—

Daeron I

The Young Dragon

Character Overview

Daeron I, the Young Dragon, took the throne as a youth and conquered Dorne without converting victory into durable rule. The five main novels let boys of the Night's Watch, Stannis's circle, and Daenerys use him to measure precocious heroism, the cost of conquest, and Dornish resistance; even the famous casualty figure functions as inherited political rhetoric. His campaign reaches readers through quotation and judgment, not a neutral panorama.

Relationships

Aegon III

Parent

Baelor I

Sibling