In House of the Dragon, however, Balerion's skull is enshrined and surrounded by candles. This raises the question of whether there exist any similarities between Balerion the Black Dread and Drogon.

House of the Dragon - season 1 ended with the Greens installing Aegon II on the Iron Throne and the Black Queen, Rhaenyra's coronation at Dragonstone. The Greens struck the first blow by usurping ...

Despite the character’s tragic end in the lore, House of the Dragon ... Viserys selected his dragon, Balerion, the same year he married Aemma, but the Black Dread died the following year.