

After his injuries left him incapable of sexual congress, the court fool Mushroom claims Aegon would watch as one of his favorites coupled with a serving girl or lady of court, though he would later weep and summon Septon Eustace to grant him absolution. Even at a young age, he was known to pinch or fondle any serving girl who strayed within his reach. It was widely known that the promiscuous Aegon had fathered several bastards. Through his reign, Aegon never knew joy nor peace. Grand Maester Kaeth described him as grasping. He would later use wine to dull his pain from the injuries and burns he had suffered.
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During the Dance, after a series of defeats and setbacks, Aegon's drinking grew more frequent, as he used strongwine to drown his fears. A sweet Arbor red was Aegon's favorite vintage. At the age of fifteen, he was known to be a lazy and somewhat sulky boy, inclined to gluttony at the table and given to swilling ale and strongwine, traits he carried to adulthood.

Īegon II was quick to anger and slow to forgive. Later at Dragonstone, Aegon broke both his legs and was for the remainder of his life unable to walk.

His burns turned to scars, and his subsequent use of milk of the poppy gave him a puffy face. At Rook's Rest, Aegon broke his ribs and hip, and was burned on half his body, most severely on his left arm. Īegon was severely injured during the Dance of the Dragons, which left him bent and twisted. He wore the iron-and-ruby crown of Aegon I Targaryen and carried Blackfyre, his namesake's Valyrian steel sword. Aegon had a wispy mustache instead of a beard. He was a handsome young man, though he had a sullen look to his eyes and a pouty mouth. In the television adaptation House of the Dragon, Aegon is portrayed by Tom Glynn-Carney, Ty Tennant (young), and an uncredited child actor (infant).Īccording to a semi-canon source, Aegon resembled his father, Viserys I Targaryen, in appearance. Aegon's supporters used his personal heraldry as their battle-flag. During the Dance, Aegon took a three-headed golden dragon for his personal sigil instead of the red three-headed Targaryen dragon, indicating his mount. His dragon was Sunfyre, also known as "the Golden". Īegon was married to his younger sister, Helaena, and had three children by her, though none reached adulthood. Aegon and Rhaenyra fought for the throne in the civil war the singers called the Dance of the Dragons, in which both siblings perished. His ascent was disputed by his older half-sister, Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, who had been their father's designated heir. King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men Ī golden three-headed dragon on black Īegon II Targaryen, also known as Aegon the Elder, was the sixth Targaryen king to sit the Iron Throne, succeeding his father, Viserys I Targaryen, as Lord of the Seven Kingdoms.
