During the reign of King Jaehaerys in 93 AC, Viserys Targaryen claimed Balerion. But by that time he stopped growing. The dragon was heavy and sluggish, and extremely difficult to rouse.

Viserys Targaryen was the last rider to make a final claim to Balerion in 93 AC. At this point, Balerion was about 200 years old, which made it hard to wake up. Viserys and Balerion circled King's ...

House of the Dragon did not feature Balerion in his full glory, leaving his greatness to lore and history. Aegon the Conqueror, Maegor the Cruel, Princess Aerea, and Viserys the Peaceful were all ...

Finally, Balerion became the first dragon to enjoy life in the Red Keep's dragonpit. Prince Viserys Targaryen became Balerion's final rider in 93 AC. Balerion was old, slow, and weak when Viserys ...

In the year 93 AC, Viserys claimed a dragon named Balerion. At one point, Balerion was one of the mightiest and largest dragons around. He was known as the “Black Dread” due to the color of ...

Like others in his family, Viserys is a dragonrider. In fact, his dragon is Balerion, the same dragon Aegon I rode; after Balerion's death during Jaehaerys's reign, Viserys doesn't seek a new dragon.

As Viserys and Rhaenyra stood under the skull of the gigantic Balerion the Black Dread — the dragon both Aegon I and Viserys once rode — he explained to her that their ancestor had a dream ...

Balerion came back injured and took a 40-year break before Prince Viserys (Rhaenyra's dad) bonded with him. The Black Dread died shortly after and didn't last a year with Viserys. He was over 200 ...

When King Viserys was a dragonrider, he rode on the back of Balerion, the Black Dread; in fact, Viserys was the very last Targaryen to ever have control over Balerion in House of the Dragon ...

In episode one, Balerion’s giant dragon skull looms over Viserys and Rhaenyra as Viserys imparts crucial words of prophecy onto her. Aegon the Conqueror was, of course, the first to ride Balerion.