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1. Why did Aenar Targaryen sell his holdings and move with his family and belongings to Dragonstone?

Twelve years before the Doom of Valyria (114 BC), Aenar Targaryen sold his holdings in the Freehold and the Lands of the Long Summer. He moved with all his wives, wealth, slaves, dragons, siblings, kin, and children to Dragonstone, a bleak island citadel under a smoking mountain in the narrow sea. Their rivals saw the move as an act of surrender and cowardice. However, Lord Aenar's maiden daughter Daenys, foresaw the destruction of Valyria by fire. When the Doom came 12 years later, the Targaryens were the only dragonlords to survive.

2. Why did Oldtown surrender to Aegon Targaryen without a fight?

The High Septon, Father of the Faithful, the voice of the new gods on earth dwelt in Oldtown. When word of Aegon's landing had first reached Oldtown, the High Septon had locked himself within the Starry Sept for seven days and seven nights while he sought the guidance of the gods. He ate only bread and water and spent his waking hours in prayer. On the seventh day, the Crone showed him the path ahead. The city would burn if Oldtown took up arms against Aegon the Dragon. The Hightower, Citadel, and the Starry Sept would be destroyed. So when Aegon Targaryen and his host approached Oldtown, they found the city gates open and Lord Hightower waiting to submit to Aegon's rule.

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