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. what are the chances that a weak family with 4 dragons had the biggest one out of a 1000 balerion would be a baby compared to the big dragons Reply reply. She is the mount of Rhaenys Targaryen. From Drogon to Balerion the Black Dread, the dragons in A Song of Ice and Fire have done some major damage. Vhagar was born in 52BC and died in 130AC. So all we can do is look at what we know of Thangorodrim. One cast member of House of the Dragon will be Michael Carter playing King Jaehaerys, King Viserys' grandfather. Follow 2434. . The exact size of Balerion is not known, but. Balerion would be like a fly in comparison. Balerion was said to have gotten so big that he couldn’t really fly anymore. So I've just been thinking about this lately. the targs where a small family with 4 dragons. Balerion was considered a monster in terms of size and likely belonged to another Targaryen before him. Balerion were all free to fly but he grew bigger a lot faster just because he was bigger. Drogon is around 8 or 9 years old? When Aegon conquered Westeros Balerion was +100 years old, so he would be much bigger than S8 Drogon. . He lived for 220+ years (126BC to 94AC) and according to my knowledge, the only dragon to die of natural causes. Drogon Daenerys Targaryen’s mount from Game of Thrones, ended up being 50 meters long, plus or minus 10. Give Drogon more 100 years and you can compare the two in size. 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. Drogon had the wingspan of a Boeing 747, about 220 ft (68 meters). Lucerys eventually fell into the waters of. And the picture may be the most accurate in terms of size, but the body plan isn't accurate to the actual books. The last rider of Balerion was Prince Viserys Targaryen, who entered the Dragonpit to claim the dragon in 93 AC. "There was a lot of sculpture work in Season 7, and time was a. Balerion was over 200. He is named after Daenerys's late husband Khal Drogo. Kong, in the skies over Dragonstone. 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. For reference, Balerion was roughly 100 years old when Aegon invaded Westeros and died almost 100 years after that. For comparison, a 25 m blue whale weighs about 180,000 kg. Supposedly Balerion could swallow a Mammoth whole. 2. 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. Dragons are said to always be growing and Balerion was about 220 years old. Now, a big cat (lion, tiger) needs about 2-3% of its body mass in meat every day. During his Conquest he typically wore a shirt of black scales into battle and wielded Blackfyre, a bastard sword made of Valyrian steel. we know that Balerion and Vhagar were really big, and that Caraxes was quite a bit smaller than Vhagar. Drogon so far has a 20 foot wingspan in the booksBalerion was big (and 114) at the conquest, but he was 12 when the doom happened. 5. He was considered to be the third biggest dragon of his age, after Aegon’s Balerion the Dread. jacaerion. However, fast forward to the Dance of the Dragons, and Vhagar was almost as big as him. 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. And during the later parts of his life, Balerion had grown really weak and sluggish. Balerion was hard to rouse, and struggled when Viserys urged him into the sky. His big crossbows are just an improved version of these nearly 300 year old. Smaug from The Hobbit is a staggering 140 meters long, give or take 15. Balerion couldn't possibly be as large as the stories say even if he lived to be 200. Balerion still remains the biggest targaryen dragon while vhagar is right behind him just by a few feet. [2] Other known riders of Vhagar are Prince Baelon Targaryen, Lady Laena Velaryon and Prince Aemond Targaryen. Meraxes died quite early as it got killed in Dorne after Westeros was conquered. I don't think so, maybe he can grow as large but dragons grow slower the older they get and Balerion is 2. 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. Helaena Targaryen Meleys, called the Red Queen, is a dragon of House Targaryen. George Martin's Black Dread was even more of a giant flying mass: Book Smaug: about 25 meters (80 feet) long. The island was occupied. A dragon the size of Ancalagon cannot be supported easily. After the death of Balerion, Vhagar now holds the title of being the largest and most fearsome dragon in Westeros. 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. Balerion was a little dragon in Valyria. Citibank shows the space industry is on its way to reach $1T in revenue by 2040. Vermithor was the third largest dragon behind Balerion and Vhagar. Dreamfyre, born in 23 and (s)he is older than Vermithor, born in 34. Dany’s 3 were hatched with blood magic. Dany even thinks so, but decided to give him a new name; Drogon. 299. Ancalagon collapses from exhaustion after a week and two tops, and Balerion wins by default. Balerion is actually 91% bigger, almost twice the size of Drogon! Still, I took some subjective hypothesis so my calculations are not perfect. Drogon was not as large as Balerion was but Drogon was also still growing throughout Game of Thrones. Meanwhile, Balerion died of old age 94 years after Aegon’s Conquest. 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. Balerion was born around 114BC and died around 94AC. Balerion would be named like so because it may be reminiscent of "Baler" features i. Balerion was at such a great size it could devour a mammoth whole. Dany’s 3 were hatched with blood magic. He was so large it was said his shadow could swallow an entire town when Balerion took flight. 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. 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. Even balerion eventually stopped growing once he got old enough. meaning that dragon might be even greater and older than Balerion ever could have been. 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. They were hundreds of years old, and were simply too big to fly as fast as younger dragons, which is how Daemon got the drop on Aemond. 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. ago Balerion was much bigger, the link someone else provided above me thinks he might of been about twice the size of Drogon. He has huge wings and was almost 100 years old when the Dance of the Dragons began. The Cannibal is supposed to be the size of Balerion very old and lived free. She’s also a ferocious fighter. Known as the Red Queen for her red scales and many children, Meleys was originally claimed by Alyssa Targaryen and then Rhaenys Targaryen. Cersei reflects on how amazing of a schemer she is and how she got the last laugh. so if dragons keep growing with age and food, that would mean he got to a certain size. Balerion size is abusurd. Does it really matter if Balerion was the length of a football field or half that size. 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. That year, the newly married Princess Alyssa Targaryen decided to become a dragonrider. In Fire & Blood, the Cannibal was a coal black dragon with baleful green eyes. I think at least in ten years, drogon would be even closer to vermithor. ivanIVvasilyevich • 6 mo. Meraxes was the silver dragon of Rhaenys Targaryen, the second sister wife of Aegon the Conqueror. Balerion is the largest dragon that House Targaryen has ever bred or ever will breed. 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. Balerion, also known as the Black Dread, is the largest known Dragon to ever live. 9k Posted February 22, 2013 On 2/21/2013 at 1:24 PM, The Titan said: Bigger than a loaf of bread, smaller than the Moon. 75 tons. After Balerion's death, Viserys never claimed another dragon. Drogon is also not very old. #1. Loving this whole Dragon bond. Balerion, The Black Dread, was a dragon of House Targaryen. 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. She’s probably around the size he was when Maegor. 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 said to roam the cold wastes beyond the Port of Ibben. It'd be some absurd firewyrm of it was one. In fact, it has even been said that in her older age and at the height of. The Dragon and Balerion did exist in two different eras but the Targaryen family. So regardless of perspectives, Vhagar is the larger dragon. Let me give you an example. Balerion survived again and never had chance of flying afterwards, due to his wounds. And to your point, Harrenhal is so large that we can’t see the castle in scale with Balerion here. Perhaps Drogon will live to exceed Balerion in size and power. 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. Finally, Maegor died on the throne. Based on George RR Martin's 'Fire & Blood' the show is set 200 years before the events of 'Game of Thrones' and tells the story of House Targaryen, the former rulers of the seven kingdoms. They can only breathe fire in one direction, and are quite slow on the ground. 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. Named after a Valyrian god, Balerion was massive and powerful; said to be big enough that his shadow while flying swallowed whole towns. But god damn Balerion and Vhagar are massive lol. What are your thoughts? Also. Balerion was, after all, the dragon ridden by the Conqueror himself, and so if the movie and show. well I hope not. Named after a Valyrian god, Balerion was massive and powerful; said to be big enough that his shadow while flying swallowed whole towns. 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. The dragon’s wings were said to be so big that they could cover entire towns in shadow, with teeth the size of swords. Meleys is ridden by Rhaenys Targaryen. Balerion was the big stick, that was the biggest stick in the realm. Vhagar is officially 492ft / 150 meters. But when it comes to the more notable dragons, few overshadow the Black Dread. Aegon I and Balerion died of natural causes. Threads about r/asoiaf (meta topics) will be removed at. He also created a new order of seventy-seven warriors, the Dragonkeepers, to guard the royal dragons. And Balerion, judging by books and show. I believe Balerion is past two hundred at this point. EmuVerges. Scary to think that by the time the Dance starts, she's almost as big as Balerion. She was ridden by Queen Visenya Targaryen during Aegon's Conquest, alongside Aegon the Conqueror's Balerion and their sister Rhaenys's Meraxes. To me that suggests a sort of limitation of how big they can actually be. Balerion would be like a fly in comparison. 80 meters (260 feet) long. Vhagar was three times as large as Tessarion or Seasmoke. The Conquest was mentioned in the context of that being Balerion’s big war- Balerion of the Conquest. Smaug the Golden, mightiest dragon of the Third Age of Middle Earth, whom laid waste to Erebor and Dale, the greatest and chiefest of calamities. In 48 AC, another claimant to the Iron. Maegor had it built after he burned the Sept that. For Vhagar, she was the youngest dragon during the Conquest, so also the smallest. . The Targaryens have used the dragonpit for different things. 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. Though big enough to be ridden, Tyraxes was not large enough to be used in combat by the time the civil war thickened. She had multiple riders over the course of her life; Visenya Targaryen. 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. 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. At age 30 plus, Quicksilver was a quarter of Balerion's size: Quicksilver, a quarter the size of Balerion, was no match for the older, fiercer dragon, and her pale white fireballs were engulfed and washed away in great gouts of black flame. He eventually proved to be instrumental during the Dance, dwarfing dragons. Smaug was killed by an arrow and his bejeweled underbelly is a big weak point. Balerion was a wild hunter. House of the Dragon airs Sundays @ 9pm ET on HBO and streams on HBO Max. Balerion the Black Dread was the mount of Aegon the Conqueror, the first Targaryen monarch who ruled Westeros. but Vhagar was born when Balerion was 62 years old, she would’ve been even bigger if there was no dance. 827 votes, 118 comments. 'Viserys I flew Balerion, I seem to recall. Vhagar comes close, but she's not quite as big or fierce as Balerion in his prime. 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. 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. Even with slower growth he would still be noticably bigger. Duster. He's introduced as the Prince's mount in season1, episode 6, "The Princess and the Queen. Yea he is a bit more than a pup, that pic is when he is flying on S8e4 besides Vyserion, deleted Vyserion for the comparison. 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. sexmountain. r/HouseOfTheDragon. Dreamfyre, born in 23 and (s)he is older than Vermithor, born in 34. (Fire and Blood) However, Vhagar was comparable in age to Balerion when he died at the age of around two hundred years. 3B of equity has been invested across nearly 1,800 unique SpaceTech companies. and I love it (I think that's Balerion) Edit: Vhagar not Balerion Reply Sensitive_Ad_9664. . Stop. Balerion's dead technically isn't through natural natural causes. Really cool though. He's a massive scaly beast that breathes black fire. Like thats a stub. Vaegar was 52 during the conquest, 172 when Aemond claimed her and is 181 when the Dance begins. 25 25 comments Best Imperium_Kane • 4 yr. Posted February 21, 2013. Fit-Jellyfish-6234 • 10 mo. So by that logic shouldn't vhagar be. DARK-Accuracyy985 • 1. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. 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. 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. 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. So I've done 13 of the Targaryen dragons so far. Vhagar: If Balerion is #1, Vhagar is easily #2. If that hadn’t happened to him it’s entirely possible he could have lived to be older. Dragons never stop growing, so when he died he was probably twice as big as when Aegon conquered Westeros. Nosredak • 1 yr. Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane dominates at close to 8 feet, while Robert Baratheon measures up at 6 feet 6 inches. Balerion, nicknamed the Black Dread, was the mount of Aegon himself and is widely known as the largest dragon to have ever lived. Recent news revealed that the last rider of Balerion the Black Dread was Prince Viserys Targaryen, who would eventually rule as King Viserys I. 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. 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. Balerion was willful and "not a beast to play with" according to the Wiki of Ice and Fire. 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. By the end of GoT I'm pretty sure Drogon is at least the size of Caraxes or Meleys. He could swallow horse and rider whole and his flame, black and red as he was, was hot enough to melt stone. Members. R. The series has promised to go big on dragons, with a whopping 17 expected to appear throughout the series. 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. Drogon is a blip on the radar compared to Balerion. Ancalagon is huge, like far bigger than an mountain range Morgoth had created to protect Angband. During the Conquest of Westeros, Balerion came to be called the Black Dread because of his black scales and massive size. Vhagar -- also called the Grandmother of. The skull was so large Balerion could have swallowed their entire party whole. Balerion was the dragon Aegon rode while creating the 7 kingdoms. That was quite the feat since Balerion the Black Dread was the largest dragon that ever lived. “ that are the exact words she is described as . Martin's various books that attest to this. 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). 5. [2] He is filthy and foul-tempered, and has been known to attack ravens in the rookery of the Red Keep. Balerion Size: The Large Creature. 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. In the books, the Dothraki proclaim that Drogon is Balerion reborn due to his size and inky black coloring. Ancalagon is huge, like far bigger than an mountain range Morgoth had created to protect Angband. Balerion later participated, along with the. 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. 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. 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. Everyone is familiar with Balerion the largest dragon in Valyria ever,. Sean2257. Vhagar, dubbed the Queen of All Dragons, is the dragon who was ridden by Visenya Targaryen during Aegon's Conquest. Drogon is HUGE in Game Of Thrones Season 7, but is he as big as Balerion the black dread?Balerion, known as Balerion the Black Dread or Balerion the Dread, was the dragon ridden by Aegon the Conqueror during the War of Conquest. They were essentially free range dragons and were allowed to roam a lot which helped them grow. Balerion was born around 114BC and died around 94AC. He trained himself to confront larger foes, learning how to make them hurt and bleed and flee from him. The math just doesn't add up, as Balerion, the only dragon who, if the legend was true, could match the Cannibal in age, died of natural causes 35 years prior and we could assume that Cannibal would be even older. 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. Meraxes's was larger than Vhagar but smaller than Balerion. My top guess is Aurion's dragon is alive and living in Valyria. One could ride a horse down Vhagar's gullet. They say that a dragon that is “born naturally” grow much slower than dragons born of magic. 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. • 1 yr. 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. 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. 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. Since dragons continue to grow until death, he was likely way larger since he died 93 years after the Conquest. Another harbor lay to his left, a distant sight beyond half-submerged buildings. e big and strong and dark. When he was in the fullness of his power, his flames could melt steel and stone, [12] and fuse sand into glass. He helped his master in his conquest of Westeros as well as in the creation of the iron throne. 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. However, Vermithor isn’t a lot smaller than Vhagar. Beware the beast beneath the boards. Nuke it again. Balerion was employed by Aegon the Conqueror to burn and half-ruin Harrenhal. [1] The skulls used to hang in long rows on the walls of the throne room of the Red Keep. His name is Maegor "the Cruel" not Maegor "the Evil" or Maegor "the monster". The Bee-Wolf. Ever since. In times of tension you might send such a vessel to quell unrest. Vhagar was pretty much the same size as Balerion by the time she dies. 7k. As such, the rumors of the Cannibal. 2. 2. Gyrfalcon. Giving it about 10 or more times the mass of this. Diplomats boarded Battleships and toured far flung colonies to show the flag, to show the might of the Empire. Sadly I think Balerion will be dead during the shows run but I think he was probably the same size if not bigger than Smaug before his death. 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. Balerion is the famous dragon of Aegon The Conqueror, the biggest and mightiest dragon that ever lived. But Vhagar was never kept in the Dragonpit so grew large, that is true. The combined forces of Casterly Rock and Highgarden were five times as large as those of the Targaryens. It just says that Balerion was the oldest and largest of the Targaryen dragons that were brought to Westeros, and the largest since then. He was said to have a wingspan so large that he would shadow entire towns passing by. 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. 5. NinjaStealthPenguin. The most used art work of him seems to be this one from the World of Ice and Fire. 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. First thing of note, he's too builky and his neck is tiny. Balerion died because he was old, not cuz of where he was living. Balerion the Black Dread was a big dragon, even by dragon standards. Balerion, the Black Dread, was ridden by King Aegon I Targaryen, called the Conqueror. It makes sense he was much larger since he was around during the Valyrian Freehold whereas Vhagar was born 62 years later, so Balerion would already have a. Its fire was as black as its scales. She’s one of the OG3 dragons of Aegon’s Conquest. These towers are very thin, and Balerion could be hanging from them. 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. Balerion fought and protected Aerea from something big and strong enough to hurt a dragon. According to Tyrion Lannister, Meraxes was larger than Vhagar but smaller than Balerion, and it is said Meraxes could swallow horses whole. Drogon would grow to be just as massive or perhaps bigger. 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. 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. Caraxes was described as many things, but he was never described as being. 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. Asdiri • 4 days ago. 21. This dragon distinctly does not have teeth that big, so evidently Balerion grew a significant amount between the Conquest and his death. The kitten started to look more like a sleek black tomcat. Because Vermithor was incredibly big, he was a proper dragon for a king, as he was King Jaehaerys’s mount for 55 years. The next biggest was Vermithor, who died in his 90s, barely half. A dragon the size of Ancalagon cannot be supported easily. If this is how big Balerion was like during the conquest then I had a complete different image in my head. 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. Then the Black Dread fell upon her from above, his jaws closing. 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. 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. big and small, of diverse origins. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. So lets estimate Aegon at around 6 feet 4 inches, or a. 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. Rhaenys and Meraxes were the first of the trio to die and died together in Hellholt (or not depending on whether Rhaenys survived and was held captive) Visenya and Vhagar were the last of the Conqueror/Dragon trio to go. Vhagar is likely to win a fight against Drogon because he is bigger, stronger, and more experienced. Reality- the story needed this dragon to be a smol boi, and drogon needed to be a big boi. "Balerion the Black Dread was two hundred years old when he died during the reign of Jaehaerys the. ago. When we meet Balerion in House of the Dragon, he has sadly passed away, and his skull is. Vhagar was smaller than Balerion, but she was still only 20 years younger when she died. 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. Valyria is a weird place and the possibilities are endless. I've calculated the size of Vhagar, and my result was of ~72 meters. 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. He should have taken Rhaena with him she was the better dragon rider and two dragons would have increased their chances immensely. Drogon is a blip on the radar compared to Balerion. 000072 inches. 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. As to the ice dragons that is just a legend there is no proof they actually existed. Officially Vhagar is bigger than Smaug. 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. But Drogon isn't even close to be as big as Balerion, he looks more like the smaller generations of dragons that came after. Now, a big cat (lion, tiger) needs about 2-3% of its body mass in meat every day. Balerion was in pretty terrible shape by the end, in large part thanks to just being massive but also the Aerea incident in Valyria. He can be distinguished by his black and red. Smaug was small compared to other dragons. (Fire and Blood) However, Vhagar was comparable in age to Balerion when he died at the age of around two hundred years. Wiki Points. No matter how big? I replied to the guy above you with a description of just how big Balerion was. . 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. 5 = 67,500 lbs, or 33. Balerion died because he was old, not cuz of where he was living. Drogon will be much larger than Balerion the Black Dread when he dies. However, as long as there are mammoth herds, large cattle herds, and whale pods to eat, it may be able to survive. No, Cannibal is smaller even than Vermithor who is the third largest dragon after Balerion and Vhagar. 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.