Which families survived the Doom of Valyria?

Just like Starks are known to warg in Direwolves, Targaryens are known to ride Dragons as they happened to be the only “Dragon rider” family that survived the Doom of Valyria.

How many Dragonlords were there?

We do know that 40 families were “dragonlords” — families that owned and rode dragons and formed the core of the upper-level Valyrian aristocracy.

Are Targaryens the only Dragon Riders?

Hawkeye Is Here To Amaze – The Loop The Targaryens were the only surviving house of the Valyrian dragonlords, making them the last known dragonriders. Although only the Valyrians are able to ride dragons, the Night King was able to ride Viserion by reanimating his corpse and enslaving him as a type of ice dragon.

Did the Targaryen family survive the Doom of Valyria?

They were the only family of dragonlords who survived the Doom of Valyria and have left the Valyrian Freehold twelve years before the Doom. Targaryens resided for more than a century at Dragonstone on the island of the same name, until Aegon the Conqueror and his sister-wives, Visenya and Rhaenys, began the first of the Wars of Conquest in 2 BC.

What happened to the Targaryen dragons?

Most of the Targaryen dragons died in civil strife known as Dance of the Dragons about a century and a half later, and after that, the only dragons the Targaryens had were the size of cats. Soon after the civil war ended, the last Targaryen dragons died, and the species was considered to be extinct throughout the world.

Are Viserys and Daenerys Targaryen the last living descendants of the Targaryens?

As we told you above, and you probably already knew, Viserys and Daenerys are the last known descendants of the House Targaryen. In the TV show, as well as in the Game of Thrones books, it was explained that House Targaryen has very strong ties to dragons.

Where did the Targaryens live during the wars of conquest?

Targaryens resided for more than a century at Dragonstone on the island of the same name, until Aegon the Conqueror and his sister-wives, Visenya and Rhaenys, began the first of the Wars of Conquest in 2 BC. During Aegon’s Conquest, the family built the Aegonfort in the new capital city of King’s Landing.