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[[File:ASOIAFHouseTargaryenSymbol.jpg|thumb|right|260px|The symbol of House Targaryen.]] '''House Targaryen''' is a family that features in [[A Song of Ice and Fire]]. ==History== House Targaryen was one of the noble families that lived in the lands of [[Westeros]]. It was one of the forty ancient noble houses known as dragonlords who ruled the Valyrian Freehold, a great empire spanning much of Essos. The Targaryens were not one of the most powerful houses, however. The family resided in Valyria until Daenys Targaryen, also known as Daenys the Dreamer, the daughter of Lord Aenar Targaryen, had visions of a cataclysm that would come over Valyria. Aenar sold his estates in Valyria and moved his wives, children, other relatives, slaves, wealth, and five dragons to Dragonstone, an island at the entrance of Blackwater Bay and the westernmost outpost of Valyrian influence, where he took possession of a castle of the same name, in 114 BC. Twelve years later the Doom descended on the city of Valyria, leading to the collapse of the Freehold. The Targaryens were the only dragonriders of Valyria to survive. In the century that followed, four of the five dragons of House Targaryen died, with only Balerion surviving. Two more dragons, Vhagar and Meraxes, were hatched from eggs on Dragonstone, however. ==Overview== In appearance, House Targaryen was a noble family of humans that came to reside in the lands of Westeros. Their sigil was that of a three-headed dragon breathing flames, red on black. The three-headed dragon represented the Conqueror and his two sisters, Rhaenys and Visenya. House Targaryen historically followed the gods of Valyria. Sometime before Aegon's Conquest, the Targaryens abandoned the Valyrian gods and converted to the Faith of the Seven, the predominant religion in Westeros. The original seat of the house was a '''Dragonstone''' that was a castle on an island of the same name located at the entrance of '''Blackwater Bay''' below '''Dragonmont'''. It was colonized and fortified as the westernmost outpost of the Valyrian Freehold. Shaped from stone to look like dragons, the castle had a dark reputation ==Members== *'''Aenar Targaryen''' : *'''Daenys Targaryen''' : *'''Aegon Targaryen''' : *'''Aerys Targaryen''' : *'''Daemion Targaryen''' : *'''Aerion Targaryen''' : *'''Rhaenys Targaryen''' : *'''Daemon Targaryen''' : *'''Daenerys Targaryen''' : ==Notes== *House Targaryen was created by George R. R. Martin and featured in the setting of the A Song of Ice and Fire universe. ==In other media== ===Television=== ===Video games=== ==Appearances== *''A Song of Ice and Fire'': ==External Links== *[https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/House_Targaryen A Song of Ice and Fire Wiki Entry] {{stub}} [[Category:Families]] [[Category:A Song of Ice and Fire]] [[Category:George R. R. Martin]]

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