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'''Dragonflame''' or '''dragonfire''' is the fire produced by a [[dragon]]. The dragon expels its fire from its gullet and out of its mouth. The older and larger the dragon the more devastating its fire. The word ''dracarys'' is translated as meaning ''dragonfire'' in [[High Valyrian]].{{ref|asos|8}} | '''Dragonflame''' or '''dragonfire''' is the fire produced by a [[dragon]]. The dragon expels its fire from its gullet and out of its mouth. The older and larger the dragon the more devastating its fire. The word ''dracarys'' is translated as meaning ''dragonfire'' in [[High Valyrian]].{{ref|asos|8}} | ||
Revision as of 17:59, 29 June 2014
Dragonflame or dragonfire is the fire produced by a dragon. The dragon expels its fire from its gullet and out of its mouth. The older and larger the dragon the more devastating its fire. The word dracarys is translated as meaning dragonfire in High Valyrian.[1]
Contents
History
The Valyrian Freehold used dragonflame to make Valyrian steel.[citation needed]
During the War of Conquest, Aegon I Targaryen used his dragonflame against Harrenhal and at the Field of Fire. Afterward, the flame of Balerion was used to create the Iron Throne.
Recent Events
A Storm of Swords
Daenerys Targaryen commands Drogon to burn Kraznys mo Nakloz.[2]
A Dance with Dragons
Prince Quentyn Martell is mortally burned by Rhaegal while attempting to tame Viserion.[3]
Quotes
Drogon! Dracarys![2]
- Daenerys Targaryen to Drogon
What feeds a dragon's fire?[4]
- Marwyn to Samwell Tarly
Then the dragon opened its mouth, and light and heat washed over them. Behind a fence of sharp black teeth he glimpsed the furnace glow, the shimmer of a sleeping fire a hundred times brighter than his torch.[3]
- thoughts of Quentyn Martell
The dragon caught one burning body just as it began to fall, crunching it between his jaws as pale fires ran across his teeth.[5]
- thoughts of Tyrion Lannister
References and Notes
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 8, Daenerys I.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 27, Daenerys III.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 68, The Dragontamer.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 45, Samwell V.
- ↑ Tyrion II (The Winds of Winter)