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A '''dragon lair''' is a lair inhabited by a [[dragon]], it is their home.  It appears that dragons tend to reside in their own lair alone.{{Ref|aDwD|70}}{{ref|tpatq}}{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} however other dragons may be lairing in the general  vicinity,{{ref|TPATQ}} as they have done in the smokey caverns of [[Dragonmont]] volcano.{{ref|TPATQ}} and in the [[Fourteen Flames]].   
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A '''dragon lair''' is a lair inhabited by a [[dragon]]. it is their home.  It appears that dragons tend to reside in their own lair alone.{{Ref|aDwD|70}}{{ref|tpatq}}{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} however other dragons may be lairing in the general  vicinity,{{ref|TPATQ}} as they have done in the smokey caverns of [[Dragonmont]] volcano.{{ref|TPATQ}} and in the [[Fourteen Flames]].   
  
Dragons can carve lairs{{Ref|aDwD|68}} using [[dragonfire|flame]] and claw.{{Ref|aDwD|68}} Young dragons will carry their kills back to their lairs if the carcasses aren't too heavy for them.{{ref|adwd|71}} The ground in a dragons lair can be strewn with burned and broken bones{{ref|adwd|71}}, sometimes human.{{ref|tpatq}}  
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Dragons can carve lairs{{Ref|aDwD|68}} using [[dragonfire|flame]] and claw.{{Ref|aDwD|68}} Young dragons will carry their kills back to their lairs if the carcasses are light enough.{{ref|adwd|71}} The ground in a dragons lair can be strewn with burned and broken bones.{{ref|adwd|71}}
  
Ridden dragons can be made to lair in a place of their [[dragonrider|riders]] choosing, such as the [[Dragonpit]].  
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Ridden dragons can be made to lair in a place of their [[dragonrider|riders]] choosing, such as the [[Dragonpit]].{{fact}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Wild [[Dragons]] laired in the [[Fourteen Flames]] and it was there where the [[Valyrians]] first discovered them.  
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Wild [[dragons]] laired in the [[Fourteen Flames]], where the [[Valyrians]] first discovered them.{{fact}}
  
Throughout the reign of Jaehaerys's successor, King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], Vermithor had no new rider.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} During this time, Vermithor remained on the island of [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]] and made his lair in one of the smoking caverns of the [[Dragonmont]].{{ref|tpatq}}
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Upon the death of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]], the dragon [[Vermithor]] had no new rider throughout the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} During this time, Vermithor remained on the island of [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]] and made his lair in one of the smoking caverns of the [[Dragonmont]].{{ref|tpatq}} At the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons]], six wild and semi-wild [[dragon]]s had their lairs in the smokey caverns of the volcano.{{ref|TPATQ}} During the war, After [[King's Landing]] [[Fall of King's Landing|fell]] to Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] and her supporters, Vermithor made a lair in the [[Dragonpit]] before flying off to battle.{{ref|tpatq}}
  
At the start of the [[Dance of the Dragons]], six wild and semi-wild [[dragon]]s made their lairs in the smokey caverns of the volcano.{{ref|TPATQ}}
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[[Silverwing]], one of only four dragons to survive the Dance, became wild during the reign of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]] and eventually made her lair on an island in [[Red Lake]] in the northwest of the [[Reach]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}
 
 
After King's Landing [[Fall of King's Landing|fell]] to [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s supporters,, Vermithor made a lair in the [[Dragonpit]] before flying off to battle. {{ref|tpatq}}
 
 
 
[[Silverwing]] was one of only four dragons still alive at the end of the Dance. She  became wild during the reign of [[Aegon III Targaryen]], and eventually made her lair on an island in [[Red Lake]] in the northwest of the [[Reach]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}
 
 
   
 
   
==Known Dragon Lairs==  
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==Known dragon lairs==  
 
*[[Vermithor]] – laired in one of the smoking caverns of the [[Dragonmont]].{{ref|tpatq}}
 
*[[Vermithor]] – laired in one of the smoking caverns of the [[Dragonmont]].{{ref|tpatq}}
*The [[Cannibal]] laired at the back of [[Dragonmont]], his lair was littered with the bones of would-be dragon tamers{{ref|tpatq}}  
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*The [[Cannibal]], laired at the back of [[Dragonmont]], his lair was littered with the bones of would-be dragon tamers{{ref|tpatq}}  
 
* [[Sheepstealer]] -  laired at the back of [[Dragonmont]]{{ref|tpatq}}
 
* [[Sheepstealer]] -  laired at the back of [[Dragonmont]]{{ref|tpatq}}
 
* [[Grey Ghost]] - a smoking cavern of the [[Dragonmont]]{{ref|tpatq}}
 
* [[Grey Ghost]] - a smoking cavern of the [[Dragonmont]]{{ref|tpatq}}
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==Recent Events==  
 
==Recent Events==  
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[Drogon]] makes his lair in [[Dragonstone (hill)|Dragonstone]] in the [[Dothraki sea]].{{ref|adwd|71}}
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[[Rhaegal]] and [[Viserion]] are confined and chained inside the pit within the [[Great Pyramid]] of [[Meereen]].{{Ref|aDwD|11}}{{Ref|aDwD|68}} Eventually they both manage to loose themselves within the pit. [[Viserion]] digs a lair in the pyramid's thick wall where he sleeps.{{Ref|aDwD|68}} Once free from the pit, Rhaegal makes his new lair in the great black pyramid of [[House of Yherizan|Yherizan]].{{Ref|aDwD|70}} Viserion makes his lair in the [[pyramid of Uhlez]].{{Ref|aDwD|70}}
  
[[Rhaegal]] and [[Viserion]] are confined and chained inside the pit of the [[Great Pyramid]]. {{Ref|aDwD|11}} {{Ref|aDwD|68}}  Eventually they both  manage to loose themselves within the pit.  [[Viserion]] digs a lair in the pyramid’s thick wall where he sleeps.{{Ref|aDwD|68}}
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[[Drogon]] makes his lair on a hill in the [[Dothraki sea]] dubbed "[[Dragonstone (hill)|Dragonstone]]" by Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]].{{ref|adwd|71}}
 
 
Once loosed from the pit, Rhaegal makes his new lair in the great black pyramid of [[House of Yherizan|Yherizan]], where he hulks in the gloom like a fat woman bedecked with glowing orange jewels.{{Ref|aDwD|70}}
 
 
 
Viserion makes his lair in the [[pyramid of Uhlez]].{{Ref|aDwD|70}}  
 
  
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
 
{{Quote|...and the great black pyramid of [[House of Yherizan|Yherizan]] where [[Rhaegal]] had made his lair hulked in the gloom like a fat woman bedecked with glowing orange jewels.{{Ref|aDwD|70}}}}   
 
{{Quote|...and the great black pyramid of [[House of Yherizan|Yherizan]] where [[Rhaegal]] had made his lair hulked in the gloom like a fat woman bedecked with glowing orange jewels.{{Ref|aDwD|70}}}}   
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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A dragon lair is a lair inhabited by a dragon. it is their home. It appears that dragons tend to reside in their own lair alone.[1][2][3] however other dragons may be lairing in the general vicinity,[2] as they have done in the smokey caverns of Dragonmont volcano.[2] and in the Fourteen Flames.

Dragons can carve lairs[4] using flame and claw.[4] Young dragons will carry their kills back to their lairs if the carcasses are light enough.[5] The ground in a dragons lair can be strewn with burned and broken bones.[5]

Ridden dragons can be made to lair in a place of their riders choosing, such as the Dragonpit.[citation needed]

History

Wild dragons laired in the Fourteen Flames, where the Valyrians first discovered them.[citation needed]

Upon the death of King Jaehaerys I Targaryen, the dragon Vermithor had no new rider throughout the reign of King Viserys I Targaryen.[3] During this time, Vermithor remained on the island of Dragonstone and made his lair in one of the smoking caverns of the Dragonmont.[2] At the start of the Dance of the Dragons, six wild and semi-wild dragons had their lairs in the smokey caverns of the volcano.[2] During the war, After King's Landing fell to Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen and her supporters, Vermithor made a lair in the Dragonpit before flying off to battle.[2]

Silverwing, one of only four dragons to survive the Dance, became wild during the reign of King Aegon III Targaryen and eventually made her lair on an island in Red Lake in the northwest of the Reach.[3]

Known dragon lairs

Recent Events

A Dance with Dragons

Rhaegal and Viserion are confined and chained inside the pit within the Great Pyramid of Meereen.[6][4] Eventually they both manage to loose themselves within the pit. Viserion digs a lair in the pyramid's thick wall where he sleeps.[4] Once free from the pit, Rhaegal makes his new lair in the great black pyramid of Yherizan.[1] Viserion makes his lair in the pyramid of Uhlez.[1]

Drogon makes his lair on a hill in the Dothraki sea dubbed "Dragonstone" by Queen Daenerys Targaryen.[5]

Quotes

...and the great black pyramid of Yherizan where Rhaegal had made his lair hulked in the gloom like a fat woman bedecked with glowing orange jewels.[1]

References