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Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen
Leader of the Blacks, now fighting openly for the throne her father promised her.
ClearStory · HBO · SEASON 3 · EPISODE 3
HOUSEOF THE DRAGON · SEASON 3
Rhaenyra Triumphant
The setup
Rhaenyra controls the throne and capital, but their food, money and loyalties are strained. The Hightower army remains a threat outside the city.
OPTIONAL REFERENCECharacters, places and useful termsContains story details. Open after watching.
QUICK REMINDER
11 peopleThe only names you need
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Prince Daemon Targaryen
Rhaenyra’s husband and most experienced commander; rider of Caraxes.
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Alicent Hightower
Aegon and Aemond’s mother, trying to protect her children as the war spreads.
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Helaena Targaryen
Aegon’s sister-wife, a gentle dreamer whose visions are becoming harder to ignore.
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Lord Corlys Velaryon
The Sea Snake, commander of the Velaryon fleet and Rhaenyra’s Hand.
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Alyn of Hull
Corlys’s capable unacknowledged son and an important Velaryon naval commander.
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Addam of Hull
Alyn’s brother and loyal rider of Seasmoke.
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Hugh Hammer
A former blacksmith and the new rider of the enormous dragon Vermithor.
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Ulf White
A lowborn dragonseed whose bond with Silverwing gives him dangerous power.
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Lord Ormund Hightower
Commander of the Hightower host advancing for the Greens.
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Prince Daeron Targaryen
Alicent’s youngest son, raised in Oldtown and bonded with Tessarion.
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Key story points
Hidden because this section reveals Episode 3.
Content note: Violence, strong language, death, grief and distress, political coercion and references to starvation.
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