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Dance of the Dragons — Campaign Map

Rhaenyra's blacks. Aegon II's greens. Trace the places where a struggle for the Iron Throne shattered a royal family and brought its dragons to ruin.

Spoiler warning: Includes major deaths and outcomes from the Dance of the Dragons in Fire & Blood. Based on the books, not the television adaptation.

Campaign landmarks

Where the Dance unfolded

Two claimants. One throne. A realm divided by dragonfire.

Schematic campaign map — relative positions only, not to scale.Select a numbered seal to read its history. On small screens, scroll the chart sideways.

A gazetteer of the Dance

Eight places that shaped the war, with accounts drawn from Fire & Blood. Follow the numbered seals from the chart to their stories below.

01Seat of power
King's Landing
Daemon and Rhaenyra seized the capital while Aemond and Criston Cole were away at Harrenhal.
Source: Fire & Blood — The Dying of the Dragons: The Red Dragon and the Gold
02Seat of power
Dragonstone
Rhaenyra's black council governed from the island while the Velaryon fleet enforced the Gullet blockade.
Source: Fire & Blood — The Dying of the Dragons: The Blacks and the Greens
03Turning point
Storm's End
After rival diplomatic missions to Storm's End, Aemond pursued Lucerys over Shipbreaker Bay, where Vhagar killed Lucerys and Arrax.
Source: Fire & Blood — The Dying of the Dragons: A Son for a Son
04Strategic move
Harrenhal
Daemon took the castle without bloodshed, creating a mainland rallying point for Rhaenyra's Riverlands allies.
Source: Fire & Blood — The Dying of the Dragons: A Son for a Son
05Battle
Rook's Rest
Criston Cole's trap drew Rhaenys on Meleys into battle against Aegon II on Sunfyre and Aemond on Vhagar.
Source: Fire & Blood — The Dying of the Dragons: The Red Dragon and the Gold
06Naval battle
The Gullet
The Triarchy struck the Velaryon blockade; the costly sea battle devastated Driftmark and killed Jacaerys and Vermax.
Source: Fire & Blood — The Dying of the Dragons: The Red Dragon and the Gold
07Battle
Tumbleton
The dragonseeds Hugh Hammer and Ulf White changed sides during the first battle, devastating the town and Rhaenyra's army.
Source: Fire & Blood — The Dying of the Dragons: Rhaenyra Triumphant
08Turning point
Gods Eye
Daemon and Aemond met above the lake in a final duel between Caraxes and Vhagar.
Source: Fire & Blood — The Dying of the Dragons: Rhaenyra Triumphant

Event summaries are original paraphrases based on George R. R. Martin's Fire & Blood. Chapter names are edition-independent reference points; no third-party map artwork or coordinates are used.

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