So how big was Balerion the Black Dread really?

[Lady Tierneigh]

We're told his jaws were large enough to swallow a mammoth whole, but how big do you think that really translates to? A 747? Larger? Smaller?

A lot of the art I have seen doesn't seem to capture it, in my opinion.

[The Titan's Legitimate Son]

Bigger than a loaf of bread, smaller than the Moon.

[Ser Ennepe]

Depends on a jaw that can be unhinged I suppose. If Balerion can eat like a snake it could be possible that he was big but not that big

[Usrnmhsnomning]

Not big enough that Aegon was confident he could defeat the North with Balerion alone

[Fire and Blood!]

Not big enough that Aegon was confident he could defeat the North with Balerion alone

Big enough for Torrhen to bend the knee.

[Usrnmhsnomning]

Small enough that Torrhen was willing to war against him and only knelt when he saw 3 dragons instead of one

[Ser Creighton]

He could eat a large elephant hole, so pretty friggin big. Drogon's wings are 20 feet tip to tip and he can't even eat a sheep whole. So 10-15 times his size at least. 200-400 feet so he was huge. Dany has baby Dragons, Dorgon is just large enough to ride. So Drogon is just strong enough to carry Dany and Balarion could fly around with a Mamoth in his belly. Dany's dragons suck.

[Naathi Prince]

Small enough that Torrhen was willing to war against him and only knelt when he saw 3 dragons instead of one

Where in the world do you get that from?

[The Great Walrus]

About the size of a Boeing 757...

[Joyful Union]

About the size of a small cat. "Black Dread" was just an affectionate and ironic nickname.

[Lord Damian]

his teeth were the size of swords, I am guessing, snout to tail tip - 200 feet. Wingspan 220-250 feet. Huge.

[Lady Tierneigh]

About the size of a small cat. "Black Dread" was just an affectionate and ironic nickname.

Oh, you card!

[Lady Tierneigh]

his teeth were the size of swords, I am guessing, snout to tail tip - 200 feet. Wingspan 220-250 feet. Huge.

So, 747 would be right in there. One big-ass mofo.

[Quiet Isle]

wouldn't you LOVE to be able to warg a 747?

[Usrnmhsnomning]

Where in the world do you get that from?

The part of the series which explains that, despite dragons razing castles and burning armies, Torrhen marched anyway and only bent the knee when dragons burnt a small fraction of his army.

Seems pretty clear to me the Northmen werent too fussed about facing a single dragon, 747 sized or not. I choose to assume Balerions size is overstated anyway. I mean, can you imagine how much one dragon that large would eat, nevermind three of them?

[Myrish Swamp Thing]

Slightly smaller than Tormund's member.

[Ser Creighton]

Slightly smaller than Tormund's member.

And they both spit fire, that's what he gets for sleeping around.

[Lady Tierneigh]

I mean, can you imagine how much one dragon that large would eat, nevermind three of them?

Maybe not as much as you might think. Dragons are meat-eaters, and would be top predators. Meat is pretty calorically dense, so meat-eaters don't need to eat as often or consume as much volume as herbivores.

[LuisDantas]

He could eat a large elephant hole, so pretty friggin big. Drogon's wings are 20 feet tip to tip and he can't even eat a sheep whole. So 10-15 times his size at least. 200-400 feet so he was huge. Dany has baby Dragons, Dorgon is just large enough to ride. So Drogon is just strong enough to carry Dany and Balarion could fly around with a Mamoth in his belly. Dany's dragons suck.

I don't think that is quite right. Such a small dragon would hardly fit with the arena scene in ADWD.

[Ser Creighton]

I don't think that is quite right. Such a small dragon would hardly fit with the arena scene in ADWD.

She actually states the size 20 feet from tip to tip. A year ago they were the size of dogs. Her own words, that's how Big Drogon is.

Irri; It is known.