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). He was so big he made the day into night when he was flying over. So it you take the largest flying bird ever, Argentavis magnificens, it had a wingspan of up to 20 feet and weighed 160 lbs. 5K. ago. Meraxes could swallow horses whole. 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. 893K subscribers in the asoiaf community. 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 my opinion Stannis should die on the throne too. In times of war they would be the big threat. At the heart of Aegon’s conquest were the Targaryen family’s three dragons, Balerion, Vhagar, and Meraxes. love this drawing but feel like there's a huge discrepancy between how large Balerion is described in the books and how large he appears in the renderings. Let me give you an example. so you can imagine how large balerion and vhagar were, and Meraxes was larger than vhagar so just imagine the three dragons together. First thing of note, he's too builky and his neck is tiny. Nuke it again. [5] The cat once stole a roast quail served to Tywin Lannister at a dinner with King Robert I Baratheon. Reply replyBalerion is likely the bigger dragon, being known for swallowing mammoths whole, his shadow can engulf an entire town. The house of the dragons showrunner reportedly stated that only 9 of. Forum Posts. Is there any other info out there about how old Balerion was when the Targaryens fled? I. Vhagar at the start of the Dance, is nearly as big as Balerion was during Aegon Conquest*. 000072 inches. 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. A hundred years later, during the reign of. While bonded with King Aegon, Balerion was involved in the war in the Disputed Lands and the conquering of. environment and the amount of magic in the environment. Dragons never stop growing, so when he died he was probably twice as big as when Aegon conquered Westeros. During Jaehaerys’s rebellion against Maegor the Cruel in 48 AC, he was already the third biggest dragon in the world, as only Balerion the Black Dread and Vhagar were bigger than him. 3B of equity has been invested across nearly 1,800 unique SpaceTech companies. In season seven of the game of thrones, Cersei Lannister stands in. Visenya’s dragon, while not quite as big as. She’s probably around the size he was when Maegor. e big and strong and dark. Vhagar Vs. 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. Really cool though. Balerion would be named like so because it may be reminiscent of "Baler" features i. r/HouseOfTheDragon. It was so large that the shadow alone could engulf entire towns when he flew overhead. Nosredak • 1 yr. 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. Vhagar, dubbed the Queen of All Dragons, is the dragon who was ridden by Visenya Targaryen during Aegon's Conquest. EmuVerges. Since Drogon is believed to be the reincarnation of Balerion the Black Dread, it’s not that far-fetched to believe that he is the second most powerful (and largest) dragon in the G. Diplomats boarded Battleships and toured far flung colonies to show the flag, to show the might of the Empire. Definitely big enough to cover a small town in shadow, but I don't think he could have carried the iron throne that far. Asdiri • 4 days ago. Balerion grew so big because he had food whenever he wanted it and had free range, BUT he was around 200 when he died. Balerion still remains the biggest targaryen dragon while vhagar is right behind him just by a few feet. Compared to the final size of Drogon in Season 8 of Game of Thrones, Vhagar is more than double his size. 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. [2]A size analysis and comparison between Drogon and Balerion the Black Dread. Ancalagon collapses from exhaustion after a week and two tops, and Balerion wins by default. It could simply be that Balerion grew as large as he did before the Conquest and then stayed the same size the remainder of his life. Balerion later participated, along. Giving it about 10 or more times the mass of this. 5*7. In fact the top line in Balerion here isn’t high enough as you can see a. ago. BUT!!! In tolkiens works. He was the largest dragon to ever exist and was said to be so huge he could swallow a mammoth whole. Is that not the case?Where as smaug is 427ft in the movie. Drogon. 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. A dragon the size of Ancalagon cannot be supported easily. ago. Loving this whole Dragon bond. . Vhagar vs Balerion size. 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. But it was Balerion's size that was truly a sight to behold. His big crossbows are just an improved version of these nearly 300 year old. Drogon is about 105ft by 147ft, while my second attempt at Vhagar is about 460ft by 900ft (220 by 440 first attempt). Balerion was in pretty terrible shape by the end, in large part thanks to just being massive but also the Aerea incident in Valyria. This is because Rhaenys loved flying alot and that freedom is what made Meraxes bigger than Vhagar, though Vhagar was probably born earlierBalerion had four-foot long teeth at his death. During the Conquest of Westeros, Balerion came to be called the Black Dread because of his black scales and massive size. The books said she was as big as Balerion was during Aegon's conquest. 1. House of the Dragon airs Sundays @ 9pm ET on HBO and streams on HBO Max. Balerion, nicknamed the Black Dread, was the mount of Aegon himself and is widely known as the largest dragon to have ever lived. Even with slower growth he would still be noticably bigger. 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. hanabihyuga1234 • 4 yr. ago. I guess that isn't. During the War of Conquest, she was already a huge and ferocious dragon. He was so large it was said his shadow could swallow an entire town when Balerion took flight. In the headshot drawings I've already done: Syrax, Caraxes, Seasmoke, Vermithor (x2, I've done 2 versions), Balerion, Meraxes, Vhagar, Silverwing, Dreamfyre, Cannibal, Grey Ghost, and Sheepstealer. Sort by: MrBoliNica. 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. Follow 2434. And due to the fact that Vhagar is a veteran of many wars and battles, she is also stronger than Vermithor. 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. This means that Vhagar is much bigger than Drogon, despite the latter being a large size for that age. [2] Balerion was the greatest Targaryen dragon who ever lived, the largest since the fall of Valyria. And while Balerion probably did. “ that are the exact words she is described as . Balerion would have been 126 feet long and 453 feet wide with his wings spread. He's introduced as the Prince's mount in season1, episode 6, "The Princess and the Queen. Vhagar was born in 52BC and died in 130AC. . 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. Drogon Daenerys Targaryen’s mount from Game of Thrones, ended up being 50 meters long, plus or minus 10. 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. #1. Based on that, we can assume their strength would be about the same, provided they were of the same age and size. Known riders. Check out our review of "Stormborn. Balerion was, after all, the dragon ridden by the Conqueror himself, and so if the movie and show. Balerion was roughly 125 years old when the two first. 13 m) 3 = 2,376,380 kg. Six moons had come and passed. 0. He should have taken Rhaena with him she was the better dragon rider and two dragons would have increased their chances immensely. 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. The Targaryens have used the dragonpit for different things. Final Thoughts I doubt his boy was as big as Balerion. . Of course, House of the Dragon is long over before Drogon is even born. Drogon's wings are 20 feet tip to tip and he can't even eat a sheep whole. just compare the pictures with dany. During her youth, she is said to have been faster than both Caraxes and Vhagar. Balerion lived and grew for 94 years after the conquest. . The Conquest was mentioned in the context of that being Balerion’s big war- Balerion of the Conquest. Sizes are based on "dragon volume" - not "dragon length". Balerion is a little too large to be viable. This does, however, throw up an interesting additional question: How large was Balerion at the time of his death? The dragon finally passed away at the age of around 200, we are told. 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. Ancalagon collapses from exhaustion after a week and two tops, and Balerion wins by default. Balerion died in 94 AC at around 200 years old, the only dragon known to have died of old age. Business, Economics, and Finance. Fit-Jellyfish-6234 • 10 mo. It is said that Balerion’s wingspan was so vast that it could blot out the sun, and its body was large enough to easily swallow a horse. Balerion must have been a nightmare to see flying around spitting black fire. 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. 7k. Then the Black Dread fell upon her from above, his jaws closing. . 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. He lived for 220+ years (126BC to 94AC) and according to my knowledge, the only dragon to die of natural causes. My next guess is another dragon who's living in Old Valyria whose rider died. Balerion was considered a monster in terms of size and likely belonged to another Targaryen before him. • 1 yr. The tyrant king lived his life religiously, guided by his house words: fire and blood. Dragons keep growing for their entire lives, meaning that Balerion was even larger during the Faith Militant uprising. Vhagar is officially 492ft / 150 meters. For Vhagar, she was the youngest dragon during the Conquest, so also the smallest. 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. 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. 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. i_miss_arrow. The reason none of the other dragons matched the Conquest veterans in size is just because they didn’t live as long, and all died in the Dance before they could get big. Beware the beast beneath the boards. Warning: Game of Thrones: Season 7 spoilers below. TWOIAF says Vhagar during the dance was almost the size of Balerion during the conquest. Viserys stated Vhagar was too big for the pit at least in the show, but if Balerion resided in it then it makes no sense why almost all of the wild dragons aren't in the pit. Balerion is the largest dragon that House Targaryen has ever bred or ever will breed. Vermax's egg does indeed hatch and grows large enough to ride once Jacaerys comes of age. Balerion's fire was used to forge the swords of Aegon's enemies into the Iron Throne. Drogon was growing rapidly for his age and if Drogon ever reached Balerions age he’d definitely be bigger than him. 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. 75 tons. Cersei reflects on how amazing of a schemer she is and how she got the last laugh. Regardless of how large Balerion is, he probably isn't much larger than Smaug, and the latter's feats are quite insane for a creature of that size. Dreamfyre, born in 23 and (s)he is older than Vermithor, born in 34. the targs where a small family with 4 dragons. Vhagar was three times as large as Tessarion or Seasmoke. Balerion, Meraxes and Vhagar were believed to be the last surviving dragons from Valyria, though dragons pop up in cultures all over Essos. 7 in the infographic) is the bane of Eastern European wizards in J. Final ThoughtsI doubt his boy was as big as Balerion. #12. I think at least in ten years, drogon would be even closer to vermithor. Meraxes was the silver dragon of Rhaenys Targaryen, the second sister wife of Aegon the Conqueror. However, later in the Fire and Blood, what was actually stated instead was that Vhagar had almost reached the size of Balerion. [2] Other known riders of Vhagar are Prince Baelon Targaryen, Lady Laena Velaryon and Prince Aemond Targaryen. Over the past decade, $272. Vhagar at 180, is noted to be almost as large as Balerion was at the conquest. „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. (Fire and Blood) However, Vhagar was comparable in age to Balerion when he died at the age of around two hundred years. Now, a big cat (lion, tiger) needs about 2-3% of its body mass in meat every day. 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. Drogon is also not very old. Fun fact, Vhagar was actually the smallest of the original Targaryen dragons, as Meraxes was larger than Vhagar. HOW BIG WAS BALERION THE BLACK DREAD? (Game Of Thrones Explained) So. The Sun is roughly 490,800,000,000 feet from Earth. i think it makes sense for him to be the first to bond. 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. 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. [25] [26] After Robert's Rebellion, King Robert I Baratheon had the skulls removed from the throne room and stored them in a. in world theory, drogon was allowed to do whatever he wanted, eat as much as he wanted. Dragons are said to always be growing and Balerion was about 220 years old. That was quite the feat since Balerion the Black Dread was the largest dragon that ever lived. • 4 days ago. 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. His wound could have been caused by a dragon, a kraken or a stone man with a Valyrian steel sword. The ferocious Hungarian Horntail dragon (No. Indeed several sources who. 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. Drogon is a blip on the radar compared to Balerion. However, Archmaester Gyldayn notes this may be a later embellishment of the story, since the Cannibal would be more likely. The Cannibal is supposed to be the size of Balerion very old and lived free. Balerion is the famous dragon of Aegon The Conqueror, the biggest and mightiest dragon that ever lived. Vhagar in this gif looks thick, but not what I imagined. They've been so vague with both series but I was so sure they're cover Aegons conquest based on the limited info. Applying the cube law to estimate Drogon's weight currently, we have 160*7. So 10-15 times his size at least. Meraxes’s most notable achievement was helping Orys Baratheon take. 37. Stannis believes end justifies the means. Helaena Targaryen Meleys, called the Red Queen, is a dragon of House Targaryen. 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. Vhagar is slightly bigger than Vermithor, as she is older and is said to be the only dragon that came close to Balerion the Black Dread’s size. And Balerion, judging by books and show. 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. Balerion was well over 100 years old before the Conquest even started. The most used art work of him seems to be this one from the World of Ice and Fire. 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. The very tip of his snout towered over her and she had to stand up on tiptoe to rub it like she rubbed Drogon’s. That is not true . By Josh Rosenberg Published: Oct 24, 2022. Smaug doesn't have an official size. Just shows how big dragons are in GoT. Balerion was the big stick, that was the biggest stick in the realm. 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. She was said to have been as big as Balerion himself was, and only Vermithor, the Bronze Fury, was close toSince Verminthor was nearly 100 years old during the Dance of the Dragons it makes sense that he was such a large dragon. He got so big he struggled to take off flight in his older years lol. We shindhol shpa chnyeny. 5. She’d be bigger for sure, maybe around the size of Meleys? The of course, we have Balerion. So all we can do is look at what we know of Thangorodrim. Business, Economics, and Finance. Of course, Vhagar was killed in the battle – but there remains a school of thought that, had she not died, the. Balerion's fire also forged the Iron Throne. But Vhagar was never kept in the Dragonpit so grew large, that is true. Reality- the story needed this dragon to be a smol boi, and drogon needed to be a big boi. And during the later parts of his life, Balerion had grown really weak and sluggish. Balerion growing large, heavy and slow wasn’t unusual. ivanIVvasilyevich • 6 mo. Aegon only had two kids, and one could be a bastard while the other could have been created with dark magic (or, more likely, just another bastard). Balerion was a wild hunter. For perspective: 0. . Warning: Contains mild SPOILERS for House of the Dragon season 1, episode 2. Vhagar was three times as large as Tessarion or Seasmoke. Probably Aerea said something like "I want to go home", intending to go her. Balerion somewhere around 113-120. The Targaryens have used the dragonpit for different things. Later, a septon had infamous answer about why where they went: Valyria because of Balerion, which was young when he once lived in his original home before the Targaryens moved to Dragonstone and also before the Doom that changed the world forever. Vaegar was 52 during the conquest, 172 when Aemond claimed her and is 181 when the Dance begins. But at this point, it does seem like 200 is the maximum lifespan of the dragons in Game of Thrones unless otherwise proven. It's totally possible. He chased after the ravens with long claws in the rookery, the big dogs in the yard, and even the pigs in the Keep’s pigsty. Kills Tomman as Balerion the Cat. And due to the fact that Vhagar is a veteran of many wars and battles, she is also stronger than Vermithor. Maegor had it built after he burned the Sept that. Going back to proportions, this would give Balerion a wingspan of a whopping 453 feet (or one-and-a-half football fields). Posted February 21, 2013. "Might" is a subjective term, and we have no context with which to measure it. Drogon especially is very often compared to Balerion and is said to be Balerion 2. Join. By the time Vhagar reached the size of Balerion during Aegon's conquest, he was already old. He could swallow. A Forum of Ice and Fire A Song of Ice and Fire & Game of ThronesThe Cannibal is a wild dragon residing on Dragonstone during the Dance of the Dragons. 7K. there sits Balerion, come again. 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. Dany’s 3 were hatched with blood magic. As for Drogon, his wingspan is 20 feet from tip to tip, making his actual body fairly small, he wouldn't be much larger then a horse or Dany herself. •. Balerion. Meraxes's was larger than Vhagar but smaller than Balerion. kc522020. But god damn Balerion and Vhagar are massive lol. 19. The exact size of Balerion is not known, but. However, fast forward to the Dance of the Dragons, and Vhagar was almost as big as him. Vermithor was born in the decades immediately following Aegon I’s conquest of the Seven Kingdoms. He has huge wings and was almost 100 years old when the Dance of the Dragons began. My top guess is Aurion's dragon is alive and living in Valyria. She simply lived long enough to come close to Balerion’s size. Fun fact: one of Drogon's aliases is 'Balerion, come again', while his rider, Daenerys, is known as 'Aegon the Conqueror with Teats'. It's noted in the Princess and the Queen novella that when ASOIAF dragons fight they largely forgo their fire-breath and instead fight with teeth and claws, often latching on with the teeth and then kicking with the rear legs, trying to disembowel their opponent. A dragon the size of Ancalagon cannot be supported easily. Balerion would be like a fly in comparison. Balerion continues to be the largest dragon to have ever inhabited Westeros in terms of size. Balerion died earlier, Vhagar had many years to catch up. 7 Meleys: The Red Queen. So regardless of perspectives, Vhagar is the larger dragon. He was the largest of all the dragons since Aegon's Conquest, and he lived to be more than 200. ago. 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. Vhagar -- also called the Grandmother of. And the picture may be the most accurate in terms of size, but the body plan isn't accurate to the actual books. If the majority of them weren't that big it would explain why their expansion was so limited and, combined with the fact that they apparently needed extremely. Balerion was said to have gotten so big that he couldn’t really fly anymore. 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. 000002% of the way from the ground to the light source. He also created a new order of seventy-seven warriors, the Dragonkeepers, to guard the royal dragons. Known as the Red Queen for her red scales and many children, Meleys was originally claimed by Alyssa Targaryen and then Rhaenys Targaryen. We saw her make her big entrance at Aegon’s (Tom Glynn-Carney) crowning ceremony in Episode 9. When he was in the fullness of his power, his flames could melt steel and stone, [12] and fuse sand into glass. Dragons keep growing for their entire lives, meaning that Balerion was even larger during the Faith Militant uprising. 1 Answer. But, what was the scariest was that his fire was also black. Smaug was killed by an arrow and his bejeweled underbelly is a big weak point. "In the film trilogy Smaug measures nearly 140 meters (about 460 feet) long with a wingspan of perhaps 150 meters or more. You’ll see his skull tho so you’ll definitely get a. Balerion was over 200, Vhagar was over 180. 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. Supposedly Balerion could swallow a Mammoth whole. 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. 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. The dragons have been a big part of the game of thrones. He’d be the size of Vermithor during the Dance. Balerion, also known as the Black Dread, is the largest known Dragon to ever live. 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. The dragons (and eggs) seem to like the heat on Dragonstone. Laiks Stake. According to PitchBook, VC funding for. Even Balerion could be brought down by enough men with big blades, if unable to fly. No, Drogon was smaller than Vhagar. EnderMorph. 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. It also leaves us with a big problem: what to. You can look it up. Ancalagon is huge, like far bigger than an mountain range Morgoth had created to protect Angband. Before its death, Vhagar was the closest to. 2. 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. Valyria is a weird place and the possibilities are endless. Stop. Hope this helps! In House of the Dragon, Vhagar is 150 meters long – that’s 492 feet in length! This was confirmed by Visual Effects Producer Nikeah Forde in a behind-the-scenes video on the official Game of. 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. After the Conqueror’s death, he was ridden by his son Maegor, called the Cruel, who used him to kill the dragon Quicksilver, then by Princess Aerea Targaryen, and King Viserys I Targaryen. He's a massive scaly beast that breathes black fire. Vhagar is officially 492ft / 150 meters. This is a wide open and minimally moderated subreddit to talk about the Game of…1. But keep in mind that Balerion is much older than Drogon, as he lived for two centuries, so maybe Drogon will keep growing and become larger than Balerion. It was essentially THE symbol of the might of house targaryen, ridden by 3 targaryen kings in its lifetime. Balerion, known as the “the Black Dread,” was one of the oldest dragons (dying at. Smaug is still a huge and devastating beast, especially compared to little Bilbo Baggins, but Balerion's height comes out victorious. One cast member of House of the Dragon will be Michael Carter playing King Jaehaerys, King Viserys' grandfather. Still, Drogon’s. 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 reference, Balerion was roughly 100 years old when Aegon invaded Westeros and died almost 100 years after that. He continued to live long after Aegon’s Conquest, as he died in 94 AC (After Conquest). Named after a Valyrian god, Balerion was massive and powerful; said to be big enough that his shadow while flying swallowed whole towns. He was smaller than Balerion but bigger than Vhagar at the time of his demise. Vhagar comes close, but she's not quite as big or fierce as Balerion in his prime. 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. I suppose Iron Man with prep would be able to call in enough missiles, probably aim for the wings which are less armored, but I think you're underestimating just how massive these dragons can get. Only. Vhagar is a she-dragon who served House Targaryen in the centuries of 52 BC to 130 AC. That left Vhagar as the largest dragon in Westeros. Balerion, also known as the Black Dread, is the largest known Dragon to ever live. Balerion - The World of Ice and Fire. . His crown was a simple circlet of Valyrian steel, set with big square-cut.