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Lord Daemon Velaryon became the first master of ships during Aegon's Conquest , and so many Velaryon's followed him in that office that at times the office seemed hereditary. The house counts several prominent members. Lady Alyssa Velaryon became the wife and queen of King Aenys I Targaryen , and ruled as regent for her son, Jaehaerys I , during his minority. Lord Corlys Velaryon , also known as the Sea Snake, gained wealth and fame by making nine great voyages by ship. He used his wealth to build a new seat, High Tide , replacing the damp castle Driftmark. During the Dance of the Dragons , Corlys gave support to Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen , his former daughter-in-law, and played an important role in war's end. His bastardborn grandson – or son, depending on the source – Alyn Velaryon , inherited the rule of High Tide and rose to fame when he was victorious in the Stepstones , earning the name "Oakenfist". Together with King Daeron I Targaryen , his cousin, he planned the an attack on Dorne , and played an important role in the conquest that followed. Read more… More featured articles... Featured quotes “Men are such faithless creatures.” — Varys “Who’s the traitor today?” — Tyrion Lannister “So much villainy, it sings a sad song for our age. Did honor die with our fathers?” — Varys “ My father is not dead yet.” — Tyrion [1] “The three triarchs are chosen from amongst those noble families who can prove unbroken descent from old Valyria, to serve until the first day of the new year. And you would know all this if you had troubled to read the book that Maester Kedry gave you.” — Quentyn Martell “It had no pictures.” — Gerris Drinkwater “There were maps.” —Quentyn Martell “Maps do not count. If he had told me it was about tigers and elephants, I might have given it a try. It looked suspiciously like a history. —Gerris Drinkwater [2] “Are you good or evil, my lady?” — Davos Seaworth “Oh, good. I am a knight of sorts myself, sweet ser. A champion of light and life.” — Melisandre [3] More quotes... Did you know... … that Sansa Stark fell madly in love with Ser Waymar Royce , the leading ranger in the prologue of A Game of Thrones , whom she met when he was on his way to the Wall ? [4] ... that the black adder in the sigil of House Wyl is a reference to the historical comedy Blackadder ? [5] ... that George R. R. Martin cites Wales , Spain and Palestine as points of inspiration for Dorne ? [6] More interesting things.. References ↑ A Clash of Kings , Chapter 49 , Tyrion XI. ↑ A Dance with Dragons , Chapter 6 , The Merchant's Man. ↑ A Clash of Kings , Chapter 42 , Davos II. ↑ A Game of Thrones , Chapter 29 , Sansa II. ↑ The Citadel: Are there any nods to other works in the series? ↑ So Spake Martin : Historical Influences for Dorne (February 29, 2000) About the Wiki is fan-created for George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO's Game of Thrones . We are part of the information about A Song of Ice and Fire provided by westeros.org , which provides the web space and technical suport We currently have 8,745 articles. Eleven sister Wikis in Other Languages The French wiki La Garde de Nuit . The Russian wiki Энциклопедия Песни Льда и Пламени . 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