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| conflict = [[War of Conquest]]
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| conflict = [[Aegon's Conquest]]
 
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| place = south shore of the [[Gods Eye]]
 
| place = south shore of the [[Gods Eye]]
 
| result = [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] victory
 
| result = [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] victory
| combatant1 = [[House Targaryen]]
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| combatant1 = [[File:House Targaryen.svg|30px]] '''[[House Targaryen]]'''
| combatant2 = [[House Hoare]]
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| combatant2 = [[File:House Hoare.svg|30px]]'''[[Kingdom of the Isles and the Rivers]]'''/[[House Hoare]]
| commander1 = [[Aegon I Targaryen]]
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| commander1 = [[File:House Targaryen.svg|20px]] [[Aegon I Targaryen]]
| commander2 = two sons of [[Harren Hoare]]
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| commander2 = [[File:House Hoare.svg|20px]] two sons of [[Harren Hoare]]
 
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The '''Wailing Willows''' was a battle fought on the southern shore of the [[Gods Eye]] during the [[War of Conquest]]. [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] was victorious in the [[Battle of the Reeds]]. Two sons of King [[Harren Hoare]] retaliated but crossing the [[Gods Eye]] with muffled oars in their longships, and they inflicted heavy casualties on the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]]. Harren's sons were killed by Aegon's dragon, [[Balerion]], as they were returning across the lake, however.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Conquest}}
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The '''Wailing Willows''' was a battle fought on the southern shore of the [[Gods Eye]] during [[Aegon's Conquest]]. [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] was victorious in the [[Battle of the Reeds]]. Two sons of King [[Harren Hoare]] retaliated by crossing the [[Gods Eye]] with muffled oars in their longships, and they inflicted heavy casualties on the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]]. Harren's sons were killed by Aegon's dragon, [[Balerion]], as they were returning across the lake, however.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Conquest}}
  
==References and Notes==
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==References==
 
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[[Category:Aegon's Conquest]]
 
[[Category:Battles]]
 
[[Category:Battles]]
[[Category:Harrenhal]]
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[[Category:Gods Eye]]
 
[[Category:House Hoare battles]]
 
[[Category:House Hoare battles]]
 
[[Category:House Targaryen battles]]
 
[[Category:House Targaryen battles]]
[[Category:War of Conquest]]
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Latest revision as of 23:52, 24 April 2022

Wailing Willows
Conflict Aegon's Conquest
Place south shore of the Gods Eye
Result Targaryen victory
Combatants
House Targaryen.svg House Targaryen House Hoare 2.svgKingdom of the Isles and the Rivers/House Hoare
Commanders
House Targaryen.svg Aegon I Targaryen House Hoare 2.svg two sons of Harren Hoare
Strength
unknown unknown
Casualties
heavy losses unknown

The Wailing Willows was a battle fought on the southern shore of the Gods Eye during Aegon's Conquest. Aegon the Conqueror was victorious in the Battle of the Reeds. Two sons of King Harren Hoare retaliated by crossing the Gods Eye with muffled oars in their longships, and they inflicted heavy casualties on the Targaryens. Harren's sons were killed by Aegon's dragon, Balerion, as they were returning across the lake, however.[1]

References

  1. The World of Ice & Fire, The Conquest.