Who is bigger Balerion vs Vhagar?

During the Dance of the Dragons, Vhagar was said to rival Balerion in size, but it seems like the Black Dread was still slightly bigger.
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Is there any dragon bigger than Vhagar?

Born on Dragonstone before Aegon conquered Westeros, Vhagar is the largest dragon alive and is about 181 years old.
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Is Balerion stronger than Vhagar?

So, Vhagar vs. Balerion, which dragon is bigger and stronger? Balerion was both bigger and stronger than Vhagar but only slightly.
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Is there any dragon bigger than Balerion?

Oh absolutely. Balerion's skull is about two Cerseis tall at the largest when we see it in the crypts while Smaug's head is about 4ish Bilbos, and Bilbo is more than half of Cersei's height. On top of that, GOT dragons are more compact, while Smaug is much longer and serpentine.
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Are Balerion and Vhagar related?

Balerion, called the Black Dread, was a dragon of House Targaryen. He was ridden by King Aegon I Targaryen during the Conquest, alongside his sister Queen Visenya's Vhagar, and his sister Queen Rhaenys's Meraxes.
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The Valyrian Dragons Bigger Than Balerion



Which dragon killed vhagar?

Vhagar, almost two centuries old and the strongest dragon alive, took a fatal bite out of Arrax, killing him and his young rider Prince Lucerys "Luke" Velaryon (Elliot Grihault).
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Which dragon can beat vhagar?

Caraxes is the dragon mount of Daemon Targaryen and is utterly fearless and formidable in battle. Caraxes is a middle-aged dragon and has a history with Meleys and Vhagar. This history will surely be Vhagar's undoing, as the dragon is rather intelligent, and has a completely competent rider on his back with Daemon.
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Who rode vhagar?

As we know, Vhagar is the last surviving dragon of Aegon the Conqueror's Conquest of Westeros. She was ridden by Visenya Targaryen, and, after her first rider's death, she spent 29 years by herself, with no one mounting her.
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What is the size of Vhagar dragon?

In a behind-the-scenes video on the official Game of Thrones YouTube channel, visual effects Producer Nikeah Forde explained that Vhagar is 150 meters long.
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Who is bigger Vhagar and Meraxes?

Meraxes was a great dragon that lived during the War of Conquest and reign of Aegon I Targaryen, the first king of the Seven Kingdoms. He was the middle dragon, smaller than Balerion, but bigger than Vhagar.
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Did Vhagar reach Balerion size?

While never being seen on screen in all his glory, there are hints from both shows and descriptions from George R. R. Martin's various books that attest to this. Vhagar is widely regarded as being the closest dragon to have ever matched Balerion's size, despite still not being as big as the Black Dread.
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Who is older vhagar or balerion?

By the time of the Dance of the Dragons, Vhagar was the hardened survivor of a hundred battles, had grown almost as large as Balerion, and was the oldest and largest of the dragons in Westeros.
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Who can match vhagar?

She was said to have been as big as Balerion himself was, and only Vermithor, the Bronze Fury, was close to its size. It is said that Meleys was one of the few dragons who could match Vhagar in combat, despite the latter being a hardened and pitiless survivor of a hundred battles.
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Is vermithor dragon bigger than vhagar?

Vermithor is smaller than Vhagar, and it's probably not even close. Vhagar was the second largest Targaryen dragon ever after Balerion the Black Dread due to her age.
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Is Vermithor stronger than Vhagar?

Vhagar has proven to be very powerful in House of the Dragon, but the formidable Vermithor rivals her. In House of the Dragon season 1, episode 10, Vhagar's strength and size are shown in her easy defeat of Prince Lucerys and Arrax.
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Who is the largest Targaryen dragon?

Vhagar is the largest dragon in the Targaryens' brood, and the show has made sure to show off how intimidating she is in the few aerial scenes she's had so far.
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What is Vhagar's true size?

In House of the Dragon, Vhagar is 150 meters long – that's 492 feet in length! This was confirmed by Visual Effects Producer Nikeah Forde in a behind-the-scenes video on the official Game of Thrones YouTube channel.
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Who is bigger Smaug or Vhagar?

Length 150 meters, wingspan close to 300 meters, exceeding Smaug by a lot. Her head is no longer than 4 meters, which means if she really is 150 meters, she needs a head and body ratio of 38~40. She does not appear to have that kind of ratio with length 40 times her head.
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Was Balerion the biggest dragon ever?

Balerion was the greatest Targaryen dragon who ever lived, the largest since the fall of Valyria. Dragons keep growing for their entire lives, meaning that Balerion was even larger during the Faith Militant uprising. Only Vhagar ever managed to approach Balerion in size, but only many years after his death.
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Is Vhagar the oldest dragon?

House of the Dragon's fanbase has seen quite a bit of Vhagar, the oldest and strongest dragon alive in the spin-off. She instills fear in her enemies and isn't above ignoring her rider when she sees fit.
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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 will ride Vhagar now?

If the show follows the book, Vhagar's next rider will be Aemond Targaryen (played by Leo Ashton as a child and Ewan Mitchell as an adult), the second son of King Viserys I (Paddy Considine) and Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke).
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Can Caraxes defeat Vhagar?

Caraxes was the smaller dragon, but seems to have had the upper hand against Vhagar, just not decisively enough to kill her and live. Both dragons ultimately fell to their deaths, already fatally wounded before they hit the ground.
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Who wins Vhagar vs Caraxes?

Both Vhagar and Caraxes died during the battle, but Caraxes managed to take down a dragon twice as large as him and survive long enough to pull himself out of the water, which clearly makes him the superior dragon of the two.
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Who rode Vhagar after Visenya?

After Visenya died, no Targaryen was bold enough to claim Vhagar, and she went riderless for nearly three decades. Prince Baelon the Brave eventually took Vhagar as his dragon, and the pair made for a deadly duo destroying the Dornish fleet during the Fourth Dornish War.
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