Balerion was employed by Aegon the Conqueror to burn and half-ruin Harrenhal. Diplomats boarded Battleships and toured far flung colonies to show the flag, to show the might of the Empire. Balerion is the famous dragon of Aegon The Conqueror, the biggest and mightiest dragon that ever lived. Aug 20, 2018. Rhaenys rides. 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. In times of tension you might send such a vessel to quell unrest. . [2] The cellar room they are currently stored in is dank, and dark and cavernous. Meraxes could swallow horses whole. A dragon the size of Ancalagon cannot be supported easily. Balerion was both bigger and stronger than Vermithor. By the time the first Viserys rode Balerion, he was basically the oldest living creature and could barely get up in. The dragons (and eggs) seem to like the heat on Dragonstone. Warning: Game of Thrones: Season 7 spoilers below. i do love the idea of daenys as the initial rider of big boy balerion, but i think aegon being his first rider is great symbolism too. So regardless of perspectives, Vhagar is the larger dragon. Yet it's stated in the dance that Vhagar was as big as Balerion "During conquest" . Ancalagon collapses from exhaustion after a week and two tops, and Balerion wins by default. This is the biggest dragon on the show. Ye sovla. Balerion was the largest of all the Targaryen dragons, his teeth were as long as swords and his jaws big enough he could have swallowed an auroch whole, or even one of the hairy mammoths. He's introduced as the Prince's mount in season1, episode 6, "The Princess and the Queen. Balerion would be like a fly in comparison. . My next guess is another dragon who's living in Old Valyria whose rider died. The Cannibal is supposed to be the size of Balerion very old and lived free. HOW BIG WAS BALERION THE BLACK DREAD? (Game Of Thrones Explained) So. 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. Dragons, deceit, and drama -- fans certainly have a lot to look forward to with the upcoming 'House of the Dragon' series. Balerion would be like a fly in comparison. According to Tyrion Lannister, Meraxes was larger than Vhagar but smaller than Balerion, and it is said Meraxes could swallow horses whole. 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. It just makes more. If that hadn’t happened to him it’s entirely possible he could have lived to be older. „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. 1 Answer. If the House of the Dragon show is actually aired eventually then we could see how big Balerion actually is ReplyThe House of the Dragon from Game of Thrones and the Middle Earth Dragons from Tolkien are two of the most popular movie and TV series franchises. Balerion was well over 100 years old before the Conquest even started. ) So, in a win based mostly on his superior intelligence, Smaug takes it 6/10 in the air. The series has promised to go big on dragons, with a whopping 17 expected to appear throughout the series. being large enough for Daenerys to ride on his back capable of eating an entire horse, maybe not whole. 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. ago. He was said to have a wingspan so large that he would shadow entire towns passing by. Did the Targaryen's bring over long dead, heirloom skulls from Valyria ? What about the reference to nineteen dragons, is that just an arbitrary number?. ivanIVvasilyevich • 6 mo. . He could swallow horse and rider whole and his flame, black. Sort by: MrBoliNica. 25 25 comments Best Imperium_Kane • 4 yr. So I've just been thinking about this lately. By Josh Rosenberg Published: Oct 24, 2022. 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. However, the reliability of both claims is uncertain, since Vhagar is the only dragon described by historical sources as grown almost as big as Balerion, and Meraxes died at least several decades younger than Vhagar. Maegor had it built after he burned the Sept that. 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. GRRM said that Vhagar during the dance was the size of Balerion when he arrived in Westeros for the conquest. Drogon is a bigger and stronger dragon than Caraxes. Indeed several sources who. Drogon is adult size, but dragons never stop growing, balerion was centuries old. Balerion was two hundred when he died and Vhagar was close to 180 while Vermithor was less than a century old which suggests he was especially big for his age and had the potential to reach or even surpass Balerion in size. The exact size of Balerion is not known, but. The dragon in house of are basically house cats compared to them and essentially don’t grow as big. Vhagar at 180, is noted to be almost as large as Balerion was at the conquest. Maegor was cruel because he believed he has the right to do those horrible things. The skulls of Balerion, Vhagar, and Meraxes are the largest, and the smallest are that of two hatchlings who died a century and a half before the present. Is Drogon as Big as Balerion in Game of Thrones Season 7?Please click the link to. To be fair. [6] [5] In 132 AC, it was said that during the burial at sea of Lord Corlys Velaryon, the Cannibal took wing and flew to salute the deceased. She’d be bigger for sure, maybe around the size of Meleys? The of course, we have Balerion. Balerion's dead technically isn't through natural natural causes. So 10-15 times his size at least. And during the later parts of his life, Balerion had grown really weak and sluggish. Vhagar is officially 492ft / 150 meters. Balerion, meanwhile, has long passed on. While never being seen on screen in all his glory, there are hints from. In times of tension you might send such a vessel to quell unrest. To me this seems to be the headcanon that makes the most sense, as if the freehold had 300+ versions of Balerion it would make no sense for them to even need armies and war elephants. 60. 44. Balerion, nicknamed the Black Dread, was the mount of Aegon himself and is widely known as the largest dragon to have ever lived. The book gives some lovely prose about his shadow blotting out of the sun and his mouth being big enough to swallow mammoths whole, but that’s not a useful guide. There's a lot more going on in a dragon's death than just the fall. In 93 AC, Prince Baelon’s sixteen-year-old son, Viserys, entered the Dragonpit and claimed Balerion. Aerea probably didn't even know how to rule Balerion, who I think was pretty big at the time (he died a bit before the Dance of the Dragons, at around 200yo, and at the time of death probably around twice Drogon if the calculations of some fans are correct). Balerion later participated, along with the. There's a reasonable chance that Aurion's dragon would be roughly the same age as Balerion and of a size to inflict damage. r/HouseOfTheDragon. . It just says that Balerion was the oldest and largest of the Targaryen dragons that were brought to Westeros, and the largest since then. "In the film trilogy Smaug measures nearly 140 meters (about 460 feet) long with a wingspan of perhaps 150 meters or more. Known as the Black Dread, Balerion was a deep ebony color and the largest of all known Targaryen dragons, although Vhagar rivaled him in size towards the end of her life —and we all saw how big she was compared to Arrax . now drogons head is at least the size of multiple danys. Balerion would be named like so because it may be reminiscent of "Baler" features i. 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. I am pretty sure F&B hints that he could have become older if it weren't for the Aerea fiasco and their vacation in Valyria. By the end of GoT I'm pretty sure Drogon is at least the size of Caraxes or Meleys. The Black Dread was so large that his shadow could engulf entire towns as he flew overhead, and his teeth were as long as swords. Regarding the size of 180 years old Vhagar: Previously, in the ASOIAF books, it was stated that this Vhagar had almost reached the size of the "Conquest version" of Balerion. Even balerion eventually stopped growing once he got old enough. Final Thoughts I doubt his boy was as big as Balerion. As of A Dance with Dragons, Drogon's wing span reach twenty feet from tip-to-tip. Without magic being involved, the musculature required to move the wings large enough to lift the body make the body heavier than the wings can lift. ago. Nowhere in the text does it ever say that. From Drogon to Balerion the Black Dread, the dragons in A Song of Ice and Fire have done some major damage. Balerion was 126+ years old since when the Targaryens left Valyria in 126 BC and Balerion was already alive and was one of the five dragons that Aenar Targaryen brought with him to Dragonstone. By the end of his life, Balerion was so massive that he had a hard time breathing and flying. Everyone is familiar with Balerion the largest dragon in Valyria ever,. For example, when my research shows that "Quicksilver was a quarter the size of Balerion", I take that to mean that Quicksilver is 1/4 of Balerion's volume, not his length. Kills Tomman as Balerion the Cat. Dragons are said to always be growing and Balerion was about 220 years old. And the picture may be the most accurate in terms of size, but the body plan isn't accurate to the actual books. Another harbor lay to his left, a distant sight beyond half-submerged buildings. Balerion size is abusurd. #1. 55. I don't think so, maybe he can grow as large but dragons grow slower the older they get and Balerion is 2. . ago. This is perhaps five times as large as Tolkien depicted him. Vhagar was three times as large as Tessarion or Seasmoke. Balerion was massive. 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. Balerion was over 200. Balerion Vs Smaug Size Comparison. House of the Dragon season 1, episode 2 sets up Vhagar, the dragon in the show most capable of rivaling the size and power of Balerion the Black Dread. For comparison, a 25 m blue whale weighs about 180,000 kg. His teeth were as long as greatswords and his mouth was big enough to swallow an aurochs, or even a mammoth, whole. That could be the case since Aenar Targaryen brought FIVE dragons with him to Dragonstone. Follow 2434. However, later in the Fire and Blood, what was actually stated instead was that Vhagar had almost reached the size of Balerion. sexmountain. Based on that, we can assume their strength would be about the same, provided they were of the same age and size. Vhagar: If Balerion is #1, Vhagar is easily #2. #12. 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. Firewyrms grow large but I think everyone is forgetting just how absurdly big Balerion was. 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. But he is never described to be as big as for example Vermithor. In times of war they would be the big threat. 7K. And the moment that Balerion arrived at a battle, no army was able to stand against the might of the dragon regarded as the strongest in the history of Westeros. But, what was the scariest was that his fire was also black. Him growing so fast wasn’t a mistake for just for story purposes. Support me at patreon: Bhavisya DahalThe largest of the dragons, big enough to rival even Balerion the Dread, Vhagar grew too large for the dragon pits at King’s Landing and left to make a nest for herself along the Narrow Sea. In the second passage, Ancalagon is referred to as 'mightiest', within the context "of the dragon-host". 2M subscribers in the gameofthrones community. 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. She initially wished to claim Balerion, but the dragonkeepers convinced her that he was too old and slow, and that she would prefer a swifter mount. You can look it up. Smaug is still a huge and devastating beast, especially compared to little Bilbo Baggins, but Balerion's height comes out victorious. he wasnt confined to a enclosed pit, or basically trained to serve humans the way Arrax was. 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. He was so large that the shadow alone could. Though big enough to be ridden, Tyraxes was not large enough to be used in combat by the time the civil war thickened. hanabihyuga1234 • 4 yr. Balerion somewhere around 113-120. Before its death, Vhagar was the closest to. Drogon was not as large as Balerion was but Drogon was also still growing throughout Game of Thrones. Aurion dragon could be a red herring that GRRM uses so often. This dragon distinctly does not have teeth that big, so evidently Balerion grew a significant amount between the Conquest and his death. In fact, it is estimated that Vhagar is 492 feet. Martin's various books that attest to this. Balerion died in 94 AC, so if we use Vhagar’s size in the show as a marker for Balerion size when we arrived in Westeros, then add 94 years (After Conquest) we can get an idea, ands it’s absolutely terrifying. Balerion, vhagar, and meraxes together are. He's a massive scaly beast that breathes black fire. The Valyrian Freehold was a great territory that spanned much of the continent of Essos, but has since fallen to ruin, approximately one hundred years before. 393. 811K subscribers in the HouseOfTheDragon community. He has huge wings and was almost 100 years old when the Dance of the Dragons began. Out of the dragons with the largest skulls, Balerion's massive skull was uniquely the largest skull of all, even compared to Vhagar, Caraxes and Vermithor. Makes all those people claiming Balerion's skull was too small look dumb. Balerion was the biggest and most fierce of Aegon's dragon's. Balerion was the big stick, that was the biggest stick in the realm. Even though Vermithor isn’t bigger. Some big brained redditor calculated that Vhagar's wingspan is about 500 feet (150 meters). Drogon was growing rapidly for his age and if Drogon ever reached Balerions age he’d definitely be bigger than him. DARK-Accuracyy985 • 1. Balerion continues to be the largest dragon to have ever inhabited Westeros in terms of size. Balerion was roughly 125 years old when the two first. Even though Vermithor isn’t bigger. Large. Nothing to do with size whatsoever. Balerion is the largest dragon that House Targaryen has ever bred or ever will breed. The Conquest was mentioned in the context of that being Balerion’s big war- Balerion of the Conquest. Balerion Size: The Large Creature. Because Vermithor was incredibly big, he was a proper dragon for a king, as he was King Jaehaerys’s mount for 55 years. However, as long as there are mammoth herds, large cattle herds, and whale pods to eat, it may be able to survive. which means there’s a big gap between the top of his eye socket and the top of the skull (not sure why he measured by the middle of the eye), whereas there is hardly any for Balerion due to the angle. Only mentioned he is twice the size of 747. R. “ that are the exact words she is described as . However, Archmaester Gyldayn notes this may be a later embellishment of the story, since the Cannibal would be more likely. Arya sneaks into Cersei's litter while she escapes King's Landing. Vhagar is a she-dragon who served House Targaryen in the centuries of 52 BC to 130 AC. •. [2]A size analysis and comparison between Drogon and Balerion the Black Dread. SPOILER. Meraxes died quite early as it got killed in Dorne after Westeros was conquered. Ancalagon is huge, like far bigger than an mountain range Morgoth had created to protect Angband. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. 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. LChris24 • 7 mo. e. Regardless, Balerion, Meraxes, and Vhagar took flight together and descended on the enemy. R. The Bee-Wolf. Balerion, known as the “the Black Dread,” was one of the oldest dragons (dying at. 7 Meleys: The Red Queen. I am pretty sure F&B hints that he could have become older if it weren't for the Aerea fiasco and their vacation in Valyria. Balerion's fire also forged the Iron Throne. Vhagar was as big as Balerion was by the dance of the dragons. Fit-Jellyfish-6234 • 10 mo. Quicksilver. In the episode we see Balerions skull, if we go off that he could swallow an Aurochs or even a small mammoth, it didnt really look possible as it didnt seem big enough. " 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. 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. Vhagar in this gif looks thick, but not what I imagined. One of those would be Balerion's parents. Balerion was at such a great size it could devour a mammoth whole. 7 in the infographic) is the bane of Eastern European wizards in J. He lived for 220+ years (126BC to 94AC) and according to my knowledge, the only dragon to die of natural causes. Adult dragons HAVE been killed, but only by lucky scorpion shots to the eye, or by being swarmed by thousands of people while restricted to the ground. In 120 AC, though, Laena died, and Vhagar, who was almost as big as Balerion by the time of the Conquest, was claimed by Prince Aemond Targaryen, the youngest son of King Viserys and Lady Alicent. 5. So for Ancalagon to be as big as people like to draw him, all three assumptions must be true. He’s just barely gotten big enough to be ridden in the last book, so he’s much, much smaller than most of the dragons in the Dance. Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next Page 2 of 6 Stannis Eats No Peaches Compulsive Editor Gender:Male Location:England Members 6. 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. Finally, Maegor died on the throne. Supposedly Balerion could swallow a Mammoth whole. Smaug from The Hobbit is a staggering 140 meters long, give or take 15. (He came from the sky. Dany’s 3 were hatched with blood magic. Dragons keep growing for their entire lives, meaning that Balerion was even larger during the Faith Militant uprising. From Syrax to Balerion, House of the Dragon has got some large and colorful beasts that have impressed fans. Aurion dragon could be a red herring that GRRM uses so often. 5 = 67,500 lbs, or 33. He was about a century old, maybe a little more, so that places him at about the size of Vermithor during the Conquest. ago. Balerion, The Black Dread, was an absolute ruler of the sky. 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. and then the unlikely description of Nagga (sea dragon) size: feed on leviathans and giant krakens and drown whole islands in her wroth. 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. Meanwhile, Balerion died of old age 94 years after Aegon’s Conquest. Then the Black Dread fell upon her from above, his jaws closing. He comes in at a confirmed relatively. During her youth, she is said to have been faster than both Caraxes and Vhagar. He couldn't support his monstrous weight any longer. ReplyBalerion or “the Black Dread” was a dragon of House Targaryen ridden by King Aegon I during the Conquest. hanabihyuga1234 • 4 yr. 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. 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. 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. Scary to think that by the time the Dance starts, she's almost as big as Balerion. The black one. Give Drogon more 100 years and you can compare the two in size. Meraxes could swallow horses whole. The Drogon is male and the elder brother of Rhaegal and Viserion. 880K subscribers in the HouseOfTheDragon community. Vhagar is a she-dragon who served House Targaryen in the centuries of 52 BC to 130 AC. He was very charismatic and commanding. He lived for 220+ years (126BC to 94AC) and according to my knowledge, the only dragon to die of natural causes. You may think that Balerion "The Black Dread" or even Drogon is the largest dragon from Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon, but you'd be wrong about tha. For reference, Balerion was roughly 100 years old when Aegon invaded Westeros and died almost 100 years after that. Balerion would have been 126 feet long and 453 feet wide with his wings spread. 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. The Dragon and Balerion did exist in two different eras but the Targaryen family. I therefore give a slight advantage to Balerion, bearing in mind that the environment would likely be the deciding factor of who would end up. 988 votes, 351 comments. Vhagar was three times as large as Tessarion or Seasmoke. 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. His wound could have been caused by a dragon, a kraken or a stone man with a Valyrian steel sword. Vhagar was born in 52BC and died in 130AC. In fact the top line in Balerion here isn’t high enough as you can see a. Prince Aemond flew on Vhagar to Storm's End, so they could win the support of Lord Borros Baratheon for King Aegon II Targaryen. No they not, Vhagar in the dance is said to be as big as balerion during the conquest, I personally believe she was as big as balerion was during Maegor Reign Reply jtbox76 •We don't know how big Balerion was when the Targaryens set out from Valyria, but probably he wasn't the huge beast we come to know in Fire and Blood. It’s not close, she’s suppose to be the same size as balerion is long dead and vhagar caught up in size. That was quite the feat since Balerion the Black Dread was the largest dragon that ever lived. Warning: Game of Thrones: Season 7 spoilers below. Giving it about 10 or more times the mass of this. During his Conquest he typically wore a shirt of black scales into battle and wielded Blackfyre, a bastard sword made of Valyrian steel. Dude could easily chomp an elephant whole. They've been so vague with both series but I was so sure they're cover Aegons conquest based on the limited info. 149. So smaug still dwarfs balerion. 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. Caraxes was described as many things, but he was never described as being. Vaegar was 52 during the conquest, 172 when Aemond claimed her and is 181 when the Dance begins. 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. In 48 AC, another claimant to the Iron. EnderMorph. The dragons (and eggs) seem to like the heat on Dragonstone. So by that logic shouldn't vhagar be. The dragons have been a big part of the game of thrones. You’ll see his skull tho so you’ll definitely get a. However, Smaug was far from the largest Dragon in Middle-earth, as some are said to be as big as a mountain. I've also found the number 46 kcal/kg, which more or less fits for the 1300 kcal/kg horse meat the cats are fed in captivity. The next biggest was Vermithor, who died in his 90s, barely half. 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. He eventually proved to be instrumental during the Dance, dwarfing dragons. He could eat a large elephant hole, so pretty friggin big. The conquest generation got hand-me-down dragons (Meraxes and Vhager were 50+ at the conquest, but their riders not much more than half that), but House Targ seems to be able to have young dragons when Valyria was active. If you've been a long-time fan of the. Maybe underwater volcanoes or something. He was so large it was said his shadow could swallow an entire town when Balerion took flight. But Drogon isn't even close to be as big as Balerion, he looks more like the smaller generations of dragons that came after. Drogon especially is very often compared to Balerion and is said to be Balerion 2. Balerion's fire also destroyed the mighty castle of Harrenhal, which was thought to be impregnable. tikaychullo • 2 mo. Balerion was the last dragon descended from Old Valyria before it was destroyed in a volcanic blast. Drogon is HUGE in Game Of Thrones Season 7, but is he as big as Balerion the black dre. 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. environment and the amount of magic in the environment. Dragons keep growing for their entire lives, meaning that Balerion was even larger during the Faith Militant uprising. Only Vhagar ever managed to approach Balerion in size, but only many years after his death. [5] The cat once stole a roast quail served to Tywin Lannister at a dinner with King Robert I Baratheon. 20. It's totally possible. Balerion died because he was old, not cuz of where he was living. Even Balerion could be brought down by enough men with big blades, if unable to fly. but Vhagar was born when Balerion was 62 years old, she would’ve been even bigger if there was no dance. This makes sense, prolonged sitting on big Balerion is irradiates your balls and makes you sterile. I've calculated the size of Vhagar, and my result was of ~72 meters. " How big is Balerion? more guestimates from different places "He could eat a large elephant hole, so pretty friggin big. He was so large that his shadow could cover entire towns. At 57, I imagine she would be a bit bigger than Seasmoke, who is in his 30s after the big time jump in the show? Meraxes was the second biggest, maybe in her 80s-90s. 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. 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. Fun fact, Vhagar was actually the smallest of the original Targaryen dragons, as Meraxes was larger than Vhagar. Vhagar’s short scene in Episode 6 speaks for itself. Business, Economics, and Finance. Spoiler Vhagar was as big as Balerion at the end of his/her life but Drogon is just a few years old in the Books and is said to have towered over his siblings. Reply reply. He was the largest of the three. Balerion died because he was old, not cuz of where he was living. 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. Balerion was not hurt in Valyria, he flew to Sothoryos where there is known diversity of fauna and enough food to have fed both Balerion and a creature large enough to have attacked it. The sheer amount of dragons in House of the Dragon is part of its core appeal. The Drogon is male and the elder brother of Rhaegal and Viserion. „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. 13 m) 3 = 2,376,380 kg. Even with slower growth he would still be noticably bigger. Another sad part: it‘s implied that Balerion did fly to Valyria when he accidentally abducted Princess Aerea, because he wanted to return to his birthplace but didn‘t know the Doom had happened. His name is Maegor "the Cruel" not Maegor "the Evil" or Maegor "the monster". Aegon is tiny on his dragon's back! Compare that to any image we have of Dany riding Drogon and that should give you some perspective. Balerion is stated in the books as being the largest of the 3 dragons right, everyone agrees on this including Martin who wrote it. Vhagar Vs. Duster. She’s one of the OG3 dragons of Aegon’s Conquest. He was considered to be the third biggest dragon of his age, after Aegon’s Balerion the Dread. Diplomats boarded Battleships and toured far flung colonies to show the flag, to show the might of the Empire. Vhagar comes close, but she's not quite as big or fierce as Balerion in his prime. Balerion was the dragon that Westeros feared the most during Aegon’s conquest because of how big and powerful it was. Over the past decade, $272. The old dragon had stopped growing at last, but he was sluggish and heavy and hard to rouse, and he struggled when Viserys urged him up into the air. . Six moons had come and passed. Smaug is still a huge and devastating beast, especially compared to little Bilbo Baggins, but Balerion's height comes out victorious. She had multiple riders over the course of her life; Visenya Targaryen. Really cool though. Balerion would have been 126 feet long and 453 feet wide with his wings spread. just compare the pictures with dany. It was essentially THE symbol of the might of house targaryen, ridden by 3 targaryen kings in its lifetime. This is a place for news and discussions relating to HBO’s "Game of…What big teeth you have, Balerion HBO "It is the most challenging piece that the sculpture department hafs created," Fitzsimons adds. BUT!!! In tolkiens works. 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. . George Martin's Black Dread was even more of a giant flying mass: Book Smaug: about 25 meters (80 feet) long. He could swallow horse and rider whole and his flame, black and red as he was, was hot enough to melt stone. Forum Posts. Balerion died earlier, Vhagar had many years to catch up. But: the Valyrian dragons might have gotten bigger because of spells and more magic around. • 4 days ago. During the Conquest of Westeros, Balerion came to be called the Black Dread because of his black scales and massive size. Dragons never stop growing, so when he died he was probably twice as big as when Aegon conquered Westeros. Like thats a stub. 21.