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Dance of the Dragons

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For the book, see A Dance with Dragons. For the song, see The Dance of the Dragons (song).


War of succession

The Dragon's Fire. Fantasy Flight Games.

Date 129-131AC

Location Westeros

Result

Deaths of both claimants, Aegon II andRhaenyraAegon III's ascension to the throneMarriage of Aegon III to Jaehaera Targaryen

BelligerentsHouse Targaryen (theblacks)

House Velaryon ofDriftmarkHouse Arryn of TheEyrieHouse Stark ofWinterfellHouse Manderly ofWhite Harbor

House Celtigar of

House Targaryen (thegreens)

House Hightower ofOldtown

House Lannister ofCasterly Rock

House Baratheon ofStorm's End

House Reyne ofCastamere

House Strong of
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Claw IsleHouse Dustin ofBarrowtonHouse Darklyn ofDuskendaleHouse Blackwoodof Raventree HallHouse Frey of TheCrossingsHouse Rowan ofGoldengroveHouse Tarly of HornHill

HarrenhalHouse Redwyne of The

ArborHouse Lefford of The

Golden ToothHouse Crakehall of

CrakehallHouse Swyft of

CornfieldHouse Fossoway of

Cider HallHouse Peake of

Starpike

Notable commanders

Queen Rhaenyra I

Prince DaemonTargaryen,Protector of the

RealmPrince JacaerysVelaryonLord CorlysVelaryon, Hand ofthe QueenLord RoderickDustin

King Aegon IIQueen Dowager Alicent

HightowerSer Otto Hightower,

Hand of the KingLord Commander

Criston Cole, Hand of theKingPrince Regent Aemond

Targaryen, Protector ofthe Realm

Lord OrmundHightower, Voice ofOldtown

Admiral Sharako Loharof Lys

The Dance of the Dragonswas a civil war during Targaryen rule. A war of succession between Aegon II and his half-sister

Rhaenyra over their father Viserys I's throne, the war was fought from 129AC to 131AC. It saw the deaths of both rivalmonarchs, and the crowning of Rhaenyra's son, Aegon III.

In early 2013 it was announced that the anthologyDangerous Women, previously expected to include the fourthDunk and

Eggstory, would instead include a novella by George R. R. Martin named The Princess and the Queenwhich he described

"(...) the true (mostly) story of the origins of the Dance of the Dragons."[1]The abridged version in The Princess and the

Queenconsists of 30,000 words, while the complete 80,000 word history of the civil war is planned for Fire and Blood.[2]

Contents

1 Background

2 The Dance of the Dragons

2.1 The Small Council meeting

2.2 Coronation of Aegon II

2.3 The Black Council

2.4 The Dance over Shipbreaker Bay

2.5 Blood and Cheese

2.6 The Battle of Rook's Rest

2.7 The Dragonseeds

2.8 Battle in the Gullet
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2.9 The Battle on the Honeywine

2.10 Fall of King's Landing

2.11 Battle by the Lakeshore/The Fishfeed

2.12 The Feasting Corpses/The Battle at the stony ridge

2.13 The First Battle of Tumbleton

2.14 Dancing dragons at Dragonstone

2.15 Fall of Dragonstone

2.16 The Dance over Harrenhal

2.17 The Riots at King's Landing2.18 The Second Battle of Tumbleton

2.19 Rhaenyras retreat to Dragonstone

3 Aftermath

4 Books and Scrolls about the Dance of the Dragons

5 References and Notes

Background

King Viserys I had three children by his first queen Aemma Arryn, but only one, Princess Rhaenyra, survived to adulthood.Lacking a son to succeed him, Viserys began to train Princess Rhaenyra to be his heir. Young Rhaenyra was included in

discussions of the affairs of state, and was allowed to participate in meetings of the small council. Many of the nobles took not

and Rhaenyra soon acquired a clique of adherents and supporters. However, after his queen died, the king remarried in 106AC

this time to Alicent Hightower and had four more children, including three sons, the eldest son named Aegon. Nonetheless,

Viserys I strengthened Rhaenyra's place in the succession; he married her to Ser Laenor Velaryon - who himself had Targarye

blood through his mother, Princess Rhaenys. Rhaenyra gave birth to three sons during her marriage, although there were

rumours that the father of these boys was not Ser Laenor, but Ser Harwin Strong.

When Laenor Velaryon passed away Rhaenyra married anew, this time her own uncle, Prince Daemon Targaryen, younger

brother to Viserys I Targaryen. Her sons by him are the future Aegon III (called Aegon the Younger in his youth, to distinguish

him from his uncle, Aegon II, who on occasion was called Aegon the Elder) and Viserys II. Her father's intention that she shoufollow him on the Iron Throne was confirmed by proclamation and the will of Viserys I Targaryen. In 105AC, hundreds of

Lords and landed knights had done obeisance to the Princess Rhaenyra.

In 111AC, a great tourney was held at Kings Landing on the fifth anniversary of the kings marriage to Queen Alicent. At the

opening feast, the queen wore a green gown, whilst the Princess Rhaenyra dressed dramatically in Targaryen red and black.

Note was taken, and thereafter it became the custom to refer to greens and blacks when talking of the queens party and

the party of the princess, respectively. In the tourney itself, the blacks had much the better of it when Ser Criston Cole, wearin

Princess Rhaenyras favor, unhorsed all of the Queens champions, including two of her cousins and her youngest brother, Ser

Gwayne Hightower.[3]

Rhaenyra and Alicents relationship had gone bad early in Alicent's marriage to Viserys, since both ladies had been trying to bethe realm's first lady, and there could only be one. As a consequence of their bad relation, Alicent's sons did not take to

Rhaenyra's sons. Ser Otto Hightower had also disliked Prince Daemon since the beginning of Viserys' reign, though the exact

reasons are unknown.[4]

The Dance of the Dragons

The Small Council meeting
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1. Aegon's coronation; Fall of King's Landing 2. Dragonstone 3. Driftmark, including

Hull and High Tide 4. Storm's End 5. Dance over Shipbreaker Bay 6. Battle at the Ston

Hedge 7. Duskendale 8. Battle of Rook's Rest 9. the Eyrie 10. Battle in the Gullet 11.

Battle on the Honeywine 12. Battle by the Lakeshore 13. Battle at the stony ridge 14.

First Battle of Tumbleton/Second Battle of Tumbleton 15. Maidenpool 16. Dance over

Harrenhal

Upon the death of King Viserys I Targaryen, on the third day of the third month of 129AC, Queen Alicent and Ser Criston

Cole send out the Kingsguard to summon the Small Council members. During the gathering, the conversation quickly stirred

towards Rhaenyras coronation, but Ser Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King, told those who had gathered that it would be

new King who would be crowned,

whilst Lord Lyman Beesbury, the

Master of Coin, insisted Rhaenyra

should be crowned a queen.

Lord Beesbury argued in favour of

Rhaenyra, but several other council

members countered him. Ser Tyland

Lannister argued that the oaths made

to Rhaenyra in 105AC had not been

made by them, since it had been

twenty-four years. Ironrod mentioned

that the Old King twice chose a male

heir over the female heir, and Ser Otto

reminded them all that Rhaenyra was

married to Daemon, who would

become the true ruler, should

Rhaenyra gain the crown. BothHightowers argued that not only they,

but also Alicents children would lose

their lives should Rhaenyra become

their Queen. It would later be said that

Prince Aegon only reluctantly accepted

the crown because his mother,

brothers, sister and children would

otherwise be killed by Rhaenyra.

Grand Maester Orwyle predicted a

war, believing that Rhaenya wouldnever be willing to give up her birth

right, since she had dragons at her

disposal. Lord Beesbury declared

Rhaenyra had friends as well, and that

he was not willing to sit there and listen

to people plotting to steal Rhaenyras

crown. He rose to leave, but Ser

Criston Cole forced him back into his

seat and opened his throat. This made

Lord Beesbury the first casualty of the

Dance of the Dragons.

After Beesburys death, the green

council made their plans, vowing their loyalty to their new King, and arresting all those in King's Landing who could be loyal to

Rhaenyra. To all those who might be loyal to Aegon, ravens were sent. Meanwhile, Rhaenyra remained on Dragonstone,

unaware of what had happened.

Coronation of Aegon II
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Prince Aemond was sent out to Storm's End, to betroth himself to one of Lord Borros daughters, so he might fight for Aegon.

By the time he left, the smell coming from Viserys room was all over Maegor's Holdfast, so seven days after Viserys had died

his death was announced to the city and the Silent Sisters were sent for.

Aegons coronation was prepared in short time. Ser Criston Cole placed the crown of Aegon the Conquerer on Aegons head

while Alicent Hightower placed a crown upon the head of Aegons Queen, his sister Helaena.

The night before Aegons coronation, however, the first defection had taken place. Ser Steffon Darklyn had left the city, with,

amongst other things, the crown Kings Viserys I and Jaehaerys I had worn.

On Dragonstone, Rhaenyra had learned about the death of her father and the betrayal of her siblings. Anger had made her go

into labour, which lasted for three days and brought forth a still born, deformed girl, whom Rhaenyra named Visenya. Rhaenyr

in answer to Aegons betrayel, swore revenge against the Greens.

The Black Council

Rhaenyra made her own council, called the Black Council. Participants were, amongst others, Rhaenyras husband Daemon,

her three eldest sons Jacaerys, Lucerys and Joffrey, Lord Corlys Velaryon, and his wife Princess Rhaenys.

Despite having more dragons, the Blacks knew that wouldnt be an advantage, since the Greens possessed Vhagar, and from

the nine dragons belonging to the Backs, only five were big enough for battle.

Believing to have allies in the Riverlands who were only waiting for a place to gather, Prince Daemon decided to conquer

Harrenhal as a base, using his dragon Caraxes, while Rhaenyra would remain on Dragonstone to recover her strength. House

Velaryon closed off the Gullet, and Princess Rhaenys expressed hope of goading Aegon the Elder into a rash attack, believing

him to be a green boy.

Princess Rhaenys was convinced that Storm's End would declare for Rhaenyra, since Lord Boremund, the deceased father of

Lord Borros, had always been a supporter of Rhaenys herself. Though they believed the North to be too remote to play an

important part in the war, the Blacks decided to send messages to those lords as well. Jacaerys, Rhaenyras heir, would bring

messages to the Maiden of the Vale, the Starks of Winterfell and the Manderlys of White Harbor. Lucerys, Rhaenyras secon

son, would go to Storm's End, a safer, shorter journey, according to the Blacks.

After these decisions, Rhaenyra was crowned a Queen, using the crown her father and great-grandfather had worn, thanks to

Ser Steffon Darklyn, who had arrived from King's Landing. Prince Daemon, Rhaenyras husband, was named Protector of the

Realm, and Jacaerys was officially named Prince of Dragonstone, and heir to the Iron Throne. Declaring Otto Hightower and

Queen Alicent traitors, Rhaenyra allowed for her half-siblings to be forgiven if they would bend the knee. Upon hearing about

these developments, King Aegon II declared Rhaenyra and Daemon traitors as well.

Hoping for a peaceful end to the war, Grand Maester Orwyle was allowed to visit Dragonstone and speak with Rhaenyra. The

terms he brought with him, allowed Rhaenyra and all their supporters generous terms. Rhaenyra refused. Soon after, Lord

Corlys ships took sail to close off the Gullet, and Jace and Luke left on their dragons with their messages, and Daemon left onCaraxes to the Trident.

Harrenhal fell quickly to Daemon. Ser Simon Strong, the elderly castellan, was captured. Daemon had a dozen valuable

hostages (including Ser Simon and his grandsons). In the mean time, Jace allied Lady Arryn, and the Lords Manderly, Borrell

and Sunderland, and Cregan Stark to Rhaenyras cause.

The Dance over Shipbreaker Bay
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Arrax washes up beneath Storm's End by Ashley Hunter Rice

(http://ashleyhunterrice.tumblr.com/)

Lucerys had meanwhile flown to

Storm's End, arriving before a

gathering storm. When he arrived,

however, he found Prince Aemond

and his dragon Vhagar already

present. Aemond tried to goad

Lucerys into a fight, insulting him,

calling him a Strong bastard, but

Lucerys, having sworn to his mother

not to fight, refused him, and instead

delivered his message to Lord Borros.

Lord Borros responded by asking

which one of his daughters Luke would

marry, should he do what Rhaenyra

wanted him to do. Luke, already

betrothed, told Lord Borros he could

not marry any of the girls, upon which

Lord Borros told Luke to leave.

Aemond drew his sword before

Lucerys could go outside, and LordBorros men had to hold him back.

He came an envoy. I want

no blood shed beneath my

roof.

is what Lord Borros said, growing uneasy. At that, Lucerys went outside, mounted his dragon, and left. Lord Borros then

told Aemond that he could not tell Aemond what not to do when Aemond was no longer beneath his roof, upon which Borros

men moved aside and let Aemond out.

Outside the storm was raging. Though younger and faster, the storm was slowing Arrax down, leading to Vhagar catching up.

The fight between the two dragons did not last long. Vhagar, being five times bigger, had the advantage, and Arrax fell broken.

His head and neck would wash ashore three days later, along with the corpse of Prince Lucerys Velaryon.

And with his death, the war of ravens and envoys and marriage pacts came to an end, and the war of fireand blood began in earnest. Blood and Cheese

Rhaenyra collapsed when learning of Lucerys death. Prince Daemon, at Harrenhal, send a raven to his wife.

An eye for an eye, a son for a son. Lucerys shall be avenged.
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Netty and Sheepstealer by Ashley Rice

(http://ashleyhunterrice.tumblr.com/)

Next, Sunfyre and Vhagar appeared. Meleys had no chance against Vhagar and Sunfyre combined. The dragons fought a

thousand feet above the ground. Meleys jaws closed around Sunfyres neck, and Vahgar fell upon them, causing all three

dragons to crash into the ground. From the ashes, only Vhagar rose again. Sunfyre had one wing half torn from his body, whils

his rider, King Aegon II, suffered from several broken bones and severe burns. Princess Rhaenys was found completely burne

next to the dead body of Meleys. After the battle, Prince Aemond and Ser Criston took Rook's Rest and put the garrison to

death. The head of Meleys was brought back to King's Landing, inspiring fear amongst the small folk, causing thousands to fle

the capitol until the gates were barred by Dowager Queen Alicent.

King Aegon II was brought back to King's Landing, where maesters attended to his wounds. He was severely wounded,

sleeping nine hours out of every ten, under the influence of milk of the poppy. Sunfyre was too large to be moved, and due to h

injuries unable to fly. The dragon thus remained at Rook's Rest, where guards were posted to keep him safe and feed him. Wi

Aegon unable to rule, Prince Aemond assumed the style of Protector of the Realm.

You must rule the realm now, until your brother is strong enough to take the crown again.

The Dragonseeds

It should have been you. Lord Corlys, upon learning of the death of his wife, threatened to leave

Rhaenyras side, until Prince Jacaerys named him Hand of the Queen. Together,

grandfather and grandson planned an assault on King's Landing, sent Prince

Joffrey to the Vale with Lady Rhaena and three dragons eggs and Joffreys

dragon Tyraxes. Prince Aegon the Younger and Prince Viserys were sent to

Pentos by ship, to be fostered with the Prince of Pentos, a friend of Prince

Daemons, until Rhaenyra had secured the throne.

With only Vhagar left to defend the city (Dreamfyre was at King's Landing as

well, but could not fight due to her rider being unable), Jacaerys wanted to

attack the capitol with as many dragons as possible. With six riderless dragons

present on Dragonstone, Jacaerys called out to the dragonseeds, vowing that any man who could master one of the dragons

would be raised to knightship and gain wealth. Many men tried, and some women as well. Sixteen men died, amongst them

Lord Commander Steffon Darklyn, and forty-eight were burned or maimed. Four people eventually succeeded: Vermithor wa

claimed by Hugh Hammer, Silverwing by Ulf the White, Seasmoke by Addam of Hull, and Sheepstealer by a girl named

Nettles. Lord Corlys asked Rhaenyra to remove the taint of bastardy from Addam and his brother Alyn, making them trueVelaryons, and named Addam heir to Driftmark.

Battle in the Gullet

Meanwhile, ninety warships were sailing from the Stepstones chanced upon the Gay Abandon, carrying Prince Aegon the

Younger and Prince Viserys. The escorting ships were sunk or taken, and Prince Aegon managed to escape by clinging to the

neck of his dragon, Stormcloud. During the flight, Stormcloud was injured terribly. Prince Viserys, having only a dragon egg,

had no such option, and was made a captive of admiral Sharako Lohar of Lys.
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Prince Aegons arrival on Dragonstone, with Stormcloud, spread the tale, and so Prince Jacaerys mounted Vermax and flew t

the Lysene galleys, quickly followed by the four dragonseeds. The warships tried to flee, and all seemed lost for the Lyseni, unt

Vermax flew too low and crashed into the sea. Jacaerys leapt free, and managed to hold on to a piece of wreckage, until he

was pierced by quarrels. The prince was swallowed by the sea.

The lysine ships, who had set sail originally with ninety, sailed back with only twenty-eight ships. They passed Dragonstone, bu

believed the island too strong to take. Instead, they sacked Spicetown and butchered men, women and children. High Tide,

containing all the Sea Snakes treasures, was consumed by fire, one third of his fleet brought down.

The Battle on the Honeywine

A fortnight later, Lord Ormund Hightower found himself stuck between two armies: Lord Thaddeus Rowan and Tom Flowers

from Goldengrove and Bitterbridge, came down on him from the northeast, while Ser Alan Beesbury, Lord Alan Tarly and Lo

Owen Costayne were cutting off the retreat route back to Oldtown. They closed around him, when Prince Daeron on his

dragon joined the battle. Tom Flowers died, Lord Rowan fled, the Alans were captured, and Lord Costayne was dying. The

victory lead to Lord Hightower knighting Prince Daeron, naming him Daeron the Daring.

Fall of King's Landing

Tide turned for the blacks. Jaces death seemd to give Rhaenyra strength. Filled with anger and hatred, she resolved to use he

dragons.

Meanwhile Lord Mooton retook Rook's Rest, and attempted to kill Sunfyre, who still remained there, wounded. The dragon

fought back, and burned three score men before the others fled. Lord Mooton himself died as well. When the survivors dared

to return to the field again, the dead were still there, but Sunfyre had disappeared. There were no tracks, suggesting Sunfyre ha

taken wing again despite his wounds.

With the North assembling forces, Ser Criston saw danger, should these troops join up with Daemon at Harrenhal.

The whore on Dragonstone is not the threat. No more than Rowan and these traitors in the Reach. The

danger is my uncle. Once Daemon is dead, all these fools flying our sisters banners will run back to their

castles and trouble us no more.

The host Prince Daemon had gathered at Harrenhal was still growing, and Prince Aemond believed him to be the real danger,

not Rhaenyra. Aemond and Ser Criston rode forth from King's Landing with a host of four thousand and the dragon Vhagar.

Daemon knew of their plans even before Aemond had left the capitol. He hastened south on Caraxes, staying well away from

Cristons line of march.

When told that Aemond and Ser Criston Cole had left King's Landing, it is said that Prince Daemon laughed

and said, Past time, for he had long anticipated this moment. A murder of ravens took flight from the

twisted towers of Harrenhal.

Expecting to find Daemon, instead Aemond and Criston would find Harrenhal abandoned after a nineteen day march, and

would believe themselves victorious. The truth was very different. With Vhagar away from Kings Landing, only Dreamfyre
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remained, and Helaena was in no condition to fly. Daemon and Caraxes had not fled, but joined up with Rhaenyra and Syrax

above King's Landing, leaving the small folk below in terror. The Sea Snakes ships sailed into Blackwater Bay, and the only on

left to defend the city was Dowager Queen Alicent. Grand Maester Orwyle, trying to dispatch ravens asking for help, was

arrested before a single letter could be send. The riders bearing messages were arrested at the city gates, and the seven captain

commanding the gates we killed or arrested, all by those gold cloaks still loyal to Prince Daemon. The city gates were opened

for the men arriving with the Velaryon fleet.

King's Landing fell in less than a day.

Then she bid her stepmother choose: yield, or burn. All those from the green council who had been in King's Landing when the attacks began were arrested, safe for Lord Larys

Strong, who had disappeared, taking with him King Aegon II, Princess Jaehaera, Prince Maelor, and Ser Willis Fell and

Rickard Thorne of the Kingsguard. The other green council members yielded, and Rhaenyra took her place on the Iron Thron

Dowager Queen Alicent would be spared, but her father, Ser Otto was beheaded, as was Ironrod. Ser Tyland Lannister woul

be given to the torturers, in the hopes of regaining some of the gold he had hidden.

While Rhaenyras return to King's Landing was cheered and celebrated at first, the amount of heads on spikes and increasing

taxes made the small folk dub her King Maegor with teats. Despite this, Princes Joffrey and Aegon the Younger were

called to Kings Landing.

And for a hundred years thereafter Maegors Teats was a common curse amongst kingslanders. Battle by the Lakeshore/The Fishfeed

Best make an end to these lions before the dragons come. While the news of the fall of King's Landing reached Prince Aemond, fighting in the Riverlands continued. A Lannister host was

on the move, lead by the old Lord Lefford. At the western shores of the Gods Eye, they came across Roddy the Ruin with his

Winter Wolves, who had combined his forces with Lord Forrest Frey and Red Robb Rivers. From the south, Longleaf the

Lionslayer, Lords Bigglestone, Chambers and Perryn locked him in. Lords Garibald Grey, Jon Charlton and Benjicot

Blackwood joined up with the army from the north and riverlands the following day, whilst Lord Leffords ravens were all shotdown. The day after, they began their battle, which would be called the bloodiest land battle of the Dance. Hundreds died that

day.

Prince Aemond and Ser Criston Cole at Harrenhal could no longer agree on a plan of action. They were running short of food.

Criston wished to withdraw to the south, to join strength with Lord Hightower and Prince Daeron, while Aemond, enraged by

losing King's Landing and the outcome of the Battle by the Lakeshore, wished to attack the capitol. And so they parted ways,

with Criston taking the army south, whilst Prince Aemond remained to ravage the Riverlands, waiting until such a time when

Rhaenyra would send out a dragon or two to stop him, so Vhagar could destroy them.

The Feasting Corpses/The Battle at the stony ridge
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Aemond burned Darry, Lord Harroway's Town, Lord's Mill, Blackbuckle, Buckle, Claypool, Swynford and Spiderwood. Se

Criston, going south, found everything in front of him dead: forests, villages, horses, men. His scouts found scenes where

armored corpses sat beneath the trees, rotting away, a mockery of the fallen throwing a feast. Four days out of Harrenhal,

attacks made Criston lose a few men every single time. Seeing multiple corpse feasts Criston and his men grew accustomed t

the sight. At Crossed Elms, however, the corpses were no true corpses at all, and attacked Criston and his men when they we

riding past. In his flight, Criston fell upon the Lords of the Trident, with Roderick Dustin leading. Criston died and his army

broke and ran.

Living in fear of Vhagar, Lord Mooton had meanwhile invited Daemon and Nettles to take Maidenpool as their base. Aemond

still terrorized the Riverlands, stricking at Stonyhead, the Mountains of the Moon, Sweetwillow and Sallydance, and many mor

Each day Caraxes and Sheepstealer would take wing from Maidenpool, and each day they would return, with Vhagar unfound

The First Battle of Tumbleton

Aemond still remained a threat in the Riverlands, stricking unexpectedly. Yet the real threat was Prince Daeron and the great

army of Lord Ormund Hightower. Slowly advancing on King's Landing, they were defeating the Queens loyalists wherever the

went, as Rhaenyras armies fled before Tessarion. To defeat Aemond and Vhagar, Prince Daemon and Caraxes had left for th

Riverlands with the girl Nettles and her dragon Sheepstealer. To defeat Daeron and Tessarion, Ulf the White and Hugh Hamm

flew to Tumbleton.

Rhaenyras forces at Tumbleton greatly outnumbered the Hightower army. People fleeing into the city for safety from Lord

Hightowers army, were secretly part of the army, and infiltrated the ranks of defenders. In addition, Ser Ulf the White and Ser

Hugh Hammer, since then known as the Two Betrayers, changed their allegiance. Though Lord Ormund and his cousin Ser

Bryndon died in the battle, killed by Roddy the Ruin as he himself was mortally injured, the Hightower army kept the advantag

as Vermithor and Silverwing joined Tessarion in the air, and loosened their flames upon Tumbleton unexpectedly. A savage

sack followed.

Upon learning of the betrayels, Queen Rhaenyra ordered the city gates closed and barred. The Betrayels at Tumbleton made

the Black Council question the loyalty of the other dragonseeds, Addam Velaryon and Nettles. Most of the Black Council

urged Rhaenyra to arrest both, and only Lord Corlys spoke in their defense, declaring Addam and his brother Alyn trueVelaryons. His protests, though passionate, were in vain. Rhaenyra, already suspicious, ordered the arrest of Nettles, at

Maidenpool with Prince Daemon, and Addam, currently guarding the dragons in the Dragonpit. Ser Luthor Largent went to

arrest Addam, but upon his arrival at Rhaenys's Hill, saw Seasmoke take wing, with Ser Addam on his back. Ser Luthor

arrested Lord Corlys instead, since the old man did not deny helping his heir escape. Slowly, chaos started to arise again in

King's Landing.

In Tumbleton, meanwhile, chaos reigned. Lord Hightowers army remained there. Ormunds sons remained in Oldtown and we

still green boys. Though Prince Daeron had been knighted, he was still a boy, used to following commands. Ser Hobert, anoth

Hightower cousin, presumed to take command. Prince Daeron commanded Ser Hobert to stop the savage sacking, but

Hightower proved to be very ineffective. Ser Ulf and Hugh were worse. Ser Ulf drank heavy and fed women to his dragon, an

became angry when he was named Lord of Bitterbridge, dreaming of Highgarden instead. Ser Hugh was worse, dreaming of a

crown of his own.

In the Hightower army, no decision of a course of action could be made, and the army became smaller every day due to

desertions.

Dancing dragons at Dragonstone
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Daemon and Aemond, fighting on top of Caraxes and

Chagar, with Dark Sister in Daemons hand.

Around the time of the First Battle of Tumbleton, the merchant cogNessariamade a stop at Dragonstone for repairs and

provisions, having been driven off course by a storm. They had passed the Dragonmont before arriving at Dragonstones port,

and there they had spotted two fighting dragons.

Inspired by the story from those of Volantis, local fisherman took their boats out for a look the next morning, and they reported

having seen the burned and broken remains of a dead dragon. From the color of its scales and wings, they concluded the dead

dragon was Grey Ghost, completely torn apart. Ser Robert Quince, Dragonstones castellan, named the Cannibal as the killer.

Only later in the war would the truth surface.

Fall of Dragonstone

Having smuggled Aegon, Jaehaera and Maelor out of King's Landing, Lord Larys dispatched Jaehaera and a Kingsguard to

Lord Hightower, and Maelor and another Kingsguard to Storm's End, while he disguised King Aegon and smuggled him to

Dragonstone, Rhaenyras seat, the last place anyone would look for him. Aegon was kept hidden in disguise, and would have

remained such, as Sunfyre had not found them. Unbeknownst to those in the castle, it had been Sunfyre who had fought and

killed Grey Ghost, and not the Cannibal.

Rider and dragon went out flying again, regaining strength, while Aegons loyal men had found people enough who were willing

to betray Rhaenyra, due to mislike for her. Dragonstone had not been well defended, and it had fallen easily. There had onlybeen one problem. Lady Baela, Prince Daemons daughter, had managed to escape her attackers and mount her dragon. She

met Aegon II and Sunfyre in the sky, unexpectedly, where the two dragons fought. Sunfyre blinded Moondancer with fire, but

the younger dragon fought on. The dragons eventually fell on the earth. On the ground, Sunfyre won the battle. King Aegon ha

umped off Sunfyres back before the dragon hit the ground, but had broken both his legs. Baela had stayed strapped on

Moondancer, and was burned and battered. She was taken captive, and King Aegon the Elder now held Dragonstone.

The Dance over Harrenhal

Lord Manfryd Mooton found himself in a difficult situation,when the message from Rhaenyra arrived from King's Landing,

telling Mooton to send her the head of Nettles. Nettles, during

her time with Prince Daemon, was said to have become his

lover, according to Rhaenyra, and was thus guilty of high

treason. Prince Daemon was to not be harmed. The decision

Lord Mooton had to make was a difficult one, for Nettles was a

guest beneath his roof, and killing her would mean breaking the

guest right, and facing Prince Daemons wroth. Refusing

Rhaenyra, however, would mean being attainted a traitor. The

maester suggested that they had never read the letter, and later

that night, went to inform Daemon of Rhaenyras command.

The Old King would never have asked this, of anyman of honor. The next day, Nettles mounted her dragon Sheepstealer, with

tears on her cheeks. Daemon and Nettles spoke no word of farewell, but when Sheepstealer climbed the sky, Caraxes gave a

scream. Nettles and her dragon disappeared that day, and were never seen again.
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Prince Daemon told Lord Mooton to spread the word that he would fly for Harrenhal, so Aemond could come face him, alone

Once Daemon was gone, Lord Mooton took down Rhaenyras banners, and raised the golden dragons of King Aegon II.

You were a fool to come alone.Were I not alone, you would not have come.

Prince Daemon took Harrenhal from the few who still remained there, and waited for thirteen days. On the fourteenth day,

Vhagar appeared in the sky, and on her back rode Prince Aemond and his bedmaid, the pregnant seer Alys Rivers. Dropping

Alys on the ground, Daemon and Aemond had one last conversation before both Targaryens mounted their dragons and

climbed into the sky. Caraxes fell down upon Vhagar, starting the fight. Their fight ended as the two dragons, locked together,

tumbled down towards the lake. According to the tales, this was when Prince Daemon leapt from one dragon to the other, Dar

Sister in his hand. Aemond looked up in terror, but was chained to his saddle, and could not do anything when Daemon ripped

off Aemonds helm and drove the sword through Aemonds blind eye. The dragons struck the lake half a heartbeat later.

Caraxes lived long enough to crawl back onto the land, beneath the walls of Harrenhal, where he died. Vhagar died in the

water, and was found some years later, when the Dance was over, with Aemonds armored bones still chained to the saddle,

and with Dark Sister still in his eye-socket.

Theres no doubt that Prince Daemon died that day, as he could not possibly have survived the impact. His remains, however,

were never found, causing singers to tell that he survived to spend his last days with Nettles. It was the twenty-second day of

the fifth moon of the year 130AC.

The Riots at King's Landing

In King's Landing, the Velaryon fleet, counting more than half the army that had sailed from Dragonstone, had abandoned

Rhaenyra when they learned Lord Corlys was in the Black Cells. Those who remained could no longer be trusted.

That same day, Queen Helaena threw herself from her window in Maegor's Holdfast and died impaled upon the iron spikes thalined the dry moat below. The stories told of Helaenas death on the streets and in inns, by nightfall, were much darker. The

people believed she had been murdered, as her sons before her. The rumours were believed very quickly. Tales tell that at the

moment of Helaenas death, her dragon Dreamfyre rose with a roar, snapping two of her chains.

That night a riot rose in King's Landing. The chaos was big, and neither noble nor lowborn was spared. Sailors unable to retur

to their ships attacked the River Gate. Ser Luthor and his Gold Cloaks went to Cobbler's Square, to disperse the rioters, but

after the first had fled, there were ten thousand more, and they believed Luthor to have killed Helaena: the mere sight of him

angered them even more. The rioters were ten thousands where the gold cloaks were only five hundred, and so the Gold

Cloaks were slaughtered, Ser Luthor amongst them.

A hedge knight, Ser Perkin the Flea, crowned his squire Trystane, declaring him to be King Viserys bastard. Ser Perkin thenbegan dubbing all those who would support Trystane knights, and so many fled to their cause.

The next day, some order was restored to parts of King's Landing again, but in the rest of the city, chaos remained.

That night Rhaenyra learned about Maidenpools betrayel, and Nettles escape. Rhaenyra send ravens to Winterfell and the

Eyrie, pleading for more aid, and named a new Lord Commander to her Queensguard, Ser Glendon Goode. Prince Joffrey

donned his armor and begged to fight, but he was forbidden.

The night came once more, and Ser Perkin and King Trystane were gaining strength. The King's Gate and the Lion Gate we

opened by rioters, the Gold Cloaks at the King's Gate having fled, and those guarding the Lion Gate having joined the rioters.

With Ser Perkin holding the River Gate, three out of seven gates were now open to enemies.
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Bring him back, bring him back, he does not know. My son, my sweet, my son The people of King's Landing no longer believed Rhaenyra could protect them and a mob twice as big as the one of the night

before formed in the city. A crazed prophet made the mob turn their attention to the Dragon Pit and the entire mob moved

towards Rhaenys's Hill to kill the dragons. By the time they reached the hill, their numbers had doubled. Rhaenyra was watchinall this unfold from Maegor's Holdfast. Prince Joffrey pleaded, fearing Tyraxes, his own dragon, would be killed, but Rhaenyra

would not listen, insisting the mob would burn. Joffrey, dissatisfied, went outside and mounted Syrax, Rhaenyras she-dragon,

the dragon that was not his own, to fly to the Pit. All attempts to get him back failed, as Syrax threw Joffrey off her back as

arrows and spears flew up from below. Joffrey, not having used a saddle, fell from Syrax back and crashed into the ground.

Seldom have so many men rushed so eagerly onto their funeral pyres, but a madness was upon them. The battle in the Dragonpit began. Four dragons there were: Shrykos, who died first, slain by a woodsman who slamed his axe

into her skull. Morghul was killed by the Burning Knight. Tyraxes went into his lair and roasted many before finally dying. And

last Dreamfyre, who broke free of her remaining bonds, plunging into the mob with fire, tooth and claw. Dreamfyre slew more

than the other three dragons combined, until a crossbow blinded one of her eyes. Dreamfyre then tried to leap free, and the

weakened dome cracked under her force, only to crash down on both dragon and dragonslayers.

Syrax was still alive and free in the air, and descended on the survivors. Rhaenyra, watching from atop Maegor's Holdfast,

would not dare let go of her last remaining son, Aegon the Younger until she saw Syrax fall.

Rhaenyras councilers agreed that the city was lost. Rhaenyra was persuaded to leave the next day, slipping through the Drago

Gate, starting the journey to Duskendale.

The Second Battle of Tumbleton

News of unrest in King's Landing reached Tumbleton, making the Hightower army believe they should advance upon the city,

but Ser Hobert doubted, and the Two Betrayers refused to join unless their demands were met.

With Aemond slain and Aegon still missing, the Greens found themselves without a leader and a king. Prince Daeron was now

next in line for the throne and there were some who wanted to name him Prince of Dragonstone, or even King, but the Two

Betrayers did not agree. Lord Hugh Hammer wanted to be crowned king, by the rights of conquest. He had the oldest and

largest dragon alive, trice as big as Tessarion, Daerons dragon.

Offended by the arrogance of the Betrayers, the lords and knights of the Reach, and Prince Daeron, grew wroth. The Two

Betrayers plotted together Hammers coronation, and indeed Hard Hugh later wore a crown of black iron. When insulted, Har

Hughs men came to blows with loyalists, and Lord Peake and Ser Hobert summoned eleven other lords and landed knights,

who together became known as the Caltrops, as to discuss what to do about the dragonseeds. They agreed that disposing of

Ulf the White would be easy, but that Hammer was dangerous, surrounded by men and women day and night. They decided

Hammer had to die first.

With Prince Daerons consent, the Caltrops carried out their plans. But the day the Caltrops planned to strike, the people at

Tumbleton woke at night to find themselves under attack. The dragon attacking was Seasmoke, with Addam Velaryon on his

back, and with an army of four thousand loyal to Rhaenyra behind them. The great host encamped at Tumbleton outnumbered
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their attackers, but due to their long stay, they had grown lax.

Ulf was asleep inside Tumbleton, his dragon outside the town. They tried to wake him, but he slept through the entire battle.

Hard Hugh did respond, and rushed to the yard, screaming for a horse so he could go and mount his dragon, when Lord Jon

Roxton, one of the Caltrops, met up with him. He offered Hammer his condolences, and when asked why, he told the new

made King he had died in battle, before killing Hammer. He was shortly after killed himself by Hammers men in revenge. Princ

Daeron died in the battle as well, though no one knows exactly how. Three different accounts exist on his death.

Lord Hammer, my condolences.

For what?

You died in the battle.

The three dragons encamped at Tumbleton were unchained, however, and all had been roused by the battle. Addam turned

Seasmoke to meet Tessarion, and the two dragons danced around each other in the sky. Vermithor eventually rose into the sk

as well, attacking everything he came across. And thus Addam turned Seasmoke towards him, to protect those men who wer

helping them, although he must have known Seasmoke could not beat Vermithor. The dragons were so locked together, neithe

could get free. Tessarion joined the fight, which ended with Vermithor ripping off the head of Seasmoke. Vermithor, due to his

wounds, died next. Tessarion, after trice trying to fly, remained in pain, until Lord Blackwood ordered her killed to end hersuffering.

Though having won the battle, the Rivermen had not been able to take the town. Tumbletons walls were closed, and without a

dragon or equipment, they could not start a siege, so the rivermen took all that they found useful and left. Only one dragon now

remained at the city: Silverwing.

Eight of the thirteen Caltrops had died in the battle, and one would die the next day. Ser Hobert and Lord Peake remained, an

both found Ulf the White, the last dragonrider, proclaiming himself their last hope. White now proposed to take the throne for

him, since Prince Daeron was dead. And so Ser Hobert visited him the next day with two casks of wine, one red for himself,

one golden arbor for White. Ulf, however, became suspicious of Ser Hobert, and insisted they drank the arbor gold together.

And so Ser Hobert drank deep, and asked for more. Having seen this, Ulf drank three cups, and died shortly after due to thepoison mixed in the wine. Ser Hobert tried to retch, but for him it was too late as well, and he died within the hour.

Without a leader, and without a rider for Silverwing, the army started to fall apart. And so Lord Peake called defeat, and

retreated. King's Landing had been saved.

Rhaenyras retreat to Dragonstone

Yet Rhaenyra did not know about this. She had been refused entry at Rosby and was allowed to stay only one night at

Stokeworth, half her Gold Cloaks deserted on the road, and attackers killed several of her knights. At Duskendale they wereadmitted, but not allowed to stay long. Refusing to part from Aegon, and without ships, Rhaenyra sold her crown to buy

passage on a Braavosi ship. And so she returned to Dragonstone, where she knew were more dragon eggs, for she needed a

new dragon.

At Dragonstone, Rhaenyra found her castellan slain. As Ser Alfred, angered when he had not been named castellan, showed

Ser Roberts burned body, his men killed all of Rhaenyras men, and imprisoned Rhaenyra, her ladies, and Aegon the Younger

Once inside the gates of the castle, Rhaenyra stood face to face with Aegon II and Sunfyre.

Not long after Dragonstone had secretly fallen to Aegon II, ravens had arrived telling him about Rhaenyras return to

Dragonstone. This had given Aegon the opportunity to prepare for the arrival of his half-sister.
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Mother, flee! And so it was the Queen found her brother in her own seat. Aegon wasted no time, and had Rhaenyra fed to his dragon, whils

Aegon the Younger looked on. With the chance that Rhaenyras loyalists would continue the fight in her sons name, Aegon the

Younger became a hostage. It was the twenty-second day of the tenth month of 130AC.

On the ninth day of the twelfth month, Sunfyre the Golden died on Dragonstone. After this, Aegon started planning his return to

King's Landing. Though Rhaenyra had died, her cause lived on. Aegon would sit the throne again, but it would only lest anothe

half of a year.

The time for hiding is done, King Aegon II declared. Let the ravens fly that the realm may know thepretender is dead, and their true king is coming home to reclaim his fathers throne.

Aftermath

The Dance ended with the death of Aegon II, and the ascension of Aegon III. The two lines of House Targaryen were brough

together by wedding King Aegon III to Princess Jaehaera, the only surviving child of Aegon II and Helaena. Their marriage

would end childless.

Due to his young age when coming into his crown, Aegon III had an unknown number of regents during the early years of his

reign. Eventually, possibly after reaching manhood, he named his brother, Prince Viserys, as his Hand for the remainder of his

reign.[5]

The Dance of the Dragons would also be the last time the dragons lived in health. With so many dragons having died in the waronly a handful remained. The reign of King Aegon III would become known as the time the last dragon was born, lived and

died, a stunted thing.

Since the Dance, House Targaryen has practiced a highly modified version of agnatic primogeniture[6], placing female claimant

in the line of succession behind all possible male ones, even collateral relations.

The war is the subject of the song "The Dance of the Dragons", as well as a somewhat inaccurate history by Grand Maester

Munkun. Archmaester Gyldayn wrote a history of it called The Princess and the Queen or the Blacks and the Greens.

Books and Scrolls about the Dance of the Dragons

The Dance of the Dragons, A True Telling- by Grand Maester Munkun

The Princess and The Queen, or, The Blacks and The Greens- by Archmaester Gyldayn

References and Notes

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