After the ConquestKing Aegon I Targaryen allowed the high lords to retain both the right of pit and gallows and the first night. While the first night was greatly resented and loathed in the rest of the Seven Kingdomsthe smallfolk of Dragonstone viewed their beautiful rulers of Valyrian origin almost as gods.Д«astards who inherited Valyrian features such as purple eyes were said to be born of ' dragonseed ', and in time, they became known as 'seeds'. When the Targaryens first came to Dragonstone from the Valyrian Freeholdthey began practicing the tradition themselves. This privilege sometimes allowed kings to bed the noble wives of vassal lords and bannermen on their wedding night, although this rarely took place, as a shrewd ruler would be aware of the resentment this would cause and how easily it could make enemies. This tradition remained after the coming of the Andals from Andaloswhere Andals had not practiced the first night.

It was considered a blessing for a warlord or hero to bestow his seed upon a bride on her wedding night, and if a child came of such a coupling, the husband would have the honor of raising the hero's offspring.

It was begun by the First Men of the Dawn Agewho only followed strength and bravery. The practice is an ancient one, believed to be ten thousand years old. The first night is a mostly extinct marriage tradition in Westeros.

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