Will Rhaenyra Targaryen Journey Vermithor in ‘Home of the Dragon’?

The Home of the Dragon season 2 has formally reached its midpoint. Episode 4 has itself hinted on the bloodshed that’s in retailer for the approaching episodes, with the present inching nearer to the start of the primary actual conflict of the season. And now, with the fifth episode knocking on the door, followers are about to dive into among the finest components of the lore. The most important query that has been teased for episode 5 is whether or not Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen will get essentially the most badass dragon, Vermithor, to unfold its wings over Westeros.

This was teased by means of a brand new promo for the upcoming episode 5, and followers have since been making an attempt to unravel the thriller behind the glimpse of Rhaenyra seemingly taming the Bronze Fury within the caves of Dragonstone.

Will Rhaenyra Targaryen add Vermithor to her beast assortment?

It’s no secret that Rhaenyra Targaryen must increase her dragon military if she desires to match the would possibly of Aemond’s dragon, Vhagar. Nonetheless, her possibilities of claiming the ever-unclaimed dragon since Jaehaerys I Targaryen’s dying are very slim. The reason is, the second rider of Vermithor within the lore, after the king, Hugh Hammer, has already been launched within the first episode of Home of the Dragon season 2. And from the seems of it, Hammer is changing into a key participant within the present’s storyline.

Going by the unique texts, Rhaenyra Targaryen already has a dragon, Syrax, and she or he solely rides her all through the lore, not every other dragon. Contemplating that there are additionally many dragonless characters on the present, ready for his or her second within the solar, it can’t be mentioned for positive if Rhaenyra can be the one to trip Vermithor, regardless of the speculations. Nonetheless, there may be one concept that provides a small glimmer of hope for this hypothesis.

It’s a connection between the Home of the Dragon and its guardian present, Sport of Thrones, that brings out an fascinating concept in regards to the Targaryen’s dragon historical past.

Can Rhaenyra Targaryen declare a couple of dragon?

It has been laid out by the lore that Rhaenyra Targaryen has solely ever ridden one dragon her total life, Syrax. Nonetheless, somebody in her clan, her sixth great-granddaughter, Daenerys Targaryen, is understood for claiming three dragons, regardless that she rode just one, Drogon. Nonetheless, many followers consider that Daenerys might have ridden Viserion and Rhaegal too, as they simply adopted her lead.

This proves that within the Sport of Thrones universe, a dragon chooses its rider, not the opposite manner round. Contemplating that twisting the unique sources in variations is not any new trend- one thing even the Sport of Thrones and Home of the Dragon mastermind has talked about– it’s not totally not possible for the showrunners to introduce a brand new twist to Rhaenyra Targaryen’s arc. 

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