But we know for sure that Qyburn isn’t the first person to think of taking down a dragon by firing a very large bolt out of an even larger crossbow. It’s unclear when exactly in Westerosi history scorpions were first used. It is worth noting, though, that when Harrenhal burned it didn’t have scorpions defending its walls, so Dany’s assault on King’s Landing was likely the first time Aegon’s maneuver had been used against these specific weapons. Herren was right that stone doesn’t burn, but everything else in the castle did, and hot enough to melt the masonry of Harrenhal into the ruined towers we see in season 2 of the show. Then Aegon swept straight down on top of the castle commanding Balerion to burn it as they flew. Later that night, when the moon was high in the sky, Aegon flew Balerion above the clouds until they were directly over Harrenhal. Stone does not burn.” When Harren declined to surrender to Aegon, the Conqueror simply said, “when the sun sets, your line shall end.” In Harren’s own words, “I built in stone. Harren the Black, the lord of Harrenhal, was one of the last houses in the Riverlands to surrender to Aegon, thanks to his confidence in his castle’s defenses. The castle of Harrenhal was, and still is, the largest in Westeros, built with five large towers and massive walls designed to withstand any siege weapon on Westeros - at least the time of its construction a few years before Aegon’s conquest. Martin’s writings, by Aegon himself at Harrenhal. In fact, this specific move was originally used, as far as we know based on George R.R. But Dany wasn’t the first person to think of this. More specifically, she flies straight down onto Euron’s floating arsenal, and burns the fleet to a crisp.
And both sides of this centuries-old push and pull of battle were on display during the Battle of King’s Landing.Īfter the underused, but impressive Euron shot down and killed Rhaegal with Qyburn’s scorpions in episode 4 of season 8, Dany brings a few new tactics to her fight at King’s Landing. But Aegon, aspiring conqueror that he was, developed his own maneuvers as a counter. While Westeros may have been powerless against Aegon’s dragons at the beginning of his conquest, the various lords of the land slowly developed tactics and weapons to use against them. At the heart of Aegon’s conquest were the Targaryen family’s three dragons, Balerion, Vhagar, and Meraxes. Almost 300 years ago, Jon Snow and Daenerys’ ancestor, Aegon Targaryen, united the Seven Kingdoms through a vicious campaign that earned him the nickname, The Conqueror.
With all the fire and blood in Game of Thrones’ final few episodes, it’s easy to forget that all of this dragon-related violence has happened before.
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