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{{Quote|Aegon the Unworthy legitimized all his bastards on his deathbed. Inevitably the greatest of these, Daemon Blackfyre, declared himself the rightful heir, and ignited yet another war for the crown. After much bloodshed Daemon, was killed by an alliance of his brothers on the Redgrass Field. |[[Varys]]|The Death of Kings}} |
{{Quote|Aegon the Unworthy legitimized all his bastards on his deathbed. Inevitably the greatest of these, Daemon Blackfyre, declared himself the rightful heir, and ignited yet another war for the crown. After much bloodshed Daemon, was killed by an alliance of his brothers on the Redgrass Field. |[[Varys]]|The Death of Kings}} |
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The '''Blackfyre Rebellion''' was an uprising led by [[Daemon Blackfyre]], a legitimized [[bastard]] of King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]] and his cousin and lover [[Daena Targaryen]], against his half-brother, King [[Daeron II Targaryen]]. The rebellion failed, and Daemon himself was killed in the [[Battle of Redgrass Field]].<ref>[[A Golden Crown]]</ref> |
The '''Blackfyre Rebellion''' was an uprising led by [[Daemon Blackfyre]], a legitimized [[bastard]] of King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]] and his cousin and lover [[Daena Targaryen]], against his half-brother, King [[Daeron II Targaryen]]. The rebellion failed, and Daemon himself was killed in the [[Battle of Redgrass Field]].<ref>[[A Golden Crown]]</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:09, 7 February 2015
- "Aegon the Unworthy legitimized all his bastards on his deathbed. Inevitably the greatest of these, Daemon Blackfyre, declared himself the rightful heir, and ignited yet another war for the crown. After much bloodshed Daemon, was killed by an alliance of his brothers on the Redgrass Field. "
- ―Varys
Daemon Blackfyre, the Black Dragon.
The Blackfyre Rebellion was an uprising led by Daemon Blackfyre, a legitimized bastard of King Aegon IV Targaryen and his cousin and lover Daena Targaryen, against his half-brother, King Daeron II Targaryen. The rebellion failed, and Daemon himself was killed in the Battle of Redgrass Field.[1]
Quotes
- "Aegon the Unworthy legitimized all his bastards on his deathbed. Inevitably the greatest of these, Daemon Blackfyre, declared himself the rightful heir, and ignited yet another war for the crown. After much bloodshed Daemon, was killed by an alliance of his brothers on the Redgrass Field. All the same, his descendants continued to threaten the Targaryens until half a century later, when Barristan the Bold slew Maelys the Monstrous on the Stepstones, extinguishing Daemon's line. "
- ―Varys
In the books
House Blackfyre fled east to the Free Cities, and continued to harass the Targaryen kings for decades. There were as many as Five Blackfyre Rebellions over the course of sixty years, but of varying size. The first was also the largest, and the one which very nearly succeeded due to the popularity of Daemon.
Daemon had many children, including seven sons and possibly several daughters, which allowed the Blackfyre line to survive through multiple failed rebellions. Daemon's eldest two sons died in the first rebellion.
The "Second Blackfyre Rebellion" (212 AL) was little more than a plot which was rooted out before it could achieve fruition. Daemon II Blackfyre ended up being taken alive as a prisoner, so that Daemon's fourth son Haegon couldn't be crowned king in exile.
The Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion occurred in 236 AL, and was led by Bittersteel and Daemon III, grandson of Daemon I. The Blackfyres were able to assemble an army in the Free Cities, which landed at Massey's Hook in the southeast of the Crownlands (near the northern border of the Stormlands). Daemon III had depended on the hope that numerous major Houses in the Seven Kingdoms would switch over to his side after he won a few victories on mainland Westeros. Unfortunately, his anticipated groundswell of support never occurred: Daemon I had been dead for forty years by this point, and the once fervent support for the Blackfyre cause had been forgotten. To many lords, Daemon III's army seemed like just a collection of ragged mercenaries carrying tattered old banners. Ser Duncan the Tall emerged as one of the great heroes of the conflict, when he personally slew Daemon III at the Battle of Wendwater Bridge, ending the war.
The fifth and final Blackfyre Rebellion (259-261 AL) was known as the War of the Ninepenny Kings.
