Editing Daemon Velaryon

{{about|the first master of ships
|his grandson|Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)}}
{{Infobox character
| arms = Velaryon
| title = Lord
| firstname = Daemon
| lastname = Velaryon
| image =
| image_caption =
| Alias =
| Title = [[Lord of the Tides]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}<br>[[Master of Driftmark]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}<br>[[Master of ships]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| Allegiance = [[House Velaryon]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}<br>[[House Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| Race = [[Valyria]]n{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| Culture = [[Crownlands]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| Spouse =
| Issue = [[Aethan Velaryon]]{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}<br>[[Corlys Velaryon (son of Daemon)|Corlys Velaryon]]{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}
| Place_of_Birth =
| Date_of_Birth = In or before [[Years before Aegon's Conquest|23 BC]]<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Daemon Velaryon|Daemon Velaryon]] calculation.''</ref>
| Place_of_Death = [[battle in the waters off Gulltown|Gulltown]]{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| Date_of_Death = [[Years before Aegon's Conquest|2 BC]]
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) <br> ''[[Fire and Blood]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[The Rise of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned)
| coat-of-arms =
}}

'''Daemon Velaryon''' was the [[Lord of the Tides]], [[Master of Driftmark]], and head of [[House Velaryon]] during [[Aegon's Conquest]]. Amongst the oldest supporters and closest friends of [[House Targaryen]], Daemon served as the first [[master of ships]] to [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}

Lord Daemon was the father of Ser [[Corlys Velaryon (son of Daemon)|Corlys]] and [[Aethan Velaryon]].{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}} Aethan's [[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|eldest son]] shared his name with Lord Daemon, his grandfather.{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}

==Character==
One of the oldest supporters of [[House Targaryen]],{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} Daemon was also one of the closest friends to [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], [[Lord of Dragonstone]], and his sisters, [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] and [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]].{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}

==History==
A wealthy vassal of [[House Targaryen]], Daemon was among the closest friends of [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], [[Lord of Dragonstone]], and his sisters, [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] and [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]]. After deciding to invade and conquer [[Westeros]], Aegon summoned his bannermen and friends to [[Dragonstone]] for counsel, Daemon among them. After planning his conquest with Daemon and his allies, the Lord of Dragonstone announced his intentions to the [[Seven Kingdoms]], beginning [[Aegon's Conquest]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Daemon's ships carried Aegon's soldiers across [[Blackwater Bay]],{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} landing his army at the mouth of the [[Blackwater Rush]]. After Aegon was crowned as [[King of All Westeros]] shortly after [[Aegon's Landing|landing]] on the mainland, Daemon was counted as one of the oldest supporters of House Targaryen. Daemon was therefore given the honor of becoming Aegon's [[master of ships]] and given control of the new [[royal fleet]],{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} the bulk of which was formed from the warships of the [[Velaryon fleet]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

After [[House Arryn]] refused to bend the knee to House Targaryen, the king sent his admiral to take the city of [[Gulltown]] on the coast of the [[Vale of Arryn]]. A hastily assembled Arryn fleet, augmented by a dozen [[Braavos]]i warships, managed to repel the royal fleet, and Daemon perished during the [[battle in the waters off Gulltown]]. While the Valemen sank a third of the royal fleet, Visenya avenged Daemon by burning the Arryn fleet with her [[dragon]], [[Vhagar]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

==Family==
Daemon's son [[Aethan Velaryon|Aethan]] succeeded him as [[Lord of the Tides]] and the [[Master of Driftmark]], as well as the [[master of ships]] on the [[small council]].{{Ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}} Another son, Ser [[Corlys Velaryon (son of Daemon)|Corlys]], became the first [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard|Lord Commander]] of the newly established [[Kingsguard]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}

Daemon's relation to Lady [[Valaena Velaryon]], the mother of [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] and his sisters,{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} is unknown.

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