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| Character_name= Sunfyre  
 
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| image_caption  = Sunfyre the Golden by E. Cabrera
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| image_caption  = Sunfyre the Golden by [http://dragonman14x.deviantart.com/art/Sunfyre-the-Golden-486855173 Robert O'Leary]
 
| Alias        = Sunfyre the Golden<br>King Aegon's glory
 
| Alias        = Sunfyre the Golden<br>King Aegon's glory
 
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| Allegiance = [[Aegon II Targaryen]]
 
| Allegiance = [[Aegon II Targaryen]]
| Race = [[Dragon]]
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| Place_of_Birth= [[Dragonmont]]
 
| Place_of_Birth= [[Dragonmont]]
 
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| Place_of_Death= [[Dragonstone]]
 
| Place_of_Death= [[Dragonstone]]
 
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}}
 
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}}
| Books = ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (Appears)<br>''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (Appears)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (Mentioned)
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| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[The Rogue Prince]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned)
 
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'''Sunfyre''', also known as '''Sunfyre the Golden''', was a splendid young male [[dragon]]. He was ridden by [[Aegon II Targaryen]].{{ref|tpatq}} According to Archmaester [[Gyldayn]] Sunfyre was the most magnificent and beautiful dragon ever to fly the skies of [[Westeros]], even the world.
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'''Sunfyre''', also known as '''Sunfyre the Golden''', was a splendid young male [[dragon]]. He was ridden by King [[Aegon II Targaryen]].{{ref|tpatq}}
  
 
==Appearance==
 
==Appearance==
Sunfyre had gleaming gold scales and pale pink wing membranes. In the sunlight his scales shone like beaten gold.{{ref|tpatq}} He is described as being the most beautiful dragon ever seen upon the earth, during the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|TRP}}
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According to Archmaester [[Gyldayn]], Sunfyre was the most beautiful dragon ever seen upon the earth.{{Ref|trp}} Sunfyre had gleaming gold scales, which shone like beaten gold in the sunlight, and pale pink wing membranes.{{Ref|tpatq}} His [[dragonfire|flames]] were golden as well.{{Ref|tpatq}} Huge and heavy, Sunfyre was a formidable fighter despite his youth.{{Ref|tpatq}}
By {{Date|129}} Sunfyre was big enough to be quite a capable fighter.{{Ref|TPATQ}}
 
 
 
[[File:Sunfyre_the_Golden.jpg|300px]]
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Though Sunfyre's exact year of birth has never been stated, he was described as being "young" in {{Date|120}}, suggesting that his egg hatched during the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|TRP}} {{Date|120}} is also the first year where Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] is mentioned as Sunfyre's rider, though it is unknown when exactly Sunfyre was claimed by Aegon.
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Sunfyre's [[dragon's egg|egg]] hatched on [[Dragonstone]].{{Ref|tpatq}} Although Sunfyre's exact year of birth has never been stated, he was described as being a "young" dragon in {{Date|120}}{{Ref|TRP}} and {{Date|129}}.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}{{Ref|tpatq}} Sunfyre is known to have been older than [[Tessarion]].{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} Although it is unknown when exactly Prince [[Aegon II Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] claimed Sunfyre as his mount, he is known to have been claimed by the prince by {{Date|120}}.{{Ref|trp}}
  
At an unknown moment, Grand Maester [[Gerardys]] was fed to [[Sunfyre]].{{Ref|aSoS|12}}
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===Dance of the Dragons===
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King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] rode Sunfyre during the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. Upon Sunfyre's back, King Aegon II participated in [[Battle of Rook's Rest]], one of the first major battles of the war, in {{Date|129}}. At [[Rook's Rest]], Aegon II, his [[Hand of the King]] Ser [[Criston Cole]], and his brother Prince [[Aemond Targaryen|Aemond]], lured Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] into a trap. Sunfyre and Aemond's dragon [[Vhagar]] faced Rhaenys's dragon [[Meleys]] in battle, and although the older, cunning and battle-experienced Meleys might have stood a chance against Vhagar alone, the combined forces of Vhagar and Sunfyre were too much. The three dragons battled a thousand feet above the fields. At one point, Meleys managed to closed her jaws around Sunfyre's neck, but Vhagar fell upon them from above, causing the three dragons to fall to the earth. Although Vhagar and Sunfyre emerged victorious from the fight, Sunfyre was grievously wounded in the battle, as one wing had been half torn from his body during the fight.{{ref|tpatq}}  
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[[File: sunfyre.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Sunfyre the Golden by E. Cabrera]]
  
===[[Dance of the Dragons]]===
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Unable to fly and too huge and heavy to be moved, Sunfyre remained near Rook's Rest to allow him time to heal. Ser [[Criston Cole]] stationed men near the dragon to guard him. At first, the dragon fed on the burned carcasses of the slain soldiers, but after those were gone, Cole's men brought the dragon calves and sheep to eat.{{Ref|tpatq}}
As the dragon of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]], Sunfyre fought in the [[Dance of the Dragons]]. King Aegon II rode Sunfyre during the [[Battle of Rook's Rest]], one of the first major battles of the war in {{Date|129}}.  The greens attacked Rook's Rest to lure the blacks into a trap. Rook's Rest asked Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] for help, and it was Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (The Queen Who Never Was)|Rhaenys Targaryen]] who answered the call, as she came riding [[Meleys]]. Both Aegon II on Sunfyre and his brother [[Aemond Targaryen]] on [[Vhagar]] were waiting for one of Rhaenyra's supporters to show up. Though Meleys might have had a chance against Vhagar alone, the combination of Vhagar and Sunfyre was too much, and Meleys could not survive a two-on-one attack. Whilst Vhagar and Sunfyre were the victors, Sunfyre did not make a clean get-away, as the golden dragon was wounded during the battle. He was severely wounded, and unable to fly, as one wing was nearly torn from his body.{{ref|tpatq}}
 
  
Because of his injuries, Sunfyre remained near Rook's Rest, to be able to heal. Sunfyre's wing did indeed heal, though at an awkward angle. He would never be able to fly the way he had done before. Rook's Rest was eventually conquered again by the blacks, and Lord [[Walys Mooton]] attempted to slay the injured dragon, but Sunfyre burned his attackers and disappeared. No one knew where he had headed.{{ref|tpatq}}
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When Lord [[Walys Mooton]] reconquered Rook's Rest from Aegon II's forces, he led his bravest men to Sunfyre, hoping to slay the dragon. Enraged by the attacks upon him, Sunfyre fought back with his tail and flames. Three score of the attackers died before the others fled. Amongst the slain was Lord Walys Mooton. Within a fortnight of the attack, Sunfyre had disappeared.{{Ref|tpatq}} Although his wing had healed in an awkward angle, Sunfyre had recovered enough from his battle with Meleys to fly once again.{{Ref|tpatq}} For half a year, Sunfyre recovered in a remote fishing village.{{Ref|Twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} According to the [[House Crabb|Crabbs]] and [[House Brune|Brunes]] Sunfyre may have hidden in the dark piney woods and caves of [[Crackclaw Point]] before eventually making his way to [[Dragonstone]].{{Ref|tpatq}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} In his text ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'', Archmaester [[Gyldayn]] speculates on Sunfyre's reason for doing so, suggesting the option of a primal instinct to return to his birthplace, or urge to rejoin his rider, Aegon II, who had been hiding on the island. According to Gyldayn, some even suggest that Sunfyre was able to feel Aegon II's urgent need of him.{{Ref|tpatq}}
  
For unclear reasons, Sunfyre had actually flown back to Dragonstone, the place of his birth.  This may have been a homing instinct, though some suspect that he somehow sensed that Aegon II was hiding on Dragonstone after the fall of King's Landing to the blacks. Sunfyre killed the wild dragon [[Grey Ghost]] while returning to Dragonstone:  the fight left him with only one eye and wounds along his back, belly, and neck. While Grey Ghost's half-eaten corpse was found by the black garrison at Dragonstone, it was assumed that it was the work of the [[Cannibal]], the other wild dragon still on the island. And thus Sunfyre's presence on the island remained a secret for some time.{{Ref|TPATQ}}
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Whatever the case, Sunfyre killed the wild dragon [[Grey Ghost]] upon his return, and, reunited with his rider, hid with Aegon II in a lair on the desolate eastern slopes of the [[Dragonmont]]. There, more than half a year since the dragon's disappearance, they were discovered by [[Tom Tanglebeard]] and his son, [[Tom Tangletongue]], and [[bastard]] nephew, Ser [[Marston Waters]], who had concluded from the tales of drunken [[Volantene]] sailors than the golden dragon was on the island. Aegon flew upon Sunfyre every day since, regaining strength, while the two Toms and Ser Marston returned to the [[Dragonstone|castle]] to seek supporters for Aegon within Rhaenyra's stronghold to capture the castle. [[Fall of Dragonstone|Dragonstone fell]] easily to Aegon II's supporters, and Aegon victoriously flew Sunfyre to the castle, where Lady [[Baela Targaryen]] and her dragon [[Moondancer]] rose to meet him in battle as they were fleeing the castle. Although younger and smaller, Moondancer was also quicker than Sunfyre, who was still troubled by his wounds. Moondancer managed to injure Sunfyre further in battle and for a time was able to evade his flames, but was blinded when a blast of Sunfyre's golden flames hit her directly in the eyes. Despite the fire, Moondancer advanced on Sunfyre, slamming into him and falling to the ground with him. Although both dragons survived the fall, upon the ground Moondancer's speed could not defeat Sunfyre's size and weight. Sunfyre eventually killed the younger dragon.{{Ref|tpatq}}
  
Sunfyre partially recovered from its injuries along with his rider, Aegon II, whilst hiding on Dragonstone. The followers of Aegon II eventually managed to take the castle of [[Dragonstone]] back in the [[Fall of Dragonstone]]. When Aegon flew Sunfyre the the castle, intending to land on the courtyard in triumph, they found themselves across Lady [[Baela Targaryen]] and her dragon [[Moondancer]], who both had escaped captivty.{{Ref|TPATQ}}
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===Final weeks===
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The battle with [[Moondancer]] had left Sunfyre even more injured than he had been before. He was covered in fresh scars along his back, had huge wounds along his neck and scabs on his belly, and had lost his right eye. He would forever be unable to fly, and remained in the yard where he had fallen from the sky, at first feeding on the carcass of Moondancer, later on slaughtered sheep.{{Ref|tpatq}} Sunfyre also dined upon Grand Maester [[Gerardys]] who was later disembowelled and dangled before the wounded dragon so Sunfyre could consume Gerardys legs and innards, though Aegon who commanded the killing, ordered that Geradys upper torso be hung from the castle battlements next to the gates to welcome his sister on her return.{{Ref|fab|The Dying of the Dragons- Rhaenyra Overthrown}}  
  
Though Moondancer was younger and smaller, she was also quicker, and Sunfyre's wounds still hindred him. The two dragons fought, and Moondancer managed to injure Sunfyre further, while Sunfyre managed to blind Moondancer with his fire. The two dragons crashed to the ground together. Moondancer did not survive the fall, and Sunfyre was left even more injured than before, and forever unable to fly.{{Ref|TPATQ}}
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On the twenty-second day of the tenth moon of {{Date|130}}, a captive [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] was fed to Sunfyre by King Aegon II. It is said that Sunfyre only reacted to Rhaenyra after she had been pricked by a dagger, with the smell of her blood rousing the dragon. Sunfyre bathed her in a blast of his flames before closing his jaws around her. Further, it is said that Sunfyre devoured Rhaenyra in six bites, leaving only her left leg below the shin.{{Ref|tpatq}}
  
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Although King Aegon II initially hoped that Sunfyre might recover enough to fly once again, the dragon weakened and eventually refused to eat. He died from his wounds about six weeks after Rhaenyra's death, on the ninth day of the twelfth moon of {{Date|130}}. King Aegon wept upon his death.{{ref|tpatq}}
 
 
===Death===
 
After all the fighting during the war, Sunfyre was left a ruined dragon. He remained in the yard of Dragonstone where he had fallen to the ground and was fed sheep by the garrison. When [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] had been taken captive by King Aegon's followers, she was fed to Sunfyre.  
 
 
 
Sunfyre eventually died from his wounds on the 9th day of the 12th moon in {{Date|130}}. His rider, Aegon, wept upon his death.{{ref|tpatq}}
 
  
 
==Known dragonriders of Sunfyre==
 
==Known dragonriders of Sunfyre==
* [[Aegon II Targaryen]]
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Sunfyre
Sunfyre art1.jpg
Sunfyre the Golden by Robert O'Leary

Aliases
  • Sunfyre the Golden
  • King Aegon's glory
Allegiance Aegon II Targaryen
Born Dragonmont
Died 130 AC
Dragonstone
Books

Sunfyre, also known as Sunfyre the Golden, was a splendid young male dragon. He was ridden by King Aegon II Targaryen.[1]

Appearance

According to Archmaester Gyldayn, Sunfyre was the most beautiful dragon ever seen upon the earth.[2] Sunfyre had gleaming gold scales, which shone like beaten gold in the sunlight, and pale pink wing membranes.[1] His flames were golden as well.[1] Huge and heavy, Sunfyre was a formidable fighter despite his youth.[1]

History

Sunfyre's egg hatched on Dragonstone.[1] Although Sunfyre's exact year of birth has never been stated, he was described as being a "young" dragon in 120 AC[2] and 129 AC.[3][1] Sunfyre is known to have been older than Tessarion.[3] Although it is unknown when exactly Prince Aegon Targaryen claimed Sunfyre as his mount, he is known to have been claimed by the prince by 120 AC.[2]

Dance of the Dragons

King Aegon II Targaryen rode Sunfyre during the Dance of the Dragons. Upon Sunfyre's back, King Aegon II participated in Battle of Rook's Rest, one of the first major battles of the war, in 129 AC. At Rook's Rest, Aegon II, his Hand of the King Ser Criston Cole, and his brother Prince Aemond, lured Princess Rhaenys Targaryen into a trap. Sunfyre and Aemond's dragon Vhagar faced Rhaenys's dragon Meleys in battle, and although the older, cunning and battle-experienced Meleys might have stood a chance against Vhagar alone, the combined forces of Vhagar and Sunfyre were too much. The three dragons battled a thousand feet above the fields. At one point, Meleys managed to closed her jaws around Sunfyre's neck, but Vhagar fell upon them from above, causing the three dragons to fall to the earth. Although Vhagar and Sunfyre emerged victorious from the fight, Sunfyre was grievously wounded in the battle, as one wing had been half torn from his body during the fight.[1]

Sunfyre the Golden by E. Cabrera

Unable to fly and too huge and heavy to be moved, Sunfyre remained near Rook's Rest to allow him time to heal. Ser Criston Cole stationed men near the dragon to guard him. At first, the dragon fed on the burned carcasses of the slain soldiers, but after those were gone, Cole's men brought the dragon calves and sheep to eat.[1]

When Lord Walys Mooton reconquered Rook's Rest from Aegon II's forces, he led his bravest men to Sunfyre, hoping to slay the dragon. Enraged by the attacks upon him, Sunfyre fought back with his tail and flames. Three score of the attackers died before the others fled. Amongst the slain was Lord Walys Mooton. Within a fortnight of the attack, Sunfyre had disappeared.[1] Although his wing had healed in an awkward angle, Sunfyre had recovered enough from his battle with Meleys to fly once again.[1] For half a year, Sunfyre recovered in a remote fishing village.[3] According to the Crabbs and Brunes Sunfyre may have hidden in the dark piney woods and caves of Crackclaw Point before eventually making his way to Dragonstone.[1][3] In his text The Princess and the Queen, Archmaester Gyldayn speculates on Sunfyre's reason for doing so, suggesting the option of a primal instinct to return to his birthplace, or urge to rejoin his rider, Aegon II, who had been hiding on the island. According to Gyldayn, some even suggest that Sunfyre was able to feel Aegon II's urgent need of him.[1]

Whatever the case, Sunfyre killed the wild dragon Grey Ghost upon his return, and, reunited with his rider, hid with Aegon II in a lair on the desolate eastern slopes of the Dragonmont. There, more than half a year since the dragon's disappearance, they were discovered by Tom Tanglebeard and his son, Tom Tangletongue, and bastard nephew, Ser Marston Waters, who had concluded from the tales of drunken Volantene sailors than the golden dragon was on the island. Aegon flew upon Sunfyre every day since, regaining strength, while the two Toms and Ser Marston returned to the castle to seek supporters for Aegon within Rhaenyra's stronghold to capture the castle. Dragonstone fell easily to Aegon II's supporters, and Aegon victoriously flew Sunfyre to the castle, where Lady Baela Targaryen and her dragon Moondancer rose to meet him in battle as they were fleeing the castle. Although younger and smaller, Moondancer was also quicker than Sunfyre, who was still troubled by his wounds. Moondancer managed to injure Sunfyre further in battle and for a time was able to evade his flames, but was blinded when a blast of Sunfyre's golden flames hit her directly in the eyes. Despite the fire, Moondancer advanced on Sunfyre, slamming into him and falling to the ground with him. Although both dragons survived the fall, upon the ground Moondancer's speed could not defeat Sunfyre's size and weight. Sunfyre eventually killed the younger dragon.[1]

Final weeks

The battle with Moondancer had left Sunfyre even more injured than he had been before. He was covered in fresh scars along his back, had huge wounds along his neck and scabs on his belly, and had lost his right eye. He would forever be unable to fly, and remained in the yard where he had fallen from the sky, at first feeding on the carcass of Moondancer, later on slaughtered sheep.[1] Sunfyre also dined upon Grand Maester Gerardys who was later disembowelled and dangled before the wounded dragon so Sunfyre could consume Gerardys legs and innards, though Aegon who commanded the killing, ordered that Geradys upper torso be hung from the castle battlements next to the gates to welcome his sister on her return.[4]

On the twenty-second day of the tenth moon of 130 AC, a captive Rhaenyra Targaryen was fed to Sunfyre by King Aegon II. It is said that Sunfyre only reacted to Rhaenyra after she had been pricked by a dagger, with the smell of her blood rousing the dragon. Sunfyre bathed her in a blast of his flames before closing his jaws around her. Further, it is said that Sunfyre devoured Rhaenyra in six bites, leaving only her left leg below the shin.[1]

Although King Aegon II initially hoped that Sunfyre might recover enough to fly once again, the dragon weakened and eventually refused to eat. He died from his wounds about six weeks after Rhaenyra's death, on the ninth day of the twelfth moon of 130 AC. King Aegon wept upon his death.[1]

Known dragonriders of Sunfyre

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 The Princess and the Queen.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Rogue Prince.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II.
  4. Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons- Rhaenyra Overthrown.