Quicksilver fell to her death, along with Prince Aegon. Since dragons continue to grow until death, he was likely way larger since he died 93 years after the Conquest. My next guess is another dragon who's living in Old Valyria whose rider died. well I hope not. Dragons, deceit, and drama -- fans certainly have a lot to look forward to with the upcoming 'House of the Dragon' series. •. 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 Cannibal probably didn’t go back to Valyria and come back with a parasitic-wyrm-ridden rider and show signs of chronic parasitic infection himself. Balerion was, after all, the dragon ridden by the Conqueror himself, and so if the movie and show. 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. Meraxes's was larger than Vhagar but smaller than Balerion. Then Balerion fell upon Quicksilver from above, grabbed her neck in his jaws, and ripped one of her wings from her body. Balerion size is abusurd. Wiki Points. A dragon the size of Ancalagon cannot be supported easily. We saw her make her big entrance at Aegon’s (Tom Glynn-Carney) crowning ceremony in Episode 9. After Balerion passed, Viserys hung his skull in the dragon pit and ordered candles. He could swallow horse and rider whole and his flame, black. Vhagar comes close, but she's not quite as big or fierce as Balerion in his prime. In Fire & Blood, the Cannibal was a coal black dragon with baleful green eyes. Indeed several sources who. Balerion continues to be the largest dragon to have ever inhabited Westeros in terms of size. 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. 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. Vhagar vs Balerion size. Dragons are said to always be growing and Balerion was about 220 years old. . Vermithor was born in the decades immediately following Aegon I’s conquest of the Seven Kingdoms. hanabihyuga1234 • 4 yr. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. We know that Drogon is the biggest living dragon and Viserion is the smallest, meaning Rhaegal is. 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. 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. She’s also a ferocious fighter. Warning: Game of Thrones: Season 7 spoilers below. Drogon is one of the dragons born in the Dothraki sea. Only mentioned he is twice the size of 747. 0. Dragons keep growing for their entire lives, meaning that Balerion was even larger during the Faith Militant uprising. 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. Balerion was the mightiest Dragon born so far and was the largest and most powerful for quite some time. He also created a new order of seventy-seven warriors, the Dragonkeepers, to guard the royal dragons. 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. 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. R. 5*7. R. During the Conquest Balerion was about a hundred years old, maybe a few years older. Forum Posts. Let me give you an example. Character and Appearance. LChris24 • 7 mo. But rereading the books I came across something interesting. Visenya’s dragon, while not quite as big as. Scary to think that by the time the Dance starts, she's almost as big as Balerion. (And different kinds of horses can weigh between 800 and 2200 lbs usually, 380-1000kg) That and with comparisons in the books to the Black Dread, I think, if Drogon lives long enough, he will end up being as large as Balerion. Balerion the Black Dread was the mount of Aegon the Conqueror, the first Targaryen monarch who ruled Westeros. By the end of GoT I'm pretty sure Drogon is at least the size of Caraxes or Meleys. Aegon I and Balerion died of natural causes. HotD and RoP spend millions of dollars filming each episode, and yet no dragon or balrog has been able to compete with the sheer epicness of a dying old man determined to sit in a chair. At the heart of Aegon’s conquest were the Targaryen family’s three dragons, Balerion, Vhagar, and Meraxes. now drogons head is at least the size of multiple danys. Balerion is the biggest but also was far older than any of the other dragons. . The Cannibal is supposed to be the size of Balerion very old and lived free. We don't know just how big any of the dragons of the Valyrian. However, as long as there are mammoth herds, large cattle herds, and whale pods to eat, it may be able to survive. 3. It was so large that the shadow alone could engulf entire towns when he flew overhead. 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. Maegor famously could not conceive of any children. [2] Balerion was the greatest Targaryen dragon who ever lived, the largest since the fall of Valyria. Still would be dwarfed by Monsterverse's King Ghidorah: 800 feet (243 meters). Ancalagon is huge, like far bigger than an mountain range Morgoth had created to protect Angband. 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. He only lived about 200 years. Balerion was the big stick, that was the biggest stick in the realm. 226. He continued to live long after Aegon’s Conquest, as he died in 94 AC (After Conquest). 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. Rowling’s Harry Potter fantasy series. In the books there are a lot of similarities between Daenarys' dragon Drogon and the dragon of Aegon I, Balerion. These towers are very thin, and Balerion could be hanging from them. 1. Taking that into account both Balerion and Vhagar were described as being powerful, having large jaws, powerful Dragonfires, and enormous wingspans. CryptoHow big was Balerion really? A flying fox, one of the biggest bats, is around 10" long with a wingspan of 36". GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. Reality- the story needed this dragon to be a smol boi, and drogon needed to be a big boi. . 880K subscribers in the HouseOfTheDragon community. Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next Page 2 of 6 Stannis Eats No Peaches Compulsive Editor Gender:Male Location:England Members 6. This is due to the fact that the Dark Dread is still the biggest and most powerful dragon to have ever existed. In fact, it is estimated that Vhagar is 492 feet. It was so large it was said his shadow could swallow an entire town when Balerion took flight. 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. While never being seen on screen in all his glory, there are hints from both shows and descriptions from George R. Smaug is still a huge and devastating beast, especially compared to little Bilbo Baggins, but Balerion's height comes out victorious. he rode balerion cause he was a big geek and i love that :) Reply replyAnalysis of Dragon Sizes in advance of Game of Thrones Season 7Subscribe to this Channel: Game of Thrones: West. I'm leaning more towards some magical demon thingy, as if that's too be found anywhere then it's in the ruins of valyria. Martin’s universe. "In the film trilogy Smaug measures nearly 140 meters (about 460 feet) long with a wingspan of perhaps 150 meters or more. Perhaps Drogon will live to exceed Balerion in size and power. My top guess is Aurion's dragon is alive and living in Valyria. Follow 2434. But: the Valyrian dragons might have gotten bigger because of spells and more magic around. Citibank shows the space industry is on its way to reach $1T in revenue by 2040. Impossible to say. Really cool though. Both sides are in-character, and will fight to the death. But at this point, it does seem like 200 is the maximum lifespan of the dragons in Game of Thrones unless otherwise proven. For reference, Balerion was roughly 100 years old when Aegon invaded Westeros and died almost 100 years after that. Dragons keep growing for their entire lives, meaning that Balerion was even larger during the Faith Militant uprising. In the scene wherein Rhaenys threatened King Aegon II and the Greens, Meleys could have easily swallowed both the king and his mother. 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. By the time of the Dance of the Dragons, Vhagar was nearly as large as Balerion had been at the time of his death. . He could eat a large elephant hole, so pretty friggin big. and his jaws were large enough to swallow a hairy mammoth. 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. Vhagar 90m Vermithor 75m Arrax 18m Tessarion 30m Balerion 120m Syrax 27m Caraxes 45m Meleys 45m Silverwing 50m Dreamfyre 55m Meraxes 60m. Balerion is actually 91% bigger, almost twice the size of Drogon! Still, I took some subjective hypothesis so my calculations are not perfect. Balerion couldn't possibly be as large as the stories say even if he lived to be 200. Reviews: 0. His big crossbows are just an improved version of these nearly 300 year old. Dany’s 3 were hatched with blood magic. " 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. 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. They are the only known species of dragon capable of producing fire and can fly at speeds of up to 200 mph. 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. Even though Balerion did live for two centuries as the oldest dragon ever recorded in known history, it might be possible for these creatures to live longer lifespans, depending on the circumstances. NinjaStealthPenguin. 2M subscribers in the gameofthrones community. Just lean and half the size of another dragon that was almost as big a Balerion. He could swallow horse and rider whole and his flame, black and red as he was, was hot enough to melt stone. he wasnt confined to a enclosed pit, or basically trained to serve humans the way Arrax was. Vhagar was born in 52BC and died in 130AC. Balerion growing large, heavy and slow wasn’t unusual. His wound could have been caused by a dragon, a kraken or a stone man with a Valyrian steel sword. By the end of his life, Balerion was so massive that he had a hard time breathing and flying. The series has promised to go big on dragons, with a whopping 17 expected to appear throughout the series. A dragon the size of Ancalagon cannot be supported easily. turtlexxi • 5 yr. For comparison, a 25 m blue whale weighs about 180,000 kg. Cersei reflects on how amazing of a schemer she is and how she got the last laugh. 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. Meanwhile, Balerion died of old age 94 years after Aegon’s Conquest. 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. Kills Tomman as Balerion the Cat. Supposedly Balerion could swallow a Mammoth whole. Meraxes was one of the three dragons of the First Generation, along with Vhagar and Balerion. Fun fact, Vhagar was actually the smallest of the original Targaryen dragons, as Meraxes was larger than Vhagar. #1. I read once, right after Fire & Blood was published, that Balerion had some sort of homing instinct that called him to Valyria. Vhagar is a she-dragon who served House Targaryen in the centuries of 52 BC to 130 AC. Kong, in the skies over Dragonstone. In a behind-the-scenes video on the official Game of Thrones YouTube channel, visual effects Producer Nikeah Forde explained that Vhagar is. 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. Drogon was not as large as Balerion was but Drogon was also still growing throughout Game of Thrones. I think you mean twice the height. Balerion, Meraxes, and Vhagar. 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. 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. Vhagar in this gif looks thick, but not what I imagined. [2]A size analysis and comparison between Drogon and Balerion the Black Dread. 21. 25. Nowhere in the text does it ever say that. (Fire and Blood) However, Vhagar was comparable in age to Balerion when he died at the age of around two hundred years. Arya sneaks into Cersei's litter while she escapes King's Landing. She’d be bigger for sure, maybe around the size of Meleys? The of course, we have Balerion. 000002% of the way from the ground to the light source. Old post but Drogon grew so fast bacause he was born out of magic. In season seven of the game of thrones, Cersei Lannister stands in. Even though Vermithor isn’t bigger. Vhagar was a dragon five times as big as Arrax. Balerion was only mentioned as the largest dragon to ever grace the known world. Since King Aegon I Targaryen’s Balerion the Black Dread died before Viserys sat the Iron Throne, the oldest and largest. 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). So regardless of perspectives, Vhagar is the larger dragon. He could swallow. Rhaenys rides. 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. That was quite the feat since Balerion the Black Dread was the largest dragon that ever lived. 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. K. Vhagar -- also called the Grandmother of. 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. You can look it up. Vhagar is the greatest battle-tested Westerosi dragon of all time. Gyrfalcon. Maegor had it built after he burned the Sept that. Based on the horse and elephant scale to the left it appears this is what Dany's dragons' sizes were around season 4. Balerion was over 200, Vhagar was over 180. You’ll see his skull tho so you’ll definitely get a. 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. 55. 393. Stop. Based on that, we can assume their strength would be about the same, provided they were of the same age and size. As of A Dance with Dragons, Drogon's wing span reach twenty feet from tip-to-tip. Even though Vhagar wasn’t the. Dreamfyre, born in 23 and (s)he is older than Vermithor, born in 34. 1. Barth's comments to the contrary are irrelevant. HOW BIG WAS BALERION THE BLACK DREAD? (Game Of Thrones Explained) So. Prince Aemond flew on Vhagar to Storm's End, so they could win the support of Lord Borros Baratheon for King Aegon II Targaryen. Balerion was the dragon Aegon rode while creating the 7 kingdoms. No one argues that Smaug must be at least as big as Laketown, yet Smaug in his ruin is able to actually destroy the whole town, not merely break it as Ancalagon does to Thangorodrim. Balerion was employed by Aegon the Conqueror to burn and half-ruin Harrenhal. Similarly, Stormcloud was a very young. ago. However, Vermithor isn’t a lot smaller than Vhagar. environment and the amount of magic in the environment. Giving it about 10 or more times the mass of this. . With just a meow from the Name-Giver, the kitten became Balerion. King Ghidorah. His scales and wing were black. Known as the Red Queen for her red scales and many children, Meleys was originally claimed by Alyssa Targaryen and then Rhaenys Targaryen. 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. Vhagar outgrew him later, as she lived much longer. Probably inspired by Ancalagon the Black, the greatest of the winged dragons from. • 1 yr. Drogon will be much larger than Balerion the Black Dread when he dies. CryptoBalerion would be useless at the time, he wouldn't be able to fly and he would be too big and too heavy, his only function in the war would be to put him a giant guard dog to King's Landing I can see Aemond trying to go for balerion but seeing he wouldn't be able to fly, more likely he still goes to Vhagar. A hundred years later, during the reign of. Balerion is the biggest dragon westeros ever seen though it had a common size to the dragonlords dragons in Valyria. The winged shadow. Also in fire and blood it is said that Vhagar grew almost as large as Balerion when he died, so during the dance Vhagar was larger than Balerion was. 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 . I feel like if you had a dragon as big as balerion it would be damn near impossible to bond with him after 100 years of essentially being a wild dragon. He was a legendary gigantic black dragon who served as the personal mount of Aegon I Targaryen. Balerion was well over 100 years old before the Conquest even started. September 20, 2021 by Johnny Holland. Balerion died because he was old, not cuz of where he was living. The ferocious Hungarian Horntail dragon (No. . Drogon is also not very old. Balerion would be like a fly in comparison. Which is why I'm somewhat reluctant to believe. Last edited: Sep 18, 2018. Duster. 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. Even though Vermithor isn’t bigger. Posted February 21, 2013. But it has been made clear that the show House of the Dragon will include up to 17 different dragons. 37. Balerion was big sure, but he surely wasn’t the only big dragon they had over the course of their time on Dragonstone. That is not true . Of course, House of the Dragon is long over before Drogon is even born. 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. Dragons are said to always be growing and Balerion was about 220 years old. 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. He couldn't support his monstrous weight any longer. Balerion is a clear winner when it comes to size. 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. She has scarlet scales and a crown of bright copper horns. 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. On the other hand, Vhagar lived during the time of the Dance of the Dragons, as it was actually almost as big as Balerion during that time. 100 Share. Ancalagon collapses from exhaustion after a week and two tops, and Balerion wins by default. However, Smaug was far from the largest Dragon in Middle-earth, as some are said to be as big as a mountain. 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. He was the largest of the three. #1. Meraxes was the silver dragon of Rhaenys Targaryen, the second sister wife of Aegon the Conqueror. Balerion, also known as the Black Dread, is the largest known Dragon to ever live. Two Dragons being in Valyria of Balerion's size would come into conflict soon than a year. So it you take the largest flying bird ever, Argentavis magnificens, it had a wingspan of up to 20 feet and weighed 160 lbs. BUT!!! In tolkiens works. 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. 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. Vhagar is officially 492ft / 150 meters. 'Viserys I flew Balerion, I seem to recall. 1 Answer. Over the past decade, $272. 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 died because he was old, not cuz of where he was living. Just shows how big dragons are in GoT. In the TV series, we’ve seen Balerion’s skull, and he’s a pretty big boy, but you can tell from a glance that he’s a fair bit smaller than Smaug. 13 m) 3 = 2,376,380 kg. but Vhagar was born when Balerion was 62 years old, she would’ve been even bigger if there was no dance. He was so large that his shadow could cover entire towns. The list begins with a comparison between Vhagar, the largest dragon in Westeros at the time of House of The Dragon, and Drogon from Season 8 of Game of Thrones. Balerion VII The days dragged on, an unending cycle of sorrow for Balerion. 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. Dragons grow as long as they live while they are provided with freedom and food, that is one of the reasons Vhagar managed to grow to such a large size. . Drogon had the wingspan of a Boeing 747, about 220 ft (68 meters). Balerion the Black Dread, greatest of all the Targaryen dragons, whom could swallow a mammoth whole and whose fire burned Harrenhal and forged the Iron Throne. Finally, Maegor died on the throne. [2] Other known riders of Vhagar are Prince Baelon Targaryen, Lady Laena Velaryon and Prince Aemond Targaryen. According to lore, Balerion helped Aegon to craft the Iron Throne his most recent owner will soon sit on. If that hadn’t happened to him it’s entirely possible he could have lived to be older. The dragons have been a big part of the game of thrones. 149. • 1 yr. 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. Ye sovla. 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. But the most convincing fact is that Balerion was said to. But god damn Balerion and Vhagar are massive lol. That puts Balerion 0. To be fair. ago. ago Balerion was much bigger, the link someone else provided above me thinks he might of been about twice the size of Drogon. 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. 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. It's totally possible. 3B of equity has been invested across nearly 1,800 unique SpaceTech companies. Balerion. And due to the fact that Vhagar is a veteran of many wars and battles, she is also stronger than Vermithor. However, Vermithor isn’t a lot smaller than Vhagar. (The Rogue Prince) Vermithor was thrice as large as Tessarion. I can’t imagine Valyria’s dragons would’ve be much larger if this is the case. Vhagar is insanely big, but then imagine how big Balerion is. Aegon The Conqueror Spinoff Means Finally Seeing Balerion In Action (After 25 Years Of Excitement) With an Aegon the Conqueror prequel reportedly in the works, then that would also mean Balerion the Black Drea d coming to screens. The most likely option: [Spoilers Extended] bigger than Balerion the Black Dread. Even if he only got a foot longer each year, that’s about a century of added growth, an extra hundred feet of length. ago. Drogon is indeed quite big and strong for his age and could end up becoming the biggest. Balerion was in pretty terrible shape by the end, in large part thanks to just being massive but also the Aerea incident in Valyria. 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. 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. Balerion still remains the biggest targaryen dragon while vhagar is right behind him just by a few feet. ago. GRRM said that Vhagar during the dance was the size of Balerion when he arrived in Westeros for the conquest. sexmountain. This is evident by Drogon’s head being around the same size as Jon Snow in season 8, compared to. The Targaryens have used the dragonpit for different things. Vhagar is likely to win a fight against Drogon because he is bigger, stronger, and more experienced. The last rider of Balerion was Viserys I Targaryen, then still a prince. SPOILER. 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. R. 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. 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. [3][4] This is purely based on canonical material and not the TV show. That's the point. 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. The combined forces of Casterly Rock and Highgarden were five times as large as those of the Targaryens. They can only breathe fire in one direction, and are quite slow on the ground. Dec 10, 2014 #20. It’s the oldest dragon to fly the skies during House of the Dragon, but it's also the smallest and only surviving member of the original trio of dragons that conquered Westeros (the other two being Balerion and Meraxes). 21. His teeth were as long as greatswords and his mouth was big enough to swallow an aurochs, or even a mammoth, whole. Dany’s 3 were hatched with blood magic. Beware the beast beneath the boards. During her youth, she is said to have been faster than both Caraxes and Vhagar. According to Tyrion Lannister, Meraxes was larger than Vhagar but smaller than Balerion, and it is said Meraxes could swallow horses whole. Balerion fought and protected Aerea from something big and strong enough to hurt a dragon. big and small, of diverse origins. Valyria is a weird place and the possibilities are endless. Fit-Jellyfish-6234 • 10 mo. It just says that Balerion was the oldest and largest of the Targaryen dragons that were brought to Westeros, and the largest since then. 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. They were essentially free range dragons and were allowed to roam a lot which helped them grow. 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. She is the mount of Rhaenys Targaryen.