The Black Dread
The dragons of Ice and Fire, in one archive
Balerion the Black Dread. Vhagar. The wild dragons of Dragonstone. A free, illustrated codex of every dragon in A Song of Ice and Fire and House of the Dragon — riders, lineage, fates, and the lore behind the videos.
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New dragon lore every week on YouTube — the two channels behind this archive. Newest uploads first, refreshed daily.
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Featured dragons
- Balerion
Balerion the Black Dread — the largest dragon in ASOIAF history. Aegon's mount, born in Valyria before the Doom, whose…
- Vhagar
Vhagar, the oldest and largest dragon of the Dance. Visenya's mount, then Aemond One-Eye's — she killed Arrax, Meleys…
- Vermithor
Vermithor the Bronze Fury, mount of Jaehaerys the Conciliator and the third-largest dragon in Westeros. Later claimed…
- The Cannibal
The Cannibal, the coal-black wild dragon of Dragonstone who devoured every man who tried to claim him. He may be older…
- Meraxes
Meraxes, Queen Rhaenys's dragon and youngest of the three Conquest dragons — the first dragon ever killed by a human…
- Caraxes
Caraxes the Blood Wyrm, Daemon Targaryen's lean and vicious mount. He killed Vhagar above the Gods Eye in the deadliest…