Balerion, the Black Dread, is a historically important dragon, but what made him so special? After one and a half seasons, House of the Dragon depicts the dragon battles that fans cried out for.

What big teeth you have, Balerion HBO "It is the most challenging piece that the sculpture department hafs created," Fitzsimons adds. "There was a lot of sculpture work in Season 7, and time was a ...

Balerion or “the Black Dread” was a dragon of House Targaryen ridden by King Aegon I during the Conquest. Named after an ancient god of the Valyrian Freehold, ...

During House of the Dragon, Vhagar is the largest dragon in Westeros. Vhagar is the second-biggest dragon in history behind only Balerion, the Black Dread. Vhagar is much bigger than Drogon from ...

Balerion died of old age less than a year after Viserys claimed him. After that, Viserys chose not to bond with a new dragon. In fact, we don’t really have proof that this would even be possible.

Though Balerion survived for almost a hundred years after the conquest of Westeros, he died in 94 AC, which is during King Jaehaerys I reign. At the start of House of the Dragon, ...

After Balerion’s death at the respectable old age of two hundred, Vhagar was the last living original Targaryen dragon from Aegon’s Conquest and the veteran of hundreds of successful battles.

Alongside Vhagar and Meraxes, Balerion and Aegon were instrumental in uniting the kingdoms of Westeros. So, now you understand why King Viserys does not have a dragon in House of the Dragon.