House of the Dragon
monition : This clause contains SPOILERS for House of the Dragon time of year 2 , episode 5 , and Fire & Blood .
Summary
House of the Dragonseason 2 just teased two huge betrayals Rhaenyra will suffer as the Targaryen civil war continues to intensify . Up until Rhaenys ’ death , Rhaenyra was seek to keepthe Targaryen dragonsout of the battlefield because she knew mutual end would begin happen as presently as those beasts were brought into the struggle . However , follow the battle at Rook ’s Rest , it is now clear that theDance of the Dragonswill be fight in the sky too . This get the dragonriders even more important for teams Black and Green .
Rhaenyra dominate from Dragonstone , meaning she has more dragons usable than Team Green . That pronounce , the Blacks simply do not have enough dragonriders for all the firedrake that they have usable , which is a job . Team Green may only have one suitable dragonrider after what happen to Aegon , yet Vhagar encounter to be the most hefty creature in the humanity right now . To defeat Aemond and his ancient flying lizard while also fighting the warfare on other front line , Rhaenyra will need more dragonriders .
Silverwing and Vermithor are two of the gravid dragons in the Dance of the Dragons , and have an important role in House of the Dragon ’s story .
Rhaenyra & Jace Set Up Ulf White & Hugh Hammer Claiming Sliverwing & Vermithor
Ulf And Hugh Will Be Two Of Rhaenyra’s Dragonseeds
House of the Dragonseason 2 , episode 5ends with Jacaerys and Rhaenyra talking about the requirement of take more dragonriders on their side . With Rhaenyrs dead , Rhaena die to claim a dragon , and Daemon doing his own affair in Harrenhal , Team Black currently only has Rhaenyra , Jace , and Baela riding dragons . consider that the pansy and her heir should avoid the battlefield as much as potential , the number become even worse for Rhaenyra ’s side . However , Jace proposed something that is both hazardous and wise – enlisting Targaryen bastardsand descendants from other branches of the sept .
Ulf and Hugh will claim Silverwing and Vermithor , respectively , and will fight for Rhaenyra at first .
Not every Targaryen and their Son sit on their Iron Throne , think of that Valyrian blood has spread across Westeros through other houses . Additionally , there are countless Targaryen bastards and posterity of those mother fucker in the country . These will be live as “ dragonseeds , ” and Rhaenyra will allow them to arrogate dragons . Two of those dragonseeds are Ulf White and Hugh Hammer , both of whom have been introduced inHouse of the Dragonalready . Ulf and Hugh will claim Silverwing and Vermithor , respectively , and will fight for Rhaenyra at first . However , they will eventually betray her .
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Ulf & Hugh Betray Rhaenyra At The First Battle Of Tumbleton
Two Of Rhaenyra’s Dragonseeds Will Switch Sides During The War
Ulf was preface inHouse of the Dragonseason 2 , episode 3 as a man from King ’s landing place with silver hair who claim he is the grandson of Jaehaerys I Targaryen . While Ulf is not Jaehaerys ’ grandson and is not part of the verbatim line of succession , he does have Targaryen line of descent . Likewise , Hugh , who is also a pitiful gentleman from King ’s Landing , has Targaryen blood and will be chosen as one of Rhaenyra ’s dragonseeds . Initially , Rhaenyra and Jace ’s plan solve very welland allows the Blacks to bring Vermithor and Silverwing .
Hugh ’s family line storyline inHouse of the Dragonseason 2 does not happen in the book , raising the interrogation of how much his story will deviate from the source material .
Ulf and Hugh try out themselves in the Battle in the Gullet , after which they would become all-important member of Rhaenyra ’s U. S. Army . Still , the dragonseeds desire more than just to be acknowledge as Targaryen descendant who could ride dragon . In exchange for their feats in the warfare , both Ulf and Hugh expected claim and glory . Offended by what Queen Rhaenyra had provide them – neither of them would become God Almighty of a major rook – Ulf and Hugh terminate up betraying Team Black at the first Battle of Tumbleton . They would become known as the “ two Betrayers . ”
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How The Dragonseeds' Betrayals Change The War For Both Rhaenyra & Aegon In House Of The Dragon
Ulf And Hugh Caused A Lot Of Turmoil For Teams Black And Green
The betrayals of Ulf and Hugh take a huge toll on Rhaenyra , particularly after she finds out that two of her flying lizard were used against her army . She immediately turn against the other dragonseeds , fearing that they will also grass her . Although Rhaenyra takes over King ’s landing place and sit on the Iron Throne for a point , the Dance of the Dragons show to be much more exhausting than either of the sides imagined . Rhaenyra spring up paranoidand even threatens to kill the other dragonseeds . Ulf and Hugh stimulate a lot of tumult for the Greens as well .
Rhaenyra ’s Dragonseeds
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Hugh Hammer
Vermithor
Ulf White
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Silverwing
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Hugh Hammer starts to say he should be baron because of a prophecy he heard about a hammering take down a dragon . This raises the tension between him and Prince Daeron Targaryen , theyoungest son of Alice Hightower inHouse of the Dragon , in the lead of the Second Battle of Tumbleton . Hugh is bolt down by one of Team Green ’s knight during the conflict , after which Ulf White announce his plan to claim the Iron Throne . Ulf would then be poisoned by Hobert Hightower , who also had to pledge a poison potable so that Ulf would not suspect anything .
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Cast
Taking place about 172 years before the events ofGame of Thrones , House of the Dragontells the tale of the rise of the Targaryens , the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria . The popular HBO spinoff show first starred Milly Alcock and Emily Carey as Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower before they were replace by Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke , who play the older interlingual rendition of the character . Also star in the serial publication is Matt Smith ( Prince Daemon Targaryen ) and Paddy Considine as Rhaenyra ’s father , King Viserys Targaryen .
