Alicent’s Team Grows Stronger: The Green Council Gets Vhagar!

Young Aemond Targaryen finally got a dragon in episode 7 of House of the Dragon.

Dragons have always been a hallmark of the Targaryen dynasty, and their ability to claim and hatch their eggs is vital to their continued dominance in Westeros.

Vhagar was the oldest and largest dragon in the realm and had just lost its rider.

Aemond conspired to steal Laena Velaryon’s dragon on the night of her funeral. He risked his own life when he used High Valyrian to tame the Dragon. Aemond was able to ride her around Driftmark and disembark without any scratch.

This is when Rahenyra and Daemon’s children confronted Aemond. A fight broke out between the cousins, which led to Aemond losing an eye. He was able to retain the dragon and we can only imagine how this will affect the civil war.

Why did Vhagar let Aemond claim her?

The reason why a dragon lets a person claim them is not entirely known to us. But we can assume that this has something to do with bravery and worthiness of the Dragon rider.

Dragons don’t let a person claim them easily. It is especially true of dragons like Vhagar, who are more than 200 years old and have known several riders. Vhagar has had other riders in the past, including Queen Visenya, Viserys Targaryen, Prince Baelon Targaryen, and Laena Velaryon.

Aemond belongs to Valyrian bloodline, which was also the bloodline of Baelon, Vhagar’s last rider before Laena. Aemond faced the aggressive fire breathing Dragon with courage and gave commands in high Valyrian. He also managed to stay on his back even when he was flying erratically.

What Dragon does Rhaena get in HOTD?

Rhaena Targaryen, like Aemond, also lamented for not having a dragon in episode 6 of House of the Dragon. After Vhagar’s last owner Laena Velaryon’s death, Rhaena would get her mother’s dragon, but Aemond had other plans in Episode 7.

However, readers know that Rhaena will also become a dragon-rider. George R. R. Martin’s book Fire and Blood states that she will be the rider of the Dragon Morning, who will hatch after the beginning of the Targaryen Civil War. However, the Dragon would be too young to take part in the war.

About House Of The Dragon

House of the Dragon is the prequel series to HBO’s blockbuster Game of Thrones based on George R. R. Martin’s book Fire & Blood.

Set three hundred years before the events of Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon will show Westeros under the Targaryen family’s rule before the dragons went extinct. It will follow the Dance of the Dragons, the Targaryen civil war between siblings Aegon II and Rhaenyra, who fought for the throne after the death of their father, Viserys I.

Directed by Ryan Condall and Miguel Sapochnik, the show stars Paddy Considine as Viserys I Targaryen, Emma D’Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen, Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower, Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen, Tom Glynn-Craney as Aegon II Targaryen, Rhys Ifans as Otto Hightower, Steve Toussaint as Corlys Velaryon, Eve Best as Rhaenys Velaryon, Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria, Fabien Frankel as Criston Cole, and Graham McTavish.