Dragon's Wroth

The Dragon's Wroth was a punitive campaign undertaken by Aegon and Visenya Targaryen after the defeat of their sister Rhaenys, which consisted in a series of genocidal attacks against the populations of Dorne.
== History ==
=== Prelude ===
During the First Dornish War, Rhaenys Targaryen was killed by the Dornish, along with her dragon, Meraxes, who was shot through the eye with a scorpion bolt. Angered by the death of their sister, Aegon I Targaryen and Visenya Targaryen rode to Dorne, atop their dragons Balerion and Vhagar.
=== The campaign===
In hopes of a Dornish Civil War, the two Targaryens set Dorne aflame, excluding Sunspear, the seat of the ruling house of Dorne, House Martell. Through the genocidal attacks, the Targaryens hoped to turn the population against their Princes, resulting in an uprising.
=== Aftermath ===
However, the Dornish remained loyal and maintained to continue with their war against the Conqueror.
== In the books ==
The grief Aegon and Visenya felt at the death of Rhaenys was great; the next two years would later be called the years of the Dragon's Wroth. The Targaryens burned every Dornish stronghold at least once, with the exception of Sunspear and its shadow city. The Dornish believed that the Targaryens refused to attack Sunspear because they were afraid that Princess Meria might have purchased a device from Lys to slay dragons with. Archmaester Timotty offers a different explanation, suggesting in his Conjectures that Aegon hoped this would instead turn the Dornish against the Martells. Indeed, letters have been discovered in which Marcher lords urge Dornish lords to surrender, while claiming that House Martell had purchased their safety from the dragons. Regardless of the truth, the Dornish lords and smallfolk remained loyal.
Aegon and Visenya also placed bounties on the heads of Dornish lords, who, in turn, placed bounties on the Targaryens and their allies. Half a dozen Dornish lords were successfully assassinated, though only two of their killers ever lived to collect their bounties. King Aegon was attacked on three occasions, and Visenya was attacked on several occasions as well. One day, when Aegon and Visenya were assaulted on the streets of King's Landing, only Visenya's swift intervention saved Aegon's life. This attack led to the creation of the elite royal bodyguard known as the Kingsguard in 10 AC. Lord Fell was killed in a brothel in King's Landing, while the Wyl of Wyl committed atrocities, particularly in Fawnton and Old Oak.
Although Dorne was a blasted, burning ruin from the Red Mountains to the mouth of the Greenblood, the Dornish continued to fight.
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Category:First Dornish War
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