Can only Targaryens touched dragons?

The survivors, led by the Targaryens, left their old home to conquer Westeros. While the general consensus within the world of Game of Thrones is that only those with Valyrian or Targaryen blood in their veins can tame a dragon, the validity of that assertion is ambiguous.
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Are Targaryens the only people who can ride dragons?

The Targaryens were the only surviving house of the Valyrian dragonlords, making them the last known dragonriders. Although only the Valyrians are able to ride dragons, the Night King was able to ride Viserion by reanimating his corpse and enslaving him as a type of ice dragon.
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How come only Targaryens control dragons?

The Targaryens and other Valyrian dynasties could control the dragons but after the Valyrian doom happened all of them went extinct, only Targaryens survived. They are capable of controlling the dragons because the Valyrians have practiced magic a lot in the past. They have magic in their blood.
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Why did only the Targaryens have dragons?

Why do dragons follow Targaryens? The Doom was a mysterious event which killed all people and animals in Valyria, leaving it a dangerous wasteland. The Targaryens upped stakes from Valyria and took their dragons after Daenys had a strange dream predicting the Doom and urging her family to leave.
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Why can only Valyrians control dragons?

Because Valyria, where the Targaryens were from before they came to Westeros and where all of the dragons were, was destroyed, there are not able to be any more dragons.
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Who was the most powerful family in Valyria?

The Freehold was ruled by the lords freeholder, powerful noble families. The most powerful of these were the dragonlords.
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Why do Targaryens not burn?

In fact, Martin outright said as much during a Q&A back in 1999, calling the idea that Targaryens were magically immune to fire a “common misconception.” “TARGARYENS ARE NOT IMMUNE TO FIRE!” the author emphatically stated. “The birth of Dany's dragons was unique, magical, wonderous, a miracle.
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Who is the biggest dragon in got?

1. Balerion. Balerion the Black Dread is the largest dragon in Westeros' history, having been born in Old Valyria. His shadow is said to blot out a whole town and he could apparently swallow a mammoth whole.
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Can non Targaryens ride dragons?

No, you do not have to be a Targaryen to be a dragon rider. That said, it's unlikely we'll ever see someone who isn't a Targaryen flying around on one at this point in the series (so bad luck if you thought you were going to see Alicent Hightower on a dragon).
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Who was the last Targaryen to have a dragon?

For the Targaryen prince sometimes known as "the last dragon", see Rhaegar Targaryen. The last dragon belonging to House Targaryen died young in 153 AC, during the later part of the reign of King Aegon III, who was called the Dragonbane.
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Can fire hurt Targaryens?

TARGARYENS ARE NOT IMMUNE TO FIRE! The birth of Dany's dragons was unique, magical, wonderous, a miracle. She is called The Unburnt because she walked into the flames and lived.
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Did all Targaryens have purple eyes?

Note that not all Targaryens have purple eyes: Queen Alysanne Targaryen's eyes were clear blue, and Prince Valarr Targaryen's eyes were also blue. Children of Targaryen/non-Targaryen marriages may also have eyes of a non-Valyrian color. For example, Prince Baelor, whose mother was Myriah Martell, had brown eyes.
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Can Jon Snow have dragons?

What we do know is that Jon is able to ride a dragon, something that no one except Daenerys has previously been able to do, and that it further proves his Targaryen blood.
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Who was the first Targaryen to ride a dragon?

Queen Daenerys Targaryen mounts the dragon Drogon for the first time, becoming the first dragonrider in a century and a half.
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Why can Jon Snow pet the dragon?

If you're wondering why Rhaegal allows Jon to ride him in the first place, it's because the former King in the North has Targaryen blood flowing through his veins — his mother is Lyanna Stark and his father is Rhaegar Targaryen. (Something Sam finally fills Jon in about in the premiere, FYI.)
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Does Drogon recognize Jon Snow?

Game of Thrones' Drogon not only knew that she and Jon were in love, prior to Daenerys' death, but he himself trusted Jon Snow completely, as shown by letting his guard down in front of him on Dragonstone.
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Is Jon Snow a pure Targaryen?

At the end of Game of Thrones season 7, it's officially confirmed that Jon Snow is both a Stark and a Targaryen, the trueborn son of Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen. They had been quietly married shortly before Rhaegar was killed by Robert and Lyanna died during childbirth.
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Which dragon liked Jon Snow?

Rhaegal, the dragon that smiled is Rhaegar Targaryen, Jon Snow's actual father, reincarnated. It's why Rhaegal approached Jon when he and Daenerys first approached the dragons, and it's why Jon cringed almost as if he spotted one of his parents spying on him while he was making out with a girl when he saw Rhaegal.
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Who rode Balerion?

Balerion - Ridden by Aegon the Conqueror

Named after an ancient god of the Valyrian Freehold, Balerion was born in Valyria and was one of the dragons that Aenar Targaryen brought with him when he fled to Peyredragon to survive the Doom of Valyria. He was ultimately the last dragon to see the Freehold at its peak.
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Who was the strongest Targaryen?

Aegon I is the pinnacle of Targaryen greatness. His name is mentioned so often across the course of the show that book-averters and die-hard fans alike can both recite his history. He is the reason that the Seven Kingdoms exist as we know them. He is the legendary rider of the largest dragon, Balerion the Black Dread.
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Does Arya Stark have a dragon?

In Game of Thrones, Arya had a direwolf named Nymeria.
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Is Jon Snow immune to fire?

So, when Jon saved Commander Jeor Mormont from a Wight, using his bare hand to throw a lantern across the room—he let out a scream. He was burned by the fire; he is not fireproof.
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Why do Targaryens have white hair?

The Targaryens have white or silvery blonde hair because the family is originally from Old Valyria, where lighter hair colours and skin were extremely common. Thanks to generations of inbreeding, the Targaryens have managed to preserve their distinctive Valyrian features.
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What destroyed Valyria?

What was the Doom of Valyria? The Doom of Valyria was a disaster caused by a volcanic event. This saw the destruction of the Valyrian peninsula in Essos and and led to the collapse of the empire known as the Valyrian Freehold.
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