Regardless, Balerion, Meraxes, and Vhagar took flight together and descended on the enemy troops. As men battled on foot, the dragons melted thousands in their own armor. The dry grass on the ...

Aegon I mounted Balerion the Black Dread during the Targaryen Conquest of Westeros, and afterward, and Daenerys Targaryen rode Drogon when she came for the Iron Throne.