Death of Lucerys Velaryon
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The death of Lucerys Velaryon takes place in 129 AC, when the young prince is struck down along with his dragon Arrax over Storm's End, at the hands of his uncle Aemond Targaryen and the dragon Vhagar. The event ends any chance of a settlement between the rival claimants to the throne and pushes the Seven Kingdoms into the open war known as the Dance of the Dragons.
Death at Rook's Rest
Lucerys Velaryon flies to Storm's End on Arrax to deliver a message on behalf of his mother, Queen Rhaenyra. There he crosses paths with Aemond Targaryen, who has already arrived riding Vhagar, the oldest and largest of the living dragons.
The encounter between the two princes turns into a chase through the air. Vhagar catches Arrax and kills him; Lucerys dies with his dragon. The chronicles disagree on whether Aemond meant to kill him or whether Vhagar simply slipped from his control.
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Start of the War
Lucerys's death becomes the spark that turns the Dance of the Dragons into open war between the factions of Rhaenyra and Aegon II. Until then there had been rival coronations and isolated deaths; after Storm's End, there is no turning back.
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Participants
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Who was there
- Lucerys VelaryonPrinceAppears in Death at Rook's Rest
- Aemond TargaryenPrince RegentAppears in Death at Rook's Rest
- Borros BaratheonLord of Storm's EndAppears in Death at Rook's Rest
No entry in the atlas: Arrax † · Vhagar
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Others in the account
- Rhaenyra TargaryenAppears in Start of the War
- Aegon II TargaryenAppears in Start of the War
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Books and show
The show and the books
| Show | Books | |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 129 AC | 129 AC |
| Place | Storm's End | Storm's End |
| Outcome | Vhagar kills Arrax and his rider · the military trigger of the war | Vhagar mata a Arrax y a su jinete · detonante militar de la guerra |
| On screen | House of the Dragon · T1E10 | — |
By work
| Work | Format | Where it is told |
|---|---|---|
| House of the Dragon | Show | Death at Rook's Rest, Start of the War |
The chronology of events
- Death of Rhaenys Targaryen and Meraxes
- Great Council of 101
- Coronation of Viserys I
- Maidenpool Tourney
- Death of Aemma Arryn
- Naming of Rhaenyra as heir
- Wedding of Viserys I and Alicent Hightower
- War for the Stepstones
- Daemon Targaryen proclaims himself King of the Stepstones
- Battle of the Stepstones
- Fifth anniversary tourney
- Rhaenyra named Princess of Dragonstone
- Wedding of Rhaenyra Targaryen and Laenor Velaryon
- Wedding of Daemon Targaryen and Laena Velaryon
- Death of Laena Velaryon
- Fire at Harrenhal
- Death of Laenor Velaryon
- Aemond Targaryen claims Vhagar
- Wedding of Daemon Targaryen and Rhaenyra Targaryen
- Wedding of Aegon Targaryen and Helaena Targaryen
- Execution of Vaemond Velaryon
- Dance of the Dragons
- Death of Viserys I
- Death of Lyman Beesbury
- Coronation of Aegon II
- Coronation of Rhaenyra I
- Duel of the Cargyll twins
- Blockade of Blackwater Bay
- Jacaerys Velaryon's mission to White Harbor
- Pact of Ice and Fire
- Death of Lucerys Velaryon
- Blood and Cheese
- March of the Winter Wolves
- Capture of Harrenhal
- Battle of the Burning Mill
- Capture of Stone Hedge
- Sack of Duskendale
- Battle at Rook's Rest
- Sowing of the Seeds
- Capture of the Gay Abandon
- Battle of the Gullet
- Battle of the Honeywine
- Fall of King's Landing
- Dalton Greyjoy's raids on the Westerlands
- Battle by the Lakeshore
- Ambush at Crossed Elms
- Butcher's Ball
- Battle of the Red Fork
- Battle of Acorn Hall
- Siege of Longtable
- Sack of Bitterbridge
- First Battle of Tumbleton
- Arrest of Addam Velaryon and imprisonment of Corlys Velaryon
- Fall of Dragonstone
- Taking of Maidenpool by Daemon Targaryen
- Aemond Targaryen's reprisals in the Riverlands
- Battle Above the Gods Eye
- Death of Helaena Targaryen
- King's Landing Riots
- Storming of the Dragonpit
- Rhaenyra's flight to Duskendale
- and 107 more in the index