
Dragons can change gender quite easily between male and female. However, most dragons are mentioned as male.Dragons never stop growing, as long as they are fed and not confined to small spaces.The dragonlords of Valyria tamed and trained the dragons to create their empire. Dragons originated from Essos and were discovered in Valyria 5000 years before the events of Game of Thrones.The three are the first seen in Westeros or Essos in a century and a half.īelow: Arya Stark examining a dragon skull in the dungeons of King's Landing. Daenaryes has named her three dragons after the three people closest to her: Rhaegal and Viserion for her late brothers and Drogon for her late husband.Ībove: One of three newborn dragons, Drogon.


Famous dragons include Balerion the Black Dread, Meraxes and Vhagar.
