Westeros is full of dragons during the Targaryens’ early rule, and House of the Dragon is finally starting to use them, including a scene in episode 10 where Daemon (Matt Smith) was singing to a mysterious neutral dragon, possibly Jaehaerys’. So here are all the dragons and dragonriders and the sides they’ve chosen in the show so far.
House of the Dragon has spent more time politicking than dragon-riding in much of its first season. But by the final episode, the dragons — and their use in the coming Dance of the Dragons — take center stage.
With a House Targaryen civil war on its way in season 2, it’s more important than ever how many dragons are on each side and who their riders are. As we see in episode 10, even with the proper rider, dragon warfare can lead to calamitous consequences.
But also as Daemon (Matt Smith) notes in the season finale: Not all the dragons in Westeros are accounted for; there are “neutral” dragons, which are dragons that (for one reason or another) have no rider. So now, with war on the horizon in season 2, it’s worth taking a second to account for each of the dragons that House of the Dragon has set up so far, whose side they’re on, and who their rider is.
[Ed. note: This story contains spoilers through episode 10 of House of the Dragon.]
Riders: Laena (deceased), Aemond Targaryen
The oldest and biggest of the Targaryen dragons in Westeros, and the only living remnant of Aegon’s conquest, Vhagar was once ridden by Visenya Targaryen when she, her brother, and her sister united the seven kingdoms. Vhagar then passed to Baelon Targaryen, before being claimed by her most recent (previous to episode 7) rider, Laena Velaryon. After Laena’s death, the dragon remained riderless for only a short time before being claimed by Aemond Targaryen, whose dragon egg baby gift did not hatch.
