Battle of the Stepstones

batalla de los Peldaños de Piedra

The Battle of the Stepstones was the naval clash that decided control of that archipelago between the forces of Houses Targaryen and Velaryon and the Triarchy, the alliance of Myr, Tyrosh and Lys that held the islands.

It was fought as part of the war for that trade route, with Prince Daemon Targaryen leading the fight astride his dragon Caraxes.

Chapter 1

The end of the Crabfeeder

109 ACBooks and show

In this chapterDaemon Targaryen

The battle's outcome came with the death of Craghas Drahar, the warlord known as the Crabfeeder and leader of the Triarchy's forces in the Stepstones. Daemon Targaryen killed him personally, beheading him with his Valyrian steel sword, Dark Sister.

Where each datum comes from
Year
Spanish wiki “108 d.C. (muerte de Craghas Drahar)” · Spanish wiki “109 d.C. (Daemon se proclama rey tras la victoria)”
Place
places catalogue (the Stepstones)
Sides
Spanish wiki “Guerra de los Peldaños de Piedra”
Outcome
Spanish wiki “108 d.C. — «Craghas Drahar es asesinado por el príncipe Daemon Targaryen, quien lo decapitó con su espada Hermana Oscura»”
Canon
hbo:HotD S1E3 — the assault is the episode’s long action sequence; the «War for the Stepstones» container covers the nine years, this event covers the fighting itself

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