Dragon horn

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The Dragon Horn is a large horn with Valyrian glyphs written upon it. It is claimed to have been found in the ruins of Valyria.

Description

The Horn is 6 feet (1,83 meters) long. It has a black gleam, and is banded with red gold and Valyrian steel. When touched the Horn feels warm and smooth. Its surface is shiny and reflective, though the reflection depicted is somehow twisted. The bands of the Horn are covered by strange writings, which Moqorro identifies as Valyrian glyphs. When the Horn sounds, the glyphs glow red-hot and then white-hot. [1]

Recent Events

A Feast for Crows

It was brought to the Kingsmoot by Euron Greyjoy when the ironborn were electing a new king. The horn's noise silenced all and ended the possible fight between the supporters of Victarion and Asha Greyjoy.

The horn's noise according to witnesses sounded like the screaming of a thousand souls and made it seem to the listeners as if their very bones were aflame and searing their very flesh from within [1].Cragorn the man who blew the horn collapsed with blisters on his lips and the tattoo he had of a bird on his chest was bleeding. He died later and when a maester cut him open to examine the cause of death it was discovered his lungs were charred black as soot.[2]

A Dance with Dragons

Euron gave Victarion the Horn when he sent him to Meereen to bring Daenerys Targaryen back to him. According to Moqorro the Valyrian glyphs on the Horn read:

"I am Dragonbinder, No Mortal man should sound me and live, Blood for Fire, Fire for Blood" [1]

Moqorro says whoever blows the horn will die but any dragons that hear will obey the horn's master. Moqorro says Victarion must be made the horn's master and he must claim the horn with blood.[1]

References and Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 63, Victarion I.
  2. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 19, The Drowned Man.