ASOIAF Dragon Lore
Morning
The last dragon hatched in the Targaryen era. Pale pink with a black crest and horns, hatched from one of Syrax's last eggs. She coiled around Rhaena's shoulders like a stole when small. One of only four dragons to survive the Dance. King Aegon III ordered her out of his sight on first sight. She died sometime before 153 AC.
- Type
- Dragon
- Rider
- Rhaena Targaryen
- Hatched
- 130 AC, Dragonstone
- Died
- Unknown
- Era
- End of the Dance of the Dragons, Early Reign of Aegon III
- House
- Targaryen / Velaryon
- Status
- Dead
Morning was a young dragon of House Targaryen hatched in 130 AC on Dragonstone during the final phase of the Dance of the Dragons. She emerged from one of the last surviving dragon eggs of the war, bonding with Princess Rhaena Targaryen, daughter of Prince Daemon Targaryen and Laena Velaryon. Her hatching marked a rare moment of renewal during a period otherwise defined by the destruction of dragons across Westeros.
Morning was described as a small and beautiful dragon, with pale pink scales and black horns. At the time of her hatching, she was among the very few surviving dragons in the realm, and one of the only newly born dragons following the widespread losses suffered during the war. Due to her youth, Morning never reached a size suitable for warfare during the Dance and was not involved in any battles. Her existence instead symbolized the possibility of recovery for House Targaryen’s dragon population after the near-extinction brought about by the conflict.
Following the conclusion of the Dance of the Dragons, Morning remained on Dragonstone with her rider, Rhaena Targaryen. During the early reign of King Aegon III Targaryen, known as the Dragonbane, efforts to restore the dragon population were limited and ultimately unsuccessful. Although Morning survived the war, the broader decline of dragonkind continued, and no new generation of dragons reached maturity comparable to those of earlier eras.
Morning’s later life is not extensively documented, and the exact date of her death remains unknown. However, she is widely believed to have been among the last dragons to live in Westeros before the species declined into extinction. Unlike the great war dragons of the Conquest or the Dance, Morning never saw battle, never shaped the outcome of wars, and never reached the immense size of her predecessors.
Morning is remembered as a symbol of the final chapter of Targaryen dragon history in Westeros. Where earlier dragons represented conquest, power, and destruction, Morning represents survival and decline—a reminder that even the mightiest bloodlines and creatures are not immune to loss. Her life marks the transition from the age of dragons to the long period in which dragons were thought lost to the world.