Only the dragon in scale with very thin towers. Speaking of Balerion and Vhagar, as a bonus round, and an incredibly short one I just wanted to bring up Balerion and by extension Vhagar. She simply lived long enough to come close to Balerion’s size. . Dragons grow as long as they live while they are provided with freedom and food, that is one of the reasons Vhagar managed to grow to such a large size. That is not true . Balerion may have been whale-sized, but without an accepted size ratio (like X feet of length for every Y foot of wingspan, or whatever), I'm not sure we can have an accurate length. I still think this accurately portrays a dragon large enough to swallow a mammoth whole. Members. By the time of the Dance of the Dragons, Vhagar was nearly as large as Balerion had been at the time of his death. The list begins with a comparison between Vhagar, the largest dragon in Westeros at the time of House of The Dragon, and Drogon from Season 8 of Game of Thrones. Now, a big cat (lion, tiger) needs about 2-3% of its body mass in meat every day. Edit: to be more clear I really meant the people on Dany's side that could actually see the dragons and how big they were getting. Balerion lived and grew for 94 years after the conquest. tikaychullo • 2 mo. At the time of Balerion’s death, he was at least 208. 10. Aegon was tall, broad-shouldered and powerful in appearance, with purple eyes and short-cut silver-gold hair. What are your thoughts? Also. Vermithor isn't as big as Balerion, and the Bronze Fury is a little smaller than select others in Game of Thrones history, but he was the second largest still living dragon in the world. „By 129 AC, Vhagar had grown nearly as big as Balerion had been during Aegon's Conquest, and had become the largest living dragon of her time. the targs where a small family with 4 dragons. Balerion was only mentioned as the largest dragon to ever grace the known world. 9. However, Smaug was far from the largest Dragon in Middle-earth, as some are said to be as big as a mountain. But at this point, it does seem like 200 is the maximum lifespan of the dragons in Game of Thrones unless otherwise proven. Aegon has a big army he just refused to divide it and took too long getting across the country. Smaug is that big, his head is the size of a bus, and he's twice the size of a 747, both in wingspan and in length. HotD and RoP spend millions of dollars filming each episode, and yet no dragon or balrog has been able to compete with the sheer epicness of a dying old man determined to sit in a chair. To me that suggests a sort of limitation of how big they can actually be. The dragon’s wings were said to be so big that they could cover entire towns in shadow, with teeth the size of swords. I feel like if you had a dragon as big as balerion it would be damn near impossible to bond with him after 100 years of essentially being a wild dragon. (Fire and Blood) However, Vhagar was comparable in age to Balerion when he died at the age of around two hundred years. The size of a 747 but I can't quite picture it. They MIGHT be glass cannons, but considering how big Balerion got. Balerion, known as the “the Black Dread,” was one of the oldest dragons (dying at. This is one of the few images I've seen that actually shows how big Balerion is. We also know that Dragons live a few hundred years because Balerion was the last creature left alive since the doom of Valariya and lived well after the conquest of king Aegon the 1st. . 730K views 5 years ago. A Forum of Ice and Fire A Song of Ice and Fire & Game of ThronesWhen Balerion returned to Westeros in 56 AC, King Jaehaerys I Targaryen had the dragon confined to the Dragonpit. They were essentially free range dragons and were allowed to roam a lot which helped them grow. According to PitchBook, VC funding for. Martin's various books that attest to this. King Ghidorah. He was the largest dragon to ever exist and was said to be so huge he could swallow a mammoth whole. Balerion is a little too large to be viable. This is because Rhaenys loved flying alot and that freedom is what made Meraxes bigger than Vhagar, though Vhagar was probably born earlier Balerion had four-foot long teeth at his death. 19. and I love it (I think that's Balerion) Edit: Vhagar not Balerion Reply Sensitive_Ad_9664. Maybe underwater volcanoes or something. ago. Plus, his nickname was The Black Dread. You’ll see his skull tho so you’ll definitely get a. Balerion later participated, along. The dragon in house of are basically house cats compared to them and essentially don’t grow as big. You could argue that people have just forgotten how big Balerion, and the rest of the dragons, actually were so they compare Dany’s dragons to the biggest of them because they are just in awe of dragons in. Balerion died in 94 AC at around 200 years old, the only dragon known to have died of old age. Aurion dragon could be a red herring that GRRM uses so often. The Cannibal is supposed to be the size of Balerion very old and lived free. Even if he only got a foot longer each year, that’s about a century of added growth, an extra hundred feet of length. In times of tension you might send such a vessel to quell unrest. It’s not close, she’s suppose to be the same size as balerion is long dead and vhagar caught up in size. 88. Dany’s 3 were hatched with blood magic. His wound could have been caused by a dragon, a kraken or a stone man with a Valyrian steel sword. Balerion, famously known as the Black Dread, is a character in the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series and its television adaptation Game of Thrones. Posted February 21, 2013. By the end of GoT I'm pretty sure Drogon is at least the size of Caraxes or Meleys. • 6 yr. ago. On the other hand, Vhagar lived during the time of the Dance of the Dragons, as it was actually almost as big as Balerion during that time. During the Conquest of Westeros, Balerion came to be called the Black Dread because of his black scales and massive size. Both sides are in-character, and will fight to the death. Really cool though. Vermithor was for a short time the largest living tamed dragon, but still, when it comes to size Balerion is still the largest known dragon that ever. Prince Aemond flew on Vhagar to Storm's End, so they could win the support of Lord Borros Baratheon for King Aegon II Targaryen. Though Vhagar has been depicted significantly larger, some fans in the comments section argued Vhagar should be even larger, almost as big as Balerion, the Black Dread. Balerion was the largest of all Targaryen dragons since Aegon’s conquest, with a wingspan so large that his shadow could engulf entire towns as he flew overhead. 299. The Conquest was mentioned in the context of that being Balerion’s big war- Balerion of the Conquest. ago. Balerion was employed by Aegon the Conqueror to burn and half-ruin Harrenhal. Balerion lived and grew for 94 years after the conquest. Balerion, meanwhile, has long passed on. Join. If you've been a long-time fan of the. Analysis of Dragon Sizes in advance of Game of Thrones Season 7Subscribe to this Channel: Game of Thrones: West. Since dragons continue to grow until death, he was likely way larger since he died 93 years after the Conquest. No, Vermithor was the second largest after Vhagar even though multiple dragons like Dreamfyre and the Cannibal were older so age doesn’t always correlate to size always although they do get bigger with age. So, while that leaves a vague estimate for fans, it's likely Balerion is even larger than Smaug, who only covered around a quarter of Lake-town. Compared to the Cannibal, Balerion was much bigger because Vhagar was the only dragon that came close to its size. I guess that isn't. Meraxes’s most notable achievement was helping Orys Baratheon take. And while Balerion probably did slow down with age . Ancalagon is huge, like far bigger than an mountain range Morgoth had created to protect Angband. Balerion still remains the biggest targaryen dragon while vhagar is right behind him just by a few feet. So I've just been thinking about this lately. Balerion growing large, heavy and slow wasn’t unusual. In Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire, Balerion the Black Dread was the dragon of King Aegon I Targaryen, known also as Aegon the Conqueror, who helped the king to win the War of Conquest. Maegor was cruel because he believed he has the right to do those horrible things. You’ll see his skull tho so you’ll definitely get a. So regardless of perspectives, Vhagar is the larger dragon. During the Conquest of Westeros, Balerion came to be called the Black Dread because of his black scales and massive size. I do think that he is still big even by Valyrian standards. Drogon was not as large as Balerion was but Drogon was also still growing throughout Game of Thrones. Ever since. It'd be some absurd firewyrm of it was one. So by that logic shouldn't vhagar be. Dec 10, 2014 #20. ago. Balerion and Drogon are extremely similar in terms of appearance – both were big and black with red details, big red-to-orange eyes, and many spikes covering their chest. 6K votes, 104 comments. Silverwing is born in 36 (s)he should be the exact same size as Vermithor but sheepstealer is between them we don't really know the exact year this dragon is born but that's a bold claim to think. As of A Dance with Dragons, Drogon's wing span reach twenty feet from tip-to-tip. [13] Balerion was the largest of all the Targaryen dragons since Aegon's Conquest. Or at the very least, didn't just flee when being so grievously wounded, but allowed Aerea to mount him again OR he was wounded while in flight. After Balerion passed, Viserys hung his skull in the dragon pit and ordered candles. We also know that Dragons live a few hundred years because. Silverwing is born in 36 (s)he should be the exact same size as Vermithor but sheepstealer is between them we don't really know the exact year this dragon is born but that's a bold claim to think. He obviously continues to grow at a rapid pace, and by the end of the books (end of the show) he'll probably be the size of Seasmoke or Tessarion. His teeth were as long as greatswords and his mouth was big enough to swallow an aurochs, or even a mammoth, whole. Vhagar 90m Vermithor 75m Arrax 18m Tessarion 30m Balerion 120m Syrax 27m Caraxes 45m Meleys 45m Silverwing 50m Dreamfyre 55m Meraxes 60m. Whereas Smaug is officially listed as 462ft/ 140meters. Meraxes could swallow horses whole. ago. Then the Black Dread fell upon her from above, his jaws closing. Balerion - The World of Ice and Fire. 60. We don't know much! The Silmarillion says: Before the rising of the sun Eärendil slew Ancalagon the Black, the mightiest of the dragon-host, and cast him from the sky; and he fell upon the towers of Thangorodrim, and they were broken in his ruin. This is based on the fact that he was a hatchling when they left Valyria. Drogon Daenerys Targaryen’s mount from Game of Thrones, ended up being 50 meters long, plus or minus 10. Arya sneaks into Cersei's litter while she escapes King's Landing. Balerion is almost longer than Godzilla from snout to tail for reference 2014 Godzilla is 108 meters tall and Balerion is like 115 or 120 meters long, so he's bigger than the male muto. His teeth were as large as sword. Six moons had come and passed. She’s one of the OG3 dragons of Aegon’s Conquest. 827 votes, 118 comments. Although during this time she was the smallest of the trio that included Balerion and Meraxes, Vhagar was still large enough to swallow a horse whole, and her flames could melt armor. For comparison, a 25 m blue whale weighs about 180,000 kg. Nothing to do with size whatsoever. Vhagar at the start of the Dance, is nearly as big as Balerion was during Aegon Conquest*. There's a lot more going on in a dragon's death than just the fall. First thing of note, he's too builky and his neck is tiny. Vhagar was three times as large as Tessarion or Seasmoke. 5 = 67,500 lbs, or 33. September 20, 2021 by Johnny Holland. The winged shadow. Vaegar was 52 during the conquest, 172 when Aemond claimed her and is 181 when the Dance begins. Balerion was so massive, that it was said he could black out the sky and his shadow could cover entire towns as he flew over. Maegor rode balerion, he was the one that ordered construction of the pit, I'm sure at the time, it may have been just large enough to host balerion, but balerion grow older and bigger afterwards. By the time the first Viserys rode Balerion, he was basically the oldest living creature and could barely get up in. [SEE FULL LIST] Balerion, known as Balerion the Black Dread, was the dragon ridden by Aegon the Conqueror during the War of Conquest. Balerion, the largest and oldest Targaryen dragon, was already alive when House Targaryen moved from Valyria to Dragonstone in 114 BC, and died of old age in 94 AC. Balerion. That could be the case since Aenar Targaryen brought FIVE dragons with him to Dragonstone. Known as the Black Dread, Balerion was the biggest and strongest of all of the dragons that set foot on Westeros, as his massive head alone was big enough to swallow at least two horses whole. One of those would be Balerion's parents. Vhagar. 149. Balerion, Vhagar, and Meraxes were all well trained, specifically for battle (this is important), and were way bigger than Dany's dragons. While never being seen on screen in all his glory, there are hints from. You have to see in person what titanically large beasts they are! So in that retrospect My interpretation of Balerion like other users have said "Meaning that the real Balerion would probably have been about twice as high, twice as wide and maybe four times as long as the one in this picture. but Vhagar was born when Balerion was 62 years old, she would’ve been even bigger if there was no dance. Balerion was a wild hunter. He was a legendary gigantic black dragon who served as the personal mount of Aegon I Targaryen. Apr 10, 2022. By Josh Rosenberg Published: Oct 24, 2022. . Drogon is described to be a large dragon with black scales and blood red horns, claws, and eyes which is similar to Balerion who was given the title of the black dread. K. Even Balerion could be brought down by enough men with big blades, if unable to fly. His scales and wing were black. In my opinion Stannis should die on the throne too. I'm leaning more towards some magical demon thingy, as if that's too be found anywhere then it's in the ruins of valyria. Warning: Game of Thrones: Season 7 spoilers below. But which is the most powerful?. "Balerion the Black Dread was two hundred years old when he died during the reign of Jaehaerys the. Smaug doesn't have an official size. 7 Meleys: The Red Queen. He lived for 220+ years (126BC to 94AC) and according to my knowledge, the only dragon to die of natural causes. Balerion was wayyyy bigger, Drogon should get there soon enough though Reply reply sebtheweb29 • In about 195 years. The largest of which, ancalagon the black, was so large that he destroyed 3 mountains when he fell. They say that a dragon that is “born naturally” grow much slower than dragons born of magic. So I watched the house that Dragons built episode 1 and there it said that Balerion's skull is 9 meters long and I thought that now since people know how large Balerion's skull is we can finally find out just how much larger he is than Drogon but to do that we need someone to figure out how long Drogon's head is. Maybe earlier dragons were more powerful and better-fed, but died. In the books the dragonpit is big enough to where around 80,000 people could be seated in the stadium and 40 dragon cave entrances lined the inner ring of the dragonpit, tunneled deep into the hillside, and each of their entrances had huge doors that opened up on the sand of the dragonpit, and huge doors at each of the exit points for the dragons. Rowling’s Harry Potter fantasy series. The exact size of Balerion is not known, but. Officially Vhagar is bigger than Smaug. Balerion was the greatest Targaryen dragon who ever lived, the largest since the fall of Valyria. ago. Balerion's dead technically isn't through natural natural causes. [1] The skulls used to hang in long rows on the walls of the throne room of the Red Keep. Balerion flew West with Aenar Targaryen before the Doom of Valyria 2, Balerion was the largest skull in the throne room, followed by Meraxes and Vhagar 3, Meraxes' and Vhagar's skulls were no more than ~415 years old at the time of A Game of Thrones 4, Meraxes was no more than 125 years old at the time of its death and yet was. Over the past decade, $272. The kitten started to look more like a sleek black tomcat. Balerion, the Black Dread, was ridden by King Aegon I Targaryen, called the Conqueror. Sean2257. In a behind-the-scenes video on the official Game of Thrones YouTube channel, visual effects Producer Nikeah Forde explained that Vhagar is. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. Balerion is the biggest dragon westeros ever seen though it had a common size to the dragonlords dragons in Valyria. He was smaller than Balerion but bigger than Vhagar at the time of his demise. Balerion is noted later on in F&B to have finally stopped growing. Balerion himself was simply too large to miss, but how had he escaped notice in both Westeros and Essos? The Septon had deduced that the wrong question had been asked. Not big enough that Aegon was confident he could defeat the North with Balerion alone Balerion was a 100 years old when Aegon started conquering, and lived another 100 yrs and died at the age of 200. The series has promised to go big on dragons, with a whopping 17 expected to appear throughout the series. Drogon had the wingspan of a Boeing 747, about 220 ft (68 meters). He was so large that the shadow alone could. But when it comes to the more notable dragons, few overshadow the Black Dread. To be honest, it’s not even close either because Vhagar’s size, by the end of her life, was said to rival Balerion the Black Dread, the largest dragon ever to exist. Even though Vermithor isn’t bigger. No, Balerion was the last creature to have seen Valyria in it's prime, there is no way Cannibal is bigger, regarding Vhagar I think she was as big as Balerion was during the conquest (correct me if I'm wrong), but it's 100% true that Vhagar was bigger than Cannibal. Balerion survived again and never had chance of flying afterwards, due to his wounds. She could theoretically have been descended from Balerion, I suppose, but it’s a 1/5 chance since the Targaryens brought 4 other dragons with them when. Balerion is stated in the books as being the largest of the 3 dragons right, everyone agrees on this including Martin who wrote it. He trained himself to confront larger foes, learning how to make them hurt and bleed and flee from him. Is that not the case?Where as smaug is 427ft in the movie. The minor details of Balerion aren't important, everyone that mentions him says he's freakin huge! It's the same thing with Kraken's, massive monsters that don't exist in reality. Though big enough to be ridden, Tyraxes was not large enough to be used in combat by the time the civil war thickened. but what we do know is that Vhagar’s jaw was large enough to swallow a whole horse and she was easily almost as big as Balerion by the time she died. It just says that Balerion was the oldest and largest of the Targaryen dragons that were brought to Westeros, and the largest since then. For reference, Balerion was roughly 100 years old when Aegon invaded Westeros and died almost 100 years after that. . IIRC one of Balerion's siblings got murked by a ballista and Drogon himself nearly got killed in the same manner, whereas 2005 kong put up a pretty good fight against planes armed with machine guns. They are the only known species of dragon capable of producing fire and can fly at speeds of up to 200 mph. ago. The lifespan of dragons is many times that of a human, though their maximum natural lifespan is difficult to determine: as beasts of war, most of the known examples died in battle. and then the unlikely description of Nagga (sea dragon) size: feed on leviathans and giant krakens and drown whole islands in her wroth. As with Drogon, there’s not much I can say about Balerion the Black Dread you don’t already know. But it has been made clear that the show House of the Dragon will include up to 17 different dragons. Meraxes died quite early as it got killed in Dorne after Westeros was conquered. If that hadn’t happened to him it’s entirely possible he could have lived to be older. Another theory is that Balerion bonded with aerea and felt her deep longing for home and he flew to home, his original home, in Valyria. No, Cannibal is smaller even than Vermithor who is the third largest dragon after Balerion and Vhagar. 000002% of 300ft (football field) is 0. Fun fact: one of Drogon's aliases is 'Balerion, come again', while his rider, Daenerys, is known as 'Aegon the Conqueror with Teats'. Drogon is adult size, but dragons never stop growing, balerion was centuries old. Not big enough that Aegon was confident he could defeat the North with Balerion alone Balerion was a 100 years old when Aegon started conquering, and lived another 100 yrs and died at the age of 200. (Fire and Blood) However, Vhagar was comparable in age to Balerion when he died at the age of around two hundred years. ago. big and small, of diverse origins. i can't wait for season 2!! Related Topics House of the Dragon Fantasy TV Television comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment. A Forum of Ice and Fire A Song of Ice and Fire & Game of ThronesDaenerys said they were barely eating when they ate like 16 cows and 11 sheeps in a day, so nonetheless they have to eat a shit ton. However, the last time we saw Drogon, he probably wasn’t half the size of Vhagar, who was close to Balerion’s size. During her youth, she is said to have been faster than both Caraxes and Vhagar. turtlexxi • 5 yr. Applying the cube law to estimate Drogon's weight currently, we have 160*7. Balerion's fire also destroyed the mighty castle of Harrenhal, which was thought to be impregnable. And while Balerion probably did. he rode balerion cause he was a big geek and i love that :) Reply replyAnalysis of Dragon Sizes in advance of Game of Thrones Season 7Subscribe to this Channel: Game of Thrones: West. A dragon the size of Ancalagon cannot be supported easily. 75 tons. Vermithor is a bronze dragon, nicknamed the Bronze Fury, and was at one point the third-largest dragon in Westeros behind only. Balerion was the largest of all Targaryen dragons since Aegon’s conquest, with a wingspan so large that his shadow could engulf entire towns as he flew overhead. Finally, Maegor died on the throne. (He came from the sky. In season seven of the game of thrones, Cersei Lannister stands in. Balerion, Meraxes and Vhagar were believed to be the last surviving dragons from Valyria, though dragons pop up in cultures all over Essos. Only mentioned he is twice the size of 747. Vhagar was smaller than Balerion, but she was still only 20 years younger when she died. ago. In Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire, Balerion the Black Dread was the dragon of King Aegon I Targaryen, known also as Aegon the Conqueror, who helped the king to win the War of Conquest. Balerion's fire also forged the Iron Throne. Vhagar vs Balerion size. Balerion would be named like so because it may be reminiscent of "Baler" features i. Balerion was said to be over 200 years old so we can definitely rule out seeing Drogon as big as Balerion due to the time scale we have left in the show. Smaug is still a huge and devastating beast, especially compared to little Bilbo Baggins, but Balerion's height comes out victorious. In conclusion, some dragons like 180 year old Vhagar and 200+ year old Balerion were too big for the dragon pit, I'm sure they could squeeze through. ago. One bite from Balerion's much bigger head (mammoth-swallowing implies 10-15 feet tall at least, Smaug is batting in the 6-8 foot range. The black one. So thinking that he's weaker than vhagar is a mistake. We don't know whether dragons grow their entire lives or not. Business, Economics, and Finance. 5. Based on the horse and elephant scale to the left it appears this is what Dany's dragons' sizes were around season 4. was he old enough to be involved in. He can be distinguished by his black and red. Balerion kept growing until the day he died, he was so big that when Viserys was his rider he could barely get up into the sky anymore. we know that Balerion and Vhagar were really big, and that Caraxes was quite a bit smaller than Vhagar. He was so large it was said his shadow could swallow an entire town when Balerion took flight. But rereading the books I came across something interesting. Mathash cha yeng we yedhrol. Balerion was over 200. Similarly, the bone-density required to keep the wings capable of lifting that much weight from being destroyed by the lift force itself make the wings too heavy to be lifted by the air they can move. WARNING! This article contains SPOILERS for House of the Dragon season 1! House of the Dragon features Vhagar and the skull of Balerion the Black Dread, but leaves out the third dragon from Aegon’s Conquest. She had multiple riders over the. My top guess is Aurion's dragon is alive and living in Valyria. According to Tyrion Lannister, Meraxes was larger than Vhagar but smaller than Balerion, and it is said Meraxes could swallow horses whole. Originally the smallest of the three dragons that belonged to House Targaryen at the time of Aegon the Conquer's successful campaign to unify Westeros under his banner, she became the largest of the dragons after the death of Balerion. It was so large it was said his shadow could swallow an entire town when Balerion took flight. Their ship docked in one of the harbors, and Balerion didn’t hesitate to follow the man that smelled like Rhae’s family and board his little boat. e. Meleys is ridden by Rhaenys Targaryen. R. He was Balerion's rider at the time of his death in 94 AC. Forum Posts. Drogon is one of the dragons born in the Dothraki sea. Known riders. Balerion was the big stick, that was the biggest stick in the realm. Balerion is the famous dragon of Aegon The Conqueror, the biggest and mightiest dragon that ever lived. Might could refer to physical strength, battle prowess, inherent "magical" ability, or any number of other attributes. Vhagar was a she-dragon of House Targaryen. " During last night's episode of Game of Thrones, we see Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) standing in front of the skull of Balerion the Black Dread, providing a glimpse at just how large the dragon of Aegon the Conqueror actually was, and how it compares in. In 93 AC, Prince Baelon’s sixteen-year-old son, Viserys, entered the Dragonpit and claimed Balerion. That's the point. He’s about that big. Of course, House of the Dragon is long over before Drogon is even born. He only became a big dragon as he grew over the hundreds of years (I can't remember how many) between the Doom and the Conquest. He was very charismatic and commanding. Balerion is the largest dragon that House Targaryen has ever bred or ever will breed. The books said she was as big as Balerion was during Aegon's conquest. Drogon is a blip on the radar compared to Balerion. That was how big Balerion was during the Conquest, he grew a substantial amount later in life. . Firewyrms grow large but I think everyone is forgetting just how absurdly big Balerion was. " During last night's episode of Game of Thrones, we see Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) standing in front of the skull of Balerion the Black Dread, providing a glimpse at just how large the dragon of Aegon the Conqueror actually was, and how it compares in size to. He could swallow. 5*7. For Vhagar, she was the youngest dragon during the Conquest, so also the smallest. Named after a Valyrian god, Balerion was massive and powerful; said to be big enough that his shadow while flying swallowed whole towns. The dragons have been a big part of the game of thrones. 13 m) 3 = 2,376,380 kg. And during the later parts of his life, Balerion had grown really weak and sluggish. Balerion's Age [Spoilers EXTENDED] So in several books and The World of Ice and Fire, it's mentioned that Balerion was one of 5 surviving dragons from Valyria that the Targaryens brought to Dragonstone when they fled. So lets estimate Aegon at around 6 feet 4 inches, or a. Balerion were all free to fly but he grew bigger a lot faster just because he was bigger. A great deal of the dragon’s strength comes from its size and the power of its Dragonfire. in world theory, drogon was allowed to do whatever he wanted, eat as much as he wanted. the targs where a small family with 4 dragons. Along with Balerion and Vhagar, Meraxes was used by Rhaenys to help Aegon the Conqueror take control of Westeros, forging it into the Seven Kingdoms we know so well. 25. King Aenys I. Smaug from The Hobbit is a staggering 140 meters long, give or take 15. Well, my opinion as a owner of all 8 Blu-ray seasons of GoT, Fire and Blood, the 100$ GoT collectors chess set, a Longclaw letter opener and all of the GoT books is that Balerion should make an appearance because they are too damn close to. Drogon is HUGE in Game Of Thrones Season 7, but is he as big as Balerion the black dre. Balerion was massive. Barth's comments to the contrary are irrelevant. Meraxes was the silver dragon of Rhaenys Targaryen, the second sister wife of Aegon the Conqueror. Balerion. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire"…Look how big and mean he is! He is Balerion the Black, a Targaryen Dragon!" There was laughter and giggles, and the big humans made merry. And Balerion, judging by books and show. Remember though that Balerion was 200 years old when Aegon conquered Westeros, and Drogon is only like 2-ish at this point. By the time Vhagar reached the size of Balerion during Aegon's conquest, he was already old. Vhagar is the greatest battle-tested Westerosi dragon of all time. Reply replyBalerion is likely the bigger dragon, being known for swallowing mammoths whole, his shadow can engulf an entire town. You have to see in person what titanically large beasts they are! So in that retrospect My interpretation of Balerion like other users have said "Meaning that the real Balerion would probably have been about twice as high, twice as wide and maybe four times as long as the one in this picture. Remember though that Balerion was 200 years old when Aegon conquered Westeros, and Drogon is only like 2-ish at this point. clearly he's done some growing, hence a misleading effort to compare the size of drogon and balerion by the first picture. Big, scary monsters lurk in the lairs of Dragonstone. 226. Due to the fact that Vhagar has aged quite a bit by the time Prince Aegon became her rider, Balerion would approximately be the same size, upon his death. "Might" is a subjective term, and we have no context with which to measure it. Aug 20, 2018. Commanded by Daenerys Targaryen, he is named for her late husband, Khal Drogo. LChris24 • 7 mo. . It's also likely to just be a story, we've seen how big Balerion is canonically and he's not TOO much longer than Drogon is right now, but a. During his Conquest he typically wore a shirt of black scales into battle and wielded Blackfyre, a bastard sword made of Valyrian steel. Balerion is a little too large to be viable. By the time of the Dance of the Dragons, and the deaths of Balerion and Meraxes, Vhagar was one of the largest dragons in existence. One could ride a horse down Vhagar's gullet. Balerion was big sure, but he surely wasn’t the only big dragon they had over the course of their time on Dragonstone. Dany’s 3 were hatched with blood magic. Balerion died earlier, Vhagar had many years to catch up. Check out our review of "Stormborn. Vhagar’s short scene in Episode 6 speaks for itself. He also created a new order of seventy-seven warriors, the Dragonkeepers, to guard the royal dragons. A Forum of Ice and Fire A Song of Ice and Fire & Game of ThronesThat Drogon is freaking huge, but still nowhere near the size Balerion was when Aegon invaded Westeros, to say nothing of how big Balerion was when he died some 94 years after. aegon was the first to unite (most of) the kingdoms, he was the first to take the targaryens' rule off of dragonstone after generations of them contentedly ruling just the one island. Balerion's fire was used to forge the swords of Aegon's enemies into the Iron Throne. When Vhagar died it was almost as big as Balerion,(it lived like 150 more years than Meraxes) but during the conquest it was smaller than Meraxes. In 43 AC, Maegor and Balerion killed Aegon the Uncrowned and his dragon, Quicksilver, in the Battle Beneath The God’s Eye; dispatching the Faith’s preferred monarch. If we assume a steady rate of growth, this means by the time of Balerion’s death, roughly 100 years after the events of the picture, he may have been in excess. As it stands currently though I believe Balerion alone eats all 3 of Daenery’s dragons, but she’s supposed to be the 2nd coming of Aegon and. This makes sense, prolonged sitting on big Balerion is irradiates your balls and makes you sterile. Balerion was the big stick, that was the biggest stick in the realm. Vhagar is a she-dragon who served House Targaryen in the centuries of 52 BC to 130 AC. This scope covers NO story elements of ASOIAF or "Game of Thrones" per Rule 3. Meraxes's was larger than Vhagar but smaller than Balerion. Giving it about 10 or more times the mass of this. Balerion died due to old age so should have gotten as big as possible so you would expect him to be on the level of the Valyrian dragons. Maegor’s reign lasted six years and six days. He was the largest of the wild dragons, and the oldest, his age being unknown to history. He helped his master in his conquest of Westeros as well as in the creation of the iron throne. Cersei looks back on KL as it explodes, killing thousands of Tyrells. Drogon is also not very old. So smaug still dwarfs balerion.