Who are the Dragonseeds and what is their importance in the Dance of the Dragons

You may have noticed that in this second season House of the Dragon is giving space to some secondary characters outside of the great houses of Westeros. It could be said that now that there is no need to cover decades of history, the series can focus on showing how the common people live, but it will not surprise anyone to read that if all these characters are getting screen time, it's because they will be important in the future. 

Some, as was the case with Blood and Cheese, entered the story only to die, literally, in the following episode, but others like Addam and Alyn in Hullmark or Hugh in King's Landing are getting continuity and it's no mystery that we must keep an eye on them until their role in the Targaryen civil war is revealed.

Among all these new and mysterious characters, in the third episode the series introduced Ulf officially as a Dragonseed, thus putting a face and name to the most coveted group of people in the great slaughter that will be the Dance of the Dragons. 

What are the Dragonseeds

They are bastards whose parent has Valyrian or Targaryen ancestry.

Addam and Alyn in Hullmark

Why are they important

During this war, they will be of great importance because they could have the ability to claim and ride dragons that have no rider.

We are not only referring to Vermithor, who has been secluded in Dragonmont since his rider, King Jaehaerys I Targaryen, died, predecessor of Viserys; or to Smoke, who has been seen restless in Dragonstone because he misses Laenor, but also to those who will lose their riders during the war, because yes, in the Dance of the Dragons, many people will die. 

In the near future, House Targaryen will offer land, wealth, and knighthood titles to any bastard born of the dragonseed who can tame and ride a dragon. Many will fail in the attempt and lose their lives, but others will go down in the history of Westeros.

Tom Bennett in 'The House of the Dragon'

Who is Ulf the White

In this week's episode, Ulf the White (Tom Bennett) -who had first appeared in the previous episode watching the hanged rats- reveals his supposed Targaryen heritage to his friends in a tavern in King's Landing, although he doesn't seem to impress them.

According to his version, he is the bastard son of Prince Baelon the Brave, who was King Jaehaerys's son and, therefore, half-brother of King Viserys and Prince Daemon.

He proudly talks about how his supposed niece, Rhaenyra Targaryen, is the true queen, and mentions the dark hair of Prince Jacaerys Velaryon when his friends laugh at him and do not believe his story because he does not have the platinum blonde hair of the Targaryens.

In Fire and Blood, Ulf the White is said to be a warrior of House Targaryen living in Dragonstone, not a vagabond in King's Landing, and his origin is not specified either, as he so clearly reveals in the tavern, so the series will take some liberties in the adaptation.

As of now, nothing is set in stone.

*This article has been automatically translated using artificial intelligence