Blackfyre Rebellions: House Targaryen’s greatest enemies

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In ASOIAF and Game of Thrones, the Blackfyres were the greatest enemies of House Targaryen for a hundred years. What happened in the Blackfyre Rebellions and the War of the Ninepenny Kings? Why did Daemon Blackfyre rebel against King Daeron II? How were Bittersteel, Bloodraven and Shiera Seastar involved? Is Young Griff a Blackfyre? What do the Blackfyre Rebellions mean for the fate of the Iron Throne and Westeros?

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Bloodraven video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oEqnDAbCfE
Quaithe video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqvnwo2I0ZM
Dunk & Egg videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn6yDpEottdi2O4BDLn-X3rd6sW4jnjLU

Images from The World of Ice and Fire used with permission from Random House.
Aegon I and Torrhen art by Chase Stone: https://www.chasestoneart.com/
Targaryen kings art by Amok: https://www.facebook.com/amokanet
Aegon I art by Magali Villeneuve: http://www.magali-villeneuve.com/
Robert Baratheon, Daenerys Targaryen art by Hongqi Zhang: https://www.artstation.com/hongqizh1437
Prince Daemon Targaryen, Bittersteel, Second Rebellion art by Marc Simonetti: https://art.marcsimonetti.com/
Bloodraven and Shiera art by Bella Bergolts: https://www.deviantart.com/bellabergolts
Rohanne of Tyrosh art: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jeanne_lamotte_valois.JPG
Myriah Martell art by vvHoHvv XX: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/oO08qW
Redgrass Field and Mystery Knight graphic novel art by Mike S. Miller: https://www.youtube.com/user/UnderdogMike/
Shiera blood bath art by chillyravenart: https://www.deviantart.com/chillyravenart
Bittersteel Shiera Bloodraven, “brother I loved…” art by NaomiMakesArt: https://twitter.com/NaomiMakesArt https://www.instagram.com/naomimakesart/
Barbra Bracken Melissa Blackwood, Bloodraven art by ProKrik: https://www.deviantart.com/prokrik
Quentyn Ball art by Manre-Art: https://www.deviantart.com/manre-art
Redgrass Field, Barristan Maelys art by Jose Daniel Cabrera Peña and Dhian Prasetya: https://www.artstation.com/thrax
Gwayne Corbray and Daemon Blackfyre art by Fadly Romdhani: https://www.artstation.com/fadly_romdhani
Three-eyed crow art by Katie Hallaron: https://www.artstation.com/katiehallaron
Jaehaerys Daeron Duncan the Small art by Karla Ortiz: http://www.karlaortizart.com/
Bittersteel, Maelys, Rickard art by Mike Hallstein: http://mike-hallstein.deviantart.com/
Ninepenny Kings art by drafturgy: https://twitter.com/drafturgy
Salladhor Saan art by Oznerol-1516: https://www.deviantart.com/oznerol-1516
Maelys art by Andréa Boloch: https://www.artstation.com/balduck
Quellon art by klaradox: https://klaradox.de/en/
Illyrio art by Tiziano Baracchi: https://www.deviantart.com/thaldir
Young Griff art by Borja Pindado: https://www.artstation.com/borjap
Young Griff art by Paolo Puggioni: https://www.artstation.com/paolopuggioni
Myles Toyne art by gaystannis: https://gaystannis.tumblr.com/
Serra: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Charles_Ross_-_Portrait_of_Jane_Digby.jpg
Iron Throne art by Enrique Corominas
King Bran art by Fredrick Runtu: https://www.artstation.com/fredrickruntu
Great Bastards art by l-livas-l: https://www.deviantart.com/l-livas-l
Quaithe art by Lauren K. Cannon: https://www.artstation.com/navate

References & further reading:
History of Westeros: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkaY5buXM-6ODMSJwTLc-oGUsQ3UFFRRY
Steven Attewell: https://towerofthehand.com/blog/2015/02/22-blacks-and-reds-part-i/index.html
Butterfly: https://nobodysuspectsthebutterfly.tumblr.com/post/177091940868/question-from-a-non-book-reader-ive-been-reading
Mythological Weave of Ice & Fire https://sweeticeandfiresunray.com/2017/07/11/house-blackfyre/
Good Queen Aly: https://goodqueenaly.tumblr.com/post/186769519708/half-of-westeros-supported-daemon-blackfyre
BryndenBFish on Daenerys and Young Griff: https://warsandpoliticsoficeandfire.wordpress.com/tag/blood-of-the-conqueror/
Westeros.org forums: https://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/86100-aegon-varys-and-serra-the-backfyre-triangle/

Special thanks to Patrons Cameron Weiss, Michael Appell, Ryan Steele, Triangle Wine Company, Harry, Shane Veglia, Ria McDoodle, Brian Sentient, Tim Cunniff, NotGac, Cara Heller.

0:00 Aegon IV and Daemon
2:51 King Daeron
04:37 Bittersteel and Bloodraven
06:29 First Rebellion
08:34 Second Rebellion
10:34 Third Rebellion
12:01 Great Council
15:01 Fourth Rebellion
16:15 Ninepenny Kings
19:11 Young Griff
23:34 Slayer of Lies
25:59 Green King

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