Viserys Targaryen’s Dragon Egg

Viserys Targaryen’s Dragon Egg was an unhatched object of deep personal meaning to Prince Viserys, kept with him through years of exile and captivity. When King Aegon ordered that no dragon eggs be allowed in his castle, the egg was sent to Dragonstone, and the king’s command estranged the brothers for a moon’s turn.

The Egg and Its Meaning

The egg had never quickened, but Prince Viserys had preserved it throughout exile and captivity. Its importance to him was personal rather than tied to any promise of a dragon: the account establishes that he kept it close because it held great meaning for him.

Removal from the Castle

The order followed news of a monstrous dragonbirth on Driftmark, which had troubled King Aegon. Seeking to prevent dragon eggs from remaining in his castle, he commanded their removal. The king’s will prevailed, and Viserys’s egg was sent to Dragonstone.

The Brothers’ Quarrel

Viserys reacted with anger to the command and refused to speak to King Aegon for a moon’s turn. The egg’s removal therefore had consequences beyond its change of location: an object the prince had carried through captivity became the immediate cause of a prolonged silence between the brothers.