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An ice dragon is a species of dragon that exists in Westerosi fairytales.

About

Old Nan used to tell tales of the ice dragon. Whether ice dragons did actually exist in the A Song of Ice and Fire world at one time is unknown.

There is no mention of the Valyrians taming ice dragons although they did tame fire breathing dragons.

Ice dragons may have never existed except in the fairytales. There is a constellation of stars named the ice dragon to the north. Its blue eye points north. ^[1]

Maester Margate has suggested that the tales of Cannibal Bay may be explained as distorted reports of ice dragon activity.

The Ice Dragon

George R. R. Martin has written a children’s novel about an ice dragon called The Ice Dragon. It marks his children’s book debut. It is illustrated with pencil drawings by artist Yvonne Gilbert. It is a tale of courage, love, and sacrifice.

Recent Events

A Dance with Dragons

On the Wall Lord Commander Jon Snow finds himself remembering that in the tales that Old Nan the breath of the ice dragon was very cold. He thinks of the ice dragon three times in A Dance with Dragons: ^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

Quotes

The wind was gusting, cold as the breath of the ice dragon in the tales Old Nan had told when Jon was a boy.^[2]

The road beneath the Wall was as dark and cold as the belly of an ice dragon and as twisty as a serpent. ^[3]

The wind was blowing from the east along the Wall, cold as the breath of the ice dragon in the tales Old Nan used to tell.^[4]

References and Notes

↑ The Sworn Sword
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 35, Jon VII.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 39, Jon VIII.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 49, Jon X.

[1] The Sworn Sword

[Radwd35{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-2] 2.0 ^2.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 35, Jon VII.

[Radwd39{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-3] 3.0 ^3.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 39, Jon VIII.

[Radwd49{{{3}}}{{{4}}}-4] 4.0 ^4.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 49, Jon X.

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 {{See homonyms | Ice Dragon (disambiguation)}}
-An '''ice dragon''' is a species of [[dragon]] that exists in [[Westeros]]i fairytales.  [[Old Nan]] used to tell tales of the ice dragon.  Whether ice dragons did actually exist in the [[A Song of Ice and Fire]] world at one time is unknown.
+An '''ice dragon''' is a species of [[dragon]] that exists in [[Westeros]]i fairytales.
+==About==
+[[Old Nan]] used to tell tales of the ice dragon.  Whether ice dragons did actually exist in the [[A Song of Ice and Fire]] world at one time is unknown.
 There is no mention of the [[Valyrian]]s taming ice dragons although they did tame fire breathing [[dragons]].
 Ice dragons may have never existed except in the fairytales.  There is a [[Ice Dragon (constellation)|constellation of stars]] named the ice dragon to the north.  Its blue eye points north.  <ref>[[The Sworn Sword]]</ref>
+Maester [[Margate]] has suggested that the tales of [[Cannibal Bay]] may be explained as distorted reports of ice dragon activity.
 ==The Ice Dragon==
 [[George R. R. Martin]] has written a children’s novel about an ice dragon called [[The Ice Dragon (Novel)|The Ice Dragon]]. It marks his children’s book debut. It is illustrated with pencil drawings by artist Yvonne Gilbert. It is a tale of courage, love, and sacrifice.