Viserys claims Balerion the Black Dread

The last rider of Balerion was Prince Viserys Targaryen, who entered the Dragonpit to claim the dragon in 93 AC. Balerion had finally stopped growing, he had grown sluggish and heavy and was difficult to rouse. When Viserys claimed the dragon that year, the dragon struggled to take to the air. They flew around King’s Landing three times. Viserys believed the dragon no longer had the strength to fly from King’s Landing to Dragonstone. Balerion died in 94 AC, less than a year after Viserys claimed him as his mount, he was two hundred years old when he died. #houseofthedragon #gameofthrones #beadragon