struggling to find a way to bolster their dragon rider numbers after Rhaenys and Meleys’ deaths. They have an abundance of dragons but not enough people to claim them. Jace suggests they expand ...

Also, Maryon is no longer active on DeviantART, but you can follow her ... as the “queen who never was,” Rhaenys was a dragon ...

HBO‘s House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 6 “Smallfolk” ends with the shocking news that Seasmoke has a rider again. Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) immediately worries that someone from Team ...

Clinton Liberty and Abubakar Salim in "House of the Dragon." Credit: Ollie Upton/HBO Seasmoke's new rider is none other than Addam of Hull (Clinton Liberty), the brother of Alyn of Hull (Abubakar ...

So with season 2’s war well underway, 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.

But instead of killing Addam, the dragon chooses the young man as his new rider. Addam is the first person not of noble birth to ride a dragon on the show, making a big development for the series.

“A dragon rider should lead us.” Of course, Criston engages in a misstep of his own at the outset, parading the slain dragon of the equally dead Rhaenys (Eve Best, we hardly knew ye) through ...

So, how exactly does dragon bonding and training work in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire books versus Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon? And is it really as easy as it looks?

Addam is now the rider of Seasmoke, a dragon that previously belonged to Rhaenyra’s first husband, Corlys’ son Laenor Velayron. In Season 1, Laenor faked his death and ran off with his lover ...

D’Arcy’s headstrong dragon rider, Rheanyra, who must defend her claim to the Iron Throne, quickly emerged as a fan favorite. Jesse Glazzard for The New York Times “For me it was like ...