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| + | | Material=[[Valyrian steel]] |
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| + | | Maker=[[Valyrian Freehold]] |
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| + | | Owner=[[Visenya Targaryen]]<br>[[Aemon Targaryen (Dragonknight)|Aemon Targaryen]] |
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| + | | Status=Missing |
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{{Quote|Visenya Targaryen was a great warrior. She had a Valyrian steel sword she called 'Dark Sister'.|[[Arya Stark]]|A Man Without Honor}} |
{{Quote|Visenya Targaryen was a great warrior. She had a Valyrian steel sword she called 'Dark Sister'.|[[Arya Stark]]|A Man Without Honor}} |
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| − | '''Dark Sister''' was the name of the [[Valyrian]] steel sword belonging to [[Visenya Targaryen]], the sister-wife of [[Aegon the Conqueror]]. A great warrior, she used it in battle as well as riding her [[dragon]] during the [[War of Conquest]]. |
+ | '''Dark Sister''' was the name of the [[Valyrian]] steel sword belonging to [[Visenya Targaryen]], the sister-wife of [[Aegon the Conqueror]]. A great warrior, she used it in battle as well as riding her [[dragon]] during the [[War of Conquest]]. The sword was ultimately lost during the [[Blackfyre Rebellion]].<ref>[[Valyrian Steel (Histories & Lore)]]</ref> |
==History== |
==History== |
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===[[Season 2]]=== |
===[[Season 2]]=== |
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[[Arya Stark]], posing as a common servant, discusses Visenya's role in the burning of [[Harrenhal]] with [[Tywin Lannister]], who is surprised at the depth of her knowledge. She mentions that Visenya wielded Dark Sister.<ref>"[[A Man Without Honor]]"</ref> |
[[Arya Stark]], posing as a common servant, discusses Visenya's role in the burning of [[Harrenhal]] with [[Tywin Lannister]], who is surprised at the depth of her knowledge. She mentions that Visenya wielded Dark Sister.<ref>"[[A Man Without Honor]]"</ref> |
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| + | {{Quote|Aegon Targaryen's Blackfyre and Visenya's Dark Sister disappeared in Daemon Blackfyre's rebellion.|[[Jorah Mormont]]|Valyrian Steel (Histories & Lore)}} |
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==In the books== |
==In the books== |
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| − | Dark Sister is mentioned in the ''Dunk and Egg'' prequel novellas, set more than eighty years before the events of the series. It is one of two Valyrian steel swords belonging to House Targaryen, the other being Blackfyre. Dark Sister was wielded by Visenya Targaryen, Prince Daemon Targaryen, and later Prince Aemon the Dragonknight. One of the bastard sons of King Aegon IV, Brynden Rivers, known as "Bloodraven", was the last known wielder of Dark Sister. He used it at the Battle of Redgrass Field in his famous duel with his half-brother Aegor "Bittersteel" Rivers. |
+ | Dark Sister is mentioned in the ''[[Tales of Dunk and Egg]]'' prequel novellas, set more than eighty years before the events of the series. It is one of two Valyrian steel swords belonging to House Targaryen, the other being Blackfyre. Dark Sister was wielded by Visenya Targaryen, Prince Daemon Targaryen, and later Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (Dragonknight)|Aemon the Dragonknight]]. One of the bastard sons of King [[Aegon IV Targaryen|Aegon IV]], [[Brynden Rivers]], known as "Bloodraven", was the last known wielder of Dark Sister. He used it at the [[Battle of Redgrass Field]] in his famous duel with his half-brother [[Aegor Rivers|Aegor "Bittersteel" Rivers]]. |
The sword's fate after Bloodraven was stripped of his titles and exiled to [[the Wall]] is unknown, as is that of its sister-blade Blackfyre. |
The sword's fate after Bloodraven was stripped of his titles and exiled to [[the Wall]] is unknown, as is that of its sister-blade Blackfyre. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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| − | * [http://awoiaf.westeros.org:8080/index.php/Dark_Sister Dark Sister at A Wiki of Ice and Fire] |
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==References== |
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[[Category:House Targaryen]] |
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Revision as of 01:54, 29 March 2015
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- "Visenya Targaryen was a great warrior. She had a Valyrian steel sword she called 'Dark Sister'."
- ―Arya Stark
Dark Sister was the name of the Valyrian steel sword belonging to Visenya Targaryen, the sister-wife of Aegon the Conqueror. A great warrior, she used it in battle as well as riding her dragon during the War of Conquest. The sword was ultimately lost during the Blackfyre Rebellion.[1]
History
Season 2
Arya Stark, posing as a common servant, discusses Visenya's role in the burning of Harrenhal with Tywin Lannister, who is surprised at the depth of her knowledge. She mentions that Visenya wielded Dark Sister.[2]
Quotes
- "Aegon Targaryen's Blackfyre and Visenya's Dark Sister disappeared in Daemon Blackfyre's rebellion."
- ―Jorah Mormont
In the books
Dark Sister is mentioned in the Tales of Dunk and Egg prequel novellas, set more than eighty years before the events of the series. It is one of two Valyrian steel swords belonging to House Targaryen, the other being Blackfyre. Dark Sister was wielded by Visenya Targaryen, Prince Daemon Targaryen, and later Prince Aemon the Dragonknight. One of the bastard sons of King Aegon IV, Brynden Rivers, known as "Bloodraven", was the last known wielder of Dark Sister. He used it at the Battle of Redgrass Field in his famous duel with his half-brother Aegor "Bittersteel" Rivers.
The sword's fate after Bloodraven was stripped of his titles and exiled to the Wall is unknown, as is that of its sister-blade Blackfyre.
See also
References
- ↑ Valyrian Steel (Histories & Lore)
- ↑ "A Man Without Honor"