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Game of Thrones: The Mad King

2026-07-26T13:36:05Z

Vaith: Additional characters added to dramatis personae

{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Game of Thrones: The Mad King''}}
'''''Game of Thrones: The Mad King''''',<ref name="TheMadKingIsComing">George R.R. Martin (February 19, 2026) [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2026/02/19/the-mad-king-is-coming/ The Mad King Is Coming]. Not A Blog. Retrieved February 20, 2026.</ref> previously known under the working title '''''Harrenhal''''',<ref>https://startlinginc.com/en/</ref> and later '''''The Iron Throne''''',<ref>https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2023/07/22/actors-join-the-strike/</ref> is an upcoming ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' [[w:Broadway theatre|Broadway play]] written by Duncan MacMillan.

==Plot==
The plot centers around the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] in the [[281 AC|year of the false spring]].<ref name="WiC" />

==Dramatis personae==
*[[Aerys II Targaryen]]<ref name="RSC">https://www.rsc.org.uk/game-of-thrones-the-mad-king/cast-and-creatives</ref>
*[[Rhaegar Targaryen]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]]<ref name="Ontheroad">George R.R. Martin (July 9, 2024) [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2024/07/09/on-the-road-again-5/ On the Road Again]. Not A Blog. Retrieved June 10, 2024.</ref>
*[[Eddard Stark]]<ref name="Ontheroad" />
*[[Lyanna Stark]]<ref name="Ontheroad" />
*[[Rhaella Targaryen]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Shella Whent]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Cersei Lannister]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Walter Whent's daughter|Golda Whent]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Brandon Stark]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Jaime Lannister]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn Tully]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Varys]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Jonothor Darry]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Tywin Lannister]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Rickard Stark]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Oberyn Martell]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Elia Martell]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Ashara Dayne]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Arthur Dayne]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Barristan Selmy]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Gerold Hightower]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Pycelle]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Walter Whent]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Rossart]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Benjen Stark]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Howland Reed]]<ref name="Ontheroad" />
*[[Oswell Whent]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Lewyn Martell]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Yoren]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Owen Merryweather]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Qarlton Chelsted]]<ref name="RSC" />

==Production history==
The development of the play was first reported in March 2021. Developed by [[George R. R. Martin]], written by Duncan MacMillan, produced by Simon Painter, Tim Lawson, Vince Gerardis, and Jonathan Sanford, and directed by Dominic Cooke, it was originally expected to make its debut in 2023.<ref name="WiC">https://winteriscoming.net/2021/03/30/game-thrones-broadway-play-coming-tourney-harrenhal/</ref> It was delayed to late 2024,<ref>George R.R. Martin (December 6, 2023) [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2023/12/06/a-visit-to-old-blighty/ A Visit to Old Blighty]. Not A Blog. Retrieved December 7, 2023.</ref> and then to 2025.<ref name="Ontheroad" /> In February 2026 it was announced that tickets would go on sale in April.<ref name="TheMadKingIsComing" />

==References==
{{References}}


{{ASOIAF}}


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Game of Thrones: The Mad King

2026-07-25T23:06:50Z

Vaith: Dramatis personae expanded

{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Game of Thrones: The Mad King''}}
'''''Game of Thrones: The Mad King''''',<ref name="TheMadKingIsComing">George R.R. Martin (February 19, 2026) [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2026/02/19/the-mad-king-is-coming/ The Mad King Is Coming]. Not A Blog. Retrieved February 20, 2026.</ref> previously known under the working title '''''Harrenhal''''',<ref>https://startlinginc.com/en/</ref> and later '''''The Iron Throne''''',<ref>https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2023/07/22/actors-join-the-strike/</ref> is an upcoming ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' [[w:Broadway theatre|Broadway play]] written by Duncan MacMillan.

==Plot==
The plot centers around the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] in the [[281 AC|year of the false spring]].<ref name="WiC" />

==Dramatis personae==
*[[Aerys II Targaryen]]<ref name="RSC">https://www.rsc.org.uk/game-of-thrones-the-mad-king/cast-and-creatives</ref>
*[[Rhaegar Targaryen]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]]<ref name="Ontheroad">George R.R. Martin (July 9, 2024) [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2024/07/09/on-the-road-again-5/ On the Road Again]. Not A Blog. Retrieved June 10, 2024.</ref>
*[[Eddard Stark]]<ref name="Ontheroad" />
*[[Lyanna Stark]]<ref name="Ontheroad" />
*[[Rhaella Targaryen]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Shella Whent]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Cersei Lannister]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Walter Whent's daughter|Golda Whent]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Brandon Stark]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Jaime Lannister]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn Tully]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Varys]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Jonothor Darry]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Tywin Lannister]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Rickard Stark]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Oberyn Martell]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Elia Martell]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Ashara Dayne]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Arthur Dayne]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Barristan Selmy]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Pycelle]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Benjen Stark]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Howland Reed]]<ref name="Ontheroad" />
*[[Oswell Whent]]<ref name="RSC" />
*[[Lewyn Martell]]<ref name="RSC" />

==Production history==
The development of the play was first reported in March 2021. Developed by [[George R. R. Martin]], written by Duncan MacMillan, produced by Simon Painter, Tim Lawson, Vince Gerardis, and Jonathan Sanford, and directed by Dominic Cooke, it was originally expected to make its debut in 2023.<ref name="WiC">https://winteriscoming.net/2021/03/30/game-thrones-broadway-play-coming-tourney-harrenhal/</ref> It was delayed to late 2024,<ref>George R.R. Martin (December 6, 2023) [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2023/12/06/a-visit-to-old-blighty/ A Visit to Old Blighty]. Not A Blog. Retrieved December 7, 2023.</ref> and then to 2025.<ref name="Ontheroad" /> In February 2026 it was announced that tickets would go on sale in April.<ref name="TheMadKingIsComing" />

==References==
{{References}}


{{ASOIAF}}


[[Category:Products]]

Walter Whent's daughter

2026-07-25T23:03:53Z

Vaith: Game of Thrones: The Mad King portrayal added

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| Alias = The daughter of the great castle{{ref|ASOS|24}}
| Title = [[Queen of love and beauty]]
| Allegiance = [[House Whent]]
| Race = [[Andal]]
| Culture = [[Rivermen]]
| Father = [[Walter Whent]]
| Mother = [[Shella Whent]]
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth =
| Date_of_Birth = prior to {{date|281}}{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}
| Place_of_Death =
| Date_of_Death = by {{date|298}}{{ref|AGOT|28}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned)
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| Played_by = Daisy Franks (''[[Game of Thrones: The Mad King]]'')
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'''Walter Whent's daughter''' was a lady from [[House Whent]] and the daughter of [[Walter Whent]], [[Lord of Harrenhal]],{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} and [[Shella Whent]].<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Shella_Whent Shella Whent], September 6, 2000</ref> Her given name is unknown.

In the stage play ''[[Game of Thrones: The Mad King]]'', she is given the name '''Golda Whent''', and portrayed by Daisy Franks in the original cast.<ref name="RSC">https://www.rsc.org.uk/game-of-thrones-the-mad-king/cast-and-creatives</ref>

==Appearance==
The [[maiden]] was fair.{{ref|ASOS|24}}

==History==
In {{date|281}}, Lord [[Walter Whent]] hosted the great [[tourney at Harrenhal]] to celebrate his daughter's [[name day]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} She was the reigning [[queen of love and beauty]] when the jousting began, and her title was defended by her four brothers and her famed uncle, Ser [[Oswell Whent]] of the [[Kingsguard]] of [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. The maid's brothers were all defeated on the first day, however.{{ref|ASOS|24}}

After five days of jousting,{{ref|ASOS|24}} [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], Aerys's heir, ended up champion, and the [[Prince of Dragonstone]] shocked the attendees by giving the queen of beauty's laurel not to his own wife, Princess [[Elia Martell]], but to [[Lyanna Stark]], who was betrothed to Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]].{{ref|AGOT|58}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Bran Stark]] learns about the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] from [[Meera Reed|Meera]] and [[Jojen Reed]].{{ref|ASOS|24}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|'''Meera''': The daughter of the great castle reigned as [[queen of love and beauty]] when the tourney opened. Five champions had sworn to defend her crown; her four brothers of [[Harrenhal]], and [[Oswell Whent|her famous uncle]], a white knight of the [[Kingsguard]]. '''Bran''': Was she a fair maid? '''Meera''': She was, but there were others fairer still.{{ref|ASOS|24}}|[[Meera Reed]] and [[Bran Stark]]}}

==Family==
{{Whent tree}}

==References==
{{references}}

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Lord of Hellholt

2026-03-03T03:29:17Z

Vaith: Spelling fix

'''Lord of Hellholt'''{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|AFFC|40}}{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} or '''Lord of the Hellholt'''{{Ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}} is a title held by the head of [[House Uller]], the ruler of [[Hellholt]] in [[Dorne]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}

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==History==
After the death of [[Mors Martell]], Princess [[Nymeria]] took the aged [[Lord Uller (husband of Nymeria)|Lord Uller]] as her second husband.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: Ten Thousand Ships}}

During the [[First Dornish War]], Lord [[Harlan Tyrell]] was sent by King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] to the Hellholt, seat of Lord [[Uthor Uller]]. However, by the time Harlan's host arrived, the castle was abandoned. During the [[Dragon's Wroth]], four consecutive Lords Uller (Uthor was possibly amongst them) were murdered for the [[Iron Throne]]'s ransom on their head.{{Ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Storm of Swords''===
Lord [[Harmen Uller]] is among the Dornish nobles that accompany [[Oberyn Martell]] to [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|ASOS|38}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Lord Harmen is present at the feast when [[Balon Swann]] arrives in [[Sunspear]] to deliver the head of Ser [[Gregor Clegane]]. He refuses to drink when [[Ricasso]] raises a toast to King [[Tommen Baratheon]].{{Ref|ADWD|38}}

==Known Lords of Hellholt==
* [[Lord Uller (husband of Nymeria)|Lord Uller]], the second husband of [[Nymeria]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: Ten Thousand Ships}}
* Lord [[Uthor Uller]]{{Ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}
* Four consecutive Lords Uller murdered during the [[Dragon's Wroth]].{{Ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}
* Lord [[Harmen Uller]], the current Lord of Hellholt.{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}

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

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User:Vaith

2023-02-12T22:47:02Z

Vaith:

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Second Battle of Tumbleton

2022-10-30T15:46:21Z

Vaith: Deddings, Darry, Frey, Smallwood listed as commanders in Rise of the Dragon

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|date = {{Date|130}}
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|result = Victory for the [[blacks]]
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Addam on [[Seasmoke]]†
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The '''Second Battle of Tumbleton''' or simply '''Second Tumbleton''' was a battle during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. It took place between [[the greens]] and [[the blacks]] at the town of [[Tumbleton]] in [[the Reach]], which was already ravaged from the earlier [[First Battle of Tumbleton]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}

==Prelude==
During the [[Battle of Tumbleton]], the market town of Tumbleton was [[Two Betrayers|betrayed]] by Ser [[Ulf White]] and Ser [[Hugh Hammer]], who had the dragons [[Vermithor]] and [[Silverwing]] burn the town. The greens then sacked the town and executed blacks who surrendered. Ser [[Hobert Hightower]] was the most senior Hightower remaining in the green army, as his cousin, Lord [[Ormund Hightower]], had been killed in the previous battle. Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron Targaryen]], sickened by the sack of Tumbleton, ordered Hobert to put a stop to the victors' behavior, but Hobert failed to do so.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

Ulf and Hugh were reluctant to help Daeron advance toward [[King's Landing]]. Lord [[Unwin Peake]] wanted to wait until the greens were reinforced by Lord [[Borros Baratheon]], while Hobert Hightower desired to retreat to gather supplies from the Reach. The greens' inaction caused their great host to slowly dissipate through desertion and disease.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

After hearing of unrest in King's Landing against the rule of Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], younger nobles such as Ser [[Jon Roxton]], Ser [[Roger Corne]], and Lord Peake called for advancing on the capital, but Hobert preached caution and the Two Betrayers remained stubborn. When Hugh crowned himself king and had his men attack Roger, thirteen loyalist lords known as the [[Caltrops]] plotted against the two baseborn dragonriders.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

Meanwhile, the baseborn dragonrider Ser [[Addam Velaryon]], whom Rhaenyra had condemned after hearing of the Two Betrayers, was resolved to defend his honor by retaking Tumbleton from Ulf and Hugh. He fled from King's Landing atop [[Seasmoke]] and allegedly sought counsel from the [[Green Men]] on the [[Isle of Faces]]. Addam set out to recruit a new army from the rivermen, by visiting every castle great or small and scraping together survivors of previous battles, along with old men and young boys. A brave and charming young man and glib of tongue, Addam succeeded in convincing many lords to contribute what aid they could - due to a combination of being impressed by his dragon, and being terrified of what green victory in the war would mean for them after the horrific sack of Tumbleton. Among them were [[Benjicot Blackwood]], the 12 year old Lord of Raventree Hall (whose father had died in the [[Battle of the Burning Mill]], and who later fought in the Fishfeed); [[Sabitha Vypren]], widowed Lady of the Twins whose husband Lord Frey had died fighting in the [[Battle by the Lakeshore]], who was now also joined by her father and brothers from [[House Vypren]]; Lord [[Stanton Piper]] and Lord [[Joseth Smallwood]] (who had survived defeat in the earlier [[Battle at Acorn Hall]]); Lord [[Derrick Darry]] (leading the survivors of Castle Darry after [[Vhagar]] burned it, killing the original Lord Darry); and Lord [[Lyonel Deddings]]. [[Hugo Vance (lord)|Hugo Vance]], the new Lord of [[House Vance of Wayfarer's Rest]] after the death of [[Tristan Vance]] at the [[Battle of the Red Fork]], came with three hundred of his own men plus [[Black Trombo]]'s company of [[Myr|Myrish]] sellswords (Hugo and Trombo had earlier fought in the [[Butcher's Ball]], destroying Ser [[Criston Cole]]'s trapped army). Most notably, [[House Tully]] finally joined the war, with its army full strength and fresh. Seasmoke's arrival and the fate of Tumbleton finally convinced the reluctant [[Elmo Tully]] to end their neutrality, against the wishes of his bedridden grandsire Lord [[Grover Tully]]. Altogether, Addam collected together a new army of rivermen nearly 4,000 strong.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

==Battle==
On the day on which the Caltrops had decided to enact their coup against Ulf and Hugh, the greens in Tumbleton were awakened in the night by sounds of battle. Though Addam's 4,000 rivermen were outnumbered, they had the advantage of surprise. Columns of knights attacked from the north and the west, while archers fired their arrows. Seasmoke's dragonfire burned the greens' camps outside of Tumbleton, as well as buildings in the town which had survived its earlier sack.

Ulf White slept through the battle within the [[Bawdy Badger]], an inn in Tumbleton. Hugh Hammer rushed to the stables so he could ride to Vermithor, but he was slain by one of the Caltrops, Lord [[Jon Roxton]]. Prince Daeron the Daring died amongst his camp west of the town, although his method of death is disputed. The blacks tried to kill the sleeping Silverwing and Vermithor in the fields south of Tumbleton, but failed to do so. The riderless Vermithor slew two score knights who attacked him, then took to the air and fought indiscriminately. Lords [[Stanton Piper]] and [[Lyonel Deddings]] were burned by the dragon.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

Addam and Seasmoke had been battling Daeron's dragon, [[Tessarion]], in a nimble fight. When Addam saw the raging Vermithor, he redirected Seasmoke to the larger dragon. Lord [[Benjicot Blackwood]] believed that Vermithor would have torn Seasmoke to pieces, but Tessarion suddenly joined the brawl and all three dragons fought. Vermithor slew Seasmoke, but then collapsed and died shortly after. Tessarion failed to take flight three times, so Lord Blackwood has his best archer, [[Billy Burley]], mercy kill the Blue Queen.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

The battle ended at dusk.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

==Aftermath==
The blacks were victorious in the Second Battle of Tumbleton, but their victory was incomplete. Although the river lords lost less than a hundred men and slew more than a thousand of [[Hobert Hightower]]'s green army, the blacks failed to retake Tumbleton. King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]'s green survivors retreated into Tumbleton and sealed the gates. The blacks, lacking siege equipment, retreated during the night after the battle. Three of the four dragons died, with only [[Silverwing]] surviving. The Caltrops continued their plotting against [[Ulf White]]; Hobert and Ulf died from drinking poisoned wine. Lord [[Unwin Peake]] succeeded Hobert as commander, but the great host which had marched from Oldtown was wracked with plundering deserters. Lord Peake led the remainder in a retreat from Tumbleton, ending the green threat to King's Landing.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

Apart from the losses in dragons, the battle was a decisive victory for the blacks, with under 100 men lost compared to over 1,000 greens killed despite their numerical superiority. Ultimately the battle was also a strategic victory for the blacks, given that the disintegrating Hightower army had to withdraw back to the south. Even so, while Addam's sacrifice had saved King's Landing from the Hightower army, the blacks had lost control of King's Landing itself anyway, when due to fear at the approach of the Hightowers the city was [[Riot of King's Landing (the Dance of the Dragons)|plunged into chaotic riots]]. Lord [[Grover Tully]] passed away shortly after Second Tumbleton, allowing Ser [[Elmo Tully]] to briefly become Lord of [[Riverrun]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands: House Tully}} The mostly intact river lord army of nearly 4,000 regrouped at Riverrun, where Elmo continued to gather more men - including the Mallisters and the Brackens - until within about two months their combined forces increased to nearly 6,000 men, and they marched east to face the Baratheon host in the [[Battle of the Kingsroad]] outside of King's Landing.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|The [[dragon]] was [[Seasmoke]], his rider Ser [[Addam Velaryon]], determined to prove that not all [[bastard]]s need be turncloaks. How better to do that than by retaking [[Tumbleton]] from the [[Two Betrayers]], whose treason had stained him?{{Ref|TPATQ}}|writings of [[Gyldayn]]}}

==References==
{{References}}

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Template:Jaehaerys I small council

2022-10-30T15:37:06Z

Vaith: Lord title removed from Martyn Tyrell

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*Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|Daemon Velaryon]]1
*Lord [[Myles Smallwood]]
*Septon [[Barth]]
*Ser [[Ryam Redwyne]]2
*Prince [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon Targaryen]]
*Ser [[Otto Hightower]]
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*Ser [[Gyles Morrigen]]
*Ser [[Ryam Redwyne]]
| group4 = [[Grand Maester]]
| list4 =
*[[Benifer]]9
*[[Elysar]]
*[[Allar]]
*[[Runciter]]
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*Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|Daemon Velaryon]]3
*Lord [[Manfryd Redwyne]]3
*Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]]3
| group6 = [[Master of laws]]
| list6 =
*Lord [[Prentys Tully]]4
*Lord [[Albin Massey]]4 9
*Lord [[Rodrik Arryn]]4
*Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]]4
| group7 = [[Master of coin]]
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*Lord [[Edwell Celtigar]]5
*Lord [[Rego Draz]]5
*[[Martyn Tyrell]]6
*Lord [[Lyman Beesbury]]5
| group8 = Advisor
| list8 =
*Lord [[Qarl Corbray]]7
*Septon [[Mattheus]]
*Septon [[Barth]]9
*Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]]9
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*1Served as Hand after tenure as master of ships
*2Served briefly as both Hand of the King and Lord Commander of the Kingsguard
*3Also styled [[Lord admiral]]
*4Also styled [[Justiciar|Lord justiciar]]
*5Also styled [[Lord treasurer]]
*6Duties actually performed by his [[Florence Fossoway|wife]]
*7Also served as [[City Watch of King's Landing#Known Commanders of the City Watch|Commander of the City Watch]]
*8Held the title of [[Protector of the Realm]]
*9Part of Jaehaerys's "smaller council"
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House Velaryon

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Vaith: Corlys made the son of Corwyn

{{Noble House
| House_name = House Velaryon of Driftmark
| image = [[File:House Velaryon.svg|250px]]
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| Coat_of_arms = A silver seahorse on sea green ''(Aquamarine, a seahorse argent)''
| Words = ''The Old, the True, the Brave''
| Seat = [[Castle Driftmark]] [[High Tide]] (formerly)
| Current_Lord = Lord [[Monterys Velaryon]]
| Region = [[Blackwater Bay]], the [[crownlands]]
| Title = [[Lord of the Tides]] [[Master of Driftmark]]
| Heir =
| Overlord = [[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]]
| Ancestral_weapon =
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| Founded_in = Prior to {{Date|-114}}
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'''House Velaryon of Driftmark''' rules the island of [[Driftmark]], the largest island of [[Blackwater Bay]] in the [[crownlands]]. Their castles include [[Driftmark (castle)|Driftmark]] and [[High Tide]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} The head of House Velaryon is titled [[Lord of the Tides]] and [[Master of Driftmark]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} The Velaryons are sworn to [[Dragonstone]].{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} Their arms depict a silver seahorse on sea green.{{Ref|ACOK|10}}<ref>Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/1/#In%20the%20area%20of%20King's%20Landing/ In the area of the King's Landing].</ref><ref group="N">"Sea green" can actually refer to a range of colors from teal to dark green, and [[George R. R. Martin]] has not specified through official artwork which exact shade he intended.</ref><ref group="N">When [https://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/140886-heraldry-and-correct-blazons-in-the-wiki/page/2/&tab=comments#comment-7647553 asked] if the device of the Velaryon coat of arms is a [[w:Seahorse|real seahorse]] or an [[w:Hippocampus (mythology)|heraldic one]], George R. R. Martin answered the real one.</ref> Their words do not appear in the books, but according to semi-canon sources they are "''The Old, the True, the Brave''".<ref>The Citadel. [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Mottoes/ House Mottoes]</ref>

==Culture==
===Traits===
House Velaryon is of [[Valyrian Freehold|Valyrian]] descent, and its members often have Valyrian features, such as silver hair, [[purple eyes]], and pale skin.{{Ref|AFFC|12}}

===Customs===
A traditional name of the Velaryons is Jacaerys.{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

It is traditional for the sons of House Velaryon to be given a taste of a seafarer's life when young. The positions of [[master of ships]] and [[lord admiral]] are often filled by a member of House Velaryon, as the family provides most of the [[royal fleet]].{{Ref|FaB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

==History==
===Origins===
House Velaryon is an ancient and proud house, with the blood of [[Valyrian Freehold|old Valyria]] in its veins.{{Ref|ACOK|10}}{{Ref|AFFC|12}} A noble house with a storied Valyrian lineage, the Velaryons had come to [[Westeros]] even before the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]], if their family histories can be believed, settling in the [[Gullet]] on the low-lying and fertile isle of [[Driftmark|island of Driftmark]] (so named for the driftwood that the tides brought daily to its shores) rather than its stony, smoking neighbor, [[Dragonstone]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} The [[Driftmark (castle)|castle of Driftmark]] housed their ancient high seat, the [[Driftwood Throne]], which according to legend had been given to them by the [[Merling King (god)|Merling King]] to conclude a pact.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}

Though never dragonriders, the Velaryons had for centuries remained the oldest and closest allies of the Targaryens. The sea was their element, not the sky. During the Conquest, it was [[Velaryon fleet|Velaryon ships]] that carried Aegon’s soldiers across Blackwater Bay, and later formed the greater part of the royal fleet. Throughout the first century of Targaryen rule, so many Lords of the Tides served on the small council as master of ships that the office was widely seen as almost hereditary.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

Their close proximity to the [[Gullet]] enabled the Velaryons to fill their coffers from the passing trade in the narrow sea and [[Blackwater Bay]]. They allied with House Targaryen from [[Dragonstone]] and [[House Celtigar]] from [[Claw Isle]], both houses of Valyrian descent; while the Velaryons and Celtigars dominated the middle reaches of the narrow sea with their ships, the Targaryens ruled the skies with their [[dragon]]s.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

===Aegon's Conquest===
The close relations between Houses Velaryon and Targaryen resulted in multiple marriages between the houses, both before and after the [[Wars of Conquest]]. From one such marriage was born [[Valaena Velaryon]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} She married [[Aerion Targaryen (son of Daemion)|Aerion Targaryen]], the [[Lord of Dragonstone]], with whom she had three children: [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]], Lord [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon]], and [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

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

===Early Targaryen reign===
[[File:Even Mehl Amundsen Dragonstone Bannerman.JPG|thumb|350px|A Velaryon bannerman serving at [[Dragonstone]]. Illustrated by Even Mehl Amundsen. © Fantasy Flight Games.]]
House Velaryon kept an influential position at the court of the Targaryen kings during the first two centuries of the Targaryen reign. In {{Date|10}} Ser [[Corlys Velaryon (son of Daemon)|Corlys Velaryon]] became the first [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} His elder brother, Lord [[Aethan Velaryon]] became [[master of ships]] for Aegon I.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} Lord [[Aethan Velaryon|Aethan]] thus succeeded his father as the Admiral of the Royal Fleet, and in turn was succeeded by his own son Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|Daemon Velaryon]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} Lord Aethan fought against [[Sargoso Saan]], a pirate-lord, in the [[Stepstones]].{{Ref|TSOTD}}{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

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

Alyssa's son Jaehaerys became king at the age of fourteen, and Alyssa ruled as his regent, aided by Lord [[Rogar Baratheon]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} After Jaehaerys reached the [[age of majority]], the regency ended, and Alyssa married Rogar,{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Stormlands: House Baratheon}} giving birth to two more children: [[Boremund Baratheon|Boremund]] and [[Jocelyn Baratheon]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}} The Velaryons of the Old King's reign were a house even more influential than [[House Lannister]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}

===The Sea Snake===
After Daemon Velaryon eventually died he was directly succeeded as Lord of the Tides by his grandson [[Corlys Velaryon]], also known as the Sea Snake, who rose to fame with his many voyages across the seas of the world. Corlys became the first man from Westeros to sail to [[Yi Ti]], returning rich with spices, silks, and other treasures. He accumulated so much wealth that House Velaryon became the richest house in the realm, and himself the wealthiest man in the [[Seven Kingdoms]], waxing even greater than the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] or [[House Hightower|Hightowers]]. Because their ancestral castle, [[Driftmark (castle)|Driftmark]], was damp and crowded, Corlys constructed a new seat for the Velaryons, [[High Tide]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}

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

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

===The Dance of the Dragons===
[[File:House Targaryen (Rhaenyra).svg|thumb|[[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s personal sigil was the Targaryen dragon heraldry, quartered with the Velaryon seahorse and the [[House Arryn|Arryn]] falcon.]]
[[File:Season5Dance of DragonsNewsofdeath.png|thumb|[[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and her family receive the news of Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]]'s death at the hands of Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]]. Screencap from ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Complete Guide to Westeros.]]

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

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

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

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

Corlys was freed when Aegon II took King's Landing after the [[Moon of the Three Kings]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} In exchange for a pardon,{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} Corlys used his wealth and power to support Aegon II. However, he refused to accept the execution of Rhaenyra's surviving son, Prince [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon the Younger]], and insisted the boy should be betrothed to Aegon II's only remaining child, Princess [[Jaehaera Targaryen|Jaehaera]], as a requirement for his support.<ref>asoiaf.westeros.org: [http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/139166-aegon-ii-and-aegon-iii/&do=findComment&comment=7552930 Aegon II and Aegon III (April 23) - post 1]</ref> Corlys served on Aegon II's [[small council]] until the king's death.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} Corlys acted quickly by sending envoys to Aegon II's main supporters, but was arrested on the charge of poisoning Aegon II by Lord [[Cregan Stark]]. He was freed by his granddaughters and Lady [[Alysanne Blackwood]], however, and served the new king as a [[regent]] until his death in {{Date|132}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}

===The Oakenfist===
Following the death of his first wife, [[Jaehaera Targaryen]], King [[Aegon III Targaryen]] married Lady [[Daenaera Velaryon]], the daughter of [[Daeron Velaryon]], a cousin to Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]]. Daenaera gave birth to five children: [[Daeron I Targaryen|Daeron]], [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor]], [[Daena Targaryen|Daena]], [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aegon III)|Rhaena]], and [[Elaena Targaryen|Elaena]]. Although both of her sons would rule as kings, both died childless. Through her daughter Daena, however, Daenaera is an ancestor of [[House Blackfyre]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}}

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

In {{Date|157}}, Alyn Oakenfist took a decisive part in King [[Daeron I Targaryen]]'s [[conquest of Dorne]] as [[master of ships]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}} He commanded a fleet that broke the [[Planky Town]], and swept halfway up the [[Greenblood]] river while the main Dornish strength was engaged with Daeron in the [[Prince's Pass]].{{Ref|ADWD|17}} Alyn returned to subdue the Planky Town and the Greenblood in {{Date|160}} after the [[Dornishmen]] rebelled.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}}

Alyn had an unknown number of children with his wife, Lady [[Baela Targaryen]], the eldest daughter of Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] and Lady [[Laena Velaryon]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| Appendix: Targaryen Lineage}} Although he was married, he loved the Princess [[Elaena Targaryen]],{{Ref|AFFC|8}} and had two bastards by her, the twins [[Jon Waters|Jon]] and [[Jeyne Waters]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Three_Maidens_in_the_Tower/ Three Maidens in a Tower], June 27, 2006</ref> Elaena hoped to marry Alyn, but he disappeared at sea.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}} Their son Jon earned knighthood, married, and had a son of his own who began [[House Longwaters]].{{Ref|AFFC|8}}

===Robert's Rebellion===
The Velaryons frequently served as [[master of ships]]—so often that at times the office had seemed hereditary—and provided much of the [[Iron Throne]]'s [[royal fleet]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} [[Lucerys Velaryon (master of ships)|Lucerys Velaryon]] served as master of ships for King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], being one of the king's bigger supporters against his son [[Rhaegar Targaryen|Rhaegar]], the [[Prince of Dragonstone]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}}

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

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
Lord [[Monford Velaryon]] answers [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s summons when he crowns himself king and calls his banners. Stannis expects Monford will threaten to take his levies home unless they attack at once.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}} Monford's contribution to Stannis's [[royal fleet]] includes the large ships ''[[Pride of Driftmark]]'', ''[[Bold Laughter]]'', ''[[Harridan]]'', and ''[[Seahorse]]''.{{Ref|ACOK|58}} When Stannis makes public the accusations of [[Joffrey Baratheon]] being born from incest, Monford states that only steel will decide the matter.{{Ref|ACOK|42}}

When Stannis [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|besieges Storm's End]] during the [[War of the Five Kings]], Lord Monford urges him to storm the castle walls as soon as possible.{{Ref|ACOK|42}} Monford burns with his ship at the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].{{Ref|ASOS|25}} Before sinking, the ''Pride of Driftmark'' manages to take down two ships of the royal fleet. When leading his sortie, [[Tyrion Lannister]] finds himself surrounded with Ser [[Balon Swann]] and Ser [[Mandon Moore]] by a circle of Velaryon spearmen.{{Ref|ACOK|61}} Monford's half-brother, [[Aurane Waters]], the Bastard of Driftmark, is made prisoner during the battle and surrenders to King Joffrey.{{Ref|ACOK|65}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Monford is succeeded by his six-year-old son, [[Monterys Velaryon|Monterys]].{{Ref|ASOS|36}} Despite Stannis's defeat at the Blackwater, the Velaryons are still counted among his supporters.{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}

The seahorse arms of House Velaryon are spotted by [[Jon Snow]] during the [[Battle beneath the Wall|attack by Stannis]] on the [[wildling]] camp north of the [[Wall]].{{Ref|ASOS|73}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[Aurane Waters]] wins the favor of Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], who finds that Aurane reminds her of Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] due to his [[Valyria]]n appearance.{{Ref|AFFC|12}} Regardless of his youth and Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]'s objections, Cersei names Aurane as the new [[master of ships]]. In that position, Aurane proposes the construction of [[Cersei's dromonds|dromonds]] and also suggests to crew them with thieves and poachers.{{Ref|AFFC|17}}

When Queen [[Margaery Tyrell]] is accused of adultery, Aurane suggests setting the new ships on the [[Blackwater Rush]] to impose order and be an unspoken threat against Margaery's father, Lord [[Mace Tyrell]].{{ref|AFFC|43}} Once he receives notice of Cersei's imprisonment, however, Aurane flees to sea and disappears. Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] believes the Bastard of Driftmark has the idea to set himself up as a [[pirate]] in the [[Stepstones]].{{Ref|AFFC|43}}

==House Velaryon at the end of the third century==
The known Velaryons during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:

* Lord {[[Monford Velaryon]]}, [[Lord of the Tides]] and [[Master of Driftmark]].
** Lord [[Monterys Velaryon]], his son and heir. A young boy.
* [[Aurane Waters]], "the Bastard of Driftmark", Monford's bastard brother.

{{Velaryon tree}}

==Historical Velaryons==
* Lady [[Valaena Velaryon]], wife of [[Aerion Targaryen (son of Daemion)|Aerion Targaryen]], mother to [[Aegon I Targaryen]], [[Visenya Targaryen]], and [[Rhaenys Targaryen]]. Herself half [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] on her mother's side.
* Lord [[Daemon Velaryon]], master of ships for [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] during [[Aegon's Conquest]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
** Lord [[Aethan Velaryon]], master of ships for [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]].{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
*** Lady [[Alarra Massey]], his wife.{{Ref|FAB|The Year of The three Brides - 49 AC}}
**** Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|Daemon Velaryon]], Aethan's son, the admiral of ships during the reign of King [[Maegor I Targaryen]],{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}} [[master of ships]] and later [[Hand of the King]] to [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}
***** [[Corwyn Velaryon]], Daemon's son.
****** Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], Corwyn's son. Known as the "'Sea Snake", Master of Driftmark and Lord of the Tides. Married to Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]. Served as [[Hand of the King|Hand of the Queen]] to [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}
******* Lady [[Laena Velaryon]], their eldest child. Married Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], with whom she had two daughters: [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena]] and [[Baela Targaryen]].{{Ref|TPATQ}} Died in {{Date|120}}.{{Ref|TRP}}
******* Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]], their second child. Married to Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen. Rode the dragon [[Seasmoke]].{{Ref|TPATQ}} Died in {{Date|120}}.{{Ref|TRP}}
******** Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]], first son and heir of Laenor and Rhaenyra.{{Ref|TPATQ}}
******** Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]], second son of Laenor and Rhaenyra.{{Ref|TPATQ}}
******** Prince [[Joffrey Velaryon]], youngest son of Laenor and Rhaenyra.{{Ref|TPATQ}}
******** Ser [[Addam Velaryon]], born Addam of Hull, claiming to be Laenor’s bastard son; Legitimized and made heir to Corlys after the deaths of Laenor and Lucerys. Rode the dragon [[Seasmoke]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}
******** Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]], born Alyn of Hull, Addam's brother, claiming to be Laenor’s bastard son; Legitimized and included in the line of succession after Laenor's death.{{ref|tpatq}} Later Lord of Driftmark, known as "Lord Oakenfist". He was a great admiral during the [[conquest of Dorne]].
********* Lady [[Baela Targaryen]], Alyn's wife.
********** Lady [[Laena Velaryon (daughter of Alyn)|Laena Velaryon]], their daughter.
********** Ser [[Jon Waters]], his bastard son by Princess [[Elaena Targaryen]], twin to Jeyne Waters.
********** [[Jeyne Waters]], his bastard daughter by Princess [[Elaena Targaryen]], twin to Jon Waters.
******* Ser [[Vaemond Velaryon]], eldest nephew of Lord Corlys Velaryon.{{Ref|TRP}}
******** [[Daemion Velaryon]], his eldest son.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
******** [[Daeron Velaryon]], his second son, died fighting for Oakenfist in the [[Stepstones]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
********* Lady [[Hazel Harte]], his wife, who was carried away by [[Winter Fever]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}
********** Queen [[Daenaera Velaryon]], his daughter, second wife and Queen of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]], and mother of [[Daeron I Targaryen|Daeron I]], [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor I]], [[Daena Targaryen|Daena]], [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aegon III)|Rhaena]] and [[Elaena Targaryen|Elaena]].
******* [[Malentine Velaryon]], slain while plotting to murder his Lord.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
******* [[Rhogar Velaryon]], captured while trying to murder his Lord.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
******* The three brothers to Malentine and Rhogar.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
***** [[Jorgen Velaryon]], Daemon's son.
***** [[Victor Velaryon]], Daemon's son.
***** At least four daughters.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
**** Queen [[Alyssa Velaryon]], his daughter, mother to [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena]], [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]], [[Viserys Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Viserys]], [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys]], [[Alysanne Targaryen|Alysanne]] and [[Vaella Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Vaella Targaryen]] by King [[Aenys I Targaryen]], her first husband, and to [[Boremund Baratheon|Boremund]] and [[Jocelyn Baratheon]] by Lord [[Rogar Baratheon]], her second husband.
***** Cousins of Alyssa.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
**** Sons.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
** Ser [[Corlys Velaryon (son of Daemon)|Corlys Velaryon]], first [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
* [[Larissa Velaryon]], cousin to [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]]. She married into [[House Tarth]] and gave birth to a daughter.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
* [[Lianna Velaryon]], niece to Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|Daemon Velaryon]]. She died of the [[shivers]].{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}
* [[Lucerys Velaryon (master of ships)|Lucerys Velaryon]], master of ships for [[Aerys II Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}}

===Historical Velaryon trees===
{{Velaryon tree Aegon I}}

{{Velaryon tree Dance}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|[[Corlys Velaryon|He]] was a scion of House Velaryon: a family of old and storied [[Valyria]]n heritage who had come to [[Westeros]] before the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]], as the histories agree, and who often provided the bulk of the [[royal fleet]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}|writings of [[Yandel]]}}

{{Quote|Tonight I am to sup with my [[lord]]s bannermen, such as they are. [[Ardrian Celtigar|Celtigar]], [[Monford Velaryon|Velaryon]], [[Duram Bar Emmon|Bar Emmon]], the whole paltry lot of them. A poor crop, if truth be told, but they are what [[House Baratheon|my brothers]] have left me.{{Ref|ACOK|Prologue}}|[[Stannis Baratheon]] to [[Cressen]]}}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

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

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Master of coin

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{{Title
| Name = Master of coin
| image =
| image_caption =
| Symbol =
| Office = Chief financial advisor Treasurer
| Region = [[Seven Kingdoms]]
| Current Holder = Ser [[Harys Swyft]]
| Heir =
| First Holder = Lord [[Crispian Celtigar]]
| Last Holder =
| Creator = [[Aegon I Targaryen]]
| Created = [[Aegon's Conquest]]
| Defunct =
| Replaced =
}}

The '''master of coin''' is the chief financial adviser of the [[Iron Throne|king]] and is a member of the [[small council]] in [[King's Landing]].

==Duties==
[[File:Chase Toole King Robert's Debt.JPG|thumb|350px|King Robert's Debt © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Duties of the master of coin include keeping account of the receipts and expenditures from the royal treasury, receiving reports from royal officials, supervising the collection of taxes and custom duties, borrowing money, managing the royal treasury and supervising the three royal mints. The master of coin oversees a large number of offices and positions in the royal bureaucracy including the four [[Keeper of the Keys|Keepers of the Keys]], the [[King's Counter]], the [[King's Scales]], the officers in charge of mints, harbormasters, tax farmers, customs sergeants, wool factors, toll collectors, pursers and wine factors.{{Ref|ACOK|17}}

==History==
During the [[War of Conquest]] [[Crispian Celtigar]] served [[Aegon I Targaryen]] as the first master of coin.
Nearly two centuries later, even though [[Elaena Targaryen]]'s husband, Lord [[Ronnel Penrose]], sat on the king's [[small council]] as master of coin, it was widely known that she was the one performing the duties.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Category/C91/ Three Maidens in the Tower (June 27, 2006)]</ref>

==List of Known Masters of Coin==
* Lord [[Crispian Celtigar]], served under [[Aegon I Targaryen]].
* Lord [[Alton Butterwell]], served under [[Maegor I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}
* Lord [[Edwell Celtigar]] during the regency of [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}
* [[Rego Draz]] of [[Pentos]] during the early reign of [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].
* [[Martyn Tyrell]], in the reign of [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], though unofficially the duties were performed by his wife, [[Florence Fossoway]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
* Lord [[Lyman Beesbury]], served in the late reign of [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and then his grandson [[Viserys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|tpatq}}
* Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], served under his brother [[Viserys I Targaryen]] before being removed and later made [[master of laws]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
* Ser [[Tyland Lannister]], served [[Aegon II Targaryen]] and the [[Greens]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|tpatq}}
* Lord [[Bartimos Celtigar]], served Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and the [[Blacks]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
* [[Isembard Arryn]] during the regency of [[Aegon III]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
* Lord [[Ambrose Butterwell]], served under [[Aegon IV Targaryen]].{{Ref|TMK}}
* Lord [[Ronnel Penrose]], served under [[Daeron II Targaryen]], though unofficially the duties were performed by his wife, Princess [[Elaena Targaryen]].{{ref|twoiaf|The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}
* Lord [[Qarlton Chelsted]], served [[Aerys II Targaryen]], later made [[Hand of the King]].
* Lord [[Petyr Baelish]], appointed during the reign of [[Robert I Baratheon]]; continued to serve under his successor [[Joffrey I Baratheon]].
* [[Tyrion Lannister]], appointed when Littlefinger left to court Lady [[Lysa Arryn]].
* Lord [[Gyles Rosby]] - [[Lord treasurer]]. Appointed after Tyrion's trial for Joffrey's murder.
* Ser [[Harys Swyft]] - Lord treasurer. Demoted from Hand of the King to replace Lord Rosby after his death.

==Recent Events==
[[File:Littlefinger.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Littlefinger]] acts as the Master of Coin. © Fantasy Flight Games]]
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Lord [[Petyr Baelish]] continues to serve as master of coin, as he has done for several years. He must pay for the extravagance of [[Robert I Baratheon]]'s court, often by borrowing from Lord [[Tywin Lannister]].

===''A Clash of Kings''===
Baelish is sent to recruit [[House Tyrell]] to support King [[Joffrey I Baratheon]].

===''A Storm of Swords''===
When Baelish goes to the [[Eyrie]] to court [[Lysa Arryn]], [[Tyrion Lannister]] is named as his replacement, charged with funding the royal wedding. Tyrion is blamed for the so-called [[dwarf's pennies]].{{Ref|ASOS|38}} After Tyrion is imprisoned for the [[Purple Wedding|death of Joffrey]], Tywin calls for [[Garth Tyrell]] to fill the post.

===''A Feast for Crows''===
After the death of [[Tywin Lannister]], Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] renames the office ''[[lord treasurer]]'', a style used in the [[Free Cities]],{{Ref|AFFC|17}} as well as in [[Sunspear]].{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} When she hears Garth Tyrell will soon fill the seat, she appoints Lord [[Gyles Rosby]] to take the seat. When Lord Rosby dies, Ser [[Harys Swyft]] replaces him in the office.

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Ser Harys's main concern is the massive debt owed by the crown to the [[Iron Bank]] of [[Braavos]].

===''The Winds of Winter''===
{{Warning/twow}}
Harys Swyft has traveled to Braavos to treat with the Iron Bank in person.{{Ref|TWOW||[[Mercy (The Winds of Winter)|Mercy]]}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|The master of coin finds the [[Currency|money]]. The [[king]] and the [[Hand of the King|Hand]] spend it.{{Ref|aGoT|20}}|[[Petyr Baelish]], to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|The master of coin must be frugal.{{Ref|aGoT|58}}|[[Varys]], to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|Within three years of his coming to court, he was master of coin and a member of the [[small council]], and today the crown's revenues were ten times what they had been under his beleaguered predecessor… though the crown's debts had grown vast as well.{{Ref|ACOK|17}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] about [[Petyr Baelish]]}}

{{Quote|We owe Lord [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] some three million [[Currency|dragons]] at present, what matter another hundred thousand?{{Ref|aGoT|20}}|[[Petyr Baelish]] to [[Eddard Stark]] during a [[small council]] meeting about the [[Hand's tourney]]}}

==See also==
*[[Lord treasurer]]

==References==
{{References}}

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Seven Kingdoms

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{{Infobox Realm
| name = Seven Kingdoms
| image = Seven Kingdoms.svg
| image_caption = The provinces of the Seven Kingdoms after [[Aegon's Conquest]], from top-left to bottom-right: 
the [[north]], the [[Iron Islands]], the [[riverlands]], the [[Vale of Arryn]], the [[westerlands]], the [[crownlands]], the [[Reach]], the [[stormlands]], and [[Dorne]].
| location = [[Westeros]], south of the [[Wall]]
| capital = [[King's Landing]]
| government = Feudal monarchy
| ruler = [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]]
| religion = [[Faith of the Seven]] [[Old gods]] ([[North]]) [[Drowned God]] ([[Iron Islands]])
| population =
| founded = {{date|1}}
| preceded = [[Lord of Dragonstone|Lordship of Dragonstone]] [[King in the North|Kingdom of the North]] [[King of the Iron Islands|Kingdom of the Isles and the Rivers]] [[King of Mountain and Vale|Kingdom of Mountain and Vale]] [[King of the Rock|Kingdom of the Rock]] [[King of the Reach|Kingdom of the Reach]] [[Storm King|Kingdom of the Storm]] [[Prince of Dorne|Principality of Dorne]] ({{date|187}})
| destroyed =
| succeeded =
| restored =
| places = [[Red Keep]] [[Great Sept of Baelor]] [[Citadel]] [[Wall]] [[Oldtown]]
| organizations = [[Night's Watch]] [[Maesters]] [[Faith of the Seven]] [[Kingsguard]] [[Small council]]
}}

The '''Seven Kingdoms''' is a realm located on the continent of [[Westeros]], ruled by a monarch styled [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] and [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], the king who sits on the [[Iron Throne]] in the capital city, [[King's Landing]]. Its name derives from the situation three centuries ago when [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] set to [[Wars of Conquest|unite]] the lands of Westeros, which was ruled by seven independent realms, besides the lands [[beyond the Wall]]. The new kingdom created from [[Aegon's Conquest]] is divided in nine distinct regions or provinces.{{ref|AGOT|13}}

==Terminology==
Throughout thousands of years of history, the continent of [[Westeros]] was often divided amongst a multitude of monarchs and realms, including the so-called [[Age of the Hundred Kingdoms]]. The term "Seven Kingdoms" derives from the situation in Westeros just prior to [[Aegon's Conquest]] three centuries ago, when most of the continent had been consolidated under the rule of seven great monarchs:{{ref|TWOIAF|The North}}

[[File:House Stark.svg|30px]] [[Torrhen Stark]], [[King in the North]] 
[[File:House Arryn.svg|30px]] [[Ronnel Arryn (king)|Ronnel Arryn]], [[King of Mountain and Vale]] 
[[File:House Hoare.svg|30px]] [[Harren Hoare]], [[King of the Isles and the Rivers]] 
[[File:House Lannister.svg|30px]] [[Loren I Lannister]], [[King of the Rock]] 
[[File:House Gardener.svg|30px]] [[Mern IX Gardener]], [[King of the Reach]] 
[[File:House Durrandon.svg|30px]] [[Argilac Durrandon]], the [[Storm King]] 
[[File:House Martell.svg|30px]] [[Meria Martell]], [[Princess of Dorne]] 

Although the term refers to seven kingdoms, [[Dorne]] was ruled by by a princess instead of a king. Additionally, the term omitted the island "kingdom" of [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]], which was ruled by the sovereign [[Lords of Dragonstone]] from [[House Targaryen]],{{ref|TWOIAF|The North}} and the lands [[beyond the Wall]].

[[Aegon I Targaryen]] and his sisters, [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] and [[Rhaenys Targaryen]], conquered only six of the seven kingdoms, consolidating them under the rule of House Targaryen and the [[Iron Throne]]. Among the titles that Aegon received when crowned [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] in the [[Starry Sept]] in [[Oldtown]], however, was "[[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]]".

Aegon and his successors laid claim to Dorne, the seventh realm, though in truth the Iron Throne would not add Dorne to its domains for another two centuries, when the southernmost land joined peacefully through marriage.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} However, a shrewd bit of political maneuvering served a dual purpose for the Targaryens before Dorne joined the realm. By granting the riverlands to [[Edmyn Tully]] and splitting it apart from the Iron Islands, Aegon not only gained a valuable ally, but created what could be termed a seventh kingdom, even as Dorne resisted integration into Aegon's new realm. While this was but a technicality, it was an important one for a realm that made much of the number seven.{{ref|trotd|3}}

==Great Houses==
Due to the vast size of the new kingdom, in each region [[Aegon I Targaryen]] raised [[Great Houses]] who swore fealty to him, mostly the former ruling dynasties. The lords were granted a degree of autonomy and granted authority over their [[bannermen]] and [[smallfolk]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} [[Warden]]s are generals who defend their regions.<ref name>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Social_Structure_Moat_Cailin_and_More Social Structure, Moat Cailin, and More], June 10, 2002</ref>

Aegon established his new realm's capital on the spot of [[Aegon's Landing|his landing]] at the mouth of the [[Blackwater Rush]], for which it was known as [[King's Landing]]. The area around King's Landing, which had also been a battleground between several kingdoms, constituted the royal demesne and became known as the [[crownlands]]. Within the crownlands, Dragonstone was successively granted to the heir apparent to the throne, the [[Prince of Dragonstone]].

===Great Houses that survived the Conquest===
[[File:House Stark.svg|30px]] [[House Stark]] of [[Winterfell]] chose to submit and was confirmed as overlords over the [[north]] and [[Wardens of the North]]. 
[[File:House Arryn.svg|30px]] [[House Arryn]] of the [[Eyrie]] submitted and retained the [[Vale of Arryn]] as [[Wardens of the East]]. 
[[File:House Lannister.svg|30px]] [[House Lannister]] of [[Casterly Rock]] was allowed to keep their family holdings in the [[westerlands]] after they bent the knee, following defeat at the [[Field of Fire]]. The Lannisters became [[Wardens of the West]]. 
[[File:House Martell.svg|30px]] [[House Martell|House Nymeros Martell]] of [[Sunspear]] retained their independence in [[Dorne]] for a time. When the Martells eventually joined the Seven Kingdoms, they were allowed to retain their title of [[Prince of Dorne]].

===Great Houses established by the Conquest===
[[File:House Targaryen.svg|30px]] [[House Targaryen]] of [[Dragonstone]] obtained dominion over most of Westeros, and settled in [[King's Landing]] in the newly-established [[crownlands]]. 
[[File:House Tully.svg|30px]] [[House Tully]] of [[Riverrun]] was awarded rule of the [[riverlands]] as [[Lords Paramount of the Trident]], for supporting Aegon against [[House Hoare]].{{ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}} 
[[File:House Greyjoy.svg|30px]] [[House Greyjoy]] of [[Pyke]] was named [[Lord of the Iron Islands|Lords of the Iron Islands]] after Aegon's [[invasion of the Iron Islands]].{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}} 
[[File:House Tyrell.svg|30px]] [[House Tyrell]] was granted [[Highgarden]] and rule over the [[Reach]] as [[Lords Paramount of the Mander]] and [[Wardens of the South]] after the extinction of [[House Gardener]].{{ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}} 
[[File:House Baratheon.svg|30px]] [[House Baratheon]] married into the [[House Durrandon|Durrandons]] of [[Storm's End]] and was awarded the [[stormlands]] as [[Lord Paramount of the Stormlands]], after the defeat of the [[Storm King]] [[Argilac Durrandon|Argilac the Arrogant]].{{ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}

==Royal bureaucracy==
[[File:Thomas Denmark council.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Small council]] meeting during the reign of King [[Robert I Baratheon]], by Thomas Denmark © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The [[small council]], advisers to the king who sits the [[Iron Throne]], began during the era of King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] and became a more formal institution in the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{ref|FAB|Three Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I}}

===Hand of the King===
The [[Hand of the King]] is the monarch's chief adviser and servant.{{ref|AGOT|4}}

===Grand Maester===
The [[Grand Maester]] is selected by the [[Citadel]] to advise the monarch on matters relating to the kingdom's governance.{{ref|FAB|Three Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I}}

===Treasury===
The [[master of coin]] or [[lord treasurer]] sit on the small council and oversees the treasury for the kingdom. He has authority over:
*The [[King's Scales]]
*The [[Keeper of the Keys]]
*The [[King's Counter]]
*The [[Warden of the King's Mint]]{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}

===Justice===
The [[master of laws]] or [[lord justiciar]] sits on the small council and oversees the law and justice for the kingdom. He has authority over:
*The [[King's Justice]], the royal executioner.
**The [[Lord Confessor]], chief of the royal torturers.
***The [[confessors]], royal torturers.
*The [[Chief Gaoler]], overseer of the royal dungeon.
**The [[Chief undergaoler]]
***[[Undergaoler]]
****Gaolers
****Turnkeys
*The [[Commander of the City Watch]]
**Captains of the seven gates of King's Landing
**Serjeants of the City Watch

===Navy===
The [[master of ships]] or [[lord admiral]] sits on the small council and oversees the [[royal fleet]] for the kingdom. He has authority over:
*Captains of the royal fleet

===Intelligence===
The [[master of whisperers]], the spymaster on the small council, gathers intelligence for the king.{{ref|AGOT|58}}

===Lord Commander of the Kingsguard===
[[File:Kings guard by JasonEngle.jpg|600px|right|thumb|[[Kingsguard]] of [[Robert I Baratheon]], by Jason Engle ©]]
The [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]] sits on the small council and leads the [[Kingsguard]], seven prestigious knights who guard the king.{{ref|AGOT|Appendix}}

===Other offices===
*Harbormaster{{Ref|ACOK|17}}{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}
*Tax farmer{{Ref|ACOK|17}}
*Customs sergeant{{Ref|ACOK|17}}
*Wool factor{{Ref|ACOK|17}}
*Toll collector{{Ref|ACOK|17}}
*Purser{{Ref|ACOK|17}}
*Wine factor{{Ref|ACOK|17}}
*Chief Steward{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}
*Understeward{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}

==Regions and Territory==
[[File:T Jedruszek Buildingseason.jpg|thumb|400px|Building Season, by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
{{See also|Westeros}}

Despite its name, the Seven Kingdoms is a realm divided into nine administrative regions{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} or provinces:{{ref|AGOT|13}}
*the [[crownlands]]
*[[Dorne]]
*the [[Iron Islands]]
*the [[north]]
*the [[Reach]]
*the [[riverlands]]
*the [[stormlands]]
*the [[Vale of Arryn]]
*the [[westerlands]]

If seven "kingdoms" were to be counted from among the nine provinces, the regions included would appear to be Dorne, the north, the Reach, the riverlands, the stormlands, the Vale, and the westerlands.{{ref|ASOS|59}}

The realm's territory includes all but the northernmost lands on the continent of Westeros, where the [[Wall]] defines its northern border. The [[Iron Throne]] also controls the many islands off the coast of Westeros, such as the [[Arbor]], [[Bear Island]], [[Claw Isle]], [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]], [[Driftmark]], [[Estermont]], the [[Shield Islands|Shields]], [[Skagos]], [[Tarth]], and the [[Three Sisters]]. The kingdom has occasionally been drawn into conflicts over the [[Stepstones]] off its southeastern coast, but it has rarely controlled a significant portion of them.

The [[Night's Watch]] guards the Wall in the north.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Wall and Beyond: The Night's Watch}} The lands [[beyond the Wall]], however, do not recognize the authority of the Iron Throne. The [[free folk]] who live in the far north consider the people of the Seven Kingdoms to be [[kneelers]], while Westerosi think of the free folk as uncivilized savages.{{ref|ASOS|15}}

==Population==
The population of the Seven Kingdoms numbers in the millions.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} The monarch on the [[Iron Throne]] uses the title [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]], referring to the major ethnic groups from which most Westerosi descend.

The [[Reach]] is the most populous of the Seven Kingdoms,{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach}} while [[Dorne]] is the least populous.{{Ref|AFFC|40}} The [[north]], due to its large size, is also regarded as thinly peopled.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach}}

===Settlements===
[[File:Tomasz Jedruszek Kings Landing.jpg|thumb|400px|[[King's Landing]], by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The kingdom is speckled with castles, [[holdfast]]s, towns, and villages, but only five settlements can be called cities. Listed in decreasing order of size, they are:

* [[King's Landing]] in the [[crownlands]];
* [[Oldtown]] in the [[Reach]];
* [[Lannisport]] in the [[westerlands]];
* [[Gulltown]] in the [[Vale of Arryn]];
* [[White Harbor]] in the [[north]].

King's Landing is the youngest of the five cities. It started in [[2 BC]] as a small town, but within two years grew into a village with a few thousand people in it. By {{Date|10}}, it had grown almost as large as Gulltown and White Harbor, and could be called a city. By {{Date|25}}, it had surpassed both cities.{{ref|FAB|Three Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I}} By {{Date|33}}, King's Landing's population had grown to a hundred thousand.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} During the reign of [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] ({{Date|48|103}}), the population of King's Landing increased fourfold.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} Eventually, although similar in size, King's Landing became even more populous than Oldtown,{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Oldtown}} and with its population of approximately half a million{{Ref|ASOS|38}} is now considered the most populous city of the Seven Kingdoms.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Oldtown}}

Oldtown is the eldest of the cities. Its origins are lost in the mists of time in the [[Dawn Age]], extending back to when the [[First Men]] first settled in Westeros, if not earlier. By the time of the [[coming of the Andals]], Oldtown was already considered a city.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}} Today, it is still the largest and richest city in the Seven Kingdoms, although King's Landing has more people.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Oldtown}}

Lannisport is the second oldest of the cities, founded by the descendants of [[Lann the Clever]]. Within a few generations it quickly grew from village to town to city. By the coming of the Andals, Lannisport had become the second-largest city in [[Westeros]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}} It currently is the third-largest city in the Seven Kingdoms.<ref group="N">King's Landing, Oldtown and Lannisport are the three largest cities of the realm (''[[Fire & Blood]]'', The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens). King's Landing in the most populous city, and Oldtown the second-most populous (''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'', The Reach: Oldtown)</ref>

Gulltown and White Harbor are the smallest cities of the kingdom. Gulltown was a prosperous port-town which grew into one of the foremost cities of the realm under the rule of [[House Arryn]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Vale}} White Harbor is newer than Oldtown, Lannisport, and Gulltown, having been built after [[House Manderly]] came north following their exile from the [[Reach]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}} White Harbor is the north's only city, and the smallest city in the Seven Kingdoms.{{Ref|twoiaf|The North}}

Prominent towns in the realm include [[Barrowton]], [[Duskendale]], [[Fairmarket]], [[Hull]], [[Lordsport]], [[Maidenpool]], the [[Planky Town]], [[Saltpans]], [[Sisterton]], [[Stoney Sept]], the [[Weeping Town]], and the [[winter town]].

==Culture==
[[File:Tikos Peter starfall skirmisher.jpg|thumb|300px|A skirmisher from [[Starfall]], by Tikos Peter © Fantasy Flight Games]]
:{{See also|Customs|Religion}}
The people of the Seven Kingdoms are a mixture of several ethnic groups which have migrated to [[Westeros]] over the centuries and intermarried over hundreds and thousands of years.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Event_Horizon_Chat Event Horizon Chat], March 18, 1999</ref> As such these original ethnicities are more of a blurred trend than firm political units. Today they are mostly identified through their place of residence, where each kingdom retains its unique flavor.

The influence of the [[Andals]] is strongest in the south, while the [[northmen]] still follow many customs of the [[First Men]]. The traditions of chivalric [[knight]]hood and courtly singers are said to have originated in the [[Reach]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reach}} [[Dornishmen]] are heavily influenced by the mass immigration of the [[Rhoynar]], who according to legend were led to Westeros by [[Nymeria]] on [[ten thousand ships]].{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: Ten Thousand Ships}} Small groups, such as the [[ironborn]] of the [[Iron Islands]] and the [[Vale mountain clans]] in the [[Mountains of the Moon]], maintain different cultures from the rest of the realm.

The most common language in the kingdom is the [[Common Tongue]].{{ref|AGOT|11}} Unlike their counterparts in [[Essos]], Westerosi nobles take pride in their [[heraldry]].{{ref|ADWD|1}} Exiled and adventurous Westerosi warriors have been known to serve in [[sellsword]] companies in Essos, such as the [[Golden Company]],{{ref|ADWD|24}} the [[Windblown]],{{ref|ADWD|25}} the [[Second Sons]],{{ref|ADWD|66}} the [[Company of the Rose]],{{ref|TWOIAF|The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} and the [[Wolf Pack]].{{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

The people of the Seven Kingdoms follow several different faiths.

* The [[Faith of the Seven]], the primary religion of the Seven Kingdoms, was brought to [[Westeros]] by the Andals thousands of years ago. The Faith worships the Seven, a single deity with separate aspects: the [[Mother (the Seven)|Mother]], the [[Father (the Seven)|Father]], the [[Warrior (the Seven)|Warrior]], the [[Smith (the Seven)|Smith]], the [[Maiden (the Seven)|Maiden]], the [[Crone (the Seven)|Crone]], and the [[Stranger (the Seven)|Stranger]].{{ref|AFFC|25}} [[Knight]]hood is popular

* The [[old gods]] are worshiped in the [[north]] and the lands [[beyond the Wall]]. It was the faith of the [[children of the forest]], who used to inhabit the land thousands of years ago. Followers worship numerous and nameless gods of the forests, who are always watching through the faces carved into the bark of [[heart tree]]s, most which are ancient [[weirwood]] trees.{{ref|AGOT|2}}{{ref|AGOT|66}}

* The [[Drowned God]], the indigenous deity of the Iron Islands, is a harsh deity who rewards those who plunder in his name.{{ref|ACOK|11}}

* [[R'hllor]], the red god, is a deity popular in [[Essos]] but little-known in Westeros, although gaining in popularity. The followers of R'hllor claim their deity is the Lord of Light and will stand against the [[Great Other]], the god of darkness and cold, in a war that is to come.{{ref|ASOS|25}}

==Law and Justice==
:{{Main|Law and justice}}
Feudal society is based on the model of the old kingdoms on which the Targaryen dynasty was built with each region retaining some sovereign rights and ruled by [[Great Houses]] whose high lords answer only to the king. Many traditional customs have endured in the regions,{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} although some kings, such as [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]{{ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} and [[Aegon V Targaryen]],{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}} have attempted to reform the realm's laws.

==Commerce and Currency==
[[File:Jaehaerys-golden-dragon-SPM.jpg|thumb|300px|Depiction of a gold dragon of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], by Tom Maringer © Shire Post Mint]]
:{{See also|Currency}}
Most transactions in the Seven Kingdoms involve [[currency]]. The coinage is minted by the [[master of coin]] appointed by the king on the [[Iron Throne]]. There are [[gold]]en dragons, [[silver]] stags, and [[copper]] stars. Golden dragons are worth the most and have a [[dragon]] stamped on one side and a king's face on the other.{{ref|ADWD|45}} Most [[smallfolk]] would never own a gold dragon, using mostly copper stars for their needs.{{fact}}

The kingdom chiefly trades with the [[Free Cities]] across the [[narrow sea]],{{ref|TWOIAF|The Free Cities}} and ships from the [[Summer Isles]]{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Summer Isles}} and [[Ibben]]{{ref|AGOT|18}} also visit Westerosi ports.

==History==
===Wars of Conquest===
[[File:Aegon And His Sisters by Amok..png|thumb|right|350px|[[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon I]] with his sister-queens [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] (left) and [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]] (right), by Amok ©]]
The continent of [[Westeros]] was once divided among a multitude of monarchs in the [[Age of the Hundred Kingdoms]], but over time the land was consolidated into seven major realms.{{ref|TWOIAF|The North}} [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], [[Lord of Dragonstone]], and his sisters, [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] and [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]], invaded the continent, with Aegon demanding the submission of the mainland's monarchs.{{Ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}

[[Aegon's Conquest]] began with [[House Targaryen]] landing at the mouth of the [[Blackwater Rush]], and Aegon was crowned [[King of All Westeros]] at the [[Aegonfort]]. Aegon then extinguished [[Harren Hoare|Harren the Black]] and [[House Hoare]] with the [[burning of Harrenhal]], ending the [[Kings of the Isles and the Rivers]]. Aegon granted the [[riverlands]] to [[House Tully]]. Meanwhile, [[Argilac Durrandon]], the [[Storm King]], was killed in the [[Last Storm]] by [[Orys Baratheon]] in the [[stormlands]], with [[House Baratheon]] replacing [[House Durrandon]].{{ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}

At the [[Field of Fire]], the Targaryen siblings used their [[dragon]]s—[[Balerion]], [[Vhagar]], and [[Meraxes]]—to defeat the armies of the [[Two Kings]]. [[Mern IX Gardener|Mern IX]], [[King of the Reach]], and his family from [[House Gardener]] were extinguished in the [[dragonflame]], while [[Loren I Lannister|Loren I]], [[King of the Rock]], surrendered the next day. Aegon granted [[Highgarden]] and the [[Reach]] to [[House Tyrell]], and he allowed the defeated [[House Lannister]] to retain their rule in the [[westerlands]]. Aegon then met the host of [[Torrhen Stark]], [[King in the North]], at the [[Trident]]. Aware of Harrenhal's fate, Torrhen knelt to Aegon instead of engaging in a pitched battle.{{ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}

Visenya flew to the [[Eyrie]] in the [[Vale of Arryn]], where she achieved the submission of [[Ronnel Arryn (king)|Ronnel]], the last [[King of Mountain and Vale]] from [[House Arryn]]. Rhaenys was sent south to [[Dorne]], but [[Meria Martell]], [[Princess of Dorne]], refused to join Aegon's realm.{{ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}

The [[High Septon (Aegon's Conquest)|High Septon]] advised Lord [[Manfred Hightower]] to welcome Aegon to [[Oldtown]], and the new king's reign is regarded by [[maesters]] as having begun with his coronation in that city as [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]], [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], and [[Protector of the Realm]].{{ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}

The [[Sistermen's Rebellion]] in the [[Three Sisters]] was quickly defeated by Visenya and Ser [[Warrick Manderly]], and Aegon led an [[invasion of the Iron Islands]] to put an end to the civil war among the [[ironborn]]. In {{date|2}}, Aegon allowed [[House Greyjoy]] to rule the [[Iron Islands]].{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}

Since Dorne had refused to submit during Aegon's Conquest, the Targaryens began the [[First Dornish War]] in {{Date|4}}. Queen Rhaenys and Meraxes were killed at the [[Hellholt]] in the bloody war, and Orys was mutilated by [[House Wyl]]. Despite the burning of the Dornish castles with dragonflame, the Dornish refused to surrender. After the passing of Meria in {{date|13}}, Aegon finally agreed to a peace with Prince [[Nymor Martell]], with Dorne remaining independent.{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}

===Iron Throne===
[[File:The iron throne.jpg|thumb|The [[Iron Throne]] by Marc Simonetti ©]]
Instead of [[Oldtown]] or [[Dragonstone]], King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] made the new city of [[King's Landing]] the capital of his kingdom, with the swords of his defeated foes made into the [[Iron Throne]].{{ref|FAB|Three Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I}} The [[crownlands]] were created out of territory near the mouth of the [[Blackwater Rush]] and along [[Blackwater Bay]].

Aegon encouraged included nobles and their children from throughout the land to serve at court, and the Targaryens encouraged marriages between disparate families in an effort to unite the formerly-independent realms. Aegon the Conqueror spent much of his reign learning about the peculiarities of each province during his many royal progresses, and he often left alone the laws and customs already in place.{{ref|FAB|Three Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I}}

===Aenys and Maegor===
Soon after ascending the throne, King [[Aenys I Targaryen]] was faced with the rebellions of [[Jonos Arryn]] in the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]], [[Harren the Red]] in the [[riverlands]], [[Lodos the Twice-Drowned]] in the [[Iron Islands]]. Lord [[Orys Baratheon]] helped suppress the [[Vulture King (Aenys I)|Vulture King]] in the [[Second Dornish War]].{{ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

The [[Faith Militant uprising]] began during the reign of Aenys I and continued through the reign of his brother, [[Maegor I Targaryen]]. Aenys's heir, [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon the Uncrowned]], was defeated by Maegor in the [[Battle Beneath the Gods Eye]]. Most of the realm eventually turned against Maegor the Cruel, however, and the king was found dead on the Iron Throne.{{ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

===Jaehaerys the Conciliator===
The uprising of the [[Faith Militant]] finally ended after the ascension of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{ref|FAB|Prince into King - The Ascension of Jaehaerys I}}
In {{date|55}}, Jaehaerys and his advisers began work on the first unified code of law for the realm; Septon [[Barth]] contributed greatly to the [[Great Code]].{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} A terrible case of the [[Shivers]] spread through the realm in {{date|59|60}}.{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} Construction of the [[kingsroad]] began in {{Date|62}} during Jaehaerys's reign.{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} The Old King dealt with another [[Vulture King (Jaehaerys I)|Vulture King]] in the [[Third Dornish War]] in {{date|61}},{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} and then defeated the [[Fourth Dornish War]] in {{date|83}}.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

More than a thousand lords traveled to [[Harrenhal]] for the [[Great Council of 101 AC]], during which Prince [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]] was chosen to be Jaehaerys's heir.{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragons - A Question of Succession}}

===The Dance of the Dragons===
[[File:Season5Dance of Dragons16.png|thumb|400px|The [[Battle Above the Gods Eye]], from ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' Blu-ray]]
Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], the younger brother of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], began his [[war for the Stepstones]] in {{date|106}}.{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragons - A Question of Succession}}

The death of Viserys in {{date|129}} began the civil war known as the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. Throughout the realm, the [[blacks]] of [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] battled the [[greens]] of [[Aegon II Targaryen]]. Both claimants died during the war, which ended with [[Aegon III Targaryen]], Rhaenyra's son, sitting the [[Iron Throne]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} [[Dalton Greyjoy]], [[Lord of the Iron Islands]], continued to occupy parts of the [[westerlands]] after the war ended, and a [[Iron Islands succession struggle|succession struggle]] broke out in the [[Iron Islands]] after his death.{{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}}

The [[Winter Fever]] struck the realm in {{date|132|133}} during the [[regency of Aegon III]].{{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} The last [[dragon]] of [[House Targaryen]] died in {{date|153}} during Aegon's reign, so he became known as the Dragonbane.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}

===The Young Dragon and Baelor the Blessed===
King [[Daeron I Targaryen]] began his [[conquest of Dorne]] in {{date|157}}, and he achieved the [[Submission of Sunspear]] the following year. The [[Dornishmen]] rose in rebellion, however, and the Young Dragon was killed while meeting under a peace banner.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}}

King [[Baelor I Targaryen]] traveled to [[Dorne ]]to make peace and secure the release of Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon the Dragonknight]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}} Baelor the Blessed began construction of the [[Great Sept of Baelor|Great Sept]] in King's Landing, which would became the new seat for the [[Faith of the Seven]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}

===Aegon the Unworthy and Daeron II===
King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]] is often regarded as one of the worst rulers of the Seven Kingdoms. The king granted [[Blackfyre]], one of the [[Valyrian steel]] swords of House Targaryen to Ser [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Waters]], one of his [[bastards]], instead of awarding it to his heir. On his deathbed, Aegon the Unworthy legitimized all of his bastards, including the Great Bastards, those born to noble women.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}

In {{date|187}}, [[Dorne]] peacefully joined the Seven Kingdoms through the marriage of Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Aegon IV)|Daenerys Targaryen]], sister of King [[Daeron II Targaryen]], to [[Maron Martell]], [[Prince of Dorne]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

[[Barthogan Stark]], [[Lord of Winterfell]], was killed while suppressing a rebellion of the [[Skagos]]i.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Stoneborn of Skagos}}

===Blackfyre Rebellions===
[[File:Daemon I Blackfyre The Black Dragon by Mike Hallstein.jpg|thumb|[[Daemon I Blackfyre]], by Mike Hallstein ©]]
Some lords hated the inclusion of Dornishmen at court, and they preferred the legitimized [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]] over the peaceable King [[Daeron II Targaryen]]. Supported by Ser [[Aegor Rivers]], another of the Great Bastards, Daemon led the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]] in {{Date|196}}. The civil war ended with Daemon being struck down by [[Brynden Rivers]], a Great Bastard called Bloodraven, in the [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}{{ref|TSS}} Aegor, called Bittersteel, survived the battle and went into exile in the [[Free Cities]].{{ref|TSS}}

The [[Great Spring Sickness]] killed tens of thousands in the realm in {{date|209|210}}.{{ref|TSS}}

Bittersteel did not participate in the ill-fated [[Second Blackfyre Rebellion]], which occurred at the [[wedding tourney at Whitewalls]],{{ref|TMK}} but he did lead the [[Third Blackfyre Rebellion]] in support of [[Haegon I Blackfyre]]. The Targaryens triumphed over [[House Blackfyre]] again, however. After being freed while en route to the [[Wall]], Aegor returned to [[Essos]] and founded the [[Golden Company]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}

[[Raymun Redbeard]] led a host of [[wildlings]] past the [[Wall]] in {{date|226}}, but they were eventually defeated in a [[battle at Long Lake]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Wall and Beyond: The Wildlings}}

===Aegon the Unlikely===
After the death of King [[Maekar I Targaryen]] in the [[Peake Uprising]], a Great Council was called in {{date|233}} to choose his successor. [[Aenys Blackfyre]] arrived in [[King's Landing]] to peacefully put forward his claim, but Bloodraven had him seized and executed. Maekar's fourth son was chosen, becoming King [[Aegon V Targaryen]], and the new king sent Bloodraven to join the [[Night's Watch]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}

The [[Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion]] was one of several rebellions which Aegon the Unlikely was forced to confront. His efforts to help [[smallfolk]] through reform and rights made him popular with commoners, but his plans often provoked resistance from the realm's [[lord]]s.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}

Aegon and many of those closest to him were killed in the [[tragedy at Summerhall]] in {{date|259}}.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}

===War of the Ninepenny Kings===
After conquering [[Tyrosh]] and the [[Stepstones]], the [[Band of Nine]] set the Seven Kingdoms as their next target. Lord [[Ormund Baratheon]] led the defense of the realm on behalf of King [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]] in the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]]. Ormund was killed by [[Maelys I Blackfyre]] in the conflict, but Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] avenged him by slaying Maelys on the Stepstones.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}}

===Aerys and Tywin===
[[File:Aerys twoiaf.png||thumb|400px||[[Aerys II Targaryen]], by Jennifer Drummond ©]]

King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] named his friend Ser [[Tywin Lannister]], who had swiftly crushed the [[Reyne-Tarbeck revolt]], to be his [[Hand of the King]]. The realm prospered from their partnership, with Tywin building new roads, holding [[tourney]]s, winning the support of merchants, and cultivating trade with the [[Free Cities]]. Tywin also rescinded many of Aegon V's efforts to help the smallfolk. Some came to say that it was Tywin who actually ruled the Seven Kingdoms.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}{{ref|ASOS|11}}

Aerys's mental health declined greatly after the [[Defiance of Duskendale]] in {{date|277}},{{ref|AFFC|9}} and he eventually had a falling out with Tywin, [[Lord of Casterly Rock]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}

Ser [[Arthur Dayne]], the [[Sword of the Morning]] and a knight of the [[Kingsguard]], helped to defeat the [[Kingswood Brotherhood]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} The [[tourney at Harrenhal]] in {{date|281}}, the year of the false spring, was a splendid gathering of the realm's nobility, which included even the reclusive Aerys.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}}

===Robert's Rebellion===
The abduction of [[Lyanna Stark]] by [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], [[Prince of Dragonstone]], led to King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] executing Lyanna's father [[Rickard Stark]], [[Lord of Winterfell]], and [[Brandon Stark]]. Aerys then ordered [[Jon Arryn]], [[Lord of the Eyrie]], to kill his wards, [[Eddard Stark]] and [[Robert Baratheon|Robert I Baratheon]], [[Lord of Storm's End]]. Lord Arryn refused, however, beginning [[Robert's Rebellion]], also known as the War of the Usurper. [[Hoster Tully]], [[Lord of Riverrun]], arranged for his daughters, [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] and [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]], to wed Eddard and Jon. [[Stannis Baratheon]] defended against the [[siege of Storm's End]] by [[Mace Tyrell]], [[Lord of Highgarden]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}}
[[File:SmirtouilleA Clash of Kings.png|thumb|400px|[[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] and [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], by Smirtouille © Fantasy Flight Games]]

The slaying of Rhaegar by Robert in the [[Battle of the Trident]] led [[Tywin Lannister]], [[Lord of Casterly Rock]], to march to [[King's Landing]]. Aerys opened the gates of the capital to his former [[Hand of the King]], but Tywin's soldiers instead began the [[Sack of King's Landing]]. Tywin's son, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] of the [[Kingsguard]], killed his charge, King Aerys, in the throne room. Robert succeeded Aerys on the [[Iron Throne]] and wed Tywin's daughter, [[Cersei Lannister]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}}

===House Baratheon===
King [[Robert I Baratheon]] sent his [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Jon Arryn]], to secure peace with [[Doran Martell]], [[Prince of Dorne]].{{ref|ASOS|38}} Robert's brother, [[Stannis Baratheon]], led the [[assault on Dragonstone]], the last redoubt of [[House Targaryen]]. Prince [[Viserys Targaryen]] and his infant sister, Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]], fled into exile in the [[Free Cities]] with the aid of Ser [[Willem Darry]].{{ref|AGOT|3}}

In {{date|289}}, Robert and his [[Warden]]s suppressed [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]], an attempt at independence by the [[Iron Islands]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Old way and the New}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Jedruszek leaving Winterfell.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Robert I Baratheon]] and [[Eddard Stark]] departing [[Winterfell]] by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
When [[Jon Arryn]], [[Lord of the Eyrie]], dies suddenly, King [[Robert I Baratheon]] rides to [[Winterfell]] to offer the position of [[Hand of the King]] to his childhood friend, [[Eddard Stark]], [[Lord of Winterfell]].{{ref|AGOT|4}}

Robert hosts the [[Hand's tourney]] in [[King's Landing]],{{ref|AGOT|29}}{{ref|AGOT|30}} and Eddard investigates the manner of Jon's passing.{{ref|AGOT|27}} After his son [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] is abducted by [[Catelyn Stark]]{{ref|AGOT|28}} and put on trial by [[Lysa Arryn]],{{ref|AGOT|40}} [[Tywin Lannister]], [[Lord of Casterly Rock]], sends Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] to raid the [[riverlands]] in retaliation.{{ref|AGOT|43}}

Eddard uncovers that the children of Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] were fathered not by King Robert, but by her twin brother, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]].{{ref|AGOT|45}} Robert is mortally wounded by a [[boar]] in the [[kingswood]], and he is succeeded by his supposed eldest son and heir, King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]].{{ref|AGOT|49}} Cersei becomes the [[regent]] for the young Joffrey, with Tywin as the new Hand.{{ref|ACOK|57}}

Open war breaks out in the Seven Kingdoms as [[Robb Stark]] marches south to rescue his father from captivity, while [[House Lannister]] invades the riverlands. Tywin is victorious over [[Roose Bolton]], [[Lord of the Dreadfort]], in the [[battle on the Green Fork]],{{ref|AGOT|62}} but his son Jaime is captured by Robb in the [[battle in the Whispering Wood]].{{ref|AGOT|63}} Against the wishes of Queen Regent Cersei, Joffrey orders the execution of Lord Stark at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]].{{ref|AGOT|65}} [[Renly Baratheon]], [[Lord of Storm's End]], and Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] flee to [[Highgarden]]. With the support of [[Mace Tyrell]], [[Lord of Highgarden]] and Loras's father, Renly is crowned king in opposition to Joffrey.{{ref|AGOT|69}} Following the [[Battle of the Camps]], the [[northmen]] and [[rivermen]] gathered in [[Riverrun]] reject the authority of the [[Iron Throne]] and proclaim Robb to be [[King in the North]].{{ref|AGOT|71}}

Outside [[Pentos]], the exiled [[Daenerys Targaryen]] weds [[Drogo]], a ''[[khal]]'' of the [[Dothraki]].{{ref|AGOT|11}} Her elder brother, [[Viserys Targaryen]], plans to invade the Seven Kingdoms with Drogo's ''[[khalasar]]'', but the would-be king is killed by Drogo in [[Vaes Dothrak]].{{ref|AGOT|46}} When Drogo becomes catatonic after being wounded in battle, Daenerys ends her husband's life and and then enters Drogo's funeral pyre herself. To the astonishment of her few supporters, Daenerys survives the fire and hatches her three [[dragon egg]]s.{{ref|AGOT|72}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
At [[Dragonstone]], [[Stannis Baratheon]] declares himself [[King of Westeros]] with the support of [[Melisandre]], a [[red priest]]ess.{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}{{ref|ACOK|10}} [[Catelyn Stark]] is unable to convince the Baratheon brothers to join forces, and [[Renly Baratheon]] is assassinated by [[shadow assassin|a shadow]] at [[siege of Storm's End (299)|Storm's End]].{{ref|ACOK|33}}

Having declared independence from the [[Iron Throne]], [[Robb Stark]] sends Ser [[Cleos Frey]] to [[King's Landing]] with his territorial demands, claiming all of the [[north]] and the lands of the [[Trident]] between the [[Golden Tooth]] and the [[Mountains of the Moon]].{{ref|ACOK|7}} [[Tyrion Lannister]], the acting [[Hand of the King]], rejects Robb's peace offer, however.{{ref|ACOK|20}}

[[File:Zippo514 Giant of Lannister.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Tyrion Lannister]] in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], by zippo514 ©]]

Robb sends [[Theon Greyjoy]] back to the [[Iron Islands]] to negotiate an alliance with [[Balon Greyjoy]], [[Lord of the Iron Islands]], suggesting he could support Balon as [[King of the Iron Islands]] if he fights Robb's enemies.{{ref|ACOK|10}} Balon rejects Robb's offer, however, and instead attacks the [[north]] while declaring himself [[King of the Isles and the North]];{{ref|ACOK|49}} Theon leads the [[capture of Winterfell]].{{ref|ACOK|46}}

Robb defeats the host of Ser [[Stafford Lannister]] in the [[Battle of Oxcross]] and has his soldiers raid the [[westerlands]].{{ref|ACOK|39}} Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] marches from [[Harrenhal]] to confront Robb, but the Lannister army is turned back by Ser [[Edmure Tully]] and the [[rivermen]] in the [[Battle of the Fords]].{{ref|ACOK|45}}

The [[High Septon (fat one)|High Septon]] is killed in the [[riots in King's Landing]].{{ref|ACOK|41}} Tyrion sends Lord [[Petyr Baelish]] to negotiate an alliance between [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]], which is supported by House Lannister, and [[House Tyrell]].{{ref|ACOK|36}}

Stannis attacks King's Landing in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]. Tywin and Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] arrive amid the battle and force Stannis to retreat.{{ref|ACOK|62}} Following the battle, King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] breaks his betrothal with [[Sansa Stark]] and agrees to marry Mace's daughter, [[Margaery Tyrell]]. Petyr is named [[Lord Paramount of the Trident]] as a reward for brokering the royal alliance.{{ref|ACOK|65}}

[[Ramsay Snow]]'s host from the [[Dreadfort]] defeats the northern host of Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] in a [[battle at Winterfell]]. Ramsay's men then kill Theon's ironborn and [[sack of Winterfell|burn the castle]].{{ref|ACOK|66}}

[[Daenerys Targaryen]] guides her small ''[[khalasar]]'' through the [[red waste]] to [[Qarth]],{{ref|ACOK|27}} where she survives the [[House of the Undying]].{{ref|ACOK|48}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
As the [[War of the Five Kings]] continues, the [[brotherhood without banners]] protect [[smallfolk]] in the [[riverlands]] in the name of the late King [[Robert I Baratheon]].{{ref|ASOS|13}}{{ref|ASOS|34}}

[[File:Magali-VilleneuvePurple Wedding.jpg|thumb|The death of [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]], by Magali Villeneuve ©]]

[[Robb Stark]], [[King in the North]], and [[King of the Trident]], breaks his alliance with [[House Frey]] by marrying [[Jeyne Westerling]] instead of a daughter of [[Walder Frey]], [[Lord of the Crossing]].{{ref|ASOS|14}} [[Hoster Tully]], [[Lord of Riverrun]], passes away, and his heir, Ser [[Edmure Tully]], agrees to wed [[Roslin Frey]] to restore Robb's alliance with Walder.{{ref|ASOS|35}} [[House Stark]] is betrayed by Houses Frey and [[House Bolton|Bolton]] in the [[Red Wedding]], however, with Robb killed by Roose and Edmure taken captive at the [[Twins]].{{ref|ASOS|51}}{{ref|ASOS|53}} Roose is named [[Warden of the North]].{{ref|ASOS|53}}{{ref|ASOS|72}}

[[Balon Greyjoy]], [[King of the Isles and the North]], falls to his death at [[Pyke]].{{ref|ASOS|45}}

At [[Dragonstone]], [[Stannis Baratheon]] considers sacrificing [[Edric Storm]] to save the realm, as [[Melisandre]] claims the boy's death would awaken a stone dragon for the king and allow Stannis to stand against the [[Great Other]].{{ref|ASOS|25}} Lord [[Davos Seaworth]] has Edric smuggled away, however.{{ref|ASOS|63}}

[[House Lannister]] appears triumphant, but King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] chokes to death at his [[Purple Wedding|wedding feast]] after marrying [[Margaery Tyrell]].{{ref|ASOS|60}} [[Tyrion Lannister]] is put on trial for the king's death,{{ref|ASOS|66}} and his champion, Prince [[Oberyn Martell]], is slain by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] in [[trial by combat]].{{ref|ASOS|70}} Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] and Lord [[Varys]] help Tyrion escape the [[black cells]], and Tyrion murders his father, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], before disappearing from the capital.{{ref|ASOS|77}}

[[Lysa Arryn]] is thrown to her death from the [[Eyrie]] by her new husband, Lord [[Petyr Baelish]].{{ref|ASOS|80}}

[[Jeor Mormont]] leads the [[Night's Watch]] in a [[great ranging]] to investigate the [[conflict beyond the Wall]], but they are attacked by [[wights]] in the [[fight at the Fist]].{{ref|ASOS|Prologue}}{{ref|ASOS|18}} Jeor is killed in the [[mutiny at Craster's Keep]].{{ref|ASOS|33}} [[Mance Rayder]], the [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]], commands a host of wildlings marching south to the [[Wall]],{{ref|ASOS|7}} but [[Jon Snow]] and [[Donal Noye]] help defend against the wildlings' [[attack on Castle Black]].{{ref|ASOS|55}} Although the wildlings' superiority in numbers makes their victory at Castle Black appear to be a matter of time, Stannis's army sails from Dragonstone to [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]] and then defeats Mance's wildlings in the [[battle beneath the Wall]].{{ref|ASOS|73}} Stannis offers to name Jon as [[Lord of Winterfell]], but Jon declines and is instead elected the new [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]] to replace Jeor.{{ref|ASOS|79}}

During the [[Targaryen campaign in Slaver's Bay]], [[Daenerys Targaryen]] conquers [[Fall of Astapor|Astapor]],{{ref|ASOS|27}} forces [[battle near Yunkai|Yunkai]] to free its [[slaves]],{{ref|ASOS|42}} and conquers [[siege of Meereen|Meereen]].{{ref|ASOS|71}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[File:Kingsmoot-by-Arkoniel.jpg|thumb|The [[kingsmoot on Old Wyk]], by Mathia Arkoniel ©]]

[[Cersei Lannister]] rules as [[Queen Regent]] for King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]],{{ref|AFFC|3}} who weds the widowed [[Margaery Tyrell]].{{ref|AFFC|12}} [[Paxter Redwyne]], [[Lord of the Arbor]], leads the [[siege of Dragonstone]],{{ref|AFFC|32}} as the castle is held by Ser [[Rolland Storm]] for [[Stannis Baratheon]].{{ref|AFFC|Appendix}} Margaery's father, Lord [[Mace Tyrell]], commands the [[siege of Storm's End (300)|siege of Storm's End]], which is held by Ser [[Gilbert Farring]] for Stannis.{{ref|AFFC|Appendix}} Cersei defers payments of the Iron Throne's loans to the [[Iron Bank of Braavos]].{{ref|AFFC|17}}

The Crown hunts down outlaws and [[broken men]] in the [[riverlands]], with Lord [[Randyll Tarly]] and Ser [[Harwyn Plumm]] leading the efforts at [[Maidenpool]] and [[Darry]].{{ref|AFFC|9}}{{ref|AFFC|12}} Cersei sends her brother [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] to set [[Harrenhal]] to rights{{ref|AFFC|27}} and help their cousin, Ser [[Daven Lannister]], in resolving the [[siege of Riverrun]].{{ref|AFFC|33}} Jaime convinces Lord [[Edmure Tully]] to have the castle yield, but [[Riverrun]]'s castellan, Ser [[Brynden Tully]], is able to escape.{{ref|AFFC|44}} The [[brotherhood without banners]] hang [[House Frey|Freys]] and loyalists in retaliation for the [[Red Wedding]].{{ref|AFFC|42}}{{ref|AFFC|44}}

The [[Lords Declarant]] attempt to depose Lord [[Petyr Baelish]] as [[Lord Protector of the Vale]] and the guardian of Lord [[Robert Arryn]], but Littlefinger manipulates them into granting him a year of rule.{{ref|AFFC|23}}

[[File:Marc Simonetti high sparrow.jpg|thumb|300px|The [[High Sparrow]] by Marc Simonetti ©]]

Princess [[Arianne Martell]] plots to crown Tommen's older sister, Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]], in [[Dorne]], but her plot is interrupted by her father, [[Doran Martell]], [[Prince of Dorne]].{{ref|AFFC|21}}{{ref|AFFC|40}}

To prevent [[Euron Greyjoy]] from claiming the [[Seastone Chair]], [[Aeron Greyjoy]] calls for a [[kingsmoot]] to choose the successor of their late brother, [[Balon Greyjoy|Balon]].{{ref|AFFC|1}} When Euron promises to conquer all of [[Westeros]] with [[dragon]]s, however, the [[ironborn]] elect the Crow's Eye in the [[kingsmoot on Old Wyk]].{{ref|AFFC|19}}

After the [[High Septon (Tyrion's)|High Septon]] dies, [[sparrows]] orchestrate the selection of his replacement, a pious man called the [[High Sparrow]].{{ref|AFFC|28}} Queen Regent Cersei allows the [[Faith of the Seven]] to reconstitute the [[Faith Militant]].{{ref|AFFC|28}} [[Lancel Lannister]], [[Lord of Darry]], relinquishes his title and joins the [[Warrior's Sons]].{{ref|AFFC|30}}

The [[taking of the Shields]] begins the ironborn's attack on the [[Reach]].{{ref|AFFC|29}} In order to free the [[Redwyne fleet]] to respond to the [[Iron Fleet]], Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] volunteers to take command of the siege of Dragonstone.{{ref|AFFC|32}} Loras is able to take the castle, but he is grievously wounded in the assault.{{ref|AFFC|36}}

Cersei arranges for Queen Margaery to be arrested by the Faith for alleged adultery and high treason.{{ref|AFFC|43}} Much to the queen regent's surprise, however, Cersei herself is arrested as well, being accused of murder, treason, and fornication. Lord [[Aurane Waters]] absconds from the capital with the [[Cersei's dromonds|new dromonds]] of the [[royal fleet]].{{ref|AFFC|43}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[Davos Seaworth]], [[Lord of the Rainwood]], is tasked by [[Wyman Manderly]], [[Lord of White Harbor]], with recovering the missing [[Rickon Stark]] from [[Skagos]].{{ref|ADWD|29}}

[[Stannis Baratheon]] allows [[free folk|wildlings]] who have surrendered to pass through the [[Wall]]; he and [[Jon Snow]] want them to settle the [[Gift]] and become part of the realm{{ref|ADWD|10}} as long as they keep the [[king's peace]].{{ref|ADWD|53}} [[Melisandre]] publicly burns "[[Mance Rayder]]" (actually the [[Lord of Bones]]).{{ref|ADWD|10}} Stannis allies with the [[northern mountain clans]] and frees [[fight by Deepwood Motte|Deepwood Motte]] from the [[ironborn]] of [[Asha Greyjoy]].{{ref|ADWD|26}}{{ref|ADWD|42}}

Lord [[Roose Bolton]], the new [[Warden of the North]], returns to the [[north]] after his son, [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]], [[Lord of the Hornwood]], ends the [[siege of Moat Cailin]] with the aid of [[Theon Greyjoy]].{{ref|ADWD|20}}{{ref|ADWD|32}} Ramsay weds "[[Arya Stark]]" (actually [[Jeyne Poole]]) at [[Winterfell]],{{ref|ADWD|37}} and [[House Bolton]] prepares for Stannis's [[march on Winterfell]].{{ref|ADWD|51}}

[[File:Aegon Targaryen Diego Gisbert LlorensII.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]], flanked by the men of the [[Golden Company]], by Diego Gisbert Llorens © Fantasy Flight Games]]

Ser [[Balon Swann]] brings the [[Mountain's skull]] to [[Sunspear]] to appease [[House Martell]]. [[Doran Martell]] sends [[Obara Sand]] to search for Ser [[Gerold Dayne]], who is accused of having attempted to kill Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]].{{ref|ADWD|38}}

Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] resolves the [[siege of Raventree]],{{ref|ADWD|48}} but he then disappears in the [[riverlands]].{{ref|ADWD|54}}

Instead of sailing for Westeros, [[Daenerys Targaryen]] has remained in [[Slaver's Bay]] to rule as [[Queen of Meereen]].{{ref|ADWD|2}} [[Euron Greyjoy]] sends his brother [[Victarion Greyjoy|Victarion]] with the [[Iron Fleet]] to retrieve Daenerys and her [[dragon]]s.{{ref|ADWD|56}} Doran sends his heir, Prince [[Quentyn Martell]], to [[Meereen]] to inform Daenerys of the [[secret marriage pact]], but she rejects Quentyn as a suitor.{{ref|ADWD|43}} Quentyn dies{{ref|ADWD|68}} after trying to claim one of Daenerys's dragons.{{ref|ADWD|70}}

Instead of waiting for Daenerys, [[Tyrion Lannister]] advises [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]] to invade Westeros while the kingdom is in disarray.{{ref|ADWD|22}} [[Jon Connington]] and [[Harry Strickland]] lead the [[landing of the Golden Company]] in the [[stormlands]] in support of Aegon.{{ref|ADWD|61}}

After Theon helps Jeyne escape Winterfell,{{ref|ADWD|51}} Ramsay sends a [[Bastard Letter|challenging letter]] to Jon Snow at [[Castle Black]], claiming he has killed Stannis in battle and has captured Mance. Jon plans to march south to confront Ramsay, but the [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]] is attacked before he can do so in the [[mutiny at Castle Black]].{{ref|ADWD|69}}

[[Cersei Lannister]] conducts a [[walk of atonement]] in preparation for her trial.{{ref|ADWD|65}} To aid Aegon's campaign, [[Varys]] and his [[little birds]] assassinate Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] and the Lord Regent, Ser [[Kevan Lannister]].{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|The Seven Kingdoms have a very long history, and I haven't mentioned all of it... nor will I.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Social_Structure_Moat_Cailin_and_More Social Structure, Moat Cailin, and More], June 10, 2002</ref>|[[George R. R. Martin]]}}

{{Quote|We will have it all back someday, sweet sister. The jewels and the silks, [[Dragonstone]] and [[King's Landing]], the [[Iron Throne]] and the Seven Kingdoms, all they have taken from us, we will have it back.{{ref|AGOT|3}}|[[Viserys Targaryen]] to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|His own remote ancestor, King [[Loren I Lannister|Loren of the Rock]], had tried to stand against the fire when he joined with King [[Mern IX Gardener|Mern of the Reach]] to oppose the [[Aegon's Conquest|Targaryen conquest]]. That was close on three hundred years ago, when the Seven Kingdoms were kingdoms, and not mere provinces of a greater realm.{{ref|AGOT|13}}|thoughts of [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Eddard''': Tell me, Lord Varys, who do you truly serve? 
'''Varys''': Why, the realm, my good lord, how ever could you doubt that? I swear it by my lost manhood. I serve the realm, and the realm needs peace.{{ref|AGOT|58}}|[[Eddard Stark]] and [[Varys]]}}

{{Quote|[[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] always said the Seven Kingdoms were more beautiful than any other place in [[known world|the world]].{{ref|ACOK|27}}|thoughts of [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|Why else do we don these [[Night's Watch|black cloaks]], but to die in defense of the realm?{{ref|ACOK|43}}|[[Qhorin Halfhand]] to [[Jeor Mormont]]}}

{{Quote|'''Stannis''': The [[Iron Throne]] is mine by rights. All those who deny that are my foes. 
'''Renly''': The whole of the realm denies it, brother. Old men deny it with their death rattle, and unborn children deny it in their mothers' wombs. They deny it in [[Dorne]] and they deny it on the [[Wall]]. No one wants you for their king. Sorry.{{ref|ACOK|31}}|[[Stannis Baratheon]] and [[Renly Baratheon]]}}

{{Quote|[[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]] is slain, but his realm remains. And [[brotherhood without banners|we]] defend her.{{ref|ASOS|34}}|[[Beric Dondarrion]] to [[Sandor Clegane]]}}

{{Quote|This talk of Seven Kingdoms is a folly. [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon]] saw that three hundred years ago when he stood where we are standing. They painted [[Painted Table|this table]] at his command. Rivers and bays they painted, hills and mountains, castles and cities and market towns, lakes and swamps and forests ... but no borders. It is all one. One realm, for one king to rule alone.{{ref|ASOS|36}}|[[Stannis Baratheon]] to [[Davos Seaworth]]}}

{{Quote|I had the cart before the horse, [[Davos Seaworth|Davos]] said. I was trying to win [[Iron Throne|the throne]] to save the kingdom, when I should have been trying to save the kingdom to win the throne.{{ref|ASOS|76}}|[[Stannis Baratheon]] to [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|It was hard work to rule a kingdom, much less seven of them.{{ref|AFFC|24}}|thoughts of [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|The [[Faith Militant]] reborn ... that would be the answer to three hundred years of prayer, Your Grace. [[Warrior (the Seven)|The Warrior]] would lift his shining sword again and cleanse this sinful realm of all its evil. If [[Tommen Baratheon|His Grace]] were to allow me to restore the ancient blessed orders of the [[Warrior's Sons|Sword]] and [[Poor Fellows|Star]], every godly man in the Seven Kingdoms would know him to be our true and rightful lord.{{ref|AFFC|28}}|[[High Sparrow]] to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|One realm, [[R'hllor|one god]], [[Stannis Baratheon|one king]]!{{ref|ADWD|10}}|[[Melisandre]] to the [[queen's men]]}}

==Notes==
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Seven Kingdoms

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Vaith: Updated in light of Rise of the Dragon information

{{Infobox Realm
| name = Seven Kingdoms
| image = Seven Kingdoms.svg
| image_caption = The provinces of the Seven Kingdoms after [[Aegon's Conquest]], from top-left to bottom-right: 
the [[north]], the [[Iron Islands]], the [[riverlands]], the [[Vale of Arryn]], the [[westerlands]], the [[crownlands]], the [[Reach]], the [[stormlands]], and [[Dorne]].
| location = [[Westeros]], south of the [[Wall]]
| capital = [[King's Landing]]
| government = Feudal monarchy
| ruler = [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]]
| religion = [[Faith of the Seven]] [[Old gods]] ([[North]]) [[Drowned God]] ([[Iron Islands]])
| population =
| founded = {{date|1}}
| preceded = [[Lord of Dragonstone|Lordship of Dragonstone]] [[King in the North|Kingdom of the North]] [[King of the Iron Islands|Kingdom of the Isles and the Rivers]] [[King of Mountain and Vale|Kingdom of Mountain and Vale]] [[King of the Rock|Kingdom of the Rock]] [[King of the Reach|Kingdom of the Reach]] [[Storm King|Kingdom of the Storm]] [[Prince of Dorne|Principality of Dorne]] ({{date|187}})
| destroyed =
| succeeded =
| restored =
| places = [[Red Keep]] [[Great Sept of Baelor]] [[Citadel]] [[Wall]] [[Oldtown]]
| organizations = [[Night's Watch]] [[Maesters]] [[Faith of the Seven]] [[Kingsguard]] [[Small council]]
}}

The '''Seven Kingdoms''' is a realm located on the continent of [[Westeros]], ruled by a monarch styled [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] and [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], the king who sits on the [[Iron Throne]] in the capital city, [[King's Landing]]. Its name derives from the situation three centuries ago when [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] set to [[Wars of Conquest|unite]] the lands of Westeros, which was ruled by seven independent realms, besides the lands [[beyond the Wall]]. The new kingdom created from [[Aegon's Conquest]] is divided in nine distinct regions or provinces.{{ref|AGOT|13}}

==Terminology==
Throughout thousands of years of history, the continent of [[Westeros]] was often divided amongst a multitude of monarchs and realms, including the so-called [[Age of the Hundred Kingdoms]]. The term "Seven Kingdoms" derives from the situation in Westeros just prior to [[Aegon's Conquest]] three centuries ago, when most of the continent had been consolidated under the rule of seven great monarchs:{{ref|TWOIAF|The North}}

[[File:House Stark.svg|30px]] [[Torrhen Stark]], [[King in the North]] 
[[File:House Arryn.svg|30px]] [[Ronnel Arryn (king)|Ronnel Arryn]], [[King of Mountain and Vale]] 
[[File:House Hoare.svg|30px]] [[Harren Hoare]], [[King of the Isles and the Rivers]] 
[[File:House Lannister.svg|30px]] [[Loren I Lannister]], [[King of the Rock]] 
[[File:House Gardener.svg|30px]] [[Mern IX Gardener]], [[King of the Reach]] 
[[File:House Durrandon.svg|30px]] [[Argilac Durrandon]], the [[Storm King]] 
[[File:House Martell.svg|30px]] [[Meria Martell]], [[Princess of Dorne]] 

Although the term refers to seven kingdoms, [[Dorne]] was ruled by by a princess instead of a king. Additionally, the term omitted the island "kingdom" of [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]], which was ruled by the sovereign [[Lords of Dragonstone]] from [[House Targaryen]],{{ref|TWOIAF|The North}} and the lands [[beyond the Wall]].

[[Aegon I Targaryen]] and his sisters, [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] and [[Rhaenys Targaryen]], conquered only six of the seven kingdoms, consolidating them under the rule of House Targaryen and the [[Iron Throne]]. Among the titles that Aegon received when crowned [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] in the [[Starry Sept]] in [[Oldtown]], however, was "[[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]]".

Aegon and his successors laid claim to Dorne, the seventh realm, though in truth the Iron Throne would not add Dorne to its domains for another two centuries, when the southernmost land joined peacefully through marriage.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} However, a shrewd bit of political maneuvering served a dual purpose for the Targaryens before Dorne joined the realm. By granting the riverlands to [[Edmyn Tully]] and splitting it apart from the Iron Islands, Aegon not only gained a valuable ally, but created what could be termed a seventh kingdom, even as Dorne resisted integration into Aegon's new realm. While this was but a technicality, it was an important one for a realm that made much of the number seven.{{ref|trotd|3}}

==Great Houses==
Due to the vast size of the new kingdom, in each region [[Aegon I Targaryen]] raised [[Great Houses]] who swore fealty to him, mostly the former ruling dynasties. The lords were granted a degree of autonomy and granted authority over their [[bannermen]] and [[smallfolk]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} [[Warden]]s are generals who defend their regions.<ref name>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Social_Structure_Moat_Cailin_and_More Social Structure, Moat Cailin, and More], June 10, 2002</ref>

Aegon established his new realm's capital on the spot of [[Aegon's Landing|his landing]] at the mouth of the [[Blackwater Rush]], for which it was known as [[King's Landing]]. The area around King's Landing, which had also been a battleground between several kingdoms, constituted the royal demesne and became known as the [[crownlands]]. Within the crownlands, Dragonstone was successively granted to the heir apparent to the throne, the [[Prince of Dragonstone]].

===Great Houses that survived the Conquest===
[[File:House Stark.svg|30px]] [[House Stark]] of [[Winterfell]] chose to submit and was confirmed as overlords over the [[north]] and [[Wardens of the North]]. 
[[File:House Arryn.svg|30px]] [[House Arryn]] of the [[Eyrie]] submitted and retained the [[Vale of Arryn]] as [[Wardens of the East]]. 
[[File:House Lannister.svg|30px]] [[House Lannister]] of [[Casterly Rock]] was allowed to keep their family holdings in the [[westerlands]] after they bent the knee, following defeat at the [[Field of Fire]]. The Lannisters became [[Wardens of the West]]. 
[[File:House Martell.svg|30px]] [[House Martell|House Nymeros Martell]] of [[Sunspear]] retained their independence in [[Dorne]] for a time. When the Martells eventually joined the Seven Kingdoms, they were allowed to retain their title of [[Prince of Dorne]].

===Great Houses established by the Conquest===
[[File:House Targaryen.svg|30px]] [[House Targaryen]] of [[Dragonstone]] obtained dominion over most of Westeros, and settled in [[King's Landing]] in the newly-established [[crownlands]]. 
[[File:House Tully.svg|30px]] [[House Tully]] of [[Riverrun]] was awarded rule of the [[riverlands]] as [[Lords Paramount of the Trident]], for supporting Aegon against [[House Hoare]].{{ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}} 
[[File:House Greyjoy.svg|30px]] [[House Greyjoy]] of [[Pyke]] was named [[Lord of the Iron Islands|Lords of the Iron Islands]] after Aegon's [[invasion of the Iron Islands]].{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}} 
[[File:House Tyrell.svg|30px]] [[House Tyrell]] was granted [[Highgarden]] and rule over the [[Reach]] as [[Lords Paramount of the Mander]] and [[Wardens of the South]] after the extinction of [[House Gardener]].{{ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}} 
[[File:House Baratheon.svg|30px]] [[House Baratheon]] married into the [[House Durrandon|Durrandons]] of [[Storm's End]] and was awarded the [[stormlands]] as [[Lord Paramount of the Stormlands]], after the defeat of the [[Storm King]] [[Argilac Durrandon|Argilac the Arrogant]].{{ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}

==Royal bureaucracy==
[[File:Thomas Denmark council.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Small council]] meeting during the reign of King [[Robert I Baratheon]], by Thomas Denmark © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The [[small council]], advisers to the king who sits the [[Iron Throne]], began during the era of King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] and became a more formal institution in the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{ref|FAB|Three Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I}}

===Hand of the King===
The [[Hand of the King]] is the monarch's chief adviser and servant.{{ref|AGOT|4}}

===Grand Maester===
The [[Grand Maester]] is selected by the [[Citadel]] to advise the monarch on matters relating to the kingdom's governance.{{ref|FAB|Three Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I}}

===Treasury===
The [[master of coin]] or [[lord treasurer]] sit on the small council and oversees the treasury for the kingdom. He has authority over:
*The [[King's Scales]]
*The [[Keeper of the Keys]]
*The [[King's Counter]]
*The [[Warden of the King's Mint]]{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}

===Justice===
The [[master of laws]] or [[lord justiciar]] sits on the small council and oversees the law and justice for the kingdom. He has authority over:
*The [[King's Justice]], the royal executioner.
**The [[Lord Confessor]], chief of the royal torturers.
***The [[confessors]], royal torturers.
*The [[Chief Gaoler]], overseer of the royal dungeon.
**The [[Chief undergaoler]]
***[[Undergaoler]]
****Gaolers
****Turnkeys
*The [[Commander of the City Watch]]
**Captains of the seven gates of King's Landing
**Serjeants of the City Watch

===Navy===
The [[master of ships]] or [[lord admiral]] sits on the small council and oversees the [[royal fleet]] for the kingdom. He has authority over:
*Captains of the royal fleet

===Intelligence===
The [[master of whisperers]], the spymaster on the small council, gathers intelligence for the king.{{ref|AGOT|58}}

===Lord Commander of the Kingsguard===
[[File:Kings guard by JasonEngle.jpg|600px|right|thumb|[[Kingsguard]] of [[Robert I Baratheon]], by Jason Engle ©]]
The [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]] sits on the small council and leads the [[Kingsguard]], seven prestigious knights who guard the king.{{ref|AGOT|Appendix}}

===Other offices===
*Harbormaster{{Ref|ACOK|17}}{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}
*Tax farmer{{Ref|ACOK|17}}
*Customs sergeant{{Ref|ACOK|17}}
*Wool factor{{Ref|ACOK|17}}
*Toll collector{{Ref|ACOK|17}}
*Purser{{Ref|ACOK|17}}
*Wine factor{{Ref|ACOK|17}}
*Chief Steward{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}
*Understeward{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}

==Regions and Territory==
[[File:T Jedruszek Buildingseason.jpg|thumb|400px|Building Season, by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
{{See also|Westeros}}

Despite its name, the Seven Kingdoms is a realm divided into nine administrative regions{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} or provinces:{{ref|AGOT|13}}
*the [[crownlands]]
*[[Dorne]]
*the [[Iron Islands]]
*the [[north]]
*the [[Reach]]
*the [[riverlands]]
*the [[stormlands]]
*the [[Vale of Arryn]]
*the [[westerlands]]

If seven "kingdoms" were to be counted from among the nine provinces, the regions included would appear to be Dorne, the north, the Reach, the riverlands, the stormlands, the Vale, and the westerlands.{{ref|ASOS|59}}

The realm's territory includes all but the northernmost lands on the continent of Westeros, where the [[Wall]] defines its northern border. The [[Iron Throne]] also controls the many islands off the coast of Westeros, such as the [[Arbor]], [[Bear Island]], [[Claw Isle]], [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]], [[Driftmark]], [[Estermont]], the [[Shield Islands|Shields]], [[Skagos]], [[Tarth]], and the [[Three Sisters]]. The kingdom has occasionally been drawn into conflicts over the [[Stepstones]] off its southeastern coast, but it has rarely controlled a significant portion of them.

The [[Night's Watch]] guards the Wall in the north.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Wall and Beyond: The Night's Watch}} The lands [[beyond the Wall]], however, do not recognize the authority of the Iron Throne. The [[free folk]] who live in the far north consider the people of the Seven Kingdoms to be [[kneelers]], while Westerosi think of the free folk as uncivilized savages.{{ref|ASOS|15}}

==Population==
The population of the Seven Kingdoms numbers in the millions.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} The monarch on the [[Iron Throne]] uses the title [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]], referring to the major ethnic groups from which most Westerosi descend.

The [[Reach]] is the most populous of the Seven Kingdoms,{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach}} while [[Dorne]] is the least populous.{{Ref|AFFC|40}} The [[north]], due to its large size, is also regarded as thinly peopled.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach}}

===Settlements===
[[File:Tomasz Jedruszek Kings Landing.jpg|thumb|400px|[[King's Landing]], by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The kingdom is speckled with castles, [[holdfast]]s, towns, and villages, but only five settlements can be called cities. Listed in decreasing order of size, they are:

* [[King's Landing]] in the [[crownlands]];
* [[Oldtown]] in the [[Reach]];
* [[Lannisport]] in the [[westerlands]];
* [[Gulltown]] in the [[Vale of Arryn]];
* [[White Harbor]] in the [[north]].

King's Landing is the youngest of the five cities. It started in [[2 BC]] as a small town, but within two years grew into a village with a few thousand people in it. By {{Date|10}}, it had grown almost as large as Gulltown and White Harbor, and could be called a city. By {{Date|25}}, it had surpassed both cities.{{ref|FAB|Three Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I}} By {{Date|33}}, King's Landing's population had grown to a hundred thousand.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} During the reign of [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] ({{Date|48|103}}), the population of King's Landing increased fourfold.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} Eventually, although similar in size, King's Landing became even more populous than Oldtown,{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Oldtown}} and with its population of approximately half a million{{Ref|ASOS|38}} is now considered the most populous city of the Seven Kingdoms.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Oldtown}}

Oldtown is the eldest of the cities. Its origins are lost in the mists of time in the [[Dawn Age]], extending back to when the [[First Men]] first settled in Westeros, if not earlier. By the time of the [[coming of the Andals]], Oldtown was already considered a city.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}} Today, it is still the largest and richest city in the Seven Kingdoms, although King's Landing has more people.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Oldtown}}

Lannisport is the second oldest of the cities, founded by the descendants of [[Lann the Clever]]. Within a few generations it quickly grew from village to town to city. By the coming of the Andals, Lannisport had become the second-largest city in [[Westeros]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}} It currently is the third-largest city in the Seven Kingdoms.<ref group="N">King's Landing, Oldtown and Lannisport are the three largest cities of the realm (''[[Fire & Blood]]'', The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens). King's Landing in the most populous city, and Oldtown the second-most populous (''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'', The Reach: Oldtown)</ref>

Gulltown and White Harbor are the smallest cities of the kingdom. Gulltown was a prosperous port-town which grew into one of the foremost cities of the realm under the rule of [[House Arryn]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Vale}} White Harbor is newer than Oldtown, Lannisport, and Gulltown, having been built after [[House Manderly]] came north following their exile from the [[Reach]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Kings of Winter}} White Harbor is the north's only city, and the smallest city in the Seven Kingdoms.{{Ref|twoiaf|The North}}

Prominent towns in the realm include [[Barrowton]], [[Duskendale]], [[Fairmarket]], [[Hull]], [[Lordsport]], [[Maidenpool]], the [[Planky Town]], [[Saltpans]], [[Sisterton]], [[Stoney Sept]], the [[Weeping Town]], and the [[winter town]].

==Culture==
[[File:Tikos Peter starfall skirmisher.jpg|thumb|300px|A skirmisher from [[Starfall]], by Tikos Peter © Fantasy Flight Games]]
:{{See also|Customs|Religion}}
The people of the Seven Kingdoms are a mixture of several ethnic groups which have migrated to [[Westeros]] over the centuries and intermarried over hundreds and thousands of years.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [https://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Event_Horizon_Chat Event Horizon Chat], March 18, 1999</ref> As such these original ethnicities are more of a blurred trend than firm political units. Today they are mostly identified through their place of residence, where each kingdom retains its unique flavor.

The influence of the [[Andals]] is strongest in the south, while the [[northmen]] still follow many customs of the [[First Men]]. The traditions of chivalric [[knight]]hood and courtly singers are said to have originated in the [[Reach]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reach}} [[Dornishmen]] are heavily influenced by the mass immigration of the [[Rhoynar]], who according to legend were led to Westeros by [[Nymeria]] on [[ten thousand ships]].{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: Ten Thousand Ships}} Small groups, such as the [[ironborn]] of the [[Iron Islands]] and the [[Vale mountain clans]] in the [[Mountains of the Moon]], maintain different cultures from the rest of the realm.

The most common language in the kingdom is the [[Common Tongue]].{{ref|AGOT|11}} Unlike their counterparts in [[Essos]], Westerosi nobles take pride in their [[heraldry]].{{ref|ADWD|1}} Exiled and adventurous Westerosi warriors have been known to serve in [[sellsword]] companies in Essos, such as the [[Golden Company]],{{ref|ADWD|24}} the [[Windblown]],{{ref|ADWD|25}} the [[Second Sons]],{{ref|ADWD|66}} the [[Company of the Rose]],{{ref|TWOIAF|The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} and the [[Wolf Pack]].{{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

The people of the Seven Kingdoms follow several different faiths.

* The [[Faith of the Seven]], the primary religion of the Seven Kingdoms, was brought to [[Westeros]] by the Andals thousands of years ago. The Faith worships the Seven, a single deity with separate aspects: the [[Mother (the Seven)|Mother]], the [[Father (the Seven)|Father]], the [[Warrior (the Seven)|Warrior]], the [[Smith (the Seven)|Smith]], the [[Maiden (the Seven)|Maiden]], the [[Crone (the Seven)|Crone]], and the [[Stranger (the Seven)|Stranger]].{{ref|AFFC|25}} [[Knight]]hood is popular

* The [[old gods]] are worshiped in the [[north]] and the lands [[beyond the Wall]]. It was the faith of the [[children of the forest]], who used to inhabit the land thousands of years ago. Followers worship numerous and nameless gods of the forests, who are always watching through the faces carved into the bark of [[heart tree]]s, most which are ancient [[weirwood]] trees.{{ref|AGOT|2}}{{ref|AGOT|66}}

* The [[Drowned God]], the indigenous deity of the Iron Islands, is a harsh deity who rewards those who plunder in his name.{{ref|ACOK|11}}

* [[R'hllor]], the red god, is a deity popular in [[Essos]] but little-known in Westeros, although gaining in popularity. The followers of R'hllor claim their deity is the Lord of Light and will stand against the [[Great Other]], the god of darkness and cold, in a war that is to come.{{ref|ASOS|25}}

==Law and Justice==
:{{Main|Law and justice}}
Feudal society is based on the model of the old kingdoms on which the Targaryen dynasty was built with each region retaining some sovereign rights and ruled by [[Great Houses]] whose high lords answer only to the king. Many traditional customs have endured in the regions,{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} although some kings, such as [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]{{ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} and [[Aegon V Targaryen]],{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}} have attempted to reform the realm's laws.

==Commerce and Currency==
[[File:Jaehaerys-golden-dragon-SPM.jpg|thumb|300px|Depiction of a gold dragon of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], by Tom Maringer © Shire Post Mint]]
:{{See also|Currency}}
Most transactions in the Seven Kingdoms involve [[currency]]. The coinage is minted by the [[master of coin]] appointed by the king on the [[Iron Throne]]. There are [[gold]]en dragons, [[silver]] stags, and [[copper]] stars. Golden dragons are worth the most and have a [[dragon]] stamped on one side and a king's face on the other.{{ref|ADWD|45}} Most [[smallfolk]] would never own a gold dragon, using mostly copper stars for their needs.{{fact}}

The kingdom chiefly trades with the [[Free Cities]] across the [[narrow sea]],{{ref|TWOIAF|The Free Cities}} and ships from the [[Summer Isles]]{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Summer Isles}} and [[Ibben]]{{ref|AGOT|18}} also visit Westerosi ports.

==History==
===Wars of Conquest===
[[File:Aegon And His Sisters by Amok..png|thumb|right|350px|[[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon I]] with his sister-queens [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] (left) and [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]] (right), by Amok ©]]
The continent of [[Westeros]] was once divided among a multitude of monarchs in the [[Age of the Hundred Kingdoms]], but over time the land was consolidated into seven major realms.{{ref|TWOIAF|The North}} [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], [[Lord of Dragonstone]], and his sisters, [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] and [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]], invaded the continent, with Aegon demanding the submission of the mainland's monarchs.{{Ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}

[[Aegon's Conquest]] began with [[House Targaryen]] landing at the mouth of the [[Blackwater Rush]], and Aegon was crowned [[King of All Westeros]] at the [[Aegonfort]]. Aegon then extinguished [[Harren Hoare|Harren the Black]] and [[House Hoare]] with the [[burning of Harrenhal]], ending the [[Kings of the Isles and the Rivers]]. Aegon granted the [[riverlands]] to [[House Tully]]. Meanwhile, [[Argilac Durrandon]], the [[Storm King]], was killed in the [[Last Storm]] by [[Orys Baratheon]] in the [[stormlands]], with [[House Baratheon]] replacing [[House Durrandon]].{{ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}

At the [[Field of Fire]], the Targaryen siblings used their [[dragon]]s—[[Balerion]], [[Vhagar]], and [[Meraxes]]—to defeat the armies of the [[Two Kings]]. [[Mern IX Gardener|Mern IX]], [[King of the Reach]], and his family from [[House Gardener]] were extinguished in the [[dragonflame]], while [[Loren I Lannister|Loren I]], [[King of the Rock]], surrendered the next day. Aegon granted [[Highgarden]] and the [[Reach]] to [[House Tyrell]], and he allowed the defeated [[House Lannister]] to retain their rule in the [[westerlands]]. Aegon then met the host of [[Torrhen Stark]], [[King in the North]], at the [[Trident]]. Aware of Harrenhal's fate, Torrhen knelt to Aegon instead of engaging in a pitched battle.{{ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}

Visenya flew to the [[Eyrie]] in the [[Vale of Arryn]], where she achieved the submission of [[Ronnel Arryn (king)|Ronnel]], the last [[King of Mountain and Vale]] from [[House Arryn]]. Rhaenys was sent south to [[Dorne]], but [[Meria Martell]], [[Princess of Dorne]], refused to join Aegon's realm.{{ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}

The [[High Septon (Aegon's Conquest)|High Septon]] advised Lord [[Manfred Hightower]] to welcome Aegon to [[Oldtown]], and the new king's reign is regarded by [[maesters]] as having begun with his coronation in that city as [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]], [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]], and [[Protector of the Realm]].{{ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}

The [[Sistermen's Rebellion]] in the [[Three Sisters]] was quickly defeated by Visenya and Ser [[Warrick Manderly]], and Aegon led an [[invasion of the Iron Islands]] to put an end to the civil war among the [[ironborn]]. In {{date|2}}, Aegon allowed [[House Greyjoy]] to rule the [[Iron Islands]].{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}

Since Dorne had refused to submit during Aegon's Conquest, the Targaryens began the [[First Dornish War]] in {{Date|4}}. Queen Rhaenys and Meraxes were killed at the [[Hellholt]] in the bloody war, and Orys was mutilated by [[House Wyl]]. Despite the burning of the Dornish castles with dragonflame, the Dornish refused to surrender. After the passing of Meria in {{date|13}}, Aegon finally agreed to a peace with Prince [[Nymor Martell]], with Dorne remaining independent.{{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}

===Iron Throne===
[[File:The iron throne.jpg|thumb|The [[Iron Throne]] by Marc Simonetti ©]]
Instead of [[Oldtown]] or [[Dragonstone]], King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] made the new city of [[King's Landing]] the capital of his kingdom, with the swords of his defeated foes made into the [[Iron Throne]].{{ref|FAB|Three Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I}} The [[crownlands]] were created out of territory near the mouth of the [[Blackwater Rush]] and along [[Blackwater Bay]].

Aegon encouraged included nobles and their children from throughout the land to serve at court, and the Targaryens encouraged marriages between disparate families in an effort to unite the formerly-independent realms. Aegon the Conqueror spent much of his reign learning about the peculiarities of each province during his many royal progresses, and he often left alone the laws and customs already in place.{{ref|FAB|Three Heads Had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I}}

===Aenys and Maegor===
Soon after ascending the throne, King [[Aenys I Targaryen]] was faced with the rebellions of [[Jonos Arryn]] in the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]], [[Harren the Red]] in the [[riverlands]], [[Lodos the Twice-Drowned]] in the [[Iron Islands]]. Lord [[Orys Baratheon]] helped suppress the [[Vulture King (Aenys I)|Vulture King]] in the [[Second Dornish War]].{{ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

The [[Faith Militant uprising]] began during the reign of Aenys I and continued through the reign of his brother, [[Maegor I Targaryen]]. Aenys's heir, [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon the Uncrowned]], was defeated by Maegor in the [[Battle Beneath the Gods Eye]]. Most of the realm eventually turned against Maegor the Cruel, however, and the king was found dead on the Iron Throne.{{ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

===Jaehaerys the Conciliator===
The uprising of the [[Faith Militant]] finally ended after the ascension of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{ref|FAB|Prince into King - The Ascension of Jaehaerys I}}
In {{date|55}}, Jaehaerys and his advisers began work on the first unified code of law for the realm; Septon [[Barth]] contributed greatly to the [[Great Code]].{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}} A terrible case of the [[Shivers]] spread through the realm in {{date|59|60}}.{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} Construction of the [[kingsroad]] began in {{Date|62}} during Jaehaerys's reign.{{ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} The Old King dealt with another [[Vulture King (Jaehaerys I)|Vulture King]] in the [[Third Dornish War]] in {{date|61}},{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} and then defeated the [[Fourth Dornish War]] in {{date|83}}.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

More than a thousand lords traveled to [[Harrenhal]] for the [[Great Council of 101 AC]], during which Prince [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]] was chosen to be Jaehaerys's heir.{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragons - A Question of Succession}}

===The Dance of the Dragons===
[[File:Season5Dance of Dragons16.png|thumb|400px|The [[Battle Above the Gods Eye]], from ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' Blu-ray]]
Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], the younger brother of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], began his [[war for the Stepstones]] in {{date|106}}.{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragons - A Question of Succession}}

The death of Viserys in {{date|129}} began the civil war known as the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. Throughout the realm, the [[blacks]] of [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] battled the [[greens]] of [[Aegon II Targaryen]]. Both claimants died during the war, which ended with [[Aegon III Targaryen]], Rhaenyra's son, sitting the [[Iron Throne]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} [[Dalton Greyjoy]], [[Lord of the Iron Islands]], continued to occupy parts of the [[westerlands]] after the war ended, and a [[Iron Islands succession struggle|succession struggle]] broke out in the [[Iron Islands]] after his death.{{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}}

The [[Winter Fever]] struck the realm in {{date|132|133}} during the [[regency of Aegon III]].{{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} The last [[dragon]] of [[House Targaryen]] died in {{date|153}} during Aegon's reign, so he became known as the Dragonbane.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}

===The Young Dragon and Baelor the Blessed===
King [[Daeron I Targaryen]] began his [[conquest of Dorne]] in {{date|157}}, and he achieved the [[Submission of Sunspear]] the following year. The [[Dornishmen]] rose in rebellion, however, and the Young Dragon was killed while meeting under a peace banner.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}}

King [[Baelor I Targaryen]] traveled to [[Dorne ]]to make peace and secure the release of Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon the Dragonknight]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}} Baelor the Blessed began construction of the [[Great Sept of Baelor|Great Sept]] in King's Landing, which would became the new seat for the [[Faith of the Seven]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}

===Aegon the Unworthy and Daeron II===
King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]] is often regarded as one of the worst rulers of the Seven Kingdoms. The king granted [[Blackfyre]], one of the [[Valyrian steel]] swords of House Targaryen to Ser [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Waters]], one of his [[bastards]], instead of awarding it to his heir. On his deathbed, Aegon the Unworthy legitimized all of his bastards, including the Great Bastards, those born to noble women.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}

In {{date|187}}, [[Dorne]] peacefully joined the Seven Kingdoms through the marriage of Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Aegon IV)|Daenerys Targaryen]], sister of King [[Daeron II Targaryen]], to [[Maron Martell]], [[Prince of Dorne]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}

[[Barthogan Stark]], [[Lord of Winterfell]], was killed while suppressing a rebellion of the [[Skagos]]i.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The North: The Stoneborn of Skagos}}

===Blackfyre Rebellions===
[[File:Daemon I Blackfyre The Black Dragon by Mike Hallstein.jpg|thumb|[[Daemon I Blackfyre]], by Mike Hallstein ©]]
Some lords hated the inclusion of Dornishmen at court, and they preferred the legitimized [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]] over the peaceable King [[Daeron II Targaryen]]. Supported by Ser [[Aegor Rivers]], another of the Great Bastards, Daemon led the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]] in {{Date|196}}. The civil war ended with Daemon being struck down by [[Brynden Rivers]], a Great Bastard called Bloodraven, in the [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}{{ref|TSS}} Aegor, called Bittersteel, survived the battle and went into exile in the [[Free Cities]].{{ref|TSS}}

The [[Great Spring Sickness]] killed tens of thousands in the realm in {{date|209|210}}.{{ref|TSS}}

Bittersteel did not participate in the ill-fated [[Second Blackfyre Rebellion]], which occurred at the [[wedding tourney at Whitewalls]],{{ref|TMK}} but he did lead the [[Third Blackfyre Rebellion]] in support of [[Haegon I Blackfyre]]. The Targaryens triumphed over [[House Blackfyre]] again, however. After being freed while en route to the [[Wall]], Aegor returned to [[Essos]] and founded the [[Golden Company]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}

[[Raymun Redbeard]] led a host of [[wildlings]] past the [[Wall]] in {{date|226}}, but they were eventually defeated in a [[battle at Long Lake]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Wall and Beyond: The Wildlings}}

===Aegon the Unlikely===
After the death of King [[Maekar I Targaryen]] in the [[Peake Uprising]], a Great Council was called in {{date|233}} to choose his successor. [[Aenys Blackfyre]] arrived in [[King's Landing]] to peacefully put forward his claim, but Bloodraven had him seized and executed. Maekar's fourth son was chosen, becoming King [[Aegon V Targaryen]], and the new king sent Bloodraven to join the [[Night's Watch]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}

The [[Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion]] was one of several rebellions which Aegon the Unlikely was forced to confront. His efforts to help [[smallfolk]] through reform and rights made him popular with commoners, but his plans often provoked resistance from the realm's [[lord]]s.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}

Aegon and many of those closest to him were killed in the [[tragedy at Summerhall]] in {{date|259}}.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}}

===War of the Ninepenny Kings===
After conquering [[Tyrosh]] and the [[Stepstones]], the [[Band of Nine]] set the Seven Kingdoms as their next target. Lord [[Ormund Baratheon]] led the defense of the realm on behalf of King [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]] in the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]]. Ormund was killed by [[Maelys I Blackfyre]] in the conflict, but Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] avenged him by slaying Maelys on the Stepstones.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}}

===Aerys and Tywin===
[[File:Aerys twoiaf.png||thumb|400px||[[Aerys II Targaryen]], by Jennifer Drummond ©]]

King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] named his friend Ser [[Tywin Lannister]], who had swiftly crushed the [[Reyne-Tarbeck revolt]], to be his [[Hand of the King]]. The realm prospered from their partnership, with Tywin building new roads, holding [[tourney]]s, winning the support of merchants, and cultivating trade with the [[Free Cities]]. Tywin also rescinded many of Aegon V's efforts to help the smallfolk. Some came to say that it was Tywin who actually ruled the Seven Kingdoms.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}{{ref|ASOS|11}}

Aerys's mental health declined greatly after the [[Defiance of Duskendale]] in {{date|277}},{{ref|AFFC|9}} and he eventually had a falling out with Tywin, [[Lord of Casterly Rock]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}

Ser [[Arthur Dayne]], the [[Sword of the Morning]] and a knight of the [[Kingsguard]], helped to defeat the [[Kingswood Brotherhood]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} The [[tourney at Harrenhal]] in {{date|281}}, the year of the false spring, was a splendid gathering of the realm's nobility, which included even the reclusive Aerys.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring}}

===Robert's Rebellion===
The abduction of [[Lyanna Stark]] by [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], [[Prince of Dragonstone]], led to King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] executing Lyanna's father [[Rickard Stark]], [[Lord of Winterfell]], and [[Brandon Stark]]. Aerys then ordered [[Jon Arryn]], [[Lord of the Eyrie]], to kill his wards, [[Eddard Stark]] and [[Robert Baratheon|Robert I Baratheon]], [[Lord of Storm's End]]. Lord Arryn refused, however, beginning [[Robert's Rebellion]], also known as the War of the Usurper. [[Hoster Tully]], [[Lord of Riverrun]], arranged for his daughters, [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] and [[Lysa Arryn|Lysa]], to wed Eddard and Jon. [[Stannis Baratheon]] defended against the [[siege of Storm's End]] by [[Mace Tyrell]], [[Lord of Highgarden]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}}
[[File:SmirtouilleA Clash of Kings.png|thumb|400px|[[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] and [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], by Smirtouille © Fantasy Flight Games]]

The slaying of Rhaegar by Robert in the [[Battle of the Trident]] led [[Tywin Lannister]], [[Lord of Casterly Rock]], to march to [[King's Landing]]. Aerys opened the gates of the capital to his former [[Hand of the King]], but Tywin's soldiers instead began the [[Sack of King's Landing]]. Tywin's son, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] of the [[Kingsguard]], killed his charge, King Aerys, in the throne room. Robert succeeded Aerys on the [[Iron Throne]] and wed Tywin's daughter, [[Cersei Lannister]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}}

===House Baratheon===
King [[Robert I Baratheon]] sent his [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Jon Arryn]], to secure peace with [[Doran Martell]], [[Prince of Dorne]].{{ref|ASOS|38}} Robert's brother, [[Stannis Baratheon]], led the [[assault on Dragonstone]], the last redoubt of [[House Targaryen]]. Prince [[Viserys Targaryen]] and his infant sister, Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]], fled into exile in the [[Free Cities]] with the aid of Ser [[Willem Darry]].{{ref|AGOT|3}}

In {{date|289}}, Robert and his [[Warden]]s suppressed [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]], an attempt at independence by the [[Iron Islands]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Old way and the New}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Jedruszek leaving Winterfell.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Robert I Baratheon]] and [[Eddard Stark]] departing [[Winterfell]] by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
When [[Jon Arryn]], [[Lord of the Eyrie]], dies suddenly, King [[Robert I Baratheon]] rides to [[Winterfell]] to offer the position of [[Hand of the King]] to his childhood friend, [[Eddard Stark]], [[Lord of Winterfell]].{{ref|AGOT|4}}

Robert hosts the [[Hand's tourney]] in [[King's Landing]],{{ref|AGOT|29}}{{ref|AGOT|30}} and Eddard investigates the manner of Jon's passing.{{ref|AGOT|27}} After his son [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] is abducted by [[Catelyn Stark]]{{ref|AGOT|28}} and put on trial by [[Lysa Arryn]],{{ref|AGOT|40}} [[Tywin Lannister]], [[Lord of Casterly Rock]], sends Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] to raid the [[riverlands]] in retaliation.{{ref|AGOT|43}}

Eddard uncovers that the children of Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] were fathered not by King Robert, but by her twin brother, Ser [[Jaime Lannister]].{{ref|AGOT|45}} Robert is mortally wounded by a [[boar]] in the [[kingswood]], and he is succeeded by his supposed eldest son and heir, King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]].{{ref|AGOT|49}} Cersei becomes the [[regent]] for the young Joffrey, with Tywin as the new Hand.{{ref|ACOK|57}}

Open war breaks out in the Seven Kingdoms as [[Robb Stark]] marches south to rescue his father from captivity, while [[House Lannister]] invades the riverlands. Tywin is victorious over [[Roose Bolton]], [[Lord of the Dreadfort]], in the [[battle on the Green Fork]],{{ref|AGOT|62}} but his son Jaime is captured by Robb in the [[battle in the Whispering Wood]].{{ref|AGOT|63}} Against the wishes of Queen Regent Cersei, Joffrey orders the execution of Lord Stark at the [[Great Sept of Baelor]].{{ref|AGOT|65}} [[Renly Baratheon]], [[Lord of Storm's End]], and Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] flee to [[Highgarden]]. With the support of [[Mace Tyrell]], [[Lord of Highgarden]] and Loras's father, Renly is crowned king in opposition to Joffrey.{{ref|AGOT|69}} Following the [[Battle of the Camps]], the [[northmen]] and [[rivermen]] gathered in [[Riverrun]] reject the authority of the [[Iron Throne]] and proclaim Robb to be [[King in the North]].{{ref|AGOT|71}}

Outside [[Pentos]], the exiled [[Daenerys Targaryen]] weds [[Drogo]], a ''[[khal]]'' of the [[Dothraki]].{{ref|AGOT|11}} Her elder brother, [[Viserys Targaryen]], plans to invade the Seven Kingdoms with Drogo's ''[[khalasar]]'', but the would-be king is killed by Drogo in [[Vaes Dothrak]].{{ref|AGOT|46}} When Drogo becomes catatonic after being wounded in battle, Daenerys ends her husband's life and and then enters Drogo's funeral pyre herself. To the astonishment of her few supporters, Daenerys survives the fire and hatches her three [[dragon egg]]s.{{ref|AGOT|72}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
At [[Dragonstone]], [[Stannis Baratheon]] declares himself [[King of Westeros]] with the support of [[Melisandre]], a [[red priest]]ess.{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}{{ref|ACOK|10}} [[Catelyn Stark]] is unable to convince the Baratheon brothers to join forces, and [[Renly Baratheon]] is assassinated by [[shadow assassin|a shadow]] at [[siege of Storm's End (299)|Storm's End]].{{ref|ACOK|33}}

Having declared independence from the [[Iron Throne]], [[Robb Stark]] sends Ser [[Cleos Frey]] to [[King's Landing]] with his territorial demands, claiming all of the [[north]] and the lands of the [[Trident]] between the [[Golden Tooth]] and the [[Mountains of the Moon]].{{ref|ACOK|7}} [[Tyrion Lannister]], the acting [[Hand of the King]], rejects Robb's peace offer, however.{{ref|ACOK|20}}

[[File:Zippo514 Giant of Lannister.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Tyrion Lannister]] in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], by zippo514 ©]]

Robb sends [[Theon Greyjoy]] back to the [[Iron Islands]] to negotiate an alliance with [[Balon Greyjoy]], [[Lord of the Iron Islands]], suggesting he could support Balon as [[King of the Iron Islands]] if he fights Robb's enemies.{{ref|ACOK|10}} Balon rejects Robb's offer, however, and instead attacks the [[north]] while declaring himself [[King of the Isles and the North]];{{ref|ACOK|49}} Theon leads the [[capture of Winterfell]].{{ref|ACOK|46}}

Robb defeats the host of Ser [[Stafford Lannister]] in the [[Battle of Oxcross]] and has his soldiers raid the [[westerlands]].{{ref|ACOK|39}} Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] marches from [[Harrenhal]] to confront Robb, but the Lannister army is turned back by Ser [[Edmure Tully]] and the [[rivermen]] in the [[Battle of the Fords]].{{ref|ACOK|45}}

The [[High Septon (fat one)|High Septon]] is killed in the [[riots in King's Landing]].{{ref|ACOK|41}} Tyrion sends Lord [[Petyr Baelish]] to negotiate an alliance between [[House Baratheon of King's Landing]], which is supported by House Lannister, and [[House Tyrell]].{{ref|ACOK|36}}

Stannis attacks King's Landing in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]. Tywin and Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] arrive amid the battle and force Stannis to retreat.{{ref|ACOK|62}} Following the battle, King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] breaks his betrothal with [[Sansa Stark]] and agrees to marry Mace's daughter, [[Margaery Tyrell]]. Petyr is named [[Lord Paramount of the Trident]] as a reward for brokering the royal alliance.{{ref|ACOK|65}}

[[Ramsay Snow]]'s host from the [[Dreadfort]] defeats the northern host of Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] in a [[battle at Winterfell]]. Ramsay's men then kill Theon's ironborn and [[sack of Winterfell|burn the castle]].{{ref|ACOK|66}}

[[Daenerys Targaryen]] guides her small ''[[khalasar]]'' through the [[red waste]] to [[Qarth]],{{ref|ACOK|27}} where she survives the [[House of the Undying]].{{ref|ACOK|48}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
As the [[War of the Five Kings]] continues, the [[brotherhood without banners]] protect [[smallfolk]] in the [[riverlands]] in the name of the late King [[Robert I Baratheon]].{{ref|ASOS|13}}{{ref|ASOS|34}}

[[File:Magali-VilleneuvePurple Wedding.jpg|thumb|The death of [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]], by Magali Villeneuve ©]]

[[Robb Stark]], [[King in the North]], and [[King of the Trident]], breaks his alliance with [[House Frey]] by marrying [[Jeyne Westerling]] instead of a daughter of [[Walder Frey]], [[Lord of the Crossing]].{{ref|ASOS|14}} [[Hoster Tully]], [[Lord of Riverrun]], passes away, and his heir, Ser [[Edmure Tully]], agrees to wed [[Roslin Frey]] to restore Robb's alliance with Walder.{{ref|ASOS|35}} [[House Stark]] is betrayed by Houses Frey and [[House Bolton|Bolton]] in the [[Red Wedding]], however, with Robb killed by Roose and Edmure taken captive at the [[Twins]].{{ref|ASOS|51}}{{ref|ASOS|53}} Roose is named [[Warden of the North]].{{ref|ASOS|53}}{{ref|ASOS|72}}

[[Balon Greyjoy]], [[King of the Isles and the North]], falls to his death at [[Pyke]].{{ref|ASOS|45}}

At [[Dragonstone]], [[Stannis Baratheon]] considers sacrificing [[Edric Storm]] to save the realm, as [[Melisandre]] claims the boy's death would awaken a stone dragon for the king and allow Stannis to stand against the [[Great Other]].{{ref|ASOS|25}} Lord [[Davos Seaworth]] has Edric smuggled away, however.{{ref|ASOS|63}}

[[House Lannister]] appears triumphant, but King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] chokes to death at his [[Purple Wedding|wedding feast]] after marrying [[Margaery Tyrell]].{{ref|ASOS|60)}} [[Tyrion Lannister]] is put on trial for the king's death,{{ref|ASOS|66}} and his champion, Prince [[Oberyn Martell]], is slain by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] in [[trial by combat]].{{ref|ASOS|70}} Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] and Lord [[Varys]] help Tyrion escape the [[black cells]], and Tyrion murders his father, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], before disappearing from the capital.{{ref|ASOS|77}}

[[Lysa Arryn]] is thrown to her death from the [[Eyrie]] by her new husband, Lord [[Petyr Baelish]].{{ref|ASOS|80}}

[[Jeor Mormont]] leads the [[Night's Watch]] in a [[great ranging]] to investigate the [[conflict beyond the Wall]], but they are attacked by [[wights]] in the [[fight at the Fist]].{{ref|ASOS|Prologue}}{{ref|ASOS|18}} Jeor is killed in the [[mutiny at Craster's Keep]].{{ref|ASOS|33}} [[Mance Rayder]], the [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]], commands a host of wildlings marching south to the [[Wall]],{{ref|ASOS|7}} but [[Jon Snow]] and [[Donal Noye]] help defend against the wildlings' [[attack on Castle Black]].{{ref|ASOS|55}} Although the wildlings' superiority in numbers makes their victory at Castle Black appear to be a matter of time, Stannis's army sails from Dragonstone to [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]] and then defeats Mance's wildlings in the [[battle beneath the Wall]].{{ref|ASOS|73}} Stannis offers to name Jon as [[Lord of Winterfell]], but Jon declines and is instead elected the new [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]] to replace Jeor.{{ref|ASOS|79}}

During the [[Targaryen campaign in Slaver's Bay]], [[Daenerys Targaryen]] conquers [[Fall of Astapor|Astapor]],{{ref|ASOS|27}} forces [[battle near Yunkai|Yunkai]] to free its [[slaves]],{{ref|ASOS|42}} and conquers [[siege of Meereen|Meereen]].{{ref|ASOS|71}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[File:Kingsmoot-by-Arkoniel.jpg|thumb|The [[kingsmoot on Old Wyk]], by Mathia Arkoniel ©]]

[[Cersei Lannister]] rules as [[Queen Regent]] for King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]],{{ref|AFFC|3}} who weds the widowed [[Margaery Tyrell]].{{ref|AFFC|12}} [[Paxter Redwyne]], [[Lord of the Arbor]], leads the [[siege of Dragonstone]],{{ref|AFFC|32}} as the castle is held by Ser [[Rolland Storm]] for [[Stannis Baratheon]].{{ref|AFFC|Appendix}} Margaery's father, Lord [[Mace Tyrell]], commands the [[siege of Storm's End (300)|siege of Storm's End]], which is held by Ser [[Gilbert Farring]] for Stannis.{{ref|AFFC|Appendix}} Cersei defers payments of the Iron Throne's loans to the [[Iron Bank of Braavos]].{{ref|AFFC|17}}

The Crown hunts down outlaws and [[broken men]] in the [[riverlands]], with Lord [[Randyll Tarly]] and Ser [[Harwyn Plumm]] leading the efforts at [[Maidenpool]] and [[Darry]].{{ref|AFFC|9}}{{ref|AFFC|12}} Cersei sends her brother [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] to set [[Harrenhal]] to rights{{ref|AFFC|27}} and help their cousin, Ser [[Daven Lannister]], in resolving the [[siege of Riverrun]].{{ref|AFFC|33}} Jaime convinces Lord [[Edmure Tully]] to have the castle yield, but [[Riverrun]]'s castellan, Ser [[Brynden Tully]], is able to escape.{{ref|AFFC|44}} The [[brotherhood without banners]] hang [[House Frey|Freys]] and loyalists in retaliation for the [[Red Wedding]].{{ref|AFFC|42}}{{ref|AFFC|44}}

The [[Lords Declarant]] attempt to depose Lord [[Petyr Baelish]] as [[Lord Protector of the Vale]] and the guardian of Lord [[Robert Arryn]], but Littlefinger manipulates them into granting him a year of rule.{{ref|AFFC|23}}

[[File:Marc Simonetti high sparrow.jpg|thumb|300px|The [[High Sparrow]] by Marc Simonetti ©]]

Princess [[Arianne Martell]] plots to crown Tommen's older sister, Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]], in [[Dorne]], but her plot is interrupted by her father, [[Doran Martell]], [[Prince of Dorne]].{{ref|AFFC|21}}{{ref|AFFC|40}}

To prevent [[Euron Greyjoy]] from claiming the [[Seastone Chair]], [[Aeron Greyjoy]] calls for a [[kingsmoot]] to choose the successor of their late brother, [[Balon Greyjoy|Balon]].{{ref|AFFC|1}} When Euron promises to conquer all of [[Westeros]] with [[dragon]]s, however, the [[ironborn]] elect the Crow's Eye in the [[kingsmoot on Old Wyk]].{{ref|AFFC|19}}

After the [[High Septon (Tyrion's)|High Septon]] dies, [[sparrows]] orchestrate the selection of his replacement, a pious man called the [[High Sparrow]].{{ref|AFFC|28}} Queen Regent Cersei allows the [[Faith of the Seven]] to reconstitute the [[Faith Militant]].{{ref|AFFC|28}} [[Lancel Lannister]], [[Lord of Darry]], relinquishes his title and joins the [[Warrior's Sons]].{{ref|AFFC|30}}

The [[taking of the Shields]] begins the ironborn's attack on the [[Reach]].{{ref|AFFC|29}} In order to free the [[Redwyne fleet]] to respond to the [[Iron Fleet]], Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] volunteers to take command of the siege of Dragonstone.{{ref|AFFC|32}} Loras is able to take the castle, but he is grievously wounded in the assault.{{ref|AFFC|36}}

Cersei arranges for Queen Margaery to be arrested by the Faith for alleged adultery and high treason.{{ref|AFFC|43}} Much to the queen regent's surprise, however, Cersei herself is arrested as well, being accused of murder, treason, and fornication. Lord [[Aurane Waters]] absconds from the capital with the [[Cersei's dromonds|new dromonds]] of the [[royal fleet]].{{ref|AFFC|43}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[Davos Seaworth]], [[Lord of the Rainwood]], is tasked by [[Wyman Manderly]], [[Lord of White Harbor]], with recovering the missing [[Rickon Stark]] from [[Skagos]].{{ref|ADWD|29}}

[[Stannis Baratheon]] allows [[free folk|wildlings]] who have surrendered to pass through the [[Wall]]; he and [[Jon Snow]] want them to settle the [[Gift]] and become part of the realm{{ref|ADWD|10}} as long as they keep the [[king's peace]].{{ref|ADWD|53}} [[Melisandre]] publicly burns "[[Mance Rayder]]" (actually the [[Lord of Bones]]).{{ref|ADWD|10}} Stannis allies with the [[northern mountain clans]] and frees [[fight by Deepwood Motte|Deepwood Motte]] from the [[ironborn]] of [[Asha Greyjoy]].{{ref|ADWD|26}}{{ref|ADWD|42}}

Lord [[Roose Bolton]], the new [[Warden of the North]], returns to the [[north]] after his son, [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]], [[Lord of the Hornwood]], ends the [[siege of Moat Cailin]] with the aid of [[Theon Greyjoy]].{{ref|ADWD|20}}{{ref|ADWD|32}} Ramsay weds "[[Arya Stark]]" (actually [[Jeyne Poole]]) at [[Winterfell]],{{ref|ADWD|37}} and [[House Bolton]] prepares for Stannis's [[march on Winterfell]].{{ref|ADWD|51}}

[[File:Aegon Targaryen Diego Gisbert LlorensII.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]], flanked by the men of the [[Golden Company]], by Diego Gisbert Llorens © Fantasy Flight Games]]

Ser [[Balon Swann]] brings the [[Mountain's skull]] to [[Sunspear]] to appease [[House Martell]]. [[Doran Martell]] sends [[Obara Sand]] to search for Ser [[Gerold Dayne]], who is accused of having attempted to kill Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]].{{ref|ADWD|38}}

Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] resolves the [[siege of Raventree]],{{ref|ADWD|48}} but he then disappears in the [[riverlands]].{{ref|ADWD|54}}

Instead of sailing for Westeros, [[Daenerys Targaryen]] has remained in [[Slaver's Bay]] to rule as [[Queen of Meereen]].{{ref|ADWD|2}} [[Euron Greyjoy]] sends his brother [[Victarion Greyjoy|Victarion]] with the [[Iron Fleet]] to retrieve Daenerys and her [[dragon]]s.{{ref|ADWD|56}} Doran sends his heir, Prince [[Quentyn Martell]], to [[Meereen]] to inform Daenerys of the [[secret marriage pact]], but she rejects Quentyn as a suitor.{{ref|ADWD|43}} Quentyn dies{{ref|ADWD|68}} after trying to claim one of Daenerys's dragons.{{ref|ADWD|70}}

Instead of waiting for Daenerys, [[Tyrion Lannister]] advises [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]] to invade Westeros while the kingdom is in disarray.{{ref|ADWD|22}} [[Jon Connington]] and [[Harry Strickland]] lead the [[landing of the Golden Company]] in the [[stormlands]] in support of Aegon.{{ref|ADWD|61}}

After Theon helps Jeyne escape Winterfell,{{ref|ADWD|51}} Ramsay sends a [[Bastard Letter|challenging letter]] to Jon Snow at [[Castle Black]], claiming he has killed Stannis in battle and has captured Mance. Jon plans to march south to confront Ramsay, but the [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]] is attacked before he can do so in the [[mutiny at Castle Black]].{{ref|ADWD|69}}

[[Cersei Lannister]] conducts a [[walk of atonement]] in preparation for her trial.{{ref|ADWD|65}} To aid Aegon's campaign, [[Varys]] and his [[little birds]] assassinate Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] and the Lord Regent, Ser [[Kevan Lannister]].{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|The Seven Kingdoms have a very long history, and I haven't mentioned all of it... nor will I.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Social_Structure_Moat_Cailin_and_More Social Structure, Moat Cailin, and More], June 10, 2002</ref>|[[George R. R. Martin]]}}

{{Quote|We will have it all back someday, sweet sister. The jewels and the silks, [[Dragonstone]] and [[King's Landing]], the [[Iron Throne]] and the Seven Kingdoms, all they have taken from us, we will have it back.{{ref|AGOT|3}}|[[Viserys Targaryen]] to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|His own remote ancestor, King [[Loren I Lannister|Loren of the Rock]], had tried to stand against the fire when he joined with King [[Mern IX Gardener|Mern of the Reach]] to oppose the [[Aegon's Conquest|Targaryen conquest]]. That was close on three hundred years ago, when the Seven Kingdoms were kingdoms, and not mere provinces of a greater realm.{{ref|AGOT|13}}|thoughts of [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|'''Eddard''': Tell me, Lord Varys, who do you truly serve? 
'''Varys''': Why, the realm, my good lord, how ever could you doubt that? I swear it by my lost manhood. I serve the realm, and the realm needs peace.{{ref|AGOT|58}}|[[Eddard Stark]] and [[Varys]]}}

{{Quote|[[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] always said the Seven Kingdoms were more beautiful than any other place in [[known world|the world]].{{ref|ACOK|27}}|thoughts of [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|Why else do we don these [[Night's Watch|black cloaks]], but to die in defense of the realm?{{ref|ACOK|43}}|[[Qhorin Halfhand]] to [[Jeor Mormont]]}}

{{Quote|'''Stannis''': The [[Iron Throne]] is mine by rights. All those who deny that are my foes. 
'''Renly''': The whole of the realm denies it, brother. Old men deny it with their death rattle, and unborn children deny it in their mothers' wombs. They deny it in [[Dorne]] and they deny it on the [[Wall]]. No one wants you for their king. Sorry.{{ref|ACOK|31}}|[[Stannis Baratheon]] and [[Renly Baratheon]]}}

{{Quote|[[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]] is slain, but his realm remains. And [[brotherhood without banners|we]] defend her.{{ref|ASOS|34}}|[[Beric Dondarrion]] to [[Sandor Clegane]]}}

{{Quote|This talk of Seven Kingdoms is a folly. [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon]] saw that three hundred years ago when he stood where we are standing. They painted [[Painted Table|this table]] at his command. Rivers and bays they painted, hills and mountains, castles and cities and market towns, lakes and swamps and forests ... but no borders. It is all one. One realm, for one king to rule alone.{{ref|ASOS|36}}|[[Stannis Baratheon]] to [[Davos Seaworth]]}}

{{Quote|I had the cart before the horse, [[Davos Seaworth|Davos]] said. I was trying to win [[Iron Throne|the throne]] to save the kingdom, when I should have been trying to save the kingdom to win the throne.{{ref|ASOS|76}}|[[Stannis Baratheon]] to [[Jon Snow]]}}

{{Quote|It was hard work to rule a kingdom, much less seven of them.{{ref|AFFC|24}}|thoughts of [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|The [[Faith Militant]] reborn ... that would be the answer to three hundred years of prayer, Your Grace. [[Warrior (the Seven)|The Warrior]] would lift his shining sword again and cleanse this sinful realm of all its evil. If [[Tommen Baratheon|His Grace]] were to allow me to restore the ancient blessed orders of the [[Warrior's Sons|Sword]] and [[Poor Fellows|Star]], every godly man in the Seven Kingdoms would know him to be our true and rightful lord.{{ref|AFFC|28}}|[[High Sparrow]] to [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|One realm, [[R'hllor|one god]], [[Stannis Baratheon|one king]]!{{ref|ADWD|10}}|[[Melisandre]] to the [[queen's men]]}}

==Notes==
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Warden of the South

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[[File:David Griffith Warden of the South.png|thumb|350px|Warden of the South, by David Griffith © Fantasy Flight Games]]

'''Warden of the South''' is a [[warden]] title bestowed on the most prominent house of [[the Reach]] by the ruler of the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}} All known Wardens of the South thus far have been from [[House Tyrell]], who became Lords of [[Highgarden]] after the extinction of [[House Gardener]], the former [[Kings of the Reach]], during the [[War of Conquest]].

==Responsibilities==
The initial appointment of a warden in southern Westeros was likely to deal with [[Dorne]], which had not been subdued during the [[War of Conquest|Targaryen conquest]] and was still hostile to outsiders. When Dorne joined the Seven Kingdoms during the reign of King [[Daeron II Targaryen]], the title likely became more ceremonial. However, the warden titles were used during the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]].{{fact}}

[[File:Wardens of the South Adam Lane.jpg|thumb|400px|Warden of the South, by Adam Lane © Fantasy Flight Games]]

==Known Wardens of the South==
*Lord [[Harlen Tyrell]]
*Lord [[Theo Tyrell]]
*Lord [[Bertrand Tyrell]]
*Lord [[Matthos Tyrell]]
*Lord [[Lyonel Tyrell (Lord)|Lyonel Tyrell]]
*Lord [[Leo Tyrell (Longthorn)|Leo Tyrell]]
*Lord [[Luthor Tyrell]]
*Lord [[Mace Tyrell]]{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}

==References==
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Lord Paramount of the Mander

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'''Lord Paramount of the Mander'''{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Conquest}} or '''Lord Paramount of the Reach'''{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reach: House Tyrell}} is a title granted by the [[Iron Throne]] to the liege lord of the [[Reach]] within the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. The title refers to the great river, the [[Mander]].

==History==
After the extinction of [[House Gardener]] at the [[Field of Fire]] during [[Aegon's Conquest]], [[Harlen Tyrell]], the [[High Steward of Highgarden‎|steward]] of [[Highgarden]], yielded the castle to [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]]. Aegon granted the Reach to Harlan and [[House Tyrell]], naming him Lord Paramount of the Mander and [[Warden of the South]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Conquest}} although other houses protested their becoming vassals of an "upjumped steward". [[House Oakheart|Oakheart]], [[House Peake|Peake]], and [[House Redwyne|Redwyne]] were among those Reach houses more prestigious, but unlike Tyrell they had fought against Aegon.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reach: House Tyrell}}

==Known Lords Paramount of the Mander==
*Lord [[Harlen Tyrell]], first Lord Paramount of the Mander.
*Lord [[Theo Tyrell]], Harlen's son, consolidated Tyrell power over the Reach.
*Lord [[Bertrand Tyrell]], Lord Paramount in the early reign of Jaehaerys I.
*Lord [[Matthos Tyrell]], Lord Paramount during the [[Great Council]] of {{date|101}}.
*Lord [[Lyonel Tyrell (lord)|Lyonel Tyrell]], Lord Paramount during the [[Dance of the Dragons]] and the [[conquest of Dorne]].
*Lord [[Leo Tyrell (Longthorn)|Leo Tyrell]], called "''Leo Longthorn''", Lord Paramount during the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]].
*Lord [[Luthor Tyrell]].
*Lord [[Mace Tyrell]], Luthor's only son.

==References==
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Lord of Highgarden

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{{Title
| Name = Lord of Highgarden
| image =
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| Symbol =
| Office = Ruler of [[Highgarden]]
| Region = The [[Reach]]
| Current Holder = Lord [[Mace Tyrell]]
| Heir = [[Willas Tyrell]]
| First Holder = Lord [[Harlen Tyrell]]
| Last Holder =
| Creator = [[Aegon I Targaryen]]
| Created = [[Aegon's Conquest]]
| Defunct =
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'''Lord of Highgarden''' is the title held by the noble seated at the castle of [[Highgarden]] since [[Aegon's Conquest]]. Though the castle was originally held by [[House Gardener]], after the last Gardener died shortly after the [[Field of Fire]] during [[Aegon's Conquest]], Kign [[Aegon I Targaryen]] named the steward of Highgarden, [[Harlen Tyrell]], as its lord after he yielded the castle.

==History==
[[Highgarden]] had been the seat of [[House Gardener]] for thousands of years. During [[Aegon's Conquest]], King [[Mern IX Gardener]] faced Aegon's army during the [[Field of Fire]]. There, he died with all his sons. Aegon marched his army to Highgarden, where [[Harlen Tyrell]], the [[High Steward of Highgarden]], opened the gates of the castle at Aegon's approach, pledging the loyalty of his family to [[House Targaryen]]. For this, Aegon named Harlen the Lord of Highgarden, [[Warden of the South]], and [[Lord Paramount of the Reach]], despite the fact that other houses in the [[Reach]] had closer blood ties to House Gardener.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reach: House Tyrell}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Lord Harlen took part in the [[First Dornish War]], during which he disappeared with his army in the desert of [[Dorne]]. Harlen's son, Lord [[Theo Tyrell]], consolidated the power of House Tyrell after the First Dornish War had ended, by arranging a council of [[septon]]s and [[maester]]s to examine and dismiss some of the more persistent claims to Highgarden put forth by other families.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reach: House Tyrell}} During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Lord [[Lyonel Tyrell (lord)|Lyonel Tyrell]] was still a young child, and regency fell to his mother, who, together with Highgarden's castellan, decided to keep House Tyrell out of the war. During the reign of [[Daeron I Targaryen]], he fought beneath the Targaryen banner, and eventually remained in Dorne to keep the peace and chase rebels. He was died at [[Sandstone]] in the infamous bed of scorpions.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reach: House Tyrell}} During the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]], Lord [[Leo Tyrell (Longthorn)|Leo Tyrell]] won victories against [[Daemon I Blackfyre]] in the Reach. And nearly a century later, Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] remained loyal to [[Aerys II Targaryen]] during [[Robert's Rebellion]], and [[Siege of Storm's End|besieged Storm's End]] in his name for the better part of a year.

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Following his coronation, King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] commands Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] and his sons to swear fealty to the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|agot|57}} Instead of proclaiming his loyalty to Joffrey, Mace marries his daughter [[Margaery Tyrell|Margaery]] to Lord [[Renly Baratheon]], who claims the Iron Throne a fortnight later.{{Ref|agot|69}} Mace bends the knee to Renly{{Ref|agot|69}} and becomes his [[Hand of the King]].{{Ref|acok|appendix}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
After Renly's death, King Joffrey's [[small council]] offers Mace an alliance with the Iron Throne,{{Ref|acok|36}} and Mace agrees to betroth his daughter to King Joffrey in return for his support. Mace's forces prove decisive for the Iron Throne in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].{{ref|ACOK|65}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Lord Mace refuses to leave King's Landing with his army to continue the [[Siege of Storm's End (300)|siege of Storm's End]] until his daughter has been declared innocent by the [[Faith]].{{Ref|adwd|epilogue}}

==Lords of Highgarden==
The known Lords of Highgarden are:
*Lord [[Harlen Tyrell]], the first Lord of Highgarden.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reach: House Tyrell}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
*Lord [[Theo Tyrell]], Harlen's son.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reach: House Tyrell}}
*Lord [[Bertrand Tyrell]], Lord of Highgarden in the early reign of Jaehaerys I.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}
*Lord [[Matthos Tyrell]], who ruled Highgarden at the time of the [[Great Council of 101 AC]].{{Ref|twoiaf| House Lannister Under the Dragons}}
*Lord [[Lyonel Tyrell (lord)|Lyonel Tyrell]], who inherited Highgarden at a young age and ruled during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. He held his seat through the reigns of Aegon II and Aegon III, but died in Dorne following King Daeron I's conquest.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reach: House Tyrell}}{{ref|tpatq}}
*Lord [[Leo Tyrell (Longthorn)|Leo Tyrell]], known as Leo Longthorn, a famous tourney champion, who ruled during the reign of King [[Daeron II Targaryen]].{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reach: House Tyrell}}
*Lord [[Luthor Tyrell]], once betrothed to Princess [[Shaera Targaryen]], until she broke the betrothal in {{Date|240}}.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V}} Rode off a cliff to his death whilst hawking.{{Ref|asos|6}}
*Lord [[Mace Tyrell]], Luthor's only son.

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Bertrand Tyrell

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'''Bertrand Tyrell''' was the Lord of [[Highgarden]] and head of [[House Tyrell]] during the early reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}

==Character==
According to Archmaester [[Gyldayn]], Lord Bertrand was a well-known drunkard.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}} Lord [[Manfryd Redwyne]] held an unfavorable opinion of his liege, believing that the Tyrells were dolts and Lord Bertrand a sot.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

==History==
When Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|Daemon Velaryon]] resigned the office of [[Hand of the King]] in {{Date|54}}, several names were brought up and then quickly dismissed as potential replacements. Lord Bertrand was among them, for he was known to be a drunkard and the [[small council]] feared that his unruly sons would bring disgrace to the Crown.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}

In the terrible winter of {{Date|59}}, the [[Shivers]] hit [[Highgarden]]. Bertrand sickened but survived, only to perish, drunk, in a fall from his [[horse]] four days after his recovery.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} He was succeeded as [[Lord of Highgarden]] and [[Lord Paramount of the Mander]] by his eldest son.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}{{ref|trotd|6}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|The [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]] are dolts. I am sorry, Your Grace, they are my liege lords, but ... the Tyrells are dolts, and Lord Bertrand was a sot as well.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}|[[Manfryd Redwyne]] to [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]}}

==Family==
Bertrand had a legitimate son and heir, as well as at least one younger son, [[Martyn Tyrell|Martyn]]. He also had several unruly [[bastard]] sons.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}
{{Tyrell tree Jaehaerys I}}

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House Fossoway of Cider Hall

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'''House Fossoway of Cider Hall''' is a noble house from the [[Reach]], one of the principal bannermen sworn to [[House Tyrell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach}}{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} [[Cider Hall]] is located at the fork of the [[Mander]] and the [[Cockleswent]]. Their banner is a red apple over a golden field.<ref name="houses"/>{{Ref|THK}} Their words are "''A Taste of Glory''".<ref name="motto"/>

They are commonly referred as the red-apple Fossoways, to differentiate them from the green-apple [[House Fossoway of New Barrel|Fossoways from New Barrel]], the [[Landed knight|knightly]] branch of the house that split from the red apples in {{Date|209}}.{{Ref|THK}}{{Ref|ACOK|42}}

==History==
House Fossoway is an old noble house of [[First Men]] origin from the [[Age of Heroes]]. The Fossoways claim descent from [[Foss the Archer]], a son of [[Garth Greenhand]] renowned for shooting apples off the head of any maid that took his fancy.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}}

During the early reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], Lord [[Martyn Tyrell]] was married to Lady [[Florence Fossoway]], who increased [[House Tyrell]]'s incomes by a third. When Lord Martyn served as [[master of coin]], it was his clever wife, Lady Florence, who performed most of his duties. When Lord [[House Oakheart|Oakheart]] held a [[tourney]] to celebrate the birth of a son, Prince [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon Targaryen]] unhorsed both [[Fossoway twins]].{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne – Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], House Fossoway supported King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] and the [[greens]]. [[Owen Fossoway]], Lord of [[Cider Hall]], was a member of the [[Caltrops]], a group of conspirators that wanted the [[dragonseeds]] [[Ulf the White]] and [[Hugh Hammer|Hard Hugh Hammer]] dead. Owen was killed at the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons – Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

The red apple of the Fossoways was spotted by Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] among the heraldry on display at [[Ashford]] in {{Date|209}}. Ser [[Steffon Fossoway]] and his cousin [[Raymun Fossoway|Raymun]] both attended the [[Tourney at Ashford Meadow|tourney]] at [[Ashford Meadow]], with Steffon intending to enter the lists. Raymun served as his squire until the [[trial of seven]]. After promising Duncan to take his side, Steffon revealed his intention to join Prince [[Maekar Targaryen]] and the accusers. Steffon justified himself to his cousin Raymun by alleging he would be "Lord Fossoway" at the end of the day.<ref>This suggests the accusers had promised Steffon lordship for betraying Dunk. No mention of the fulfillment of this supposed promise is made afterwards.</ref> Raymun instead supported Dunk and to mark himself on the field, Ser Raymun, newly [[knight]]ed by Ser [[Lyonel Baratheon]], repainted the apple on his shield green, founding [[House Fossoway of New Barrel]].{{Ref|THK}}

Ser [[Derrick Fossoway]] was an exiled knight of dark repute who was a member of the [[Band of Nine]], later causing the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[File:JB Casacop A Taste for Glory.jpg|thumb|350px|A Taste for Glory by JB Casacop © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The banners of the red-apple Fossoways are spotted beneath the walls of [[Bitterbridge]]. During the feast with [[Renly Baratheon]]'s army which [[Catelyn Tully]] attends at Bitterbridge, Ser [[Tanton Fossoway]] climbs on the table and swears to slay [[Sandor Clegane]] in single combat.{{Ref|ACOK|22}} During a parley, Renly boasts to his brother [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] about having the support of the Fossoways.{{Ref|ACOK|31}}

Both branches of House Fossoway turn to Stannis after Renly's death. Ser [[Cortnay Penrose]] acknowledges Ser [[Jon Fossoway|Jon]] of the green-apple Fossoways and Ser [[Bryan Fossoway|Bryan]] of the red during his parley with Stannis. During Stannis's [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|siege]] of [[Storm's End]], Cortnay's lieutenant is Lord [[Elwood Meadows]], a cousin to the Fossoways, who immediately surrenders the castle after Cortnay's death.{{Ref|ACOK|42}}

The red apple of the Fossoways of [[Cider Hall]] is spotted amongst the banners in the vanguard of Stannis's army, led by Ser [[Guyard Morrigen]], as it approaches [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|ACOK|52}} During the ensuring [[Battle of the Blackwater]], [[Lothor Brune]] cuts his way through half a hundred Fossoway men-at-arms to capture Ser Jon from the green apple branch and slay Ser Bryan and Ser [[Edwyd Fossoway|Edwyd]] of the red apple branch, earning the name Lothor Apple-Eater. After the battle, both branches of House Fossoway bend the knee to King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]].{{Ref|ACOK|65}}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Lady [[Leonette Fossoway]] accompanies her husband, Ser [[Garlan Tyrell]], to court in King's Landing.{{Ref|ASOS|6}} For his valor during the Battle of the Blackwater, Ser Garlan is granted the lands, titles, and incomes of [[Brightwater Keep]], making Leonette the Lady of Brightwater Keep.{{Ref|ASOS|19}} She often accompanies Lady [[Margaery Tyrell]] as part of her retinue.{{Ref|ASOS|6}}

At the [[Purple Wedding|royal wedding]] of King Joffrey and Lady Margaery, [[Tyrion Lannister]] observes a Fossoway and his pregnant wife.{{Ref|ASOS|60}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[Brienne of Tarth]] spots the red apple badge of House Fossoway among those that have been collected from the dead after the [[battle at Duskendale]].{{Ref|AFFC|9}}

==House Fossoway of Cider Hall at the end of the third century==
The known Fossoways from the red apple branch during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:

* Ser [[Tanton Fossoway]], a knight of [[Cider Hall]].{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}
* Ser {[[Bryan Fossoway]]}, a knight of Cider Hall.{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}} Slain at the [[Battle of the Blackwater]] by [[Lothor Brune]].{{Ref|ACOK|65}}
* Ser {[[Edwyd Fossoway]]}, a knight of Cider Hall.{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}} Slain at the Battle of the Blackwater by Lothor Brune.{{Ref|ACOK|65}}

The familiar relations among them is unknown. With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch there are also:

* Ser [[Franklyn Flowers]], the Bastard of Cider Hall and a [[sellsword]] with the [[Golden Company]]. The product of a Fossoway raping his mother, a washerwoman.{{Ref|ADWD|24}}
* Lady [[Leonette Fossoway]], married to Ser [[Garlan Tyrell]]. She could be either from the red or the [[House Fossoway of New Barrel|green apple branches]] of the house.{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
* Unnamed Fossoway from either from the red or the [[House Fossoway of New Barrel|green apple branches]] of the house present at the wedding of King Joffrey Baratheon and Margaery Tyrell.{{Ref|ASOS|60}}
** His pregnant wife.{{Ref|ASOS|60}}

==Historical Members==
* [[Foss the Archer]], the legendary founder of the house, a son of [[Garth Greenhand]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}}
* Lady [[Florence Fossoway]], called the "apple counter", married to Lord [[Martyn Tyrell]].{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne – Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
* The [[Fossoway twins]], participants of the tourney at the [[Old Oak]] in {{Date|73}}.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne – Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
* Lord [[Owen Fossoway]], head of the house during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. Member of the [[Caltrops]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}
* Ser [[Steffon Fossoway]], heir to [[Cider Hall]] during the reign of [[Daeron II Targaryen]].{{Ref|THK}}{{Ref|THK| [[The Hedge Knight (comics)|Graphic Novel]]}}
* Ser [[Raymun Fossoway]], Steffon's cousin, who founded [[House Fossoway of New Barrel]].{{Ref|THK}}
* Ser [[Derrick Fossoway]], called "''the Bad Apple''", either a member of this branch or the cadet branch. A member of the infamous [[Band of Nine]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}}

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House Fossoway of Cider Hall

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'''House Fossoway of Cider Hall''' is a noble house from the [[Reach]], one of the principal bannermen sworn to [[House Tyrell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach}}{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}} [[Cider Hall]] is located at the fork of the [[Mander]] and the [[Cockleswent]]. Their banner is a red apple over a golden field.<ref name="houses"/>{{Ref|THK}} Their words are "''A Taste of Glory''".<ref name="motto"/>

They are commonly referred as the red-apple Fossoways, to differentiate them from the green-apple [[House Fossoway of New Barrel|Fossoways from New Barrel]], the [[Landed knight|knightly]] branch of the house that split from the red apples in {{Date|209}}.{{Ref|THK}}{{Ref|ACOK|42}}

==History==
House Fossoway is an old noble house of [[First Men]] origin from the [[Age of Heroes]]. The Fossoways claim descent from [[Foss the Archer]], a son of [[Garth Greenhand]] renowned for shooting apples off the head of any maid that took his fancy.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}}

During the early reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], [[Martyn Tyrell]] was married to [[Florence Fossoway]], who increased [[House Tyrell]]'s incomes by a third. When Martyn served as [[master of coin]], it was his clever wife, Lady Florence, who performed most of his duties. When Lord [[House Oakheart|Oakheart]] held a [[tourney]] to celebrate the birth of a son, Prince [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon Targaryen]] unhorsed both [[Fossoway twins]].{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne – Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], House Fossoway supported King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] and the [[greens]]. [[Owen Fossoway]], Lord of [[Cider Hall]], was a member of the [[Caltrops]], a group of conspirators that wanted the [[dragonseeds]] [[Ulf the White]] and [[Hugh Hammer|Hard Hugh Hammer]] dead. Owen was killed at the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons – Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

The red apple of the Fossoways was spotted by Ser [[Duncan the Tall]] among the heraldry on display at [[Ashford]] in {{Date|209}}. Ser [[Steffon Fossoway]] and his cousin [[Raymun Fossoway|Raymun]] both attended the [[Tourney at Ashford Meadow|tourney]] at [[Ashford Meadow]], with Steffon intending to enter the lists. Raymun served as his squire until the [[trial of seven]]. After promising Duncan to take his side, Steffon revealed his intention to join Prince [[Maekar Targaryen]] and the accusers. Steffon justified himself to his cousin Raymun by alleging he would be "Lord Fossoway" at the end of the day.<ref>This suggests the accusers had promised Steffon lordship for betraying Dunk. No mention of the fulfillment of this supposed promise is made afterwards.</ref> Raymun instead supported Dunk and to mark himself on the field, Ser Raymun, newly [[knight]]ed by Ser [[Lyonel Baratheon]], repainted the apple on his shield green, founding [[House Fossoway of New Barrel]].{{Ref|THK}}

Ser [[Derrick Fossoway]] was an exiled knight of dark repute who was a member of the [[Band of Nine]], later causing the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[File:JB Casacop A Taste for Glory.jpg|thumb|350px|A Taste for Glory by JB Casacop © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The banners of the red-apple Fossoways are spotted beneath the walls of [[Bitterbridge]]. During the feast with [[Renly Baratheon]]'s army which [[Catelyn Tully]] attends at Bitterbridge, Ser [[Tanton Fossoway]] climbs on the table and swears to slay [[Sandor Clegane]] in single combat.{{Ref|ACOK|22}} During a parley, Renly boasts to his brother [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] about having the support of the Fossoways.{{Ref|ACOK|31}}

Both branches of House Fossoway turn to Stannis after Renly's death. Ser [[Cortnay Penrose]] acknowledges Ser [[Jon Fossoway|Jon]] of the green-apple Fossoways and Ser [[Bryan Fossoway|Bryan]] of the red during his parley with Stannis. During Stannis's [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|siege]] of [[Storm's End]], Cortnay's lieutenant is Lord [[Elwood Meadows]], a cousin to the Fossoways, who immediately surrenders the castle after Cortnay's death.{{Ref|ACOK|42}}

The red apple of the Fossoways of [[Cider Hall]] is spotted amongst the banners in the vanguard of Stannis's army, led by Ser [[Guyard Morrigen]], as it approaches [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|ACOK|52}} During the ensuring [[Battle of the Blackwater]], [[Lothor Brune]] cuts his way through half a hundred Fossoway men-at-arms to capture Ser Jon from the green apple branch and slay Ser Bryan and Ser [[Edwyd Fossoway|Edwyd]] of the red apple branch, earning the name Lothor Apple-Eater. After the battle, both branches of House Fossoway bend the knee to King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]].{{Ref|ACOK|65}}{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Lady [[Leonette Fossoway]] accompanies her husband, Ser [[Garlan Tyrell]], to court in King's Landing.{{Ref|ASOS|6}} For his valor during the Battle of the Blackwater, Ser Garlan is granted the lands, titles, and incomes of [[Brightwater Keep]], making Leonette the Lady of Brightwater Keep.{{Ref|ASOS|19}} She often accompanies Lady [[Margaery Tyrell]] as part of her retinue.{{Ref|ASOS|6}}

At the [[Purple Wedding|royal wedding]] of King Joffrey and Lady Margaery, [[Tyrion Lannister]] observes a Fossoway and his pregnant wife.{{Ref|ASOS|60}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[Brienne of Tarth]] spots the red apple badge of House Fossoway among those that have been collected from the dead after the [[battle at Duskendale]].{{Ref|AFFC|9}}

==House Fossoway of Cider Hall at the end of the third century==
The known Fossoways from the red apple branch during the timespan of the events described in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' are:

* Ser [[Tanton Fossoway]], a knight of [[Cider Hall]].{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}
* Ser {[[Bryan Fossoway]]}, a knight of Cider Hall.{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}} Slain at the [[Battle of the Blackwater]] by [[Lothor Brune]].{{Ref|ACOK|65}}
* Ser {[[Edwyd Fossoway]]}, a knight of Cider Hall.{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}} Slain at the Battle of the Blackwater by Lothor Brune.{{Ref|ACOK|65}}

The familiar relations among them is unknown. With unspecified familiar relationship to the main branch there are also:

* Ser [[Franklyn Flowers]], the Bastard of Cider Hall and a [[sellsword]] with the [[Golden Company]]. The product of a Fossoway raping his mother, a washerwoman.{{Ref|ADWD|24}}
* Lady [[Leonette Fossoway]], married to Ser [[Garlan Tyrell]]. She could be either from the red or the [[House Fossoway of New Barrel|green apple branches]] of the house.{{Ref|ASOS|Appendix}}
* Unnamed Fossoway from either from the red or the [[House Fossoway of New Barrel|green apple branches]] of the house present at the wedding of King Joffrey Baratheon and Margaery Tyrell.{{Ref|ASOS|60}}
** His pregnant wife.{{Ref|ASOS|60}}

==Historical Members==
* [[Foss the Archer]], the legendary founder of the house, a son of [[Garth Greenhand]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}}
* [[Florence Fossoway]], called the "apple counter", married to [[Martyn Tyrell]].{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne – Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
* The [[Fossoway twins]], participants of the tourney at the [[Old Oak]] in {{Date|73}}.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne – Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
* Lord [[Owen Fossoway]], head of the house during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. Member of the [[Caltrops]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}
* Ser [[Steffon Fossoway]], heir to [[Cider Hall]] during the reign of [[Daeron II Targaryen]].{{Ref|THK}}{{Ref|THK| [[The Hedge Knight (comics)|Graphic Novel]]}}
* Ser [[Raymun Fossoway]], Steffon's cousin, who founded [[House Fossoway of New Barrel]].{{Ref|THK}}
* Ser [[Derrick Fossoway]], called "''the Bad Apple''", either a member of this branch or the cadet branch. A member of the infamous [[Band of Nine]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}}

==References==
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Florence Fossoway

2022-10-29T17:08:35Z

Vaith: Lord title removed from spouse field

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Lady '''Florence Fossoway''' was a noblewoman of [[House Fossoway of Cider Hall|House Fossoway]] during the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]. She was married to [[Martyn Tyrell]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

==Character==
Lady Florence was able and intelligent. Clever with handling money and accounts, Septon [[Barth]] claimed that Florence had been "counting apples since she learned to walk".{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

==History==
Florence married young [[Martyn Tyrell]], a younger son of Lord [[Bertrand Tyrell]].{{ref|trotd|6}} After her marriage, Florence took charge of the accounts of Highgarden and increased the incomes of [[House Tyrell]] by over a third.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

When a new [[master of coin]] was needed by King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], his [[Hand of the King]], Septon [[Barth]], put forward Martyn's name. In truth, he intended that Florence would perform the duties of the office, as she would be brought to court with her husband. The king also hoped that Lady Florence's presence at court would be welcomed by Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]], who had not been attending council sessions since the death of [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Jaehaerys I)|her daughter]]. Although her husband officially sat on the [[small council]] and was given the title master of coin, Florence was effectively in charge of the treasury.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

Under Lady Florence and her lord husband, the realm saw prosperity, and the couple was nearly as effective as the late [[Rego Draz]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

==References==
{{References}}

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Florence Fossoway

2022-10-29T17:08:01Z

Vaith: Updated in light of Rise of the Dragon information

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Lady '''Florence Fossoway''' was a noblewoman of [[House Fossoway of Cider Hall|House Fossoway]] during the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]. She was married to [[Martyn Tyrell]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

==Character==
Lady Florence was able and intelligent. Clever with handling money and accounts, Septon [[Barth]] claimed that Florence had been "counting apples since she learned to walk".{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

==History==
Florence married young [[Martyn Tyrell]], a younger son of Lord [[Bertrand Tyrell]].{{ref|trotd|6}} After her marriage, Florence took charge of the accounts of Highgarden and increased the incomes of [[House Tyrell]] by over a third.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

When a new [[master of coin]] was needed by King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], his [[Hand of the King]], Septon [[Barth]], put forward Martyn's name. In truth, he intended that Florence would perform the duties of the office, as she would be brought to court with her husband. The king also hoped that Lady Florence's presence at court would be welcomed by Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]], who had not been attending council sessions since the death of [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Jaehaerys I)|her daughter]]. Although her husband officially sat on the [[small council]] and was given the title master of coin, Florence was effectively in charge of the treasury.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

Under Lady Florence and her lord husband, the realm saw prosperity, and the couple was nearly as effective as the late [[Rego Draz]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

==References==
{{References}}

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[[fr:Florence Fossovoie]]

Template:Master of coin

2022-10-29T17:05:31Z

Vaith: Lord title removed from Martyn Tyrell

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Martyn Tyrell

2022-10-29T17:04:35Z

Vaith: Changed to a younger son of Highgarden, as confirmed by TROTD

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'''Martyn Tyrell''' was a younger son of [[House Tyrell]] during the early reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{ref|trotd|6}} He was married to the clever [[Florence Fossoway]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

==Character==
Martyn was a young man when his lord father passed away. Lord [[Manfryd Redwyne]] believed Martyn to be a dolt, though Septon [[Barth]] favored him as young and eager, but could not vouch for his wits.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

==History==
After the murder of Lord [[Rego Draz]], a new [[master of coin]] was needed. Septon [[Barth]] put forward Martyn who he knew from his time serving at [[Highgarden]];{{Ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}} while not praising his wits, he mentioned that Martyn's wife, the Lady [[Florence Fossoway]], had been handling the [[Reach]]'s accounts for years and had increased the incomes of Highgarden by a third. King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] agreed with the septon and summoned Martyn and his wife to court, believing that Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] would be fond of the intelligent Lady Florence.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

Martyn—aided and abetted by his clever wife—proved almost as able as Rego, the so-called Lord of Air, had been as master of coin. This made the [[Seven Kingdoms]] prosperous and allowed King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] to expand his project of roads, creating the [[roseroad]], the [[ocean road]], the [[river road]], and the [[goldroad]] once the [[kingsroad]] was completed.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

==Family==
Martyn Tyrell was the younger son of Lord [[Bertrand Tyrell]]. Through his father, he also had several unruly [[bastard]] half-brothers.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
{{Tyrell tree Jaehaerys I}}

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Corlys Velaryon

2022-10-29T16:57:18Z

Vaith: Reference added

{{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
| firstname = Corlys
| lastname = Velaryon
| arms = House Velaryon.svg
| image = [[File: Z37tvql2m6m71.png|350px]]
| image_caption = Art by Eve Venture from 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]]''
| Predecessor = [[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|Daemon Velaryon]] (Lord of the Tides) [[Manfryd Redwyne]] (master of ships) [[Otto Hightower]] (Hand of the King)
| Successor = [[Alyn Velaryon]] (Lord of the Tides) [[Cregan Stark]] (Hand of the King)
| 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 = {{Date|53}}{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under Jaehaerys I}}
| Place_of_Death = [[Red Keep]], [[King's Landing]]{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|132}} (aged 79){{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (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]]
}}

'''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}} He was the husband of Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]. 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==
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, spice, 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}}.

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}} By {{Date|129}}, Corlys had 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}}

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.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

In {{Date|130}}, Corlys's shpis 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===
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 to choose 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==
{{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|Seventy-nine years of age, he had served four kings and a [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|queen]], sailed to the ends of the earth, raised [[House Velaryon]] to unprecedented levels of wealth and power, married a [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|princess]] who might have been a queen, fathered [[dragonrider|dragonriders]], 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==
{{Notes}}

==References==
{{References}}

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Corwyn Velaryon

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'''Corwyn Velaryon''' was one of the children of Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|Daemon Velaryon]],{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}} the [[Lord of the Tides]] and the head of [[House Velaryon]] during the reign of King [[Maegor I Targaryen]] and King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}

==History==
When King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] flew their [[dragon]]s to [[Driftmark]] and toured the shipyards, they were escorted by Corwyn and his brothers [[Jorgen Velaryon|Jorgen]] and [[Victor Velaryon|Victor]].{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}

===Family===
Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]] and his two unnamed brothers were fathered by Corwyn Velaryon.{{ref|trotd|6}} Corlys eventually became Lord of the Tides.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}} It is unknown if Corwyn was Lord of the Tides, or if he predeceased his father and the succession went directly to his son Corlys.
{{Velaryon tree Aegon I}}

==References==
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Corlys Velaryon

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{{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}}

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| firstname = Corlys
| lastname = Velaryon
| arms = House Velaryon.svg
| image = [[File: Z37tvql2m6m71.png|350px]]
| image_caption = Art by Eve Venture from 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]]''
| Predecessor = [[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|Daemon Velaryon]] (Lord of the Tides) [[Manfryd Redwyne]] (master of ships) [[Otto Hightower]] (Hand of the King)
| Successor = [[Alyn Velaryon]] (Lord of the Tides) [[Cregan Stark]] (Hand of the King)
| 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 = {{Date|53}}{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under Jaehaerys I}}
| Place_of_Death = [[Red Keep]], [[King's Landing]]{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|132}} (aged 79){{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (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]]
}}

'''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}} He was the husband of Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]. 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==
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}} 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, spice, 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}}.

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}} By {{Date|129}}, Corlys had 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}}

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.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

In {{Date|130}}, Corlys's shpis 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===
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 to choose 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==
{{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|Seventy-nine years of age, he had served four kings and a [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|queen]], sailed to the ends of the earth, raised [[House Velaryon]] to unprecedented levels of wealth and power, married a [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|princess]] who might have been a queen, fathered [[dragonrider|dragonriders]], 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==
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==Notes==
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==References==
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Princess '''Visenya Targaryen''' was the daughter of Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}

==History==
Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] labored for three days in her apartments in the [[Sea Dragon Tower]] of [[Dragonstone]]. One month premature, Visenya was a stillborn. The labour had begun when Princess Rhaenyra heard the news from [[King's Landing]], that her father, King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], had died, and that her half-brother, Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon]], had claimed the [[Iron Throne|throne]] and had been crowned King, despite Rhaenyra having been Viserys' heir.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}

According to [[Mushroom]], Princess Rhaenyra had cursed Visenya while giving birth, calling her a monster. He also claims that Visenya had [[dragon]]-like birth defects, describing her as having been twisted and malformed, with a hole in her chest where her heart should have been and a stubby, scaled tail.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

Mushroom also claims that it had been he who brought Visenya to the yard of Dragonstone for [[Dragonflame|burning]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

==Quotes about Visenya==
{{Quote|Monster, monster, get out, get out, GET OUT!{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}|[[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|She was my only daughter, and [[Greens|they]] killed her. [[Green council|They]] stole my crown and murdered my daughter, and they shall answer for it.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Blacks and the Greens}}|Rhaenyra Targaryen}}

==Family==
{{Targaryen tree Dance}}

==References==
{{References}}

[[Category:House Targaryen]]
[[Category:Characters from the Crownlands|Targaryen, Visenya]]
[[Category:Noblewomen|Targaryen, Visenya]]
[[Category:Stillbirths|Targaryen, Visenya]]

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House of the Dragon - Season 1

2022-10-18T18:41:12Z

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{{Infobox season
|show = House of the Dragon
|season = 1
|image = [[File:Rhaenyra Syrax HOTD Season 1.png|245px]]
|country = United States
|network = [[w:HBO|HBO]]
|num_episodes = 10
|first_aired = August 21
|last_aired = October 23, 2022<ref name="Debut">[https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/game-of-thrones-house-of-the-dragon-premiere-date-1235215983/ Variety (March 30, 2022): "Game of Thrones" Prequel Series "House of the Dragon" to Debut in August]</ref>
|dvd =
}}

'''Season 1''' of ''[[House of the Dragon]]'' is the first season of the series.

==Plot==
''House of the Dragon'' takes place two centuries before the [[War of the Five Kings]], focusing on the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. The show is based on [[George R. R. Martin]]'s ''[[Fire & Blood]]'', along with the novella ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' and the novelette ''[[The Rogue Prince]]''.<ref name="wing">[[Not A Blog]]: [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2019/10/30/the-dragons-take-wing/ "The Dragons Take Wing" (October 30, 2019)]</ref>

==Cast==
{{Main|List of actors of House of the Dragon}}
{{See also|List of characters created for House of the Dragon}}

===Starring===
*[[w:Paddy Considine|Paddy Considine]] as King [[Viserys I Targaryen]]
*[[w:Matt Smith (actor)|Matt Smith]] as Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]]
*[[w:Emma D'Arcy|Emma D'Arcy]] as Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] (episode 6-10)
**[[w:Milly Alcock|Milly Alcock]] as Young [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] (episode 1-5)
*[[w:Olivia Cooke|Olivia Cooke]] as Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] (episode 6-10)
**[[w:Emily Carey|Emily Carey]] as Young [[Alicent Hightower]] (episode 1-5)
*[[w:Rhys Ifans|Rhys Ifans]] as Ser [[Otto Hightower]]
*[[w:Steve Toussaint|Steve Toussaint]] as Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]]
*[[w:Eve Best|Eve Best]] as Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]
*[[w:Sonoya Mizuno|Sonoya Mizuno]] as [[Mysaria]]
*[[w:Fabien Frankel|Fabien Frankel]] as Ser [[Criston Cole]]
*[[w:Graham McTavish|Graham McTavish]] as Ser [[Harrold Westerling]]
*[[w:Matthew Needham|Matthew Needham]] as Lord [[Larys Strong]]
*[[w:Jefferson Hall (actor)|Jefferson Hall]] as Lord [[Jason Lannister]] and Ser [[Tyland Lannister]]
*[[w:Harry Collett|Harry Collett]] as Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] (episode 8 and 10)
*[[w:Tom Glynn-Carney|Tom Glynn-Carney]] as King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] (episode 8-10)
*[[w:Ewan Mitchell|Ewan Mitchell]] as Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] (episode 8-10)
*[[w:Bethany Antonia|Bethany Antonia]] as Lady [[Baela Targaryen]] (episode 8 and 10)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8666310/ Phoebe Campbell] as Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]] (episode 8 and 10)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11064417/ Phia Saban] as Queen [[Helaena Targaryen]] (episode 8-10)

===Additional cast===
{{Columns|2|
*[[w:Ty Tennant|Ty Tennant]] as Young Aegon Targaryen (episode 6 and 7)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8765738/ Evie Allen] as Young Helaena Targaryen (episode 6 and 7)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10587630/ Leo Ashton] as Young Aemond Targaryen (episode 6 and 7)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10150201/ Shani Smethurst] as Young Baela Targaryen (episode 6 and 7)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11340801/ Eva Ossei-Gerning] as Young Rhaena Targaryen (episode 6 and 7)
*Jake and Rory Heard as Prince [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen the Younger]]
*[[w:Nanna Blondell|Nanna Blondell]] as Lady [[Laena Velaryon]] (episode 6)
**[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8449814/ Savannah Steyn] as Young Laena Velaryon (episode 5)
**[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13978045/ Nova Foueillis-Mosé] as Child Laena Velaryon (episode 1 and 2)
*[[w:John Macmillan (actor)|John Macmillan]] as Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]] (episode 6 and 7)
**[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12640971/ Theo Nate] as Young Laenor Velaryon (episode 3 and 5)
**[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13370720/ Matthew Carver] as Child Laenor Velaryon (episode 1)
*[[w:Wil Johnson|Wil Johnson]] as Ser [[Vaemond Velaryon]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10569632/ Leo Hart] as Young Jacaerys Velaryon (episode 6 and 7)
*Elliot Grihault as Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]] (episode 8 and 10)
**[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11544698/ Harvey Sadler] as Young Lucerys Velaryon (episode 6 and 7)
*[[w:Sian Brooke|Sian Brooke]] as Queen [[Aemma Arryn]]
*[[w:David Horovitch|David Horovitch]] as Grand Maester [[Mellos]]
*[[w:Bill Paterson (actor)|Bill Paterson]] as Lord [[Lyman Beesbury]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2418667/ Gavin Spokes] as Lord [[Lyonel Strong]]
*[[w:Michael Carter (actor)|Michael Carter]] as King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]
*[[w:Steffan Rhodri|Steffan Rhodri]] as Lord [[Lord Hightower|Hobert Hightower]]
*[[w:Elliott Tittensor|Elliott Tittensor]] as Ser [[Erryk Cargyll]]
*[[w:Garry Cooper|Garry Cooper]] as Lord Commander [[Ryam Redwyne]]
*[[w:Julian Lewis Jones|Julian Lewis Jones]] as Lord [[Boremund Baratheon]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0396577/ David Hounslow] as Lord [[Rickon Stark (son of Benjen)|Rickon Stark]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5141621/ Frankie Wilson] as Captain [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 1: The Heirs of the Dragon|Randyll Barret]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1938354/ Mikhail Sen] as Maester [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 1: The Heirs of the Dragon|Mickon]]
*[[w:Luke Tittensor|Luke Tittensor]] as Ser [[Arryk Cargyll]]
*[[w:Gary Raymond|Gary Raymond]] as the [[High Septon (Jaehaerys I)|High Septon]]
*[[w:Anthony Flanagan|Anthony Flanagan]] as Ser [[Steffon Darklyn]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9089880/ Daniel Scott-Smith] as Prince [[Craghas Drahar]]
*[[w:Ryan Corr|Ryan Corr]] as Ser [[Harwin Strong]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11303072/ Solly McLeod] as Ser [[Joffrey Lonmouth]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2952645/ Jonny Weldon] as [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 3: Second of His Name|Samwell]]
*[[w:Edward Rowe (actor)|Edward Rowe]] as Ser [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 3: Second of His Name|Howland Sharp]]
*[[w:Lucy Briers|Lucy Briers]] as Lady [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 3: Second of His Name|Ceira Lannister]]
*[[w:Joanna David|Joanna David]] as Lady [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 3: Second of His Name|Joselyn Redwyne]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5219992/ Alana Ramsey] as Lady [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 3: Second of His Name|Lynesse Hightower]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9118434/ Thom Ashley] as [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 3: Second of His Name|Brett Lannister]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6354959/ Oscar Salem] as Ser [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 3: Second of His Name|Addam]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2655173/ Chris David Storer] as Lord [[Humfrey Bracken]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12346441/ Gabriel Scott] as [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 4: King of the Narrow Sea|Jerrel Bracken]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10196554/ Alfie Todd] as [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 4: King of the Narrow Sea|Willem Blackwood]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0502734/ Paul Leonard] as Lord [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 4: King of the Narrow Sea|Beric Dondarrion]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4578564/ Ben Dilloway] as Ser [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 4: King of the Narrow Sea|Soren]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5339326/ Kurt Egyiawan] as Grand Maester [[Orwyle]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1052995/ Owen Oakeshott] as Ser [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 5: We Light the Way|Gerold Royce]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6197342/ Rachel Redford] as Lady [[Rhea Royce]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0448273/ Paul Kennedy] as Lord [[Jasper Wylde]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1187340/ Alexis Raben] as [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 6: The Princess and the Queen|Talya]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8284671/ Arty Froushan] as Ser [[Qarl Correy]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4098884/ Jordon Stevens] as [[Elinda Massey]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4000354/ Dean Nolan] as Prince [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Book-characters given new names|Reggio Haratis]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0382657/ Paul Hickey] as Lord [[Lord Caswell (Dance)|Allun Caswell]]
*[[w:Phil Daniels|Phil Daniels]] as Maester [[Gerardys]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1625218/ Haqi Ali] as Maester [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 7: Driftmark|Kelvyn]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0943031/ Max Wrottesley] as Ser [[Lorent Marbrand]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10882568/ Maddie Evans] as [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 8: The Lord of the Tides|Dyana]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13887953/ Oliver Grange] as [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 9: The Green Council|Jon]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0151463/ Simon Chandler] as Septon [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5372434/ Nina Barker-Francis] as [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 9: The Green Council|Jayne]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1489831/ Miriam Lucia] as [[Lady Fell]]
*[[w:Paul Clayton (actor)|Paul Clayton]] as [[Lord Merryweather]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0263181/ Roger Evans] as Lord [[Borros Baratheon]]
*TBD as Lord [[Bartimos Celtigar]]
}}

==Dragons==
The first season will show nine out of the seventeen [[dragon]]s that have been designed for the show. They have different personalities and physical appearances.<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/house-of-the-dragon-9-dragons-different-personalities-first-season IGN: House of the Dragon Will Unleash 9 Dragons in Its First Season]</ref> They are:
*[[Caraxes]], the ''Blood Wyrm'', mount of Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] (introduced in episode 1)
*[[Dreamfyre]], mount of Princess [[Helaena Targaryen]] (mentioned in episode 2, introduced in episode 7)
*[[Meleys]], the ''Red Queen'', mount of Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] (introduced in episode 5)
*[[Seasmoke]], mount of Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]] (introduced in episode 3)
*[[Sunfyre]], the ''Golden'', mount of Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] (mentioned in episode 6 and introduced in episode 7)
*[[Syrax]], mount of Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] (introduced in episode 1)
*[[Vermax]], mount of Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] (introduced in episode 6)
*[[Vhagar]], the ''Queen of All Dragons'', mount of Lady [[Laena Velaryon]] and Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] (mentioned in episode 2, introduced in episode 6)
*[[Arrax]], the mount of Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]] (alluded to in episode 6 and introduced in episode 10)

Moreover,
*The [[Skulls of the Targaryen dragons|skull]] of [[Balerion|Balerion the ''Black Dread'']] appears in episode 1,2, 4 and 9.
*[[Moondancer]], the mount of Lady [[Baela Targaryen]], is mentioned in episode 6 (though not by name).
*[[The Lord of the Tides|Episode 8]] is the only episode of the season without a dragon scene.

==Episodes==
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%; margin-right: 0;" border="1"
|-
! style="background: #333; color: #ffffff; width:5%"| No. in season
! style="background: #333; color: #ffffff; width:20%"| Title
! style="background: #333; color: #ffffff; width:25%"| Directed by
! style="background: #333; color: #ffffff; width:25%"| Written by
! style="background: #333; color: #ffffff; width:15%"| Original air date
! style="background: #333; color: #ffffff; width:5%"| Duration
! style="background: #333; color: #ffffff; width:5%"| U.S. viewers (million)
|-
| '''1'''
| "[[The Heirs of the Dragon]]"
| [[w:Miguel Sapochnik|Miguel Sapochnik]]
| [[w:Ryan Condal|Ryan Condal]]
| August 21, 2022
| 66 min
| 9.986<ref>[https://deadline.com/2022/08/house-of-the-dragon-premiere-ratings-10-million-viewers-1235097830/ Deadline: House of the Dragon premiere draws nearly 10 Million viewers]</ref>
|-
| '''2'''
| "[[The Rogue Prince (TV)|The Rogue Prince]]"
| [[w:Greg Yaitanes|Greg Yaitanes]]
| Ryan Condal
| August 28, 2022
| 54 min
| 10.2<ref>[https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/house-of-the-dragon-episode-2-ratings-viewers-1235352102/ Variety: Ratings HOTD episode 2]</ref>
|-
| '''3'''
| "[[Second of His Name]]"
| Greg Yaitanes
| Gabe Fonseca & Ryan Condal
| September 4, 2022
| 58 min
| ~9.2<ref group="N">The ratings of episode 3 have not been officially released. The viewership was down about 1 million for the premiere on Sunday night due in part to airing in the U.S. during Labor Day weekend. The number of people watching the episode on HBO's platforms the following days was greater than for the first two episodes, however.</ref><ref name="Variety 5">Variety: [https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/house-of-the-dragon-ratings-episode-5-wedding-1235377997/?fbclid=IwAR2XkoDWSTZX8b-8kHxSOadeCLL9swmDFZMlCh4glYr8xaDLp0rjhfZbRNY HOTD Ratings episode 5]</ref>
|-
| '''4'''
| "[[King of the Narrow Sea (TV)|King of the Narrow Sea]]"
| [[w:Clare Kilner|Clare Kilner]]
| Ira Parker
| September 11, 2022
| 63 min
| ~9.66<ref name="Variety 5"/>
|-
| '''5'''
| "[[We Light the Way]]"
| Claire Kilner
| Charmaine DeGraté
| September 18, 2022
| 60 min
| ~9.95<ref name="Variety 5"/>
|-
| '''6'''
| "[[The Princess and the Queen (TV)|The Princess and the Queen]]"
| Miguel Sapochnik
| [[w:Sara Hess|Sara Hess]]
| September 25, 2022
| 67 min
| ~10.25<ref name="Variety 6">Variety: [https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/house-of-the-dragon-ratings-viewers-episode-6-time-jump-1235385083/ HOTD Ratings episode 6]</ref>
|-
| '''7'''
| "[[Driftmark (TV)|Driftmark]]"
| Miguel Sapochnik
| Kevin Lau
| October 2, 2022
| 59 min
| TBD
|-
| '''8'''
| "[[The Lord of the Tides]]"
| Geeta Patel
| Eileen Shim
| October 9, 2022
| 68 min
| TBD
|-
| '''9'''
| "[[The Green Council]]"
| Clare Kilner
| Sara Hess
| October 16, 2022
| 58 min
| TBD
|-
| '''10'''
| "[[The Black Queen]]"
| Greg Yaitanes
| Ryan Condal
| October 23, 2022
| 59 min
| TBD
|-
|}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

==References==
{{References}}

{{HOTD}}
{{ASOIAF}}

[[Category:House of the Dragon]]

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[[pt:House of the Dragon - Primeira Temporada]]

House of the Dragon - Season 1

2022-10-10T11:51:54Z

Vaith: /* Additional cast */ Collett removed from additional cast

{{Infobox season
|show = House of the Dragon
|season = 1
|image = [[File:Rhaenyra Syrax HOTD Season 1.png|245px]]
|country = United States
|network = [[w:HBO|HBO]]
|num_episodes = 10
|first_aired = August 21
|last_aired = October 23, 2022<ref name="Debut">[https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/game-of-thrones-house-of-the-dragon-premiere-date-1235215983/ Variety (March 30, 2022): "Game of Thrones" Prequel Series "House of the Dragon" to Debut in August]</ref>
|dvd =
}}

'''Season 1''' of ''[[House of the Dragon]]'' is the first season of the series.

==Plot==
''House of the Dragon'' takes place two centuries before the [[War of the Five Kings]], focusing on the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. The show is based on [[George R. R. Martin]]'s ''[[Fire & Blood]]'', along with the novella ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' and the novelette ''[[The Rogue Prince]]''.<ref name="wing">[[Not A Blog]]: [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2019/10/30/the-dragons-take-wing/ "The Dragons Take Wing" (October 30, 2019)]</ref>

==Cast==
{{Main|List of actors of House of the Dragon}}
{{See also|List of characters created for House of the Dragon}}

===Starring===
*[[w:Paddy Considine|Paddy Considine]] as King [[Viserys I Targaryen]]
*[[w:Matt Smith (actor)|Matt Smith]] as Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]]
*[[w:Emma D'Arcy|Emma D'Arcy]] as Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] (episode 6-10)
**[[w:Milly Alcock|Milly Alcock]] as Young [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] (episode 1-5)
*[[w:Olivia Cooke|Olivia Cooke]] as Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] (episode 6-10)
**[[w:Emily Carey|Emily Carey]] as Young [[Alicent Hightower]] (episode 1-5)
*[[w:Rhys Ifans|Rhys Ifans]] as Ser [[Otto Hightower]]
*[[w:Steve Toussaint|Steve Toussaint]] as Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]]
*[[w:Eve Best|Eve Best]] as Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]
*[[w:Sonoya Mizuno|Sonoya Mizuno]] as [[Mysaria]]
*[[w:Fabien Frankel|Fabien Frankel]] as Ser [[Criston Cole]]
*[[w:Graham McTavish|Graham McTavish]] as Ser [[Harrold Westerling]]
*[[w:Matthew Needham|Matthew Needham]] as Lord [[Larys Strong]]
*[[w:Jefferson Hall (actor)|Jefferson Hall]] as Lord [[Jason Lannister]] and Ser [[Tyland Lannister]]
*[[w:Harry Collett|Harry Collett]] as Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] (episode 8-10)
*[[w:Tom Glynn-Carney|Tom Glynn-Carney]] as Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen the Elder]] (episode 8-10)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7359071/ Ewan Mitchell] as Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] (episode 8-10)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8565845/ Bethany Antonia] as Lady [[Baela Targaryen]] (episode 8-10)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8666310/ Phoebe Campbell] as Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]] (episode 8-10)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11064417/ Phia Saban] as Princess [[Helaena Targaryen]] (episode 8-10)

===Additional cast===
{{Columns|2|
*[[w:Ty Tennant|Ty Tennant]] as Young Aegon Targaryen (episode 6 and 7)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8765738/ Evie Allen] as Young Helaena Targaryen (episode 6 and 7)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10587630/ Leo Ashton] as Young Aemond Targaryen (episode 6 and 7)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10150201/ Shani Smethurst] as Young Baela Targaryen (episode 6 and 7)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11340801/ Eva Ossei-Gerning] as Young Rhaena Targaryen (episode 6 and 7)
*Jake and Rory Heard as Prince [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen the Younger]]
*[[w:Nanna Blondell|Nanna Blondell]] as Lady [[Laena Velaryon]] (episode 6)
**[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8449814/ Savannah Steyn] as Young Laena Velaryon (episode 5)
**[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13978045/ Nova Foueillis-Mosé] as Child Laena Velaryon (episode 1 and 2)
*[[w:John Macmillan (actor)|John Macmillan]] as Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]] (episode 6 and 7)
**[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12640971/ Theo Nate] as Young Laenor Velaryon (episode 3 and 5)
**[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13370720/ Matthew Carver] as Child Laenor Velaryon (episode 1)
*[[w:Wil Johnson|Wil Johnson]] as Ser [[Vaemond Velaryon]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10569632/ Leo Hart] as Young Jacaerys Velaryon (episode 6 and 7)
*Elliot Grihault as Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]] (episode 8-10)
**[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11544698/ Harvey Sadler] as Young Lucerys Velaryon (episode 6 and 7)
*[[w:Sian Brooke|Sian Brooke]] as Queen [[Aemma Arryn]]
*[[w:David Horovitch|David Horovitch]] as Grand Maester [[Mellos]]
*[[w:Bill Paterson (actor)|Bill Paterson]] as Lord [[Lyman Beesbury]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2418667/ Gavin Spokes] as Lord [[Lyonel Strong]]
*[[w:Michael Carter (actor)|Michael Carter]] as King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]
*[[w:Steffan Rhodri|Steffan Rhodri]] as Lord [[Lord Hightower|Hobert Hightower]]
*[[w:Elliott Tittensor|Elliott Tittensor]] as Ser [[Erryk Cargyll]]
*[[w:Garry Cooper|Garry Cooper]] as Lord Commander [[Ryam Redwyne]]
*[[w:Julian Lewis Jones|Julian Lewis Jones]] as Lord [[Boremund Baratheon]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0396577/ David Hounslow] as Lord [[Rickon Stark (son of Benjen)|Rickon Stark]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5141621/ Frankie Wilson] as Captain [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 1: The Heirs of the Dragon|Randyll Barret]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1938354/ Mikhail Sen] as Maester [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 1: The Heirs of the Dragon|Mickon]]
*[[w:Luke Tittensor|Luke Tittensor]] as Ser [[Arryk Cargyll]]
*[[w:Gary Raymond|Gary Raymond]] as the [[High Septon (Jaehaerys I)|High Septon]]
*[[w:Anthony Flanagan|Anthony Flanagan]] as Ser [[Steffon Darklyn]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9089880/ Daniel Scott-Smith] as Prince [[Craghas Drahar]]
*[[w:Ryan Corr|Ryan Corr]] as Ser [[Harwin Strong]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11303072/ Solly McLeod] as Ser [[Joffrey Lonmouth]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2952645/ Jonny Weldon] as [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 3: Second of His Name|Samwell]]
*[[w:Edward Rowe (actor)|Edward Rowe]] as Ser [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 3: Second of His Name|Howland Sharp]]
*[[w:Lucy Briers|Lucy Briers]] as Lady [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 3: Second of His Name|Ceira Lannister]]
*[[w:Joanna David|Joanna David]] as Lady [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 3: Second of His Name|Joselyn Redwyne]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5219992/ Alana Ramsey] as Lady [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 3: Second of His Name|Lynesse Hightower]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9118434/ Thom Ashley] as [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 3: Second of His Name|Brett Lannister]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6354959/ Oscar Salem] as Ser [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 3: Second of His Name|Addam]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2655173/ Chris David Storer] as Lord [[Humfrey Bracken]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12346441/ Gabriel Scott] as [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 4: King of the Narrow Sea|Jerrel Bracken]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10196554/ Alfie Todd] as [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 4: King of the Narrow Sea|Willem Blackwood]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0502734/ Paul Leonard] as Lord [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 4: King of the Narrow Sea|Beric Dondarrion]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4578564/ Ben Dilloway] as Ser [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 4: King of the Narrow Sea|Soren]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5339326/ Kurt Egyiawan] as Grand Maester [[Orwyle]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1052995/ Owen Oakeshott] as Ser [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 5: We Light the Way|Gerold Royce]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6197342/ Rachel Redford] as Lady [[Rhea Royce]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0448273/ Paul Kennedy] as Lord [[Jasper Wylde]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1187340/ Alexis Raben] as [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 6: The Princess and the Queen|Talya]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8284671/ Arty Froushan] as Ser [[Qarl Correy]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4098884/ Jordon Stevens] as [[Elinda Massey]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4000354/ Dean Nolan] as Prince [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Book-characters given new names|Reggio Haratis]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0382657/ Paul Hickey] as Lord [[Lord Caswell (Dance)|Allun Caswell]]
*[[w:Phil Daniels|Phil Daniels]] as Maester [[Gerardys]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1625218/ Haqi Ali] as Maester [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 7: Driftmark|Kelvyn]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0263181/ Roger Evans] as Ser [[Borros Baratheon]]
}}

==Dragons==
The first season will show nine out of the seventeen [[dragon]]s that have been designed for the show. They have different personalities and physical appearances.<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/house-of-the-dragon-9-dragons-different-personalities-first-season IGN: House of the Dragon Will Unleash 9 Dragons in Its First Season]</ref> They are:
*[[Caraxes]], the ''Blood Wyrm'', mount of Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] (introduced in episode 1)
*[[Dreamfyre]], mount of Princess [[Helaena Targaryen]] (mentioned in episode 2, introduced in episode 7)
*[[Meleys]], the ''Red Queen'', mount of Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] (introduced in episode 5)
*[[Seasmoke]], mount of Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]] (introduced in episode 3)
*[[Sunfyre]], the ''Golden'', mount of Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] (mentioned in episode 6 and introduced in episode 7)
*[[Syrax]], mount of Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] (introduced in episode 1)
*[[Vermax]], mount of Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] (introduced in episode 6)
*[[Vhagar]], the ''Queen of All Dragons'', mount of Lady [[Laena Velaryon]] and Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] (mentioned in episode 2, introduced in episode 6)
*As of episode 7, the ninth and final dragon is yet to be seen. It may be [[Arrax]] or [[Moondancer]] as both [[Lucerys Velaryon]] and [[Baela Targaryen]] have been mentioned as being [[dragonrider]]s in the show.

Moreover, the [[Skulls of the Targaryen dragons|skull]] of [[Balerion|Balerion the Black Dread]] appears in episode 1,2 and 4.

==Episodes==
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%; margin-right: 0;" border="1"
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! style="background: #333; color: #ffffff; width:5%"| No. in season
! style="background: #333; color: #ffffff; width:20%"| Title
! style="background: #333; color: #ffffff; width:25%"| Directed by
! style="background: #333; color: #ffffff; width:25%"| Written by
! style="background: #333; color: #ffffff; width:15%"| Original air date
! style="background: #333; color: #ffffff; width:5%"| Duration
! style="background: #333; color: #ffffff; width:5%"| U.S. viewers (million)
|-
| '''1'''
| "[[The Heirs of the Dragon]]"
| [[w:Miguel Sapochnik|Miguel Sapochnik]]
| [[w:Ryan Condal|Ryan Condal]]
| August 21, 2022
| 66 min
| 9.986<ref>[https://deadline.com/2022/08/house-of-the-dragon-premiere-ratings-10-million-viewers-1235097830/ Deadline: House of the Dragon premiere draws nearly 10 Million viewers]</ref>
|-
| '''2'''
| "[[The Rogue Prince (TV)|The Rogue Prince]]"
| [[w:Greg Yaitanes|Greg Yaitanes]]
| Ryan Condal
| August 28, 2022
| 54 min
| 10.2<ref>[https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/house-of-the-dragon-episode-2-ratings-viewers-1235352102/ Variety: Ratings HOTD episode 2]</ref>
|-
| '''3'''
| "[[Second of His Name]]"
| Greg Yaitanes
| Gabe Fonseca & Ryan Condal
| September 4, 2022
| 58 min
| ~9.2<ref group="N">The ratings of episode 3 have not been officially released. The viewership was down about 1 million for the premiere on Sunday night due in part to airing in the U.S. during Labor Day weekend. The number of people watching the episode on HBO's platforms the following days was greater than for the first two episodes, however.</ref><ref name="Variety 5">Variety: [https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/house-of-the-dragon-ratings-episode-5-wedding-1235377997/?fbclid=IwAR2XkoDWSTZX8b-8kHxSOadeCLL9swmDFZMlCh4glYr8xaDLp0rjhfZbRNY HOTD Ratings episode 5]</ref>
|-
| '''4'''
| "[[King of the Narrow Sea (TV)|King of the Narrow Sea]]"
| [[w:Clare Kilner|Clare Kilner]]
| Ira Parker
| September 11, 2022
| 63 min
| ~9.66<ref name="Variety 5"/>
|-
| '''5'''
| "[[We Light the Way]]"
| Claire Kilner
| Charmaine DeGraté
| September 18, 2022
| 60 min
| ~9.95<ref name="Variety 5"/>
|-
| '''6'''
| "[[The Princess and the Queen (TV)|The Princess and the Queen]]"
| Miguel Sapochnik
| [[w:Sara Hess|Sara Hess]]
| September 25, 2022
| 67 min
| ~10.25<ref name="Variety 6">Variety: [https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/house-of-the-dragon-ratings-viewers-episode-6-time-jump-1235385083/ HOTD Ratings episode 6]</ref>
|-
| '''7'''
| "[[Driftmark (TV)|Driftmark]]"
| Miguel Sapochnik
| Kevin Lau
| October 2, 2022
| 59 min
| TBD
|-
| '''8'''
| "[[The Lord of the Tides]]"
| Geeta Patel
| Eileen Shim
| October 9, 2022
| 68 min
| TBD
|-
| '''9'''
| "[[The Green Council]]"
| Clare Kilner
| Sara Hess
| October 16, 2022
| 58 min
| TBD
|-
| '''10'''
| "[[The Black Queen]]"
| Greg Yaitanes
| Ryan Condal
| October 23, 2022
| 59 min
| TBD
|-
|}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

==References==
{{References}}

{{HOTD}}
{{ASOIAF}}

[[Category:House of the Dragon]]

[[es:House of the Dragon-Temporada 1]]
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House of the Dragon - Season 1

2022-10-10T11:51:29Z

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{{Infobox season
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|country = United States
|network = [[w:HBO|HBO]]
|num_episodes = 10
|first_aired = August 21
|last_aired = October 23, 2022<ref name="Debut">[https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/game-of-thrones-house-of-the-dragon-premiere-date-1235215983/ Variety (March 30, 2022): "Game of Thrones" Prequel Series "House of the Dragon" to Debut in August]</ref>
|dvd =
}}

'''Season 1''' of ''[[House of the Dragon]]'' is the first season of the series.

==Plot==
''House of the Dragon'' takes place two centuries before the [[War of the Five Kings]], focusing on the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. The show is based on [[George R. R. Martin]]'s ''[[Fire & Blood]]'', along with the novella ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' and the novelette ''[[The Rogue Prince]]''.<ref name="wing">[[Not A Blog]]: [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2019/10/30/the-dragons-take-wing/ "The Dragons Take Wing" (October 30, 2019)]</ref>

==Cast==
{{Main|List of actors of House of the Dragon}}
{{See also|List of characters created for House of the Dragon}}

===Starring===
*[[w:Paddy Considine|Paddy Considine]] as King [[Viserys I Targaryen]]
*[[w:Matt Smith (actor)|Matt Smith]] as Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]]
*[[w:Emma D'Arcy|Emma D'Arcy]] as Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] (episode 6-10)
**[[w:Milly Alcock|Milly Alcock]] as Young [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] (episode 1-5)
*[[w:Olivia Cooke|Olivia Cooke]] as Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] (episode 6-10)
**[[w:Emily Carey|Emily Carey]] as Young [[Alicent Hightower]] (episode 1-5)
*[[w:Rhys Ifans|Rhys Ifans]] as Ser [[Otto Hightower]]
*[[w:Steve Toussaint|Steve Toussaint]] as Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]]
*[[w:Eve Best|Eve Best]] as Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]
*[[w:Sonoya Mizuno|Sonoya Mizuno]] as [[Mysaria]]
*[[w:Fabien Frankel|Fabien Frankel]] as Ser [[Criston Cole]]
*[[w:Graham McTavish|Graham McTavish]] as Ser [[Harrold Westerling]]
*[[w:Matthew Needham|Matthew Needham]] as Lord [[Larys Strong]]
*[[w:Jefferson Hall (actor)|Jefferson Hall]] as Lord [[Jason Lannister]] and Ser [[Tyland Lannister]]
*[[w:Harry Collett|Harry Collett]] as Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] (episode 8-10)
*[[w:Tom Glynn-Carney|Tom Glynn-Carney]] as Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen the Elder]] (episode 8-10)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7359071/ Ewan Mitchell] as Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] (episode 8-10)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8565845/ Bethany Antonia] as Lady [[Baela Targaryen]] (episode 8-10)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8666310/ Phoebe Campbell] as Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]] (episode 8-10)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11064417/ Phia Saban] as Princess [[Helaena Targaryen]] (episode 8-10)

===Additional cast===
{{Columns|2|
*[[w:Ty Tennant|Ty Tennant]] as Young Aegon Targaryen (episode 6 and 7)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8765738/ Evie Allen] as Young Helaena Targaryen (episode 6 and 7)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10587630/ Leo Ashton] as Young Aemond Targaryen (episode 6 and 7)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10150201/ Shani Smethurst] as Young Baela Targaryen (episode 6 and 7)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11340801/ Eva Ossei-Gerning] as Young Rhaena Targaryen (episode 6 and 7)
*Jake and Rory Heard as Prince [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen the Younger]]
*[[w:Nanna Blondell|Nanna Blondell]] as Lady [[Laena Velaryon]] (episode 6)
**[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8449814/ Savannah Steyn] as Young Laena Velaryon (episode 5)
**[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13978045/ Nova Foueillis-Mosé] as Child Laena Velaryon (episode 1 and 2)
*[[w:John Macmillan (actor)|John Macmillan]] as Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]] (episode 6 and 7)
**[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12640971/ Theo Nate] as Young Laenor Velaryon (episode 3 and 5)
**[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13370720/ Matthew Carver] as Child Laenor Velaryon (episode 1)
*[[w:Wil Johnson|Wil Johnson]] as Ser [[Vaemond Velaryon]]
*[[w:Harry Collett|Harry Collett]] as Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] (episode 8-10)
**[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10569632/ Leo Hart] as Young Jacaerys Velaryon (episode 6 and 7)
*Elliot Grihault as Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]] (episode 8-10)
**[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11544698/ Harvey Sadler] as Young Lucerys Velaryon (episode 6 and 7)
*[[w:Sian Brooke|Sian Brooke]] as Queen [[Aemma Arryn]]
*[[w:David Horovitch|David Horovitch]] as Grand Maester [[Mellos]]
*[[w:Bill Paterson (actor)|Bill Paterson]] as Lord [[Lyman Beesbury]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2418667/ Gavin Spokes] as Lord [[Lyonel Strong]]
*[[w:Michael Carter (actor)|Michael Carter]] as King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]
*[[w:Steffan Rhodri|Steffan Rhodri]] as Lord [[Lord Hightower|Hobert Hightower]]
*[[w:Elliott Tittensor|Elliott Tittensor]] as Ser [[Erryk Cargyll]]
*[[w:Garry Cooper|Garry Cooper]] as Lord Commander [[Ryam Redwyne]]
*[[w:Julian Lewis Jones|Julian Lewis Jones]] as Lord [[Boremund Baratheon]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0396577/ David Hounslow] as Lord [[Rickon Stark (son of Benjen)|Rickon Stark]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5141621/ Frankie Wilson] as Captain [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 1: The Heirs of the Dragon|Randyll Barret]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1938354/ Mikhail Sen] as Maester [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 1: The Heirs of the Dragon|Mickon]]
*[[w:Luke Tittensor|Luke Tittensor]] as Ser [[Arryk Cargyll]]
*[[w:Gary Raymond|Gary Raymond]] as the [[High Septon (Jaehaerys I)|High Septon]]
*[[w:Anthony Flanagan|Anthony Flanagan]] as Ser [[Steffon Darklyn]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9089880/ Daniel Scott-Smith] as Prince [[Craghas Drahar]]
*[[w:Ryan Corr|Ryan Corr]] as Ser [[Harwin Strong]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11303072/ Solly McLeod] as Ser [[Joffrey Lonmouth]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2952645/ Jonny Weldon] as [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 3: Second of His Name|Samwell]]
*[[w:Edward Rowe (actor)|Edward Rowe]] as Ser [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 3: Second of His Name|Howland Sharp]]
*[[w:Lucy Briers|Lucy Briers]] as Lady [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 3: Second of His Name|Ceira Lannister]]
*[[w:Joanna David|Joanna David]] as Lady [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 3: Second of His Name|Joselyn Redwyne]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5219992/ Alana Ramsey] as Lady [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 3: Second of His Name|Lynesse Hightower]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9118434/ Thom Ashley] as [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 3: Second of His Name|Brett Lannister]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6354959/ Oscar Salem] as Ser [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 3: Second of His Name|Addam]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2655173/ Chris David Storer] as Lord [[Humfrey Bracken]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12346441/ Gabriel Scott] as [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 4: King of the Narrow Sea|Jerrel Bracken]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10196554/ Alfie Todd] as [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 4: King of the Narrow Sea|Willem Blackwood]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0502734/ Paul Leonard] as Lord [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 4: King of the Narrow Sea|Beric Dondarrion]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4578564/ Ben Dilloway] as Ser [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 4: King of the Narrow Sea|Soren]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5339326/ Kurt Egyiawan] as Grand Maester [[Orwyle]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1052995/ Owen Oakeshott] as Ser [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 5: We Light the Way|Gerold Royce]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6197342/ Rachel Redford] as Lady [[Rhea Royce]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0448273/ Paul Kennedy] as Lord [[Jasper Wylde]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1187340/ Alexis Raben] as [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 6: The Princess and the Queen|Talya]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8284671/ Arty Froushan] as Ser [[Qarl Correy]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4098884/ Jordon Stevens] as [[Elinda Massey]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4000354/ Dean Nolan] as Prince [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Book-characters given new names|Reggio Haratis]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0382657/ Paul Hickey] as Lord [[Lord Caswell (Dance)|Allun Caswell]]
*[[w:Phil Daniels|Phil Daniels]] as Maester [[Gerardys]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1625218/ Haqi Ali] as Maester [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 7: Driftmark|Kelvyn]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0263181/ Roger Evans] as Ser [[Borros Baratheon]]
}}

==Dragons==
The first season will show nine out of the seventeen [[dragon]]s that have been designed for the show. They have different personalities and physical appearances.<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/house-of-the-dragon-9-dragons-different-personalities-first-season IGN: House of the Dragon Will Unleash 9 Dragons in Its First Season]</ref> They are:
*[[Caraxes]], the ''Blood Wyrm'', mount of Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] (introduced in episode 1)
*[[Dreamfyre]], mount of Princess [[Helaena Targaryen]] (mentioned in episode 2, introduced in episode 7)
*[[Meleys]], the ''Red Queen'', mount of Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] (introduced in episode 5)
*[[Seasmoke]], mount of Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]] (introduced in episode 3)
*[[Sunfyre]], the ''Golden'', mount of Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] (mentioned in episode 6 and introduced in episode 7)
*[[Syrax]], mount of Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] (introduced in episode 1)
*[[Vermax]], mount of Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] (introduced in episode 6)
*[[Vhagar]], the ''Queen of All Dragons'', mount of Lady [[Laena Velaryon]] and Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] (mentioned in episode 2, introduced in episode 6)
*As of episode 7, the ninth and final dragon is yet to be seen. It may be [[Arrax]] or [[Moondancer]] as both [[Lucerys Velaryon]] and [[Baela Targaryen]] have been mentioned as being [[dragonrider]]s in the show.

Moreover, the [[Skulls of the Targaryen dragons|skull]] of [[Balerion|Balerion the Black Dread]] appears in episode 1,2 and 4.

==Episodes==
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%; margin-right: 0;" border="1"
|-
! style="background: #333; color: #ffffff; width:5%"| No. in season
! style="background: #333; color: #ffffff; width:20%"| Title
! style="background: #333; color: #ffffff; width:25%"| Directed by
! style="background: #333; color: #ffffff; width:25%"| Written by
! style="background: #333; color: #ffffff; width:15%"| Original air date
! style="background: #333; color: #ffffff; width:5%"| Duration
! style="background: #333; color: #ffffff; width:5%"| U.S. viewers (million)
|-
| '''1'''
| "[[The Heirs of the Dragon]]"
| [[w:Miguel Sapochnik|Miguel Sapochnik]]
| [[w:Ryan Condal|Ryan Condal]]
| August 21, 2022
| 66 min
| 9.986<ref>[https://deadline.com/2022/08/house-of-the-dragon-premiere-ratings-10-million-viewers-1235097830/ Deadline: House of the Dragon premiere draws nearly 10 Million viewers]</ref>
|-
| '''2'''
| "[[The Rogue Prince (TV)|The Rogue Prince]]"
| [[w:Greg Yaitanes|Greg Yaitanes]]
| Ryan Condal
| August 28, 2022
| 54 min
| 10.2<ref>[https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/house-of-the-dragon-episode-2-ratings-viewers-1235352102/ Variety: Ratings HOTD episode 2]</ref>
|-
| '''3'''
| "[[Second of His Name]]"
| Greg Yaitanes
| Gabe Fonseca & Ryan Condal
| September 4, 2022
| 58 min
| ~9.2<ref group="N">The ratings of episode 3 have not been officially released. The viewership was down about 1 million for the premiere on Sunday night due in part to airing in the U.S. during Labor Day weekend. The number of people watching the episode on HBO's platforms the following days was greater than for the first two episodes, however.</ref><ref name="Variety 5">Variety: [https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/house-of-the-dragon-ratings-episode-5-wedding-1235377997/?fbclid=IwAR2XkoDWSTZX8b-8kHxSOadeCLL9swmDFZMlCh4glYr8xaDLp0rjhfZbRNY HOTD Ratings episode 5]</ref>
|-
| '''4'''
| "[[King of the Narrow Sea (TV)|King of the Narrow Sea]]"
| [[w:Clare Kilner|Clare Kilner]]
| Ira Parker
| September 11, 2022
| 63 min
| ~9.66<ref name="Variety 5"/>
|-
| '''5'''
| "[[We Light the Way]]"
| Claire Kilner
| Charmaine DeGraté
| September 18, 2022
| 60 min
| ~9.95<ref name="Variety 5"/>
|-
| '''6'''
| "[[The Princess and the Queen (TV)|The Princess and the Queen]]"
| Miguel Sapochnik
| [[w:Sara Hess|Sara Hess]]
| September 25, 2022
| 67 min
| ~10.25<ref name="Variety 6">Variety: [https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/house-of-the-dragon-ratings-viewers-episode-6-time-jump-1235385083/ HOTD Ratings episode 6]</ref>
|-
| '''7'''
| "[[Driftmark (TV)|Driftmark]]"
| Miguel Sapochnik
| Kevin Lau
| October 2, 2022
| 59 min
| TBD
|-
| '''8'''
| "[[The Lord of the Tides]]"
| Geeta Patel
| Eileen Shim
| October 9, 2022
| 68 min
| TBD
|-
| '''9'''
| "[[The Green Council]]"
| Clare Kilner
| Sara Hess
| October 16, 2022
| 58 min
| TBD
|-
| '''10'''
| "[[The Black Queen]]"
| Greg Yaitanes
| Ryan Condal
| October 23, 2022
| 59 min
| TBD
|-
|}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

==References==
{{References}}

{{HOTD}}
{{ASOIAF}}

[[Category:House of the Dragon]]

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House of the Dragon - Season 1

2022-10-10T03:39:08Z

Vaith: Starring cast updated

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|country = United States
|network = [[w:HBO|HBO]]
|num_episodes = 10
|first_aired = August 21
|last_aired = October 23, 2022<ref name="Debut">[https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/game-of-thrones-house-of-the-dragon-premiere-date-1235215983/ Variety (March 30, 2022): "Game of Thrones" Prequel Series "House of the Dragon" to Debut in August]</ref>
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'''Season 1''' of ''[[House of the Dragon]]'' is the first season of the series.

==Plot==
''House of the Dragon'' takes place two centuries before the [[War of the Five Kings]], focusing on the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. The show is based on [[George R. R. Martin]]'s ''[[Fire & Blood]]'', along with the novella ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' and the novelette ''[[The Rogue Prince]]''.<ref name="wing">[[Not A Blog]]: [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2019/10/30/the-dragons-take-wing/ "The Dragons Take Wing" (October 30, 2019)]</ref>

==Cast==
{{Main|List of actors of House of the Dragon}}
{{See also|List of characters created for House of the Dragon}}

===Starring===
*[[w:Paddy Considine|Paddy Considine]] as King [[Viserys I Targaryen]]
*[[w:Matt Smith (actor)|Matt Smith]] as Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]]
*[[w:Emma D'Arcy|Emma D'Arcy]] as Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] (episode 6-10)
**[[w:Milly Alcock|Milly Alcock]] as Young [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] (episode 1-5)
*[[w:Olivia Cooke|Olivia Cooke]] as Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] (episode 6-10)
**[[w:Emily Carey|Emily Carey]] as Young [[Alicent Hightower]] (episode 1-5)
*[[w:Rhys Ifans|Rhys Ifans]] as Ser [[Otto Hightower]]
*[[w:Steve Toussaint|Steve Toussaint]] as Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]]
*[[w:Eve Best|Eve Best]] as Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]
*[[w:Sonoya Mizuno|Sonoya Mizuno]] as [[Mysaria]]
*[[w:Fabien Frankel|Fabien Frankel]] as Ser [[Criston Cole]]
*[[w:Graham McTavish|Graham McTavish]] as Ser [[Harrold Westerling]]
*[[w:Matthew Needham|Matthew Needham]] as Lord [[Larys Strong]]
*[[w:Jefferson Hall (actor)|Jefferson Hall]] as Lord [[Jason Lannister]] and Ser [[Tyland Lannister]]
*[[w:Harry Collett|Harry Collett]] as Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]]
*[[w:Tom Glynn-Carney|Tom Glynn-Carney]] as Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen the Elder]] (episode 8-10)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7359071/ Ewan Mitchell] as Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] (episode 8-10)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8565845/ Bethany Antonia] as Lady [[Baela Targaryen]] (episode 8-10)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8666310/ Phoebe Campbell] as Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]] (episode 8-10)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11064417/ Phia Saban] as Princess [[Helaena Targaryen]] (episode 8-10)

===Additional cast===
{{Columns|2|
*[[w:Ty Tennant|Ty Tennant]] as Young Aegon Targaryen (episode 6 and 7)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8765738/ Evie Allen] as Young Helaena Targaryen (episode 6 and 7)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10587630/ Leo Ashton] as Young Aemond Targaryen (episode 6 and 7)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10150201/ Shani Smethurst] as Young Baela Targaryen (episode 6 and 7)
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11340801/ Eva Ossei-Gerning] as Young Rhaena Targaryen (episode 6 and 7)
*Jake and Rory Heard as Prince [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen the Younger]]
*[[w:Nanna Blondell|Nanna Blondell]] as Lady [[Laena Velaryon]] (episode 6)
**[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8449814/ Savannah Steyn] as Young Laena Velaryon (episode 5)
**[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13978045/ Nova Foueillis-Mosé] as Child Laena Velaryon (episode 1 and 2)
*[[w:John Macmillan (actor)|John Macmillan]] as Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]] (episode 6 and 7)
**[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12640971/ Theo Nate] as Young Laenor Velaryon (episode 3 and 5)
**[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13370720/ Matthew Carver] as Child Laenor Velaryon (episode 1)
*[[w:Wil Johnson|Wil Johnson]] as Ser [[Vaemond Velaryon]]
*[[w:Harry Collett|Harry Collett]] as Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] (episode 8-10)
**[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10569632/ Leo Hart] as Young Jacaerys Velaryon (episode 6 and 7)
*Elliot Grihault as Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]] (episode 8-10)
**[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11544698/ Harvey Sadler] as Young Lucerys Velaryon (episode 6 and 7)
*[[w:Sian Brooke|Sian Brooke]] as Queen [[Aemma Arryn]]
*[[w:David Horovitch|David Horovitch]] as Grand Maester [[Mellos]]
*[[w:Bill Paterson (actor)|Bill Paterson]] as Lord [[Lyman Beesbury]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2418667/ Gavin Spokes] as Lord [[Lyonel Strong]]
*[[w:Michael Carter (actor)|Michael Carter]] as King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]
*[[w:Steffan Rhodri|Steffan Rhodri]] as Lord [[Lord Hightower|Hobert Hightower]]
*[[w:Elliott Tittensor|Elliott Tittensor]] as Ser [[Erryk Cargyll]]
*[[w:Garry Cooper|Garry Cooper]] as Lord Commander [[Ryam Redwyne]]
*[[w:Julian Lewis Jones|Julian Lewis Jones]] as Lord [[Boremund Baratheon]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0396577/ David Hounslow] as Lord [[Rickon Stark (son of Benjen)|Rickon Stark]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5141621/ Frankie Wilson] as Captain [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 1: The Heirs of the Dragon|Randyll Barret]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1938354/ Mikhail Sen] as Maester [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 1: The Heirs of the Dragon|Mickon]]
*[[w:Luke Tittensor|Luke Tittensor]] as Ser [[Arryk Cargyll]]
*[[w:Gary Raymond|Gary Raymond]] as the [[High Septon (Jaehaerys I)|High Septon]]
*[[w:Anthony Flanagan|Anthony Flanagan]] as Ser [[Steffon Darklyn]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9089880/ Daniel Scott-Smith] as Prince [[Craghas Drahar]]
*[[w:Ryan Corr|Ryan Corr]] as Ser [[Harwin Strong]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11303072/ Solly McLeod] as Ser [[Joffrey Lonmouth]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2952645/ Jonny Weldon] as [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 3: Second of His Name|Samwell]]
*[[w:Edward Rowe (actor)|Edward Rowe]] as Ser [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 3: Second of His Name|Howland Sharp]]
*[[w:Lucy Briers|Lucy Briers]] as Lady [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 3: Second of His Name|Ceira Lannister]]
*[[w:Joanna David|Joanna David]] as Lady [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 3: Second of His Name|Joselyn Redwyne]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5219992/ Alana Ramsey] as Lady [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 3: Second of His Name|Lynesse Hightower]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9118434/ Thom Ashley] as [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 3: Second of His Name|Brett Lannister]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6354959/ Oscar Salem] as Ser [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 3: Second of His Name|Addam]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2655173/ Chris David Storer] as Lord [[Humfrey Bracken]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12346441/ Gabriel Scott] as [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 4: King of the Narrow Sea|Jerrel Bracken]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10196554/ Alfie Todd] as [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 4: King of the Narrow Sea|Willem Blackwood]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0502734/ Paul Leonard] as Lord [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 4: King of the Narrow Sea|Beric Dondarrion]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4578564/ Ben Dilloway] as Ser [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 4: King of the Narrow Sea|Soren]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5339326/ Kurt Egyiawan] as Grand Maester [[Orwyle]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1052995/ Owen Oakeshott] as Ser [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 5: We Light the Way|Gerold Royce]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6197342/ Rachel Redford] as Lady [[Rhea Royce]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0448273/ Paul Kennedy] as Lord [[Jasper Wylde]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1187340/ Alexis Raben] as [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 6: The Princess and the Queen|Talya]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8284671/ Arty Froushan] as Ser [[Qarl Correy]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4098884/ Jordon Stevens] as [[Elinda Massey]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4000354/ Dean Nolan] as Prince [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Book-characters given new names|Reggio Haratis]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0382657/ Paul Hickey] as Lord [[Lord Caswell (Dance)|Allun Caswell]]
*[[w:Phil Daniels|Phil Daniels]] as Maester [[Gerardys]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1625218/ Haqi Ali] as Maester [[List of characters created for House of the Dragon#Episode 7: Driftmark|Kelvyn]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0263181/ Roger Evans] as Ser [[Borros Baratheon]]
}}

==Dragons==
The first season will show nine out of the seventeen [[dragon]]s that have been designed for the show. They have different personalities and physical appearances.<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/house-of-the-dragon-9-dragons-different-personalities-first-season IGN: House of the Dragon Will Unleash 9 Dragons in Its First Season]</ref> They are:
*[[Caraxes]], the ''Blood Wyrm'', mount of Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] (introduced in episode 1)
*[[Dreamfyre]], mount of Princess [[Helaena Targaryen]] (mentioned in episode 2, introduced in episode 7)
*[[Meleys]], the ''Red Queen'', mount of Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] (introduced in episode 5)
*[[Seasmoke]], mount of Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]] (introduced in episode 3)
*[[Sunfyre]], the ''Golden'', mount of Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] (mentioned in episode 6 and introduced in episode 7)
*[[Syrax]], mount of Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] (introduced in episode 1)
*[[Vermax]], mount of Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] (introduced in episode 6)
*[[Vhagar]], the ''Queen of All Dragons'', mount of Lady [[Laena Velaryon]] and Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] (mentioned in episode 2, introduced in episode 6)
*As of episode 7, the ninth and final dragon is yet to be seen. It may be [[Arrax]] or [[Moondancer]] as both [[Lucerys Velaryon]] and [[Baela Targaryen]] have been mentioned as being [[dragonrider]]s in the show.

Moreover, the [[Skulls of the Targaryen dragons|skull]] of [[Balerion|Balerion the Black Dread]] appears in episode 1,2 and 4.

==Episodes==
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! style="background: #333; color: #ffffff; width:5%"| No. in season
! style="background: #333; color: #ffffff; width:20%"| Title
! style="background: #333; color: #ffffff; width:25%"| Directed by
! style="background: #333; color: #ffffff; width:25%"| Written by
! style="background: #333; color: #ffffff; width:15%"| Original air date
! style="background: #333; color: #ffffff; width:5%"| Duration
! style="background: #333; color: #ffffff; width:5%"| U.S. viewers (million)
|-
| '''1'''
| "[[The Heirs of the Dragon]]"
| [[w:Miguel Sapochnik|Miguel Sapochnik]]
| [[w:Ryan Condal|Ryan Condal]]
| August 21, 2022
| 66 min
| 9.986<ref>[https://deadline.com/2022/08/house-of-the-dragon-premiere-ratings-10-million-viewers-1235097830/ Deadline: House of the Dragon premiere draws nearly 10 Million viewers]</ref>
|-
| '''2'''
| "[[The Rogue Prince (TV)|The Rogue Prince]]"
| [[w:Greg Yaitanes|Greg Yaitanes]]
| Ryan Condal
| August 28, 2022
| 54 min
| 10.2<ref>[https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/house-of-the-dragon-episode-2-ratings-viewers-1235352102/ Variety: Ratings HOTD episode 2]</ref>
|-
| '''3'''
| "[[Second of His Name]]"
| Greg Yaitanes
| Gabe Fonseca & Ryan Condal
| September 4, 2022
| 58 min
| ~9.2<ref group="N">The ratings of episode 3 have not been officially released. The viewership was down about 1 million for the premiere on Sunday night due in part to airing in the U.S. during Labor Day weekend. The number of people watching the episode on HBO's platforms the following days was greater than for the first two episodes, however.</ref><ref name="Variety 5">Variety: [https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/house-of-the-dragon-ratings-episode-5-wedding-1235377997/?fbclid=IwAR2XkoDWSTZX8b-8kHxSOadeCLL9swmDFZMlCh4glYr8xaDLp0rjhfZbRNY HOTD Ratings episode 5]</ref>
|-
| '''4'''
| "[[King of the Narrow Sea (TV)|King of the Narrow Sea]]"
| [[w:Clare Kilner|Clare Kilner]]
| Ira Parker
| September 11, 2022
| 63 min
| ~9.66<ref name="Variety 5"/>
|-
| '''5'''
| "[[We Light the Way]]"
| Claire Kilner
| Charmaine DeGraté
| September 18, 2022
| 60 min
| ~9.95<ref name="Variety 5"/>
|-
| '''6'''
| "[[The Princess and the Queen (TV)|The Princess and the Queen]]"
| Miguel Sapochnik
| [[w:Sara Hess|Sara Hess]]
| September 25, 2022
| 67 min
| ~10.25<ref name="Variety 6">Variety: [https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/house-of-the-dragon-ratings-viewers-episode-6-time-jump-1235385083/ HOTD Ratings episode 6]</ref>
|-
| '''7'''
| "[[Driftmark (TV)|Driftmark]]"
| Miguel Sapochnik
| Kevin Lau
| October 2, 2022
| 59 min
| TBD
|-
| '''8'''
| "[[The Lord of the Tides]]"
| Geeta Patel
| Eileen Shim
| October 9, 2022
| 71 min
| TBD
|-
| '''9'''
| "[[The Green Council]]"
| Clare Kilner
| Sara Hess
| October 16, 2022
| 58 min
| TBD
|-
| '''10'''
| "[[The Black Queen]]"
| Greg Yaitanes
| Ryan Condal
| October 23, 2022
| 59 min
| TBD
|-
|}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

==References==
{{References}}

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[[Category:House of the Dragon]]

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House of the Dragon

2022-10-10T03:35:35Z

Vaith: New starring cast added

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| genre = [[w:Historical fantasy#Medieval fantasy|Medieval fantasy]]
| format = [[w:Serial (radio and television)#Other dramas|Serial drama]]
| creator = [[w:Ryan Condal|Ryan Condal]] [[George R. R. Martin]]
| developer = Ryan Condal [[w:Miguel Sapochnik|Miguel Sapochnik]] (season 1)
| writer = Ryan Condal Wes Tooke Claire Kiechel Ti Mikkel [[w:Sara Hess|Sara Hess]] Charmaine DeGraté Gabe Fonseca Ira Parker Kevin Lau Eileen Shim
| director = Miguel Sapochnik [[w:Greg Yaitanes|Greg Yaitanes]] [[w:Clare Kilner|Clare Kilner]] Geeta V. Patel [[w:Alan Taylor (director)|Alan Taylor]] (season 2)
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| starring = [[w:Paddy Considine|Paddy Considine]] [[w:Matt Smith (actor)|Matt Smith]] [[w:Emma D'Arcy|Emma D'Arcy]] [[w:Olivia Cooke|Olivia Cooke]] [[w:Rhys Ifans|Rhys Ifans]] [[w:Steve Toussaint|Steve Toussaint]] [[w:Eve Best|Eve Best]] [[w:Sonoya Mizuno|Sonoya Mizuno]] [[w:Fabien Frankel|Fabien Frankel]] [[w:Milly Alcock|Milly Alcock]] [[w:Emily Carey|Emily Carey]] [[w:Graham McTavish|Graham McTavish]] [[w:Matthew Needham|Matthew Needham]] [[w:Jefferson Hall (actor)|Jefferson Hall]] [[w:Harry Collett|Harry Collett]] [[w:Tom Glynn-Carney|Tom Glynn-Carney]] Ewan Mitchell Bethany Antonia Phoebe Campbell Phia Saban
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| composer = [[w:Ramin Djawadi|Ramin Djawadi]]
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| executive_producer = George R. R. Martin Ryan Condal Miguel Sapochnik Vince Gerardis Sara Hess Ron Schmidt (season 1) Ira Parker Greg Yaitanes David Hancock Charmaine DeGraté Jocelyn Diaz (season 1)
| producer = Karen Wacker Angus Moore Gordon Alexis Raben Kevin Lau Richard Sharkey
| editor = Tim Porter Crispin Green
| location = *United Kingdom
**Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden
**Cornwall
*Spain
**Cáceres
*United States
**California
*Portugal
**Monsanto
| cinematography = [[w:Fabian Wagner|Fabian Wagner]] Pepe Avila del Pino Alejandro Martínez Catherine Goldschmidt
| camera = Steve Weightman Jack Parry
| runtime = 54-68 minutes
| company = [[w:HBO|HBO]] Cross Plains Productions Bastard Sword [[w:Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros. Pictures]] GRRM 1:26 Pictures Inc.
| distributor = [[w:HBO Films|HBO Films]] [[w:Warner Bros. Domestic Television Studios#Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution|Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution]]
| channel = [[w:HBO (international)|HBO]], [[w:HBO Max|HBO Max]]
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| first_aired = August 21, 2022
| last_aired = October 23, 2022
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'''''House of the Dragon''''' is an American [[w:Historical fantasy#Medieval fantasy|medieval fantasy]] television series developed by [[w:HBO|HBO]]. It is a prequel to ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.

==Plot==
''House of the Dragon'' takes place two centuries before the [[War of the Five Kings]], focusing on the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. The show is based on [[George R. R. Martin]]'s ''[[Fire & Blood]]'', along with the novella ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' and the novelette ''[[The Rogue Prince]]''.<ref name="wing">[[Not A Blog]]: [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2019/10/30/the-dragons-take-wing/ "The Dragons Take Wing"] (October 30, 2019)</ref>

==Production==
===Conception and development===
''House of the Dragon'', then titled ''The Dance of the Dragons'', was first pitched by George R. R. Martin in the summer of 2016, when he was still writing ''Fire & Blood''.<ref name="wing"/> It was initially helmed by [[w:Carly Wray|Carly Wray]] and then by [[w:Bryan Cogman|Bryan Cogman]].<ref>The Hollywood Reporter: [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/house-of-the-dragon-game-of-thrones-prequels-1235181929/ Inside 'House of the Dragon': The Epic Mission to Make the Next 'Game of Thrones'] (July 19, 2022)</ref> ''House of the Dragon'' was greenlit in October 2019 and has received a 10-episode straight-to-series order by HBO, who have hired [[w:Miguel Sapochnik|Miguel Sapochnik]] to direct the pilot episode and additional episodes. In addition to Sapochnik, [[w:Ryan Condal|Ryan Condal]] will serve as co-showrunner. George R. R. Martin, Vince Gerardis, and Casey Bloys have been attached as executive producers, and Wes Tooke, Claire Kiechel, Ti Mikkel, [[w:Sara Hess|Sara Hess]], and Charmaine DeGraté as writers. Although Martin has expressed interest in writing an episode, he wishes to first finish ''[[The Winds of Winter]]''.<ref name="wing"/> ''Game of Thrones'' composer [[w:Ramin Djawadi|Ramin Djawadi]] is returning to compose the music of ''House of the Dragon''.<ref name="Djawadi">Winter Is Coming: [https://winteriscoming.net/2021/02/01/game-of-thrones-composer-ramin-djawadi-working-house-of-the-dragon/ "Game of Thrones composer Ramin Djawadi working on House of the Dragon"] (February 1, 2021)</ref> On 11 July 2021, the Academy and Emmy award-winning visual effects company [[w:Pixomondo|Pixomondo]] announced that they were working on the show.<ref>https://twitter.com/Pixomondo/status/1414310593511661569?s=20</ref> Pixomondo has previously worked on ''Game of Thrones''.

==Promotion==
On his podcast ''"The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of"'', Ryan Condal revealed that three named [[Valyrian steel]] swords from the books have been made for the first series of the show,<ref>[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movie-swords/id1535879222?i=1000528204344, The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, "Movie Swords!"]</ref> including the two [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] blades [[Blackfyre]] and [[Dark Sister]].<ref>[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/george-r-r-martin-creator-of-game-of-thrones/id1535879222?i=1000536366347, The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, "George R. R. Martin (Creator of Game of Thrones)"]</ref>

On 5 October 2021, HBO released the first official teaser.<ref name="Teaser">[https://youtu.be/fNwwt25mheo Official teaser]</ref> In February 2022, HBO confirmed that House of the Dragon had finished production.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2022/02/game-of-thrones-spinoff-update-house-of-dragon-premiere-plans-1234934676 Deadline: "HBO Gives Spinoffs Update As It Plots Launch Plans For House Of The Dragon"] (February 16, 2022)</ref> An official teaser trailer was released on 5 May 2022.<ref name="Teaser trailer">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg86eQkdudI Official teaser trailer]</ref>

Starting mid July 2022, a month ahead of the premiere, several promotion materials were released by HBO:
* Several behind the scene teasers titled ''"A New Reign"'',<ref name="BTS1">[http://youtu.be/jwroDWGHwy4 A New Reign teaser]</ref> ''"Returning to Westeros"'',<ref name="BTS2">[https://youtu.be/5j6xAf0uqhc Returning to Westeros teaser]</ref> ''"Before the Dance: An Illustrated History with George R.R. Martin"'',<ref name="BTS3">[https://youtu.be/qZX5JXJ8UoQ Before the Dance teaser]</ref> ''"Height of an Empire"'',<ref name="BTS4">[https://youtu.be/pRJ7rUi7Jts Height of an Empire teaser]</ref> ''"Noble Houses"'',<ref name="BTS5">[https://youtu.be/hFrxVMXrdGs Noble Houses teaser]</ref> and ''"George R.R. Martin On Dragons & Their Magic"''.<ref name="BTS6">[https://youtu.be/dggpxXNsgKw Dragons & Their Magic teaser]</ref>
* The official trailer<ref name="Trailer">[http://y2u.be/DotnJ7tTA34 Official Trailer]</ref> and its extended version.<ref name="Extended Trailer">[https://youtu.be/7_4Bn4fioXA Comic-Con Extended Trailer]</ref>

The ''"House of the Dragon: DracARys"'' app was launched on July 20.<ref name="DracARys">[https://youtu.be/eW-lxnmapJ4 HOTD: DracARys App Commercial]</ref> House of the Dragon also had a pannel at the [[w:San Diego Comic-Con|San Diego Comic-Con]] on July 23 2022 moderated by Jason Concepcion. The panelists included [[George R. R. Martin]] (author/producer), Ryan Condal (co-showrunner/writer) and several members of the cast; Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Milly Alcock, and Emily Carey. Miguel Sapochnik (co-showrunner/director) was also scheduled to be on that panel but was sick and had to cancel.<ref name="SDCC">[https://www.comic-con.org/cci/saturday San Diego Comic-Con 2022 schedule]</ref>

The world premiere took place at the [[w:Academy Museum of Motion Pictures|Academy Museum of Motion Pictures]] in [[w:Los Angeles|Los Angeles]] on the 27th July 2022.<ref>Variety: [https://variety.com/2022/film/news/brad-pitt-bullet-train-house-of-the-dragon-1235325467/ 'House of the Dragon' at the Academy Museum] (Jul 27, 2022)</ref>

On the 26th August 2022, five days after the pilot aired, ''House of the Dragon'' is officially renewed for a second season.<ref>The Hollywood Reporter: [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/house-of-the-dragon-season-2-1235199922/ 'House of the Dragon' Renewed for Season 2 by HBO] (August 26, 2022)</ref>

===Cast and characters===
{{Main|List of actors of House of the Dragon}}
{{See also|List of characters created for House of the Dragon}}

===Filming locations===
The first season of ''House of the Dragon'' is being filmed in the United Kingdom and Spain.<ref name="redanian">[https://redanianintelligence.com/2020/07/18/hbos-game-of-thrones-prequel-house-of-the-dragons-is-looking-for-two-female-leads/ Redanian Intelligence: HBO's ''Game of Thrones'' Prequel ''House of the Dragon'' is looking for two female leads]</ref> Filming began on April 5th 2021 in London, at Leavesden Studios,<ref name="Startdate">[https://www.theilluminerdi.com/2020/12/04/house-of-the-dragon-start-date/ The Illuminerdi, "House of the Dragon Start Date Revealed"]</ref> as well as the island castle of St. Michael's Mount in Cornwall.<ref>Winter Is Coming: [https://winteriscoming.net/2021/04/23/house-of-the-dragon-films-driftmark-seat-house-velaryon-game-of-thrones-prequel/ House of the Dragon films at Driftmark, seat of House Velaryon]</ref>

===Broadcast===
In January 2020, HBO President of Programming Casey Bloys guessed that ''House of the Dragon'' would premiere sometime in 2022.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/01/game-of-thrones-prequel-house-of-the-dragon-premiere-date-2022-hbo-boss-more-got-pilot-naomi-watts-1202831792/ Deadline, "''Game of Thrones'' Prequel ''House of the Dragon'' to Launch in 2022", January 15, 2020]</ref> This was later confirmed in the first teaser.<ref name="Teaser" /> The premiere date was later revealed to be August 21, 2022.<ref name="Trailer"/>

==Title sequence==
The title sequence for ''House of the Dragon'' is first revealed at the beginning of the second episode of the series, ''[[The Rogue Prince (TV)|The Rogue Prince]]''. It is similar in style as the one created for the series' predecessor, ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', and it uses the same music. The sequence depicts a three-dimensional model of [[Old Valyria]] similar to the one King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] has in his royal appartement in the series. As the camera swoops across the Valyrian city, it focuses on different gears that are connected by blood running down the model. The blood retraces the history and bloodline of [[House Targaryen]], starting with the [[Doom of Valyria]], then linking the different members of the family from [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] to Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]. Meanwhile, the names of the principal cast and creative staff are displayed. The sequence concludes after about one-and-a-half minutes with the opening credits indicating the episode's writers and directors.{{Ref|HBOHOTD|S01E02}} The title sequence changes slighty when new characters are born or married into the Targaryen bloodline.{{Ref|HBOHOTD|S01E06}}

==External links==
*[https://www.hbo.com/house-of-the-dragon ''House of the Dragon''] at [https://www.hbo.com/ HBO]
*[https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/House_of_the_Dragon ''House of the Dragon''] at the [https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Game_of_Thrones_Wiki Game of Thrones & House of the Dragon Wiki]
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11198330 ''House of the Dragon''] at [https://www.imdb.com IMDB]
*[[w:House of the Dragon|''House of the Dragon'']] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia]

==References==
{{References}}

{{HOTD}}
{{ASOIAF}}

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| developer = Ryan Condal [[w:Miguel Sapochnik|Miguel Sapochnik]] (season 1)
| writer = Ryan Condal Wes Tooke Claire Kiechel Ti Mikkel [[w:Sara Hess|Sara Hess]] Charmaine DeGraté Gabe Fonseca Ira Parker Kevin Lau Eileen Shim
| director = Miguel Sapochnik [[w:Greg Yaitanes|Greg Yaitanes]] [[w:Clare Kilner|Clare Kilner]] Geeta V. Patel [[w:Alan Taylor (director)|Alan Taylor]] (season 2)
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| producer = Karen Wacker Angus Moore Gordon Alexis Raben Kevin Lau Richard Sharkey Jocelyn Diaz
| editor = Tim Porter Crispin Green
| location = *United Kingdom
**Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden
**Cornwall
*Spain
**Cáceres
*United States
**California
*Portugal
**Monsanto
| cinematography = [[w:Fabian Wagner|Fabian Wagner]] Pepe Avila del Pino Alejandro Martínez Catherine Goldschmidt
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| runtime = 54-68 minutes
| company = [[w:HBO|HBO]] Cross Plains Productions Bastard Sword [[w:Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros. Pictures]] GRRM 1:26 Pictures Inc.
| distributor = [[w:HBO Films|HBO Films]] [[w:Warner Bros. Domestic Television Studios#Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution|Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution]]
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'''''House of the Dragon''''' is an American [[w:Historical fantasy#Medieval fantasy|medieval fantasy]] television series developed by [[w:HBO|HBO]]. It is a prequel to ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.

==Plot==
''House of the Dragon'' takes place two centuries before the [[War of the Five Kings]], focusing on the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. The show is based on [[George R. R. Martin]]'s ''[[Fire & Blood]]'', along with the novella ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' and the novelette ''[[The Rogue Prince]]''.<ref name="wing">[[Not A Blog]]: [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2019/10/30/the-dragons-take-wing/ "The Dragons Take Wing"] (October 30, 2019)</ref>

==Production==
===Conception and development===
''House of the Dragon'', then titled ''The Dance of the Dragons'', was first pitched by George R. R. Martin in the summer of 2016, when he was still writing ''Fire & Blood''.<ref name="wing"/> It was initially helmed by [[w:Carly Wray|Carly Wray]] and then by [[w:Bryan Cogman|Bryan Cogman]].<ref>The Hollywood Reporter: [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/house-of-the-dragon-game-of-thrones-prequels-1235181929/ Inside 'House of the Dragon': The Epic Mission to Make the Next 'Game of Thrones'] (July 19, 2022)</ref> ''House of the Dragon'' was greenlit in October 2019 and has received a 10-episode straight-to-series order by HBO, who have hired [[w:Miguel Sapochnik|Miguel Sapochnik]] to direct the pilot episode and additional episodes. In addition to Sapochnik, [[w:Ryan Condal|Ryan Condal]] will serve as co-showrunner. George R. R. Martin, Vince Gerardis, and Casey Bloys have been attached as executive producers, and Wes Tooke, Claire Kiechel, Ti Mikkel, [[w:Sara Hess|Sara Hess]], and Charmaine DeGraté as writers. Although Martin has expressed interest in writing an episode, he wishes to first finish ''[[The Winds of Winter]]''.<ref name="wing"/> ''Game of Thrones'' composer [[w:Ramin Djawadi|Ramin Djawadi]] is returning to compose the music of ''House of the Dragon''.<ref name="Djawadi">Winter Is Coming: [https://winteriscoming.net/2021/02/01/game-of-thrones-composer-ramin-djawadi-working-house-of-the-dragon/ "Game of Thrones composer Ramin Djawadi working on House of the Dragon"] (February 1, 2021)</ref> On 11 July 2021, the Academy and Emmy award-winning visual effects company [[w:Pixomondo|Pixomondo]] announced that they were working on the show.<ref>https://twitter.com/Pixomondo/status/1414310593511661569?s=20</ref> Pixomondo has previously worked on ''Game of Thrones''.

==Promotion==
On his podcast ''"The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of"'', Ryan Condal revealed that three named [[Valyrian steel]] swords from the books have been made for the first series of the show,<ref>[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movie-swords/id1535879222?i=1000528204344, The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, "Movie Swords!"]</ref> including the two [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] blades [[Blackfyre]] and [[Dark Sister]].<ref>[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/george-r-r-martin-creator-of-game-of-thrones/id1535879222?i=1000536366347, The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, "George R. R. Martin (Creator of Game of Thrones)"]</ref>

On 5 October 2021, HBO released the first official teaser.<ref name="Teaser">[https://youtu.be/fNwwt25mheo Official teaser]</ref> In February 2022, HBO confirmed that House of the Dragon had finished production.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2022/02/game-of-thrones-spinoff-update-house-of-dragon-premiere-plans-1234934676 Deadline: "HBO Gives Spinoffs Update As It Plots Launch Plans For House Of The Dragon"] (February 16, 2022)</ref> An official teaser trailer was released on 5 May 2022.<ref name="Teaser trailer">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg86eQkdudI Official teaser trailer]</ref>

Starting mid July 2022, a month ahead of the premiere, several promotion materials were released by HBO:
* Several behind the scene teasers titled ''"A New Reign"'',<ref name="BTS1">[http://youtu.be/jwroDWGHwy4 A New Reign teaser]</ref> ''"Returning to Westeros"'',<ref name="BTS2">[https://youtu.be/5j6xAf0uqhc Returning to Westeros teaser]</ref> ''"Before the Dance: An Illustrated History with George R.R. Martin"'',<ref name="BTS3">[https://youtu.be/qZX5JXJ8UoQ Before the Dance teaser]</ref> ''"Height of an Empire"'',<ref name="BTS4">[https://youtu.be/pRJ7rUi7Jts Height of an Empire teaser]</ref> ''"Noble Houses"'',<ref name="BTS5">[https://youtu.be/hFrxVMXrdGs Noble Houses teaser]</ref> and ''"George R.R. Martin On Dragons & Their Magic"''.<ref name="BTS6">[https://youtu.be/dggpxXNsgKw Dragons & Their Magic teaser]</ref>
* The official trailer<ref name="Trailer">[http://y2u.be/DotnJ7tTA34 Official Trailer]</ref> and its extended version.<ref name="Extended Trailer">[https://youtu.be/7_4Bn4fioXA Comic-Con Extended Trailer]</ref>

The ''"House of the Dragon: DracARys"'' app was launched on July 20.<ref name="DracARys">[https://youtu.be/eW-lxnmapJ4 HOTD: DracARys App Commercial]</ref> House of the Dragon also had a pannel at the [[w:San Diego Comic-Con|San Diego Comic-Con]] on July 23 2022 moderated by Jason Concepcion. The panelists included [[George R. R. Martin]] (author/producer), Ryan Condal (co-showrunner/writer) and several members of the cast; Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Milly Alcock, and Emily Carey. Miguel Sapochnik (co-showrunner/director) was also scheduled to be on that panel but was sick and had to cancel.<ref name="SDCC">[https://www.comic-con.org/cci/saturday San Diego Comic-Con 2022 schedule]</ref>

The world premiere took place at the [[w:Academy Museum of Motion Pictures|Academy Museum of Motion Pictures]] in [[w:Los Angeles|Los Angeles]] on the 27th July 2022.<ref>Variety: [https://variety.com/2022/film/news/brad-pitt-bullet-train-house-of-the-dragon-1235325467/ 'House of the Dragon' at the Academy Museum] (Jul 27, 2022)</ref>

On the 26th August 2022, five days after the pilot aired, ''House of the Dragon'' is officially renewed for a second season.<ref>The Hollywood Reporter: [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/house-of-the-dragon-season-2-1235199922/ 'House of the Dragon' Renewed for Season 2 by HBO] (August 26, 2022)</ref>

===Cast and characters===
{{Main|List of actors of House of the Dragon}}
{{See also|List of characters created for House of the Dragon}}
As of August 2022, the following cast members have been officially confirmed.<ref name="HBOHotD">{{cite web |url=https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/bio/house-dragon-character-descriptions |title=''House of the Dragon'' <nowiki>|</nowiki> Character Descriptions |last= |first= |date= |website=[[w:WarnerMedia|WarnerMedia]] |language=en-US |accessdate=August 19, 2022 |archive-date=August 17, 2022 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220817164426/https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/bio/house-dragon-character-descriptions |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Starring====
*[[w:Paddy Considine|Paddy Considine]] as King [[Viserys I Targaryen]]
*[[w:Matt Smith (actor)|Matt Smith]] as Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]]
*[[w:Emma D'Arcy|Emma D'Arcy]] as Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] (episode 6-10)
**[[w:Milly Alcock|Milly Alcock]] as Young Rhaenyra Targaryen (episode 1-5)
*[[w:Olivia Cooke|Olivia Cooke]] as Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] (episode 6-10)
**[[w:Emily Carey|Emily Carey]] as Young Alicent Hightower (episode 1-5)
*[[w:Rhys Ifans|Rhys Ifans]] as Ser [[Otto Hightower]]
*[[w:Steve Toussaint|Steve Toussaint]] as Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]]
*[[w:Eve Best|Eve Best]] as Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Velaryon]]
*[[w:Sonoya Mizuno|Sonoya Mizuno]] as [[Mysaria]]
*[[w:Fabien Frankel|Fabien Frankel]] as Ser [[Criston Cole]]
*[[w:Graham McTavish|Graham McTavish]] as Ser [[Harrold Westerling]]
*[[w:Matthew Needham|Matthew Needham]] as Lord [[Larys Strong]]
*[[w:Jefferson Hall (actor)|Jefferson Hall]] as Ser [[Tyland Lannister]] and Lord [[Jason Lannister]]

====Additional cast====
*Bethany Antonia as Lady [[Baela Targaryen]]
**Shani Smethurst as Young Baela Targaryen
*[[w:Sian Brooke|Sian Brooke]] as Queen [[Aemma Arryn]]
*[[w:Nanna Blondell|Nanna Blondell]] as Lady [[Laena Velaryon]] (episode 6—)
**Savannah Steyn as Young Laena Velaryon (episode 5)
**Nova Foueillis-Mosé as Child Laena Velaryon (episode 1 and 2)
*Phoebe Campbell as Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]]
**Eva Ossei-Gerning as Young Rhaena Targaryen
*[[w:Harry Collett|Harry Collett]] as Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]]
**Leo Hart as Young Jacaerys Velaryon
*[[w:Garry Cooper|Garry Cooper]] as Lord Commander [[Ryam Redwyne]]
*[[w:Ryan Corr|Ryan Corr]] as Ser [[Harwin Strong]]
*[[w:Phil Daniels|Phil Daniels]] as Maester [[Gerardys]]
*Kurt Egyiawan as Grand Maester [[Orwyle]]
*Roger Evans as Ser [[Borros Baratheon]]
*[[w:Tom Glynn-Carney|Tom Glynn-Carney]] as Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]]
**Ty Tennant as Young Aegon Targaryen
*Elliot Grihault as [[Lucerys Velaryon]]
**Harvey Sadler as Young Lucerys Velaryon
*[[w:David Horovitch|David Horovitch]] as Grand Maester [[Mellos]]
*[[w:Wil Johnson|Wil Johnson]] as Ser [[Vaemond Velaryon]]
*[[w:Julian Lewis Jones|Julian Lewis Jones]] as Lord [[Boremund Baratheon]]
*Paul Kennedy as Lord [[Jasper Wylde]]
*Solly McLeod as Ser [[Joffrey Lonmouth]]
*John Macmillan as Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]] (episode 6—)
**Theo Nate as Young Laenor Velaryon (episode 3 and 5)
**Matthew Carver as Child Laenor Velaryon (episode 1)
*Ewan Mitchell as Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]]
**Leo Ashton as Young Aemond Targaryen
*[[w:Bill Paterson (actor)|Bill Paterson]] as Lord [[Lyman Beesbury]]
*[[w:Steffan Rhodri|Steffan Rhodri]] as Lord [[Lord Hightower|Hobert Hightower]]
*Phia Saban as Princess [[Helaena Targaryen]]
**Evie Allen as Young Helaena Targaryen
*Gavin Spokes as Lord [[Lyonel Strong]]
*[[w:Elliott Tittensor|Elliott Tittensor]] as Ser [[Erryk Cargyll]]
*[[w:Luke Tittensor|Luke Tittensor]] as Ser [[Arryk Cargyll]]

===Filming locations===
The first season of ''House of the Dragon'' is being filmed in the United Kingdom and Spain.<ref name="redanian">[https://redanianintelligence.com/2020/07/18/hbos-game-of-thrones-prequel-house-of-the-dragons-is-looking-for-two-female-leads/ Redanian Intelligence: HBO's ''Game of Thrones'' Prequel ''House of the Dragon'' is looking for two female leads]</ref> Filming began on April 5th 2021 in London, at Leavesden Studios,<ref name="Startdate">[https://www.theilluminerdi.com/2020/12/04/house-of-the-dragon-start-date/ The Illuminerdi, "House of the Dragon Start Date Revealed"]</ref> as well as the island castle of St. Michael's Mount in Cornwall.<ref>Winter Is Coming: [https://winteriscoming.net/2021/04/23/house-of-the-dragon-films-driftmark-seat-house-velaryon-game-of-thrones-prequel/ House of the Dragon films at Driftmark, seat of House Velaryon]</ref>

===Broadcast===
In January 2020, HBO President of Programming Casey Bloys guessed that ''House of the Dragon'' would premiere sometime in 2022.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/01/game-of-thrones-prequel-house-of-the-dragon-premiere-date-2022-hbo-boss-more-got-pilot-naomi-watts-1202831792/ Deadline, "''Game of Thrones'' Prequel ''House of the Dragon'' to Launch in 2022", January 15, 2020]</ref> This was later confirmed in the first teaser.<ref name="Teaser" /> The premiere date was later revealed to be August 21, 2022.<ref name="Trailer"/>

==Title sequence==
The title sequence for ''House of the Dragon'' is first revealed at the beginning of the second episode of the series, ''[[The Rogue Prince (TV)|The Rogue Prince]]''. It is similar in style as the one created for the series' predecessor, ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', and it uses the same music. The sequence depicts a three-dimensional model of [[Old Valyria]] similar to the one King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] has in his royal appartement in the series. As the camera swoops across the Valyrian city, it focuses on different gears that are connected by blood running down the model. The blood retraces the history and bloodline of [[House Targaryen]], starting with the [[Doom of Valyria]], then linking the different members of the family from [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] to Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]. Meanwhile, the names of the principal cast and creative staff are displayed. The sequence concludes after about one-and-a-half minutes with the opening credits indicating the episode's writers and directors.{{Ref|HBOHOTD|S01E02}}

==External links==
*[https://www.hbo.com/house-of-the-dragon ''House of the Dragon''] at [https://www.hbo.com/ HBO]
*[https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/House_of_the_Dragon ''House of the Dragon''] at the [https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Game_of_Thrones_Wiki Game of Thrones & House of the Dragon Wiki]
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11198330 ''House of the Dragon''] at [https://www.imdb.com IMDB]
*[[w:House of the Dragon|''House of the Dragon'']] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia]

==References==
{{References}}

{{HOTD}}
{{ASOIAF}}

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{{hatnote|For the fictional book by Archmaester Glydayn, see [[The Rogue Prince, or, A King's Brother]]. For the TV episode, see [[The Rogue Prince (TV)]]}}
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| name = The Rogue Prince
| image = [[File:Rouges novella.jpg|250px]]
| image_caption = Rogues cover
| author = [[George R. R. Martin]]
| country =
| language = [[w:English language|English]]
| series = ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''
| genre = [[w:Fantasy|Fantasy]]
| publisher = Bantam
| release_date = June 17, 2014
| media_type = novelette in ''Rogues'' anthology edited by [[George R. R. Martin]] and Gardner Dozois
| pages =
| isbn =
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'''''The Rogue Prince, or, A King's Brother''''' is a novelette<ref>[[Not a Blog]]: [http://grrm.livejournal.com/360936.html?thread=18791144#t18791144 The Rogues Are Coming...] ("A novelette rather than a novella.")</ref> released June 17, 2014 as part of the '''''Rogues''''' anthology, edited by [[George R. R. Martin]] and [[:w:Gardner Dozois|Gardner Dozois]].<ref>[[Not a Blog]]: [http://grrm.livejournal.com/360936.html The Rogues Are Coming... (March 12, 2014)]</ref> It was later slightly expanded and included in ''[[Fire & Blood]]''.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon—A Question of Succession}}

==Plot==
It tells the story of the years leading up to the calamitous events of ''[[The Princess and The Queen]]'' during the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], with particular attention to the role played by the king’s brother, Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], as written by Archmaester [[Gyldayn]].

The novella gives an account of the lives at the court of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] in [[King's Landing]], and about the lives of those connected to House Targaryen, paying special attention to Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], his niece, and later third wife, Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and her children, King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] and his [[Alicent Hightower|second wife]] and the children from his second marriage. The story takes off in {{Date|103}} with the death of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys I]], after shortly describing his final two years, and ends in {{Date|129}}, just mere hours before ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' takes off.{{Ref|TRP}}

==Editions==
[[File:Rogues cover.jpg|thumb|left|An alternate cover by Ken Laager features [[Daemon Targaryen]] and [[Caraxes]].]]
So far, ''The Rogue Prince'' has only appeared in the anthology ''Rogues'', released on June 17, 2014 by Bantam. However, it was later slightly expanded and included in the first part of the history of the Targaryens, ''[[Fire & Blood]]'', released on November 20th, 2018, as the chapter "Heirs of the Dragon—A Question of Succession".{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon—A Question of Succession}}

==References and Notes==
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{{hatnote|For the fictional book by Archmaester Glydayn, see [[The Princess and the Queen, or, the Blacks and the Greens]]. For the TV episode, see [[The Princess and the Queen (TV)]]}}
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| release_date = December 3, 2013
| media_type = novella in ''Dangerous Women'' anthology edited by [[George R. R. Martin]] and Gardner Dozois
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'''''The Princess and the Queen, or, the Blacks and the Greens''''' is a novella published on December 3, 2013 as part of the '''''Dangerous Women''''' anthology, edited by [[George R. R. Martin]] and Gardner Dozois. It replaced the fourth in the series of "[[Dunk and Egg]]" stories tentatively named ''[[The She-Wolves of Winterfell]]''. It is the history of the civil war known as the [[Dance of the Dragons]] as [[The Princess and the Queen, or, the Blacks and the Greens|written]] by [[Archmaester]] [[Gyldayn]] of the [[Citadel]] of [[Oldtown]].<ref>Not A Blog: [http://grrm.livejournal.com/331218.html The Princess and the Queen]</ref> It was later slightly expanded and incorporated into ''[[Fire & Blood]]''.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons}}

==Plot==
''For a full summary on the war of succession, which this novella partly describes, see the [[Dance of the Dragons]]''

[[File:Arrax_storms_end.png‎|Arrax beneath Storm's End by [http://ashleyhunterrice.tumblr.com/ Ashley Hunter Rice] |thumb|250px|left]]
The story begins on the third day of the third month of {{Date|129}}, when King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] dies in his sleep. Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] and Lord Commander [[Criston Cole]] are the first to be notified of the death of the king, but instead of warning the [[silent sisters]] and making preparations for Viserys's cremation, they lock the king's rooms, post guards, arrest everyone who knows about the death of Viserys and assemble the [[small council]]. There, instead of preparing to warn Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], Viserys's heir as proclaimed in his will, and the current [[Prince of Dragonstone|Princess of Dragonstone]], they begin to discuss the coronation of Alicent's eldest son by Viserys, Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon]].

Rhaenyra, confined at [[Dragonstone]] due to being pregnant for six months, goes into labour when hearing how her father has died and her half-brother has been crowned king. The female child, [[Visenya Targaryen (daughter of Rhaenyra)|Visenya]], is stillborn, leaving Rhaenyra more furious than before.

Both sides try to find allies, and both sides reach out to Lord [[Borros Baratheon]], with Aegon's [[the greens|greens]] sending Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]], and with Rhaenyra's [[the blacks|blacks]] sending Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]]. Borros refuses Lucerys, and to make matters worse, Aemond chases Lucerys on his dragon [[Vhagar]] and kills both Luke and [[Arrax]]. This leads to Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]], Rhaenyra's husband, countering the greens by arranging the murder of six-year old Prince [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys]], in front of his mother [[Helaena Targaryen|Helaena]], his brother [[Maelor Targaryen|Maelor]], his sister [[Jaehaera Targaryen|Jaehaera]], and his grandmother Alicent. These two events mark the end of the possibility that this war of succession will be resolved peacefully. The fighting begins.

The [[Dance of the Dragons]] lasts for almost two and a half years, of which ''The Princess and the Queen'' covers the first two. It is the first civil war during the Targaryen dynasty, and sees the deaths of many Targaryens and dragons.

==Editions==
''The Princess and the Queen'' is currently only available in the anthology ''Dangerous Women'', released on December 3, 2013. However, it was slightly expanded and incorporated into the first part of the history of the Targaryens, ''[[Fire & Blood]]'', released on November 20th, 2018, as five chapters ("The Dying of the Dragons—The Blacks and the Greens", "The Dying of the Dragons—A Son for a Son", "The Dying of the Dragons—The Red Dragon and the Gold", "The Dying of the Dragons—Rhaenyra Triumphant", and "The Dying of the Dragons—Rhaenyra Overthrown").{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons}} Additionally, a [http://www.tor.com/stories/2013/07/dangerous-women-george-r-r-martin-excerpt preview] of the novella was released by Tor Books on July 30, 2013.

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

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**Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden
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*Spain
**Cáceres
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*Portugal
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'''''House of the Dragon''''' is an American [[w:Historical fantasy#Medieval fantasy|medieval fantasy]] television series developed by [[w:HBO|HBO]]. It is a prequel to ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.

==Plot==
''House of the Dragon'' takes place two centuries before the [[War of the Five Kings]], focusing on the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. The show is based on [[George R. R. Martin]]'s ''[[Fire & Blood]]'', along with the novella ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' and the novelette ''[[The Rogue Prince]]''.<ref name="wing">[[Not A Blog]]: [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2019/10/30/the-dragons-take-wing/ "The Dragons Take Wing"] (October 30, 2019)</ref>

==Production==
===Conception and development===
''House of the Dragon'', then titled ''The Dance of the Dragons'', was first pitched by George R. R. Martin in the summer of 2016, when he was still writing ''Fire & Blood''.<ref name="wing"/> It was initially helmed by [[w:Carly Wray|Carly Wray]] and then by [[w:Bryan Cogman|Bryan Cogman]].<ref>The Hollywood Reporter: [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/house-of-the-dragon-game-of-thrones-prequels-1235181929/ Inside 'House of the Dragon': The Epic Mission to Make the Next 'Game of Thrones'] (July 19, 2022)</ref> ''House of the Dragon'' was greenlit in October 2019 and has received a 10-episode straight-to-series order by HBO, who have hired [[w:Miguel Sapochnik|Miguel Sapochnik]] to direct the pilot episode and additional episodes. In addition to Sapochnik, [[w:Ryan Condal|Ryan Condal]] will serve as co-showrunner. George R. R. Martin, Vince Gerardis, and Casey Bloys have been attached as executive producers, and Wes Tooke, Claire Kiechel, Ti Mikkel, [[w:Sara Hess|Sara Hess]], and Charmaine DeGraté as writers. Although Martin has expressed interest in writing an episode, he wishes to first finish ''[[The Winds of Winter]]''.<ref name="wing"/> ''Game of Thrones'' composer [[w:Ramin Djawadi|Ramin Djawadi]] is returning to compose the music of ''House of the Dragon''.<ref name="Djawadi">Winter Is Coming: [https://winteriscoming.net/2021/02/01/game-of-thrones-composer-ramin-djawadi-working-house-of-the-dragon/ "Game of Thrones composer Ramin Djawadi working on House of the Dragon"] (February 1, 2021)</ref> On 11 July 2021, the Academy and Emmy award-winning visual effects company [[w:Pixomondo|Pixomondo]] announced that they were working on the show.<ref>https://twitter.com/Pixomondo/status/1414310593511661569?s=20</ref> Pixomondo has previously worked on ''Game of Thrones''.

==Promotion==
On his podcast ''"The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of"'', Ryan Condal revealed that three named [[Valyrian steel]] swords from the books have been made for the first series of the show,<ref>[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movie-swords/id1535879222?i=1000528204344, The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, "Movie Swords!"]</ref> including the two [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] blades [[Blackfyre]] and [[Dark Sister]].<ref>[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/george-r-r-martin-creator-of-game-of-thrones/id1535879222?i=1000536366347, The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, "George R. R. Martin (Creator of Game of Thrones)"]</ref>

On 5 October 2021, HBO released the first official teaser.<ref name="Teaser">[https://youtu.be/fNwwt25mheo Official teaser]</ref> In February 2022, HBO confirmed that House of the Dragon had finished production.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2022/02/game-of-thrones-spinoff-update-house-of-dragon-premiere-plans-1234934676 Deadline: "HBO Gives Spinoffs Update As It Plots Launch Plans For House Of The Dragon"] (February 16, 2022)</ref> An official teaser trailer was released on 5 May 2022.<ref name="Teaser trailer">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg86eQkdudI Official teaser trailer]</ref>

Starting mid July 2022, a month ahead of the premiere, several promotion materials were released by HBO:
* Several behind the scene teasers titled ''"A New Reign"'',<ref name="BTS1">[http://youtu.be/jwroDWGHwy4 A New Reign teaser]</ref> ''"Returning to Westeros"'',<ref name="BTS2">[https://youtu.be/5j6xAf0uqhc Returning to Westeros teaser]</ref> ''"Before the Dance: An Illustrated History with George R.R. Martin"'',<ref name="BTS3">[https://youtu.be/qZX5JXJ8UoQ Before the Dance teaser]</ref> ''"Height of an Empire"'',<ref name="BTS4">[https://youtu.be/pRJ7rUi7Jts Height of an Empire teaser]</ref> ''"Noble Houses"'',<ref name="BTS5">[https://youtu.be/hFrxVMXrdGs Noble Houses teaser]</ref> and ''"George R.R. Martin On Dragons & Their Magic"''.<ref name="BTS6">[https://youtu.be/dggpxXNsgKw Dragons & Their Magic teaser]</ref>
* The official trailer<ref name="Trailer">[http://y2u.be/DotnJ7tTA34 Official Trailer]</ref> and its extended version.<ref name="Extended Trailer">[https://youtu.be/7_4Bn4fioXA Comic-Con Extended Trailer]</ref>

The ''"House of the Dragon: DracARys"'' app was launched on July 20.<ref name="DracARys">[https://youtu.be/eW-lxnmapJ4 HOTD: DracARys App Commercial]</ref> House of the Dragon also had a pannel at the [[w:San Diego Comic-Con|San Diego Comic-Con]] on July 23 2022 moderated by Jason Concepcion. The panelists included [[George R. R. Martin]] (author/producer), Ryan Condal (co-showrunner/writer) and several members of the cast; Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Milly Alcock, and Emily Carey. Miguel Sapochnik (co-showrunner/director) was also scheduled to be on that panel but was sick and had to cancel.<ref name="SDCC">[https://www.comic-con.org/cci/saturday San Diego Comic-Con 2022 schedule]</ref>

The world premiere took place at the [[w:Academy Museum of Motion Pictures|Academy Museum of Motion Pictures]] in [[w:Los Angeles|Los Angeles]] on the 27th July 2022.<ref>Variety: [https://variety.com/2022/film/news/brad-pitt-bullet-train-house-of-the-dragon-1235325467/ 'House of the Dragon' at the Academy Museum] (Jul 27, 2022)</ref>

On the 26th August 2022, five days after the pilot aired, ''House of the Dragon'' is officially renewed for a second season.<ref>The Hollywood Reporter: [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/house-of-the-dragon-season-2-1235199922/ 'House of the Dragon' Renewed for Season 2 by HBO] (August 26, 2022)</ref>

===Cast and characters===
{{Main|List of actors of House of the Dragon}}
{{See also|List of characters created for House of the Dragon}}
As of August 2022, the following cast members have been officially confirmed.<ref name="HBOHotD">{{cite web |url=https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/bio/house-dragon-character-descriptions |title=''House of the Dragon'' <nowiki>|</nowiki> Character Descriptions |last= |first= |date= |website=[[w:WarnerMedia|WarnerMedia]] |language=en-US |accessdate=August 19, 2022 |archive-date=August 17, 2022 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220817164426/https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/bio/house-dragon-character-descriptions |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Starring====
*[[w:Paddy Considine|Paddy Considine]] as King [[Viserys I Targaryen]]
*[[w:Matt Smith (actor)|Matt Smith]] as Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]]
*[[w:Emma D'Arcy|Emma D'Arcy]] as Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] (episode 6-10)
**[[w:Milly Alcock|Milly Alcock]] as Young Rhaenyra Targaryen (episode 1-5)
*[[w:Olivia Cooke|Olivia Cooke]] as Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] (episode 6-10)
**[[w:Emily Carey|Emily Carey]] as Young Alicent Hightower (episode 1-5)
*[[w:Rhys Ifans|Rhys Ifans]] as Ser [[Otto Hightower]]
*[[w:Steve Toussaint|Steve Toussaint]] as Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]]
*[[w:Eve Best|Eve Best]] as Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Velaryon]]
*[[w:Sonoya Mizuno|Sonoya Mizuno]] as [[Mysaria]]
*[[w:Fabien Frankel|Fabien Frankel]] as Ser [[Criston Cole]]
*[[w:Graham McTavish|Graham McTavish]] as Ser [[Harrold Westerling]]
*[[w:Matthew Needham|Matthew Needham]] as [[Larys Strong]]
*[[w:Jefferson Hall (actor)|Jefferson Hall]] as Ser [[Tyland Lannister]] and Lord [[Jason Lannister]]

====Additional cast====
*Bethany Antonia as Lady [[Baela Targaryen]]
**Shani Smethurst as Young Baela Targaryen
*[[w:Sian Brooke|Sian Brooke]] as Queen [[Aemma Arryn]]
*[[w:Nanna Blondell|Nanna Blondell]] as Lady [[Laena Velaryon]] (episode 6—)
**Savannah Steyn as Young Laena Velaryon (episode 5)
**Nova Foueillis-Mosé as Child Laena Velaryon (episode 1 and 2)
*Phoebe Campbell as Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]]
**Eva Ossei-Gerning as Young Rhaena Targaryen
*[[w:Harry Collett|Harry Collett]] as Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]]
**Leo Hart as Young Jacaerys Velaryon
*[[w:Garry Cooper|Garry Cooper]] as Lord Commander [[Ryam Redwyne]]
*[[w:Ryan Corr|Ryan Corr]] as Ser [[Harwin Strong]]
*[[w:Phil Daniels|Phil Daniels]] as Maester [[Gerardys]]
*Kurt Egyiawan as Grand Maester [[Orwyle]]
*Roger Evans as Ser [[Borros Baratheon]]
*[[w:Tom Glynn-Carney|Tom Glynn-Carney]] as Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]]
**Ty Tennant as Young Aegon Targaryen
*Elliot Grihault as [[Lucerys Velaryon]]
**Harvey Sadler as Young Lucerys Velaryon
*[[w:David Horovitch|David Horovitch]] as Grand Maester [[Mellos]]
*[[w:Wil Johnson|Wil Johnson]] as Ser [[Vaemond Velaryon]]
*[[w:Julian Lewis Jones|Julian Lewis Jones]] as Lord [[Boremund Baratheon]]
*Paul Kennedy as Lord [[Jasper Wylde]]
*Solly McLeod as Ser [[Joffrey Lonmouth]]
*John Macmillan as Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]] (episode 6—)
**Theo Nate as Young Laenor Velaryon (episode 3 and 5)
**Matthew Carver as Child Laenor Velaryon (episode 1)
*Ewan Mitchell as Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]]
**Leo Ashton as Young Aemond Targaryen
*[[w:Bill Paterson (actor)|Bill Paterson]] as Lord [[Lyman Beesbury]]
*[[w:Steffan Rhodri|Steffan Rhodri]] as Lord [[Lord Hightower|Hobert Hightower]]
*Phia Saban as Princess [[Helaena Targaryen]]
**Evie Allen as Young Helaena Targaryen
*Gavin Spokes as Lord [[Lyonel Strong]]
*[[w:Elliott Tittensor|Elliott Tittensor]] as Ser [[Erryk Cargyll]]
*[[w:Luke Tittensor|Luke Tittensor]] as Ser [[Arryk Cargyll]]

===Filming locations===
The first season of ''House of the Dragon'' is being filmed in the United Kingdom and Spain.<ref name="redanian">[https://redanianintelligence.com/2020/07/18/hbos-game-of-thrones-prequel-house-of-the-dragons-is-looking-for-two-female-leads/ Redanian Intelligence: HBO's ''Game of Thrones'' Prequel ''House of the Dragon'' is looking for two female leads]</ref> Filming began on April 5th 2021 in London, at Leavesden Studios,<ref name="Startdate">[https://www.theilluminerdi.com/2020/12/04/house-of-the-dragon-start-date/ The Illuminerdi, "House of the Dragon Start Date Revealed"]</ref> as well as the island castle of St. Michael's Mount in Cornwall.<ref>Winter Is Coming: [https://winteriscoming.net/2021/04/23/house-of-the-dragon-films-driftmark-seat-house-velaryon-game-of-thrones-prequel/ House of the Dragon films at Driftmark, seat of House Velaryon]</ref>

===Broadcast===
In January 2020, HBO President of Programming Casey Bloys guessed that ''House of the Dragon'' would premiere sometime in 2022.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/01/game-of-thrones-prequel-house-of-the-dragon-premiere-date-2022-hbo-boss-more-got-pilot-naomi-watts-1202831792/ Deadline, "''Game of Thrones'' Prequel ''House of the Dragon'' to Launch in 2022", January 15, 2020]</ref> This was later confirmed in the first teaser.<ref name="Teaser" /> The premiere date was later revealed to be August 21, 2022.<ref name="Trailer"/>

==Title sequence==
The title sequence for ''House of the Dragon'' is first revealed at the beginning of the second episode of the series, ''[[The Rogue Prince (TV)|The Rogue Prince]]''. It is similar in style as the one created for the series' predecessor, ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', and it uses the same music. The sequence depicts a three-dimensional model of [[Old Valyria]] similar to the one King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] has in his royal appartement in the series. As the camera swoops across the Valyrian city, it focuses on different gears that are connected by blood running down the model. The blood retraces the history and bloodline of [[House Targaryen]], starting with the [[Doom of Valyria]], then linking the different members of the family from [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] to Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]. Meanwhile, the names of the principal cast and creative staff are displayed. The sequence concludes after about one-and-a-half minutes with the opening credits indicating the episode's writers and directors.{{Ref|HBOHOTD|S01E02}}

==External links==
*[https://www.hbo.com/house-of-the-dragon ''House of the Dragon''] at [https://www.hbo.com/ HBO]
*[https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/House_of_the_Dragon ''House of the Dragon''] at the [https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Game_of_Thrones_Wiki Game of Thrones & House of the Dragon Wiki]
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11198330 ''House of the Dragon''] at [https://www.imdb.com IMDB]
*[[w:House of the Dragon|''House of the Dragon'']] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia]

==References==
{{References}}

{{HOTD}}
{{ASOIAF}}

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| channel = [[w:HBO (international)|HBO]], [[w:HBO Max|HBO Max]]
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| audio_format = [[w:Dolby Atmos|Dolby Atmos]] (HBO Max) [[w:Dolby Digital|Dolby Digital]]
| first_run = United States
| first_aired = August 21, 2022
| last_aired = October 23, 2022
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'''''House of the Dragon''''' is an American [[w:Historical fantasy#Medieval fantasy|medieval fantasy]] television series developed by [[w:HBO|HBO]]. It is a prequel to ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.

==Plot==
''House of the Dragon'' takes place two centuries before the [[War of the Five Kings]], focusing on the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. The show is based on [[George R. R. Martin]]'s ''[[Fire & Blood]]'', along with the novella ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' and the novelette ''[[The Rogue Prince]]''.<ref name="wing">[[Not A Blog]]: [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2019/10/30/the-dragons-take-wing/ "The Dragons Take Wing"] (October 30, 2019)</ref>

==Production==
===Conception and development===
''House of the Dragon'', then titled ''The Dance of the Dragons'', was first pitched by George R. R. Martin in the summer of 2016, when he was still writing ''Fire & Blood''.<ref name="wing"/> It was initially helmed by [[w:Carly Wray|Carly Wray]] and then by [[w:Bryan Cogman|Bryan Cogman]].<ref>The Hollywood Reporter: [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/house-of-the-dragon-game-of-thrones-prequels-1235181929/ Inside 'House of the Dragon': The Epic Mission to Make the Next 'Game of Thrones'] (July 19, 2022)</ref> ''House of the Dragon'' was greenlit in October 2019 and has received a 10-episode straight-to-series order by HBO, who have hired [[w:Miguel Sapochnik|Miguel Sapochnik]] to direct the pilot episode and additional episodes. In addition to Sapochnik, [[w:Ryan Condal|Ryan Condal]] will serve as co-showrunner. George R. R. Martin, Vince Gerardis, and Casey Bloys have been attached as executive producers, and Wes Tooke, Claire Kiechel, Ti Mikkel, [[w:Sara Hess|Sara Hess]], and Charmaine DeGraté as writers. Although Martin has expressed interest in writing an episode, he wishes to first finish ''[[The Winds of Winter]]''.<ref name="wing"/> ''Game of Thrones'' composer [[w:Ramin Djawadi|Ramin Djawadi]] is returning to compose the music of ''House of the Dragon''.<ref name="Djawadi">Winter Is Coming: [https://winteriscoming.net/2021/02/01/game-of-thrones-composer-ramin-djawadi-working-house-of-the-dragon/ "Game of Thrones composer Ramin Djawadi working on House of the Dragon"] (February 1, 2021)</ref> On 11 July 2021, the Academy and Emmy award-winning visual effects company [[w:Pixomondo|Pixomondo]] announced that they were working on the show.<ref>https://twitter.com/Pixomondo/status/1414310593511661569?s=20</ref> Pixomondo has previously worked on ''Game of Thrones''.

==Promotion==
On his podcast ''"The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of"'', Ryan Condal revealed that three named [[Valyrian steel]] swords from the books have been made for the first series of the show,<ref>[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movie-swords/id1535879222?i=1000528204344, The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, "Movie Swords!"]</ref> including the two [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] blades [[Blackfyre]] and [[Dark Sister]].<ref>[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/george-r-r-martin-creator-of-game-of-thrones/id1535879222?i=1000536366347, The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, "George R. R. Martin (Creator of Game of Thrones)"]</ref>

On 5 October 2021, HBO released the first official teaser.<ref name="Teaser">[https://youtu.be/fNwwt25mheo Official teaser]</ref> In February 2022, HBO confirmed that House of the Dragon had finished production.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2022/02/game-of-thrones-spinoff-update-house-of-dragon-premiere-plans-1234934676 Deadline: "HBO Gives Spinoffs Update As It Plots Launch Plans For House Of The Dragon"] (February 16, 2022)</ref> An official teaser trailer was released on 5 May 2022.<ref name="Teaser trailer">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg86eQkdudI Official teaser trailer]</ref>

Starting mid July 2022, a month ahead of the premiere, several promotion materials were released by HBO:
* Several behind the scene teasers titled ''"A New Reign"'',<ref name="BTS1">[http://youtu.be/jwroDWGHwy4 A New Reign teaser]</ref> ''"Returning to Westeros"'',<ref name="BTS2">[https://youtu.be/5j6xAf0uqhc Returning to Westeros teaser]</ref> ''"Before the Dance: An Illustrated History with George R.R. Martin"'',<ref name="BTS3">[https://youtu.be/qZX5JXJ8UoQ Before the Dance teaser]</ref> ''"Height of an Empire"'',<ref name="BTS4">[https://youtu.be/pRJ7rUi7Jts Height of an Empire teaser]</ref> ''"Noble Houses"'',<ref name="BTS5">[https://youtu.be/hFrxVMXrdGs Noble Houses teaser]</ref> and ''"George R.R. Martin On Dragons & Their Magic"''.<ref name="BTS6">[https://youtu.be/dggpxXNsgKw Dragons & Their Magic teaser]</ref>
* The official trailer<ref name="Trailer">[http://y2u.be/DotnJ7tTA34 Official Trailer]</ref> and its extended version.<ref name="Extended Trailer">[https://youtu.be/7_4Bn4fioXA Comic-Con Extended Trailer]</ref>

The ''"House of the Dragon: DracARys"'' app was launched on July 20.<ref name="DracARys">[https://youtu.be/eW-lxnmapJ4 HOTD: DracARys App Commercial]</ref> House of the Dragon also had a pannel at the [[w:San Diego Comic-Con|San Diego Comic-Con]] on July 23 2022 moderated by Jason Concepcion. The panelists included [[George R. R. Martin]] (author/producer), Ryan Condal (co-showrunner/writer) and several members of the cast; Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Milly Alcock, and Emily Carey. Miguel Sapochnik (co-showrunner/director) was also scheduled to be on that panel but was sick and had to cancel.<ref name="SDCC">[https://www.comic-con.org/cci/saturday San Diego Comic-Con 2022 schedule]</ref>

The world premiere took place at the [[w:Academy Museum of Motion Pictures|Academy Museum of Motion Pictures]] in [[w:Los Angeles|Los Angeles]] on the 27th July 2022.<ref>Variety: [https://variety.com/2022/film/news/brad-pitt-bullet-train-house-of-the-dragon-1235325467/ 'House of the Dragon' at the Academy Museum] (Jul 27, 2022)</ref>

On the 26th August 2022, five days after the pilot aired, ''House of the Dragon'' is officially renewed for a second season.<ref>The Hollywood Reporter: [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/house-of-the-dragon-season-2-1235199922/ 'House of the Dragon' Renewed for Season 2 by HBO] (August 26, 2022)</ref>

===Cast and characters===
{{Main|List of actors of House of the Dragon}}
{{See also|List of characters created for House of the Dragon}}
As of August 2022, the following cast members have been officially confirmed.<ref name="HBOHotD">{{cite web |url=https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/bio/house-dragon-character-descriptions |title=''House of the Dragon'' <nowiki>|</nowiki> Character Descriptions |last= |first= |date= |website=[[w:WarnerMedia|WarnerMedia]] |language=en-US |accessdate=August 19, 2022 |archive-date=August 17, 2022 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220817164426/https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/bio/house-dragon-character-descriptions |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Starring====
*[[w:Paddy Considine|Paddy Considine]] as King [[Viserys I Targaryen]]
*[[w:Matt Smith (actor)|Matt Smith]] as Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]]
*[[w:Emma D'Arcy|Emma D'Arcy]] as Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] (episode 6-10)
**[[w:Milly Alcock|Milly Alcock]] as Young Rhaenyra Targaryen (episode 1-5)
*[[w:Olivia Cooke|Olivia Cooke]] as Lady [[Alicent Hightower]] (episode 6-10)
**[[w:Emily Carey|Emily Carey]] as Young Alicent Hightower (episode 1-5)
*[[w:Rhys Ifans|Rhys Ifans]] as Ser [[Otto Hightower]]
*[[w:Steve Toussaint|Steve Toussaint]] as Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]]
*[[w:Eve Best|Eve Best]] as Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Velaryon]]
*[[w:Sonoya Mizuno|Sonoya Mizuno]] as [[Mysaria]]
*[[w:Fabien Frankel|Fabien Frankel]] as Ser [[Criston Cole]]
*[[w:Graham McTavish|Graham McTavish]] as Ser [[Harrold Westerling]]
*[[w:Matthew Needham|Matthew Needham]] as [[Larys Strong]]
*[[w:Jefferson Hall (actor)|Jefferson Hall]] as Ser [[Tyland Lannister]] and Lord [[Jason Lannister]]

====Additional cast====
*Bethany Antonia as Lady [[Baela Targaryen]]
**Shani Smethurst as Young Baela Targaryen
*[[w:Sian Brooke|Sian Brooke]] as Queen [[Aemma Arryn]]
*[[w:Nanna Blondell|Nanna Blondell]] as Lady [[Laena Velaryon]] (episode 6—)
**Savannah Steyn as Young Laena Velaryon (episode 5)
**Nova Foueillis-Mosé as Child Laena Velaryon (episode 1 and 2)
*Phoebe Campbell as Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]]
**Eva Ossei-Gerning as Young Rhaena Targaryen
*[[w:Harry Collett|Harry Collett]] as Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]]
**Leo Hart as Young Jacaerys Velaryon
*[[w:Garry Cooper|Garry Cooper]] as Lord Commander [[Ryam Redwyne]]
*[[w:Ryan Corr|Ryan Corr]] as Ser [[Harwin Strong]]
*[[w:Phil Daniels|Phil Daniels]] as Maester [[Gerardys]]
*Kurt Egyiawan as Grand Maester [[Orwyle]]
*Roger Evans as Ser [[Borros Baratheon]]
*[[w:Tom Glynn-Carney|Tom Glynn-Carney]] as Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]]
**Ty Tennant as Young Aegon Targaryen
*Elliot Grihault as [[Lucerys Velaryon]]
**Harvey Sadler as Young Lucerys Velaryon
*[[w:David Horovitch|David Horovitch]] as Grand Maester [[Mellos]]
*[[w:Wil Johnson|Wil Johnson]] as Ser [[Vaemond Velaryon]]
*[[w:Julian Lewis Jones|Julian Lewis Jones]] as Lord [[Boremund Baratheon]]
*Paul Kennedy as Lord [[Jasper Wylde]]
*Solly McLeod as Ser [[Joffrey Lonmouth]]
*John Macmillan as Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]] (episode 6—)
**Theo Nate as Young Laenor Velaryon (episode 3 and 5)
**Matthew Carver as Child Laenor Velaryon (episode 1)
*Ewan Mitchell as Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]]
**Leo Ashton as Young Aemond Targaryen
*[[w:Bill Paterson (actor)|Bill Paterson]] as Lord [[Lyman Beesbury]]
*[[w:Steffan Rhodri|Steffan Rhodri]] as Lord [[Lord Hightower|Hobert Hightower]]
*Phia Saban as Princess [[Helaena Targaryen]]
**Evie Allen as Young Helaena Targaryen
*Gavin Spokes as Lord [[Lyonel Strong]]
*[[w:Elliott Tittensor|Elliott Tittensor]] as Ser [[Erryk Cargyll]]
*[[w:Luke Tittensor|Luke Tittensor]] as Ser [[Arryk Cargyll]]

===Filming locations===
The first season of ''House of the Dragon'' is being filmed in the United Kingdom and Spain.<ref name="redanian">[https://redanianintelligence.com/2020/07/18/hbos-game-of-thrones-prequel-house-of-the-dragons-is-looking-for-two-female-leads/ Redanian Intelligence: HBO's ''Game of Thrones'' Prequel ''House of the Dragon'' is looking for two female leads]</ref> Filming began on April 5th 2021 in London, at Leavesden Studios,<ref name="Startdate">[https://www.theilluminerdi.com/2020/12/04/house-of-the-dragon-start-date/ The Illuminerdi, "House of the Dragon Start Date Revealed"]</ref> as well as the island castle of St. Michael's Mount in Cornwall.<ref>Winter Is Coming: [https://winteriscoming.net/2021/04/23/house-of-the-dragon-films-driftmark-seat-house-velaryon-game-of-thrones-prequel/ House of the Dragon films at Driftmark, seat of House Velaryon]</ref>

===Broadcast===
In January 2020, HBO President of Programming Casey Bloys guessed that ''House of the Dragon'' would premiere sometime in 2022.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/01/game-of-thrones-prequel-house-of-the-dragon-premiere-date-2022-hbo-boss-more-got-pilot-naomi-watts-1202831792/ Deadline, "''Game of Thrones'' Prequel ''House of the Dragon'' to Launch in 2022", January 15, 2020]</ref> This was later confirmed in the first teaser.<ref name="Teaser" /> The premiere date was later revealed to be August 21, 2022.<ref name="Trailer"/>

==Title sequence==
The title sequence for ''House of the Dragon'' is first revealed at the beginning of the second episode of the series, ''[[The Rogue Prince (TV)|The Rogue Prince]]''. It is similar in style as the one created for the series' predecessor, ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', and it uses the same music. The sequence depicts a three-dimensional model of [[Old Valyria]] similar to the one King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] has in his royal appartement in the series. As the camera swoops across the Valyrian city, it focuses on different gears that are connected by blood running down the model. The blood retraces the history and bloodline of [[House Targaryen]], starting with the [[Doom of Valyria]], then linking the different members of the family from [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] to Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]. Meanwhile, the names of the principal cast and creative staff are displayed. The sequence concludes after about one-and-a-half minutes with the opening credits indicating the episode's writers and directors.{{Ref|HBOHOTD|S01E02}}

==External links==
*[https://www.hbo.com/house-of-the-dragon ''House of the Dragon''] at [https://www.hbo.com/ HBO]
*[https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/House_of_the_Dragon ''House of the Dragon''] at the [https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Game_of_Thrones_Wiki Game of Thrones & House of the Dragon Wiki]
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11198330 ''House of the Dragon''] at [https://www.imdb.com IMDB]
*[[w:House of the Dragon|''House of the Dragon'']] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia]

==References==
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'''''House of the Dragon''''' is an American [[w:Historical fantasy#Medieval fantasy|medieval fantasy]] television series developed by [[w:HBO|HBO]]. It is a prequel to ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.

==Plot==
''House of the Dragon'' takes place two centuries before the [[War of the Five Kings]], focusing on the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. The show is based on [[George R. R. Martin]]'s ''[[Fire & Blood]]'', along with the novella ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' and the novelette ''[[The Rogue Prince]]''.<ref name="wing">[[Not A Blog]]: [https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2019/10/30/the-dragons-take-wing/ "The Dragons Take Wing"] (October 30, 2019)</ref>

==Production==
===Conception and development===
''House of the Dragon'', then titled ''The Dance of the Dragons'', was first pitched by George R. R. Martin in the summer of 2016, when he was still writing ''Fire & Blood''.<ref name="wing"/> It was initially helmed by [[w:Carly Wray|Carly Wray]] and then by [[w:Bryan Cogman|Bryan Cogman]].<ref>The Hollywood Reporter: [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/house-of-the-dragon-game-of-thrones-prequels-1235181929/ Inside 'House of the Dragon': The Epic Mission to Make the Next 'Game of Thrones'] (July 19, 2022)</ref> ''House of the Dragon'' was greenlit in October 2019 and has received a 10-episode straight-to-series order by HBO, who have hired [[w:Miguel Sapochnik|Miguel Sapochnik]] to direct the pilot episode and additional episodes. In addition to Sapochnik, [[w:Ryan Condal|Ryan Condal]] will serve as co-showrunner. George R. R. Martin, Vince Gerardis, and Casey Bloys have been attached as executive producers, and Wes Tooke, Claire Kiechel, Ti Mikkel, [[w:Sara Hess|Sara Hess]], and Charmaine DeGraté as writers. Although Martin has expressed interest in writing an episode, he wishes to first finish ''[[The Winds of Winter]]''.<ref name="wing"/> ''Game of Thrones'' composer [[w:Ramin Djawadi|Ramin Djawadi]] is returning to compose the music of ''House of the Dragon''.<ref name="Djawadi">Winter Is Coming: [https://winteriscoming.net/2021/02/01/game-of-thrones-composer-ramin-djawadi-working-house-of-the-dragon/ "Game of Thrones composer Ramin Djawadi working on House of the Dragon"] (February 1, 2021)</ref> On 11 July 2021, the Academy and Emmy award-winning visual effects company [[w:Pixomondo|Pixomondo]] announced that they were working on the show.<ref>https://twitter.com/Pixomondo/status/1414310593511661569?s=20</ref> Pixomondo has previously worked on ''Game of Thrones''.

==Promotion==
On his podcast ''"The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of"'', Ryan Condal revealed that three named [[Valyrian steel]] swords from the books have been made for the first series of the show,<ref>[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movie-swords/id1535879222?i=1000528204344, The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, "Movie Swords!"]</ref> including the two [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] blades [[Blackfyre]] and [[Dark Sister]].<ref>[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/george-r-r-martin-creator-of-game-of-thrones/id1535879222?i=1000536366347, The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, "George R. R. Martin (Creator of Game of Thrones)"]</ref>

On 5 October 2021, HBO released the first official teaser.<ref name="Teaser">[https://youtu.be/fNwwt25mheo Official teaser]</ref> In February 2022, HBO confirmed that House of the Dragon had finished production.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2022/02/game-of-thrones-spinoff-update-house-of-dragon-premiere-plans-1234934676 Deadline: "HBO Gives Spinoffs Update As It Plots Launch Plans For House Of The Dragon"] (February 16, 2022)</ref> An official teaser trailer was released on 5 May 2022.<ref name="Teaser trailer">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg86eQkdudI Official teaser trailer]</ref>

Starting mid July 2022, a month ahead of the premiere, several promotion materials were released by HBO:
* Several behind the scene teasers titled ''"A New Reign"'',<ref name="BTS1">[http://youtu.be/jwroDWGHwy4 A New Reign teaser]</ref> ''"Returning to Westeros"'',<ref name="BTS2">[https://youtu.be/5j6xAf0uqhc Returning to Westeros teaser]</ref> ''"Before the Dance: An Illustrated History with George R.R. Martin"'',<ref name="BTS3">[https://youtu.be/qZX5JXJ8UoQ Before the Dance teaser]</ref> ''"Height of an Empire"'',<ref name="BTS4">[https://youtu.be/pRJ7rUi7Jts Height of an Empire teaser]</ref> ''"Noble Houses"'',<ref name="BTS5">[https://youtu.be/hFrxVMXrdGs Noble Houses teaser]</ref> and ''"George R.R. Martin On Dragons & Their Magic"''.<ref name="BTS6">[https://youtu.be/dggpxXNsgKw Dragons & Their Magic teaser]</ref>
* The official trailer<ref name="Trailer">[http://y2u.be/DotnJ7tTA34 Official Trailer]</ref> and its extended version.<ref name="Extended Trailer">[https://youtu.be/7_4Bn4fioXA Comic-Con Extended Trailer]</ref>

The ''"House of the Dragon: DracARys"'' app was launched on July 20.<ref name="DracARys">[https://youtu.be/eW-lxnmapJ4 HOTD: DracARys App Commercial]</ref> House of the Dragon also had a pannel at the [[w:San Diego Comic-Con|San Diego Comic-Con]] on July 23 2022 moderated by Jason Concepcion. The panelists included [[George R. R. Martin]] (author/producer), Ryan Condal (co-showrunner/writer) and several members of the cast; Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Milly Alcock, and Emily Carey. Miguel Sapochnik (co-showrunner/director) was also scheduled to be on that panel but was sick and had to cancel.<ref name="SDCC">[https://www.comic-con.org/cci/saturday San Diego Comic-Con 2022 schedule]</ref>

The world premiere took place at the [[w:Academy Museum of Motion Pictures|Academy Museum of Motion Pictures]] in [[w:Los Angeles|Los Angeles]] on the 27th July 2022.<ref>Variety: [https://variety.com/2022/film/news/brad-pitt-bullet-train-house-of-the-dragon-1235325467/ 'House of the Dragon' at the Academy Museum] (Jul 27, 2022)</ref>

On the 26th August 2022, five days after the pilot aired, ''House of the Dragon'' is officially renewed for a second season.<ref>The Hollywood Reporter: [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/house-of-the-dragon-season-2-1235199922/ 'House of the Dragon' Renewed for Season 2 by HBO] (August 26, 2022)</ref>

===Cast and characters===
{{Main|List of actors of House of the Dragon}}
{{See also|List of characters created for House of the Dragon}}
As of August 2022, the following cast members have been officially confirmed.<ref name="HBOHotD">{{cite web |url=https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/bio/house-dragon-character-descriptions |title=''House of the Dragon'' <nowiki>|</nowiki> Character Descriptions |last= |first= |date= |website=[[w:WarnerMedia|WarnerMedia]] |language=en-US |accessdate=August 19, 2022 |archive-date=August 17, 2022 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220817164426/https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/bio/house-dragon-character-descriptions |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Starring====
*[[w:Paddy Considine|Paddy Considine]] as King [[Viserys I Targaryen]]
*[[w:Matt Smith (actor)|Matt Smith]] as Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]]
*[[w:Emma D'Arcy|Emma D'Arcy]] as Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] (episode 6-10)
**[[w:Milly Alcock|Milly Alcock]] as Young Rhaenyra Targaryen (episode 1-5)
*[[w:Olivia Cooke|Olivia Cooke]] as Lady [[Alicent Hightower]] (episode 6-10)
**[[w:Emily Carey|Emily Carey]] as Young Alicent Hightower (episode 1-5)
*[[w:Rhys Ifans|Rhys Ifans]] as Ser [[Otto Hightower]]
*[[w:Steve Toussaint|Steve Toussaint]] as Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]]
*[[w:Eve Best|Eve Best]] as Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Velaryon]]
*[[w:Sonoya Mizuno|Sonoya Mizuno]] as [[Mysaria]]
*[[w:Fabien Frankel|Fabien Frankel]] as Ser [[Criston Cole]]
*[[w:Graham McTavish|Graham McTavish]] as Ser [[Harrold Westerling]]
*[[w:Matthew Needham|Matthew Needham]] as [[Larys Strong]]
*[[w:Jefferson Hall (actor)|Jefferson Hall]] as Ser [[Tyland Lannister]] and Lord [[Jason Lannister]]

====Additional cast====
*Bethany Antonia as Lady [[Baela Targaryen]]
**Shani Smethurst as Young Baela Targaryen
*[[w:Sian Brooke|Sian Brooke]] as Queen [[Aemma Arryn]]
*[[w:Nanna Blondell|Nanna Blondell]] as Lady [[Laena Velaryon]] (episode 6—)
**Savannah Steyn as Young Laena Velaryon (episode 5)
**Nova Foueillis-Mosé as Child Laena Velaryon (episode 1 and 2)
*Phoebe Campbell as Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]]
**Eva Ossei-Gerning as Young Rhaena Targaryen
*[[w:Harry Collett|Harry Collett]] as Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]]
**Leo Hart as Young Jacaerys Velaryon
*[[w:Garry Cooper|Garry Cooper]] as Lord Commander [[Ryam Redwyne]]
*[[w:Ryan Corr|Ryan Corr]] as Ser [[Harwin Strong]]
*[[w:Phil Daniels|Phil Daniels]] as Maester [[Gerardys]]
*Kurt Egyiawan as Grand Maester [[Orwyle]]
*Roger Evans as Ser [[Borros Baratheon]]
*[[w:Tom Glynn-Carney|Tom Glynn-Carney]] as Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]]
*Elliot Grihault as [[Lucerys Velaryon]]
**Harvey Sadler as Young Lucerys Velaryon
*[[w:David Horovitch|David Horovitch]] as Grand Maester [[Mellos]]
*[[w:Wil Johnson|Wil Johnson]] as Ser [[Vaemond Velaryon]]
*[[w:Julian Lewis Jones|Julian Lewis Jones]] as Lord [[Boremund Baratheon]]
*Paul Kennedy as Lord [[Jasper Wylde]]
*Solly McLeod as Ser [[Joffrey Lonmouth]]
*John Macmillan as Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]] (episode 6—)
**Theo Nate as Young Laenor Velaryon (episode 3 and 5)
**Matthew Carver as Child Laenor Velaryon (episode 1)
*Ewan Mitchell as Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]]
**Leo Ashton as Young Aemond Targaryen
*[[w:Bill Paterson (actor)|Bill Paterson]] as Lord [[Lyman Beesbury]]
*[[w:Steffan Rhodri|Steffan Rhodri]] as Lord [[Lord Hightower|Hobert Hightower]]
*Phia Saban as Princess [[Helaena Targaryen]]
**Evie Allen as Young Helaena Targaryen
*Gavin Spokes as Lord [[Lyonel Strong]]
*[[w:Elliott Tittensor|Elliott Tittensor]] as Ser [[Erryk Cargyll]]
*[[w:Luke Tittensor|Luke Tittensor]] as Ser [[Arryk Cargyll]]

===Filming locations===
The first season of ''House of the Dragon'' is being filmed in the United Kingdom and Spain.<ref name="redanian">[https://redanianintelligence.com/2020/07/18/hbos-game-of-thrones-prequel-house-of-the-dragons-is-looking-for-two-female-leads/ Redanian Intelligence: HBO's ''Game of Thrones'' Prequel ''House of the Dragon'' is looking for two female leads]</ref> Filming began on April 5th 2021 in London, at Leavesden Studios,<ref name="Startdate">[https://www.theilluminerdi.com/2020/12/04/house-of-the-dragon-start-date/ The Illuminerdi, "House of the Dragon Start Date Revealed"]</ref> as well as the island castle of St. Michael's Mount in Cornwall.<ref>Winter Is Coming: [https://winteriscoming.net/2021/04/23/house-of-the-dragon-films-driftmark-seat-house-velaryon-game-of-thrones-prequel/ House of the Dragon films at Driftmark, seat of House Velaryon]</ref>

===Broadcast===
In January 2020, HBO President of Programming Casey Bloys guessed that ''House of the Dragon'' would premiere sometime in 2022.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/01/game-of-thrones-prequel-house-of-the-dragon-premiere-date-2022-hbo-boss-more-got-pilot-naomi-watts-1202831792/ Deadline, "''Game of Thrones'' Prequel ''House of the Dragon'' to Launch in 2022", January 15, 2020]</ref> This was later confirmed in the first teaser.<ref name="Teaser" /> The premiere date was later revealed to be August 21, 2022.<ref name="Trailer"/>

==Title sequence==
The title sequence for ''House of the Dragon'' is first revealed at the beginning of the second episode of the series, ''[[The Rogue Prince (TV)|The Rogue Prince]]''. It is similar in style as the one created for the series' predecessor, ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', and it uses the same music. The sequence depicts a three-dimensional model of [[Old Valyria]] similar to the one King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] has in his royal appartement in the series. As the camera swoops across the Valyrian city, it focuses on different gears that are connected by blood running down the model. The blood retraces the history and bloodline of [[House Targaryen]], starting with the [[Doom of Valyria]], then linking the different members of the family from [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] to Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]. Meanwhile, the names of the principal cast and creative staff are displayed. The sequence concludes after about one-and-a-half minutes with the opening credits indicating the episode's writers and directors.{{Ref|HBOHOTD|S01E02}}

==External links==
*[https://www.hbo.com/house-of-the-dragon ''House of the Dragon''] at [https://www.hbo.com/ HBO]
*[https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/House_of_the_Dragon ''House of the Dragon''] at the [https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Game_of_Thrones_Wiki Game of Thrones & House of the Dragon Wiki]
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11198330 ''House of the Dragon''] at [https://www.imdb.com IMDB]
*[[w:House of the Dragon|''House of the Dragon'']] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia]

==References==
{{References}}

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{{ASOIAF}}

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Mysaria

2022-08-29T01:47:14Z

Vaith: Updated

{{Infobox character
| Character_name = [[File:Coin of Lys.png|50px|left]] Mysaria [[File:Coin of Lys.png|50px|right]]
| image = [[File:Mysaria by Warp Speed.png|300px|]]
| image_caption = Mysaria, by Warp Speed
| Alias = Misery, the White Worm Lady Misery{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} Lady Mysaria{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}
| Title = [[Mistress of whisperers]] (unofficial)
| Allegiance = [[Blacks]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Lys]]ene
| Spouse =
| Lover = Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]]
| Place_of_Birth = [[Lys]]{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}
| Date_of_Birth =
| Place_of_Death = [[King's Landing]]{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
| coat-of-arms =
| Played_by = [[w:Sonoya Mizuno|Sonoya Mizuno]]
| TV_series = ''[[House of the Dragon]]'': [[House of the Dragon - Season 1|Season 1]]
}}

'''Mysaria''', also called '''Lady Misery''', was a dancer from [[Lys]] who became the [[paramour]] of Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] and the unofficial [[mistress of whisperers]] to Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

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

==Appearance==
Mysaria had skin pale as milk. She was lithe and lissome in her youth, but age thickened her body.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} Because of her appearance and reputation, Mysaria was dubbed ''Misery, the White Worm'' by enemies and rivals.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}

While serving as [[mistress of whisperers]], Mysaria wore a hooded robe of black velvet lined with blood-red [[silk]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

==History==
===Paramour===
While a dancing girl in [[King's Landing]], Mysaria became the favored lover of Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Around {{Date|105}}, Mysaria became pregnant with Daemon's child while living at [[Dragonstone]]. Daemon gave his paramour a [[dragon egg]] for the child, which angered King [[Viserys I Targaryen]]. The king ordered Daemon to return the egg and send Mysaria back to [[Lys]]. On her return to the [[Free City]], she lost the child during a storm on the [[narrow sea]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

===Dance of the Dragons===
During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] desired revenge for the death of his stepson, Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]]. With a pale stranger used as a go-between, two assassins, [[Blood (the butcher)|Blood]] and [[Cheese (the rat-catcher)|Cheese]], infiltrated the [[Red Keep]] and killed Prince [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys Targaryen]], the eldest son of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]. Under torture, Blood admitted that he had been hired by a pale older woman called Misery by harlots. The [[gold cloaks]] were unable to find Mysaria or Cheese, however.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}

Mysaria became Daemon's [[mistress of whisperers]] at some point.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}} After the [[fall of King's Landing]] to Rhaenyra, Mysaria served as the queen's mistress of whisperers in all but name, although she did not join the [[small council]]. Rhaenyra apparently approved of Daemon sleeping with Mysaria each night.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} According to [[Mushroom]], Mysaria stopped Rhaenyra from having Queen [[Alicent Hightower]]'s [[Tongue mutilation|tongue ripped out]], instead proposing that the Dowager Queen and Queen [[Helaena Targaryen]] to be taken to a certain [[Brothel Queens|brothel]] so they would be forcibly impregnated with [[bastard]] offspring. Archmaester [[Gyldayn]] discounts Mushroom's claim, however.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

Following the [[First Battle of Tumbleton]], Mysaria informed Rhaenyra that Daemon had been sleeping with [[Nettles]], his fellow [[dragonrider]], at [[Maidenpool]]. Rhaenyra ordered the death of Nettles, but Lord [[Manfryd Mooton]] disobeyed the command. Nettles disappeared on [[Sheepstealer]], while Daemon flew on [[Caraxes]] to [[Harrenhal]] to await a [[Battle Above the Gods Eye|confrontation with his nephew]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

After Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]] was imprisoned for warning Ser [[Addam Velaryon]] of his impending arrest under charges of treason, two of the Sea Snake's [[sworn swords]], Ser [[Denys Woodwright]] and Ser [[Thoron True]], planned to free their [[lord]]. Mysaria learned of the plan from a [[whore]] Thoron had been [[bedding]], however, and the two [[knight]]s were promptly arrested and hanged. Septon [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]] suggests that Helaena Targaryen jumped to her death after being informed by Mysaria of how her son, Prince [[Maelor Targaryen]], had been killed at [[Sack of Bitterbridge|Bitterbridge]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

During the [[Riot of King's Landing (Dance of the Dragons)|riot of King's Landing]], Mysaria warned Rhaenyra against the coming dark. When Rhaenyra ultimately [[Flight to Dragonstone|fled the capital]], Mysaria remained at the [[Red Keep]] among other members of the court. Mysaria was taken while attempting to flee after Ser [[Garth the Harelip]] surrendered the Red Keep to Ser [[Perkin the Flea]] and his [[gutter knights]]. Perkin informed Mysaria that if she could [[Walk of atonement|travel naked]] through the city to the [[Gate of the Gods]] while being whipped, she would be allowed to live. Mysaria only made it half way before dying on the city's cobblestones.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

==Legacy==
Lord [[Brynden Rivers]] was said to have rivaled Lady Misery as a [[master of whisperers]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}

==''House of the Dragon''==
The television series ''[[House of the Dragon]]'' interprets various events that are disputed in the historical record. In the show, Mysaria's supposed pregnancy at Dragonstone is presented as a lie that Daemon made up as part of an attempt to provoke his brother, also writing to the small council that he would take her as his second wife in the custom of Old Valyria. She did not know of this until Ser [[Otto Hightower]] arrived at Dragonstone for the egg, and was deeply upset that Daemon put her life in danger.

==Quotes==
{{Quote|The other harlots called her Misery.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}|writings of [[Gyldayn]]}}

{{Quote|Let [[Daemon Targaryen|Daemon]] slake his hungers where he will, and we shall do the same.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}|[[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] regarding Mysaria}}

==References==
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Dragonkeepers

2022-08-29T01:39:17Z

Vaith: Updated

{{Organization
| Name = Dragonkeepers
| image =
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| Symbol =
| Type = [[Dragon]] guard
| Seat = [[Dragonpit]], [[King's Landing]] [[Dragonstone]]
| Region = [[Crownlands]]
| Allegiance = [[House Targaryen]]
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| Founder = [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]
| Founded = {{Date|56}}
| Disbanded = {{Date|130|153}}
| Reorganized =
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The '''Dragonkeepers''' were an order of guards who protected the [[dragon]]s of [[House Targaryen]] at the [[Dragonpit]] in [[King's Landing]]{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Trumphs and Tragedies}} and on [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

==Organization==
The Dragonkeepers numbered seventy-seven men tasked with guarding [[dragon]]s day and night wherever they might lair.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Trumphs and Tragedies}}

The guards wielded swords{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} and wore suits of gleaming black armor. Their helms were crested by a row of dragon scales that continued down their backs, diminishing downwards.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Trumphs and Tragedies}}

==History==
Following Princess [[Aerea Targaryen]]'s taking of [[Balerion]] and her death after she returned with the [[dragon]] to [[Westeros]], King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] founded the Dragonkeepers in {{date|56}} to prevent another such theft.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

In {{Date|60}}, as Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Jaehaerys I)|Daenerys Targaryen]] was stricken by the [[Shivers]], King Jaehaerys ordered a raven sent to the Dragonkeepers on [[Dragonstone]], ordering them to bring a hatchling to [[King's Landing]] at once. After Daenerys died several hours later, Jaehaerys flew to Dragonstone upon [[Vermithor]] to inform them that it was no longer necessary.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

The Dragonkeepers at the [[Dragonpit]] of [[King's Landing]] knew the dragons there better than anyone else. The guards gave the dragon [[Caraxes]] his nickname of the Blood Wyrm.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

According to the accounts of the Dragonkeepers, when Princess [[Alyssa Targaryen]] came to claim a dragon in the Dragonpit in {{Date|75}}, they had to convince her not to claim Balerion, telling the princess the dragon was "old and slow" and suggesting she would rather have a swifter mount. In the end they succeeded, as Alyssa claimed the dragon [[Meleys]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

In {{Date|84}}, the Dragonkeepers caught Princess [[Saera Targaryen]] trying to enter the Dragonpit. They returned her to the [[Red Keep]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

Once, when Princess [[Viserra Targaryen]] brought six boys into the Dragonpit, promising her maidenhead to whoever would put his head in a dragon's mouth, the Dragonkeepers arrived in time to put an end to it.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], less than fifty Dragonkeepers stood guard when the [[Storming of the Dragonpit]] began. The greatly-outnumbered Dragonkeepers fought the [[Shepherd]]-led mob but were slaughtered when the rabble broke through. The dragons [[Tyraxes]], [[Shrykos]], [[Morghul]], and [[Dreamfyre]] died fighting the mob, and the dome of the Dragonpit collapsed.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

[[Morning]], the dragon of Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]], made her lair in the Dragonpit after the civil war,{{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}} but it is as yet unknown if the surviving Dragonkeepers continued their duties.

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Lord [[Eddard Stark]] sees empty suits of armor in a deserted corridor of the [[Red Keep]]. The armor is of black steel with dragon scales on the helms' crests,{{ref|AGOT|20}} so they might have been armor of the Dragonkeepers or other [[House Targaryen guards]].

===''A Storm of Swords''===
While fleeing the Red Keep with [[Dontos Hollard]], [[Sansa Stark]] passes through a gallery and sees the empty suits of armor with scales cresting down the back.{{ref|ASOS|61}}

==''House of the Dragon''==
The television series ''[[House of the Dragon]]'' has a considerably different interpretation of the Dragonkeepers, depicting them as more of a monastic-like order with shaved heads and light clothing. Many of the Dragonkeepers only speak [[High Valyrian]], even when they are not actively attending to their duties. There are also female Dragonkeepers in the series.

==References==
{{References}}

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House of the Dragon

2022-08-28T14:36:09Z

Vaith: Alcock, Carey and McTavish moved to starring cast

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| format = [[w:Serial (radio and television)#Other dramas|Serial drama]]
| creator = [[w:Ryan Condal|Ryan Condal]] [[George R. R. Martin]]
| developer = Ryan Condal [[w:Miguel Sapochnik|Miguel Sapochnik]]
| writer = Ryan Condal Wes Tooke Claire Kiechel Ti Mikkel [[w:Sara Hess|Sara Hess]] Charmaine DeGraté Gabe Fonseca Ira Parker Kevin Lau Eileen Shim
| director = Miguel Sapochnik [[w:Greg Yaitanes|Greg Yaitanes]] [[w:Clare Kilner|Clare Kilner]] Geeta V. Patel
| creative_director =
| presenter =
| starring = [[w:Paddy Considine|Paddy Considine]] [[w:Matt Smith (actor)|Matt Smith]] [[w:Olivia Cooke|Olivia Cooke]] [[w:Emma D'Arcy|Emma D'Arcy]] [[w:Steve Toussaint|Steve Toussaint]] [[w:Eve Best|Eve Best]] [[w:Sonoya Mizuno|Sonoya Mizuno]] [[w:Rhys Ifans|Rhys Ifans]] Fabien Frankel
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| composer = [[w:Ramin Djawadi|Ramin Djawadi]]<ref name="Djawadi">[https://winteriscoming.net/2021/02/01/game-of-thrones-composer-ramin-djawadi-working-house-of-the-dragon/ Winter Is Coming : "Game of Thrones composer Ramin Djawadi working on House of the Dragon", February 1, 2021]</ref>
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| producer = Karen Wacker Angus Moore Gordon Alexis Raben Kevin Lau Richard Sharkey Jocelyn Diaz
| editor = Tim Porter Crispin Green
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**Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden
**Cornwall
*Spain
**Cáceres
*United States
**California
*Portugal
**Monsanto
| cinematography = [[w:Fabian Wagner|Fabian Wagner]] Pepe Avila del Pino Alejandro Martínez Catherine Goldschmidt
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| company = [[w:HBO|HBO]] Cross Plains Productions Bastard Sword [[w:Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros. Pictures]] GRRM 1:26 Pictures Inc.
| distributor = [[w:HBO Films|HBO Films]] [[w:Warner Bros. Domestic Television Studios#Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution|Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution]]
| channel = [[w:HBO (international)|HBO]], [[w:HBO Max|HBO Max]]
| picture_format = 2:1 ([[w:4K resolution|4K]] [[w:Ultra-high-definition television|UHD]])
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'''''House of the Dragon''''', also marketed as '''''Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon''''', is an American [[w:Historical fantasy#Medieval fantasy|medieval fantasy]] television series developed by [[w:HBO|HBO]]. It is a prequel to ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.

==Plot==
''House of the Dragon'' takes place two centuries before the [[War of the Five Kings]], focusing on the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. The show is based on [[George R. R. Martin]]'s ''[[Fire & Blood]]'', along with the novella ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' and the novelette ''[[The Rogue Prince]]''.<ref name="wing">[https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2019/10/30/the-dragons-take-wing/ Not A Blog, "The Dragons Take Wing", October 30, 2019]</ref>

==Production==
===Conception and development===
''House of the Dragon'', then titled ''The Dance of the Dragons'', was first pitched by George R. R. Martin in the summer of 2016, when he was still writing ''Fire & Blood''.<ref name="wing"/> It was initially helmed by [[w:Carly Wray|Carly Wray]] and then by [[w:Bryan Cogman|Bryan Cogman]].<ref>https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/house-of-the-dragon-game-of-thrones-prequels-1235181929/</ref> ''House of the Dragon'' was greenlit in October 2019 and has received a 10-episode straight-to-series order by HBO, who have hired [[w:Miguel Sapochnik|Miguel Sapochnik]] to direct the pilot episode and additional episodes. In addition to Sapochnik, [[w:Ryan Condal|Ryan Condal]] will serve as co-showrunner. George R. R. Martin, Vince Gerardis, and Casey Bloys have been attached as executive producers, and Wes Tooke, Claire Kiechel, Ti Mikkel, [[w:Sara Hess|Sara Hess]], and Charmaine DeGraté as writers. Although Martin has expressed interest in writing an episode, he wishes to first finish ''[[The Winds of Winter]]''.<ref name="wing"/> ''Game of Thrones'' composer [[w:Ramin Djawadi|Ramin Djawadi]] is returning to compose the music of ''House of the Dragon''.<ref name="Djawadi" /> On 11 July 2021, the Academy and Emmy award-winning visual effects company [[w:Pixomondo|Pixomondo]] announced that they were working on the show.<ref>https://twitter.com/Pixomondo/status/1414310593511661569?s=20</ref> Pixomondo has previously worked on ''Game of Thrones''.
==Promotion==
On his podcast ''"The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of"'', Ryan Condal revealed that three named [[Valyrian steel]] swords from the books have been made for the first series of the show,<ref>[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movie-swords/id1535879222?i=1000528204344, The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, "Movie Swords!"]</ref> including the two [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] blades [[Blackfyre]] and [[Dark Sister]].<ref>[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/george-r-r-martin-creator-of-game-of-thrones/id1535879222?i=1000536366347, The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, "George R. R. Martin (Creator of Game of Thrones)"]</ref>

On 5 October 2021, HBO released the first official teaser.<ref name="Teaser">[https://youtu.be/fNwwt25mheo Official teaser]</ref> In February 2022, HBO confirmed that House of the Dragon had finished production.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2022/02/game-of-thrones-spinoff-update-house-of-dragon-premiere-plans-1234934676 Deadline: "HBO Gives Spinoffs Update As It Plots Launch Plans For House Of The Dragon"] (February 16, 2022)</ref> An official teaser trailer was released on 5 May 2022.<ref name="Teaser trailer">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg86eQkdudI Official teaser trailer]</ref>

Starting mid July 2022, a month ahead of the premiere, several promotion materials were released by HBO:
* Several behind the scene teasers titled ''"A New Reign"'',<ref name="BTS1">[http://youtu.be/jwroDWGHwy4 A New Reign teaser]</ref> ''"Returning to Westeros"'',<ref name="BTS2">[https://youtu.be/5j6xAf0uqhc Returning to Westeros teaser]</ref> ''"Before the Dance: An Illustrated History with George R.R. Martin"'',<ref name="BTS3">[https://youtu.be/qZX5JXJ8UoQ Before the Dance teaser]</ref> ''"Height of an Empire"'',<ref name="BTS4">[https://youtu.be/pRJ7rUi7Jts Height of an Empire teaser]</ref> ''"Noble Houses"'',<ref name="BTS5">[https://youtu.be/hFrxVMXrdGs Noble Houses teaser]</ref> and ''"George R.R. Martin On Dragons & Their Magic"''.<ref name="BTS6">[https://youtu.be/dggpxXNsgKw Dragons & Their Magic teaser]</ref>
* The official trailer<ref name="Trailer">[http://y2u.be/DotnJ7tTA34 Official Trailer]</ref> and its extended version.<ref name="Extended Trailer">[https://youtu.be/7_4Bn4fioXA Comic-Con Extended Trailer]</ref>

The ''"House of the Dragon: DracARys"'' app was launched on July 20.<ref name="DracARys">[https://youtu.be/eW-lxnmapJ4 HOTD: DracARys App Commercial]</ref> House of the Dragon also had a pannel at the [[w:San Diego Comic-Con|San Diego Comic-Con]] on July 23 2022 moderated by Jason Concepcion. The panelists included [[George R. R. Martin]] (author/producer), Ryan Condal (co-showrunner/writer) and several members of the cast; Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Milly Alcock, and Emily Carey. Miguel Sapochnik (co-showrunner/director) was also scheduled to be on that panel but was sick and had to cancel.<ref name="SDCC">[https://www.comic-con.org/cci/saturday San Diego Comic-Con 2022 schedule]</ref>

The world premiere took place at the [[w:Academy Museum of Motion Pictures|Academy Museum of Motion Pictures]] in [[w:Los Angeles|Los Angeles]] on the 27th July 2022.<ref>[https://variety.com/2022/film/news/brad-pitt-bullet-train-house-of-the-dragon-1235325467/ Variety (Jul 27, 2022)]</ref>

On the 26th August 2022, five days after the pilot aired, ''House of the Dragon'' is officially renewed for a second season.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/house-of-the-dragon-season-2-1235199922/ Hollywood Reporter: House of the Dragon Season 2]</ref>

===Cast and characters===
{{Main|List of actors of House of the Dragon}}
{{Main|List of characters created for House of the Dragon}}
As of August 2022, the following cast members have been officially confirmed.<ref name="HBOHotD">{{cite web |url=https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/bio/house-dragon-character-descriptions |title=''House of the Dragon'' <nowiki>|</nowiki> Character Descriptions |last= |first= |date= |website=[[w:WarnerMedia|WarnerMedia]] |language=en-US |accessdate=August 19, 2022 |archive-date=August 17, 2022 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220817164426/https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/bio/house-dragon-character-descriptions |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Starring====
*[[w:Paddy Considine|Paddy Considine]] as King [[Viserys I Targaryen]]
*[[w:Matt Smith (actor)|Matt Smith]] as Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]]
*[[w:Olivia Cooke|Olivia Cooke]] as Lady [[Alicent Hightower]]
**[[w:Emily Carey|Emily Carey]] as Young Alicent Hightower
*[[w:Emma D'Arcy|Emma D'Arcy]] as Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]
**[[w:Milly Alcock|Milly Alcock]] as Young Rhaenyra Targaryen
*[[w:Steve Toussaint|Steve Toussaint]] as Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]]
*[[w:Eve Best|Eve Best]] as Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Velaryon]]
*Fabien Frankel as Ser [[Criston Cole]]
*[[w:Sonoya Mizuno|Sonoya Mizuno]] as [[Mysaria]]
*[[w:Rhys Ifans|Rhys Ifans]] as Ser [[Otto Hightower]]
*[[w:Graham McTavish|Graham McTavish]] as Ser [[Harrold Westerling]]

====Additional cast====
*Bethany Antonia as Lady [[Baela Targaryen]]
**Shani Smethurst as Young Baela Targaryen
*[[w:Sian Brooke|Sian Brooke]] as Queen [[Aemma Arryn]]
*[[w:Nanna Blondell|Nanna Blondell]] as Lady [[Laena Velaryon]]
**Savannah Steyn as Young Laena Velaryon
**Nova Fouellis-Mose as Child Laena Velaryon
*Phoebe Campbell as Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]]
**Eva Ossei-Gerning as Young Rhaena Targaryen
*[[w:Harry Collett|Harry Collett]] as Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]]
**Leo Hart as Young Jacaerys Velaryon
*[[w:Garry Cooper|Garry Cooper]] as Lord Commander [[Ryam Redwyne]]
*[[w:Ryan Corr|Ryan Corr]] as Ser [[Harwin Strong]]
*[[w:Phil Daniels|Phil Daniels]] as Maester [[Gerardys]]
*Kurt Egyiawan as Grand Maester [[Orwyle]]
*Roger Evans as Ser [[Borros Baratheon]]
*[[w:Tom Glynn-Carney|Tom Glynn-Carney]] as Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]]
*Elliot Grihault as [[Lucerys Velaryon]]
**Harvey Sadler as Young Lucerys Velaryon
*[[w:Jefferson Hall (actor)|Jefferson Hall]] as Ser [[Tyland Lannister]] and Lord [[Jason Lannister]]
*[[w:David Horovitch|David Horovitch]] as Grand Maester [[Mellos]]
*[[w:Wil Johnson|Wil Johnson]] as Ser [[Vaemond Velaryon]]
*[[w:Julian Lewis Jones|Julian Lewis Jones]] as Lord [[Boremund Baratheon]]
*Paul Kennedy as Lord [[Jasper Wylde]]
*Solly McLeod as Ser [[Joffrey Lonmouth]]
*John Macmillan as Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]]
**Theo Nate as Young Laenor Velaryon
**Matthew Carver as Child Laenor Velaryon
*Ewan Mitchell as Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]]
**Leo Ashton as Young Aemond Targaryen
*[[w:Matthew Needham|Matthew Needham]] as [[Larys Strong]]
*[[w:Bill Paterson (actor)|Bill Paterson]] as Lord [[Lyman Beesbury]]
*[[w:Steffan Rhodri|Steffan Rhodri]] as Lord [[Lord Hightower|Hobert Hightower]]
*Phia Saban as Princess [[Helaena Targaryen]]
**Evie Allen as Young Helaena Targaryen
*Gavin Spokes as Lord [[Lyonel Strong]]
*[[w:Elliott Tittensor|Elliott Tittensor]] as Ser [[Erryk Cargyll]]
*[[w:Luke Tittensor|Luke Tittensor]] as Ser [[Arryk Cargyll]]

===Filming locations===
The first season of ''House of the Dragon'' is being filmed in the United Kingdom and Spain.<ref name="redanian">[https://redanianintelligence.com/2020/07/18/hbos-game-of-thrones-prequel-house-of-the-dragons-is-looking-for-two-female-leads/ Redanian Intelligence: HBO's ''Game of Thrones'' Prequel ''House of the Dragon'' is looking for two female leads]</ref> Filming began on April 5th 2021 in London, at Leavesden Studios,<ref name="Startdate">[https://www.theilluminerdi.com/2020/12/04/house-of-the-dragon-start-date/ The Illuminerdi, "House of the Dragon Start Date Revealed"]</ref> as well as the island castle of St. Michael's Mount in Cornwall.<ref>https://winteriscoming.net/2021/04/23/house-of-the-dragon-films-driftmark-seat-house-velaryon-game-of-thrones-prequel/</ref>

===Broadcast===
In January 2020, HBO President of Programming Casey Bloys guessed that ''House of the Dragon'' would premiere sometime in 2022.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/01/game-of-thrones-prequel-house-of-the-dragon-premiere-date-2022-hbo-boss-more-got-pilot-naomi-watts-1202831792/ Deadline, "''Game of Thrones'' Prequel ''House of the Dragon'' to Launch in 2022", January 15, 2020]</ref> This was later confirmed in the first teaser.<ref name="Teaser" /> The premiere date was later revealed to be August 21, 2022.<ref name="Trailer"/>

==External links==
*[https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/House_of_the_Dragon ''House of the Dragon''] at the [https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Game_of_Thrones_Wiki ''Game of Thrones'' Wiki]
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11198330 ''House of the Dragon''] at [https://www.imdb.com IMDB]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_the_Dragon ''House of the Dragon''] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia]
*[https://www.hbo.com/house-of-the-dragon ''House of the Dragon''] at [https://www.hbo.com/ HBO]

==References==
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| format = [[w:Serial (radio and television)#Other dramas|Serial drama]]
| creator = [[w:Ryan Condal|Ryan Condal]] [[George R. R. Martin]]
| developer = Ryan Condal [[w:Miguel Sapochnik|Miguel Sapochnik]]
| writer = Ryan Condal Wes Tooke Claire Kiechel Ti Mikkel [[w:Sara Hess|Sara Hess]] Charmaine DeGraté Gabe Fonseca Ira Parker Kevin Lau Eileen Shim
| director = Miguel Sapochnik [[w:Greg Yaitanes|Greg Yaitanes]] [[w:Clare Kilner|Clare Kilner]] Geeta V. Patel
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| starring = [[w:Paddy Considine|Paddy Considine]] [[w:Matt Smith (actor)|Matt Smith]] [[w:Olivia Cooke|Olivia Cooke]] [[w:Emma D'Arcy|Emma D'Arcy]] [[w:Steve Toussaint|Steve Toussaint]] [[w:Eve Best|Eve Best]] [[w:Sonoya Mizuno|Sonoya Mizuno]] [[w:Rhys Ifans|Rhys Ifans]] Fabien Frankel
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| composer = [[w:Ramin Djawadi|Ramin Djawadi]]<ref name="Djawadi">[https://winteriscoming.net/2021/02/01/game-of-thrones-composer-ramin-djawadi-working-house-of-the-dragon/ Winter Is Coming : "Game of Thrones composer Ramin Djawadi working on House of the Dragon", February 1, 2021]</ref>
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| producer = Karen Wacker Angus Moore Gordon Alexis Raben Kevin Lau Richard Sharkey Jocelyn Diaz
| editor = Tim Porter Crispin Green
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**Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden
**Cornwall
*Spain
**Cáceres
*United States
**California
*Portugal
**Monsanto
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| distributor = [[w:HBO Films|HBO Films]] [[w:Warner Bros. Domestic Television Studios#Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution|Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution]]
| channel = [[w:HBO (international)|HBO]], [[w:HBO Max|HBO Max]]
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| audio_format = [[w:Dolby Atmos|Dolby Atmos]] (HBO Max) [[w:Dolby Digital|Dolby Digital]]
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| last_aired = October 23, 2022
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'''''House of the Dragon''''', also marketed as '''''Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon''''', is an American [[w:Historical fantasy#Medieval fantasy|medieval fantasy]] television series developed by [[w:HBO|HBO]]. It is a prequel to ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.

==Plot==
''House of the Dragon'' takes place two centuries before the [[War of the Five Kings]], focusing on the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. The show is based on [[George R. R. Martin]]'s ''[[Fire & Blood]]'', along with the novella ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' and the novelette ''[[The Rogue Prince]]''.<ref name="wing">[https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2019/10/30/the-dragons-take-wing/ Not A Blog, "The Dragons Take Wing", October 30, 2019]</ref>

==Production==
===Conception and development===
''House of the Dragon'', then titled ''The Dance of the Dragons'', was first pitched by George R. R. Martin in the summer of 2016, when he was still writing ''Fire & Blood''.<ref name="wing"/> It was initially helmed by [[w:Carly Wray|Carly Wray]] and then by [[w:Bryan Cogman|Bryan Cogman]].<ref>https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/house-of-the-dragon-game-of-thrones-prequels-1235181929/</ref> ''House of the Dragon'' was greenlit in October 2019 and has received a 10-episode straight-to-series order by HBO, who have hired [[w:Miguel Sapochnik|Miguel Sapochnik]] to direct the pilot episode and additional episodes. In addition to Sapochnik, [[w:Ryan Condal|Ryan Condal]] will serve as co-showrunner. George R. R. Martin, Vince Gerardis, and Casey Bloys have been attached as executive producers, and Wes Tooke, Claire Kiechel, Ti Mikkel, [[w:Sara Hess|Sara Hess]], and Charmaine DeGraté as writers. Although Martin has expressed interest in writing an episode, he wishes to first finish ''[[The Winds of Winter]]''.<ref name="wing"/> ''Game of Thrones'' composer [[w:Ramin Djawadi|Ramin Djawadi]] is returning to compose the music of ''House of the Dragon''.<ref name="Djawadi" /> On 11 July 2021, the Academy and Emmy award-winning visual effects company [[w:Pixomondo|Pixomondo]] announced that they were working on the show.<ref>https://twitter.com/Pixomondo/status/1414310593511661569?s=20</ref> Pixomondo has previously worked on ''Game of Thrones''.
==Promotion==
On his podcast ''"The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of"'', Ryan Condal revealed that three named [[Valyrian steel]] swords from the books have been made for the first series of the show,<ref>[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movie-swords/id1535879222?i=1000528204344, The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, "Movie Swords!"]</ref> including the two [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] blades [[Blackfyre]] and [[Dark Sister]].<ref>[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/george-r-r-martin-creator-of-game-of-thrones/id1535879222?i=1000536366347, The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, "George R. R. Martin (Creator of Game of Thrones)"]</ref>

On 5 October 2021, HBO released the first official teaser.<ref name="Teaser">[https://youtu.be/fNwwt25mheo Official teaser]</ref> In February 2022, HBO confirmed that House of the Dragon had finished production.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2022/02/game-of-thrones-spinoff-update-house-of-dragon-premiere-plans-1234934676 Deadline: "HBO Gives Spinoffs Update As It Plots Launch Plans For House Of The Dragon"] (February 16, 2022)</ref> An official teaser trailer was released on 5 May 2022.<ref name="Teaser trailer">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg86eQkdudI Official teaser trailer]</ref>

Starting mid July 2022, a month ahead of the premiere, several promotion materials were released by HBO:
* Several behind the scene teasers titled ''"A New Reign"'',<ref name="BTS1">[http://youtu.be/jwroDWGHwy4 A New Reign teaser]</ref> ''"Returning to Westeros"'',<ref name="BTS2">[https://youtu.be/5j6xAf0uqhc Returning to Westeros teaser]</ref> ''"Before the Dance: An Illustrated History with George R.R. Martin"'',<ref name="BTS3">[https://youtu.be/qZX5JXJ8UoQ Before the Dance teaser]</ref> ''"Height of an Empire"'',<ref name="BTS4">[https://youtu.be/pRJ7rUi7Jts Height of an Empire teaser]</ref> ''"Noble Houses"'',<ref name="BTS5">[https://youtu.be/hFrxVMXrdGs Noble Houses teaser]</ref> and ''"George R.R. Martin On Dragons & Their Magic"''.<ref name="BTS6">[https://youtu.be/dggpxXNsgKw Dragons & Their Magic teaser]</ref>
* The official trailer<ref name="Trailer">[http://y2u.be/DotnJ7tTA34 Official Trailer]</ref> and its extended version.<ref name="Extended Trailer">[https://youtu.be/7_4Bn4fioXA Comic-Con Extended Trailer]</ref>

The ''"House of the Dragon: DracARys"'' app was launched on July 20.<ref name="DracARys">[https://youtu.be/eW-lxnmapJ4 HOTD: DracARys App Commercial]</ref> House of the Dragon also had a pannel at the [[w:San Diego Comic-Con|San Diego Comic-Con]] on July 23 2022 moderated by Jason Concepcion. The panelists included [[George R. R. Martin]] (author/producer), Ryan Condal (co-showrunner/writer) and several members of the cast; Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Milly Alcock, and Emily Carey. Miguel Sapochnik (co-showrunner/director) was also scheduled to be on that panel but was sick and had to cancel.<ref name="SDCC">[https://www.comic-con.org/cci/saturday San Diego Comic-Con 2022 schedule]</ref>

The world premiere took place at the [[w:Academy Museum of Motion Pictures|Academy Museum of Motion Pictures]] in [[w:Los Angeles|Los Angeles]] on the 27th July 2022.<ref>[https://variety.com/2022/film/news/brad-pitt-bullet-train-house-of-the-dragon-1235325467/ Variety (Jul 27, 2022)]</ref>

===Cast and characters===
{{Main|List of actors of House of the Dragon}}
{{Main|List of characters created for House of the Dragon}}
As of August 2022, the following cast members have been officially confirmed.<ref name="HBOHotD">{{cite web |url=https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/bio/house-dragon-character-descriptions |title=''House of the Dragon'' <nowiki>|</nowiki> Character Descriptions |last= |first= |date= |website=[[w:WarnerMedia|WarnerMedia]] |language=en-US |accessdate=August 19, 2022 |archive-date=August 17, 2022 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220817164426/https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/bio/house-dragon-character-descriptions |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Starring====
*[[w:Paddy Considine|Paddy Considine]] as King [[Viserys I Targaryen]]
*[[w:Matt Smith (actor)|Matt Smith]] as Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]]
*[[w:Olivia Cooke|Olivia Cooke]] as Lady [[Alicent Hightower]]
*[[w:Emma D'Arcy|Emma D'Arcy]] as Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]
*[[w:Steve Toussaint|Steve Toussaint]] as Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]]
*[[w:Eve Best|Eve Best]] as Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Velaryon]]
*Fabien Frankel as Ser [[Criston Cole]]
*[[w:Sonoya Mizuno|Sonoya Mizuno]] as [[Mysaria]]
*[[w:Rhys Ifans|Rhys Ifans]] as Ser [[Otto Hightower]]

====Additional cast====
*[[w:Milly Alcock|Milly Alcock]] as Young [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]
*Bethany Antonia as Lady [[Baela Targaryen]]
**Shani Smethurst as Young Baela Targaryen
*[[w:Sian Brooke|Sian Brooke]] as Queen [[Aemma Arryn]]
*[[w:Nanna Blondell|Nanna Blondell]] as Lady [[Laena Velaryon]]
**Savannah Steyn as Young Laena Velaryon
**Nova Fouellis-Mose as Child Laena Velaryon
*Phoebe Campbell as Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]]
**Eva Ossei-Gerning as Young Rhaena Targaryen
*[[w:Emily Carey|Emily Carey]] as Young [[Alicent Hightower]]
*[[w:Harry Collett|Harry Collett]] as Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]]
**Leo Hart as Young Jacaerys Velaryon
*[[w:Garry Cooper|Garry Cooper]] as Lord Commander [[Ryam Redwyne]]
*[[w:Ryan Corr|Ryan Corr]] as Ser [[Harwin Strong]]
*[[w:Phil Daniels|Phil Daniels]] as Maester [[Gerardys]]
*Kurt Egyiawan as Grand Maester [[Orwyle]]
*Roger Evans as Ser [[Borros Baratheon]]
*[[w:Tom Glynn-Carney|Tom Glynn-Carney]] as Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]]
*Elliot Grihault as [[Lucerys Velaryon]]
**Harvey Sadler as Young Lucerys Velaryon
*[[w:Jefferson Hall (actor)|Jefferson Hall]] as Ser [[Tyland Lannister]] and Lord [[Jason Lannister]]
*[[w:David Horovitch|David Horovitch]] as Grand Maester [[Mellos]]
*[[w:Wil Johnson|Wil Johnson]] as Ser [[Vaemond Velaryon]]
*[[w:Julian Lewis Jones|Julian Lewis Jones]] as Lord [[Boremund Baratheon]]
*Paul Kennedy as Lord [[Jasper Wylde]]
*Solly McLeod as Ser [[Joffrey Lonmouth]]
*John Macmillan as Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]]
**Theo Nate as Young Laenor Velaryon
**Matthew Carver as Child Laenor Velaryon
*[[w:Graham McTavish|Graham McTavish]] as Ser [[Harrold Westerling]]
*Ewan Mitchell as Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]]
**Leo Ashton as Young Aemond Targaryen
*[[w:Matthew Needham|Matthew Needham]] as [[Larys Strong]]
*[[w:Bill Paterson (actor)|Bill Paterson]] as Lord [[Lyman Beesbury]]
*[[w:Steffan Rhodri|Steffan Rhodri]] as Lord [[Lord Hightower|Hobert Hightower]]
*Phia Saban as Princess [[Helaena Targaryen]]
**Evie Allen as Young Helaena Targaryen
*Gavin Spokes as Lord [[Lyonel Strong]]
*[[w:Elliott Tittensor|Elliott Tittensor]] as Ser [[Erryk Cargyll]]
*[[w:Luke Tittensor|Luke Tittensor]] as Ser [[Arryk Cargyll]]

===Filming locations===
The first season of ''House of the Dragon'' is being filmed in the United Kingdom and Spain.<ref name="redanian">[https://redanianintelligence.com/2020/07/18/hbos-game-of-thrones-prequel-house-of-the-dragons-is-looking-for-two-female-leads/ Redanian Intelligence: HBO's ''Game of Thrones'' Prequel ''House of the Dragon'' is looking for two female leads]</ref> Filming began on April 5th 2021 in London, at Leavesden Studios,<ref name="Startdate">[https://www.theilluminerdi.com/2020/12/04/house-of-the-dragon-start-date/ The Illuminerdi, "House of the Dragon Start Date Revealed"]</ref> as well as the island castle of St. Michael's Mount in Cornwall.<ref>https://winteriscoming.net/2021/04/23/house-of-the-dragon-films-driftmark-seat-house-velaryon-game-of-thrones-prequel/</ref>

===Broadcast===
In January 2020, HBO President of Programming Casey Bloys guessed that ''House of the Dragon'' would premiere sometime in 2022.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/01/game-of-thrones-prequel-house-of-the-dragon-premiere-date-2022-hbo-boss-more-got-pilot-naomi-watts-1202831792/ Deadline, "''Game of Thrones'' Prequel ''House of the Dragon'' to Launch in 2022", January 15, 2020]</ref> This was later confirmed in the first teaser.<ref name="Teaser" /> The premiere date was later revealed to be August 21, 2022.<ref name="Trailer"/>

==External links==
*[https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/House_of_the_Dragon ''House of the Dragon''] at the [https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Game_of_Thrones_Wiki ''Game of Thrones'' Wiki]
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11198330 ''House of the Dragon''] at [https://www.imdb.com IMDB]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_the_Dragon ''House of the Dragon''] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia]
*[https://www.hbo.com/house-of-the-dragon ''House of the Dragon''] at [https://www.hbo.com/ HBO]

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Bloodmage

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'''Bloodmages''' are practitioners of [[bloodmagic]]. The [[shadowbinder]]s and bloodmages of the [[Further East]] are said to work their terrible sorceries at night.{{ref|agot|23}} They are welcome in [[Asshai]], where they can practice their arts and rituals with impunity.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Bones and Beyond: Asshai-by-the-Shadow}}

==History==
Bloodmages were prominent in the [[Valyrian Freehold]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: The Basilisk Isles}}{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: Sothoryos}} They were very powerful, and not all bloodmages came from [[dragonlord]] families, although there was overlap between the two groups.<ref>[http://www.historyofwesteros.com/george-rr-martin-in-conversation-how-interviews-grrm/ George RR Martin in Conversation: HOW Interviews GRRM!]</ref> Septon [[Barth]], in his ''[[Dragons, Wyrms, and Wyverns: Their Unnatural History]]'', speculated that the bloodmages of [[Valyria]] employed [[wyvern]] stock to create [[dragons]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: Sothoryos}} In the flesh pits of [[Gogossos]], bloodmages mated beast to slave-women to bring forth twisted half-human children.{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: The Basilisk Isles}} Magic is said to have died out in the west after the [[Doom of Valyria]], however.{{ref|AGOT|23}}

[[Mirri Maz Duur]], a ''[[maegi]]'', was taught by a bloodmage from the [[Shadow Lands]].{{ref|AGOT|64}}

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