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| Mother = [[Syrax]]
 
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| Place_of_Birth = The [[Vale]]
 
| Place_of_Birth = The [[Vale]]
| Date_of_Birth = or between {{date|129}} and  {{date|131}}<ref name=Cal>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Morning|Morning]] calculation''</ref>
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| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|129}} or {{Date|130}}<ref name=Cal>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Morning|Morning]] calculation''</ref>
 
| Place_of_Death =
 
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| Date_of_Death = or before {{date|152}}<ref name=Cal></ref>
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| Date_of_Death = or before {{Date|153}}<ref name=Cal></ref>
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned)
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| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned)
 
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'''Morning''' was a [[dragon]] which hatched late in the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. It belonged to Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]], the daughter of Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] and Lady [[Laena Velaryon]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}
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'''Morning''' was a she-[[dragon]]{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}} which hatched during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. It belonged to Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]], the daughter of Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] and Lady [[Laena Velaryon]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}
  
 
==Appearance==
 
==Appearance==
Morning's scales were pale pink, but with black horns and crest.<ref>Fire & Blood: The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II</ref>  She grew fast, as only four years older she was big enough for Rhaena to ride.
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Morning's scales were pale pink, but with black horns and crest.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}} During the third month of {{Date|135}}, Morning was big enough for Rhaena to ride.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Morning was born during the [[Dance of the Dragons]], and thus was too young to participate in the war.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} While Lady Rhaena had been given an [[dragon egg|egg]] laid by the dragon [[Syrax]] shortly before the start of the war, it is currently unknown whether Morning hatched from this specific egg, or from one of the other two eggs that Lady Rhaena took with her to the [[Vale]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}
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Morning was born during the [[Dance of the Dragons]] from one of the three eggs that Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]] brought with her to the [[Vale]]. News of Morning's birth reached the [[greens]] around the start of {{Date|131}}, greatly troubling them, as they had lost all of their dragons during the fighting. Dowager Queen [[Alicent Hightower]] feared that the [[smallfolk]] would consider the [[blacks]] as more legitimate, due to Morning's birth.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}} The war lasted only for another half a year,{{Ref|TPATQ}} during which time Morning was still too young to be ridden.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}
  
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Morning was one of four dragons to survive the Dance of the Dragons - and the only one still controlled by the Targaryens.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} Rhaena and Morning arrived in [[King's Landing]] after the death of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] in mid-{{Date|131}}. While the [[smallfolk]] became ecstatic at the sight of Morning, Rhaena's brother, King [[Aegon III Targaryen]], who was fearful of dragons, paled when he saw the dragon for the first time and commanded his guards to "get that wretched creature out of my sight."{{Ref|FAB|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}
  
During the last phase of the Dance, after Aegon II killed Rhaenyra and re-assumed control of King's Landing, many of Rhaenyra's allies still kept fighting. The Tullys finally joined the war on the side of the Blacks, rallying what was left of the other forces of the river-lords. Even more concerning were the forces gathering in the Vale (which had only been able to send forth a fraction of its strength before): [[Jeyne Arryn]] mustered a fresh army of 1,500 knights and 8,000 men-at-arms, while hiring new ships in Braavos. Moreover, at Jeyne Arryn's side was young Rhaena of Pentos, the last of Rhaenyra or Daemon's children who was both alive and uncaptured:  around the turn of the new year 131 AC, her dragon egg hatched, and she named the young hatchling "Morning". 
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During their time at King's Landing, Rhaena would often visit throughout the city, usually with Morning coiled about her shoulders like a stole.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} By the start of {{Date|134}}, Morning had made her lair in the [[Dragonpit]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}} On the third day of the third month of {{Date|135}}, Rhaena rode upon the back of Morning for the first time. They returned to the Dragonpit after circling once around the city, and subsequently went forth every day, flying a farther each time. Rhaena landed Morning inside the [[Red Keep]] on only one occasion, where Queen [[Daenaera Velaryon]] was delighted by the dragon, but King Aegon III again refused to go and see the dragon. Shortly thereafter, Rhaena traveled on the dragon's back to [[Dragonstone]], where, according to Rhaena, she and her dragon would be more welcome.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
  
Both sides knew that it would be years until Morning was large enough to actually ride to war, but she was still of great concern to the green council.  The greens had lost all of their dragons by this point, while the blacks at least had one hatchling, leading to many of the smallfolk seeing their side as the more legitimate heirs of House Targaryen - thus Morning became a symbolic rallying point for the blacks in their darkest hour.  In response, Aegon II desperately tried to hatch more dragon-eggs, but to no avail.{{Fire & Blood: The Dying of the Dragons - the Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}
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When Rhaena's husband, Ser [[Corwyn Corbray]], was killed in the [[Vale]] that same year, Rhaena's sister [[Baela Targaryen|Baela]] traveled to Dragonstone to ensure that Rhaena would not use Morning to attempt to avenge her husband's death.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
  
Morning was one of four dragons to survive the Dance of the Dragons - and the only one still controlled by the Targaryens.  [[Nettles]] disappeared with [[Sheepstealer]] to live isolated in the mountains of the Vale, and the [[Cannibal]] remained wild on Dragonstone, and even [[Silverwing]] had gone wild with grief at the death of her cousins and withdrawn to a cave near Red Lake in the Reach.<ref>Fire & Blood: The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II</ref>
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When in {{Date|136}} preparations were being made for a [[royal progress]] to he held after King Aegon III [[age of majority|turned sixteen]], Rhaena desired to accompany the progress on Morning, but this suggestion was delicately deflected by the [[Hand of the King]] and the council of [[Regency of Aegon III|regents]].{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
  
The chaotic Regency era of Aegon III lasted for six years after the Dance.  Towards the end, four years later, Morning grew big enough to ride - but Rhaena only took the young dragon on flights around King's Landing and Dragonstone.  When the three-way succession war broke out in the Vale upon Jeyne Arryn's death, Rhaena urged that she could ride Morning into battle to crush the rebels, but Baela forbade it (as Morning was still very small, and as their last dragon, not worth the risk).
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==Known dragonriders of Morning==  
 
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*Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]]
Morning would not live long.<ref>The last dragon, a stunted thing, had died in {{Date|153}}, and as it isn't mentioned that Morning was stunted, it would appear Morning died at least before the last dragon did twenty-two years after the Dance.</ref>
 
 
 
==Known [[dragonrider]]s of Morning==  
 
*[[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]] - first and only rider
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 13:03, 14 July 2019

Morning
Allegiance Rhaena Targaryen
Born 129 AC or 130 AC[1]
The Vale
Died or before 153 AC[1]
Mother Syrax
Books

Morning was a she-dragon[2] which hatched during the Dance of the Dragons. It belonged to Lady Rhaena Targaryen, the daughter of Prince Daemon Targaryen and Lady Laena Velaryon.[3]

Appearance

Morning's scales were pale pink, but with black horns and crest.[4] During the third month of 135 AC, Morning was big enough for Rhaena to ride.[5]

History

Morning was born during the Dance of the Dragons from one of the three eggs that Lady Rhaena Targaryen brought with her to the Vale. News of Morning's birth reached the greens around the start of 131 AC, greatly troubling them, as they had lost all of their dragons during the fighting. Dowager Queen Alicent Hightower feared that the smallfolk would consider the blacks as more legitimate, due to Morning's birth.[4] The war lasted only for another half a year,[6] during which time Morning was still too young to be ridden.[3]

Morning was one of four dragons to survive the Dance of the Dragons - and the only one still controlled by the Targaryens.[3] Rhaena and Morning arrived in King's Landing after the death of King Aegon II Targaryen in mid-131 AC. While the smallfolk became ecstatic at the sight of Morning, Rhaena's brother, King Aegon III Targaryen, who was fearful of dragons, paled when he saw the dragon for the first time and commanded his guards to "get that wretched creature out of my sight."[7]

During their time at King's Landing, Rhaena would often visit throughout the city, usually with Morning coiled about her shoulders like a stole.[8] By the start of 134 AC, Morning had made her lair in the Dragonpit.[2] On the third day of the third month of 135 AC, Rhaena rode upon the back of Morning for the first time. They returned to the Dragonpit after circling once around the city, and subsequently went forth every day, flying a farther each time. Rhaena landed Morning inside the Red Keep on only one occasion, where Queen Daenaera Velaryon was delighted by the dragon, but King Aegon III again refused to go and see the dragon. Shortly thereafter, Rhaena traveled on the dragon's back to Dragonstone, where, according to Rhaena, she and her dragon would be more welcome.[5]

When Rhaena's husband, Ser Corwyn Corbray, was killed in the Vale that same year, Rhaena's sister Baela traveled to Dragonstone to ensure that Rhaena would not use Morning to attempt to avenge her husband's death.[5]

When in 136 AC preparations were being made for a royal progress to he held after King Aegon III turned sixteen, Rhaena desired to accompany the progress on Morning, but this suggestion was delicately deflected by the Hand of the King and the council of regents.[5]

Known dragonriders of Morning

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 See the Morning calculation
  2. 2.0 2.1 Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Fire & Blood, The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency.
  6. The Princess and the Queen.
  7. Fire & Blood, Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf.
  8. Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand.