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The '''Dragonkeepers''' were the guards of the [[Dragonpit]].  They numbered seventy-seven at any one time.{{ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Trumphs and Tragedies}}
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The '''Dragonkeepers''' were an order of guards who protected the [[dragon]]s of [[House Targaryen]] at the [[Dragonpit]] in [[King's Landing]]{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Trumphs and Tragedies}} and on [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
  
The Dragonkeepers were clad in suits of gleaming black armor, their helms crested by a row of dragon-scales that continued, diminishing, down their backs.
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==Organization==
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The Dragonkeepers numbered seventy-seven men tasked with guarding [[dragon]]s day and night wherever they might lair.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Trumphs and Tragedies}}
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The guards wielded swords{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} and wore suits of gleaming black armor. Their helms were crested by a row of dragon scales that continued down their backs, diminishing downwards.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Trumphs and Tragedies}}
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==History==
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Following Princess [[Aerea Targaryen]]'s taking of [[Balerion]] and her death after she returned with the [[dragon]] to [[Westeros]], King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] founded the Dragonkeepers in {{date|56}} to prevent another such theft.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
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In {{Date|60}}, as Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen (daughter of Jaehaerys I)|Daenerys Targaryen]] was stricken by the [[Shivers]], King Jaehaerys ordered a raven sent to the Dragonkeepers on [[Dragonstone]], ordering them to bring a hatchling to [[King's Landing]] at once. After Daenerys died several hours later, Jaehaerys flew to Dragonstone upon [[Vermithor]] to inform them that it was no longer necessary.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
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The Dragonkeepers at the [[Dragonpit]] of [[King's Landing]] knew the dragons there better than anyone else. The guards gave the dragon [[Caraxes]] his nickname of the Blood Wyrm.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
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According to the accounts of the Dragonkeepers, when Princess [[Alyssa Targaryen]] came to claim a dragon in the Dragonpit in {{Date|75}}, they had to convince her not to claim Balerion, telling the princess the dragon was "old and slow" and suggesting she would rather have a swifter mount. In the end they succeeded, as Alyssa claimed the dragon [[Meleys]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
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In {{Date|84}}, the Dragonkeepers caught Princess [[Saera Targaryen]] trying to enter the Dragonpit. They returned her to the [[Red Keep]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
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Once, when Princess [[Viserra Targaryen]] brought six boys into the Dragonpit, promising her maidenhead to whoever would put his head in a dragon's mouth, the Dragonkeepers arrived in time to put an end to it.{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
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During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], less than fifty Dragonkeepers stood guard when the [[Storming of the Dragonpit]] began. The greatly-outnumbered Dragonkeepers fought the [[Shepherd]]-led mob but were slaughtered when the rabble broke through. The dragons [[Tyraxes]], [[Shrykos]], [[Morghul]], and [[Dreamfyre]] died fighting the mob, and the dome of the Dragonpit collapsed.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}
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[[Morning]], the dragon of Lady [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]], made her lair in the Dragonpit after the civil war,{{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}} but it is as yet unknown if the surviving Dragonkeepers continued their duties.
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==Recent Events==
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===''A Game of Thrones''===
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Lord [[Eddard Stark]] sees empty suits of armor in a deserted corridor of the [[Red Keep]]. The armor is of black steel with dragon scales on the helms' crests,{{ref|AGOT|20}} so they might have been armor of the Dragonkeepers or other [[House Targaryen guards]].
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===''A Storm of Swords''===
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While fleeing the Red Keep with [[Dontos Hollard]], [[Sansa Stark]] passes through a gallery and sees the empty suits of armor with scales cresting down the back.{{ref|ASOS|61}}
  
 
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Revision as of 16:05, 6 May 2020

The Dragonkeepers were an order of guards who protected the dragons of House Targaryen at the Dragonpit in King's Landing[1] and on Dragonstone.[2]

Organization

The Dragonkeepers numbered seventy-seven men tasked with guarding dragons day and night wherever they might lair.[1]

The guards wielded swords[3] and wore suits of gleaming black armor. Their helms were crested by a row of dragon scales that continued down their backs, diminishing downwards.[1]

History

Following Princess Aerea Targaryen's taking of Balerion and her death after she returned with the dragon to Westeros, King Jaehaerys I Targaryen founded the Dragonkeepers in 56 AC to prevent another such theft.[2]

In 60 AC, as Princess Daenerys Targaryen was stricken by the Shivers, King Jaehaerys ordered a raven sent to the Dragonkeepers on Dragonstone, ordering them to bring a hatchling to King's Landing at once. After Daenerys died several hours later, Jaehaerys flew to Dragonstone upon Vermithor to inform them that it was no longer necessary.[2]

The Dragonkeepers at the Dragonpit of King's Landing knew the dragons there better than anyone else. The guards gave the dragon Caraxes his nickname of the Blood Wyrm.[2]

According to the accounts of the Dragonkeepers, when Princess Alyssa Targaryen came to claim a dragon in the Dragonpit in 75 AC, they had to convince her not to claim Balerion, telling the princess the dragon was "old and slow" and suggesting she would rather have a swifter mount. In the end they succeeded, as Alyssa claimed the dragon Meleys.[2]

In 84 AC, the Dragonkeepers caught Princess Saera Targaryen trying to enter the Dragonpit. They returned her to the Red Keep.[2]

Once, when Princess Viserra Targaryen brought six boys into the Dragonpit, promising her maidenhead to whoever would put his head in a dragon's mouth, the Dragonkeepers arrived in time to put an end to it.[2]

During the Dance of the Dragons, less than fifty Dragonkeepers stood guard when the Storming of the Dragonpit began. The greatly-outnumbered Dragonkeepers fought the Shepherd-led mob but were slaughtered when the rabble broke through. The dragons Tyraxes, Shrykos, Morghul, and Dreamfyre died fighting the mob, and the dome of the Dragonpit collapsed.[3]

Morning, the dragon of Lady Rhaena Targaryen, made her lair in the Dragonpit after the civil war,[4] but it is as yet unknown if the surviving Dragonkeepers continued their duties.

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Lord Eddard Stark sees empty suits of armor in a deserted corridor of the Red Keep. The armor is of black steel with dragon scales on the helms' crests,[5] so they might have been armor of the Dragonkeepers or other House Targaryen guards.

A Storm of Swords

While fleeing the Red Keep with Dontos Hollard, Sansa Stark passes through a gallery and sees the empty suits of armor with scales cresting down the back.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fire & Blood, Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Trumphs and Tragedies.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Fire & Blood, The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown.
  4. Fire & Blood, Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist.
  5. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 20, Eddard IV.
  6. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 61, Sansa V.