House Of The Dragon: Every Unclaimed Dragon So Far

Daemon Targaryen in House of the Dragon‘s “The Black Queen” episode presents a rough count of the dragons the Blacks could take to war. His tally includes the names of both claimed and unclaimed dragons, and he is overly ambitious while suggesting that the three wild dragons of Dragonstone can be tamed on a whim. Later, Daemon enters Vermithor’s lair and sings to him in High Valyrian in an attempt to bring him over to his side.

The Blacks might have more dragons than the opposing faction (the Greens), but the latter still have the largest dragon in the world – Vhagar. The Blacks will send out calls for baseborn men and women of Valyrian descent or bastards who claim Valyrian descent to step forward, mount an unclaimed dragon, and join them in the war. However, the question remains: which unclaimed dragons will take a rider, and which will remain riderless in House of the Dragon?

Updated on July 26, 2024, by Bisma Fida: The Battle at Rook’s Rest proved that dragons are no longer a deterrent; they are a lethal force that can be used to wipe out one’s enemy. Rhaenyra is actively looking for ways to employ the riderless dragons in the war, and Jacaerys suggests they could try and put a Mallister or a Tarly on the unclaimed beasts to counterbalance Vhagar. During the first attempt, Seasmoke burns Rhaenyra’s Lord Commander, Ser Steffon Darklyn. The Queen pauses for a bit, and Seasmoke flees Dragonstone and zeroes in on Addam at Driftmark, taking him as his rider. While Seasmoke is out of the picture, many dragons in House of the Dragon still remain unclaimed.

Warning: This article contains spoilers from House of the Dragon’s lore.

5 Vermithor

Last Rider: King Jaehaerys I

• First Appearance: Season 1, Episode 10: “The Black Queen”

Vermithor, also known as the Bronze Fury, briefly appears before Daemon in House of the Dragon‘s “The Black Queen.” He inhabits the smokey caverns of the Dragonmont volcano, unfazed by the war heating up around him. Vermithor is almost 100 in the lore and is more open to taking a new rider by the Dance of the Dragons. Many try their luck, but he takes to a blacksmith’s bastard named Hugh the Hammer. Vermithor burns Lord Gormon Massey but allows Hugh to mount him. The duo takes part in the Battle of the Gullet, and like Seasmoke, Vermithor sets ablaze the Triarchy’s ninety warships that sail under the banners of the Three Daughters.

It is pertinent to mention that the Triarchy allied with the Greens during the Dance of the Dragons. While Vermithor breaks the Triarchy’s presence in the Gullet, the battle reaches a stalemate, and both sides suffer heavy losses. Hugh (and Ulf) ultimately defect to the Greens in the First Battle of Tumbleton. He stays behind with the Hightower host and is assassinated. Meanwhile, Vermithor fights Seasmoke and Tessarion to death during the Second Battle of Tumbleton.

As of Season 2, Episode 6 of House of the Dragon, Vermithor is still riderless. In Episode 5: “Regent,” Jace mentions to his mother that Vermithor and Silverwing are large enough to stand against Vhagar. He adds: “They sleep just beneath our feet,” suggesting that they try and put people of Targaryen heritage forward to see if the riderless dragons will take them as dragonriders. For now, it remains to be seen who Vermithor will take as a rider.

4 Silverwing

Last Rider: Queen Alysanne Targaryen

• First Appearance: The Dance of the Dragons (Illustrated)

Vermithor and Silverwing flew alongside each other during the peaceful reign overseen by King Jaehaerys I and his Queen, Alysanne. But good times rarely last in the menacing universe of Game of Thrones, and Silverwing doesn’t take another rider until a so-called Dragonseed and a man-at-arms named Ulf the White appears on the scene. Silverwing and her rider partake in the epic Gullet battle that ensues with the Triarchy ambushing the Gay Abandon (carrying Aegon the Younger and Viserys)​​​​​.

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The irony of the tale is that the realm-wide kin strife affects people and dragons alike. In the aftermath of the Second Battle of Tumbleton, Silverwing is said to have tried to lift Vermithor’s wing three times to bring him back to life. Three dragons die in this battle, and Ulf is poisoned. Silverwing survives Tumbleton and the Dance of the Dragons and lives as a wild dragon on an isle of Red Lake, northwest of the Reach.

In Season 2 of House of the Dragon, Ulf, a resident of King’s Landing, self styles himself as a “Dragonseed,” adding that he is the bastard son of Baelon the Brave. His claim cannot be verified under any circumstances, but there’s every chance that he will mount Silverwing in the upcoming episodes.

3 The Cannibal

An Untameable Menace

• First Appearance: Season 1, Episode 10: “The Black Queen” (Mentioned)

The Cannibal feeds on the flesh of his own kind and resides on Dragonstone during the Dance of the Dragons. A few theories have been spun about the Cannibal, including one popular with the smallfolk: that he lived on Dragonstone before the Targaryens took it for themselves.

The Cannibal has a coal-black body and green eyes and lives wildly, feeding on dead and newborn dragons and dragon eggs. He is the largest of the three wild dragons of Dragonstone and is left unbothered during the Sowing because of his menacing reputation. He outlives many Targaryen dragons and is one of the four surviving dragons of the Dance of the Dragons.

2 Sheepstealer

A Wild Dragon

• First Appearance: The Dance of the Dragons (Illustrated)

Sheepstealer loves mutton, and that’s pretty much how a baseborn woman of Valyrian descent named Nettles is able to claim him. She conditions the dragon to freshly slaughtered sheep every morning until, one day, he bends his neck to her. Nettles is his first and probably last rider in lore.

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Sheepstealer likes to devour sheepdogs but doesn’t harm shepherds on Dragonstone. While he is over 50 by the time the Dance of the Dragons breaks out, he is still younger and smaller than the Cannibal. He, however, doesn’t remain riderless and bonds with Netty. They fly to the Gullet, King’s Landing, and Maidenpool in the Dance of the Dragons.

Is Sheepstealer The Wild Dragon In The Vale?

Lady Rhaena hears from Jeyne Arryn in Episode 6 of House of the Dragon‘s second season that a wild dragon flew to the Vale shortly after the war, as it was ranging for food. The conversation happens after Rhaena discovers the presence of a dragon through charred sheep, bones, and a scorched patch of land.

The “large and formidable” wild dragon that Lady Jeyne talks about in House of the Dragon is most likely Sheepstealer. Sheepstealer is Nettles’ mount, but since House of the Dragon has cut the character from the show, Rhaena will most likely claim the wild dragon at the Vale.

1 The Grey Ghost

Wandering Among The Clouds

• First Appearance: Season 1, Episode 10: “The Black Queen” (Mentioned)

The last of the wild Dragons, the Grey Ghost, is hard to spot. As such, he is also difficult to tame. He is of pale gray-white coloring and smaller than the Cannibal. The dragon rarely makes an appearance on Dragonstone, but he sometimes catches fish in the waters of the Narrow Sea.

The Grey Ghost dwells on the eastern side of the Dragonmont and, like the Cannibal, doesn’t take a rider in his lifetime. Addam’s brother, Alyn of Hull, tries in vain to seek him during the Dance of the Dragons. Out of the three wild dragons of Dragonstone, Sheepstealer is the only one bound to a rider, while the Grey Ghost and the Cannibal remain riderless.

House of the Dragon

Release Date

August 21, 2022

Cast

Matt Smith , Emma D’Arcy , Olivia Cooke , Rhys Ifans

Creator

Ryan J. CondalGeorge, R.R. Martin