Game of Throneswas a money-making and award-winning show for HBO.
Hence, the television giant is keen on exploring the land of Westeros even more.
This incident drastically reduced the number of Targaryens, and almost completely decimated the dragons.
And since its announcement back in 2019,House of the Dragonhas fans eager to revisit theGame of Thronesuniverse.
One obvious factor is the involvement of more dragons (yes, a lot of them!
), and the other is the potential for even more, intense and gruesome battle scenes.
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Jon wins the war, though with some outside assistance, and Ramsay is delivered righteous justice.
The battle of Rook’s Rest was one of the first major defeats faced by the black faction.
Cristons greens planned a trap for the blacks at Rooks Rest.
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He sent a raven to Queen Rhaenyra, asking for help.
She burned down Criston’s archers and scorpions with her dragonfire.
Meleys fought bravely against the two behemoths, Vhagar being the largest at the time.
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She managed to gravely injure Sunfyre, but was brought down by Vhagar.
Rhaenys charred corpse was found next to Meleys' broken body.
However, Aegon suffered severe burns, and Sunfyre was rendered flightless for a while.
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All hope seemed lost for the greens when a massive shadow appeared in the sky above them.
To make the matter even worse, Ser Pate of Longleaf blocked their escape from the South.
The blacks won the skirmish, but at a high price.
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The high number of casualties on both sides led to it being called theFishfeedby its participants.
It might just rival the amount of bloodshed shown in the Battle of Bastards on-screen.
Cristons forces were attacked by blacks disguised as corpses.
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The greens were outnumbered two to one.
Criston came face to face with the three Lords of the black army.
He offered to surrender, but was refused.
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With Criston dead, the greens collapsed quickly, with hundreds of them being killed while trying to flee.
Remember how Jon Snow took on Ramsay Bolton one-on-one towards the end of the Battle of Bastards?
Although the blacks were outnumbered ten-to-one, they managed to reach the commander of the greens.
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Roderick killed Lord Ormund and his cousin, Ser Bryndon Hightower, before succumbing to his wounds.
The two betrayers, Ulf and Hugh, were reluctant to help Daeron advance toward King’s Landing.
Meanwhile, Rhaenyra had condemned baseborn dragonrider Ser Addam Velaryon after hearing of the two betrayers.
He was resolved to defend his honour by retaking Tumbleton from Ulf and Hugh.
Addam attacked the sleeping greens at night.
Though with only 4000 men he was greatly outnumbered, he possessed the element of surprise.
Hugh and Prince Daeron were killed in the battle, while Ulf slept through the whole ordeal.
Addam, atop his dragon Seasmoke, gave his life fighting the riderless Vermithor and Tessarion.
The three dragons perished in the fight as well.
Most of the heavy hitters were dead.
Aegon II Targaryen had captured and killed Rhaenyra, but her cause lived on.
Borros greatly underestimated the remainder of Rhaenyras forces.
The two armies met on the Kingsroad two days away from King’s Landing.
Many of the soldiers refused to fight, while some others fled the field.
Lord Kermit Tully killed Borros with his morningstar after he refused to surrender.
The blacks eventually won, even after the death of Rhaenyra Targaryen.
It was a one-on-one fight between the two strongest and most feared members of each faction.
Prince Daemon was the most experienced fighter at the time, and his dragon Caraxes was no less.
Caraxes flew straight up into the sky, disappearing into the clouds.
Aemond, too confident of his victory, followed his uncle.
All four of them dove into the Gods eye lake.
Vhagar and Aemond’s corpses washed ashore years later.
Daemon’s body was never found.
The confrontation between Caraxes and Vhagar is perhaps the most famous battle involving dragons from theDance of the Dragonlore.
There is also a shrouded mystery about the fate of Daemon Targaryen, as his corpse was never found.
This battle might turn out to be the most iconic one yet, even rivaling the famedGame of Thronesepisode.
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