The civil population of Westeros suffered a lot especially during the bloody conflicts between opposing branches of House Targaryen, like the Dance of the Dragons and the Blackfyre Rebellions.ĭuring the increasingly erratic reign of King Aerys II, his son Rhaegar was said to have kidnapped Lyanna Stark of Winterfell for unknown reasons this led to a massive uprising led by Eddard Stark, Robert Baratheon, and Jon Arryn. In the Targaryen era there were periods of peace and prosperity during the reign of benevolent kings like Jaehaerys the Conciliator, but also periods of terror and distress when evil tyrants like Maegor the Cruel ruled. Īfter a century of isolation, Aegon, disinterested in the eastern lands of his ancestors, which he saw as old and withered, looked west to the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, which he sought to conquer and unify into one realm, with the aid of his dragons and his sister-wives Rhaenys and Visenya. Dragonstone would become the seat of their power, due to its importance in their survival, and Aegon Targaryen would end the Century of Blood after Valyria's fall by joining the Free Cities' side against Volantis. The Valyrian Freehold's reign would continue until the Doom of Valyria, a cataclysmic event that ultimately fractured the mighty empire and left the Targaryens as the last surviving dragonlords, due to Daenys the Dreamer having foreseen the disaster and convincing her father to leave their capital and take their family to Dragonstone, in spite of their rivals' sneers (another reason could be that Aenar met with some mishap at court and chose exile over execution). Using dragonfire and magic, they built their grand capital city of Valyria, which was unmatched in quality in the east. Due to their mastery of dragons, and thus sorcery, they had no real opposition to contend with. House Targaryen was one of the forty dragonlord families of the Valyrian Freehold, an empire that rose in Essos and dominated much of the known world. 5.1.3 The Conquest of Dorne and the Blackfyre Rebellions.5.1.2 The Old King and the Dance of the Dragons. 5.1.1 Dragonstone and the Sons of the Dragon.4.5 War of the Ninepenny Kings, Robert's Rebellion, and War of the Five Kings.4.1 Aegon's Conquest and Faith Militant uprising.House Targaryen's sigil is a three-headed red dragon on a black background, and their house words are "Fire and Blood." The head of House Targaryen is referred to as "the dragon." However, the bloodline of House Targaryen still exists in various houses, such as House Baratheon, House Velaryon, and House Martell. Jon is the last known Targaryen, but his identity as the son of Rhaegar Targaryen is kept a secret, and he was exiled to the Night's Watch for the assassination of Daenerys, effectively ending House Targaryen. After Daenerys burnt King's Landing, she was assassinated by her nephew Jon Snow to prevent further destruction. House Lannister replaced House Baratheon as the royal house in the aftermath of the War of the Five Kings, but they were defeated in the Last War. The two surviving Targaryens, Viserys and Daenerys, fled into exile to the Free Cities of Essos across the Narrow Sea. House Targaryen conquered and unified the realm before it was deposed during Robert's Rebellion, where House Baratheon replaced it as the new royal house. House Targaryen of Dragonstone, known poetically as the House of the Dragon, is an exiled Great House of Westeros and the former royal house of the Seven Kingdoms. The banner of House Targaryen, the royal house of Westeros. " Half the Targaryens went mad, didn't they? What's the saying? 'Every time a Targaryen is born the gods flip a coin.'" ― Cersei Lannister to Tyrion Lannister
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