The Dance of the Dragons

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Targaryen succession war civil war historical event

The Dance of the Dragons is a devastating Targaryen civil war in Westerosi history, fought between rival factions of House Targaryen over the Iron Throne and marked by the widespread use and near-extinction of dragons.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Dance of the Dragons 20
The Dance of Dragons 4
Dance of Dragons 2

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Targaryen succession war ⓘ
civil war ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
adaptedIn House of the Dragon ⓘ
surface form: House of the Dragon (TV series)
conflictBetween Targaryen factions ⓘ
createdBy George R. R. Martin ⓘ
describedIn Fire & Blood ⓘ
surface form: Fire and Blood
fictionalEventInFranchise Game of Thrones ⓘ
fictionalEventInUniverse A Song of Ice and Fire ⓘ
followedBy reign of Aegon III Targaryen ⓘ
foughtOver Iron Throne ⓘ
involvesHouse House Arryn ⓘ
House Baratheon ⓘ
House Greyjoy ⓘ
House Hightower ⓘ
House Lannister ⓘ
House Stark ⓘ
House Strong ⓘ
House Targaryen ⓘ
House Tully ⓘ
House Velaryon ⓘ
notableBattle Battle at Rook's Rest ⓘ
Battle of the Gullet ⓘ
Battle of the Honeywine ⓘ
Battle over the Gods Eye ⓘ
Storming of the Dragonpit ⓘ
notableCombatant Aegon II Targaryen ⓘ
Alicent Hightower ⓘ
Corlys Velaryon ⓘ
Criston Cole ⓘ
Daemon Targaryen ⓘ
Otto Hightower ⓘ
Rhaenyra Targaryen ⓘ
notableDragon Cannibal ⓘ
Caraxes ⓘ
Grey Ghost ⓘ
Meleys ⓘ
Moondancer ⓘ
Sheepstealer ⓘ
Sunfyre ⓘ
Syrax ⓘ
Tessarion ⓘ
Vermithor ⓘ
Vhagar ⓘ
precededBy reign of King Viserys I Targaryen ⓘ
surface form: reign of Viserys I Targaryen
primaryBelligerent Blacks ⓘ
Greens ⓘ
resultedIn destruction of many castles and towns ⓘ
massive casualties in Westeros ⓘ
near-extinction of dragons ⓘ
political instability in the Seven Kingdoms ⓘ
weakening of House Targaryen ⓘ
setInRegion Seven Kingdoms ⓘ
setInWorld Westeros (fictional continent) ⓘ
surface form: Westeros
theme civil war ⓘ
destructive power of dragons ⓘ
dynastic decline ⓘ
succession crisis ⓘ
timePeriod Targaryen rule in Westeros ⓘ

Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Westeros (fictional continent) → hasHistoricalEvent → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
subject surface form: Westeros
Game of Thrones: Season 5 (Music from the HBO Series) → hasTrack → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dance of Dragons
Princess Rhaenys Targaryen → conflict → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dance of the Dragons
House of the Dragon → portraysEvent → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dance of the Dragons
House Targaryen → event → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dance of the Dragons
The Wars to Come (extended) → relatedWork → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dance of Dragons
Hardhome → followedBy → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Dance of Dragons
Mother’s Mercy → precededBy → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Dance of Dragons
Mother’s Mercy → follows → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Dance of Dragons
Mother’s Mercy → followsInSeason → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Dance of Dragons
Fire & Blood → coversEvent → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dance of the Dragons
The Queen Who Never Was → conflict → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dance of the Dragons
Lady of Driftmark → associatedEvent → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dance of the Dragons
Corlys Velaryon → era → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dance of the Dragons
Meleys → participatedIn → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dance of the Dragons
The Red Queen → participatedIn → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dance of the Dragons
Great Council of 101 AC → relatedConflict → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dance of the Dragons
reign of King Viserys I Targaryen → precedes → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dance of the Dragons
the Blacks → participatedIn → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dance of the Dragons
the Blacks → sideInConflict → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dance of the Dragons
Laena Velaryon → event → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dance of the Dragons (prelude)
Targaryen civil war → alsoKnownAs → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dance of the Dragons
Otto Hightower → conflict → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dance of the Dragons
Rhaenyra Targaryen → conflict → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dance of the Dragons
Viserys I Targaryen → conflictAssociatedWith → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dance of the Dragons
Alicent Hightower → roleInEvent → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dance of the Dragons
Aegon II Targaryen → conflict → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dance of the Dragons
Aegon II Targaryen → reignDuring → The Dance of the Dragons ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dance of the Dragons