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James Norton discusses Ormund Hightower’s finale death in House of the Dragon—ironically killed by Ulf’s dragon after Roddy the Ruin’s stab—while detailing the stunt-heavy filming, the cathartic moment contrast with the books, his nuanced bond with Daeron, and his bittersweet exit from the series.
In House of the Dragon Season 3, Daeron Targaryen endures his first assassination attempt during a tense gathering in Tumbleton; his uncle Gwayne saves him as Ormund Hightower’s grip tightens, signaling a deepening power struggle and foreshadowing a Blacks-vs-Greens confrontation. Daeron’s bond with his dragon Tessarion remains a stabilizing thread amid Ormund’s manipulation, and the episode sets up Daeron’s potential path toward kingship as the intrigue intensifies.
Episode 4 broadens the war by foregrounding Daeron and Rhaena as new linchpins of the dragonpower dynamic, with Ormund pressuring Daeron toward kingship, a notable hair-color change from the books, and Daemon’s deception that strains family trust. With ten fighting dragons in play, the greens and blacks jostle for leverage as loyalties and power shift around the dragonriders.