT|27}}
**[[w:Silversmith|Silversmith]]{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
*[[w:Tanning (leather)|Tanner]]{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
*[[w:Weaving|Weaver]]{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
*[[w:Woodworking|Woodworker]]{{Ref|AGOT|18}}
}}

===Artist===
{{Columns|3|
*[[Fool]]{{Ref|AGOT|20}}
*[[w:Juggling|Juggler]]{{Ref|AGOT|20}}
*[[w:Musician|Musician]]{{Ref|AGOT|5}}
*[[Mummer]]{{Ref|AFFC|34}}
*[[w:Playwright|Playwright]]{{Ref|AFFC|34}}
*[[w:Puppeteer|Puppeteer]]{{Ref|AFFC|32}}
*[[w:Poet|Poet]]{{Ref|AFFC|28}}
*[[w:Sculpture|Sculptor]]{{Ref|ADWD|5}}
*[[w:Singing|Singer]]{{Ref|AGOT|5}}
}}

===Noble household===
{{Columns|3|
*[[w:Barber|Barber]]{{Ref|AGOT|56}}
*[[w:Cooking|Cook]]{{Ref|AGOT|8}}
**[[w:Domestic worker|Scullion]]{{Ref|ACOK|11}}
*[[Handmaid]]{{Ref|ACOK|44}}
*[[Kennelmaster]]{{Ref|ACOK|18}}
**Kennel boys and girls{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}
*[[w:Groom (profession)|Groom]]{{Ref|AGOT|4}}
**Stableboy{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}
**Stablehand{{Ref|AGOT|25}}
*[[w:Castle-guard|Guard]]{{Ref|AGOT|1}}
*[[w:Prison officer|Gaoler]]{{Ref|AGOT|38}}
**[[Chief gaoler]]{{Ref|AFFC|8}}
**[[Chief undergaoler]]{{Ref|AFFC|8}}
**Turnkey{{Ref|AFFC|8}}
**[[Undergaoler]]{{Ref|AFFC|8}}
*[[Master of horse]]{{Ref|AGOT|1}}
*[[w:Scribe|Scribe]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}
*[[w:Steward (office)|Steward]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}
*[[w:Tutor|Tutor]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}
*[[Wet nurse]]{{Ref|AGOT|Prologue}}
*[[Whipping boy]]{{Ref|AFFC|24}}
}}

===Merchant===
{{Columns|3|
*[[w:Chandlery|Chandler]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}
*[[w:Fishwife|Fishwife]]{{Ref|ADWD|27}}
*[[w:Greengrocer|Greengrocer]]{{Ref|ACOK|17}}
*[[w:Inn|Innkeeper]]{{Ref|AGOT|55}}
*[[w:Merchant|Merchant]]{{Ref|AGOT|41}}
*[[Prostitution|Prostitute]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}
*[[w:Tavern|Taverner]]{{Ref|AFFC|34}}
*[[w:Merchant|Trader]]{{Ref|AGOT|55}}
*[[w:Winemaker|Wineseller]]{{Ref|AGOT|54}}
}}

===Transport===
{{Columns|3|
*[[w:Ferry|Ferryman]]{{Ref|AGOT|65}}
*[[w:Rowing|Oarsman]]{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}
*[[w:Porter (carrier)|Porter]]{{Ref|AFFC|34}}
*[[w:Sailor|Sailor]]{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}
*[[w:Wagon|Wagonman]]{{Ref|AGOT|19}}
}}

==Advancement==
Even though they are born in the lowest social status in Westeros, it is possible for smallfolk to rise in social status.
* [[Hedge knight]]s are usually born as smallfolk, but they may rise to higher positions. For example, Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] became [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]] for King [[Aegon V Targaryen]].{{Ref|ASOS|67}} Great service may also be rewarded with [[knight]]hood as exemplified by the smuggler [[Davos Seaworth|Davos]], who slipped through the naval blockade during the [[siege of Storm's End]]. This saved the castle garrison from starvation, and Davos was rewarded by [[Stannis Baratheon]] with land, keep, and knighthood, becoming a [[landed knight]].{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}
* Successful merchants can sometimes be ennobled, such as the founder of [[House Spicer]], a wealthy merchant{{Ref|AFFC|36}} whose father was lowborn.{{Ref|ASOS|19}}
* It is possible for smallfolk to join city guards or the [[Night's Watch]] with the possibility of becoming a commander, like [[Janos Slynt]], Commander of the [[City Watch of King's Landing]],{{Ref|AGOT|57}} or being ennobled like [[Luthor Largent]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
* Smallfolk are allowed to join the [[Citadel]] of [[Oldtown]], where they study to become [[maesters]].{{Ref|AFFC|Prologue}}
* The [[Faith of the Seven]] allows all to become [[septon]]s or [[septa]]s.
* The [[Poor Fellows]], an order of the [[Faith Militant]], accepted members regardless of their status or their sex.{{Ref|AFFC|28}}{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

==Popularity with the smallfolk==
===Popular characters===
{{Columns|3|
*{{coa|Targaryen|inline}} King [[Aegon I Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
*{{coa|Targaryen|inline}} Prince [[Viserys Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Viserys Targaryen]]{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragons}}
*{{coa|Targaryen|inline}} King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
*{{coa|Targaryen|inline}} Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
*Ser [[Willam Stafford]]{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}
*{{coa|Hogg|inline}} Ser [[Harys Hogg]]{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
*[[Jonquil Darke]]{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}
*{{coa|Farman|inline}} [[Elissa Farman]] (on [[Fair Isle]] at least){{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}
*{{coa|Strong|inline}}{{coa|Kingsguard|inline}} Ser [[Lucamore Strong]]{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
*{{coa|Arryn|inline}} Lord [[Rodrik Arryn]]{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
*{{coa|Targaryen|inline}} Prince [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon Targaryen]]{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
*{{coa|Targaryen|inline}} King [[Viserys I Targaryen]]{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
*{{coa|Hightower|inline}}{{coa|Targaryen|inline}} Queen [[Alicent Hightower]]{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}
*{{coa|Velaryon|inline}} Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]]{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
*{{coa|Targaryen|inline}} King [[Daeron II Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}
*[[Serwyn of the Mirror Shield]]{{Ref|ACOK|3}}
*{{coa|Targaryen|inline}}{{coa|Kingsguard|inline}} Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon the Dragonknight]]{{Ref|ACOK|3}}
*{{coa|Targaryen|inline}} King [[Baelor I Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}
*{{coa|Targaryen|inline}} King [[Aegon V Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}
*{{coa|Targaryen|inline}} Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]{{Ref|AFFC|24}}
*{{coa|Baratheon|inline}} Lord [[Renly Baratheon]]{{Ref|ACOK|42}}
*{{coa|Baratheon|inline}} King [[Robert I Baratheon]]{{Ref|AGOT|57}}
*{{coa|Tyrell|inline}}{{coa|Baratheon of King's Landing|inline}} Queen [[Margaery Tyrell]]{{Ref|AFFC|28}}
*{{coa|Tyrell|inline}}{{coa|Kingsguard|inline}} Ser [[Loras Tyrell]]{{Ref|ASOS|12}}
*{{coa|Selmy|inline}}{{coa|Kingsguard|inline}} Ser [[Barristan Selmy]]{{Ref|ACOK|3}}
*{{coa|Dondarrion|inline}} Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]]{{Ref|AFFC|25}}
*{{coa|Toyne|inline}} [[Simon Toyne]]{{Ref|AFFC|30}}
*{{coa|Dayne|inline}}{{coa|Kingsguard|inline}} Ser [[Arthur Dayne]]{{Ref|AFFC|30}}
*{{coa|High Septon|inline}} [[High Sparrow]]{{Ref|AFFC|28}}
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===Unpopular characters===
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*{{coa|Hoare|inline}} King [[Harren Hoare]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
*{{coa|Targaryen|inline}} King [[Aenys I Targaryen]] (loved at the start of his reign but hated by the end of it){{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}
*{{coa|Targaryen|inline}} King [[Maegor I Targaryen]]{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragons}}
*{{coa|Targaryen|inline}} Queen [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]] (feared by the smallfolk at the end of her life){{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}
*Lord [[Rego Draz]]{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under Jaehaerys I}}
*{{coa|Targaryen|inline}}{{coa|Rhaenyra Targaryen|inline}} Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] (hailed as the "Realm's Delight" in her youth but hated at the end of her life){{Ref|TPATQ}}
*{{coa|Celtigar|inline}} Lord [[Bartimos Celtigar]]{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
*{{coa|Brynden Rivers|inline}} Lord [[Brynden Rivers]]{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TMK}}
*{{coa|Baratheon|inline}}{{coa|Baratheon of Dragonstone|inline}} Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]]{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}
*{{coa|Lannister|inline}} Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]{{Ref|AFFC|16}}
*{{coa|Lannister|inline}} [[Tyrion Lannister]]{{Ref|ACOK|41}}
*{{coa|Lannister|inline}}{{coa|Baratheon|inline}} Queen [[Cersei Lannister]]{{Ref|ACOK|15}}
*{{coa|High Septon|inline}} The [[High Septon (Fat One)|fat High Septon]]{{Ref|ACOK|20}}
*{{coa|Lannister|inline}} [[House Lannister]]{{Ref|ACOK|41}}
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==History==
During the [[Century of Blood]], many smallfolk in [[Essos]] fled before the [[Dothraki]].{{Ref|ADWD|14}}

[[Harren Hoare]] beggared lords and smallfolk during the construction of [[Harrenhal]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] was concerned for smallfolk and aided her brother, King [[Aegon I Targaryen]], in gaining their allegiance.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Smallfolk turned against their son, [[Aenys I Targaryen]], after he wed his children, Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena]] and Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]] to each other.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

Tens of thousands of smallfolk died during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Red Kraken}} King [[Aegon III Targaryen]] tried to feed the hungry and entertain the smallfolk.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}

Smallfolk loved King [[Baelor I Targaryen]], although his generosity alarmed the [[nobility]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}

King [[Aegon V Targaryen]] was also beloved by the commoners, although most of his efforts to aid them with laws and reform were eventually reversed by the nobles.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|Thousands of smallfolk streamed out [[King's Landing|the city gates]], carrying their children and worldly possessions on their backs, to seek safety in the countryside. Others dug pits and tunnels under their hovels, dark dank holes where they hoped to hide [[Riot of King's Landing (Dance of the Dragons)|whilst the city burned]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}|writings of [[Gyldayn]]}}

{{Quote|A man has his pride, no matter how lowborn he may be.{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Duncan the Tall]] to [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|The common people pray for rain, healthy children, and a summer that never ends. It is no matter to them if the high lords play their game of thrones, so long as they are left in peace. They never are.{{Ref|AGOT|23}}|[[Jorah Mormont]] to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|That was the way of war. The smallfolk were slaughtered, while the highborn were held for ransom.{{Ref|ACOK|20}}|thoughts of [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Stannis''': What do the smallfolk say of [[Renly Baratheon|Renly's]] death? 
'''Davos''': They grieve. Your brother was well loved. 
'''Stannis''': Fools love a [[fool]], but I grieve for him as well.{{Ref|ACOK|42}}|[[Stannis Baratheon]] and [[Davos Seaworth]]}}

{{Quote|I'm too bloody lowborn to be kin to m'lady high.{{Ref|ASOS|29}}|[[Gendry]] to [[Arya Stark]]}}

{{Quote|Keep your eyes down and your tone respectful and say ser a lot, and most [[knight]]s will never see you. They pay more mind to horses than to smallfolk.{{Ref|ASOS|50}}|[[Sandor Clegane]] to [[Arya Stark]]}}

{{Quote|They are born, they live, they love, they die.{{Ref|AFFC|25}}|[[Meribald]] to [[Brienne of Tarth]]}}

{{Quote|If we mingle with the commons, they will love us better.{{Ref|AFFC|28}}|[[Tommen Baratheon]] to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|It is being common-born that is dangerous, when the great lords play their game of thrones.{{Ref|AFFC|37}}|[[Meribald]] to [[Hyle Hunt]]}}

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Dreamfyre

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| image_caption = Dreamfyre, by Kyidyl ©
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| Owner = [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]] [[Helaena Targaryen]]
| Species = [[Dragon]]
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| Issue = Three{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}} hatchlings{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}} [[Drogon]] (unconfirmed){{Refn|group="N"|According to [[George R. R. Martin]], the three [[dragon egg]]s stolen by [[Elissa Farman]] are meant as a ''possible'' but not definitive answer to where [[Daenerys Targaryen]]'s three eggs came from.<ref name="notablog">[[Not A Blog]]: [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2018/04/25/fire-blood-on-the-way/#comment-823 FIRE & BLOOD : On The Way (comment thread)] (April 25, 2018)</ref> They may have been laid by Dreamfyre, who was an adult she-dragon known to produce eggs living on [[Dragonstone]] at the time. See [[Dragon egg/Theories]] for more details.}} [[Rhaegal]] (unconfirmed) [[Viserion]] (unconfirmed)
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| Date_of_Birth = or shortly before {{date|32}}
| Place_of_Death= the [[Dragonpit]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Sons of the Dragon]]'' (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]] {{!}} [[House of the Dragon - Season 2|2]] {{!}} [[House of the Dragon - Season 3|3]]
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'''Dreamfyre''' was a she-[[dragon]], ridden by Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]] and later by Queen [[Helaena Targaryen]].

==Appearance==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Dreamfyre|l1=Images of Dreamfyre}}

Dreamfyre was a slender she-dragon. Her coloration was primarily pale blue, with silver markings.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} She had silver crests and pale blue wings.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}} By {{Date|35}}, Dreamfyre was large enough for the twelve-year-old Rhaena Targaryen to mount her.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

==History==
===Rhaena Targaryen===
[[File:Rhaena and Dreamfyre by Samantha Altarozzi.jpg|400px|thumb|Dreamfyre and [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]], by Samantha Altarozzi ©]]
Dreamfyre was hatched during the reign of King [[Aegon I Targaryen]]. As a hatchling, she bonded with nine-year old Princess Rhaena Targaryen, Aegon I's first grandchild, in {{Date|32}}.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} Three years later, she became Dreamfyre's [[dragonrider|rider]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} In {{Date|41}} Rhaena was wed to her brother, [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]], and sent on a [[royal progress]] by their father King [[Aenys I Targaryen]]. Rhaena wished to take Dreamfyre with her, but her father forbade it, as Aegon had not yet claimed a dragon, and the king did not want his son to be seen riding a horse, while his wife rode a dragon. Dreamfyre remained in [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

Rhaena's father, King Aenys, died in {{Date|42}} and the crown was usurped by their uncle, [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor]]. Rhaena and her husband smuggled themselves into [[King's Landing]] in {{Date|43}}, while Maegor was at [[Oldtown]]. Rhaena was reunited with Dreamfyre and Aegon finally claimed a dragon of his own, his father's dragon [[Quicksilver]]. Knowing they could not hold the [[Iron Throne]], they left King's Landing on their dragons to raise an army. When Aegon went to war against their uncle, Rhaena and Dreamfyre did not accompany them. Aegon, along with Quicksilver, was killed in the [[Battle Beneath the Gods Eye]] by Maegor mounted on [[Balerion|Balerion the Black Dread]]. Since Dreamfyre was younger and smaller than [[Quicksilver]], many historians believe that Dreamfyre would not have been much of a threat to the Black Dread.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

Princess Rhaena sent her twin daughters [[Aerea Targaryen|Aerea]] and [[Rhaella Targaryen (daughter of Aegon)|Rhaella]] into hiding. However, she felt that she could not hide herself, as she had Dreamfyre with her, who was not easily hidden. Therefore she flew Dreamfyre to [[Fair Isle]] off the coast in the [[Sunset Sea]], where they stayed at [[Faircastle]]. There they remained until {{Date|47}}, when Maegor commanded Rhaena to return to [[King's Landing]]. Not wanting to bring Maegor's wrath and Balerion's fires down on Fair Isle, Rhaena flew on Dreamfyre to the [[Red Keep]], only to find out that Maegor wished to make Rhaena his bride and that his [[Master of Whisperers|mistress of whisperers]], [[Tyanna of the Tower]], had found her daughters and used them as hostages.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

The next year, Rhaena fled the Red Keep upon Dreamfyre, together with her elder daughter [[Aerea Targaryen|Aerea]], and Maegor's [[Valyrian steel]] sword [[Blackfyre]], to join her only surviving brother, [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

By {{Date|43}}, Dreamfyre had already produced two clutches of [[dragon eggs]].{{Ref|fab|The Sons of the Dragon}} During Rhaena's second residence at [[Fair Isle]] in {{Date|49|50}}, Dreamfyre laid another clutch of eggs. Dreamfyre's presence on the island made some of the residents anxious, and the 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 prevent it. The man was arrested, but nonetheless his words inspired fear wherever they were spread. Rhaena chose to depart Fair Isle, taking Dreamfyre and the eggs with her. After some time at [[Casterly Rock]], where Dreamfyre had been granted an entire stable, 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 left Casterly Rock and toured the [[westerlands]], but many Western lords desired a dragon of their own, and she grew uncomfortable with how they looked at Dreamfyre or her eggs. In {{date|51}} Rhaena visited King's Landing upon Dreamfyre to attend the second wedding of her siblings King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys]] and Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen|Alysanne]], and explained her difficulties. Rhaena was eventually granted [[Dragonstone]] as her own seat.{{Ref|fab|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}} Dreamfyre made her lair in the dragon yards at Dragonstone, and the clutch of eggs laid at Fair Isle soon hatched. Rhaena introduced her daughter, Princess [[Aerea Targaryen|Aerea]], to Dreamfyre's hatchlings, and urged her to choose one and fly.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}

In {{Date|54}}, Rhaena discovered her former close friend and companion, [[Elissa Farman]], had stolen three dragon eggs from the Dragonstone hatcheries and fled to [[Pentos]], and flew Dreamfyre to King's Landing to inform her brother King Jaehaerys of the theft. Jaehaerys made plans with Rhaena to make war with their dragons [[Vermithor]] and Dreamfyre should hatchling dragons appear anywhere in the world, though this turned out to be unnecessary. Later that year, Rhaena flew Dreamfyre to [[Storm's End]] to reconcile with her mother, Dowager Queen [[Alyssa Velaryon]], but arrived too late for Alyssa's death in childbirth. Still within that year, Rhaena's female companions were all murdered by her husband, [[Androw Farman]], using the [[tears of Lys]]. When his crime was discovered, Androw committed suicide by leaping from the window of the [[Chamber of the Painted Table]]; Rhaena had his body hacked to pieces and fed to Dreamfyre and the other dragons of Dragonstone.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}

[[File:Rhaena_%26_Dreamfyre.jpg|500px|thumb|right|[[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)]] scattering her daughter's ashes on Dreamfyre by Joto Saraiva]]

Near the end of {{Date|54}}, Rhaena discovered that her daughter Aerea had mounted Balerion and fled Dragonstone. Rhaena flew Dreamfyre to the [[Red Keep]], convinced that Aerea had gone there. Rhaena remained at court while Jaehaerys sent forth [[raven]]s across the realm, but after seven days, she declared that she was going to look for Aerea herself and left on Dreamfyre in search of her daughter.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}} For more than a year, Rhaena flew Dreamfyre all over [[Westeros]], from [[Oldtown]] to [[Highgarden]] to [[Crakehall]], [[Casterly Rock]] and [[Fair Isle]], to the [[barrowlands]] and the banks of the [[Fever River]], and as far south as the [[Red Mountains]] of [[Dorne]] and the canyons of the [[Torrentine]]. Rhaena and Dreamfyre were seen flying over the [[Fingers]] and the [[Mountains of the Moon]], the [[rainwood]] on [[Cape Wrath]], the [[Shield Islands]], and the [[Arbor]]; however, her search was in vain. In {{Date|56}}, while residing at [[Greenstone]], Rhaena received a message that Princess Aerea had returned to King's Landing on Balerion. She had been infected with an insidious disease that killed her that same day. By the time the raven carrying the news had reached Rhaena, Aerea had already been cremated. Rhaena returned to King's Landing and took possession of her daughter's ashes. Refusing Jaehaerys's offer to have Aerea's ashes interred on Dragonstone as Aerea had hated living there, Rhaena instead took the ashes into the sky upon Dreamfyre and released them into the wind, claiming that Aerea had "''wanted to fly''".{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}

Rhaena went into self-imposed isolation at [[Harrenhal]] after her daughter's death. Although she still frequently rode Dreamfyre, she wished to be left alone. Dreamfyre remained at Harrenhal with Rhaena until her death in {{Date|73}}, after which Dreamfyre made her lair in the [[Dragonpit]] at [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}

===Helaena Targaryen===
[[File:Helaena and Dreamfyre by Samantha Altarozzi.jpg|thumb|400px|Dreamfyre and [[Helaena Targaryen]], by Samantha Altarozzi ©]]

During the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], Dreamfyre bonded with Princess [[Helaena Targaryen]]. Helaena was riding Dreamfyre by age eleven,{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} and the dragon was beloved to her.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

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 Dreamfyre anymore. Dreamfyre resided in the [[Dragonpit]], and it is said that when Helaena threw herself to her death from her window in [[Maegor's Holdfast]], Dreamfyre rose suddenly with a roar that shook the Dragonpit and snapped two of the chains that bound her.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

[[File:Storming of the Dragonpit by Douglas Wheatley.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Dreamfyre cracks the dome of the [[Dragonpit]] during the [[Storming of the Dragonpit]], as depicted by Douglas Wheatley in ''[[Fire & Blood]]''.]]
Dreamfyre remained chained in the Dragonpit when the people of King's Landing [[Storming of the Dragonpit|stormed the pit]]. Out of the four dragons present, Dreamfyre was the only dragon able to break free of her chains when the mob broke in. She took wing, circled the cavernous interior of the dome and swooped down to attack the men below. She slew more men than the other three dragons combined. Archers and crossbowmen loosed arrows and quarrels at the her, and whenever she landed men swarmed her to attack, 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, which cracked on impact. Half of it came tumbling down, crushing her and the [[dragonslayer]]s under tons of broken stone and rubble.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

==Known dragonriders of Dreamfyre==
* Queen [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]]{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
* Queen [[Helaena Targaryen]]{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|[[Westermen|They]] are all warm at first, but it does not last. Either I am unwelcome or too welcome. They murmur of the cost of keeping me and mine, but it is Dreamfyre who excites them. Some fear her, more want her, and it is those who trouble me most. They lust for [[dragon]]s of their own.{{Ref|fab|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}|[[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]], to [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|It may well be that dragons somehow sense, and echo, the moods of their riders, for Dreamfyre came down out of the clouds like a raging storm that day...{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}|writings of [[Barth]]}}

{{Quote|[[Tyraxes]], [[Shrykos]], and [[Morghul]] [[Storming of the Dragonpit|killed scores]], there can be little doubt, but Dreamfyre slew more than all three of them combined.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}|writings of [[Gyldayn]]}}

==Theories==
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It is speculated that the [[dragon egg]]s that [[Elissa Farman]] stole from the [[Dragonstone]] hatcheries in {{Date|54}}, which may have been laid by Dreamfyre or another dragon resident on the island, were the same petrified eggs that [[Illyrio Mopatis]] gifted to [[Daenerys Targaryen]] in {{Date|297}}, those that hatched into [[Drogon]], [[Viserion]], and [[Rhaegal]].

==Behind the Scenes==
Though Dreamfyre was named in the [[Common Tongue]], according to [[w:David J. Peterson|David J. Peterson]], the official language creator for the television adaptations of Martin's works, the [[High Valyrian]] translation for Dreamfyre's name is '''Ēdrurzys'''.<ref>The Languages of David J. Peterson: [https://wiki.languageinvention.com/index.php?title=%C4%92drurzys Ēdrurzys]</ref>

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The Day They Hanged Black Robin

2026-08-01T15:39:18Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

"'''The Day They Hanged Black Robin'''" is a song, commonly sung by [[harper]]s, about an [[outlaw]] gang.{{Ref|TSS}} It is a sad song.{{Ref|AFFC|15}}{{Ref|AFFC|10}}

==History==
While [[Squire|squiring]] for Ser [[Duncan the Tall]], [[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]] heard a [[harp]]er sing "The Day They Hanged Black Robin" at [[Dosk]]. Afterwards, Egg was seeing gallant [[outlaws]] behind every bush, and wondered if a couple of dead men in a [[crow cage]] had been outlaws.{{Ref|TSS}}

==Recent events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Tom of Sevenstreams]] plays "The Day They Hanged Black Robin" as he and the [[brotherhood without banners]] hang [[Merrett Frey]].{{Ref|ASOS|Epilogue}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[Sansa Stark]] hears [[Marillion]] sing "The Day They Hanged Black Robin" while he is imprisoned in a [[sky cell]] at the [[Eyrie]], along with other sad songs.{{Ref|AFFC|10}}

While sailing on the ''[[Blackbird]]'' to [[Braavos]], [[Dareon]] sings "The Day They Hanged Black Robin" and other songs to the oarsmen.{{Ref|AFFC|15}}

==References==
{{References}}

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[[es:El día en que ahorcaron a Robin el Negro]]
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[[pt:O Dia em que Enforcaram Robin Negro]]
[[zh:吊死黑罗宾的日子]]

Knight of the two towers

2026-07-26T13:15:19Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

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The "'''knight of the two towers'''" is a [[knight]] from [[House Frey]] who rode in the [[tourney at Harrenhal]]. His given name is unknown.

==Character==
The knight of the two towers was not well loved by the [[Smallfolk|commons]].{{Ref|ASOS|24}}

==History==
A [[knight]] of [[House Frey]],<ref name="Citadel">[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/FAQ/Entry/Who_were_the_different_people_in_Meeras_story/ "The Citadel: FAQ, entry 6.2.6- Who were the different people in Meera's story?" (2007)]</ref> the "knight of the two towers," attended the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] with his [[squire]]. His squire attacked [[Howland Reed]] with two other squires. After the knight of the two towers earned a spot among the champions on the second day of the [[tourney]], a [[mystery knight]] known as the [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]] challenged and defeated the pitchfork knight and the [[Pitchfork knight|two]] [[Porcupine knight|other]] knights whose squires took part in the attack. The knight of the two towers was the last of the three knights defeated by the Knight of the Laughing Tree. The commons cheered because all three were not well loved, and the Knight instructed him to teach his squire honor when he attempted to ransom his [[horse]] and armor.{{Ref|ASOS|24}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Meera Reed]] tells [[Bran Stark]] the tale of the [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]], including the knight of the two towers's defeat at the Knight of the Laughing Tree's hands.{{Ref|ASOS|24}}

==References==
{{References}}

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Porcupine knight

2026-07-26T13:15:01Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

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The "'''porcupine knight'''" is a [[knight]] from [[House Blount]] who rode in the [[tourney at Harrenhal]]. His given name is unknown.

==Character==
The porcupine knight was not well loved by the [[Smallfolk|commons]].{{Ref|ASOS|24}}

==History==
A [[knight]] of [[House Blount]],<ref name="Citadel">[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/FAQ/Entry/Who_were_the_different_people_in_Meeras_story/ "The Citadel: FAQ, entry 6.2.6- Who were the different people in Meera's story?" (2007)]</ref> the "porcupine knight" attended the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] with his [[squire]]. His squire attacked [[Howland Reed]] with two other squires. The porcupine knight earned a place among the champions at the end of the first day of the [[tourney]]. After the masters of the [[Knight of the two towers|two]] [[Pitchfork knight|other]] knights whose squires took part in the attack were victorious the next monring, a [[mystery knight]] known as the [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]] challenged and defeated all three of the knights. The porcupine knight was the first of the three knights to fall. The commons cheered because he was not well loved, and the Knight of the Laughing Tree instructed him to teach his squire honor when he attempted to ransom his [[horse]] and armor.{{Ref|ASOS|24}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Meera Reed]] tells [[Bran Stark]] the tale of the [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]], including the porcupine knight's defeat at the Knight of the Laughing Tree's hands.{{Ref|ASOS|24}}

==References==
{{References}}

[[Category:House Blount]]
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Pitchfork knight

2026-07-26T13:14:42Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

{{For|the son of Leslyn Haigh and Perriane Frey, also described as the pitchfork knight|Donnel Haigh}}
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The "'''pitchfork knight'''" is a [[knight]] from [[House Haigh]] who rode in the [[tourney at Harrenhal]]. His given name is unknown.

==Character==
The pitchfork knight was not well loved by the [[Smallfolk|commons]].{{Ref|ASOS|24}}

==History==
A [[knight]] of [[House Haigh]],<ref name="Citadel">[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/FAQ/Entry/Who_were_the_different_people_in_Meeras_story/ "The Citadel: FAQ, entry 6.2.6- Who were the different people in Meera's story?" (2007)]</ref> "the pitchfork knight," attended the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] with his [[squire]]. His squire attacked [[Howland Reed]] with two other squires. After the pitchfork knight earned a spot among the champions on the second day of the [[tourney]], a [[mystery knight]] known as the [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]] challenged and defeated the pitchfork knight and the [[Porcupine knight|two]] [[House Frey|other]] knights whose squires took part in the attack. The commons cheered because the pitchfork knight was not well loved, and the Knight instructed him to teach his squire honor when he attempted to ransom his [[horse]] and armor.{{Ref|ASOS|24}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Meera Reed]] tells [[Bran Stark]] the tale of the [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]], including the pitchfork knight's defeat at the Knight of the Laughing Tree's hands.{{Ref|ASOS|24}}

==References==
{{References}}

[[Category:House Haigh]]
[[Category:Characters from the Riverlands|Pitchfork knight]]
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Pitchfork knight

2026-07-26T12:47:38Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

{{For|the son of Leslyn Haigh and Perriane Frey, also described as the pitchfork knight|Donnel Haigh}}
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The "'''pitchfork knight'''" is a [[knight]] from [[House Haigh]] who rode in the [[tourney at Harrenhal]]. His given name is unknown.

==Character==
The pitchfork knight was not well loved by the [[Smallfolk|commons]].{{Ref|ASOS|24}}

==History==
A [[knight]] of [[House Haigh]],<ref name="Citadel">[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/FAQ/Entry/Who_were_the_different_people_in_Meeras_story/ "The Citadel: FAQ, entry 6.2.6- Who were the different people in Meera's story?" (2007)]</ref> "the pitchfork knight," attended the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] with his [[squire]]. His squire attacked [[Howland Reed]] with two other squires. After the pitchfork knight earned a spot among the champions on the second day of the [[tourney]], a [[mystery knight]] known as the [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]] challenged and defeated the pitchfork knight and the [[Porcupine knight|two]] [[House Frey|other]] knights whose squires took part in the attack. The commons cheered because the pitchfork knight was not well loved, and the Knight instructed him to teach his squire honor when he attempted to ransom his [[horse]] and armor.{{Ref|ASOS|24}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Meera Reed]] tells [[Bran Stark]] the tale of the [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]], including the pitchfork knight's defeat at the Knight of the Laughing Tree's hands.{{Ref|ASOS|24}}

==References==
{{References}}

[[Category:House Haigh]]
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[[Category:Nobles|Pitchfork knight]]
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Sharis Footly

2026-07-13T13:54:24Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

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'''Sharis Footly''' was the Lady of [[Tumbleton]] by her [[marriage]] to [[Lord Footly]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]],{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} and [[regent]] of Tumbleton during the reign of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

In the television adaptation ''[[House of the Dragon]]'', Sharis is portrayed by [[w:Alexandra Moen|Alexandra Moen]].

==Appearance and Character==
Sharis was beautiful{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} and bold.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

==History==
Bold [[Jon Roxton]] became enamored of Lady Sharis after the [[First Battle of Tumbleton]], and claimed her as a "prize of war." When her lord husband protested, Ser Jon cut him nigh in two with [[Orphan-Maker]]. Sharis wept as he tore her gown off.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

Six months after the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]], Lady Sharis gave birth to a lusty dark-haired boy who she proclaimed to be her late lord husband's trueborn heir, though it was far more likely that he had been sired by Roxton. She ruled in his name as [[regent]] and became famous for her efforts to restore the shattered town. She pulled down the burned shells of shops and houses, rebuilt the town walls, buried the dead, planted wheat and barley and turnips in the fields where the camps had been, and had the heads of the [[dragon]]s [[Seasmoke]] and [[Vermithor]] cleaned and displayed in the town square, where travelers paid a [[Currency|penny]] to look at them, and a star to touch them.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

After the death of Queen [[Jaehaera Targaryen]] in {{Date|133}}, Lady Sharis made so bold as to nominate herself as the second wife of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

==References==
{{References}}

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Tom Tangletongue

2026-07-13T13:52:45Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

{{For|the brother of the Night's Watch|Tim Tangletongue}}
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'''Tom Tangletongue''' was a inhabitant of [[Dragonstone]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. His father was [[Tom Tanglebeard]], and his cousin was Ser [[Marston Waters]]. Tom and his father were referred to collectively as the "[[Two Toms]]".{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

In the television adaptation ''[[House of the Dragon]]'', Tom is portrayed by [[w:Lewis MacDougall|Lewis MacDougall]].

==Character==
Tom talked with a [[w:Stuttering|stutter]]. It was said of him that he heard more than he said.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

==History==
Tom learned about the death of the [[Grey Ghost]] from [[Volantis|Volantenes]]. He and his father aided Ser [[Alfred Broome]] during the [[fall of Dragonstone]]. After Ser [[Marston Waters]] saved Lady [[Baela Targaryen]] from Alfred, Tom took her to Dragonstone's maester.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

Tom was killed during the purge of [[Aegon II]]'s loyalists following the green defeat at the [[Battle of the Kingsroad]]. He was surprised in the castle yards as he left the stables and promptly beheaded.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}

==Family==
{{Marston Waters tree}}

==References==
{{References}}

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Leo Tyrell (Longthorn)

2026-06-07T13:42:26Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

{{For|other characters with the same name|Leo Tyrell}}
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| epithet = Longthorn
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| TV_series = ''[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]'': [[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - Season 1|Season 1]]
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'''Leo Tyrell''', known as '''Leo Longthorn''', was the [[Lord of Highgarden]] and head of [[House Tyrell]] during the reign of King [[Daeron II Targaryen]].{{Ref|THK}}

In the television adaptation ''[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]'', Leo is portrayed by [[w:Steve Wall|Steve Wall]].

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Leo Tyrell (Longthorn)|l1=Images of Leo Tyrell (Longthorn)}}

In {{Date|209}}, Leo was a slender man with silver in his hair and a grey beard. He wore green and gold, and his shield was decorated with the golden rose of [[House Tyrell]].{{Ref|THK}} He rode a white charger with green satin trappings patterned with golden roses.{{Ref|THK}}

Leo Longthorn was well respected and liked.{{Ref|thk}} Nearly a hundred years later, he is regarded as one of the greatest [[knight]]s ever produced from House Tyrell, and some consider him the finest jouster ever to touch a lance.{{Ref|aSoS|38}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: House Tyrell}}

==History==
===First Blackfyre Rebellion===
Lord Leo participated in the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]], fighting on behalf of [[House Targaryen]]. He won notable victories in the [[Reach]] against [[Daemon I Blackfyre]]'s supporters, though his forces were unable to gather quickly enough to arrive in time for the [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]] in {{Date|196}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: House Tyrell}}

===Intervening Years===
In the final years of the second century after [[Aegon's Conquest]], Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]] and his young [[squire]] [[Duncan the Tall|Dunk]] took service at [[Highgarden]] under Lord Leo. Although Dunk could hardly remember that time, Ser Arlan woulf often speak of Lord Leo thereafter. At some time later, Leo visited [[King's Landing]], where Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] saw him in person.{{Ref|THK}}

===Tourney at Ashford Meadow===
[[File:Leo Tyrell vs Pearse Caron by Gary Gianni.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Leo Tyrell's bout with Pearce Caron by Gary Gianni]]
Lord Leo participated in the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]] in {{Date|209}}, beginning the [[tourney]] as one of the champions. In the first tilt, he was challenged by Lord [[Damon Lannister (lord)|Damon Lannister]], who yielded on the third lance after having his helm knocked off. Leo was next challenged by Lord [[Pearse Caron]], who was defeated after his longaxe caught in Leo's shield after a fight afoot. One-eyed Ser [[Robyn Rhysling]] lost his helm to Leo's lance in their first course, yet refused to yield. Three times more, they rode at each other, but Leo was too chivalrous to aim another lance at Robyn's unprotected head. Finally, the [[Lord of Highgarden]] struck Robyn's breastplate a solid thump right over the heart and sent him cartwheeling to the earth.{{Ref|THK}}

Being the liege-lord of the host of the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]], Lord Leo judged Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] for having attacked Prince [[Aerion Targaryen]] alonside Prince [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Targaryen]], Prince [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar Targaryen]], and [[Lord Ashford]]. When Aerion invoked his right to a [[trial of seven]], Lord Leo judged that the prince was within his rights and the trial must be a trial of seven, as requested.{{Ref|THK}}

===Later Life===
During the [[wedding tourney at Whitewalls]] in {{Date|212}}, Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] and his squire, Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], drank a toast to the health of Leo, as there were rumors that he was ailing.{{Ref|TMK}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
According to Prince [[Oberyn Martell]], Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] wants one of his sons to be another Leo Longthorn. [[Willas Tyrell]] was encouraged to join the lists at too young an age, however, and was crippled during a joust with Oberyn. [[Tyrion Lannister]] points out that some say that Willas's youngest brother, Ser [[Loras Tyrell]], is a better jouster than Leo had been, but the [[Dorne|Dornish]] prince is skeptical of this.{{Ref|ASOS|38}}

==Quotes==
===Quotes by Leo===
{{Quote|'''Baelor''': The [[Andals]] believed that if seven champions fought on each side, the gods, being thus honored, would be more like to take a hand and see that a just result was achieved. '''Leo''': Or mayhaps they simply had a taste for swordplay. Regardless, Ser [[Aerion Targaryen|Aerion]] is within his rights. A trial of seven it must be.{{Ref|THK}}|[[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Targaryen]] and Leo Tyrell}}

===Quotes about Leo===
{{Quote|'''Egg''': That's Leo Tyrell, Lord of Highgarden '''Dunk''': I knew that. The old man and I served at Highgarden before you were ever born. That must be Lord Leo beside the tent, the slender greybeard in green and gold. '''Egg''': Yes. I saw him at King’s Landing once. He's not one you'll want to challenge, ser.{{Ref|THK}}|[[Duncan the Tall]] and [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|'''Oberyn''': He wanted another Leo Longthorn, and made himself a cripple. '''Tyrion''': There are those who say Ser [[Loras Tyrell|Loras]] is better than Leo Longthorn ever was. '''Oberyn''': [[Renly Baratheon|Renly's]] little rose? I doubt that.{{Ref|ASOS|38}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] and [[Oberyn Martell]]}}

==References==
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Harry Rivers

2026-04-17T15:34:53Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

{{Infobox character
| firstname = Harry
| lastname = Rivers
| epithet = the Bastard of Bracken
| image = [[File:Harry Rivers by marky.jpg|300px]]
| image_caption = Harry Rivers by TheMarkyGallery ©
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| Culture = [[Rivermen]]
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| Place_of_Death = [[Riverlands]]
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| Books = ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
| Coat-of-arms =
}}

'''Harry Rivers''', known as '''the Bastard of Bracken''', is the [[bastard]] son of Lord [[Jonos Bracken]] of [[Stone Hedge]].{{Ref|ASOS|34}}{{Ref|ADWD|48}}

==Appearance==
Harry is fair-haired and comely.{{Ref|ADWD|48}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
The Bastard of Bracken is killed by the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] in the [[riverlands]] during the [[War of the Five Kings]],{{Ref|ASOS|34}} presumably during the [[burning of Stone Hedge]] or the [[Liberation of Stone Hedge|castle's liberation]].

===''A Dance of Dragons''===
Justifying his demand for territory from [[House Blackwood]], Lord [[Jonos Bracken]] tells Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] that his natural son was killed by Lannisters. Lord [[Tytos Blackwood]] alleges to Jaime that Jonos was not Harry's father, as there was little physical resemblance.{{Ref|ADWD|48}}

==Family==
{{Bracken tree}}

==References==
{{References}}

[[Category:House Bracken]]
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[[Category:Casualties of the War of the Five Kings|Rivers, Harry]]
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[[es:Harry Ríos]]
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Aegor Rivers

2026-04-16T19:53:44Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

{{Infobox character
| arms1 = Aegor Rivers
| arms2 = Second sons
| arms3 = Golden company
| title = Ser
| firstname = Aegor
| lastname = Rivers
| epithet = Bittersteel
| image = Aegor Rivers.jpg
| image_caption = Aegor Rivers, by Roman Papusev ©
| Alias = Bittersteel{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}
| Title = [[Knight|Ser]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}} [[Captain-general]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}
| Allegiance = [[House Bracken]] [[House Blackfyre]] [[Second Sons]] [[Golden Company]]
| Race = [[Valyria]]n
| Culture = [[Rivermen]]
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|172}}<ref name=Cal>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Aegor Rivers|Aegor Rivers]] calculations.''</ref>
| Place_of_Birth = [[King's Landing]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Aegor Rivers}}
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|241}}<ref name=Cal></ref> {{S|aged 69}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}
| Place_of_Death = [[Disputed Lands]]
| Father = [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]
| Mother = [[Barba Bracken]]
| Spouse = [[Calla Blackfyre]] (promised){{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}
| coat-of-arms = A red stallion with black wings snorting flame on gold ''(Or, a stallion gules winged sable flammant proper)''
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Sworn Sword]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Mystery Knight]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (mentioned)
}}

'''Aegor Rivers''', frequently called '''Bittersteel''', was one of the [[Great Bastards]], a son of King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]] by his fifth [[mistress]], Lady [[Barba Bracken]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}{{ref|SSM|1467}} The [[knight]] was a major supporter of the pretender king [[Daemon I Blackfyre]] and the later [[Blackfyre pretenders]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}} Aegor was the founder of the [[Golden Company]], a famed group of exiled [[sellsword]]s.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}} In his [[heraldry|personal arms]], he combined the red [[horse|stallion]] of [[House Bracken]] with black [[dragon]] wings from [[House Blackfyre]], on a [[gold]]en field.{{ref|SSM|1467}}

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Aegor Rivers|l1=Images of Aegor Rivers}}
Being half-[[House Targaryen|Targaryen]], Aegor had [[purple eyes]], but black hair. As an adult, he had a close-cropped beard, little more than a shadow on his face. He looked like a warrior, tall and muscular, but was lean and lithe like a [[panther]].{{ref|SSM|1467}}

Aegor's armor was well-made but plain, grey-steel and black rings. On his helm was a [[horse]]head crest, with a horse's mane flowing behind. His shield displayed his personal sigil: a stallion with black [[dragon]] wings, on a golden field, snorting fire.{{ref|SSM|1467}}

Angry all of his life, Aegor never smiled.{{ref|SSM|1467}} Reportedly, he was a hard man who had little use for anything beyond war.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}} Bittersteel was easily irritated and offended, sometimes attributed to his [[House Bracken|Bracken]] blood.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}} Aegor especially loathed his younger half-brother, [[Brynden Rivers]], and Brynden's mother, [[Melissa Blackwood]], who had replaced Aegor's mother, [[Barba Bracken]], as King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]'s mistress.{{ref|SSM|1467}}

==History==
===Early life===
In {{date|172}}, Aegor was born at [[King's Landing]] to the fifth of King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]'s mistresses, [[Barba Bracken]]. Aegor was born only a fortnight before Aegon's wife, Queen [[Naerys Targaryen]], nearly died in childbirth. With Naerys lingering near death, [[Lord Bracken (Hand of the King)|Barba's father]], the [[Hand of the King]], began to speak openly of Barba marrying King Aegon IV. However, his words became a scandal when Queen Naerys recovered her health. Naerys's brother, Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon the Dragonknight]], and her son, Prince [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron Targaryen]], forced King Aegon to send both Barba and her [[bastard]] son away from court. Aegor was raised at [[Stone Hedge]] in the [[riverlands]] by the Brackens.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}

King Aegon IV was visiting Aegor at Stone Hedge in {{date|177}} when he met Barba's younger sister, [[Bethany Bracken]], and took her for his seventh mistress. However, Bethany's affair with Ser [[Terrence Toyne]], a [[Kingsguard]], soon resulted in the execution of Terrence, Bethany, and her father, Aegor's grandfather.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}

The angry Aegor reserved particular loathing for his half-brother [[Brynden Rivers]], whose mother, [[Melissa Blackwood]], had replaced his own as their father's favorite mistress. Aegor loathed Brynden, who was known as Bloodraven, even further when [[Shiera Seastar]], their beautiful half-sister and a fellow [[Great Bastard]], chose Brynden over him. Their other half-brother, [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]], agreed to wed his daughter [[Calla Blackfyre|Calla]] to Aegor; however, it is unknown if and when the marriage took place. Aegor often urged Daemon to press his own claim to the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

===First Blackfyre Rebellion===
In the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]] in {{Date|196}}, Aegor sided with the pretender king [[Daemon I Blackfyre]] against King [[Daeron II Targaryen]]. During the [[battle of the Redgrass Field]], Aegor commanded the right of Daemon's host.{{Ref|TMK}}

To prevent a rout upon Daemon's death during the battle, Aegor picked up Daemon's [[Valyrian steel]] sword, [[Blackfyre]], rallied his troops, and madly charged into the [[Raven's Teeth]], the archers of Brynden Rivers. Bittersteel met Bloodraven in the middle of his charge, and a mighty duel followed. Though he took out Bloodraven's eye during their duel, Aegor ultimately fled the battlefield.{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

Bittersteel fled Westeros with Daemon's widow, [[Rohanne of Tyrosh]], her surviving children, the blade Blackfyre, and hundreds of now-landless lords and knights, eventually settling in the [[Free Cities|Free City]] of [[Tyrosh]].{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|ADWD|5}}

===The Golden Company===
[[File:Marc Simonetti Bittersteel golden company.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Bittersteel leading the [[Golden Company]], as depicted by Marc Simonetti in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]''.]]
Aegor served a year with the [[Second Sons]] mercenary company.{{Ref|ADWD|66}} However, as other exile lords began to join other mercenary companies and the support for the [[House Blackfyre|Blackfyres]] began to scatter, Bittersteel left the Second Sons to create the [[Golden Company]], to bind the exiles together.{{Ref|ADWD|5}} Shortly after its creation, the Golden Company became one of the most famous and disciplined [[sellsword]] companies known in the [[Free Cities]]. They quickly established their reputation by sacking [[Qohor]] when the city refused to honor its contract.{{Ref|AWOIAF|Aegor Rivers}} While sellswords are notoriously unreliable, the Golden Company has a respectable reputation. They are said to have never broken a contract.{{Ref|AFFC|13}} The war cry of the Golden Company is "Beneath the [[gold]], the bitter [[steel]],"{{Ref|AFFC|21}}{{Ref|ADWD|5}} which refers to Aegor's nickname, Bittersteel.

The Golden Company was heavily involved in three of the four [[Blackfyre Pretenders|Blackfyre Rebellions]] that followed the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion|first one]]. However, Aegor refused to support the pretender king [[Daemon II Blackfyre]] during the [[Second Blackfyre Rebellion]] in {{Date|211}}, and [[maester]]s of the [[Citadel]] often debate why. Many believe that Daemon and Lord [[Gormon Peake]] could not convince Aegor that their plan was sensible and could succeed despite the odds. Some think Bittersteel was a man who had little use for anything but war and distrusted Daemon's [[dream]]s and love of fine things, and some think Daemon's homosexuality troubled Aegor enough to deny him his assistance.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}} Bittersteel remained in [[Essos]] with the sword [[Blackfyre]], a factor in the failure of the rebellion.{{Ref|TMK}}

[[File:Aegor_Rivers_by_Jota_Saraiva.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Aegor by Jota Saraiva]]

In {{Date|219}}, [[Haegon I Blackfyre]] and Bittersteel launched the [[Third Blackfyre Rebellion]]. During the rebellion, Bloodraven and Bittersteel dueled for the second time. At the end of the battle, Haegon was killed after surrendering, but Aegor was captured and brought to the [[Red Keep]] in chains. Though Brynden Rivers and Prince [[Aerion Targaryen]] argued that Aegor should be executed, King [[Aerys I Targaryen]] decided to send him to the [[Wall]] to join the [[Night's Watch]]. However, the ship taking Aegor north was intercepted, and he was freed and returned to the Golden Company. Before the year was over, Aegor crowned [[Daemon III Blackfyre]], Haegon I's eldest son, and resumed plotting against King Aerys in [[Tyrosh]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}

During one of the Blackfyre Rebellions, Aegor swore a blood oath with [[Torwyn Greyjoy]], but this [[Lord Reaper of Pyke]] betrayed Bittersteel to his enemies.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}

In {{Date|236}}, Aegor landed on [[Massey's Hook]] at the head of the Golden Company with Daemon III, starting the [[Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion]]. The rebellion was crushed at the [[Battle of Wendwater Bridge]], though Aegor managed to escape.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}} A few years after that battle, Aegor reappeared in the [[Disputed Lands]], fighting with the Golden Company in a skirmish between Tyrosh and [[Myr]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}

When Aegor died at the age of sixty-nine in {{Date|241}}, it is said he died as he had lived, with a sword in his hand and defiance upon his lips.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}} On his deathbed, he commanded the men of the Golden Company to boil the flesh from his skull, [[golden skulls|dip it in gold]], and carry it before them when they crossed the [[narrow sea]] to retake [[Westeros]]. The [[Captain-general|captains-general]] who have since led the Golden Company have followed Aegor's example.{{Ref|aDwD|24}}

===Legacy===
According to a semi-canon source, Aegor had no children.<ref>{{Cite video | url = https://youtu.be/ThdsQtp1Sxw?si=ZN3gmI9kLln3lpwV&t=6693 | title = GRRM interview with John Picacio in Redwood City at the Fox Theater | time = 1:51:33 | date = August 14, 2018}}</ref> The war cry of the [[Golden Company]], "Beneath the gold, the bitter steel", pays homage to their founder.{{Ref|AFFC|21}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Feast for Crows''===
In [[Dorne]], Princess [[Arianne Martell]] tells Ser [[Arys Oakheart]] that the [[Golden Company]] has broken their contract with [[Myr]], mentioning that the exiles are united by the dream of Bittersteel.{{Ref|AFFC|13}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[Illyrio Mopatis]] discusses the Golden Company with the exiled [[Tyrion Lannister]], who recalls the story of Aegor's founding of the [[sellsword]] company. That night, Tyrion dreams of a battle in [[Westeros]] in which he fights alongside Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] and Bittersteel with [[dragon]]s overhead. Tyrion kills his father, Lord [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]], and brother, Ser [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]], in the dream.{{ref|ADWD|5}} When Tyrion joins the [[Second Sons]], [[Tybero Istarion]] informs him that Bittersteel had served with that company before establishing the Golden Company.{{ref|ADWD|66}}

Aegor's [[golden skulls|skull]], along with those of successive [[Captain-general|captains-general]], is still in possession of the Golden Company. All are kept in the tent of the current captain-general, Ser [[Harry Strickland]], with Aegor's displayed in the center on a tall pike. [[Jon Connington]] sees Aegor's grinning skull when he meets with the Golden Company in [[Volon Therys]].{{Ref|ADWD|24}} During the [[landing of the Golden Company]] in the [[stormlands]], Jon realizes that Harry is a much more cautious leader than Aegor.{{ref|ADWD|61}}

Barristan recalls how bloodshed resulted from Aegor and [[Brynden Rivers]] both having loved [[Shiera Seastar]].{{ref|ADWD|67}}

===''The Winds of Winter''===
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At the [[crofters' village]], Ser [[Justin Massey]] advises [[Stannis Baratheon]] to regroup across the [[narrow sea]] and raise a new army as Bittersteel did after the [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]]. Stannis refuses, however, as Aegor was a [[bastard]] who never succeeded in putting any of [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre's]] sons on the [[Iron Throne]].<ref name=TheonI>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Theon I (The Winds of Winter)|Theon I]]</ref>

==Quotes==
[[File:Aegor Rivers by riotarttherite.png|thumb|right|350px|Aegor Rivers, by riotarttherite ©]]
{{Quote|Bitter his steel may have been, but worse was his tongue. He spilled [[poison]] in [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon]]'s ear, and with him came the clamoring of other [[knight]]s and [[lord]]s with grievances.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}|writings of [[Yandel]]}}

{{Quote|[[Mother (the Seven)|The Mother]] marked [[Brynden Rivers|Lord Rivers]] on the day that he was born, and Bittersteel marked him once again upon the [[Redgrass Field]].{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Sefton Staunton|Sefton]] to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|'''Kyle''': Myself, I blame [[Bloodraven]]. He is the [[Hand of the King|King's Hand]], yet he does nothing, whilst [[ironborn|the krakens]] spread flame and terror up and down the [[sunset sea]]. 
'''Maynard''': His eye is fixed on [[Tyrosh]], where Bittersteel sits in exile, plotting with the sons of [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]]. So he keeps [[Aerys I Targaryen|the king]]'s ships close at hand, lest they attempt to cross. 
'''Kyle''': Aye, that may well be, but many would welcome the return of Bittersteel. Bloodraven is the root of all our woes, the white worm gnawing at the heart of [[Seven Kingdoms|the realm]].{{Ref|TMK}}|[[Kyle the Cat]] and [[Maynard Plumm]]}}

{{Quote|'''Tommard''': ...beggar's feast you've laid before us. Without Bittersteel... 
'''Gormon''': Bittersteel be buggered. No [[bastard]] can be trusted, not even him. [[Second Blackfyre Rebellion|A few victories]] will bring him over [[narrow sea|the water]] fast enough.{{Ref|TMK}}|[[Tommard Heddle]] and [[Gormon Peake]]}}

{{Quote|I've been too lax, I will allow, but I have never been a traitor. [[Lord Frey|Frey]] and I harbored doubts about [[Gormon Peake|Lord Peake's]] [[Daemon II Blackfyre|pretender]] since the beginning. He does not bear the sword! If he were [[Daemon I Blackfyre|his father's]] son, Bittersteel would have armed him with [[Blackfyre]].{{Ref|TMK}}|[[Ambrose Butterwell]] to [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]]}}

[[File:Bittersteel at the red grass field by mike hallstein-da4esnm.png|thumb|right|350px|Aegor Rivers at the [[Redgrass Field]], by [https://www.deviantart.com/mike-hallstein Mike Hallstein] ©]]

{{Quote|All [[golden skulls|the skulls]] were grinning, even Bittersteel's on the tall pike in the center. What does he have to grin about? He died defeated and alone, a broken man in an [[Essos|alien land]].{{Ref|ADWD|24}}|thoughts of [[Jon Connington]]}}

{{Quote|Bittersteel and [[Brynden Rivers|Bloodraven]] both loved [[Shiera Seastar]], and the [[Seven Kingdoms]] bled.{{Ref|ADWD|67}}|thoughts of [[Barristan Selmy]]}}

{{Quote|When he fled, he swore he would return to place a son of [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon's]] upon the [[Iron Throne]]. He never did. Words are wind, and the wind that blows exiles across the [[narrow sea]] seldom blows them back.<ref name=TheonI/>|[[Stannis Baratheon]] to [[Justin Massey]]}}

{{Quote|Bittersteel was half-[[House Targaryen|dragon]], and all [[bastard]].<ref name=Ar2>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Arianne II (The Winds of Winter)|Arianne II]]</ref>|[[Arianne Martell]] to [[Lysono Maar]]}}

==Family==
{{Blackfyre tree}}

==Behind the Scenes==
[[George R. R. Martin]] first imagined Aegor's personal arms as a grey [[longsword]] displayed bendy sinister with a black [[dragon]]'s head above and a red [[horse]]'s head below, both facing out, on a white field.{{ref|SSM|1467}} He also compared Bittersteel's appearance to [[w:Conan the Barbarian|Conan the Barbarian]], as described by [[w:Robert E. Howard|Robert E. Howard]] and depicted by [[w:Barry Windsor-Smith|Barry Windsor-Smith]].{{ref|SSM|1467}}

==References==
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== Summary ==
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Ferret (mammal)

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Thomaerys Velaryon:

[[File:House Ferren.svg|thumb|The arms of [[House Ferren]]]]
'''Ferrets''' are mammals found in the [[known world]].

==Culture==
Ferrets are included in the arms of [[House Ferren]].{{Ref|ACOK|38}}<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/6/ Houses in the Westerlands]</ref>

==History==
A childhood friend of Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] was called [[Ferret]].{{Ref|TMK}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
While traveling the [[godsway]] at [[Vaes Dothrak]], [[Viserys Targaryen]] examines a plundered artifact of a woman with six breasts and a ferret's head.{{Ref|AGOT|36}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
The envoy of King [[Cleon|Cleon the Great]] to Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]], [[Ghael]], is described as being a pale ferret-faced man.{{Ref|ASOS|71}}

==References==
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Corlys Velaryon

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Thomaerys Velaryon:

{{About|the Master of Driftmark during the Dance of the Dragons
|the ship|Sea Snake
|the planned television series|The Sea Snake
|the first Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Corlys Velaryon (son of Daemon)
|the supporter of Stannis Baratheon|Corliss Penny}}
{{Infobox character
| title = Lord
| firstname = Corlys
| lastname = Velaryon
| arms = Velaryon
| epithet = the Sea Snake
| image = Z37tvql2m6m71.png
| image_caption = Art by Eve Venture, from the Unseen Westeros exhibition.
| Alias = The Sea Snake The Snake{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}
| Title = [[Knight|Ser]] [[Lord of the Tides]] [[Master of Driftmark]] [[Lord admiral]] [[Master of ships]] [[Hand of the King|Hand of the Queen]] [[Regent|Lord Regent]] Captain of the ''[[Cod Queen]]'' Captain of the ''[[Summer Maid]]'' Captain of the ''[[Ice Wolf]]'' Captain of the ''[[Sea Snake]]''
| Allegiance = [[House Velaryon]] [[Blacks]] (formerly) [[Greens]]
| Race = [[Valyria]]n
| Culture = [[Crownlands]]
| Father = [[Corwyn Velaryon]]
| Mother =
| Spouse = Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]
| Lover = [[Marilda of Hull]] (rumored){{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}
| Issue = [[Laena Velaryon]] [[Laenor Velaryon]] [[Addam Velaryon]] (rumored) [[Alyn Velaryon]] (rumored)
| Place_of_Birth = [[Driftmark]]{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under Jaehaerys I}}
| Date_of_Birth = early {{Date|53}}{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under Jaehaerys I}}<ref group="N">Corlys was born in the first half of the year {{Date|53}} since he was born earlier than but in the same year as Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Jaehaerys I)|Daenerys Targaryen]] who was born in the seventh [[moon]] ''([[Fire & Blood]] - Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I)''. Moreover he is noted to have died at the age of 79 on the sixth day of the third moon of {{Date|132}}. As 132 AC is the year he would have turned 79, this means Corlys's [[name day]] had already occured that year prior to his death. Therefore Corlys's name day is early in the year in between the first day of the first moon and the sixth day of the third moon.</ref>
| Place_of_Death = [[Red Keep]], [[King's Landing]]{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
| Date_of_Death = 6th day of the 3rd moon of {{Date|132}} {{S|aged 79}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}
| Date_of_Burial = 3rd moon of {{Date|132}}
| Place_of_Burial = Aboard the ''[[Sea Snake]]'', east of [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]]{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
| coat-of-arms =
| Played_by = [[w:Steve Toussaint|Steve Toussaint]]
| TV_series = ''[[House of the Dragon]]'': [[House of the Dragon - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[House of the Dragon - Season 2|2]]
}}

'''Corlys Velaryon''', known as '''the Sea Snake''', was a fabled [[Lord of the Tides]], [[Master of Driftmark|Master]] of [[Driftmark]], and head of [[House Velaryon]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Red Kraken}} In his younger years he made nine [[great voyages]] on ''[[Sea Snake]]'', a ship he designed and built himself. Corlys was the husband of Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]], the Queen Who Never Was. During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], he became [[Hand of the King|Hand]] to Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

In the television adaptation ''[[House of the Dragon]]'', Corlys is portrayed by [[w:Steve Toussaint|Steve Toussaint]].<ref>HBO.com: [https://www.hbo.com/house-of-the-dragon/cast-and-characters House of the Dragon Cast & Characters]</ref>

==Character==
[[File:Corlys Velaryon by Chillyravenart.png |thumb|right|350px|Corlys Velaryon, by Chillyravenart ©]]
By the of age seven-and-thirty, Corlys was hailed as the greatest seafarer the [[Seven Kingdoms]] had ever known.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Corlys was said to be as brilliant as he was restless, and as adventurous as he was ambitious. Though he accomplished much and more in life, he was seldom satisfied.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Corlys was known to be intractable, even in old age.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}} He was remembered as wise in peace and valiant in war.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} He was a proud man.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] thought him arrogant.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

During his elder years, Corlys liked to say that he was clinging to life "like a drowning sailor clinging to the wreckage of a sunken ship".{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}

==History==
===Early life===
Corlys was born in {{Date|53}} at [[Driftmark]] to [[Corwyn Velaryon]] and his lady wife.{{ref|trotd|6}}{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under Jaehaerys I}} Corwyn in turn was the eldest son of Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|Daemon Velaryon]].{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under Jaehaerys I}} He was [[named after]] his great-granduncle, Ser [[Corlys Velaryon (son of Daemon)|Corlys Velaryon]], who served King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] as the first [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under Jaehaerys I}}

Corlys took to the sea at a young age, first crossing the [[narrow sea]] to [[Pentos]] with an uncle when he was only six. Corlys would make such voyages every year that followed, working on the ships as a member of the crew. According to the captains he served under, they had never seen such a natural sailor as Corlys. He became a captain himself at the age of sixteen, when he sailed the ''[[Cod Queen]]'' from [[Driftmark]] to [[Dragonstone]] and back.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} By the age of twenty-three, Corlys was already a celebrated mariner.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} Corlys sailed to [[Oldtown]], [[Lannisport]], [[Lordsport]], [[Lys]], [[Tyrosh]], Pentos, and [[Myr]]. He sailed the ''[[Summer Maid]]'' to [[Volantis]] and the [[Summer Isles]], and he took ''Ice Wolf'' to [[Braavos]], [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]], [[Hardhome]], [[Lorath]], and the [[Port of Ibben]]. He also took ''Ice Wolf'' [[beyond the Wall]], but was unsuccessful in finding a northerly route in the [[Shivering Sea]] around [[Westeros]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

Corlys was [[knight]]ed at some point.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

Corlys sailed aboard his ''[[Sea Snake]]'', a ship he designed and built, on nine [[great voyages]] to [[Essos]]. During his first voyage, he sailed beyond the [[Jade Gates]] at [[Qarth]] to [[Yi Ti]] and [[Leng]]. Corlys returned with treasures like [[silk]], [[spices]], and [[jade]], doubling the wealth of [[House Velaryon]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} His second voyage took him to [[Asshai]], where he "lost his love and half his crew", according to the stories. At Asshai, Corlys also saw a ship docked in the harbor that he believed to have been the ''[[Sun Chaser]]'' of [[Elissa Farman]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} Corlys's third voyage led to him becoming the first Westerosi to navigate the [[Thousand Islands]] in the Shivering Sea and visit [[Nefer]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Nefer}} in [[N'ghai]] and [[Mossovy]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

During his ninth voyage on ''Sea Snake'', Corlys filled the ship's hold with gold and bought twenty more ships at Qarth, loading them with spices, [[elephants]], and silk. Only fourteen ships reached Driftmark and all the elephants died, but Corlys became vastly wealthy from the venture.{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} He took his nickname "Sea Snake" from his famous ship. Corlys's expeditions on the ''Sea Snake'' have been described by Maester [[Mathis]] in his book ''[[The Nine Voyages]]''.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}

===Lord of the Tides===
Ser Corlys became head of [[House Velaryon]] and [[Lord of the Tides]] after the death of his grandsire. Richer than Lords [[House Lannister|Lannister]] or [[House Hightower|Hightower]] through his expeditions, Lord Corlys used his great wealth to construct a new seat, [[High Tide]],{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} where he stored his eastern treasures. The towns of [[Hull]] and [[Spicetown]] sprang up and drew trade away from [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

In {{Date|90}}, Corlys married the sixteen-year old Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]], the only child of Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]], who in turn was the eldest son of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]. Two years later, Corlys sailed his [[Velaryon fleet|fleet]] to [[Tarth]], to aid Prince Aemon in fighting the [[Myr]]ish exiles who had invaded the island. Shortly before they left, Corlys's wife announced she was pregnant. During the campaign, Prince Aemon died, leading King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] to appoint a new heir to the throne. He chose his second son [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon]] over Aemon's only heir, Rhaenys, thereby also passing over Corlys and Rhaenys's unborn child. Furious over this decision, Corlys gave up his admiralty and his place on the king's [[small council]] and returned to [[Driftmark]] with his wife.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}

In late {{Date|92}},<ref group="N">Earlier editions of ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' mentioned Rhaenys learning of her pregnancy in early 92 AC and giving birth to Laena in 93 AC. Later editions of ''Fire & Blood'' corrected Laena’s birth to late in the year 92 AC.</ref> Rhaenys gave birth to a daughter, [[Laena Velaryon|Laena]]. A son, [[Laenor Velaryon|Laenor]], followed in {{Date|94}}.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} When Prince Baelon died in {{Date|101}}, King Jaehaerys I's succession became unclear again, and reports reached the court that Corlys was gathering ships and men to defend the rights of his son.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}} When the king declared a [[Great Council]] would be held at [[Harrenhal]] to settle the succession, Corlys and his wife traveled there, using their wealth and influence to try and persuade the lords present to vote for Laenor, after Rhaenys and Laena had been passed over once again on account of their sex. Corlys' fame, reputation, and wealth did much to support Laenor's claim, but in the end, Baelon's son [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys]] received the majority of the votes, and was named [[Prince of Dragonstone]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}

Following the death of Queen [[Aemma Arryn]], in {{Date|105}}, [[Grand Maester]] [[Runciter]] suggested to King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] that he take Corlys's twelve-year-old daughter, Laena, to wife. King Viserys, however, chose [[Alicent Hightower]]. Angered by the third time his wife and children had been scorned by [[House Targaryen]], Corlys and his family did not attend the wedding in {{Date|106}}. Instead, he made an alliance with Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], King Viserys's younger brother, equally angered by the king's marriage. Corlys had suffered from the [[Triarchy]]'s rule over the [[Stepstones]], and together with Daemon was determined to conquer the Stepstones for themselves. The fighting began in {{Date|106}}, with Daemon leading their army and Corlys leading their fleet. They won many victories in the first few years, and by {{Date|109}} all but two of the islands and the waters in between were firmly under their control. When Daemon declared himself [[King of the Stepstones and the Narrow Sea]], Corlys placed the crown upon his brow.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} No further involvement of Corlys in the conflicts have been reported after {{Date|109}}.

[[File:Meet the Velaryons by Chillyravenart.jpg|thumb|right|350px|[[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]], [[Laena Velaryon]], [[Laenor Velaryon]], and Corlys Velaryon, by Chillyravenart ©]]
In {{Date|113}}, King Viserys I and his [[small council]] began discussions concerning a betrothal for Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], Viserys's heir. They eventually agreed on Corlys's son, Laenor. Laenor and Rhaenyra were married in {{Date|114}}. When Rhaenyra gave birth late that same year, Corlys overruled his son's wish and insisted that the child would be given a traditional Velaryon name. The boy was named [[Jacaerys Velaryon|Jacaerys]]. Two more sons, [[Lucerys Velaryon|Lucerys]], in {{Date|115}}, and [[Joffrey Velaryon|Joffrey]], in {{Date|117}}, would follow.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

By {{Date|115}}, Corlys's daughter Laena had been betrothed for nearly a decade to the son of a former [[Sealord of Braavos]]. After the Sealord had died, the son had proven to be a wastrel and a fool, who lost all of his family's wealth and power, after which he turned up on Driftmark. Corlys lacked a graceful way to break the betrothal, but was unwilling to let the marriage occur, and had thus repeatedly postponed the wedding over the years. When Prince Daemon Targaryen arrived on Driftmark and asked for Laena's hand in marriage, Corlys thus agreed. Daemon mocked the late Sealord's son until the latter demanded a duel, in which he was slain by Daemon. A fortnight later, Corlys saw Laena and Daemon wed. Through this marriage, Corlys would have two more grandchildren: the twin girls [[Baela Targaryen|Baela]] and [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]], born in {{Date|116}}.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

In the first few days of {{Date|120}}, Corlys's daughter Laena died several days after giving birth to her third child, who had died within an hour after birth. His son, Laenor, died not long after, stabbed to death by Ser [[Qarl Correy]] while attending a fair in [[Spicetown]]. That same year, Lord [[Lyonel Strong]] and his son, Ser [[Harwin Strong|Harwin]], died during a fire at Harrenhal. While there are many stories concerning this fire, the court fool [[Mushroom]] claims Corlys had been involved in the fire, as revenge on Harwin cuckolding his son.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

When Corlys fell ill with a sudden fever in {{Date|126}}, the issue of the succession of [[Driftmark]] arose. As both of his children were dead, according to law Laenor's eldest son Jacaerys stood to inherit. However, Jacaerys, as the eldest son to the [[Princess of Dragonstone]], already stood to inherit the [[Iron Throne]] after his mother, and as such, Corlys was being urged by Rhaenyra to name her second son by Laenor, Lucerys, as his heir. However, the eldest of Corlys's six nephews, Ser [[Vaemond Velaryon]], insisted that he should be proclaimed heir, insisting that Rhaenyra's three sons by Laenor had in truth been fathered by the late Ser Harwin Strong. When Prince Daemon seized and executed Vaemond, Vaemond's wife, children, and siblings fled to King's Landing, where they were [[Silent five|punished]] by King Viserys I for repeating the rumors regarding the paternity of Rhaenyra's eldest children.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Corlys eventually recovered from his [[illness]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}

===Dance of the Dragons===
[[File:The Blacks by naomimakesart.jpg|thumb|450px|The Blacks, by Naomimakesart ©]]
When King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] died in early {{Date|129}}, and the king's eldest son [[Aegon II Targaryen]] ascended the throne, passing over Viserys's appointed heir [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]], Corlys traveled to [[Dragonstone]] to lend his support in the struggle to his former daughter-in-law. He sat on [[black council|Rhaenyra's council]] and was the greatest lord to pledge his strength to her cause. More than half of Rhaenyra's army was made up of men sworn to [[House Velaryon]]. Corlys's fleets also gave the [[blacks]] superiority at sea.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}

When Lord [[Bartimos Celtigar]] urged Rhaenyra to reduce King's Landing to ash and bone, Corlys strongly opposed the idea, telling him "we want to rule the city, not burn it to the ground".{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}} Corlys' fleet closed off the [[Gullet]] and sailed back and forth from Dragonstone and [[Driftmark]], blocking all ships from entering or leaving [[Blackwater Bay]] and thereby choking off trade to and from King's Landing. Corlys was on Dragonstone when the black council learned of the death of [[Lucerys Velaryon]], and together with his wife was able to prevent Lucerys' younger brother [[Joffrey Velaryon|Joffrey]] from mounting his own [[dragon]] to extract vengeance for his brother's death.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} According to [[Mushroom]], while Rhaenyra was so griefsick over Lucerys's death, command of the war council was given to Corlys and his wife [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys]]. When Rhaenys flew to [[Rook's Rest]] to give aid to Lord [[House Staunton|Staunton]], who was besieged by the forces of Aegon II, she fell in [[Battle at Rook's Rest|battle]] against King Aegon II and [[Sunfyre]], and Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] and [[Vhagar]]. When news of Rhaenys's death reached Dragonstone, Corlys blamed Rhaenyra for Rhaenys's death, as she had forbidden her sons from accompanying Rhaenys. Corlys was brought back into the fold when Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] named him [[Hand of the Queen]]. Together, they planned an assault on [[King's Landing]]. For his plan, Jacaerys offered lands, riches and knighthood to anyone who could mount one of the riderless dragons. The fifteen-year-old [[Addam Velaryon|Addam of Hull]] managed to claim [[Seasmoke]], formerly ridden by Corlys's late son Laenor. Addam's mother [[Marilda of Hull|Marilda]] proclaimed that Addam and his younger brother [[Alyn Velaryon|Alyn]] had both been fathered by Laenor, and, apparently accepting this fact, Corlys petitioned Rhaenyra to legitimize them both, naming Addam his new heir.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} Marilda's claim regarding the parentage of her sons was considered remarkable by many, due to the rumors concerning Laenor's sexuality. The court fool [[Mushroom]], however, suggests in his ''[[The Testimony of Mushroom|Testimony]]'' that Addam and Alyn had both been fathered by Corlys himself, and that he had kept them far from court whilst his wife was still alive, but took the opportunity, after her death, to acknowledge them after a fashion.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

[[File:Addam and Corlys Velaryon by Riotarttherite.png|thumb|350px|right|Corlys and [[Addam Velaryon]] in the aftermath of the [[Battle of the Gullet]], by [https://riotarttherite.tumblr.com/ Riotarttherite] ]]
Late in {{Date|129}}, the Velaryon blockade in the [[Gullet]] was eventually broken by the [[Triarchy]] in the [[battle of the Gullet]]. During the battle, the Velaryon fleet lost one third of its strength, while sixty-two out of the ninety ships of the Triarchy were destroyed. The survivors of the Triarchy sacked [[High Tide]] and put it to the torch, destroying all of the treasures Corlys had gathered in the east. [[Spicetown]] was destroyed as well. When Corlys was congratulated on his victory over the Triarchy, he replied, “If this be victory, I pray I never win another.” Addam Velaryon spoke with Corlys after the battle, but it is unknown what they said to each other.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

In {{Date|130}}, Corlys's ships closed off [[Blackwater Bay]] when Rhaenyra [[fall of King's Landing|took King's Landing]]. Though Rhaenyra's forces were victorious in the [[Butcher's Ball]], the [[First Battle of Tumbleton]] resulted in a loss for the blacks. King Aegon II and his two younger children were missing, Prince Aemond was terrorizing the [[riverlands]] with [[Vhagar]], and Lord [[Ormund Hightower]]'s host, with Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron]] and his dragon [[Tessarion]], was slowly advancing on the city. With these threats in mind, Lord Corlys suggested to Rhaenyra that she should offer pardons to Lord [[Borros Baratheon]], [[Ormund Hightower]] and [[House Lannister]], send Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] and Queen [[Helaena Targaryen]] to the [[Faith of the Seven|Faith]], make Aegon II's daughter [[Jaehaera Targaryen|Jaehaera]] Corlys's ward, and to marry her to [[Aegon III Targaryen|her own son Aegon]] in due time, while allowing her half-brothers to [[Night's Watch|take the black]]. Rhaenyra, however, insisted that her half-brothers had broken their vows before, and that the vows of the Night's Watch would mean little to them. Prince Daemon proposed to destroy both [[House Lannister]] and [[House Baratheon]], and granting their seats to [[Ulf White]] and [[Hugh Hammer]], two of the four [[dragonseeds]], but Corlys, horrified by this suggestion, insisted that half of the Westerosi lords would turn against them if they were to destroy two ancient and noble houses.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

After the [[Two Betrayers]] went over to Aegon II's side during the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]], Lord Corlys spoke in defense of the two remaining dragonseeds, [[Nettles]] and [[Addam Velaryon]]. He remarked that Addam and Alyn were "true heirs" and worthy of Driftmark, and that [[Nettles]] had fought valiantly in the [[Battle in the Gullet]]. His protests were in vain, however, and Rhaenyra commanded Ser [[Luthor Largent]] to arrest Addam in the [[Dragonpit]]. Corlys warned Addam, who made his escape on Seasmoke's back. Confronted by an angry Ser Luthor, Corlys did not deny the accusations of treachery. Corlys was bound and beaten before he was taken down into the [[Red Keep]]'s dungeons and thrown into a [[black cell]] to await trial and execution.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

When it became known that Corlys had been arrested, his men, who made up half of Rhaenyra's forces at King's Landing, began to abandon Rhaenyra by the hundreds. Those who remained could not be trusted. Some of Corlys's men joined the mob in [[Cobbler's Square]] that had gathered for the [[Riot of King's Landing (Dance of the Dragons)|riot of King's Landing]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} Others attempted to scale the walls and free him,{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} and yet others fled the city.{{Ref|TPATQ}} Two of lord Corlys' sworn swords, Ser [[Denys Woodwright]] and Ser [[Thoron True]], attempted to cut their way to the dungeons to release their liege but their plan was betrayed to Lady [[Mysaria]] by a whore Thoron had been bedding. Both men were hanged and Lord Corlys remained imprisoned.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

Rhaenyra was eventually forced to [[Flight to Dragonstone|flee]] the city. According to Archmaester [[Gyldayn]], Corlys was released from the dungeons together with the other prisoners by the men of Ser [[Perkin the Flea]], when they took the Red Keep to install [[Trystane Truefyre]] on the Iron Throne.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} However, according to Maester [[Yandel]], Corlys was only released when King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]'s men took the city back.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] and Lord [[Larys Strong]] offered Corlys a full pardon, in exchange for his support of King Aegon II. Corlys, however, made demands of his own, insisting that all who had fought for Rhaenyra should be pardoned, that his granddaughter [[Baela Targaryen|Baela]] should be released immediately, and that [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]] and Princess Jaehaera should be wed and be proclaimed Aegon II's joint heirs. Although Queen Alicent was outraged by the proposals, Lord Larys Strong convinced her to accept the terms, and Corlys swore his loyalty to Aegon II. King Aegon II, however, was less willing to heed Corlys's counsel, and when the king insisted on ending Rhaenyra's line, either by making Aegon the Younger a [[eunuch]] or by having him [[Night's Watch|take the black]], and Ser [[Tyland Lannister]] argued for Aegon the Younger's immediate execution a horrified Corlys accused them of being "fools, liars, and oathbreakers" and stormed out. Lord Larys Strong afterwards went to Corlys to bring him back on the council, and together they secretly plotted to end the war. Following the defeat of Lord [[Borros Baratheon]] at the [[Battle of the Kingsroad]], with an army of [[riverlands|rivermen]] near the city, and a second host, led by Lord [[Cregan Stark]], coming down the [[kingsroad]], Corlys advised Aegon II to join the [[Night's Watch]]. The king refused, but was poisoned soon after, thereby ending the war.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

===Reign of Aegon III===
[[File:Corlys Velaryon Funeral (The Rise of the Dragon).jpg|thumb|300px|right|Funeral of Corlys Velaryon by Francisco Vegas for ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'']]
Following the death of [[Aegon II Targaryen]], Corlys sent envoys to [[Casterly Rock]], [[Storm's End]] and [[Oldtown]], who had been Aegon II's main supporters, suing for peace. When Lord [[Cregan Stark]] arrived in [[King's Landing]], he took power over the court and, insisting that the poisoners of Aegon II were punished, had twenty-two men arrested, including Corlys. This time became known as the [[Hour of the Wolf]]. Corlys was spared a trial. Instead, he was freed thanks to an edict of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]] that [[Baela Targaryen|Baela]] and [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]] had persuaded him to issue. [[Alysanne Blackwood]] promised Lord Cregan her hand in marriage if he would honor the edict, which he did.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}

Corlys served as one of the [[regent]]s for [[Aegon III Targaryen]] during from {{Date|131}} until his death in {{Date|132}}. Corlys was regarded as the most powerful of the regents. When he died of old age on the sixth day of
the third moon of {{Date|132}},{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} at the age of seventy-nine, his body was placed beneath the [[Iron Throne]] for a week.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} [[Marilda of Hull]] and her son, [[Alyn Velaryon]], sailed Corlys's remains to [[Driftmark]] on ''[[Mermaid's Kiss]]''. Corlys was then buried at sea east of Dragonstone on his ancient ''[[Sea Snake]]''. When the ship sank, the [[Cannibal (dragon)|Cannibal]] allegedly flew overheard in salute.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

==Legacy==
After Corlys's death, his grandson and chosen heir, [[Alyn Velaryon]], and his granddaughter, [[Baela Targaryen]], hastily married in order to avoid Aegon III's regents choosing a husband for her without her consent. When Baela became pregnant, Alyn wished to name the child after Corlys. The child turned out to be a girl, however, and was instead named [[Laena Velaryon (daughter of Alyn)|Laena]] after [[Laena Velaryon|Corlys' daughter]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

==Quotes by Corlys==
[[File:Corlys,_Rhaenys,_and_Joffrey_Velaryon_by_Paparinka_Art.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Corlys, [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]], and [[Joffrey Velaryon]] by Paparinka Art]]
{{Quote|Mayhaps [[Faith of the Seven|the Seven]] have preserved me for this fight.{{Ref|tpatq}}|Corlys at the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons]]}}

{{Quote|My knees are old and stiff and do not bend easy.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}|Corlys setting his terms to the [[green council]] at the end of [[Dance of the Dragons]]}}

==Quotes about Corlys==
{{Quote|He likes his boats better than he likes me.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}|complaint of [[Daella Targaryen (daughter of Jaehaerys I)|Daella Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|His captains said they had never seen such a natural sailor.{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}|writings of [[Gyldayn]]}}

{{Quote|Seventy-nine years of age, he had served four kings and [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|a queen]], sailed to the ends of [[known world|the earth]], raised [[House Velaryon]] to unprecedented levels of wealth and power, married [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|a princess]] who might have been a queen, fathered [[dragonrider]]s, built towns and fleets, proved his valor in times of [[Dance of the Dragons|war]] and his wisdom in times of peace. The [[Seven Kingdoms]] would never see his like again.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}|writings of [[Gyldayn]]}}

==Family==
{{Velaryon tree Dance}}

==Notes==
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==References==
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Ben Plumm

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Thomaerys Velaryon:

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'''Ben Plumm''', better known as '''Brown Ben Plumm''', is a descendant of [[House Plumm]], and the captain and commander of the [[Second Sons]].

==Appearance==
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Ben is an aging man, but still fit.{{Ref|ADWD|47}} He has a broad, weathered face, brown skin, a broken nose, and grey-white hair.{{Ref|aDwD|36}} He has a salt and pepper beard.{{Ref|ADWD|47}} He has large, dark, almond-shaped [[Dothraki]] eyes that he inherited from his mother.{{Ref|aSoS|57}} There are wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.{{Ref|aDwD|36}}

==History==
Ben's mother is a Dothraki, and his grandmother was half-[[Ibbenese]] and half-[[Qohor]]ik. His grandfather was killed by a Dothraki prior to Ben's birth.{{Ref|aSoS|57}}

Ben says he is part [[Braavos]]i, [[Summer Islands|Summer Islander]], [[Ibben]]ese, [[Qohor]]ik, [[Dorne|Dornish]], [[Dothraki]], and [[Westeros]]i. He claims to have a drop of [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] blood, which must be why [[Dragon|dragons]], particularly [[Viserion]], have an affinity for him. He states an [[Ossifer Plumm|old member]] of [[House Plumm]] married a "[[Elaena Targaryen|dragon princess]]". He vaguely says that the wedding took place in the reign of [[Aegon IV Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]]. [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]] points out that there were five Aegons who reigned in Westeros and asks which one, but Ben fails to remember the regnal number requested.{{Ref|aSoS|57}} [[Tyrion Lannister]] suspects him to be a distant descendant of a younger son of [[Viserys Plumm]] and a possible distant relation to the famous [[Ossifer Plumm]], and that Ben thus has "two drops" of dragon blood, not just one,{{Ref|aDwD|57}} as Viserys Plumm was rumored to have been fathered by King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]] on Princess [[Elaena Targaryen]], Ossifer's wife.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}

Ben once served as a bodyguard to the uncle of [[Oznak zo Pahl]] in [[Meereen]], before joining the [[Second Sons]]. When someone Ben knew was killed by Oznak for looking at a woman the wrong way, Ben fled, escaping the city through its sewer system, an experience that haunts him.{{Ref|aDwD|57}}

While plundering after his first battle with the Second Sons, Plumm took some leather armor from a dead sellsword, and discovered a fortune of coins the man had sewn into the lining of the armor. In his naivety, Ben told a fellow sellsword whom he believed a friend. The fellow sellsword told their sergeant, and his colleagues relieved Ben of his fortune. Ben loves [[gold]], but this incident made him realize that it is useless if one is not alive to enjoy it.{{Ref|aDwD|50}}

Ben claims to have fought in a hundred battles, but he does not claim to have fought bravely in all of them.{{Ref|aSoS|57}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
Ben is elected as the new commander of the Second Sons after [[Mero]] disappears during the fight at [[Yunkai]]. Ben sits on [[Daenerys Targaryen]]'s war council. It is his idea to use the sewer system of [[Meereen]] as a route to besiege the city.{{Ref|aSoS|57}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Daenerys sends Brown Ben and the Second Sons to guard the south against any incursions by Yunkai.{{Ref|aDwD|2}} When Plumm returns to the city and discovers Daenerys could no longer control her dragons, he decides her cause is lost and goes over to the Yunkai'i.{{Ref|aDwD|36}}{{Ref|aDwD|50}}

During the slave market held outside [[Meereen]], Plumm sees [[Tyrion Lannister]] and [[Penny]] being sold, and attempts to buy them,{{Ref|aDwD|47}} with a mind to delivering Tyrion's head to Daenerys as a wedding gift,{{Ref|aDwD|50}}, or to [[Cersei Lannister]] to claim the reward of a lordship.{{Ref|aDwD|57}} However, he is outbid by [[Yezzan zo Qaggaz]].

Ben is present when [[Yezzan zo Qaggaz]] feasts the Yunkish commanders. He plays [[cyvasse]] with Tyrion, losing the games to Tyrion, and a small fortune to Yezzan.{{Ref|aDwD|47}}

Ben, along with the other three sellsword commanders, is allowed to enter Meereen when peace is declared. He explains to Dany the reasons he turned his cloak.{{Ref|aDwD|50}} After Tyrion and [[Jorah Mormont]] escape the dying Yezzan, Plumm allows them to join the Second Sons. Tyrion writes sixty documents promising large sums of gold to several high ranking members in the company. To Plumm, he promises the largest reward, "One hundred thousand gold dragons, fifty [[w:Hide (unit)|hides]] of fertile land, a castle, and a lordship". Tyrion promises to honor the documents when he becomes [[Lord of Casterly Rock]].{{Ref|aDwD|66}}

==Family==
{{House Plumm}}

==Quotes by Ben==
{{Quote|There are old [[sellsword]]s and bold sellswords, but no old bold sellswords.{{Ref|aSoS|57}}}}

==Quotes about Ben==
{{Quote|The [[Second Sons]] have gone over to the [[Yunkai]]'i ... When next I see his ugly face I will open him from throat to groin and rip out his black heart.{{Ref|aDwD|36}}|[[Daario Naharis]]}}

{{Quote|A warm smile, that. Friendly. But my, those eyes are cold.{{Ref|aDwD|47}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]]'s thoughts}}

{{Quote|Brown Ben is shrewd, tenacious, not unintelligent … but wary.{{Ref|aDwD|57}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|I hear you're twice a [[turncloak]], Plumm. A man after mine own heart.{{Ref|aDwD|57}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

==See also==
* [[Ben Plumm/Theories]]

==References==
{{References}}

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Broken Nose

2026-04-02T18:51:09Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

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'''Broken Nose''' is how [[Arya Stark]] refers to a member of the [[gold cloaks]] of [[King's Landing]]. His given name is unknown.

==Appearance==
The big guard, who has a broken nose, wears black ringmail and a golden cloak.{{ref|ACOK|5}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
Six [[gold cloaks]] search for [[Gendry]] at a village in the [[crownlands]]. One of them, a big lout with a broken nose, bares his steel but is challenged by a number of [[Yoren]]'s recruits. Broken Nose laughs at [[Arya Stark]] when she enters a [[water dance]]r's pose with [[Needle]]. Yoren disarms the officer leading the gold cloaks and sends them into retreat down the [[kingsroad]].{{ref|ACOK|5}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|'''Broken Nose''': You girls put away them rocks and sticks before you get spanked. None of you knows what end of a sword to hold. '''Arya''': I do! '''Broken Nose''': Put [[Needle|the blade]] away, little girl, no one wants to hurt you.{{ref|ACOK|5}}|Broken Nose and [[Arya Stark]]}}

==References==
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Lem

2026-04-02T18:50:58Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

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| epithet = Lemoncloak
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| Alias = Lem Lemoncloak{{Ref|ASOS|13}} The Lemon{{Ref|ASOS|43}} Yellow cloak{{Ref|ASOS|Epilogue}} The [[Hound]] (III){{Ref|AFFC|42}}
| Title = [[Knight|Ser]]{{Ref|ASOS|34}}
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| Books = ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears)
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| TV_series = ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]]
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'''Lem''', also known as '''Lem Lemoncloak''',{{Ref|ASOS|13}} is a one-time soldier.{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}} It is unknown if Lem is his given name; according to [[Tom of Sevenstreams]], Lem is named after the yellow cloak he wears.{{Ref|ASOS|13}}

In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Lem is portrayed by [[w:Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson|Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson]].

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

Big and brawny,{{Ref|AFFC|42}} Lem has bad teeth, a bushy brown beard, and a harsh, deep voice.{{Ref|ASOS|13}}{{Ref|ASOS|Epilogue}}{{Ref|AFFC|42}} He has a fierce, soldier look to him, and his strong hands are calloused.{{Ref|ASOS|13}} Lem is blunt and gruff.{{Ref|ASOS|13}}{{Ref|ASOS|17}}{{Ref|ASOS|Epilogue}} He snores loudly.{{Ref|ASOS|29}}

Lem is known for his large, hooded yellow cloak which is patched with [[deer]]skin.{{Ref|ASOS|13}} He carries a [[longsword]] and a dirk on his studded leather belt. Lem's shirt is protected with overlapping [[steel]] rings, and he wears a black [[iron]] conic helm.{{Ref|ASOS|13}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
According to a semi-canon source, Lem is part of Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]]'s royal party sent by Lord [[Eddard Stark]], [[Hand of the King]], to kill Ser [[Gregor Clegane]].{{Ref|AWOIAF|Lem}} Beric's party is ambushed by the [[Mountain's men]] in the [[battle at the Mummer's Ford]], however.{{Ref|AGOT|55}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Lem and his companions in the [[brotherhood without banners]] stumble upon [[Arya Stark]], [[Gendry]] and [[Hot Pie]] digging in a garden. After some archery from [[Anguy]], they convince the three young travelers to accompany them to the [[Inn of the Kneeling Man]], where [[Sharna]] and [[Husband]] are familiar with the brotherhood. Arya breaks Lem's nose with a tankard of [[ale]] before learning that [[Harwin]] of [[Winterfell]] is Lem's ally.{{Ref|ASOS|13}}

Lem's nose heals crookedly as the outlaws travel through the [[riverlands]], visiting [[Lord Lychester's keep]], the [[Lady of the Leaves]], [[Sallydance]], [[High Heart]], [[Acorn Hall]], and [[Stoney Sept]].{{Ref|ASOS|22}}{{Ref|ASOS|29}} They find Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]] in the [[hollow hill]], where Beric tells [[Sandor Clegane]] that all of the brotherhood have been [[knight]]ed. After Sandor strikes down Beric in their [[trial by combat]], [[Thoros of Myr]] tasks Lem and [[Jack-Be-Lucky]] with tending to Beric's wounds.{{Ref|ASOS|34}}

Lemtakes part in the [[battle at the burning septry]], where he rides down the [[Bloody Mummer]] who killed [[Kyle (brotherhood)|Kyle]].{{Ref|ASOS|39}}

Lem is skeptical of the [[ghost of High Heart]]{{Ref|ASOS|22}} and he believes that Beric's survival after horrific wounds is due to the healing skill of Thoros, although it is actually [[magic]]al in nature. Lem is a supporter of the [[Lord of Light]], however. When Sandor returns to the outlaws to demand the return of his gold, Lem suggests that they should kill the [[Hound]] and take [[Stranger (horse)|his horse]].{{Ref|ASOS|39}} Lem argues they should ransom Arya to Ser [[Brynden Tully]] at [[Riverrun]] as soon as possible, but Beric worries the castle will soon [[siege of Riverrun|come under attack]]. Arya decides to escape the outlaws.{{Ref|ASOS|43}}

Lem participates in the retaliatory hangings of [[Petyr Frey|Petyr]] and [[Merrett Frey]] after the [[Red Wedding]].{{Ref|ASOS|Epilogue}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[File:Lem LemoncloakMike Capprotti.png|thumb|350px|Lem Lemoncloak, by Mike Capprotti © Fantasy Flight Games]]

Lem's nose heals poorly.{{Ref|AFFC|42}} He continues to be a member of the brotherhood after [[Lady Stoneheart]] takes command.{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} He is stationed near the [[inn at the crossroads]], hiding in wait in case its orphans need assistance.{{Ref|ASOS|42}}

Lem leaves the inn to hunt north along the [[Green Fork]] in search of the the Mad Dog of Saltpans, as [[Sandor Clegane]] is believed to have led a [[raid on Saltpans|savage sack of the town]];{{Ref|AFFC|42}} in actuality, the raid had been led by [[Rorge]], who had claimed Sandor's [[hound]] helm.{{Ref|AFFC|38}} Lem realizes that the former [[Brave Companions]] had doubled back, but he is delayed from returning to the inn by having to avoid a column of knights from [[House Frey]].{{Ref|AFFC|42}}

While Lem is away, [[Brienne of Tarth]] and her companions arrive at the inn and meet [[Gendry]]. Rorge also arrive at the inn, however, and Brienne chooses to defend the orphaned children from Rorge's outlaws. Brienne slays Rorge, but she is then attacked by [[Biter]]. Gendry saves Brienne's life by killing Biter.{{Ref|AFFC|38}} Lem decides to wear the Hound's helmet he took from Rorge's corpse, which Thoros opposes. Lem is present when Lady Stoneheart approves the hangings of Brienne, [[Podrick Payne]], and Ser [[Hyle Hunt]], and he implies to Brienne that his wife and daughter are dead.{{Ref|AFFC|42}}

==Theories==
Some readers speculated that Lem's true identity is Ser [[Richard Lonmouth]], who was one of [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]'s squires as well as a friend of [[Robert Baratheon]].

==Quotes by Lem==
{{Quote|[[Dreams and prophecies|Dreams]], what good are dreams? [[Catelyn Stark|Fish women]] and [[Euron Greyjoy|drowned crows]]. I had a dream myself last night. I was kissing this tavern wench I used to know. Are you going to pay me for that, old woman?{{Ref|ASOS|22}}|Lem to the [[ghost of High Heart]]}}

{{Quote|You must be a [[lackwit]], boy. [[Brotherhood without banners|We're outlaws]]. [[Smallfolk|Lowborn scum]], most of us, excepting [[Beric Dondarrion|his lordship]]. Don't think it'll be like [[Tom of Sevenstreams|Tom's]] fool songs neither. You won't be stealing no kisses from a princess, nor riding in a [[tourney]] in stolen armor. You join us, you'll end with your neck in a noose, or your head mounted up above some castle gate.{{Ref|ASOS|39}}|Lem to [[Gendry]]}}

{{Quote|What do a bunch o' bloody peasants know about [[Walder Frey|a lord]]'s honor? We know some about [[Red Wedding|murder]], though.{{Ref|ASOS|Epilogue}}|Lem to [[Merrett Frey]]}}

{{Quote|She don't speak. [[House Frey|You bloody bastards]] cut her throat too deep for that. But [[Red Wedding|she remembers]].{{Ref|ASOS|Epilogue}}|Lem to [[Merrett Frey]] regarding [[Lady Stoneheart]]}}

{{Quote|'''Thoros''': There is nothing good about [[Hound|that helm]], nor the men who wore it. [[Sandor Clegane]] was a man in torment, and [[Rorge]] a beast in human skin. 
'''Lem''': I'm not them. 
'''Thoros''': Then why show the world their face? Savage, snarling, twisted ... is that who you would be, Lem? 
'''Lem''': The sight of it will make my foes afraid. 
'''Thoros''': The sight of it makes me afraid. 
'''Lem''': Close your eyes, then.{{Ref|AFFC|42}}|[[Thoros of Myr]] and Lem}}

==Quotes about Lem==
{{Quote|Thick and heavy, stained here with grass and there with blood, frayed along the bottom and patched with deerskin on the right shoulder, the greatcloak gave the big man the look of some huge yellow bird.{{Ref|ASOS|13}}|thoughts of [[Arya Stark]]}}

{{Quote|This great lout with the brown teeth is Lem, short for Lemoncloak. It's yellow, you see, and Lem's a sour sort.{{Ref|ASOS|13}}|[[Tom of Sevenstreams]] to [[Arya Stark]]}}

{{Quote|Lem, is that you? Still wearing that same ratty cloak, are you? I know why you never wash it, I do. You're afraid all the piss will wash out and we'll see you're really a [[knight]] o' the [[Kingsguard]]!{{Ref|ASOS|29}}|[[Tansy (innkeep)|Tansy]] to Lem}}

{{Quote|Even brave men blind themselves sometimes, when they are afraid to see.{{Ref|ASOS|39}}|[[Beric Dondarrion]] to [[Thoros of Myr]]}}

==References==
{{References|2}}

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Rolph Spicer

2026-04-02T18:50:22Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

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| firstname = Rolph
| lastname = Spicer
| arms = Spicer
| image = [[File:Rolph Spicer TheMico.jpg|250px]]
| image_caption = Rolph, by TheMico
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| Title = [[Knight|Ser]] [[Castellan]] of the [[Crag]] [[Lord of Castamere]]
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'''Rolph Spicer''' is a [[knight]] from [[House Spicer]] and is the [[castellan]] of the [[Crag]] for [[House Westerling]].{{Ref|ASOS|14}} He is the brother of [[Sybell Spicer]] and grandson of [[Maggy the Frog]].

==Appearance==
Rolph is a square man, with a broken nose and a grey, close-shaven beard.{{Ref|ASOS|14}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
Ser Rolph serves as [[castellan]] of the [[Crag]], where his sister, [[Sybell Spicer]], is lady of the castle. With Sybell's husband, Lord [[Gawen Westerling]], a captive at [[Seagard]],{{ref|ACOK|Appendix}} Rolph yields the castle to [[Robb Stark]], [[King in the North]], during the [[storming of the Crag]]. [[Jeyne Westerling]], Sybell's elder daughter, treats Robb's wounds after the battle, and the two youths sleep together after Robb learns of the alleged deaths of Robb's younger brothers, [[Bran Stark|Bran]] and [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]], at [[capture of Winterfell|Winterfell]]. Robb chooses to wed Jeyne, thereby breaking his alliance with [[House Frey]].{{ref|ASOS|14}} Sybell begins providing a posset to Jeyne each morning, claiming it will make her fertile.{{ref|ASOS|20}}

Ser Rolph comes to [[Riverrun]] as part of Robb's retinue when the king departs the [[westerlands]]. When [[Catelyn Stark]], Robb's mother, learns that his [[direwolf]], [[Grey Wind]], does not like Rolph, she urges that Robb send the [[knight]] away.{{Ref|ASOS|14}}

Rolph and his nephew, Ser [[Raynald Westerling]], are in attendance at Riverrun when Lord [[Rickard Karstark]] is brought before the king after murdering [[Tion Frey]] and [[Willem Lannister]].{{ref|ASOS|20}} Rolph offers his consolations to Robb after the death of the king's grandfather, Lord [[Hoster Tully]].{{ref|ASOS|35}} Robb eventually sends Rolph to deliver [[Martyn Lannister]] to the [[Golden Tooth]] in exchange for the freeing of [[Robett Glover]].{{Ref|ASOS|45}}

Robb sets off to the [[Twins]] for the wedding of Lord [[Edmure Tully]] and [[Roslin Frey]]. Robb and Catleyn are betrayed and murdered by the Freys and [[House Bolton|Boltons]] at the [[Red Wedding]], however.{{ref|ASOS|51}}

According to a semi-canon source, Rolph and Sybell had conspired with the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] to trick Robb into marrying Jeyne.{{ref|AWOIAF|Sybell Spicer}}{{ref|AWOIAF|Rolph Spicer}} In the aftermath of the Red Wedding, Rolph is raised to the rank of [[lord]] by the [[Iron Throne]] and is given the lands and incomes of [[Castamere]].{{Ref|ASOS|72}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
After resolving the [[siege of Riverrun]], Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] reminds Sybell that the [[House Westerling|Westerlings]] had been pardoned and that Rolph had been named [[Lord of Castamere]]. Sybell reveals that Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] had additionally promised worthy marriages for her children during their discrete negotiations.{{ref|AFFC|44}}

==Family==
{{Spicer tree}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|A square-built man with a broken nose and a close-cropped grey beard, he looked doughty enough.{{ref|ASOS|14}}|thoughts of [[Catelyn Stark]]}}

{{quote|'''Robb''': [[Grey Wind]] doesn't like her uncle either. He bares his teeth every time Ser Rolph comes near him. 
'''Catelyn''': Send Ser Rolph away. At once. 
'''Robb''': Where? Back to the [[Crag]], so the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] can mount his head on a spike? [[Jeyne Westerling|Jeyne]] loves him. He's her uncle, and a fair [[knight]] besides. I need more men like Rolph Spicer, not fewer. I am not going to banish him just because my [[direwolf|wolf]] doesn't seem to like the way he smells. 
'''Catelyn''': Robb. I told you once to keep [[Theon Greyjoy]] close, and you did not listen. Listen now. Send this man away. I am not saying you must banish him. Find some task that requires a man of courage, some honorable duty, what it is matters not ... but do not keep him near you.{{Ref|ASOS|14}}|[[Robb Stark]] and [[Catelyn Stark]]}}

{{quote|This grants Ser Rolph Spicer title to the castle [[Castamere]] and raises him to the rank of [[Lord of Castamere|lord]].{{ref|ASOS|72}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] to [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]]}}

==References==
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Pia

2026-04-02T18:49:53Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

{{Infobox character
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| image = [[File:Pretty Pia.jpg|300px]]
| image_caption = Art by [http://thethreehares.tumblr.com/ TheThreeHares]
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| Lover = [[Josmyn Peckledon]]
| Place_of_Birth = [[Harrenhal]]{{Ref|AFFC|27}}
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'''Pia''', also known as '''Pretty Pia''', is a servant of [[House Whent]] who works in the buttery at [[Harrenhal]].{{Ref|ACOK|47}}

==Appearance and Character==
A pretty, giggling girl, Pia is sweet and simple.{{Ref|ASOS|44}}{{Ref|AFFC|27}}

Pia has a reputation for promiscuity.{{Ref|ACOK|30}}

==History==
Pia was born at [[Harrenhal]].{{Ref|AFFC|27}} She was a young girl during the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] arranged by Lord [[Walter Whent]] in {{Date|281}}.{{Ref|ASOS|44}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
The [[yielding of Harrenhal]] by Lady [[Shella Whent]] to Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] occurs during the [[War of the Five Kings]]. Pia works at the castle's buttery{{Ref|ACOK|47}} and sleeps with many of Tywin's [[knight]]s.{{Ref|ACOK|30}} When Pia claims to have seen something in the buttery one night, [[Hot Pie]] assumes it is a ghost.{{Ref|ACOK|30}}

On the night of the [[fall of Harrenhal]], [[Arya Stark]] notices Pia abed with one of the [[Brave Companions]] in the buttery's loft.{{Ref|ACOK|47}} When Lord [[Roose Bolton]] arrives after the castle's fall, he sets up stocks near the bear pit for women who slept with [[House Lannister|Lannister]] men-at-arms, including Pia. Stripped and shaved, the women are locked up for any man to use. One morning Arya Stark observes the women being used by three men-at-arms from [[House Frey]].{{Ref|ACOK|64}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Pia is sent by [[Qyburn]] to Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]'s bedchamber as Jaime recovers in Harrenhal after losing his sword hand. She mentions that as a little girl she witnessed him being raised to the [[Kingsguard]] during the [[tourney at Harrenhal]], and that she has long fantasized about him. Nonetheless, Jaime sends her away. Qyburn tells Jaime that the girl is healthy.{{Ref|ASOS|44}} Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] leads the [[capture of Harrenhal]].{{Ref|ASOS|60}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
For speaking when he wants silence, Gregor smashes Pia's face with a mailed fist, breaking her nose and knocking out half of her teeth.{{Ref|AFFC|27}} Pia develops a habit of covering her mouth when she speaks, to hide her broken teeth.{{Ref|AFFC|30}}

When Jaime returns to Harrenhal, the only servants from Lady Whent's time who still remain in the castle are Pia, [[Ben Blackthumb]], and a cook. The sobbing girl clings to Jaime's leg until Ser [[Lyle Crakehall]] pulls her off. Jaime tells her that no one will hurt her now, but that only makes her sob louder.{{Ref|AFFC|27}} He thinks she is still pretty enough as long as she keeps her mouth closed.{{Ref|AFFC|30}} When one of the [[Mountain's men]] tries to rape Pia, Jaime commands Ser [[Ilyn Payne]] to take his head off. As they force him to his knees the perplexed man says they had her hundreds of times. When Ilyn presents Pia with his head she smiles through her ruined teeth.{{Ref|AFFC|30}}

When the godly Ser [[Bonifer Hasty]] of the [[Holy Hundred]] is named by Jaime as temporary [[castellan]] of Harrenhal, he refers to Pia as a [[whore]] and wants her gone from the castle. Jaime agrees to take her into his entourage as a washerwoman.{{Ref|AFFC|27}} Jaime believes she is likely barren, as she has not become pregnant after being with numerous soldiers.{{Ref|AFFC|30}}

Pia rides with Jaime's [[squire]]s, on a [[Horse|gelding]] found for her by [[Josmyn Peckledon]]; Jaime notices that Peck is interested in her. Upon arriving at [[Darry]], Jaime bathes in a tub, and is uncomfortably aware of Pia. After dismissing her Jaime asks Peck if he wants her and advises the youth to be kind if he [[Bedding|beds]] her. Jaime suggests they use the empty bed of [[Lancel Lannister]], [[Lord of Darry]].{{Ref|AFFC|30}}

By the time they reach the [[siege of Riverrun]], Peck and Pia are regularly having sex. Jaime often goes to sleep to the sound of them in a corner of the tent.{{Ref|AFFC|33}} When Jaime meets with his cousin, Ser [[Daven Lannister]], Pia mulls [[wine]] in a kettle.{{Ref|AFFC|33}} Pia is present in the tent when Jaime delivers his terms to Ser [[Edmure Tully]], and Jaime has her find clean clothing for the captive.{{Ref|AFFC|38}}

==Quotes by Pia==
{{Quote|I was a slip of a girl when you came for [[Tourney at Harrenhal|Lord Whent's tourney]] and [[Aerys II Targaryen|the king]] give you [[Kingsguard|your cloak]]. You were so handsome all in white, and everyone said what a brave [[knight]] you were. Sometimes when I'm with some man, I close my eyes and pretend it's you on top of me, with your smooth skin and gold curls. I never truly thought I'd have you, though.{{Ref|ASOS|44}}|Pia to [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

==Quotes about Pia==
{{Quote|And as [[lord]]s and ladies never notice the little grey mice under their feet, Arya heard all sorts of secrets just by keeping her ears open as she went about her duties. Pretty Pia from the buttery was a slut who was working her way through every knight in [[Harrenhal|the castle]].{{Ref|ACOK|30}}|thoughts of [[Arya Stark]]}}

{{Quote|Pia is quite skilled, would you not agree? And so ... willing.{{Ref|ASOS|44}}|[[Qyburn]] to [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|She is a font of corruption. I won't have her near [[Holy Hundred|my men]], flaunting her ... parts.{{Ref|AFFC|27}}|[[Bonifer Hasty]] to [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|Pia listened as solemnly as a girl of five being lessoned by her [[septa]]. That's all she is, a little girl in a woman's body, scarred and scared.{{Ref|AFFC|30}}|thoughts of [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Josmyn''': Kind, my lord? How .... how would I ...? 
'''Jaime''': Sweet words. Gentle touches. You don't want to wed her, but so long as you're abed treat her as you would your bride.{{Ref|AFFC|30}}|[[Josmyn Peckledon]] and [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

==Behind the Scenes==
In an early draft of ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'', this character was named "Pretty Mia."<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/1bfeigu/spoilers_extended_secrets_of_the_cushing_library/ Secrets of the Cushing Library: the ACOK and ASOS drafts] - gsteff on Reddit</ref>

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Marwyn

2026-04-02T18:49:27Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

{{For|the captain of the guards|Marwyn Belmore}}
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| firstname = Marwyn
| epithet = the Mage
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| Alias = Marwyn the Mage The Mage The mastiff
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| Allegiance = The [[Citadel]]
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'''Marwyn''', also known as '''Marwyn the Mage''', is an [[archmaester]] of the [[Citadel]].{{ref|AFFC|appendix}}

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Marwyn|l1=Images of Marwyn}}
Marwyn has a thick neck and a strong jaw. He is short and squat with enormous hands, a thick chest, and a hard [[ale]]-belly. The [[archmaester]] has white hair coming out of his nose and ears. Marwyn is [[wikt:beetle-browed|beetle-browed]], his nose has been broken more than once, and his teeth are stained red from chewing [[sourleaf]].{{Ref|AFFC|45}}

Though he wears a [[maester]]'s chain of many metals, Marwyn wears a leather jerkin instead of robes.{{ref|AFFC|45}} His ring, rod, and mask are made of [[Valyrian steel]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}

Other maesters consider Marwyn disreputable for keeping company with [[whore]]s, [[hedge wizard]]s, sailors, and other [[lowborn]] of [[Oldtown]].{{Ref|AFFC|Prologue}} He can speak the languages of [[Ibben]] and the [[Summer Isles]].{{ref|AFFC|Prologue}} Marwyn has unorthodox views of [[magic]],{{ref|AFFC|45}} and he often calls the rest of the archmaesters "the grey [[sheep]]".{{Ref|AFFC|7}}{{Ref|AFFC|45}}

Marwyn's chambers are at the [[Ravenry]] on the [[Isle of Ravens]]. They are found at the top of a flight of stairs in the north tower of the castle, below the [[rookery]] of the black [[raven]]s.{{ref|AFFC|45}}

==History==
Marwyn has traveled the lands beyond the [[narrow sea]]. He spent eight years in [[Further East|the east]], mapping distant lands, searching for lost books, and studying with [[warlocks]] and [[shadowbinder]]s.{{Ref|AFFC|Prologue}} He encountered [[Mirri Maz Duur]] during his travels in [[Asshai]], and taught her the [[Common Tongue]] and the secrets of the human body.{{Ref|AGOT|61}} Marwyn's accounts of his travels confirmed reports that there are no living animals in Asshai.{{ref|TWOIAF|Asshai-by-the-Shadow}}

Marwyn was nicknamed "Marwyn the Mage" by Archmaester [[Vaellyn]] after his return to the [[Citadel]]. The name was soon all over [[Oldtown]], much to Vaellyn's displeasure.{{Ref|AFFC|Prologue}}

Before [[Qyburn]] was expelled from the Citadel for [[necromancy]] and vivisection, Marwyn was the only archmaester who liked his thoughts about dead souls leaving some residue in this world.{{Ref|ASOS|44}}

Maryn is rumored to have killed a man with his fists.{{ref|AFFC|Prologue}}

Marwyn is the author of a book, ''[[The Book of Lost Books]]''.{{Ref|AFFC|11}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Marwyn.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Archmaester Marwyn, by Tiziano Baracchi © Fantasy Flight Games]]
In [[Lhazar]], [[Mirri Maz Duur]] mentions to [[Daenerys Targaryen]] that she was taught about human anatomy, as well as the [[Common Tongue]] of [[Westeros]], by a [[maester]] named Marwyn.{{Ref|AGOT|61}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
On the way to [[King's Landing]] from [[Harrenhal]], [[Qyburn]] explains to Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] how he came to believe in the possibility of [[ghosts]], and mentions that of all the [[archmaesters]] only Marwyn gave the matter any thought.{{Ref|ASOS|44}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
In [[Oldtown]], [[Leo Tyrell (son of Moryn)|Leo Tyrell]] tells the group of novices and acolytes assembled at the [[Quill and Tankard]] that Marwyn believes the tales of [[dragons]] are true, and that he has managed to light a [[glass candle]]. When [[Armen]] and [[Roone]] say that certain archmaesters consider Marwyn to be crazy, Leo shrugs and says it is a simple fact that "the [[menagerie]] hates the [[dog|mastiff]]", meaning the archmaesters and Marwyn.{{Ref|AFFC|Prologue}}

In King's Landing, Qyburn explains to Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] why he was expelled from the Citadel, calling the archmaesters craven and saying that Marwyn calls them "the grey sheep",{{Ref|AFFC|7}} a phrase Cersei comes to like.{{Ref|AFFC|16}}

In the [[Book Tower]] at [[Ten Towers]], [[Asha Greyjoy]] finds her uncle, Lord [[Rodrik Harlaw]], reading Marwyn's ''[[The Book of Lost Books]]''. Rodrik says that Marwyn claims to have found three pages of ''[[Signs and Portents]]'', a book of [[visions]] written down by [[Daenys Targaryen|Daenys the Dreamer]].{{Ref|AFFC|11}}

Marwyn sees through his glass candle that [[Samwell Tarly]] is coming to the Citadel, and sends [[Alleras]] to meet him at the [[Seneschal's Court]]. Alleras talks with Sam, and brings him to Marwyn's chambers in the [[Ravenry]]. Marwyn listens to Samwell's story—that the late Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] believed [[Daenerys Targaryen]] is the [[prince that was promised]]—and states that he knows the [[prophecy]], but does not trust it. After Alleras says that Aemon wanted to go to Daenerys to counsel and protect her, Marwyn says it may be a good thing that Aemon died before he arrived in Oldtown, or the archmaesters might have killed him as part of their efforts to rid the world of [[magic]].{{Ref|AFFC|45}}

Marwyn decides to travel to [[Meereen]] in Aemon's place. He orders Samwell to keep quiet about Daenerys and the dragons, finish his studies, and then get back to the [[Wall]] as fast as possible. He orders "[[Alchemist|Pate]]" to find Sam a sleeping cell in the Ravenry, where he will help Pate tend Archmaester [[Walgrave]]'s [[raven]]s, and he orders Alleras to look after Sam. Marwyn then leaves to catch the [[swan ship]] ''[[Cinnamon Wind]]'', in order to travel swiftly to reach Daenerys before the Citadel's man does.{{Ref|AFFC|45}}

==Quotes by Marwyn==
[[File:Marwyn the Mage by Amuelia.png|thumb|right|350px|Marwyn and a [[glass candle]], by Amuelia ©]]
{{Quote|'''Marwyn''': [[Gorghan]] of [[Old Ghis]] once wrote that a [[prophecy]] is like a treacherous woman. She takes your member in her mouth, and you moan with the pleasure of it and think, how sweet, how fine, how good this is... and then her teeth snap shut and your moans turn to screams. That is the nature of prophecy, said Gorghan. Prophecy will bite your prick off every time. Still ... '''Alleras''': [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] would have gone to [[Daenerys Targaryen|her]] if he had the strength. He wanted [[Citadel|us]] to send a [[maester]] to her, to counsel her and protect her and fetch her safely [[Westeros|home]]. '''Marwyn''': Did he? Perhaps it's good that he died before he got to [[Oldtown]]. Elsewise the grey sheep might have had to kill him, and that would have made the poor old dears wring their wrinkled hands. '''Samwell''': Kill him? Why? '''Marwyn''': If I tell you, they may need to kill you too. Who do you think killed all the [[dragons]] the last time around? Gallant [[dragonslayer]]s armed with swords? The world the [[Citadel]] is building has no place in it for [[sorcery]] or [[prophecy]] or [[glass candle]]s, much less for dragons. Ask yourself why Aemon Targaryen was allowed to waste his life upon the [[Wall]], when by rights he should have been raised to [[archmaester]]. [[House Targaryen|His ''blood'']] was why. He could not be trusted. No more than I can.{{ref|AFFC|45}}|Marwyn, [[Alleras]], and [[Samwell Tarly]]}}

{{Quote|'''Samwell''': B-b-but, the other [[archmaesters]]... the [[Seneschal]]... what should I tell them? 
'''Marwyn''': Tell them how wise and good they are. Tell them that [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] commanded you to put yourself into their hands. Tell them that you have always dreamed that one day you might be allowed to wear the [[Maesters#Chain|chain]] and serve the greater good, that service is the highest honor, and obedience the highest virtue. But say nothing of [[prophecy|prophecies]] or [[dragon]]s, unless you fancy [[poison]] in your porridge.{{ref|AFFC|45}}|[[Samwell Tarly]] and Marwyn}}

==Quotes about Marwyn==
{{quote|'''Mirri''': Marwyn, he named himself. From [[narrow sea|the sea]]. Beyond the sea. The [[Seven Kingdoms|Seven Lands]], he said. Sunset Lands. Where [[knight|men are iron]] and [[House Targaryen|dragons rule]]. He taught me [[Common Tongue|this speech]]. '''Jorah''': A maester in Asshai. Tell me, Godswife, what did this Marwyn wear about his neck? '''Mirri''': A chain so tight it was like to choke him, Iron Lord, with links of many metals.{{ref|AGOT|61}}|[[Mirri Maz Duur]] and [[Jorah Mormont]]}}

{{quote|'''Armen''': Marwyn is unsound. Archmaester [[Perestan]] would be the first to tell you that. '''Roone''': Archmaester [[Ryam]] says so too. '''Leo''': The sea is wet, the [[sun]] is warm, and the [[menagerie]] hates the [[dog|mastiff]].{{ref|AFFC|45}}|[[Armen]], [[Roone]], and [[Leo Tyrell (son of Moryn)|Leo Tyrell]]}}

{{quote|The Mage was not like other [[maesters]]. People said that he kept company with [[whore]]s and [[hedge wizard]]s, talked with hairy [[Ibbenese]] and pitch-black [[Summer Islanders]] in their own tongues, and sacrificed to queer gods at the little sailors' temples down by the wharves. Men spoke of seeing him down in the undercity, in [[rat pit]]s and black [[brothel]]s, consorting with [[mummer]]s, singers, [[sellsword]]s, even beggars. Some even whispered that once he had killed a man with his fists.{{ref|AFFC|Prologue}}|thoughts of [[Pate (novice)|Pate]]}}

{{quote|Marwyn wore a chain of many metals around his bull's neck. Save for that, he looked more like a dockside thug than a [[maester]].{{ref|AFFC|45}}|thoughts of [[Samwell Tarly]]}}

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Galbart Glover's maester

2026-04-02T18:49:12Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

'''Galbart Glover's maester'''{{ref|ADWD|26}} is a [[maester]] who serves [[Galbart Glover]], [[Master of Deepwood Motte]]. His given name is unknown.

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
While [[Galbart Glover]] is fighting in southern [[Westeros]] during the [[War of the Five Kings]], his castle of [[Deepwood Motte]] is [[Taking of Deepwood Motte|captured]] by [[Asha Greyjoy]] as part of the invasion of the [[north]] by [[ironborn]].{{ref|ACOK|56}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Asha returns to Deepwood after [[Euron Greyjoy]] is selected in the [[kingsmoot on Old Wyk]]. Galbart's maester, always anxious around Asha, brings her a letter sent from [[Barrowton]] in which [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]] demands the ironborn vacate the north. Asha does not have a reply sent, but allows the maester to inform Lady [[Sybelle Glover]], Galbart's sister-in-law, of its contents.{{ref|ADWD|26}}

When [[northern mountain clans|mountain clans]] try to infiltrate Deepwood in preparation of [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s attack on the castle, Asha has the people of Deepwood gathered in the bailey. [[Lorren Longaxe]] strikes the maester with a mailed fist when he protests, breaking his nose. The maester urges Asha to surrender to Stannis, but she decides instead to make for her longships on the [[Bay of Ice]]. Asha is subsequently captured in the [[fight by Deepwood Motte]].{{ref|ADWD|26}}

[[Jon Snow]], [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], has [[Clydas]] send a [[raven]] to Deepwood in an attempt to warn Stannis of [[Arnolf Karstark]]'s planned treachery.{{ref|ADWD|49}}

===''The Winds of Winter''===
{{warning/twow}}
[[Tycho Nestoris]] brings Jon's message from Deepwood to Stannis at a [[crofters' village]] in time to warn the king about Arnolf.<ref>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Theon I (The Winds of Winter)|Theon I]]</ref>

==Quotes by the maester==
{{quote|Lady Asha, I beg you, strike your banners and let me bargain for your life. You have used us fairly, and with honor. I will tell them so.{{ref|ADWD|26}}|Maester to [[Asha Greyjoy]]}}

==Quotes about the maester==
{{quote|[[Galbart Glover]]'s maester had claimed the [[northern mountain clans|mountain clans]] were too quarrelsome to ever band together without a [[House Stark|Stark]] to lead them. He might not have been lying. He might just have been wrong.{{ref|ADWD|26}}|thoughts of [[Asha Greyjoy]]}}

{{quote|'''Asha''': Lorren, [[Six-Toed Harl|Harl]], fetch me [[Sybelle Glover|Lady Glover]] and her maester. 
'''Lorren''': Whole or bloody? 
'''Asha''': Whole and unharmed.{{ref|ADWD|26}}|[[Asha Greyjoy]] and [[Lorren Longaxe]]}}

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Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)

2026-04-02T18:48:53Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

{{about|the prince|the king|Baelor I Targaryen}}
{{Infobox character 
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| epithet = Breakspear
| arms = Targaryen
| image = File:Baelor Breakspear.jpg
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| Alias = Baelor Breakspear{{Ref|THK}} The Hammer{{Ref|TSS}}
| Title = [[Prince]] [[Knight|Ser]]{{Ref|THK|[[The Hedge Knight (comics)|Graphic Novel]]}} [[Prince of Dragonstone]]{{Ref|THK}} [[Protector of the Realm]]{{Ref|THK}} [[Hand of the King]]{{Ref|THK}}
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| Father = [[Daeron II Targaryen]]
| Mother = [[Myriah Martell]]
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| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Hedge Knight]]'' (appears) ''[[The Sworn Sword]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Mystery Knight]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (mentioned)
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Prince '''Baelor Targaryen''', known as '''Baelor Breakspear''', was a member of [[House Targaryen]] and the [[Prince of Dragonstone]]. He was the eldest son and heir of King [[Daeron II Targaryen]] and Queen [[Myriah Martell]]. [[Named after]] his [[Aegon IV Targaryen|grandfather]]'s cousin, King [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor I]],{{Ref|TSS}} Prince Baelor served as his father's [[Hand of the King]]{{Ref|THK}} after the [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]] until his death in {{Date|209}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

In the television adaptation ''[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]'', Baelor is portrayed by [[w:Bertie Carvel|Bertie Carvel]].

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|l1=Images of Baelor Targaryen}}

Prince Baelor had the dark hair of his mother, [[Myriah Martell]], a [[Dorne|Dornish]] princess. He kept it cut short, and by his late thirties, his hair was peppered with grey. He had a strong jaw which was clean-shaven. His nose had been broken twice. He was a tall,{{Ref|THK}} lean, and broad-shouldered{{Ref|AWOIAF|Baelor Targaryen}} man with long, straight legs and stood about a head taller than his youngest brother, Maekar. Although Baelor dressed simply, he had a weight about him that evoked a sense of power and certainty.{{Ref|THK}}

A warrior, Baelor seemed to be all that could be wished in a [[knight]], [[lord]], or heir. He was a man who could win respect with ease, and he was as open-handed and just as his father, King [[Daeron II Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}} He was one of the most powerful warriors in the [[Seven Kingdoms]], rivalling the [[Kingsguard]], and was famed for his prowess with sword and lance.{{Ref|THK}} Baelor treated honorable foes with clemency.{{Ref|TSS}}

Many men looked upon Baelor's dark hair and eyes and muttered that he was more [[House Martell|Martell]] than [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}} Also, some [[House Blackfyre|Blackfyre]] sympathizers were bothered by his namesake, [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor the Blessed]], "the feeblest king who ever sat the [[Iron Throne]]".{{Ref|TSS}}

==History==
===Early life===
Prince Baelor was born in {{Date|170}},<ref name=ages/> the first child of King [[Daeron II Targaryen]] and [[Myriah Martell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}} After the death of his grandfather, King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]], in {{Date|184}},{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}} Prince Baelor became the heir to the [[Iron Throne]] and was later given the title of [[Prince of Dragonstone]] by his father.{{Ref|THK}}

Baelor learned how to fight under the [[Red Keep]]'s [[master-at-arms]], Ser [[Quentyn Ball]], alongside his brothers and the [[Great Bastards]].{{Ref|TMK}} In {{Date|187}}, the seventeen-year-old Baelor won the name "Breakspear", following his famous victory at his [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Aegon IV)|aunt Daenerys]]'s [[Wedding of Maron Martell and Daenerys Targaryen|wedding]] [[tourney]], where he defeated Ser [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]], Daeron's [[bastard]]-born half-brother, in the final tilt.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

===First Blackfyre Rebellion===
[[File:Baelor and Maekar Targaryen by Even Mehl Amundsen.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Baelor arguing with his brother [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar]], by [https://www.evenamundsen.com/ Even Mehl Amundsen] ©]]
Baelor's dark hair and eyes led to wariness from those who disliked [[House Martell]]. Nobles from the [[Dornish Marches]] especially distrusted King Daeron and his heir, as the [[marcher lords]] were historical foes of [[Dornishmen]] and disliked their presence at court.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

Baelor distinguished himself in the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]] by leading the Dornish and [[stormlands]] force which attacked the rearguard of Daemon's rebel army during the [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]] in {{Date|196}}. Baelor's forces smashed the rebels against the shield-wall of his brother, Prince [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar]], inspiring a song about [[the hammer and the anvil]].{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TMK}}

===Hand of the King===
Baelor was named [[Hand of the King]] and [[Protector of the Realm]].{{Ref|THK}} Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]] had a high regard for Baelor, who was considered chivalrous and wise.{{Ref|THK}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

When Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] served at meetings of the [[small council]], he observed that Baelor recommended clemency for honorable foes to prevent them from fighting to the death. In contrast, [[Brynden Rivers]] believed that pardoning rebels would only lead to future rebellions.{{ref|TSS}}

===Tourney at Ashford Meadow===
[[File:Baelor_Breakspear_by_Lopata_4.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Baelor by Lopata Four ©]]
In {{Date|209}}, at the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]], Prince Baelor vouched for Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] because he remembered Duncan's old master, Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]]. Baelor had jousted with Arlan in a tourney at [[Storm's End]] and had unhorsed him after breaking four lances. Due to Baelor's intervention, Duncan was allowed to enter the lists.{{Ref|THK}}

When Duncan attacked Prince [[Aerion Brightfire]] to defend [[Tanselle]], an innocent puppeteer, Baelor had a private word with Duncan and advised him. The next day Baelor sat together with Prince [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar]], Lord [[Leo Tyrell (Longthorn)|Leo Tyrell]], and [[Lord Ashford]] in judgment of Duncan. Prince Aerion demanded a [[trial of seven]], which was granted.{{Ref|THK}}

With the help of his squire, Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], and Ser [[Raymun Fossoway]], Duncan was able to recruit five men to fight for him. They needed one more, and because Baelor believed Duncan, he fought for him even though his nephew was the accuser.{{Ref|THK}}

Before the melee began, Baelor advised Dunk's champions to use tourney lances, which would strike before their opponents' shorter war lances in the opening tilt. He also noted that the three knights of the [[Kingsguard]] on the opposing side would be sworn not to harm him, allowing him to safely engage them. Dunk's defending party won the trial, but Baelor had received a mortal blow to his head from the mace of his brother, Maekar, and the prince died in Dunk's arms. Baelor was cremated at Ashford, per [[House Targaryen]] funeral traditions.{{Ref|THK}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[Jeor Mormont]], [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], briefly mentions Baelor's passing in a tourney mishap when explaining Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon's]] history to [[Jon Snow]]. Mormont tells Jon that Baelor left two sons,{{ref|ACOK|6}} Valarr and Matarys.{{Ref|THK}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Maester [[Pylos]] includes Baelor when discussing historical [[Hands of the King]] with Lord [[Davos Seaworth]], who has recently been chosen by [[Stannis Baratheon]] to serve as Hand. He tells Davos that the tenures of Hands of the King who were close kin to Targaryen kings were as varied as Baelor,{{ref|ASOS|54}} who was known to be a great Hand,{{Ref|THK}} and [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor Targaryen]],{{ref|ASOS|54}} who was infamous.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
While discussing their fathers' objections to their becoming maesters,{{Ref|AFFC|5}} Baelor's nephew,{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}} Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]], tells [[Samwell Tarly]] that his grandfather sent him to the [[Citadel]] because too many dragons were as dangerous as too few. He explains that King Daeron had four sons, three of whom had sons of their own.{{Ref|AFFC|5}} Baelor was the oldest of the four sons{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}} alluded to by Aemon.{{Ref|AFFC|5}}

Aemon tells Sam that his father never thought the throne would pass to him and often said it was punishment for the blow that killed his brother.{{Ref|AFFC|26}}

===''The Winds of Winter''===
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During the [[second siege of Meereen]], when [[House Greyjoy]]'s [[ironborn]] fleet comes ashore and begins to attack his [[Yunkai|Yunkish]] adversaries, Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] celebrates. He likens the arrival of a second force on their side to Baelor Breakspear and Prince Maekar, the hammer and the anvil.{{Ref|TWoW||[[Barristan II (The Winds of Winter)|Barristan II]]}}

==Quotes by Baelor==
[[File:Baelor_Breakspear_by_Jaenarra.png|right|thumb|350px|Baelor by Jaenarra ©]]
{{Quote|'''Duncan''' Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree|Arlan]], he told me you were the soul of chivalry, and that one day the [[Seven Kingdoms]] would be safe in your hands. 
'''Baelor''': Not for many a year still, I pray.{{ref|THK}}|[[Duncan the Tall]] and Baelor}}

{{Quote|'''Maekar''': Brother, have you taken leave of your senses? [[Duncan the Tall|This man]] attacked [[Aerion Targaryen|my son]]. 
'''Baelor''': This man protected the weak, as every [[true knight]] must. Let [[Faith of the Seven|the gods]] determine if he was right or wrong.{{Ref|THK}}|[[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar Targaryen]] and Baelor}}

{{Quote|'''Duncan''': Your Grace, I am your man. Please. Your man. 
'''Baelor''': My man. I need good men, Ser Duncan. [[Seven Kingdoms|The realm]] ...{{Ref|THK}}|[[Duncan the Tall]] and Baelor}}

==Quotes about Baelor==
[[File:Baelor_Breakspear_and_Jena_Dondarrion_by_Lopata_Four.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Baelor and [[Jena Dondarrion]] by Lopata Four]]
{{quote| Few could doubt that Baelor Breakspear would be a great king, for he was the heart of chivalry and the soul of wisdom, and came to serve [[Daeron II Targaryen|his father]] most ably as [[Hand of the King|Hand]]. But no man can know the will of [[Faith of the Seven|the gods]]. Baelor Breakspear was cut down in his prime by his own brother [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar]] at the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow|tourney at Ashford]] in the year [[209 AC]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}|writings of [[Yandel]]}}

{{Quote|The world made no sense when a great prince died so a [[hedge knight]] might live.{{Ref|THK}}|thoughts of [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{quote|Uncle Baelor said that clemency was best when dealing with an honorable foe. If a defeated man believes he will be pardoned, he may lay down his sword and bend the knee. Elsewise he will fight on to the death, and slay more loyal men and innocents.{{ref|TSS}}|[[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{quote|[[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron]] bore the same name as the [[Daeron I Targaryen|Young Dragon]], but when [[Myriah Martell|his Dornish wife]] gave him a son he named the child Baelor, after [[Baelor I Targaryen|the feeblest king]] who ever sat the [[Iron Throne]].{{ref|TSS}}|[[Eustace Osgrey]] to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{quote|[[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] was [[Citadel|at his books]] when the eldest of his uncles, the heir apparent, was slain in a [[tourney at Ashford Meadow|tourney mishap]]. He left two sons, but they followed him to the grave not long after, during the [[Great Spring Sickness]].{{ref|ACOK|6}}|[[Jeor Mormont]] to [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{quote|As for birth, the [[dragonking]]s oft chose [[Hand of the King|Hands]] from amongst [[House Targaryen|their own blood]], with results as various as Baelor Breakspear and [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor the Cruel]].{{ref|ASOS|54}}|[[Pylos]] to [[Davos Seaworth]]}}

==Family==
Baelor married [[Jena Dondarrion]], with whom he had two sons, [[Valarr Targaryen|Valarr]] and [[Matarys Targaryen|Matarys]],{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}} both of whom died in the [[Great Spring Sickness]], no more than a year after their father's death.{{Ref|TSS}} Baelor's eldest brother, [[Aerys I Targaryen]], succeeded their father Daeron, and was later succeeded by their youngest brother, [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar I]], who had dealt the blow that had killed Baelor.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}{{Ref|TSS}} According to the chronicles, Prince Maekar always bitterly regretted Baelor's death, and marked its anniversary every year.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

Baelor's son Valarr married [[Kiera of Tyrosh]].{{ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}} She gave birth twice, but both sons were stillborn.{{Ref|TMK}}

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Alyssa Targaryen

2026-04-02T18:48:13Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

{{Hatnote|For the wife of Aenys I Targaryen, see [[Alyssa Velaryon]].}}
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| title = Princess
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| Culture = [[Crownlands]]
| Father = [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]
| Mother = [[Alysanne Targaryen]]
| Spouse = Prince [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon Targaryen]]
| Issue = [[Viserys I Targaryen]] [[Daemon Targaryen]] [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Baelon)|Aegon Targaryen]]
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| Date_of_Death = late {{Date|84}} {{S|aged 24}}{{Ref|FAB|11}}
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| Played_by = Emeline Lambert
| TV_series = ''[[House of the Dragon]]'': [[House of the Dragon - Season 2|Season 2]]
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Princess '''Alyssa Targaryen''' was the fifth child of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]], and their second daughter. Alyssa was a [[dragonrider]] whose [[dragon]] was [[Meleys]], the Red Queen.{{Ref|FAB|11}}

In the television adaptation ''[[House of the Dragon]]'', Alyssa is portrayed by Emeline Lambert in a dream scene.

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Alyssa Targaryen|l1=Images of Alyssa Targaryen}}
As a baby, Alyssa resembled her deceased sister [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Jaehaerys I)|Daenerys]], but this resemblance faded as Alyssa aged. She became long-faced and skinny. Alyssa did not have typical [[Valyrians|Valyrian]] silver-gold hair, but instead dirty blonde hair without a trace of silver. It was often tangled. She had mismatched eyes, [[Purple eyes|one violet]], the other green. She had big ears and a lopsided smile. At the age of six she broke her nose, which healed crooked, but she apparently did not care.{{Ref|FAB|11}}

In her character, Alyssa took after her brother [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon]]. She had a warrior's heart, according to [[Archmaester]] [[Gyldayn]]. As a child, she did not act like a girl, and shunned the company of girls. She would dress in boy's clothes whenever possible, and preferred to ride, climb, and duel with wooden swords, instead of more lady-like activities like sewing and reading and singing. As a child, she refused to eat porridge.{{Ref|FAB|11}}

Alyssa was strong, quick, and spirited. She was not shy, and loved to boast that she was "as bawdy a wench as any barmaid in [[King's Landing]]".{{Ref|FAB|11}}

==History==
===Early life===
Princess Alyssa was born in late {{date|60}} to King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys I]] and Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]]. She was [[named after|named for]] her grandmother, [[Alyssa Velaryon]],{{Ref|FAB|11}} who had died six years before.{{Ref|FAB|9}}

As a young child, Alyssa followed her brother [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon]] everywhere since she was able to walk. Baelon, four years older, complained that she was like a puppy, and was further annoyed that she was a girl, as he preferred the company of his older brother [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon]]. Soon after Alyssa's sister [[Maegelle Targaryen|Maegelle]]'s birth in {{Date|62}}, she began to cling to Alyssa the same way as Alyssa had to Baelon, to Alyssa's annoyance and Baelon's amusement. Alyssa avoided her younger sister as well she could. When Alyssa was six years old, she was playing in the training yard when she was accidentally hit in the face by a wooden [[sword]], which broke her nose. It healed crooked, but this did not seem to bother her.{{Ref|FAB|11}}

When marriage options were being considered for Jaehaerys and Alysanne's eldest son, Prince Aemon, some thought he should marry Alyssa, as she was his eldest living sister following the death of Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Jaehaerys I)|Daenerys]]. However, Queen Alysanne Targaryen firmly refused, saying that Alyssa was meant for Baelon, and Aemon instead married [[Jocelyn Baratheon]] in {{Date|70}}. In {{Date|72}}, Alyssa attended a [[Tourney at Duskendale in honor of Lord Darklyn's wedding|tourney at Duskendale]], held in honor of the wedding of Lord [[House Darklyn|Darklyn]] to a daughter of Lord [[Theomore Manderly]].{{Ref|FAB|11}}

[[File:Baelon and Alyssa Targaryen by Jotasaraiva.jpg|thumb|350px|Alyssa and her husband [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon Targaryen]], by Jota Saraiva ©]]
Alyssa and Baelon finally became inseparable, and by {{Date|73}} plans for their eventual marriage were already being made. That same year, when her brother [[Vaegon Targaryen|Vaegon]] severely insulted their sister [[Daella Targaryen (daughter of Jaehaerys I)|Daella]], Alyssa poured a flagon of [[wine]] over his head. Over the following year, Baelon began training Vaegon at arms; he once brought Alyssa to the training yard, dressed in a man's mail, hoping that having to face a girl would lead to Vaegon making more of an effort. Alyssa, still remembering the incident between Vaegon and Daella, mocked and laughed at Vaegon as she danced around him, humiliating him, whilst Daella watched. Vaegon, embarrassed too much to bear, threw down his sword, left the yard, and never came back.{{Ref|FAB|11}}

===Marriage===
[[File:Baelon_and_Alyssa_Targaryen_by_Debustee.png|thumb|300px|right|Alyssa and [[Baelon Targaryen]] by Debustee]]
Alyssa married Baelon in {{Date|75}}, when she was fifteen and he was eighteen. Their [[bedding]] sparked much ribald humor in the days after the wedding, as it was said Alyssa's "sounds of pleasure could be heard all the way to [[Duskendale]]." Alyssa was not embarrassed by the jokes, and made some of her own. That same year, Alyssa decided to claim a [[dragon]], a year younger than Baelon had done so. The [[Dragonkeepers]] persuaded her not to claim [[Balerion]], assuring her that she would prefer a faster dragon than the old Black Dread. Eventually, Alyssa claimed [[Meleys]], who had never been ridden before.{{Ref|FAB|11}}

When not flying on their dragons, Alyssa and Baelon spent every hour together, most often in their bedchamber. In {{Date|77}}, Alyssa gave birth to her first child, a son they named [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys]]. Although Alyssa was advised not to do it, when Viserys was nine days old she put him in swaddling clothes and took him for a flight on Meleys. Afterwards, she claimed Viserys giggled the entire time. In {{Date|81}}, Alyssa gave birth to her second son, [[Daemon Targaryen|Daemon]]. Within a fortnight of his birth, she took him up in the sky upon her dragon as well.{{Ref|FAB|11}}

In {{Date|83}}, Alyssa was announced to be pregnant again, and Baelon told his brother Aemon he was praying for a daughter. However, in {{Date|84}} Alyssa gave birth to another son, [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Baelon)|Aegon]], after a long and difficult labor. Though Alyssa was optimistic about having more children, she never fully recovered from Aegon's birth. She died within a year, at the age of twenty-four. Aegon died half a year after his mother, not yet even a year old. Alyssa's death shattered Baelon, who never remarried and always continued to honor her memory.{{Ref|FAB|11}}

==Quotes==
[[File:Alyssa Targaryen2 by Riotarttherite.jpg|thumb|350px|Alyssa Targaryen, by Riotarttherite ©]]
{{Quote|I mounted [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|him]] and took him for a ride, and I mean to do the same tonight. I love to ride.{{Ref|FAB|11}}|Alyssa, the morning after her [[Marriage#Consummation|wedding night]]}}

{{Quote|Red [[maiden]]s, the two of us, but now we've both been mounted.{{Ref|FAB|11}}|Alyssa, about herself and [[Meleys]], after claiming the [[dragon]]}}

{{Quote|'''Baelon''': They call me Baelon the Brave, but you are far braver than me. I would sooner fight a dozen battles than do what you've just done. 
'''Alyssa''': You were made for battles, and I was made for this. [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys]] and [[Daemon Targaryen|Daemon]] and [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Baelon)|Aegon]], that's three. As soon as I am well, let's make another. I want to give you twenty sons. An army of your own!{{Ref|FAB|11}}|[[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon]] and Alyssa, after [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Baelon)|Aegon]]'s birth}}

{{Quote|Alyssa Targaryen had a warrior’s heart in a woman’s body, and her strength failed her.{{Ref|FAB|11}}|words of [[Gyldayn]]}}

{{Quote|Though shattered by his loss, [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon]] took solace in the two strong sons that she had left him, [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys]] and [[Daemon Targaryen|Daemon]], and never ceased to honor the memory of his sweet lady with the broken nose and mismatched eyes.{{Ref|FAB|11}}|words of [[Gyldayn]]}}

==Behind the Scenes==
Alyssa was listed as the second child and eldest daughter of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and [[Alysanne Targaryen]] in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'',{{Ref|TWOIAF|10|1}} published in 2014. However, in ''[[Fire & Blood]]'', published in 2018, Alyssa became the fifth child and second daughter of Jaehaerys and Alysanne. ''Fire & Blood'' also introduced several other changes regarding Alyssa's siblings. On these changes, Elio Garcia, co-author of ''The World of Ice & Fire'', has stated:

{{Quote|''...[[George R. R. Martin|George]] had some new ideas for some of the names and the stories of the children who died young, and corrected some issues that came out of his original birth order (we actually got the names of all the kids quite late in the production of [[The World of Ice & Fire|TWoIaF]]—literally a month before we had to finalize the book—so there was not much time to interrogate it). However, the stories of those who live to adulthood, as published in TWoIaF, do remain the same (just, of course, much more detailed).<ref>Westeros.org: [https://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/147116-fire-and-blood-volume-1/&page=17&tab=comments#comment-8210126 FIRE AND BLOOD Volume 1 (July 21, 2018)]</ref>}}

==Family==
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==References==
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Cotter Pyke

2026-04-02T18:47:47Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

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| title = Commander
| firstname = Cotter
| lastname = Pyke
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| image_caption = Cotter by Paco Rico Torres © Fantasy Flight Games
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'''Cotter Pyke''' is a member of the [[Night's Watch]] and the [[Commander (Night's Watch)|commander]] of [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]].

==Appearance and Character==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Cotter Pyke|Images of Cotter Pyke]]''
Cotter has small, close-set eyes and a broken nose. He has a widow's peak and a sparse, rough beard to cover his [[pox]]-scarred face. Cotter is not handsome, but he is lean, hard, and wiry.{{ref|ASOS|78}}

Cotter wears a studded brigantine and roughspun breeches. He is more comfortable fighting at sea than on land.{{ref|ASOS|78}}

Cotter is illiterate, and Maester [[Harmune]] must read and write his letters.{{ref|ASOS|78}} He is considered rough of speech and bold.{{ref|ASOS|48}} Cotter enjoys [[dicing]].{{ref|ASOS|78}}

The [[baseborn]] Cotter is not impressed by nobles. He thinks of Ser [[Denys Mallister]], commander of the [[Shadow Tower]], as pompous and does not consider him to be a warrior. Denys, meanwhile, considers Cotter to be uncouth and uneducated.{{ref|ASOS|78}}{{ref|ASOS|78}} [[Samwell Tarly]] finds Cotter to be more intimidating than Denys.{{ref|ASOS|78}}

==History==
Cotter is the [[Bastardy|bastard]] son of a tavern wench from the [[Iron Islands]].{{ref|AGOT|19}} According to Ser [[Denys Mallister]], Cotter has been violent since his childhood.{{ref|ASOS|78}} He is a veteran of many battles.{{ref|ASOS|78}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Cotter Pyke TheMico.jpg|thumb|Cotter Pyke, by TheMico ©]]
[[Jeor Mormont]], [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], assigns [[Dareon]] to [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]] to help Cotter with visiting merchants.{{ref|AGOT|48}}

Cotter writes to Jeor that [[elk]] herds have been streaming toward the [[Shivering Sea]] and [[Bay of Seals]], and that [[mammoth]]s and [[giants|large footprints]] have also been spotted near Eastwatch.{{ref|AGOT|70}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Cotter captures [[Rattleshirt]] at the [[Long Barrow]].{{ref|ASOS|73}} When [[Janos Slynt]] and Ser [[Alliser Thorne]] have [[Jon Snow]] arrested, Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] sends a letter to inform Cotter.{{Ref|ASOS|73}}

When [[Stannis Baratheon]] lands his men at Eastwatch, Cotter leads him and his men along hidden paths{{ref|ASOS|75}} which allow Stannis to take the [[wildlings]] unaware during the [[battle beneath the Wall]].{{ref|ASOS|73}}

Cotter attends the [[choosing]] for the next Lord Commander to replace Jeor, who was slain in the [[mutiny at Craster's Keep]]. He is vocally opposed to King Stannis naming the next lord commander, asking if he is to wipe their arses as well. Cotter is a leading candidate, along with Ser [[Denys Mallister]] of the [[Shadow Tower]], collecting one hundred and eighty-seven votes by the time only seven candidates remain in the race.{{Ref|ASOS|75}}

Because the support between Cotter and Denys is divided, Janos Slynt appears as a potential alternative. [[Samwell Tarly]] meets with Cotter in the [[Shieldhall]] and with Denys in the [[Lance (tower)|Lance]]. Each commander expresses hatred for their rival, with Cotter claiming he is only a candidate to prevent Denys from winning, but both agree that Janos would be a worse choice. Cotter also disapproves of the candidacies of [[Othell Yarwyck]], [[First Builder]], and [[Bowen Marsh]], [[Lord Steward]]. Sam then lies to Cotter and Denys that Stannis plans to name the other as Lord Commander, and he successfully persuades each to support [[Jon Snow]] instead.{{Ref|ASOS|78}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Cotter hosts Queen [[Selyse Florent]] at Eastwatch,{{ref|ADWD|15}} and he informs Jon that Lord [[Davos Seaworth]] and [[Salladhor Saan]] have sailed for [[White Harbor]].{{ref|ADWD|7}} Cotter is aware that Lord [[Wyman Manderly]] is building war galleys.{{ref|ADWD|15}} Cotter requests reinforcements from Jon, but he dislikes the wildlings sent by Jon to help. Eastwatch galleys spot increasing numbers of wildlings near the shore.{{ref|ADWD|48}}

Captaining ''[[Talon]]'', Cotter sails from Eastwatch towards [[Hardhome]] with eleven ships by the command of Lord Commander Snow.{{ref|ADWD|49}} He is to rescue the wildlings brought there by the vision of the woods witch [[Mother Mole]], who saw in her vision that ships would come to take the wildlings south.{{ref|ADWD|39}} Eastwatch is commanded by Ser [[Glendon Hewett]] in Cotter's absence.{{ref|ADWD|49}}

By the time Cotter arrives at Hardhome, he has lost five ships and the wildlings are eating their own dead. The undead are lurking in the woods and in the waters. Cotter sends a raven to Jon Snow, pleading him to send help by land, since the weather was harsh on the seas.{{ref|ADWD|58}}

==Quotes by Cotter==
[[File:Cotter_Pyke_by_Lopata_Four.jpg|thumb|Cotter by Lopata Four ©]]
{{Quote|Understand this, boy. I don't want [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch|the bloody job]], and never did. I fight best with a [[ship|deck]] beneath me, not a [[horse]], and [[Castle Black]] is too far from [[Shivering Sea|the sea]]. But I'll be buggered with a red-hot sword before I turn the [[Night's Watch]] over to [[Denys Mallister|that preening eagle]] from the [[Shadow Tower]].{{ref|ASOS|78}}|Cotter to [[Samwell Tarly]]}}

{{quote|Lord Snow, if you muck this up, I'm going to rip your liver out and eat it raw with onions.{{ref|ASOS|79}}|Cotter to [[Jon Snow]]}}

==Quotes about Cotter==
{{Quote|The [[commander (Night's Watch)|commanders]] at the [[Shadow Tower]] and [[Eastwatch]] were good men, but very different; Ser [[Denys Mallister|Denys]] courtly and cautious, as chivalrous as he was elderly, Pyke younger, bastard-born, rough-tongued, and bold to a fault. Worse, the two men despised each other. The [[Jeor Mormont|Old Bear]] had always kept them far apart, at opposite ends of the [[Wall]].{{ref|ASOS|48}}|thoughts of [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|Those look like [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea|Eastwatch]] men. Sailors on horses. Cotter Pyke always had more guts than sense.{{Ref|ASOS|73}}|[[Mance Rayder]] to [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|Samwell, it is not my habit to speak unkindly of my brothers, but let us be frank ... the [[ironborn]] are a race of [[pirates]] and thieves, and Cotter Pyke was raping and murdering when he was still half a boy.{{Ref|ASOS|78}}|[[Denys Mallister]] to [[Samwell Tarly]]}}

{{Quote|We are done with [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea|Eastwatch]]. We did not like it there. A queen should be mistress beneath her own roof. We found your Cotter Pyke to be an uncouth and unpleasant man, quarrelsome and niggardly.{{Ref|ADWD|44}}|[[Selyse Florent]] to [[Jon Snow]]}}

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2026-04-02T18:47:22Z

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Stableboy at King's Landing

2026-04-01T13:47:52Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

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| Place_of_Death= [[Red Keep]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|298}}
| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
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A '''stableboy at King's Landing'''{{ref|ASOS|43}}{{ref|ASOS|74}} serves at the stables of the [[Red Keep]]. His given name is unknown.

==Appearance==
The stableboy wears a filthy white undertunic beneath a soiled jerkin.{{ref|AGOT|50}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
During the [[arrest of Eddard Stark]] at the [[Red Keep]], [[Syrio Forel]] defends [[Arya Stark]] from Ser [[Meryn Trant]] and allows the girl to escape the [[Tower of the Hand]]. The stableboy encounters Arya when she is in the stables. She asks for his help saddling a [[horse]], but the stableboy instead tries to apprehend her in hopes of reward from Queen [[Cersei Lannister]]. When he grabs her arm, Arya stabs the stableboy with her sword, [[Needle]], killing the youth.{{ref|AGOT|50}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Arya worries what [[Yoren]] would think if he knew that she had killed the stableboy.{{ref|ACOK|5}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
When Arya tells [[Harwin]] about what has happened to her, she omits the death of the stableboy.{{ref|ASOS|17}} Arya worries about her brother [[Robb Stark|Robb]], [[King in the North]], finding out about the stableboy.{{ref|ASOS|39}} Arya thinks of the stableboy while speaking with Lord [[Edric Dayne]].{{ref|ASOS|43}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
While at the [[House of Black and White]] in [[Braavos]], Arya has a dream in which she sees the hanging faces of those she has slain, including the stableboy's.{{ref|ADWD|64}}

==Quotes by the stableboy==
{{quote|'''Stableboy''': She don't know me, but I knows her, oh, yes. The [[House Stark|wolf girl]]. '''Arya''': Help me saddle a [[horse]]. [[Eddard Stark|My father's]] the [[Hand of the King]], he'll reward you. '''Stableboy''': Father's dead. It's [[Cersei Lannister|the queen]] who'll be rewarding me.{{ref|AGOT|50}}|Stableboy and [[Arya Stark]]}}

==Quotes about the stableboy==
{{quote|Arya stood over the body, still and frightened in the face of death. Blood had gushed from the boy's mouth as he collapsed, and more was seeping from the slit in his belly, pooling beneath his body. His palms were cut where he'd grabbed at the blade. She backed away slowly, [[Needle]] red in her hand. She had to get away, someplace far from here, someplace safe away from the stableboy's accusing eyes.{{ref|AGOT|50}}|thoughts of [[Arya Stark]]}}

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Dareon

2026-03-31T18:50:08Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

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| arms = Night's Watch
| image = [[File:Dareon_by_Amuelia.png|300px|]]
| image_caption = Dareon by Amuelia
| Alias = Lover{{Ref|AGOT|41}} The black singer{{Ref|AFFC|34}}
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| Allegiance = [[Night's Watch]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Reach]]
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth = [[Westeros]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Dareon}}
| Date_of_Birth =
| Place_of_Death = [[Braavos]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|300}}
| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appendix) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
| Played_by = Unidentified
| TV_series = ''[[Game of Thrones]]'': [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]]
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'''Dareon''' is a recruit of the [[Night's Watch]], known primarily for his excellent singing voice. Ser [[Alliser Thorne]] refers to him as '''Lover'''.{{Ref|AGOT|41}}

==Appearance and Character==
A handsome{{ref|AFFC|34}} young man, Dareon has hazel eyes{{ref|AFFC|15}} and fair hair{{ref|AFFC|15}} the color of sand and [[honey]].{{ref|AFFC|26}} He has a warm smile.{{ref|AFFC|26}}

The singer is a lothario, and [[Samwell Tarly]] thinks Dareon has "a loose tongue and quick temper".{{Ref|AFFC|26}} He is a better singer than a fighter.{{Ref|AGOT|19}}{{Ref|AFFC|15}}

Dareon is an aspiring songwriter who plays the [[fiddle]] and [[harp|woodharp]].{{Ref|AFFC|15}} His voice is "honey poured over thunder", according to Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]].{{Ref|AGOT|26}} Dareon knows numerous songs, including "[[The Day They Hanged Black Robin]]", "[[The Mermaid's Lament]]", "[[Autumn of My Day]]", "[[Iron Lances]]", "[[Seven Swords for Seven Sons]]," "[[Milady's Supper]]", "[[Her Little Flower]]", "[[Meggett Was a Merry Maid, a Merry Maid Was She]]", "[[The Bear and the Maiden Fair]]", and "[[A Thousand Eyes, and One]]".{{Ref|AFFC|15}} He is also familiar with songs about [[Skagos]].{{Ref|AFFC|15}}

==History==
While an apprentice singer in the [[Reach]], Dareon was caught in bed with [[Mathis Rowan's daughter|a daughter]] of Lord [[Mathis Rowan]] of [[Goldengrove]]. Though Dareon maintains that the girl was waiting for him naked and helped him into her room, under her father's eye she named it rape. Dareon was sent to the [[Wall]],{{Ref|AGOT|26}} though he maintains his innocence.{{Ref|AGOT|48}}{{ref|AFFC|15}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Dareon is in the [[Jon Snow's Night's Watch recruitment group|same group of recruits]] as [[Jon Snow]] when he comes to the [[Wall]],{{ref|AGOT|19}} and he sings sometimes at dinner.{{Ref|AGOT|26}} According to Jon, Dareon is "quick, but afraid of being hit" during their training.{{ref|AGOT|19}}

Dareon is raised to a man of the Watch at the same time as Jon, with both named to the [[steward]]s. [[Jeor Mormont]], [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], sends Dareon to [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]], hoping the singer can aid [[Cotter Pyke]] when dealing with merchant ships.{{Ref|AGOT|48}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Dareon serves as a steward and singer at Eastwatch.{{ref|ACOK|Appendix}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
Jon Snow, after being chosen Lord Commander, names Dareon as a replacement for [[Yoren]], a missing [[wandering crow]].{{ref|AFFC|15}} He sends Dareon south with [[Samwell Tarly]], the elderly Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]], and [[Gilly]], with the idea that his singing could bolster recruitment in southern [[Westeros]] for the Night's Watch.{{Ref|AFFC|5}}

While sailing from Eastwatch to [[Braavos]], Dareon sings numerous songs to the oarsmen of ''[[Blackbird]]'', and they join him in singing "[[The Bear and the Maiden Fair]]".{{Ref|AFFC|15}} The singer dislikes the [[wildling]] Gilly and [[Aemon Steelsong|the baby with her]],{{ref|AFFC|15}} and he is often drunk on [[firewine]].{{ref|AFFC|15}}

Aemon's condition worsens in Braavos, and they are forced to spend their coin on a healer and an inn. With their money running low, Dareon is sent to sing for coin, with which to buy food and passage. Instead, he becomes increasingly distant and desultory, and sings largely for wine and trade from the city's whores. He prefers to perform at the [[Inn of the Green Eel]], the [[Black Bargeman]], and [[Moroggo's]], establishments along [[Ragman's Harbor]] where the [[Common Tongue]] is more likely to be spoken. He also sings at the [[Moon Pool]], where the [[Moonshadow]] gives him a kiss on one occasion.{{Ref|AFFC|26}}

Sam finds Dareon in a whorehouse called the [[Happy Port]]; Dareon has wed a whore called the [[Sailor's Wife]], who only beds the men she weds. Sam confronts him for this and accuses him of breaking his vows, and Dareon responds by throwing his cloak in Sam's face and renouncing the Night's Watch. Sam begins pummeling Dareon,{{Ref|AFFC|26}} so [[Meralyn]] has Sam tossed out of the brothel into the canal.{{Ref|AFFC|26}} Sam, Gilly, and Aemon find passage on ''[[Cinnamon Wind]]'' and leave Braavos without the singer.{{Ref|AFFC|35}}

After his desertion, Dareon is successful for a time as a singer in Braavos, visiting the [[Cattery]], the Happy Port, and the [[House of Seven Lamps]]. The whores call him the black singer, though he begins wearing fancy clothing with only his boots remaining black.{{Ref|AFFC|34}} He sleeps at the Happy Port, where [[Lanna]] often asks him to sing love songs.{{Ref|AFFC|34}}

Dareon is recognized as a deserter of the Night's Watch by [[Arya Stark]], who, under her guise of "Cat of the Canals", sells oysters for the Braavosi fishmonger [[Brusco]] in the same areas where Dareon sings. Arya accompanies Dareon when he departs the Happy Port one night, and he brags he will one day perform in the [[Sealord's Palace]]. The singer also admits he remained behind when Sam left Braavos. Arya lures Dareon into an alley and slits his throat as punishment for his desertion. She dumps his body into a canal, though she keeps his boots.{{Ref|AFFC|34}}

==Quotes by Dareon==
{{Quote|'''Dareon''': The [[stewards]] are fine for the likes of you and me, [[Samwell Tarly|Sam]], but not for Lord Snow. '''Jon''': I'm a better swordsman and a better rider than any of you. It's not fair. '''Dareon''': Fair? [[Mathis Rowan's daughter|The girl]] was waiting for me, naked as the day she was born. She pulled me through the window, and you talk to me of fair?{{Ref|AGOT|48}}|Dareon and [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|'''Samwell''': You should have asked [[Moonshadow|her]] for [[silver]]. It's [[coin]] we need, not kisses. '''Dareon''': Some kisses are worth more than yellow [[gold]], Slayer.{{ref|AFFC|26}}|[[Samwell Tarly]] and Dareon}}

{{Quote|'''Dareon''': Have a girl or go away, Sam. You're ruining my wedding. '''Samwell''': I'll go, but you'll come with me. '''Dareon''': No. I'm done with you. I'm done with [[Night's Watch|black]].{{Ref|AFFC|26}}|Dareon and [[Samwell Tarly]]}}

{{Quote|Hard beds, salt [[cod]], and endless watches, that's the [[Wall]]. Besides, there's no one half as pretty as you at [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea|Eastwatch]]. How could I ever leave you?{{ref|AFFC|34}}|Dareon to [[Blushing Bethany]]}}

==Quotes about Dareon==
{{Quote|Dareon, I am told that you sang at many a high lord's table and shared their meat and mead. We are sending you to [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]]. It may be your palate will be some help to [[Cotter Pyke]] when merchant galleys come trading.{{ref|AGOT|48}}|[[Jeor Mormont]] to Dareon}}

{{Quote|'''Gilly''': That was pretty, Sam. You sing good." '''Samwell''': You should hear Dareon. His voice is sweet as [[mead]].{{Ref|ASOS|46}}|[[Gilly]] and [[Samwell Tarly]]}}

{{Quote|Dareon was supposed to be his brother. Ask him to sing, and no one could be better. Ask him to do aught else ...{{Ref|AFFC|26}}|thoughts of [[Samwell Tarly]]}}

{{Quote|The whores called him the black singer, but there was hardly any black about him now. With the coin his singing brought him, the [[Night's Watch|crow]] had transformed himself into a peacock. Today he wore a plush purple cloak lined with vair, a striped white-and-lilac tunic, and the parti-colored breeches of a [[bravo]], but he owned a silken cloak as well, and one made of burgundy velvet that was lined with cloth-of-gold. The only black about him was his boots. Cat had heard him tell [[Lanna (Happy Port)|Lanna]] that he'd thrown all the rest in a canal. "I am done with darkness," he had announced.{{Ref|AFFC|34}}|thoughts of [[Arya Stark]]}}

{{Quote|He sings a pretty song. The gods must have loved him to give him such a voice, and that fair face as well.{{Ref|AFFC|34}}|The [[Sailor's Wife]] to [[Arya Stark|Cat of the Canals]]}}

{{Quote|Dareon had been a deserter from the [[Night's Watch]]; he had deserved to die.{{Ref|ADWD|45}}|thoughts of [[Arya Stark]]}}

==Behind the scenes==
Dareon may be a reference by [[George R. R. Martin]] to Daeron, an Elvish minstrel from ''[[w:The Silmarillion|The Silmarillion]]'' by [[w:J. R. R. Tolkien|J. R. R. Tolkien]], who is a known influence to Martin.<ref>''The Guardian'': [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/aug/11/george-rr-martin-in-quotes-i-love-writing-about-bastards George RR Martin in quotes: 'I love writing about bastards'], 12 August 2014</ref>

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Harmon Dondarrion

2026-03-29T18:19:23Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

{{Infobox character
| firstname = Harmon
| lastname = Dondarrion
| arms = Dondarrion
| title = Lord
| image = File:Harmon Dondarrion by Wouter Florusse (The Rise of the Dragon).jpg
| image_caption = Harmon Dondarrion by Wouter Florusse for ''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]''
| Alias = No-Nose Dondarrion{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
| Title = [[Lord of Blackhaven]]{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
| Allegiance = [[House Dondarrion]]
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'''Harmon Dondarrion''', called '''No-Nose Dondarrion''', was the Lord of [[Blackhaven]] and the head of [[House Dondarrion]] during the reign of King [[Aenys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

==Appearance==
Harmon's nose was sliced off by the first [[Vulture King (Aenys I)|Vulture King]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

==History==
In {{Date|37}}, a pretender [[outlaw]] called the [[Vulture King (Aenys I)|Vulture King]] gathered thousands to his banners, calling on all "true [[Dornishmen]]" to avenge themselves on [[House Targaryen]] and the [[Seven Kingdoms]] for the [[First Dornish War]] as they poured into the [[Dornish Marches]]. Writing to King [[Aenys I Targaryen]], Lord Harmon discounted the Vulture King's followers as undisciplined rabble. Not long after, the Vulture King's men stormed and seized [[Blackhaven]], and the Vulture King personally sliced off Dondarrion's nose before putting the castle to the torch.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

As [[Second Dornish War|the war]] escalated, the Vulture King attempted to march west after a failed siege of [[Nightsong]], only for Lady [[Ellyn Caron]] to sally forth behind him to join her strength to a strong force of marchers led by Lord Dondarrion. In the resulting "[[Vulture Hunt]]", Lord [[Samwell Tarly (lord)|Samwell Tarly]] cut off the Dornish retreat, and the three marcher lords shattered the Vulture King's host, riding after them into the [[Red Mountains]] and capturing the Vulture King. With the Vulture King executed by Lord Tarly, a grateful King Aenys rewarded Harmon and the marcher lords with gold, offices, and honors.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

The Lord of Blackhaven was present at the [[Golden Wedding]] in {{Date|49}}, but it is unknown if this was Lord Harmon.{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|This [[Vulture King (Aenys I)|Vulture King]] is half-mad, and his followers are a rabble, undisciplined and unwashed. We can smell them coming fifty leagues away.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}|Harmon to [[Aenys I Targaryen]]}}

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Steffon Varner

2026-03-21T17:25:53Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

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| title = Lord
| firstname = Steffon
| lastname = Varner
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'''Steffon Varner''' is the [[Lord]] and the head of [[House Varner]] in the [[Reach]].

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
Lord Steffon is part of [[Renly Baratheon|Renly's]] force beneath the walls of [[Bitterbridge]]. He takes part in the feast.{{Ref|ACOK|22}} After Renly's death he goes over to [[Stannis Baratheon]] and is present beneath the walls of [[Storm's End]] for the parley with Ser [[Cortnay Penrose]].{{Ref|ACOK|42}}

He fights in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], having his knee shattered and getting captured by forces loyal to King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I]]. He bends the knee to Joffrey.{{Ref|ACOK|65}}

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2026-03-07T11:26:20Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

== Summary ==
[[Daeron the Drunken]] by [https://www.tumblr.com/jaenarra/ Jaenarra], used with permission.

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Eustace Osgrey

2026-03-04T16:34:20Z

Thomaerys Velaryon:

{{See homonyms | Eustace}}
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| title = Ser
| firstname = Eustace
| lastname = Osgrey
| image = Eustace Osgrey.jpg
| image_caption = Eustace Osgrey, art by Mike S Miller
| Alias = Ser Useless{{Ref|TSS}} Old Osgrey{{Ref|TSS}}
| Title = [[Knight of Standfast]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Eustace Osgrey}} [[Lord of Coldmoat]]{{Ref|TSS}}
| Allegiance = [[House Osgrey]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Reach]]
| Spouse = 1st: Unknown 2nd: Lady [[Rohanne Webber]]
| Issue = [[Edwyn Osgrey]] [[Harrold Osgrey]] [[Addam Osgrey]] [[Alysanne Osgrey]]
| Place_of_Birth = [[Standfast]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Eustace Osgrey}}
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| Date_of_Death = {{Date|211|219}}<ref name="calc">''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued)#Eustace Osgrey|Eustace Osgrey]] calculation.''</ref>
| Books = ''[[The Sworn Sword]]'' (appears)
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| Played_by = [[w:Peter Mullan|Peter Mullan]]
| TV_series = ''[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]'': [[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - Season 2|Season 2]]
}}

'''Eustace Osgrey''' was the [[knight]] of [[Standfast]] and the head of [[House Osgrey]] during the reign of King [[Aerys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|TSS}}

In the television adaptation ''[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]'', Eustace is portrayed by [[w:Peter Mullan|Peter Mullan]].<ref>Entertainment Weekly: [https://ew.com/a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-season-2-casting-lady-rohanne-ser-bennis-ser-eustace-osgrey-11918838 Season 2 casting fills key Sworn Sword roles] (March 4, 2026)</ref>

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Eustace Osgrey|l1=Images of Eustace Osgrey}}
Eustace was tall, broad, and handsome in his youth. As he grew older, he remained big-boned, broad-shouldered, and barrel-chested, with strong, sharp features. He wore a thick mustache and kept his hair close-cropped. Eustace's hair turned white as milk, but his mustache and eyebrows were ashy gray. His eyes were a paler gray color, and appeared to be full of sadness.{{Ref|TSS}}

Eustace was a stubborn [[knight]] proud of the past glories of [[House Osgrey]], although he grew forgetful in his old age. He treasured the broken shield of his ancestor, Ser [[Wilbert Osgrey]].{{Ref|TSS}} He admired valorous warriors, such as [[Daemon I Blackfyre]] and Ser [[Duncan the Tall]], and disliked King [[Daeron II Targaryen]] and [[Dornishmen]].{{Ref|TSS}}

The knight wore mail and plate. Eustace's long, woolen surcoat, decorated with the chequy [[lion]] of his family, was faded yellow. A chequy lion also adorned his frayed silk cloak, and he wielded a [[sword]]. The knight rode a [[Horse|grey gelding]].{{Ref|TSS}}

==History==
Ser Eustace had been good friends with his neighbor, Lord [[Wyman Webber]], before the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]], though not without some jealousy, as much of the [[House Webber]] lands had once belonged to [[House Osgrey]], including the Webbers' castle [[Coldmoat]]. Eustace's youngest son, [[Addam Osgrey|Addam]], served at Coldmoat as Wyman's [[page]] and [[squire]], and began a childhood romance with Wyman's daughter, [[Rohanne Webber|Rohanne]], who was near the same age. However, when Eustace proposed that Addam marry Rohanne, Wyman courteously rejected him, though Eustace heard Wyman laughing with Ser [[Lucas Inchfield]] as he left. Eustace never returned to Coldmoat during Wyman's lifetime.{{Ref|TSS}}

===First Blackfyre Rebellion===
Eustace supported the pretender king [[Daemon I Blackfyre]] during the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]], in hopes that he would reverse the lands and castles that [[House Osgrey]] had lost under [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] rule. Eustace also apparently believed the rumors about King [[Daeron II Targaryen]] being a [[bastard]], calling him "Daeron the Falseborn" years later, and proclaiming the merit of the "rightful king", Daemon.{{Ref|TSS}}

In the end the Rebellion failed, and Eustace's three sons, [[Edwyn Osgrey|Edwyn]], [[Harrold Osgrey|Harrold]], and [[Addam Osgrey|Addam]], were killed at the decisive [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]].{{Ref|TSS}}

===Aftermath of the Rebellion===
[[File:House Osgrey after the Rebellion by Mike S Miler.png|right|thumb|350px|After the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]], Eustace Osgrey brought home the bones of his sons, and allowed his daughter [[Alysanne Osgrey|Alysanne]] to be taken as a [[hostage]]. Afterwards, his wife committed suicide, throwing herself from the top of [[Standfast]] tower. Illustrated by Mike S. Miller for the ''[[The Sworn Sword]]'' [[The Hedge Knight (comics)|graphic novel]].]]
Eustace was pardoned by King [[Daeron II Targaryen]] after the rebellion, although some lands of [[House Osgrey]], including the [[Chequy Water]], were granted to [[House Webber]], which had remained loyal to [[House Targaryen]].{{Ref|TSS}} Eustace's daughter [[Alysanne Osgrey|Alysanne]] was sent to [[King's Landing]] as a hostage. After Eustace brought home the bones of his sons and allowed Alysanne to be taken away, his wife committed suicide by throwing herself from the top of [[Standfast]]. Eustace's wife and sons were buried at Standfast by the blackberry bushes his sons had loved to pick. [[Rohanne Webber]] blamed Eustace for the death of [[Addam Osgrey]].{{Ref|TSS}}

Alysanne stayed in King's Landing for the rest of her life, becoming a [[silent sisters|silent sister]]. Ser Eustace went to visit her once, but she refused to break her vows of silence to speak with him. Alysanne died during the [[Great Spring Sickness]] (in {{Date|209}} or {{Date|210}}), which made Eustace the last of his line.{{Ref|TSS}}

===Conflict with Rohanne Webber===
[[File:The Sworn Sword issue 5 cover.png|right|thumb|350px|[[Duncan the Tall]], in the middle of a conflict between Lady [[Rohanne Webber]] and Ser Eustace Osgrey. Illustrated by Mike S. Miller for the ''[[The Sworn Sword]]'' [[The Hedge Knight (comics)|graphic novel]].]]
In {{date|209}}, [[Dake]], a [[smallfolk|peasant]] of House Osgrey's villages who had served as a forager for Ser Eustace during the Blackfyre Rebellion, was accused of stealing sheep from the neighboring lands of House Webber. After [[Rohanne Webber]], [[Lady of Coldmoat]], tried contacting Eustace twice with no response, she sent her [[knight]]s across the [[Chequy Water]] to seize Dake and bring him to [[Coldmoat]] for punishment. When Eustace arrived at Coldmoat to demand Dake's release, he learned the peasant had been sewn into a sack with rocks, which was sunk in the moat of Coldmoat. Eustace then swore a holy vow that he would never return to Coldmoat again, except to take possession of it.{{Ref|TSS}}

The aging Eustace took on [[hedge knight]]s to protect his lands, first Ser [[Bennis of the Brown Shield]] after Dake's death and later Ser [[Duncan the Tall]]. In {{Date|211}}, Bennis, Duncan, and Duncan's squire Egg, who was actually Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], happened upon the Chequy Water in the process of being dammed by peasants of House Webber. Believing that the men were trespassing on Osgrey lands, Bennis cut [[Wolmer]]'s face in an attempt to scare them off. Eustace, fearing that Lady Webber would demand Bennis's life as she had with Dake's, ordered Bennis and Duncan to raise troops from the peasant villages of House Osgrey and prepare them for a possible war.{{Ref|TSS}}

However, the meager amount of men of fighting age were untrained, and no match for the knights of House Webber. Seeing this, Eustace decided to pay a [[blood price]] to settle the matter, but as he had sworn to never return to Coldmoat, he sent Duncan to make the offer. However, Rohanne rejected the blood price, demanding that Bennis be brought to her to have his nose slit as a punishment, or that she would come to Standfast by the next day with fire and sword. [[Maester]] [[Cerrick]] revealed a document to Duncan, sealed by the crown, showing House Webber's possession of the Chequy Water and revealing that Eustace had been a [[traitor]]ous supporter of the [[House Blackfyre|Blackfyres]]. Duncan also learned that Rohanne blamed Eustace for the death of her first love, Eustace's son [[Addam Osgrey]].{{Ref|TSS}}

When Duncan returned to Standfast, he confronted Eustace about his Blackfyre loyalties and about lying to him about the deaths of his sons and the status of the Chequy Water. Duncan planned to leave Standfast the next morning, but Standfast was awakened that night by a fire in [[Wat's Wood]]. Believing that Rohanne had set the fire, Eustace planned to use his peasant militia to make war on her lands and burn one of the Webber mills. However, Duncan realized that all the peasants would die in the conflict. Duncan sent home the smallfolk and told Eustace he would represent him at the confrontation with Rohanne.{{Ref|TSS}}

At the border of their lands, the Chequy Water, Eustace accused Rohanne of setting the fire, while she denied all complicity. Duncan and Rohanne parlayed in the middle of the river. She would not accept Duncan cutting his own cheek as payment for Bennis, and instead demanded an apology for Eustace's slander about the fire. They agreed to a [[trial by combat]] between Duncan and Rohanne's champion, Ser [[Lucas Inchfield]], the [[castellan]] of Coldmoat. Duncan prevailed, but almost drowned in the river in the process. While Eustace and Duncan were away from Standfast, Bennis tied up Eustace's servants, [[Sam Stoops]] and his wife, stole the remaining valuables from Eustace's tower, and fled.{{Ref|TSS}}

While Duncan was unconscious, Eustace and Rohanne reconciled, speaking about Addam and visiting his grave at Standfast. When Rohanne began to weep, Eustace comforted her. The next day, Eustace married Rohanne, as a resolution to the will of her father, Lord [[Wyman Webber]], that she be married within two years of his death or lose her ruling rights to a Webber cousin, Ser [[Wendell Webber|Wendell]]. Egg attended Eustace, now Lord of Coldmoat, during the wedding feast. Eustace and Rohanne offered to make Ser Duncan their new captain of the guard at Coldmoat, but Duncan refused and left with Egg.{{Ref|TSS}}

===Legacy===
[[File:Eustace_Osgrey_by_Lopata_4.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Eustace by Lopata 4.]]
Not long after, while attending the [[Wedding tourney at Whitewalls|wedding tourney]] at [[Whitewalls]], Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] thought of [[Rohanne Webber]] and Eustace, and wondered if they ever thought of him. Upon encountering some other [[Second Blackfyre Rebellion|Blackfyre rebels]] at the tourney, he was also reminded of Eustace.{{Ref|TMK}}

Eustace died some time before {{Date|219}}.<ref name="calc"/> Rohanne later married [[Gerold Lannister]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}

==Family==
{{Osgrey tree}}

==Quotes by Eustace==
[[File:Eustace contemplates by Mike S Miler.png|right|thumb|350px|Eustace Osgrey contemplates the [[House Osgrey]] legacy. Illustrated by Mike S. Miller for the ''[[The Sworn Sword]]'' [[The Hedge Knight (comics)|graphic novel]].]]
{{Quote|A great battle is a terrible thing, but in the midst of blood and carnage, there is sometimes also beauty, beauty that could break your heart.{{Ref|TSS}}|Eustace to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|I am old, but I am not dead. [[Rohanne Webber|The woman]] will soon find that the [[House Osgrey|chequy lion]] still has claws!{{Ref|TSS}}|Eustace to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|A king's mercy is a [[poison]]ed gift. [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron Targaryen]] left me life, but took my pride and dreams and honor. I should have gone with [[Aegor Rivers|Bittersteel]] into exile, or died beside my sons and [[Daemon I Blackfyre|my sweet king]]. That would have been a death worthy of a [[House Osgrey|chequy lion]] descended from so many proud lords and mighty warriors. Daeron's mercy made me smaller.{{Ref|TSS}}|Eustace to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|Better to go boldly than hide behind [[Standfast|stone walls]]. Better to die [[House Osgrey|a lion]] than a rabbit.{{Ref|TSS}}|Eustace to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

==Quotes about Eustace==
{{Quote|'''Sefton''': Osgrey of the chequy lion? I thought [[House Osgrey]] was extinguished. 
'''Lucas''': Near enough as makes no matter. The old man is the last of them.{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Septon]] [[Sefton Staunton|Sefton]] and [[Lucas Inchfield]]}}

{{Quote|'''Duncan''': The old man's sons died in service to the king, why would His Grace take [[Chequy Water|his stream]] away? 
'''Rohanne''': If King [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron]] had been a less forgiving man, he should have lost his head as well.{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Duncan the Tall]] and [[Rohanne Webber]]}}

{{Quote|Ser Eustace Osgrey is a [[First Blackfyre Rebellion|rebel]] and a [[traitor]].{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Maester]] [[Cerrick]], to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|Ser Eustace chose [[Daemon I Blackfyre|the black dragon]] over [[Daeron II Targaryen|the red]], in the hope that a [[House Blackfyre|Blackfyre]] king might restore the lands and castles that [[House Osgrey|the Osgreys]] had lost under [[House Targaryen|the Targaryens]]. Chiefly he wanted [[Coldmoat]]. His sons paid for his [[treason]] with their life's blood. When he brought their bones home and delivered [[Alysanne Osgrey|his daughter]] to the king's men for a [[hostage]], his wife threw herself from the top of [[Standfast]] tower. Did Ser Eustace tell you that? No, I did not think so.{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Rohanne Webber]], to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|You swore your sword to a [[traitor]], lunk. You ate a traitor's bread and slept beneath a [[Standfast|rebel's roof]].{{Ref|TSS}}|thoughts of [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|You'll find Ser Useless in [[Standfast|his chambers]], brooding on how great he used to be.{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Bennis of the Brown Shield]] to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|In his heart [[House Blackfyre|the black dragon]] never died, Dunk realized.{{Ref|TSS}}|thoughts of [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

==References==
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{{Infobox character
| arms = Osgrey
| title = Ser
| firstname = Eustace
| lastname = Osgrey
| image = Eustace Osgrey.jpg
| image_caption = Eustace Osgrey, art by Mike S Miller
| Alias = Ser Useless{{Ref|TSS}} Old Osgrey{{Ref|TSS}}
| Title = [[Knight of Standfast]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Eustace Osgrey}} [[Lord of Coldmoat]]{{Ref|TSS}}
| Allegiance = [[House Osgrey]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Reach]]
| Spouse = 1st: Unknown 2nd: Lady [[Rohanne Webber]]
| Issue = [[Edwyn Osgrey]] [[Harrold Osgrey]] [[Addam Osgrey]] [[Alysanne Osgrey]]
| Place_of_Birth = [[Standfast]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Eustace Osgrey}}
| Date_of_Birth =
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|211|219}}<ref name="calc">''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued)#Eustace Osgrey|Eustace Osgrey]] calculation.''</ref>
| Books = ''[[The Sworn Sword]]'' (appears)
| coat-of-arms =
| Played_by = [[w:Peter Mullan|Peter Mullan]]
| TV_series = ''[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]'': [[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - Season 2|Season 2]]
}}

'''Eustace Osgrey''' was the [[knight]] of [[Standfast]] and the head of [[House Osgrey]] during the reign of King [[Aerys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|TSS}}

In the television adaptation ''[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]'', Eustace is portrayed by [[w:Peter Mullan|Peter Mullan]].

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Eustace Osgrey|l1=Images of Eustace Osgrey}}
Eustace was tall, broad, and handsome in his youth. As he grew older, he remained big-boned, broad-shouldered, and barrel-chested, with strong, sharp features. He wore a thick mustache and kept his hair close-cropped. Eustace's hair turned white as milk, but his mustache and eyebrows were ashy gray. His eyes were a paler gray color, and appeared to be full of sadness.{{Ref|TSS}}

Eustace was a stubborn [[knight]] proud of the past glories of [[House Osgrey]], although he grew forgetful in his old age. He treasured the broken shield of his ancestor, Ser [[Wilbert Osgrey]].{{Ref|TSS}} He admired valorous warriors, such as [[Daemon I Blackfyre]] and Ser [[Duncan the Tall]], and disliked King [[Daeron II Targaryen]] and [[Dornishmen]].{{Ref|TSS}}

The knight wore mail and plate. Eustace's long, woolen surcoat, decorated with the chequy [[lion]] of his family, was faded yellow. A chequy lion also adorned his frayed silk cloak, and he wielded a [[sword]]. The knight rode a [[Horse|grey gelding]].{{Ref|TSS}}

==History==
Ser Eustace had been good friends with his neighbor, Lord [[Wyman Webber]], before the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]], though not without some jealousy, as much of the [[House Webber]] lands had once belonged to [[House Osgrey]], including the Webbers' castle [[Coldmoat]]. Eustace's youngest son, [[Addam Osgrey|Addam]], served at Coldmoat as Wyman's [[page]] and [[squire]], and began a childhood romance with Wyman's daughter, [[Rohanne Webber|Rohanne]], who was near the same age. However, when Eustace proposed that Addam marry Rohanne, Wyman courteously rejected him, though Eustace heard Wyman laughing with Ser [[Lucas Inchfield]] as he left. Eustace never returned to Coldmoat during Wyman's lifetime.{{Ref|TSS}}

===First Blackfyre Rebellion===
Eustace supported the pretender king [[Daemon I Blackfyre]] during the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]], in hopes that he would reverse the lands and castles that [[House Osgrey]] had lost under [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] rule. Eustace also apparently believed the rumors about King [[Daeron II Targaryen]] being a [[bastard]], calling him "Daeron the Falseborn" years later, and proclaiming the merit of the "rightful king", Daemon.{{Ref|TSS}}

In the end the Rebellion failed, and Eustace's three sons, [[Edwyn Osgrey|Edwyn]], [[Harrold Osgrey|Harrold]], and [[Addam Osgrey|Addam]], were killed at the decisive [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]].{{Ref|TSS}}

===Aftermath of the Rebellion===
[[File:House Osgrey after the Rebellion by Mike S Miler.png|right|thumb|350px|After the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]], Eustace Osgrey brought home the bones of his sons, and allowed his daughter [[Alysanne Osgrey|Alysanne]] to be taken as a [[hostage]]. Afterwards, his wife committed suicide, throwing herself from the top of [[Standfast]] tower. Illustrated by Mike S. Miller for the ''[[The Sworn Sword]]'' [[The Hedge Knight (comics)|graphic novel]].]]
Eustace was pardoned by King [[Daeron II Targaryen]] after the rebellion, although some lands of [[House Osgrey]], including the [[Chequy Water]], were granted to [[House Webber]], which had remained loyal to [[House Targaryen]].{{Ref|TSS}} Eustace's daughter [[Alysanne Osgrey|Alysanne]] was sent to [[King's Landing]] as a hostage. After Eustace brought home the bones of his sons and allowed Alysanne to be taken away, his wife committed suicide by throwing herself from the top of [[Standfast]]. Eustace's wife and sons were buried at Standfast by the blackberry bushes his sons had loved to pick. [[Rohanne Webber]] blamed Eustace for the death of [[Addam Osgrey]].{{Ref|TSS}}

Alysanne stayed in King's Landing for the rest of her life, becoming a [[silent sisters|silent sister]]. Ser Eustace went to visit her once, but she refused to break her vows of silence to speak with him. Alysanne died during the [[Great Spring Sickness]] (in {{Date|209}} or {{Date|210}}), which made Eustace the last of his line.{{Ref|TSS}}

===Conflict with Rohanne Webber===
[[File:The Sworn Sword issue 5 cover.png|right|thumb|350px|[[Duncan the Tall]], in the middle of a conflict between Lady [[Rohanne Webber]] and Ser Eustace Osgrey. Illustrated by Mike S. Miller for the ''[[The Sworn Sword]]'' [[The Hedge Knight (comics)|graphic novel]].]]
In {{date|209}}, [[Dake]], a [[smallfolk|peasant]] of House Osgrey's villages who had served as a forager for Ser Eustace during the Blackfyre Rebellion, was accused of stealing sheep from the neighboring lands of House Webber. After [[Rohanne Webber]], [[Lady of Coldmoat]], tried contacting Eustace twice with no response, she sent her [[knight]]s across the [[Chequy Water]] to seize Dake and bring him to [[Coldmoat]] for punishment. When Eustace arrived at Coldmoat to demand Dake's release, he learned the peasant had been sewn into a sack with rocks, which was sunk in the moat of Coldmoat. Eustace then swore a holy vow that he would never return to Coldmoat again, except to take possession of it.{{Ref|TSS}}

The aging Eustace took on [[hedge knight]]s to protect his lands, first Ser [[Bennis of the Brown Shield]] after Dake's death and later Ser [[Duncan the Tall]]. In {{Date|211}}, Bennis, Duncan, and Duncan's squire Egg, who was actually Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], happened upon the Chequy Water in the process of being dammed by peasants of House Webber. Believing that the men were trespassing on Osgrey lands, Bennis cut [[Wolmer]]'s face in an attempt to scare them off. Eustace, fearing that Lady Webber would demand Bennis's life as she had with Dake's, ordered Bennis and Duncan to raise troops from the peasant villages of House Osgrey and prepare them for a possible war.{{Ref|TSS}}

However, the meager amount of men of fighting age were untrained, and no match for the knights of House Webber. Seeing this, Eustace decided to pay a [[blood price]] to settle the matter, but as he had sworn to never return to Coldmoat, he sent Duncan to make the offer. However, Rohanne rejected the blood price, demanding that Bennis be brought to her to have his nose slit as a punishment, or that she would come to Standfast by the next day with fire and sword. [[Maester]] [[Cerrick]] revealed a document to Duncan, sealed by the crown, showing House Webber's possession of the Chequy Water and revealing that Eustace had been a [[traitor]]ous supporter of the [[House Blackfyre|Blackfyres]]. Duncan also learned that Rohanne blamed Eustace for the death of her first love, Eustace's son [[Addam Osgrey]].{{Ref|TSS}}

When Duncan returned to Standfast, he confronted Eustace about his Blackfyre loyalties and about lying to him about the deaths of his sons and the status of the Chequy Water. Duncan planned to leave Standfast the next morning, but Standfast was awakened that night by a fire in [[Wat's Wood]]. Believing that Rohanne had set the fire, Eustace planned to use his peasant militia to make war on her lands and burn one of the Webber mills. However, Duncan realized that all the peasants would die in the conflict. Duncan sent home the smallfolk and told Eustace he would represent him at the confrontation with Rohanne.{{Ref|TSS}}

At the border of their lands, the Chequy Water, Eustace accused Rohanne of setting the fire, while she denied all complicity. Duncan and Rohanne parlayed in the middle of the river. She would not accept Duncan cutting his own cheek as payment for Bennis, and instead demanded an apology for Eustace's slander about the fire. They agreed to a [[trial by combat]] between Duncan and Rohanne's champion, Ser [[Lucas Inchfield]], the [[castellan]] of Coldmoat. Duncan prevailed, but almost drowned in the river in the process. While Eustace and Duncan were away from Standfast, Bennis tied up Eustace's servants, [[Sam Stoops]] and his wife, stole the remaining valuables from Eustace's tower, and fled.{{Ref|TSS}}

While Duncan was unconscious, Eustace and Rohanne reconciled, speaking about Addam and visiting his grave at Standfast. When Rohanne began to weep, Eustace comforted her. The next day, Eustace married Rohanne, as a resolution to the will of her father, Lord [[Wyman Webber]], that she be married within two years of his death or lose her ruling rights to a Webber cousin, Ser [[Wendell Webber|Wendell]]. Egg attended Eustace, now Lord of Coldmoat, during the wedding feast. Eustace and Rohanne offered to make Ser Duncan their new captain of the guard at Coldmoat, but Duncan refused and left with Egg.{{Ref|TSS}}

===Legacy===
[[File:Eustace_Osgrey_by_Lopata_4.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Eustace by Lopata 4.]]
Not long after, while attending the [[Wedding tourney at Whitewalls|wedding tourney]] at [[Whitewalls]], Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] thought of [[Rohanne Webber]] and Eustace, and wondered if they ever thought of him. Upon encountering some other [[Second Blackfyre Rebellion|Blackfyre rebels]] at the tourney, he was also reminded of Eustace.{{Ref|TMK}}

Eustace died some time before {{Date|219}}.<ref name="calc"/> Rohanne later married [[Gerold Lannister]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}

==Family==
{{Osgrey tree}}

==Quotes by Eustace==
[[File:Eustace contemplates by Mike S Miler.png|right|thumb|350px|Eustace Osgrey contemplates the [[House Osgrey]] legacy. Illustrated by Mike S. Miller for the ''[[The Sworn Sword]]'' [[The Hedge Knight (comics)|graphic novel]].]]
{{Quote|A great battle is a terrible thing, but in the midst of blood and carnage, there is sometimes also beauty, beauty that could break your heart.{{Ref|TSS}}|Eustace to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|I am old, but I am not dead. [[Rohanne Webber|The woman]] will soon find that the [[House Osgrey|chequy lion]] still has claws!{{Ref|TSS}}|Eustace to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|A king's mercy is a [[poison]]ed gift. [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron Targaryen]] left me life, but took my pride and dreams and honor. I should have gone with [[Aegor Rivers|Bittersteel]] into exile, or died beside my sons and [[Daemon I Blackfyre|my sweet king]]. That would have been a death worthy of a [[House Osgrey|chequy lion]] descended from so many proud lords and mighty warriors. Daeron's mercy made me smaller.{{Ref|TSS}}|Eustace to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|Better to go boldly than hide behind [[Standfast|stone walls]]. Better to die [[House Osgrey|a lion]] than a rabbit.{{Ref|TSS}}|Eustace to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

==Quotes about Eustace==
{{Quote|'''Sefton''': Osgrey of the chequy lion? I thought [[House Osgrey]] was extinguished. 
'''Lucas''': Near enough as makes no matter. The old man is the last of them.{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Septon]] [[Sefton Staunton|Sefton]] and [[Lucas Inchfield]]}}

{{Quote|'''Duncan''': The old man's sons died in service to the king, why would His Grace take [[Chequy Water|his stream]] away? 
'''Rohanne''': If King [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron]] had been a less forgiving man, he should have lost his head as well.{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Duncan the Tall]] and [[Rohanne Webber]]}}

{{Quote|Ser Eustace Osgrey is a [[First Blackfyre Rebellion|rebel]] and a [[traitor]].{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Maester]] [[Cerrick]], to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|Ser Eustace chose [[Daemon I Blackfyre|the black dragon]] over [[Daeron II Targaryen|the red]], in the hope that a [[House Blackfyre|Blackfyre]] king might restore the lands and castles that [[House Osgrey|the Osgreys]] had lost under [[House Targaryen|the Targaryens]]. Chiefly he wanted [[Coldmoat]]. His sons paid for his [[treason]] with their life's blood. When he brought their bones home and delivered [[Alysanne Osgrey|his daughter]] to the king's men for a [[hostage]], his wife threw herself from the top of [[Standfast]] tower. Did Ser Eustace tell you that? No, I did not think so.{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Rohanne Webber]], to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|You swore your sword to a [[traitor]], lunk. You ate a traitor's bread and slept beneath a [[Standfast|rebel's roof]].{{Ref|TSS}}|thoughts of [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|You'll find Ser Useless in [[Standfast|his chambers]], brooding on how great he used to be.{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Bennis of the Brown Shield]] to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|In his heart [[House Blackfyre|the black dragon]] never died, Dunk realized.{{Ref|TSS}}|thoughts of [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

==References==
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{{S-ttl|title=[[Lord of Coldmoat]]|years={{Date|211}}–?|with=[[Rohanne Webber]]}}
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Bennis of the Brown Shield

2026-03-04T16:33:45Z

Thomaerys Velaryon: Casting announcement

{{Infobox character
| arms = Bennis of the Brown Shield
| title = Ser
| firstname = Bennis
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| Alias = Bennis of the Brown Shield{{ref|TSS}} Bennis Brownstench{{ref|TSS}} The brown knight{{ref|TSS}}
| Title = [[Knight|Ser]]
| Allegiance = [[House Osgrey]]
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| Culture = [[Westeros]]
| Spouse =
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| Books = ''[[The Sworn Sword]]'' (appears)
| coat-of-arms = A brown shield
| Played_by = [[w:Babou Ceesay|Babou Ceesay]]
| TV_series = ''[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]'': [[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - Season 2|Season 2]]
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'''Bennis of the Brown Shield''' was a [[hedge knight]] during the reigns of kings [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron II]] and [[Aerys I Targaryen]].{{ref|TSS}}

In the television adaptation ''[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]'', Bennis is portrayed by [[w:Babou Ceesay|Babou Ceesay]].<ref>Entertainment Weekly: [https://ew.com/a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-season-2-casting-lady-rohanne-ser-bennis-ser-eustace-osgrey-11918838 Season 2 casting fills key Sworn Sword roles] (March 4, 2026)</ref>

==Appearance and Character==
Bennis of the Brown Shield was a man who seldom washed. He was about five and a half feet tall,<ref group="N">Dunk, 6'11", estimated he was a foot and a half taller than Bennis.</ref> and weighed about 80 pounds less than [[Duncan the Tall]]. Bennis's rotten teeth were stained red and brown from eating [[sourleaf]]. His eyes were small, close-set and green.{{ref|tss}}

The [[hedge knight]] had a nasty personality and a foul mouth. His laughter sounded like chickens and mules.{{ref|TSS}}

Bennis wore brown breeches, a roughspun tunic, and horsehide boots. His brown surcoat covered his rusted mail, and his swordbelt was a cord of boiled leather. Bennis wielded a [[longsword]] and carried a tall kite shield of dark unpainted wood girded with iron. The hedge knight rode a [[Horse|shaggy garron]] but did not treat it well.{{ref|TSS}}

==History==
Bennis met Ser [[Arlan of Pennytree]] and his [[squire]], [[Duncan the Tall|Dunk]], when a group of hedge knights were hired by a [[Dornish]] merchant to guard him between [[Lannisport]] and the [[Prince's Pass]]. Bennis was cruel to the young Dunk, pinching and taunting him. After one of the other knights went missing, it was rumored he had been murdered by Bennis following an argument.{{ref|tss}}

By {{Date|211}}, Bennis served Ser [[Eustace Osgrey]] at [[Standfast]] together with Ser Duncan the Tall, Arlan's former squire. He is insulting toward Duncan's squire, Egg, but does not realize the boy is actually Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]]. Bennis accompanied Duncan in an attempt to discover why the [[Chequy Water]] had dried up, and he injured [[Wolmer]], one of the workers of Lady [[Rohanne Webber]] of [[Coldmoat]], when they refused to break down the dam they had built.{{Ref|tss}}

After Bennis and Duncan informed Eustace about the events that had transpired, Eustace realized that Rohanne would take the wounding of one of her men as a slight to her honor. Preparing for conflict, Bennis and Duncan began to train Eustace's villagers for battle. Hoping to prevent retaliation, Duncan traveled to Coldmoat to pay a blood price, but Rohanne refused to accept it. She instead threatened to come for Bennis with fire and steel if Eustace would not give him to her by the next day. On the condition that Bennis deliver himself for punishment, Rohanne planned to only slice his nose, but Bennis refused to allow it, even after the woods near Standfast were burned on Rohanne's orders. Duncan sent home Bennis's poorly-trained recruits.{{Ref|tss}}

Preparing for Rohanne's arrival, Bennis decided to hold up in the tower of Standfast. When Eustace, Duncan, and Egg rode to the river to meet Rohanne and her men, Bennis stayed behind because the sight of him would likely infuriate the Lady of Coldmoat. While Duncan settled the dispute in a duel with Ser [[Lucas Inchfield]] at the river, Bennis tied up [[Sam Stoops]] and [[Sam Stoops' wife|his wife]] at Standfast. The brown knight stole all the valuable items at the tower and fled.{{Ref|tss}}

==Quotes by Bennis==
{{quote|Nasty stuff, water. Drank some once, and it made me sick as a dog. [[Wine]]'s better.{{ref|TSS}}|Bennis to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{quote|Never knew an [[animal]] stupid as a sheep. Think they're kin to you, lunk?{{ref|TSS}}|Bennis to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

==Quotes about Bennis==
{{Quote|The man is grown mean and false and craven.{{Ref|TSS}}|thoughts of [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|It is Bennis I want, and Bennis I shall have. No one rides onto my lands, does harm to one of mine, and escapes to laugh about it.{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Rohanne Webber]] to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

==Notes==
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==References==
{{References}}

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Rohanne Webber

2026-03-04T16:33:30Z

Thomaerys Velaryon: Casting announcement

{{Infobox character
| arms1 = Webber
| arms2 = Staunton
| arms3 = Uffering
| arms4 = Osgrey
| arms5 = Lannister
| title = Lady
| firstname = Rohanne
| lastname = Webber
| epithet = the Red Widow
| image = File:Rohanne Webber.png
| image_caption = Rohanne Webber, by Mike S. Miller
| Alias = The Red Widow{{Ref|TSS}}
| Title = [[Lord of Coldmoat|Lady of Coldmoat]] Lady of [[Standfast]] Lady of [[Casterly Rock]]
| Allegiance = [[House Webber]] [[House Staunton]] [[House Uffering]] [[House Osgrey]] [[House Lannister]]
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| Father = [[Wyman Webber]]
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| Issue = 1 son 1 daughter [[Tywald Lannister]] [[Tion Lannister]] [[Tytos Lannister]] [[Jason Lannister (son of Gerold)|Jason Lannister]]
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| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|185}} or {{Date|186}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued3)#Rohanne Webber|Rohanne Webber]] calculation.''</ref>
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| Date_of_Death = {{Date|230}} or after{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|6|1}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Sworn Sword]]'' (appears)
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| Played_by = [[w:Lucy Boynton|Lucy Boynton]]
| TV_series = ''[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]'': [[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms - Season 2|Season 2]]
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'''Rohanne Webber''', known as '''the Red Widow''', was the Lady of [[Coldmoat]] and the head of [[House Webber]] during the reign of King [[Aerys I Targaryen]]. She was the daughter of Lord [[Wyman Webber]].{{Ref|TSS}} Later, she married Lord [[Gerold Lannister]] and became Lady of [[Casterly Rock]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|6|1}}

In the television adaptation ''[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]'', Rohanne is portrayed by [[w:Lucy Boynton|Lucy Boynton]].<ref>Entertainment Weekly: [https://ew.com/a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-season-2-casting-lady-rohanne-ser-bennis-ser-eustace-osgrey-11918838 Season 2 casting fills key Sworn Sword roles] (March 4, 2026)</ref>

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Rohanne Webber|l1=Images of Rohanne Webber}}
Lady Rohanne was short (4'11"), slim, and had strawberry-blond red hair and grey-green eyes. She had a dimpled chin, a snub nose, and freckles. Rohanne usually kept her hair bound in a braid that reached down to her thighs, and she frequently played with it. She was considered pretty, and her smile made her look young and mischievous.{{Ref|TSS}}

Rohanne enjoyed archery, and when she practiced, she would wear boots and breeches, a loose linen tunic, and a leather jerkin. She also owned a green gown, and a form-fitting suit of armor in green enamel scale chased with [[gold]] and [[silver]], as well as a cloak of silvery [[silk]] that looked like a [[spider]]'s web. Her coal-black [[mare]] was attired in the same material as her cloak.{{Ref|TSS}}

Rohanne endeavored to appear ferocious to other [[lord]]s and to [[knight]]s, as she knew they would take advantage of any sign of weakness.{{Ref|TSS}} Because of the great losses she had suffered in her life, a number of rumors were spoken of Rohanne, calling her a [[witch]] and a [[poison]]er who had murdered her brothers, husbands, and children to attain power. They called her "the Red Widow", and said she had "a spider's heart". Rohanne accepted the Red Widow title, as the epithet strengthened her reputation, but certain calumnies made her furious.{{Ref|TSS}}

==History==
===Early life===
Rohanne was the only living child of Lord [[Wyman Webber]]. She had five or six brothers, but they all died in infancy. Later, rumors claimed she had killed her brothers because they stood in the way of her succession.{{Ref|TSS}}

During her childhood, Rohanne was fond of young [[Addam Osgrey]], who served as her father's page and later [[squire]] at [[Coldmoat]]. The two had an innocent romance, though it never went past a few kisses. Because of this relationship, Addam's father and their neighbor, the [[landed knight]] Ser [[Eustace Osgrey]], proposed that they marry, but Lord Wyman refused him. Instead, Wyman had Rohanne married to a different squire of her father's. During the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]], her father and husband fought in the [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]] in {{Date|196}}, on the side of [[House Targaryen]]. Rohanne's husband, twelve years old, was slain in battle, and she became a widow for the first time at the age of ten. Addam also died during the battle, fighting on the side of [[House Blackfyre]] as his father's squire. Rohanne wept only for Addam, not for the husband she barely knew; she blamed Ser Eustace for his death, and held a grudge against the knight thereafter.{{Ref|TSS}}

At age thirteen, Rohanne was married again to a fifty-five-year-old man, who soon died of a [[disease|chill]]. Six months after his death, she gave birth to their son, who was weak and died within three days. Her third husband, Ser [[Simon Staunton]], choked to death on a chicken bone, while her fourth husband, Ser [[Rolland Uffering]], died of the [[Great Spring Sickness]]. Rohanne bore a daughter by either her third or fourth husband, but the girl did not live a year. Because of the unfortunate deaths of her husbands and children, Rohanne was called the Red Widow, and the [[smallfolk]] accused her of [[poison]]ing her husbands and being a [[witch]] who sold her unborn babies to the [[Lord of the Seven Hells]] so that he would teach her the [[magic|black arts]].{{Ref|TSS}} Various kin of of Rohanne's husbands came to Coldmoat with the marriages, and remained living at the castle even after the men died. These included [[Septon]] [[Sefton Staunton|Sefton]], Rohanne's good-brother through her husband Simon Staunton, and Lady [[Helicent Uffering]], sister of Ser Roland.{{Ref|TSS}}

Lord Wyman still wanted grandsons to continue the Webber line, so before his death, he attempted to marry Rohanne to his [[castellan]], Ser [[Lucas Inchfield]], but she refused him. Wyman then stated in his will that Rohanne had two years to marry after his death. If she remained unwed after that time, Coldmoat would be granted to her cousin, Ser [[Wendell Webber]]. On his deathbed, Rohanne's father charged Lucas to scare off unworthy suitors, though in the two years that would follow, Lucas took that to mean ''all'' suitors, threatening to fight any man who came to Coldmoat. The behavior of "the Longinch", in addition to the rumors concerning the deaths of Rohanne's husbands, caused the number of suitors to be lower than would be expected for her beauty and status. Some rumors even claimed that she was barren. Nevertheless, Rohanne did have several suitors, including [[Cleyton Caswell]] and [[Simon Leygood]], both rather persistent, though she did not care for them. Another suitor was Ser [[Gerold Lannister]], who sent her flattering letters from [[Casterly Rock]], but Rohanne did not believe he was willing to leave the [[westerlands]] and his position at his [[Tybolt Lannister|brother's]] seat.{{Ref|TSS}}

In {{Date|209}}, not long after Rohanne became the Lady of Coldmoat, a [[smallfolk|peasant]] of [[House Osgrey]]'s villages, [[Dake]], was accused of stealing sheep from House Webber's neighboring lands. Rohanne sent her [[knight]]s to seize Dake and bring him to Coldmoat for punishment. When Ser Eustace Osgrey arrived at Coldmoat to demand Dake's release, he learned that Rohanne had him sewn into a sack with rocks, which was sunk in the moat of Coldmoat. Eustace then swore a holy vow that he would never return to Coldmoat again, except to take possession of it.{{Ref|TSS}}

===Fifth marriage===
[[File:Dunk_and_Rohanne.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Rohanne and [[Duncan the Tall]]'s farewell, by Mike S. Miller]]

In {{Date|211}}, Lady Rohanne, now twenty-five years old, continued to rule [[Coldmoat]]. As it was the second year of a severe [[Westeros#Climate|summer]] drought, she had her people build a dam on the [[Chequy Water]] in order to irrigate her lands and fill Coldmoat's namesake moat. However, this blocked the stream from reaching Osgrey lands. Ser [[Bennis of the Brown Shield]], a [[sworn sword]] of Ser Eustace Osgrey, saw the dam being built and assaulted [[Wolmer|one of her workers]]. Ser Eustace feared that Rohanne would kill Bennis, per the incident with Dake. Eustace sent Ser [[Duncan the Tall]], another of his sworn swords, to Coldmoat in order to pay a [[blood price]], an old tradition from the days of the [[Kings of the Reach]], and to request that Rohanne take the dam down. On the way there, [[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]], Duncan's [[squire]], recommended that he offer compliments to Lady Webber, though Duncan was doubtful she would accept them. At Coldmoat, while Rohanne was practicing archery, Ser Lucas led Duncan to believe that Lady Helicent Uffering was Rohanne, much to the amusement of the people in the yard. Duncan was surprised when he met the actual Rohanne, having assumed from the rumors of "the Red Widow" that she was old and ugly. However, Rohanne was amused and intrigued by Duncan, and allowed him audience, along with his [[squire]], [[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]].{{Ref|TSS}}

While she dressed, Septon Sefton told Duncan about Lord Wyman's will and the dearth of suitors, and that Rohanne had only until the new [[moon]] to marry in order to keep her seat. In their audience, Rohanne suggested that Duncan leave Ser Eustace and join her service, but he refused. When they discussed the issue of the dam, Duncan said that the Chequy Water belonged to House Osgrey, as Ser Eustace had told him. However, Rohanne had her [[maester]], [[Cerrick]], show him a document sealed by [[House Targaryen|the crown]], declaring House Webber's possession of the Chequy Water and revealing that Eustace had been a [[traitor]]ous supporter of the [[House Blackfyre|Blackfyres]]. Duncan recalled that Ser Eustace had told him about Rohanne's childhood relationship with his son Addam, and tried to appeal to her for his sake; however, she became furious at the mention of Addam's name and slapped Duncan, splitting his lip. Rohanne further rejected the blood price, demanding that Bennis be brought to her to have his nose slit as a punishment, or she would come to [[Standfast]] the next day with "fire and sword".{{Ref|TSS}}

That night, Duncan dreamed that a naked Rohanne was shooting him with arrows, and that he kissed her. He awoke to find that [[Wat's Wood]] was on fire. Eustace believed that Rohanne had set the fire to weaken his lands, and planned to use a peasant militia to attack her lands. However, Ser Duncan realized all the [[smallfolk]] would die in the conflict and sent them home, telling Eustace he would represent him at the confrontation. Lady Rohanne brought her forces to the Chequy Water, the border of their lands, where she was met by only Duncan, Eustace, and Egg. Eustace accused Rohanne of setting the fire, while she denied all complicity and threatened to to have her crossbowmen shoot them all. Duncan and Rohanne parlayed in the middle of the stream, where he revealed that his squire was actually a Targaryen prince. Though this mitigated her fury, Rohanne would not accept Duncan cutting his own cheek as payment for Bennis's attack on her man, and she demanded an apology for Eustace's slander about the fire. They agreed to a [[trial by combat]] between Duncan and Rohanne's champion, Ser Lucas Inchfield, who demanded that Rohanne marry him once he won. Duncan prevailed in the combat in the Chequy Water, killing Ser Lucas, but in the process Duncan drowned in the stream; however, Maester Cerrick revived him with the [[ironborn]]'s [[kiss of life]]. Nevertheless, Duncan's valor reconciled Eustace and Rohanne. Eustace allowed Rohanne to enter his lands, and she visited Addam Osgrey's grave at Standfast; when she began to weep, Eustace comforted her. They spent the night talking of their families, and married the next day, which allowed Rohanne to keep Coldmoat.{{Ref|TSS}}

During Duncan's attempts to defuse the feud between Eustace and Rohanne, he and she developed a certain attraction. After he learned that Rohanne had married Eustace, and then never visited him while he was recovering from his injuries, Duncan felt rejected. On the day he left Coldmoat, Rohanne tried to offer Duncan a place as captain of her guards, but he refused the offer. She then offered him one of her [[horse]]s as an apology and to give him something to remember her by, a courser mare with some [[Dornish sand steed]] ancestry called [[Flame]]. But Duncan refused that as well, saying she was too good for him. At the conclusion of their argument, they kissed passionately, and Duncan cut off Rohanne's famous braid to keep to remember her by.{{Ref|TSS}} Unlike Duncan, Egg did accept the young palfrey that Rohannne had gifted to him{{Ref|TSS}} and eventually named it [[Rain]].{{Ref|TMK}}

In {{Date|212}}, while Duncan was attending the [[Wedding tourney at Whitewalls|wedding tourney]] at [[Whitewalls]], he thought of Rohanne and Eustace, and wondered if they ever thought of him. At the wedding feast, Duncan briefly fell asleep, and dreamed of Rohanne again.{{Ref|TMK}}

===Lady Lannister===
[[File:Rohanne Webber by Elia Mervi.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Rohanne Webber, Lady of [[Casterly Rock]], by Elia Mervi © ]]
It is uncertain when Ser Eustace Osgrey died, though it was before {{Date|219}}.<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued)#Eustace Osgrey|Eustace Osgrey]] calculation.''</ref> Rohanne eventually married [[Gerold Lannister]], though whether before or after he became [[Lord of Casterly Rock]] in {{Date|213}} is unknown. According to Maester [[Yandel]], Gerold loved Rohanne.{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|6|1}} She had four sons with him, twins [[Tywald Lannister|Tywald]] and [[Tion Lannister|Tion]], [[Tytos Lannister|Tytos]] (born {{Date|220}}), and [[Jason Lannister (son of Gerold)|Jason Lannister]] (born {{Date|229}}). Lady Rohanne disappeared under mysterious circumstances in {{Date|230}}, less than a year after giving birth to Jason.{{Ref|TWOIAF|7|6|1}}

Through Tytos, Rohanne was the grandmother of Lord [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]], Ser [[Kevan Lannister|Kevan]], Lady [[Genna Lannister|Genna]], Ser [[Tygett Lannister|Tygett]], and [[Gerion Lannister]]. Through Jason, she was the grandmother of [[Damon Lannister (son of Jason)|Damon]], Lady [[Joanna Lannister|Joanna]], and Ser [[Stafford Lannister]], as well as [[Lynora Hill]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|10|3}}

According to a semi-canon source, in {{date|240}} Lady [[Ellyn Reyne]] named her first daughter, [[Rohanne Tarbeck]], after Rohanne Webber, in order to spite the widowed Lord Gerold.<ref>''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'': The Westerlands (unabridged). [http://www.georgerrmartin.com/world-of-ice-and-fire-sample/ georgerrmartin.com]</ref>

==Quotes by Rohanne==
[[File:Rohanne Webber by Wyatt Abernathy.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Rohanne Webber by Wyatt Abernathy © ]]
{{Quote|'''Duncan:''' I... I am sorry for all your losses, m'lady. I want to say... your gown... '''Rohanne:''' Gown? I wear no gown. '''Duncan:''' Your hair, I meant... it's soft and... '''Rohanne:''' And how would you know that, ser? If you had ever touched my hair, I should think that I might remember. '''Duncan:''' Not soft. Red, I meant to say. Your hair is very red. '''Rohanne:''' ''Very'' red, ser? Oh, not as red as your face, I hope.{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Duncan the Tall]] and Rohanne}}

{{Quote|'''Egg:''' Are you the Red Widow? I'm near as tall as you are! 
'''Rohanne:''' Another boy made that same observation not half a year ago. I [[torture|sent him to the rack]] to make him taller.{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]] and Rohanne}}

{{Quote|I was ten years old when [[Daemon I Blackfyre|the black dragon]] [[First Blackfyre Rebellion|rose]]. I begged [[Wyman Webber|my father]] not to put himself at risk, or at least to leave my husband. Who would protect me, if both my men were gone? So he took me up onto the ramparts, and pointed out [[Coldmoat]]'s strong points. 'Keep them strong,' he said, 'and they will keep you safe. If you see to your defenses, no man may do you harm.' The first thing he pointed at was the moat. My first husband perished [[Battle of the Redgrass Field|on the Redgrass Field]]. My father found me others, but [[the Stranger]] took them, too. I no longer trust in men, no matter how ample they may seem. I trust in stone and steel and water. I trust in moats, ser, and mine will not go dry.{{Ref|TSS}}|Rohanne, to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|'''Rohanne:''' Look at my fields, Osgrey. How dry they are. I would have been a fool to set a fire. Had the wind changed direction, the flames might well have leapt the stream and burned out half my crops. 
'''Eustace:''' Might have? It was [[Wat's Wood|my woods]] that burned, and you that burned them. Most like you cast some [[witch]]'s spell to drive the wind, just as you used your [[magic|dark arts]] to slay your husbands and your brothers!{{Ref|TSS}}|Rohanne and [[Eustace Osgrey]]}}

{{Quote|I scarce remember [[Addam Osgrey|Addam]] any longer. It was more than half my life ago. I remember that I loved him, though. I have not loved any of the others.{{Ref|TSS}}|Rohanne, to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|I cannot return to [[Coldmoat]] empty-handed. They will say the Red Widow has lost her bite, that she was too weak to do [[justice]], that she could not protect her [[smallfolk]].{{Ref|TSS}}|Rohanne, to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|I have heard a thousand empty courtesies in my time, but you are the first [[knight]] who ever said ''pissing'' in my presence.{{Ref|TSS}}|Rohanne, to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|Those pissing contests are how [[lord]]s judge one another's strength, and woe to any man who shows his weakness. A woman must needs piss twice as hard, if she hopes to rule. And if that woman should happen to be small... [[Lord Stackhouse]] covets my [[Horseshoe Hills]], Ser [[Clifford Conklyn]] has an old claim to [[Leafy Lake]], those dismal [[House Durwell|Durwells]] live by stealing cattle... and beneath mine own roof I have [[Lucas Inchfield|the Longinch]]. Every day I wake wondering if this might be the day he marries me by force.{{Ref|TSS}}|Rohanne, to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|'''Rohanne:''' You are quite mad. If you were [[Nobility|better born]], I’d marry you. 
'''Duncan:''' Aye, m'lady. And if pigs had wings and scales and breathed flame, they'd be as good as [[dragons]].{{Ref|TSS}}|Rohanne and [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

==Quotes about Rohanne==
[[File:Rohanne Webber by Eluas.png|thumb|right|350px|Rohanne Webber by Eluas © ]]
{{Quote|The woman has a [[spider]]'s heart. She murdered three of her husbands. And all her brothers died in swaddling clothes. Five, there were. Or six, mayhaps, I don't recall. They stood between her and [[Coldmoat|the castle]]. She would whip the skin off any [[smallfolk|peasant]] who displeased her, I do not doubt, but for you to cut [[Wolmer|one]]... no, she will not suffer such an insult.{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Eustace Osgrey]], to [[Bennis]]}}

{{Quote|'''Egg:''' Whenever she gives birth, a [[demon]] comes by night to carry off the issue. [[Sam Stoops]]' [[Sam Stoops' wife|wife]] says she sold her babes unborn to the [[Lord of the Seven Hells]], so he'd teach her his [[sorcery|black arts]]. 
'''Duncan:''' [[Highborn]] ladies don't meddle with the black arts. They dance and sing and do embroidery. 
'''Egg:''' Maybe she dances with demons and embroiders evil spells.{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]] and [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|You'd best not take any food or drink at [[Coldmoat]], ser. The Red Widow [[poison]]ed all her husbands.{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]], to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|When she smiled, she looked a girl of five-and-ten, not a woman five-and-twenty. A pretty girl full of mischief and laughter.{{Ref|TSS}}|thoughts of [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|There has been a dearth of suitors. My good-sister is not hard to look upon, you will have noticed, and a stout [[Coldmoat|castle]] and broad lands add to her charms. You would think that younger sons and landless [[knight]]s would swarm about her ladyship like flies. You would be wrong. The four dead husbands make them wary, and there are those who will say that she is barren, too... though never in her hearing, unless they yearn to see the inside of a [[crow cage]]. She has carried two children to term, a boy and a girl, but neither lived to see a [[name day]]. Those few who are not put off by talk of [[poison]]ings and [[sorcery]] want no part of the [[Lucas Inchfield|the Longinch]].{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Septon]] [[Sefton Staunton|Sefton]], to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|She’s not for the likes of you. She is too small, too clever, and much too dangerous.{{Ref|TSS}}|thoughts of [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|'''Egg:''' She said she wanted to give you [[Flame|a new horse]], ser. 
'''Duncan:''' Even [[highborn]] ladies don’t get all they want. It wasn’t a [[horse]] I wanted. I took something else to remember her by instead. A lock of that red hair.{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Aegon V Targaryen|Egg]] and [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

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Daeron Targaryen (son of Maekar I)

2026-02-20T16:30:08Z

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{{see homonyms|Daeron Targaryen}}
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| epithet = the Drunken
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Prince '''Daeron Targaryen''', sometimes referred to as '''Daeron the Drunken''', was the eldest son of King [[Maekar I Targaryen]] and his wife [[Dyanna Dayne]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}} Daeron was one of the rare [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]] who had prophetic [[dragon dreams]].{{Ref|THK}}

In the television adaptation ''[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]'', Daeron is portrayed by [[w:Henry Ashton (actor)|Henry Ashton]].<ref>''Variety.com'': [https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-cast-game-of-thrones-1236100291/ ‘Game of Thrones’ Spinoff ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Adds 7 to Cast, Including Another Targaryen], August 08, 2024</ref>

==Appearance and Character==
Daeron had sallow skin, sandy brown hair and a blond beard.{{Ref|THK}} He had a fine damask mantle and a red-and-black doublet.{{Ref|THK}}

Daeron was not much of a [[knight]], disliking [[horse]]s and swords.{{Ref|THK}} In combat, he wore an overlapping black and [[gold]] scaled [[armor]] with a green [[silk]] plume attached to his helm, and rode a [[w:Bay (horse)|bay]] destrier.{{Ref|THK}}

==History==
Daeron was born the eldest child of Prince [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar Targaryen]] and his wife, Lady [[Dyanna Dayne]]. He was [[named after]] his grandfather, King [[Daeron II Targaryen]].{{Ref|THK}} He had three younger brothers, [[Aerion Targaryen|Aerion]], [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]], and [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon]], and two younger sisters, [[Daella Targaryen (daughter of Maekar I)|Daella]] and [[Rhae Targaryen|Rhae.]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}}

===Ashford Tourney===
Prince Maekar sent his sons, Daeron and [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon]], to the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]], hoping they would outshine the sons of his brother [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Breakspear]]. As he was uninterested in participating in the tourney, Daeron stole away from his escort, taking Aegon with him. Daeron shaved the head of Aegon, his [[squire]], to hide his Targaryen features. Drinking at an inn, incognito, Daeron encountered Ser [[Duncan the Tall]], and told him he had [[Dragon dreams|dreamed]] of him, ordering Dunk to stay away from him. Aegon, who wanted to participate in the tourney, stayed incognito as "Egg", and asked Dunk if he could be his squire. Though Dunk denied him then, Aegon left the inn and followed him to [[Ashford]].

Maekar sent Ser [[Roland Crakehall (Kingsguard)|Roland Crakehall]] of the [[Kingsguard]] in search of Daeron and Aegon, then left Ashford to search for them himself. When Daeron was found, he told his father that a huge robber knight made off with Aegon and that he spent the whole time pursuing them. This lie added evidence against Dunk after he was arrested for assaulting [[Aerion Targaryen]].

Daeron apologized to Dunk for lying, saying he had not noticed Aegon was gone. He also said he had dreamed a great [[dragon]] would fall on Dunk, dead, but the knight would walk off alive. Daeron did not know what it meant, but that his dreams came true and that he was frightened of Dunk. Daeron also told Dunk that he would not fight, and after the first charge in the [[trial of seven]], he would stay on the ground and would also withdraw his accusations.

In the trial, Daeron was unhorsed by Ser [[Robyn Rhysling]], and did as he had promised, staying on the ground. His own horse stepped on him, possibly breaking his foot, but otherwise he was uninjured. Nevertheless, it turned out that Daeron's dream was a true [[prophecy]], as Prince Baelor died from his injuries in Dunk's arms.{{Ref|THK}}

===Later life===
Daeron's father Maekar ascended to the throne in {{Date|221}} after the death of King [[Aerys I Targaryen]], who had no other living heirs. This made Daeron the [[Prince of Dragonstone]] and heir to the [[Iron Throne]], though he preferred to be called [[Prince of Summerhall]] as he considered [[Dragonstone]] "such a gloomy abode".{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}} Daeron's brother [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] served as his [[maester]].{{Ref|aCoK|6}}

Daeron married [[Kiera of Tyrosh]], the widow of his cousin [[Valarr Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}} Their daughter [[Vaella Targaryen (daughter of Daeron)|Vaella]] was born in {{Date|222}}, and proved to be sweet but [[lackwit|simple-minded]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}{{Ref|aCoK|6}}

Daeron died some time before {{Date|233}}, reputedly from a [[pox]] he caught from a [[whore]].{{Ref|aCoK|6}} His brother Aemon claimed the dreams of dragons that plagued Daeron eventually led to his death, as they did their brothers Aerion and Aegon.{{Ref|AFFC|26}} Daeron predeceasing his father was part of what led to the succession crisis after Maekar's death, which was resolved in the [[Great Council]] of {{Date|233}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
Lord Commander [[Jeor Mormont]] tells his steward, [[Jon Snow]], that Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] and his oldest brother Daeron, together with their other brothers, had been summoned to court when their father [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar]] had been crowned king. Daeron, as the [[Prince of Dragonstone]], was joined by his second brother Aemon, who had served as Daeron's [[maester]]. Jeor tells Jon that Daeron died of the pox, leaving only a [[Vaella Targaryen (daughter of Daeron)|feeble-witted daughter]] behind as his heir.{{Ref|aCoK|6}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
In the twilight of his life, Maester Aemon recalls how all three of his brothers dreamed of dragons and how the dreams killed each of them.{{Ref|AFFC|26}} During one of his last good days, Maester Aemon wonders if he will be reunited with his siblings, Daeron amongst them, when he dies.{{Ref|aFfC|35}}

==Quotes by Daeron==
[[File:Daeron_the_Drunken_by_novembermorgon.png|500px|thumb|right|Daeron by novembermorgon ©]]
{{Quote|'''Aegon:''' [[Maekar I Targaryen|My father]] is going to join the seven accusers. He says it is the only way to redeem [[Aerion Targaryen|Aerion's]] honor, and Daeron's. 
'''Daeron:''' Not that I ever asked to have my honor redeemed. Whoever has it can keep it, so far as I'm concerned.{{Ref|THK}}|[[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] and Daeron}}

{{Quote|My brothers have my measure when it comes to fighting and dancing and thinking and reading books, but none of them is half my equal at lying insensible in the mud.{{Ref|THK}}|Daeron to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|My [[Dragon dreams|dreams]] are not like yours, Ser Duncan. Mine are [[Prophecy|true]].{{Ref|THK}}|Daeron to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{Quote|I'm doomed to some hell, I know. Likely one without [[wine]].{{Ref|THK}}|Daeron to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

==Quotes about Daeron==
{{Quote|'''Baelor''': Daeron has done this before. You should never have commanded him to enter the lists. He belongs on a tourney field no more than [[Aerys I Targaryen|Aerys]] does, or [[Rhaegel Targaryen|Rhaegel]]. 
'''Maekar''': By which you mean he'd sooner ride a [[whore]] than a [[horse]].{{Ref|THK}}|[[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Targaryen]] and [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|Someday the [[dragon]]s will return. My brother Daeron's [[Dragon dreams|dreamed]] of it, and King [[Aerys I Targaryen|Aerys]] read it in a prophecy. Maybe it will be [[Dragon egg|my egg]] that hatches. That would be splendid.{{Ref|TMK}}|[[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

==Family==
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2026-02-08T10:33:33Z

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Lyonel Baratheon

2026-01-27T20:12:41Z

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'''Lyonel Baratheon''', known as '''the Laughing Storm''', was the Lord of [[Storm's End]] and the head of [[House Baratheon]] during the reign of King [[Aegon V Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Baratheon}}

In the television adaptation ''[[A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV series)|A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]'', Lyonel is portrayed by [[w:Daniel Ings|Daniel Ings]].

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Lyonel Baratheon|l1=Images of Lyonel Baratheon}}
Lyonel had black hair and blue eyes like his ancestors from [[House Baratheon]].{{Ref|AWOIAF|Lyonel Baratheon}} He was tall and powerfully built,{{Ref|AWOIAF|Lyonel Baratheon}} a "swaggering giant of a man".{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Baratheon}} Lyonel is described as being a head taller than Ser [[Raymun Fossoway]] and almost as tall as Ser [[Duncan the Tall]],{{Ref|THK}} who was measured at 6'11".{{Ref|TSS}}

In [[tourney]]s, Lyonel wore a cloth-of-[[gold]] surcoat bearing the crowned [[stag]] of his house. His helm had a rack of [[iron]] antlers.{{Ref|THK}}

Lyonel was considered one of the finest fighters of his day,{{Ref|THK}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Baratheon}} and was famed for his prowess in battle.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}} Lyonel had the habit of laughing loudly at his opponents, as well as in general, which earned him his nickname of "the Laughing Storm" and made him a great favorite of the [[smallfolk]].{{Ref|THK}}

According to Maester [[Yandel]], Lyonel brought glory to [[House Baratheon]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Baratheon}}

==History==
===Ashford Tourney===
[[File:Laughing Storm by Even Mehl Amundsen.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Lyonel, by [https://www.evenamundsen.com/ Even Mehl Amundsen] ©]]
According to a semi-canon source, Lyonel was heir to [[Storm's End]] when he participated in the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]] in {{Date|209}}.<ref name="rollofarms">''[[The Hedge Knight]]'', [[The Hedge Knight (comics)|graphic novel]], [[List of characters and arms in The Hedge Knight graphic novel collection|Roll of Arms]]</ref> In the first [[joust|tilt]], he challenged Ser [[Robert Ashford]], one of the brothers and champions of the [[Lord Ashford's daughter|fair maid]]. After breaking nine [[lance]]s, they both lost their saddles on their tenth course, only to rise together to fight on, [[sword]] against [[mace]]. Finally a battered Robert admitted defeat, and Lyonel become a champion in his place.{{Ref|THK}}

Lyonel fought multiple matches against lesser foes, often breaking into booming laughter the moment they touched his shield. If his challengers wore any sort of crest on their [[helm]], Lyonel would strike it off and fling it into the crowd. This made him a great favorite of the [[smallfolk]] since the crests were sometimes enameled or [[gold|gilded]] or made of [[silver]]. However, the men he defeated did not care for this behavior, and soon only crestless men were challenging him.{{Ref|THK}}

On the third day of the tourney, Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] was forced to defend himself in a [[trial of seven]] against Prince [[Aerion Targaryen]]. Duncan's [[squire]], Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], asked Lyonel to join on Duncan's side. Lyonel eagerly accepted the chance to participate in the first trial of seven in a hundred years. Lyonel [[knight]]ed [[Raymun Fossoway]] shortly before the start of the trial, stepping in when Duncan was hesitant to do so. During the trial, the Laughing Storm fought alongside Prince [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Targaryen]] against Prince [[Maekar Targaryen]]; Baelor Breakspear was mortally wounded during the fighting.{{Ref|THK}}

===Lord of Storm's End===
As [[Lord of Storm's End]], Lyonel was a leal supporter of King [[Aegon V Targaryen]]. In {{Date|237}}, the king was pleased to arrange a betrothal of his eldest son and heir, Prince [[Duncan Targaryen]], to Lord Lyonel's daughter.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Baratheon}}

Prince Duncan later broke that betrothal, renouncing his claim to the [[Iron Throne]], when he fell in love and married the commonborn [[Jenny of Oldstones]]. This enraged Lord Lyonel, who felt the honor of [[House Baratheon]] was insulted. He renounced his fealty to the throne and declared himself [[Storm King]]. A [[Lyonel Baratheon's rebellion|short and bloody rebellion]] followed, which ended when Lyonel yielded to Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] of the [[Kingsguard]] during a [[trial by combat|trial by battle]]. King Aegon agreed to betroth his youngest daughter, Princess [[Rhaelle Targaryen]], to Lyonel's heir, [[Ormund Baratheon]]. Aegon also sent Rhaelle to [[Storm's End]] to be Lyonel's [[cupbearer]] and [[handmaid|companion]] to his lady wife.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Baratheon}}{{refn|group="N"|The timeline of Duncan's abdication is ambiguous. ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' first states that he gave up his claim to the throne before Lyonel's rebellion,{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}} but later states that peace was only restored after his renouncement.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Baratheon}} According to ''The World of Ice & Fire'' co-author Elio García, the first statement is "more correct", while the second can be read as "eliding that Duncan gave up his claim fruitlessly" and noting that "it was the end state of things when peace was restored".<ref>asoiaf.westeros.org: [https://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/34958-the-asoiaf-wiki-thread/page/183/#comment-9129372 The ASOIAF wiki thread – Comment by Ran (May 5, 2025)]</ref>}}

==Quotes by Lyonel==
{{Quote|'''Duncan''': Ser Lyonel, I cannot thank you enough for coming, nor Ser [[Steffon Fossoway|Steffon]] for bringing you. '''Lyonel''': Ser Steffon? It was your [[squire]] who came to me. The boy, [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon]]. My own lad tried to chase him off, but he slipped between his legs and turned a flagon of [[wine]] over my head. There has not been a [[trial of seven]] for more than a hundred years, do you know that? I was not about to miss a chance to fight the [[Kingsguard]] [[knight]]s, and tweak Prince [[Maekar Targaryen|Maekar]]'s nose in the bargain.{{Ref|THK}}|[[Duncan the Tall]] and Lyonel}}

{{Quote|Raymun of [[House Fossoway of Cider Hall|House Fossoway]], in the name of the [[Warrior (the Seven)|Warrior]] I charge you to be brave. In the name of the [[Father (the Seven)|Father]] I charge you to be just. In the name of the [[Mother (the Seven)|Mother]] I charge you to defend the young and innocent. In the name of the [[Maiden (the Seven)|Maid]] I charge you to protect all women.{{Ref|THK}}|Lyonel to [[Raymun Fossoway]]}}

==Quotes about Lyonel==
{{quote|Ser Lyonel Baratheon also fought several notable matches. Against lesser foes, he would often break into booming laughter the moment they touched his shield, and laugh all the time he was mounting and charging and knocking them from their stirrups. If his challengers wore any sort of crest on their helm, Ser Lyonel would strike it off and fling it into the crowd.{{ref|THK}}|thoughts of [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

==Family==
Lyonel had at least one daughter.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Baratheon}} His exact relationship to his heir and successor, Lord [[Ormund Baratheon]],{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Baratheon}} is currently unknown. Also unknown is his relationship to [[Gowen Baratheon]], the third son of a [[Lord of Storm's End]]{{Ref|AGOT|45}} who reigned around the time when Lyonel was the heir to Storm's End.{{refn|group="N"|This Lord of Storm's End ruled at the time of Gowen and [[Tya Lannister]]'s wedding. In {{Date|298}}, it has been roughly ninety years since Gowen and Tya were wed, placing their marriage around {{Date|208}}. Lyonel was known to be the heir to Storm's End in {{Date|209}}.<ref name="rollofarms" /> Thus, Gowen and Lyonel might have been brothers.}}
{{Baratheon tree Lyonel}}

==Notes==
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[[Category:Lords Paramount of the Stormlands]]
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[[Category:Rebels|Baratheon, Lyonel]]
[[Category: Six-footers|Baratheon, Lyonel]]
[[Category:Storm Kings]]

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