To make the matter even worse, Ser Pate of Longleaf blocked their escape from the South.
They included Lord Roderick Dustin with 2000 Winter Wolves, Lord Forrest Frey with 200 knights and 600 infantrymen, and Robb Rivers with 300 archers from Raventree Hall. When the Lannister army headed by Lord Humfrey Lefford reached the western shore of the Gods Eye, they found a number of Lords supporting the blacks waiting for them. House Lannister of the Westerlands supported the greens, while House Stark of the North and most of the disorganized Lords of the riverlands supported the blacks. The Battle of the Lakeshore is often described as the bloodiest land battle in the Dance of the Dragons civil war. It would be much more graphic with a dragon that huge, especially with “Battle of the Bastards” director Miguel Sapochnik himself on board. Just imagine the pile of bodies from “Battle of the Bastards”, and replace it with Meleys' chopped-up body parts. However, Aegon suffered severe burns, and Sunfyre was rendered flightless for a while. Rhaenys’ charred corpse was found next to Meleys' broken body. She managed to gravely injure Sunfyre, but was brought down by Vhagar. Meleys fought bravely against the two behemoths, Vhagar being the largest at the time. Meleys was then attacked by King Aegon II Targaryen atop his dragon Sunfyre and Prince Aemond Targaryen riding his dragon Vhagar. She burned down Criston's archers and scorpions with her dragonfire. In response, Princess Rhaenys, wife of Corlys Velaryon, arrived to aid Staunton riding on her dragon, Meleys, the Red Queen, after a period of nine days. He sent a raven to Queen Rhaenyra, asking for help. Lord Staunton, Lord of the Rook’s Rest, closed the gates but couldn’t prevent Criston from burning down his fields or killing his smallfolk and livestock. Criston’s greens planned a trap for the blacks at Rook’s Rest. Ser Criston Cole was the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard and the new Hand of the King to Aegon II Targaryen, son of Alicent Hightower.
The battle of Rook's Rest was one of the first major defeats faced by the black faction. The two groups strived to put their respective leaders onto the Iron Throne, which was the basis of the civil war, known as the Dance of The Dragons.
Let’s have a look at some of the war stories from the Dance of the Dragons, the inspiration for House of The Dragon, which could possibly reach the heights of “Battle of the Bastards” should the makers of this new series choose to bring them to the small screen.Įditor's note: The following contains spoilers for the outcomes of these battles.Īfter the death of King Viserys I Targaryen, the kingdom was divided into the greens (supporters of Alicent Hightower) and the blacks (supporters of Rhaenyra Targaryen). Jon wins the war, though with some outside assistance, and Ramsay is delivered righteous justice. What follows is one of the bloodiest and highly realistic battle scene that took 25 days to shoot, considered by many to be the greatest action segment to have ever filmed. Jon Snow, one of the protagonists of the show, finally meets the cruel and sadistic Ramsay Bolton for battle at Winterfell in the episode. The “Battle of Bastards” from Season 6 remains one of the highest-rated battle sequences, in both Game of Thrones and all of television history. RELATED: 'House of the Dragon' Character Guide: Who's Who in the 'Game of Thrones' Prequel One obvious factor is the involvement of more dragons (yes, a lot of them!), and the other is the potential for even more, intense and gruesome battle scenes. They have reason to be excited, because this show has the potential to improve on most of the aspects that made Game of Thrones such a joy to watch in the first place. This incident drastically reduced the number of Targaryens, and almost completely decimated the dragons.Īnd since its announcement back in 2019, House of the Dragon has fans eager to revisit the Game of Thrones universe. Set about 300 years prior to the events of Game of Thrones, House of The Dragon will focus on a Targaryen civil war, called the "Dance of the Dragons" from the novel Fire and Blood. The prequel to the show, House of The Dragon, is the first project to have received the greenlight, with several others in developmental stages. Hence, the television giant is keen on exploring the land of Westeros even more. Game of Thrones was a money-making and award-winning show for HBO. The on-point casting, jaw-dropping CGI that improved each season (especially the dragons), and intense battle scenes were some of the key ingredients to the show’s tremendous success.
Game of Thrones first premiered over 10 years ago on April 17, 2011, and has since been a highly popular and decade-defining phenomenon.