Sure, in the ‘House of the Dragon’ series you noticed a group of people who were always in the Dragon Well taking care of the winged creatures and teaching their riders to communicate with them to tame them and fly on their backs. But what is its origin, history and significance?
The Dragon Keepers: Key Figures in Targaryen History on “HOTD”
In the “A Song of Ice and Fire” universe, dragon keepers are people who are responsible for caring for, training and, in some cases, riding dragons. These individuals, also known as “dragon tamers”, have a special relationship with these creatures, allowing them to approach the dragons without being consumed by their fire.
Dragon guardians are usually people of the lower class, often slaves or serfs, who have been trained from a young age to do this dangerous work. Despite their social status, wardens wield great power due to their relationship with dragons, which gives them a certain influence in the Targaryen court.
According to history, this work was created during the reign of Jaehaerys I, specifically when one of his nieces named Aerea raised Balerion, the Black Terror, without her consent, which condemned her to death. Since then, it was decided that these animals had to be monitored at all times.
In the book “Fire and Blood”, the work by George RR Martin that serves as the basis for the “House of the Dragon” series, the dragon guardians play a crucial role in the history of the house. They are responsible for keeping the dragons in check, ensuring that they do not pose a threat to the royal family itself or the population of Westeros.
During the Dance of the Dragons, the civil war between the Targaryens, dragon wardens were instrumental in mobilizing these beasts on the battlefield. In fact, in season two we saw how some decided to support Aegon II by staying in King’s Landing, while others supported Rhaenyra as the rightful heir. However, the latter eventually abandoned the young princess when she began recruiting dragonseeds, that is, bastard children of Valyrian-blooded monarchs, to claim the winged beasts after it proved disrespectful for them to see “unclean” humans. these animals were considered gods.
Why don’t dragon guardians appear in ‘Game of Thrones’?
Although the dragon guardians were under the command of the Targaryens during their reign, this office was forgotten once the last dragon died and consequently they do not appear in “Game of Thrones”, forcing Daenerys to raise her dragons the little information he had about them.
One of the biggest differences between these characters is that, in the books, they are said to wear black armor decorated with dragon scales, while in the series they wear fairly plain, sand-colored tunics.
The reason for this, according to the showrunner of the series, Ryan Condal, is that the cost to make the armor was high and it would have taken away a significant budget, so they decided to save that money to invest in other important aspects.
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