Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion
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|Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion |
Part of Blackfyre Pretenders
|Location||Massey's Hook, the Crownlands|
|Battles||Battle of Wendwater Bridge|
|Result||Death of Daemon III Blackfyre|
| Dunk fights at Massey's Hook during the Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion|
Art by Rondolfo
The Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion was a brief conflict during the reign of King Aegon V Targaryen.
The eldest son of Haegon I Blackfyre, Daemon III Blackfyre, had been crowned by Aegor "Bittersteel" Rivers in Tyrosh, following Haegon's death during the end of the Third Blackfyre Rebellion. In 233 AC, during the Great Council in 233 AC, Daemon's uncle, Haegon's younger brother, Aenys Blackfyre, had tried to make his claim, and travelled to King's Landing, but he was arrested and killed on the orders of Brynden "Bloodraven" Rivers. This caused the enmity of the exiles in Essos to harden, instead of lessen. As a six-year, cruel, winter was ending, Daemon decided to make the crossing.
His invasion had little support, though. King Aegon V Targaryen and his three sons, Princes Duncan, Jaehaerys, and Daeron, rode out themselves to face the rebels. The rebellion eventually ended at the Battle of Wendwater Bridge, where the Blackfyre army was defeated, and Ser Duncan the Tall of the Kingsguard slew Daemon III. Bittersteel escaped once more, fleeing back to Essos.
Bittersteel emerged in the Disputed Lands a few years after the Rebellion, fighting with his sellswords in a skirmish between Tyrosh and Myr. Despite Bittersteels death, a few years after the Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion, the Blackfyre cause would remain until 260 AC.
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