Every Targaryen Dragon (Game of Thrones Lore)

[@iamad2418]

How the HELL did George come UP with all this?? Pure talent.

[@kesean87]

He stated that he had some influence from Lord of the rings

[@bennogb5069]

@@kesean87 Stil had to come up with all of this detail! Some influcence isn't gonna just magically allows you to write volumes just about the lore! The guy clearly is gifted with writing and creativity!

[@heisenberg2712]

@@bennogb5069 I can see that GRRM will be remembered forever as a great fantasy writer like Tolkien

[@englezuzuable]

Talent at writing and a lot of weed 😂😂😂

[@heisenberg2712]

@@englezuzuable he is been writing them for 3 decades. Either he is extremely special and motivated or it involves a lot of weed (or both)

[@-MR.Nobody]

if Drogon breath black fire, Rheagal green fire and Viserion gold fire it would have made them much cooler.

[@malliemcc6844]

MR. Nobody sorry this is so late but, I’m writing a story rn, nothing interesting just for drama work, and u have just gave me an amazing idea. Thank you lmao

[@-MR.Nobody]

@@malliemcc6844 oh, thats so nice :D. I hope your story turns out great!

[@abrarbw]

In the books, they do.

[@-MR.Nobody]

@@abrarbw That was the point. It had been cool if they did it in the show too

[@artemis8630]

Mallie McC what’s your story about?

[@shotty.]

damn we need a three eyed raven flashback of Balerion maybe his last battle or something so we could see him at his largest

[@shotty.]

lil crispy i meant his last battle while he was alive lmao although it might’ve been pretty lame cause he was lazy in his old age

[@kirstynquinn6602]

Kae His last battle was likely in Valeria, where he came back with huge scars and his “rider”, Rhaena’s daughter Aerea (she was taken by him when trying to ride him) . His last rider was Maegor the cruel

[@picklechinahboy4437]

The Cannibal would eat his ass boi

[@thalmoragent9344]

Pickle Chin Ah Boy I mean, it was smaller than him, and on top of that, wasn’t as powerful or battle hardened, and perhaps the Cannibal died before it could find or eat Balerion.

[@picklechinahboy4437]

@@thalmoragent9344 It died younger and was about to be in Balerion's size. Nonetheless it's name alone is a reason on why it can eat any Dragon.

[@STFUismyname]

I think it's so dumb that dumb and dumber decided to kill off 2 dragons, just because Danny "forgot" about the iron fleet, now drogon is all alone and dragons will go extinct again, thanks D&D you guys are such great writers

[@Warhxda]

It is sad Drogon will be alone but he can lay eggs. So there can be a way for him to still live once the eggs hatch and he flies around with his children.

[@STFUismyname]

@@Warhxda wouldn't they be infertile though?

[@nataliawasilewska97]

@@STFUismyname dragons can change their sex based on their needs. There was already a theory that Drogon could have laid eggs.

[@banhmibo]

Dragons are most likely unisex. Drogon will lay new eggs. Plus, there have been rumors of dragons stirring again in the shadows of the far east, past Asshai.

[@meloniejen8400]

Agree, even if they did want to kill 2 dragons in the ending, it should've been done to greater affect, they're the last dragons for fuck's sake!! Honestly season 8 is a mess, season 6 and 7 were starting to not make sense and if they could at least redo season 8 it would make everything better.

[@lenap319]

There was A DRAGON CIVIL WAR and i did not know about it?? Who even cares about that dumb chair, i want THE DRAGON CIVIL WAR Edit: i know about the house of the dragon show i dont live under a rock you can stop telling me about it. i got it after the first 50 comments😒

[@kovu1530]

Ikr

[@Pteropta]

dance of the dragons, search for it there is a complete story on youtube ^^

[@goodiegoodygumdrops]

Lena p YUP! They should make the prequel about this

[@lenap319]

@@goodiegoodygumdrops RIGHT? Who even cares about a bunch of people playing musical chairs when we could have A DRAGON CIVIL WAR

[@ilayturjeman1066]

Lena p right

[@mattjohnson4364]

I wish the next TV series was about the targaryens and how they became to be..

[@blindguymcsqueezy7293]

Matt Johnson No but hey at least we are going to get a kickass series about The Long Night during the Age of Heroes!

[@ianarce1970]

Or the dragon civil war

[@tanoshiofm3852]

I'd love a series about Aegon's conquest.

[@leahm1883]

Now that would be a bitter sweet story.

[@supersyko1000]

@@COO415 he also said they are working on 4 prequels in a interview sooooo....

[@zenebean]

Balerion and Aerea's side-trip to Valyria is one of the most interesting and disturbing parts of that book

[@mysteryjunkie9808]

It’ll forever be shrouded in mystery especially whatever was large enough to fight Balerion

[@ianiello]

Theres a sad tale between Caraxes and Vhagar Once they were rode by two brothers, a husband and wife, traveled to essos together, and ends up killing each other.

[@trombz2007]

So sad for both of them both are my favorite Dragons of the Targaryens

[@mysteryjunkie9808]

I saw a possible family tree for Dragons and it had Vhagar as possibly being Caraxes own mother

[@fjellfinn4618]

@@mysteryjunkie9808 the one i saw had caraxes being meraxes only child.

[@cascalavera9388]

What sounds better? A civil war between dragon riders Or a pointy chair

[@tammichenard1024]

EXCEPT the dance of dragons was ABOUT that pointy chair!!!

[@mijanhoque1740]

The civil war was all for the pointy chair

[@kunik61]

Targaryens forcing their strongest soldiers to commit a suicide because they need a pointy chair.

[@badlyrosenthal5149]

Yay for you, huh?

[@xerxeszero586]

Lannisters: does incest Targaryens: our history is about to end your whole career

[@ianleonard3264]

He said “sister-wives” so casually i hd to go back and make sure he actually said it

[@arunsingla3452]

not to forget starks where ned's parents were cousins

[@tariizm1500]

@@arunsingla3452 this is not incest even my parents are cousins

[@thereallofigirl]

@@tariizm1500idk how to tell u this but…

[@beeeeeesbury]

​@@tariizm1500explains the Webbed feet

[@Argos-xb8ek]

Does anyone else think it's freaking awesome that the Dragons breathe fire that's the same color as their scales? Thats awesome. Also does anyone else wish that this book talked about the Targaryen family pre conquest just a little bit more? What was Aegon Vesina and Rhaynes family life like? When did Aegon and Oros become close? What was their father like? Did any slaves from Valyria accompany the Targaryens?

[@ericsterner9043]

Larkin Hancock orys was a bastard brother of aegon known as a dragon seed. Aegon married visenya out of duty and rhaenys out of love. They dont talk about the father really. Read the book lol

[@authoritariangentleman7570]

What made Gaemon so glorious? Why did a younger of 3 brothers inherit b4 Aegon's father? What treasures exactly where brought from Valyria and where are they now?... so many questions

[@kcwilliams8616]

I am very interested in Gaemon the Glorious. I NEED to know what made him so glorious

[@Argos-xb8ek]

@@authoritariangentleman7570 These are the questions that should get answered

[@SonoftheMustardTiger]

I never caught that in all my reads.

[@fikrialdn]

You know emilia clarke has been persuing hbo to make the dragons story spin off, still no update on that... but maybe one day lol

[@d.r.robinson9599]

that would be great...but i lost it when two of her babies died and then to see this story as a spin off...i couldn;t handle none of these dragon deaths at all...first one to die...I'm through..lol..

[@meloniejen8400]

@@d.r.robinson9599 ah that's true lmao, it would be pretty painful. The story itself of fighting within the Targaryen family which ended up destroying them is pretty tragic, not to mention these beautiful mystical creatures going extinct.

[@atomic_wink813]

WELL ITS HAPPENING NOW

[@forevermarked5826]

We getting it!!

[@ighways]

Well HBO listened to emilia I'm so glad

[@bercybraine]

Dance of the Dragons would be so beautiful on screen! Imagine dragons breathing fire colored like their skin. Imagine SUNFYRE in its golden glory and fire with a shade of pink.

[@AHEM1313]

I agree about the Dance, but Balerion died of old age over thirty years before it began, so we wouldn't see him unless there's a short prologue showing the youth of Viserys I.

[@hakobangz25]

Dance of dragons was House Targaryen's start of downfall. The Dragons served as nuclear heads. That is why other houses small and major didn't bother to rise and start a coup de' ta. House Targaryen didn't had the riches but they had the most destructive power that is why they rose up. But because of this battle of ego's. They lost their power that kept them on the Iron Throne.

[@forevermarked5826]

Guess what?!?! You most likely know already but WE GETTING THAT SHOW!GOT spin off "The House of the Dragon " is about Dance of the Dragons!

[@TheWrongHands18]

Imagine...that probably wont happen. Too confusing to the average show watcher.

[@Anonymous-uq8gq]

Sunfyre doesn’t stay beautiful for long.

[@elisabethschmerzler963]

Oddly, Rhaena Targaryen and Morning seem like some of the unnoticed complex characters in the Dance of the Dragons. She was the only Targaryen without a dragon in the beginning of the story, and by the end she was the last one. The Dragonless became the Only Dragon-Rider It's insane to think about. She was the only non-dragon Targaryen (Not including Maelor or Viserys since they had eggs), while literally everyone around her: her grandparents, her siblings, her cousins, her aunts and uncles as well as her parents, who also rode the most powerful and biggest dragons at the time just to add salt to the wound, while she remained on the ground. And in the span of two years, either dragon or rider or both were dead, and she with her hatchling was the only one left.

[@calebboakye558]

I don’t know if you remember at one point in the Fire & Blood book, there was a woman named Elissa Farman who was close to Jaehaerys I older sister Rhaena. She apparently stole three dragon eggs. Do you think these three dragon eggs are the same ones Daenerys acquires almost three hundred years later?

[@jeffreysamson5938]

Sounds interesting.

[@ComicBookGuy33]

That was the implication. Elissa sold the Eggs in Bravos and they were never recovered. It is entirely plausible that Illyrio Mopatis bought them to give to Dany. He certainly was wealthy enough.

[@etnoballium4516]

Caleb Boakye that would be good, even tho it’s stated the dragon eggs came from asshai- maybe they made there way there in the many years between stories,

[@etnoballium4516]

ComicBookGuy read my other comment

[@jeffreysamson5938]

It also makes sense as it's technically targeryan eggs. So they will easily see targeryans as friends.

[@MermaidMusings7]

Balerion, Meraxes, Vhagar, and Cannibal are absolute legends. What these dragons did is incredible, especially the first three. I've always had a soft spot for Vhagar. She fought during Aegon's Conquest, the First Dornish War, the reign of Aenys I and Maegor I, and she burned much of the Riverlands during the Dance of the Dragons. It's quite possible Balerion was Vhagar and Meraxes father. He came from old Valyria with four female dragons. Meraxes and Vhagar hatched on Dragonstone.

[@Al4___]

Vermathor easily is better than Cannibal and Meraxes

[@lillypharaoh5945]

​@@Al4___I love him but he never did much let's be serious, even his behaviour was bad.

[@luisito6314]

Ur hot

[@elinahalla]

​@@lillypharaoh5945vermithor wasn't bad

[@lillypharaoh5945]

@@elinahalla he wasn't bad but it's safe to assume that the cannibal would give him trouble.

[@marcostargaryen4181]

Sometimes, i try to Imagine how westeros and house targaryen would look like if the dance of dragons didn't happened.

[@mi7sen95]

With that many Dragons around, I think they would have tried to take Dorne again and succeeded this time. Maybe with more time, set their eyes on the free cities as well.

[@Brandonhayhew]

Dragons inspires the Targaryen to be conquerors, and Rule all. It also inspires fear in their subjects and enemies alike. I don't believe fear is power.

[@yorokobeshounen3492]

marcos targaryen was

[@chodeoriki4113]

books from Windblown yeah I agree. I think if it didn’t happen, the riders would most likely die from ‘back stabbers’ or betrayed as the people under their rule would be too scared to kill them any other way. Or like poison or something they’d not expect or foresee.

[@bebos1262]

@@chodeoriki4113 Jaehaerys The Conciliator ruled the longest of any other Targaryen king and he ruled over an era when there were more dragons and Targaryens then before or after. The whole realm loved him and even in Dorne people cried because he died. By the time of the Dance the family ruled for about 129 years, the only people who had a problem in that time were religious fanatics and that was near 88 years before. I don't think they would have a problem. Obviously there would be some people who wouldn't like them, but why would they suddenly change their opinion without the Dance?

[@mi7sen95]

I always wished the show would try and make the dragon fire match the books, but I guess the budget for animating black fire and the other colors would be an extra they wanted to avoid.

[@imaychat]

Yea plus i think the show wants to keep it easy w red and now viserions blue flame for fans to be able to see whats actually going on in their final battle.

[@napolien1310]

Well at least they changed Viserion fire colour when he got resurrected by whitewalker

[@Argos-xb8ek]

I also thought the dragon's fire matching their scales was one of the coolest characteristics of the dragons

[@kaitlynniehenke644]

They use real fire for the dragons, they showed it in the behind the scenes that the fire the dragons breath is real fire which is most likely why they do not have it colored.

[@thalmoragent9344]

Smol Bean Well, there are ways to color fire, and I imagine that they could technically use said methods in order to get the result they wanted.

[@Brandonhayhew]

After House Targaryen lost their Dragons, I am surprised nobody and the Seven Kingdoms never started a rebellious or war for independence from the Dragons kings?

[@loficat4993]

Several rebellions happened and they all failed.

[@Brandonhayhew]

Yet none of them decided to start all alliance and theb rebellion like Robert's Rebellions.

[@zhixci958]

@@Brandonhayhew its not like everyone from the seven kingdoms saw targaryens as terrible leaders that is until aerys came. and great houses wouldnt just support you if you asked them to rebel just because they were targaryens also war is expensive and many will die which any sane and smart leader will try to avoid. And will just use politics to make their house more powerful like tywin did

[@wokie.3204]

As GRRM said by that time the Targaryens had the power of tradition on their side. Everyone had grown accustomed to bow to them

[@lewisbean4250]

Plot armour, that’s how.

[@thegodspeed5148]

They need to make this a damn tv show

[@soumia117]

TheGodSpeed an independent movie would be waaaay better

[@Warhxda]

@@soumia117 that would have to be like an 10 hour movie just to cover the dance of dragon era. Just imagine them putting all of THIS in one movie. A TV show would be perfect, I would say a movie series but that'll be like 20-30 movies😂

[@gloomy.y]

@@soumia117 shows last longer and go more in depth tho

[@GARYRPOTTER]

So people can moan about that?

[@kimjackelen3856]

Well....

[@archenforever7264]

Daenerys bonded with three dragons. Bad ass. Hope she's having a blast in the nightlands.

[@NiroLesi]

I think she didn't. Because she actually never rode Viserion or Rhaegal. Jon bonded with Rhaegal and the Nightking with Viserion.

[@Athenainspiring]

@@NiroLesi Going off the books, Daenerys only bonds with Drogon. Viserion and Rhaegal are unbonded but I think Martin is building up to a reveal of two other Targaryen riders (one might be Jon and another might be the missing Aegon/Aemon (I can't remember his name) travelling with the Second Suns. I refuse to take the final season as fact because it was so damn painful and contradictory to everything we've learned from the TV show building up to it.

[@zeflixy9814]

@@NiroLesi the show non connon

[@helloyouhellome3004]

But isnt she very close with Viserion? I've read he adores her and she sometimes spoils him

[@bestkill6888]

@@NiroLesi The Show isnt canon. Rhaegal and Viserion are riderless for now. Plus, in the show The Nightking and Rhaegal never bonded, the NK just controlled him.

[@Brandonhayhew]

House Targaryen is the best until they lost their Dragons after the Hightower lady started this whole civil war.

[@Tsukiakari-qb3tk]

agreed

[@bennogb5069]

Ok..., guess you're ok with certain things then...! Lul

[@picklechinahboy4437]

Dragons... Littlefinger did more then any Targaryen could with his mind, look how they fallen.

[@magentamomo7150]

yeah I fucking hate Alicent, although she had a point her son was supposed to be heir due to the crown not having a proper succession law she didnt have to spark a war that crippled the Targaryens. That shit could've been dealt with diplomatically

[@livys788]

@@magentamomo7150 they did try to settle amicably at first. There was the war of ravens before the war of fire and blood, Aegon and Rhaenyra were trying to gather support for their factions. That went up in smoke when Aemond killed Lucerys. Otto Hightower was pissed and shouted at Aemond for what he did while Aegon was happy with it till his son paid with his life. With the two princes dead, there could be no peace meetings anymore

[@frodobaggins6684]

Aerea Targaryen rode with Belerion supposedly to Old Valeryia where Belerion got 9 foot wounds? Wtf could have challenged the Black Dread? God damn martin so many hints and secrets in your world. I bet the targs aren't the only family to have survived.

[@Tsukiakari-qb3tk]

the velaryons survived the Doom, the fled before the Targaryens to Driftmark near Dragonstone

[@frodobaggins6684]

@@Tsukiakari-qb3tk ahhhh thanks!!!

[@abrolytardwithinternetacce8464]

*The Cannibal, possibly.*

[@joeledh2177]

Carnage exactly what i was thinking

[@lewisbean4250]

It’s certain Balerion was injured fighting off adult Wyrms, but not before Aerea was infected by baby wyrms (those parasites).

[@mike.n.n.7723]

In a Clash of Kings, one of Dany's bloodriders finds a dragon's skeleton (or was it skull?) in the red waste I think that was Cannibal's remains

[@concept5631]

I refuse to accept this. I want to believe.

[@wafflingmean4477]

I like to think the Cannibal is still alive out there somewhere. By this point he'd completely dwarf Drogon.

[@jeffreysamson5938]

Wasn't he killed by sunfyre. I think u r talking about sheep stealer.

[@claudiu-mihaipuiu1221]

@@jeffreysamson5938 No, he says that we don't yet know what happened to Cannibal just yet.

[@wafflingmean4477]

@@jeffreysamson5938 Grey Ghost was killed by Sunfyre for an unknown reason, but the Cannibal just disappeared during the time of the Dance of Dragons. It is the only dragon in the world besides ones living in the shadow lands who is not known to be dead or alive, or where exactly it is. Sheep Stealer lived out its days being worshipped in the Vale. Although, I get the feeling the Cannibal is either no longer wild and someone is ensuring it remains hidden, or it travelled to Essos. A wild dragon probably wouldn't have existed without notice in Westeros for so long.

[@jeffreysamson5938]

@@wafflingmean4477 wait a minute ! Stealer worshipped I'm the vale ?????? Nettles flew away with the dragon she didn't hide in westeros. How do you know that? Yeah it was grey ghost that got killed. Cannibal may have died . Hope we get to hear about that dragon. And there's also another dragon that survived. Its alysannes dragon the one in the second battle of tumbleton.

[@jeffreysamson5938]

@@wafflingmean4477 how many dragons r there in the shadow lands

[@katietwite2734]

I still think it’s so sweet of daenerys to name her dragons after 3 people she loved, even though viserys was a mad man and had a foul temper she still loved him and that’s just so heartwarming to me

[@aroidpapa]

Dance of dragons would make such a good show

[@tammichenard1024]

Yeah cuz they certainly improved asoiaf when they made got.

[@whycreate]

Easily the best part of "Fire & Blood" was learning about Jaehaerys and Alysanne's children, since they had so many and we knew very little about them previously

[@Argos-xb8ek]

The Mortality rate for Targaryen children is just horrible

[@AriaTheFoxVT]

So much lore

[@peeksteerr7473]

Love your vids

[@arrakis7132]

Pls make a vid on why the got sucks...

[@bassetac5880]

Whycreate Have you listened to the original Dance of Dragons (with Ser Jorah narrating) audio book and the new Fire & Blood version? I miss the Ser Jorah (Ian Glenn) narration but the full story is now so flushed out. You should make a video about your take on the various accounts of that tragic event known as the Dance of the Dragons.

[@ankitdas6620]

It feels wierd some Targaryen would name their son Joffrey.. it doesnt rhyme withe other names at all. and going by his track record, why would Cersei name her son that??

[@luizfelipevbf5567]

There were many Joffrey Lannisters and Joffrey Velaryon was named in honor of Joffrey Lonmouth (his father's boyfriend)

[@malma2199]

Rhaenyra named her son Joffrey for her husband’s lover Joffrey

[@فراشه-ه2ق]

Cersei is a wannabe bitch like any house could compare to the Targaryens

[@saranemcova5448]

To all those who did not read the book, I'll try explain shortly, but in more detail. Rhaenyra Targaryen was forced to marry her cousin Laenor Velaryon. He was super gay. She had three sons with him... well, possibly not with him, since all three boys had brown hair and looked nothing like their family members whatsoever, but that is not really the point. Laenor loved some Joffrey Lonmouth. Joffrey died and Laenor wanted to name "his" first born son after him, but was denied. Twice. His ambitious father Corlys Valeryon clearly did not want his grandchild to be named after his son's lover. There is also Duncan Targaryen, named after famous knight ser Duncan the Tall. But yeah, most of the time, Targaryens have Valyrian names. Joffrey is quite common name among Andals, though. Like Myrcella and Tommen.

[@TheWrongHands18]

There was also something about Lucerys and Jacarys having Valerian names upon insistence by their Grandfather and then Joffrey was the third child and their Grandfather gave in to naming him Joffrey, either because he was out of favor at the time or was away adventuring and had no say in the matter.

[@MonsterKing-ux4mp]

I can't imagine the battle between Balerion and the mysterious creature, must have been an awesome fight

[@Boxeard]

Sadly, alicent hightower was too stupid to fullfil her husband's last will to put Rhaenyra on the throne, instead driving the dragons to exctintion

[@sophiawilson8696]

It was NOT only HER that responsible for this mess. The King Maker and the Half Brother who stole the Her Crown.

[@hozman5700]

A son comes before a daughter. Viserys hypocrisy was the problem.

[@michaelclasby6648]

Boxeard I wanted Rhaenyra to sit the throne, but I would’ve been pissed if one of her kids from Harwin Strong sat the Throne after her since they were obviously bastards.

[@Boxeard]

@@sophiawilson8696 Driven by his mother to do so

[@Boxeard]

@@hozman5700 Kings word is law, the council of 101 was just a precedent, it wasn't a establishment of a primacy of eldest male son, the king can do as he please

[@renvocals]

I've watched this video like fifty times, your presentation and delivery are just so good - your voice is also just so lovely to listen to! I'm slow in the fandom and just started HotD, its great to see all the dragons and families laid out coming to life after watching this! Don't ever stop creating!

[@ZebraNinjaFalconWolf]

It's definitely never going to happen but I always had this thought in the back of mind thinking how badass it would be if Cannibal was still alive and helped turn the tides in the war that's about to happen. I always had a soft spot in my heart for Cannibal 😂 Just imagine, the army of the living is falling and just as all hope is lost you hear an incredible roar in the distance. Sadly that's EXTREMELY unlikely. Although there rumors and SOME proof of how there might be another dragon.

[@a.s3222]

I’m pretty sure he’d be dead

[@mikaelmyers6135]

Cear and then cannibal SWOOPS UP AND EATS DROGON

[@theplayasclub5948]

Same ! I’d imagine if someone jus did what Nettles did but instead of sheep just use Dragon eggs and feed him . But knowing him It would be a gamble .

[@concept5631]

@@mikaelmyers6135 Cannibal is summoned by the dragon horn and fucks up whoever blew in it.

[@keeganshigh]

I want a either a cannibal short story or a George approved Animated 1 season thing.

[@bennogb5069]

The Cannibal probably got really really close or even bigger than Balerion, since it had the chance to live longer and had a better free-growth factor, since it definitly never got locked up! And since it dissapeared after while knowone could tell how big it got!

[@adamceviche1166]

Well done! Its great to know that so many Dragons flew above Westeros at this time - so many names my head is spinning but its totally worth it:) Keep up the Good Work! Good Luck with everything

[@shannond7437]

This just gets me hyped for The House of Dragon! I hope HBO is smart enough to start with Aegon the Conqueror! 🤞

[@DiabloArmada]

There not.

[@waynegouinuk]

Lol I'm from the future, they don't mention Aegon at all

[@beaniemanmg9134]

But we'll see the dance of the dragons. They aren't brilliant but they're smart enough.

[@anthonyufert8477]

GREAT video! That was 1 of the things missing from "Fire & Blood," a list of all known dragons & their riders

[@khushalchandaria5450]

WHY DID DAENERYS' DRAGONS GROW SO QUICKLY??? WHILE OTHERS TOOK LIKE DECADES???

[@maddiefossett1065]

Khushal Chandaria magic

[@BobRoss-on3nx]

No competition for resources and no predators aka bigger Dragons

[@odin6667]

Well from season one to six was almost ten years I believe

[@TheShadyRises]

@@odin6667 In the books three years has passed since AGOT

[@dravengill6243]

Well I think that dragons grow as quickly and as largely as their environment allows them. Since they're the first dragons in hundreds of years, they're the Apex predators in any environment they're in. So it's safe to assume they can eat as much as they want and grow as much as they can

[@Bazsigood]

i lost the line after 15 mins....

[@saranemcova5448]

I understand. I was lost too. But since I read the book, I have no problems :D.

[@kieracunningham6805]

I can explain. It what part has you confused ?

[@serafimraquel17]

Damn, did you last that long?

[@krystalccameron7689]

Fire and Blood ended with the end of the regency, we still don’t know what happened during the reign of Aegon III. We do know that Aegon brings in some magicians to try to help hatching eggs. That could’ve been what subdued the family’s ability to bond and hatch dragons. The magicians could’ve tricked him, hatched one deformed dragon and made the family barren thereafter. Until Miri’s blood magic and her burning alive, throws off the old curse.

[@palemoonlight96]

another great video, thank you for the hard work!

[@jl9554]

Seriously he should have as much subscribers as alt shift x.

[@MrDoob-xo3sm]

This is really in depth! I really enjoyed this video.

[@naturesbliss2903]

I'm so glad you did this, thank you. I would love to see Balerion on screen.

[@amyheaney]

Loved this video, the format makes it really easy to follow! Especially the colour-coordinated dragon list :D Thank you!

[@fang609]

7:18 What in the world would be brave enough to fight a creature of that size?!?! Not to mention that his fire is strong enough to melt stone.

[@luicampomanes3729]

It might be the cannibal an wild and old & big dragon

[@chariahs36]

Maybe the parasites that infected Aerea attacked him. It could have been like this: Aerea rode Balerion onwards. The old black dragon flew on and soon landed in a ruined, abandoned city. Aerea whipped him. "Really? You want to land here?!" Balerion responded by shaking her off his back. She grunted. She never thought dragons were so stubborn. "If you think you can defy me, where do we go now?" she prompted her dragon. Balerion shrieked loudly. He turned his head towards a nearby mine. "There?" Aerea shrugged and decided to follow the old dragon into the mine. She grabbed an unlit torch. Balerion instantly shot a burst of black and red flame and ignited the torch. She held it and approached closer. Balerion roared and screeched. "What now?" She groaned. Then, Aerea saw them. Worm-like creatures, with faces and arms, approached. Instantly they rushed towards her and began to burrow into her body before she could run. She screamed but could do nothing. Everything went black. Balerion was also wounded. He had fought them off successfully, but more kept coming. The dragon gently grabbed Aerea's unconscious body in his jaws and dropped her onto his back, and exited the mine, with the pests in hot pursuit. With a flap of his enormous wings, he was off.

[@fang609]

@@chariahs36 The thing is that Balerion wasn't bothered at all by the parasites. So it was probably another dragon.

[@fang609]

Possibly an adult fire wyrm, they where said to live within the volcanoes of Valyria, when the Doom happened they must have sensed something was wrong and tried to flee, most probably died in the attempt but some must have survived.

[@owengavin8896]

if they did this as a spin off from game of thrones it would be well good

[@tamirwilliams4142]

Owen Gavin I wish they had this as a show instead of GoT

[@noneofyourbusiness4294]

@@mr.worldwide3841 *writers. The production was one hell of a beast for a TV show. But that's just semantics. I don't want those two hacks anywhere near a production anymore.

[@JLP200]

I absolutely love the Targaryens😊🥰🐉 the only thing is that all the same names 🤦🏽‍♀️ but they are still my favorite

[@Nuklz1981]

That was your best video yet , I'm highly impressed by the way you delivered information without getting bogged down and making it boring. That's hard to do . Well done and good day

[@patienceRachel]

She tried to lift her mates corpse to make him fly 😥💔

[@zain4019]

Patience Rachel aw:(

[@veronicashipp5207]

I'm with you😢

[@Aquaneos1193]

Fire and Blood has been the most enjoyable read since Book 1 for me. Love the video!

[@aegontargaryen9322]

Fire and Blood is fantastic. Absolutely loved reading this . I’ve heard a review of episode 1 of HOTD from a KZbinr who saw an advance screening of it and he said it was out of this world . It was easily as good as GOT when that was on form , if not better . Having said all that I would still have loved it if George had finished the WOW and maybe ADOS first . The masterpiece ASOIAF needs to be completed George ! Come on mate !

[@sanchodesangleyaragon3492]

I guess the most amazing thing is to create another series out of these targaryen histories and dragon wars, that would be really awesome

[@brandonsalisbury7182]

I’m so glad GRRM included one of the 3 dragons from the conquest into the story of Dance of the Dragons! Although old it’s pretty epic seeing the last of the legendary dragons still alive and still fighting during this timeline! Can’t wait to see Caraxes face off against Vhagar like in the novel! I feel like GRRM created the story of Dance of the Dragons mainly because he wanted to write more about the different type of Dragons and the bonds they had with the respective riders plus pitting them against each other in a war! It makes perfect sense to show the downfall of the most powerful house in Westeros and how it’s events destroyed the thing that made the Targaryens so powerful in the first place!

[@user-vd7vw5xo1s]

It’s crazy that there aren’t more tv shows and movie about dragons! They are insane!!! I really hope there is a spin off all about Essos and magic and dragons.

[@Warhxda]

Humans were always the problem. Look at the Dance of Dragons era, so many dragons died for what? So someone can still on a damn chair. The hunger of power that destroyed the dragons. Like Daenerys said in season 7 "They were extraordinarily, filled with wonder, beautiful creatures." And yet our desires created their downfall. Lucky for Daenerys herself, her hunger for the throne nearly killed all of her children (even though one was killed by the Night King) it's what gotten herself killed (only in the show). With Drogon living on without his brothers & mother, there could be a way the Dragons can live on after him. Drogon can now lay eggs which is something he probably already done back in season 5. If those eggs hatch, which is highly likely, he can live on with his children and they can lay eggs and so on and so on.

[@superdanyal2009]

There's also hints that magic is not as potent and is nullified in the western lands. Or in general as magic just became lost as an art overall through the ages it used to be widely practiced and more potent. The Targaryens never really viewed the dragons beyond for their militant potential, that's the type of arrogance that got the valyrians fucked it also got the Targaryens fucked.

[@nidohime6233]

How you are so sure Drogon is female?

[@blacksheep9834]

@@nidohime6233 i believe dragons dont have a specific gender like aemon said dragons are neither male or female and can switch when needed like snails and other creatures so theirs a chance that drogon can lay eggs but theirs a chance their wouldnt be a dragon rider since they would all be dead unless jon survives the series and marrys a lys woman with descendants from house targaryen and have kids and they inbred with each other than maybe their can be dragon riders since i believe that not an valyrian can ride dragons, only blood if the dragon can.

[@venus_333]

Great explanations, i read fire & blood & it was a lil confusing at first i couldnt keep up with the bloodline. This helped alot thanx

[@em7lycan]

I currently read this book, Fire and Blood, and I just finished the Dance of the Dragons part. This is what happen when you don't have a clear law of succession. Either Aegon the Conqueror or the Old King Jaeheris could have made a law about it but they didn't. Didn't foreseen this very important thing so didn't do anything. King Jaeheris convened a Great Council but the enforcement was weak so it wasn't honored by the next generation. Now, after all the war and misery that the Seven Kingdoms was plunged into, they are now being ruled by a sad and broken king. I pity him and I couldn't blame the way he is. He is really a broken person. I hope the next generation would be more prosperous. I partly wish that the Old King and the Good Queen never died. They really ruled well.

[@1993Redemption]

Even if Jahaerys had made a law on top of convening the great council, the people of westeros, or anywhere, have a hard time getting past their old ways and beliefs. They wanted a male heir, even if he was younger or less legitimate than the female heir. A king making a law on issues like this is rarely enough, and so you are usually waiting for the people who knew the old way to die off, assuming they didn't hammer the old way into the heads of their children.

[@tuckercoolman5390]

Yes!!! Great job brother this was so worth the wait.

[@marcostargaryen4181]

Sothoros must be huge

[@jeffreysamson5938]

Very huge

[@AC-iy7tp]

Not as huge as my anaconda

[@conor1417]

@@AC-iy7tp clap clap for the handicap

[@hackse4883]

@@Sc4recrow44 ever thought of westeros being the UK and essos being europe and ulthos being the middle east and sothoryos being africa, it kinda fits

[@Dasanie]

@@hackse4883 that doesnt make any sense. Essos is more asia, westoros is more europe/North africa

[@damanbrook5157]

Why create love your work I could watch and listen to you all day,keep up the good work buddy

[@zZech111]

My 2 year old keeps calling the dragons "chicken" 😅😂 Maybe he's onto something!

[@akikleist]

If he was a Targaryen before the civil war, he would be like kzbin.info/www/bejne/fF67ZYaCndSlrNk

[@shannond7437]

This is all amazing. There are some small errors, but would love a further discussion video!

[@zibo874]

Who is waiting for The HOUSE OF THE DRAGON?🔥🔥🔥

[@KayKayLette]

Watching this after seeing House of the dragon thank you for all the videos and all the explanations cuz we all know with game of thrones no one explains anyting and it's hard to keep track of all the families and the fights to be honest I feel like they can totally made this into a multiple series kind of thing with each family and each history and then did like nmcu thing where we all see the prequels leading up to game of thrones it would have so been nice to see all the stuff before the song of ice and fire it totally would have made more sense to me as of yore to be honest I only watched it because I love dungeons & dragons the game lol

[@jonathanvelasquez4411]

Outstanding video. Original aslo, nothing out there on this

[@rickquesada925]

Excellent research!! Interesting video about the Dragons!!

[@soobin8338]

Daenerys is truly Rhaenyra Reborn. Both queens deserved better. So glad that the future Targaryen kings came directly from Rhaenyra's blood.

[@NDNauthorgirlie]

Our rightful Queen's blood outlived the Usurper

[@juana_marie]

Nah, Dany wanted to break the wheel. Nyra just wanted to be an exception

[@kingat95]

Just wanna say that list on the left side is suuuper useful. Esp with the Targaryens having a visual aid is awesome :)

[@justincweiner]

at 14:30 you said "Aegon had far less dragons but his son Aemond flew atop of Vhagar" Aemond is his younger brother.

[@carmenicas]

I found this video when it first came out and come back to it from time to time cause always found this history very interesting. But I just finished the first episode of House of the Dragon and it's really helping set the tone for what's to come. For anyone that wants to, the characters of House of the Dragon start being mentioned by around 8:43

[@Amplified_NL]

14:28 ''His son, Aemond" I suppose you mean ''His brother, Aemond" This kinda threw me off ;)

[@bartimaeusofuruk9681]

You never know with Targaryens ;)

[@Tsukiakari-qb3tk]

hahahaha@@bartimaeusofuruk9681

[@jasonck9635]

Can’t wait to see these dragons in house of the dragons , I’ve always wanted to see dragon riders done right and come to cinema

[@MeursaultWithFactor50]

14:28 *angry Stannis noises* ... *”F E W E R”*

[@matthewfoster9258]

This was amazing, thank you for all of the fantastic info!

[@chrille8569]

Those fire parasite things sounds like something i would expect to find in Sothoryos. They also say that she was suffering from something the maesters had never seem before. That sounds like one of the many fatal diseases from Sothoryos. Also the wounds that Balerion had? Probably a wyvern.

[@kylehaynes3843]

Reading Fire and Blood. Love the way it’s set up like history and gossip 🔥💯

[@matthewvido3902]

Honestly at this point, Danny could get resurrected if Drogon brings her to Asshai, then she would become full mad queen after a couple of decades. That would be interesting actually

[@anaionescu8913]

Imagine Dany as a Lady Stoneheart type of character, that would be amazing

[@d.r.robinson9599]

dayum this author came up with some awesome names for all of his characters....love it!!!!

[@sophiawilson8696]

Cannibal is the most dangerous dragon.

[@wolfsbanealphas617]

Sophia WIlson Cannibal the devoure of dragons, the dragon slayer, bane of dragons

[@chariahs36]

Daenerys would be SHOOK if she met him. But I kinda want it to happen. Imagine! Mother of Dragons meets the Bane of Dragons, who also happens to BE a dragon.

[@diegoprodriguez]

Great video, but tbh, I wish you could’ve highlighted the Dragons and Dragon Riders you were talking about because tbh, it got hard to follow after the Dance of the Dragons.

[@drageben145]

My favourites Balerion, Caraxes and Drogon

[@christianbh]

Love the video. Am going to read fire and blood soon

[@mrschloop686]

Doesn't anyone find it weird that Corlys Velaryon say he saw Elissa Farman's ship in Asshai? That would mean Elissa manged to sail all the way west. Perhaps Melisandre is related in some way?

[@Tsukiakari-qb3tk]

the world is round. That answers this perfectly

[@jmeds94]

@@Tsukiakari-qb3tk Damnit, why the hell does George have to do this. Round world speculation was out there from day 1, but then he goes and throws in vague details like THIS to make it seem almost entirely confirmed and then... doesn't go the whole way. And you just know he's never going to answer it. "Leave it up to the reader's imagination, why not" well I don't want that kind of ambiguity in this story! I want answers! I want the truth! Just come out and say it George! Stop cock teasing us just to cause more unrest in the fandom! Man, it really grinds my gears.

[@jmeds94]

Also, Melisandre is totally the daughter of Bloodraven and Shiera Seastar. The literary details we're given make it pretty cut and dry.

[@Tsukiakari-qb3tk]

i know it's annoying@@jmeds94

[@caoimhetomas2811]

Imagine if they made a movie out of this, it would be wild. Not only would they have budget for all those dragons, the movie probably would have really good actors as well.

[@pyramidsofjissah]

I wish the 3 wild dragons appear on the last war

[@lupine.spirit]

I remembered this video when I started watching House of Dragon last week, and had to rewatch 😁 and now I really want to now how they will adapt this story 😫

[@kadencebulloch2862]

its about a DRAGON WAR!?! daenerys needed that chair bc she was the rightful heir to the thrown she had THREE dragons but one left by the end of it, and they killed the damn dragons/wolves bc tHeY CaN'T aFfORd iT. i love this show dearly but some deaths where unesecsry and didnt stick to the story line much. Ok welp I was on season 4, and I just finished it and found out that jon snow is the rightful heir ;-;

[@Mr_RaZiM]

I absolutely LOVE ur videos....sad there isn’t more lore to make more videos which i would watch with a fair addition. Keep up the great work. I need more videos. I watch all ur videos very entertaining!!! 🙏🏼👏👏👏👏

[@ultron-5600]

I really wonder what was capable of wounding Balerion.

[@fenyx6573]

You put a lot of time into this. Much respect!

[@napolien1310]

Man I lost many times, but it's a great Video

[@calebwinfield1403]

I would love to see a video that covers all of the known history and lore of the places east of Essos.

[@ruthcog]

My mind just blew up

[@celadona5084]

Great video! I always wanted a list of all known dragons and their riders, and the Dance can get a bit confusing.

[@afanofstuff9123]

In the final battle between drogon, rhaegal and viserion cannibal will come out of nowhere to save the day

[@wadehaynes4199]

A fan of stuff I would love that

[@tammichenard1024]

No you mean Arya. Outta nowhere.

[@maaikepikee]

Really enjoyed this :) thank you for making these videos!!

[@Divine_Chareka]

Caraxes The Blood Wrym is my favorite dragon in The World of Ice and Fire

[@2007VolkswagenJetta]

Apparently Danys the Dreamer was the first rider of Balerion the Black Dread. She hatched him in Valeria and rode him to Dragon Stone before the doom

[@Zmosh-wg6zh]

We really need the Prequel of Game of Thrones. Thousands of years before Ned executed the guy who saw the white walkers on season 1 episode 1.

[@masterarash7]

This video really brought back that feeling of tragedy and loss i felt while reading the dance of the dragons portion of fire and blood. Even in fiction its always so sad to see such wonderful, loyal, and mysterious creatures die due to such rampant greed, entitlement, and war.