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The dragons of old Valyria built an empire and made House Targaryen into the most powerful family in Planetos. But how did these magical creatures that seem to be literal fire made flesh go from beasts that brought the entire world to heel into an extinct species that collapsed with a whimper instead of a bang?

Content Of This Video:

00:00 What Went Wrong?
01:05 An Inexplicable Extinction
01:33 Endless Targaryen Enemies
02:35 The Faith Or The Maesters?
03:48 Marwyn's False Confession?
04:15 A Simpler Explanation
04:54 The History And Origin Myths Of Dragons
05:23 The Fourteen Flames Origin Story
06:24 The Warg Problem
07:33 The Repelling Power Of The Wall
08:18 Fire Magic Mysteries
09:17 Fire And Blood, Literally
10:44 Without Blood, There's No Fire