Next August we will return to the Seven Kingdoms at the hands of “The House of the Dragon”, the first spin-off of “Game of Thrones”. The HBO Max series, based on George RR Martin’s novel ‘Fire and Blood’, had already released a trailer and several photos that gave us a preview of what the Targaryen family would be like 200 years before what happened to Jon Snow. , Daenerys, Arya and company. Now, Entertainment Weekly brings us nine more new images that allow us to dig a little deeper into the characters of this dynasty.
The absolute protagonist of this new batch of images from the HBO Max series is, without a doubt, Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy), the eldest daughter of King Viserys with pure Valyrian blood whose biggest problem when ascending the throne will be not being born a man. In addition, we will be able to meet her husband, Lord Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint), belonging to the second richest house in Westeros behind that of the crown. Olivia Cooke (“Ready Player One”) plays Alicent Hightower, the most beautiful woman in the Seven Kingdoms and daughter of Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans), the hand of the King’s loyal and faithful servant, fearful of Daemon. We will see Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole, son of the butler and without land rights or titles.
A slightly changed throne
One of the most iconic elements of ‘Game of Thrones’ was, in fact, the Iron Throne itself (which doesn’t quite end at the end of the series). However, many die-hard fans of the books complained about how unintimidating he was compared to how he is portrayed in “A Song of Ice and Fire” novels. The showrunners of this prequel have decided to make some changes: using about 2,500 swords to assemble it. Among them (many real and dangerous) we can find swords from other fantastic worlds such as ‘The Witcher’ or ‘Warcraft: The Origin’. “We literally had to erect fences when we first built it”one of the directors, Miguel Sapochnik, explained to EW in a recent interview. “Some of them are real swords. It is dangerous as described in the books “..
New pictures of “The house of the dragon”
1 The Grand Council of Harrenhal
When King Jaehaerys Targaryen (in the center of the picture, played by Michael Carter) reaches the end of his reign, he decides to convene the great council of Harrenhal to elect his successor.
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Two A young Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower
In the series we can see Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, daughter of King Viserys and Queen Aemma, and Alicent Hightower, daughter of the King’s Hand, become friends in their teens. Their young versions will be played by Milly Alcock (right) and Emily Carey (left).
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3 A throne for a queen
Rhaenyra finds herself in a place we know all too well: the Iron Throne. It is the place that accumulates all the power of the Seven Kingdoms and that shows us a very different throne from the one seen in “Game of Thrones”.
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4 The hand of the king and his daughter
Otto Hightower (played by Rhys Ifans) is the Hand of King Viserys. We will finally know what his relationship will be with his daughter Alicent Hightower, who, this time, appears to us in her adult version played by Olivia Cooke.
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5 a skilled warrior
One of the most well-known faces of the spin-off is that of Matt Smith, who plays Prince Daemon Targaryen, son of King Viserys and brother of Princess Rhaenyra. In the new image we can see him dressed in armor, holding the cavalry spear and wearing a helmet with the design of his dragon, Caraxes.
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6 It remains only to fight
“The house of the dragon” will once again host the famous medieval tournaments. In the image, the famous swordsman Sir Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) confronts Prince Daemon, who we see holding the shield with the Targaryen symbol.
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7 walking among the dragons
If with “Game of Thrones” we are left with the desire to see more dragons, “The Dragon’s House” seems to leave us satisfied. In the image we can see Daemon holding one of the giant dragon eggs that we have already seen in the original series.
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8 the sea snake
Lord Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint), nicknamed the Sea Serpent, is the head of House Velaryon and is married to Rhaenyra Targaryen, this time with his adult version played by Emma D’Arcy.
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9 a long friendship
The friendship between Rhaenyra Targaryen (left) and Alicent Hightower (right) has lasted for many years and, of course, we will see how they handle the events of “House of the Dragon” once they are adults.
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The first season of “The House of the Dragon” will have 10 episodes and will begin its broadcast on HBO Max next August 22.
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