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Archmaester '''Gyldayn''' was an [[archmaester]] of the [[Citadel]]. He was also the last [[maester]] to serve at [[Summerhall]] before it [[tragedy at Summerhall|burned down]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons}} He wrote ''[[The Princess and The Queen, or, The Blacks and The Greens (by Archmaester Gyldayn)|The Princess and The Queen, or, The Blacks and The Greens]]'', a history of the civil war known as the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. Gyldayn also wrote ''[[The Rogue Prince, or, A King's Brother (by Archmaester Gyldayn)|The Rogue Prince, or, the King’s Brother]]'', about Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]].<ref>[http://grrm.livejournal.com/360936.html The Rogues Are Coming...]</ref>{{ref|trp}}  
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'''Gyldayn''' was an [[archmaester]] of the [[Citadel]]. He was the last maester to serve at [[Summerhall]] before it [[tragedy at Summerhall|burned down]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons}} He wrote ''[[The Princess and the Queen, or, the Blacks and the Greens|The Princess and the Queen]]'', a history of the civil war known as the [[Dance of the Dragons]], ''[[The Rogue Prince, or, A King's Brother|The Rogue Prince]]'', about Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]],<ref>[[Not a Blog]]: [http://grrm.livejournal.com/360936.html The Rogues Are Coming... (Mar. 12, 2014)]</ref>{{Ref|TRP}} and ''[[The Sons of the Dragon]]'', about kings [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys I]] and [[Maegor I Targaryen]].<ref>Westeros.org: [http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/115696-spoilers-sons-of-the-dragon-reading-at-loncon-today/&do=findComment&comment=6171676 (Spoilers) Sons of the Dragon reading at LonCon today (August 26, 2014)]</ref>
  
Gyldayn also wrote a long but incomplete history of [[House Targaryen]]. He sent his papers to Archmaester [[Gerold (Archmaester)|Gerold]] at the [[Citadel]], likely for for his commentary and approval, where they remained until they were recently discovered by Maester [[Yandel]]. Yandel has used Gyldayn's work as a major source for his book ''[[The World of Ice and Fire (Yandel)|The World of Ice and Fire]]'', including a complete history of [[Aegon's Conquest]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons}}
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Gyldayn also wrote a long but incomplete history of [[House Targaryen]]. He sent his papers to Archmaester [[Gerold (archmaester)|Gerold]] at the [[Citadel]], likely for his commentary and approval, where they remained until they were recently discovered by Maester [[Yandel]]. Yandel has used Gyldayn's work as a major source for his book ''[[The World of Ice and Fire (Yandel)|The World of Ice and Fire]]'', including a complete history of [[Aegon's Conquest]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons}}
  
Yandel has discovered other manuscripts by Gyldayn, but many pages have been misplaced or destroyed, and still others have been damaged by neglect and by fire. Still, Yandel believes that more pages will be found one day, and Gyldayn's [[Fire and Blood|lost masterwork]] will be published, as the maesters of the Citadel are greatly excited by what has been discovered so far.{{ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons}}
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Yandel has discovered other manuscripts by Gyldayn, but many pages have been misplaced or destroyed, and still others have been damaged by neglect and by fire. Still, Yandel hopes that more pages will be found one day, and Gyldayn's [[Fire & Blood, Being a History of the Targaryen Kings of Westeros|lost masterwork]] will be published, as the maesters of the Citadel are greatly excited by what has been discovered so far.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons}}
  
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
{{Quote|Who can know the heart of a [[dragon]]?{{ref|tpatq}}|Archmaester Gyldayn}}  
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{{Quote|Who can know the heart of a [[dragon]]?{{Ref|TPATQ}}|Gyldayn}}
  
 
==Behind the Scenes==
 
==Behind the Scenes==
In real-world book ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'', anything attributed to Gyldayn was directly written by [[George R.R. Martin]], in the same way that [[Yandel]]'s words were written by [[User:Ran|Elio Garcia]] and [[User:Linda|Linda Antonsson]].<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/2kgg2o/spoilers_all_ama_with_authors_of_the_world_of_ice/ r/asoiaf: AMA with authors of The World of Ice and Fire, Elio García and Linda Antonsson! (Part 2 of 2)]</ref>  
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In the real-world book ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'', anything attributed to Gyldayn was directly written by [[George R.R. Martin]], in the same way that [[Yandel]]'s words were written by [[User:Ran|Elio Garcia]] and [[User:Linda|Linda Antonsson]].<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/2kgg2o/spoilers_all_ama_with_authors_of_the_world_of_ice/ r/asoiaf: AMA with authors of The World of Ice and Fire, Elio García and Linda Antonsson! (Part 2 of 2)]</ref>
  
==References and Notes==
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Revision as of 08:26, 15 July 2019

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Archmaester Gyldayn as depicted by Douglas Wheatley in Fire & Blood

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Gyldayn was an archmaester of the Citadel. He was the last maester to serve at Summerhall before it burned down.[1] He wrote The Princess and the Queen, a history of the civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons, The Rogue Prince, about Prince Daemon Targaryen,[2][3] and The Sons of the Dragon, about kings Aenys I and Maegor I Targaryen.[4]

Gyldayn also wrote a long but incomplete history of House Targaryen. He sent his papers to Archmaester Gerold at the Citadel, likely for his commentary and approval, where they remained until they were recently discovered by Maester Yandel. Yandel has used Gyldayn's work as a major source for his book The World of Ice and Fire, including a complete history of Aegon's Conquest.[1]

Yandel has discovered other manuscripts by Gyldayn, but many pages have been misplaced or destroyed, and still others have been damaged by neglect and by fire. Still, Yandel hopes that more pages will be found one day, and Gyldayn's lost masterwork will be published, as the maesters of the Citadel are greatly excited by what has been discovered so far.[1]

Quotes

Who can know the heart of a dragon?[5]

—Gyldayn

Behind the Scenes

In the real-world book The World of Ice & Fire, anything attributed to Gyldayn was directly written by George R.R. Martin, in the same way that Yandel's words were written by Elio Garcia and Linda Antonsson.[6]

References