![]() Afterward the smallfolk painted the top of their holdfast to look like the golden crown she’d worn when she spent the night among them.” This village was one of the places where she stopped. The king had matters to discuss with his Warden of the North, and Alysanne grew bored, so she mounted her dragon Silverwing and flew north to see the Wall. ![]() When he came to Winterfell, he brought his queen, six dragons, and half his court. In those days, it was his wont to travel all over the realm. He’s called the Old King because he reigned so long, but he was young when he first came to the Iron Throne. “Alysanne, the wife of King Jaehaerys the Conciliator. Old Nan had told him the story, but Maester Luwin had confirmed most of it. Jon also tells Ygritte a story from Old Nan that mentions dragons: Just like Arya utilizes the dragon bones as her gateway to escape captivity, Jon uses the “Ice Dragon” to guide him back to the Wall and away from danger. Jon searched the sky until he found the Ice Dragon, then turned the mare north for the Wall and Castle Black. Maester Luwin had taught him his stars as a boy in Winterfell he had learned the names of the twelve houses of heaven and the rulers of each he could find the seven wanderers sacred to the Faith he was old friends with the Ice Dragon, the Shadowcat, the Moonmaid, and the Sword of the Morning.Īnd that constellation comes up again, this time in a very useful way: In ASoS, not really big, but a type of dragon nonetheless: ![]() One night, in his cups, he drank a jar of wildfire, after telling his friends it would transform him into a dragon, but the gods were kind and it transformed him into a corpse.” “The very one, though he named himself Aerion Brightflame. “The Prince Who Thought He Was a Dragon” was one of Old Nan’s more gruesome tales. “Aerion the Monstrous?” Jon knew that name. But in ACoK, there’s another reference. This conversation with Jeor Mormont: Of course, the “horror” probably comes with the fact that Targaryens are somewhat taboo. Also, the implication is that he, like Tyrion, dreamed of dragons. Jon is dismissive at best, but he’s also facinated. Now, this is Tyrion’s POV and he’s making assumptions, but I still think it’s telling. At other times, my sister.” Jon Snow was staring at him, a look equal parts horror and fascination. “I used to start fires in the bowels of Casterly Rock and stare at the flames for hours, pretending they were dragonfire. Even a stunted, twisted, ugly little boy can look down over the world when he’s seated on a dragon’s back.” Tyrion pushed the bearskin aside and climbed to his feet. ![]() Perhaps he thought Tyrion was making fun of him. “Sad, isn’t it? When I was your age, used to dream of having a dragon of my own.” “What good is that? There are no more dragons,” the boy said with the easy certainty of youth. The Young Dragon was one of his heroes.Īnd then there’s this conversation with Tyrion en route to the Wall: “Daeren Targaryen was only fourteen when he conquered Dorne,” Jon said. ![]() Right away, Jon displays knowledge and admiration towards “dragons”: I kind of assumed that there was a master post for Jon and dragon references, but regardless, I’ll give you my thoughts and the quotes. I think that the dragon references in Jon’s narrative are going to be slightly more numerous than the ones in Arya’s like I spoke about. ![]()
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