At least, that's how they are in "House of the Dragon." Over a century later, in "Game of Thrones," dragons are viewed as symbols of liberation. When Daenerys Targaryen mothered three dragons ...

They appeared to just be petrified rocks at the time, a last symbol of House Targaryen's history and rule in Westeros. Dragons had died out around 150 years before Game of Thrones' timeline ...