Balerion, called the black dread, was a dragon of house targaryen. [1] he was ridden by king aegon i targaryen during the conquest, alongside his sister queen visenya 's vhagar, and his sister queen rhaenys 's meraxes. [2] other known riders of balerion were king maegor i targaryen, [3] [4] princess aerea targaryen [5] and prince viserys targaryen. According to viserys i targaryen in house of the dragon season 1, balerion (also known as the black dread) was "the last living creature to have seen old valyria before the doom." for reference, vhagar, who is the largest and oldest living dragon in house of the dragon, was born on dragonstone and never saw valyria.
Balerion died in 94ac, though this is by the book timeline and so may differ in the canon of the hbo shows. the black dread's skull was originally mounted in the red keep, as seen in house of the dragon. in game of thrones, arya stark (maisie williams) stumbles upon balerion's massive skull in the dungeons of the castle after the remains of the. Balerion was the personal dragon of aegon targaryen, the man who conquered westeros. aegon the conqueror used the power of balerion (along with vhagar and meraxes) to forge the seven kingdoms into one cohesive country (well, all of them except dorne). it was balerion who broke the iron island’s hold on the riverlands when he destroyed harrenhal. Balerion the black dread was the largest dragon in westeros, with many notable riders throughout history. house of the dragon did not feature balerion in his full glory, leaving his greatness to lore and history. aegon the conqueror, maegor the cruel, princess aerea, and viserys the peaceful were all riders of balerion. Hbo. one of the biggest scenes in house of the dragon episode 1 takes place in front of the skull of balerion the black dread, the scariest dragon in game of thrones. dragons were first seen at.
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