WARNING! This article contains major SPOILERS for House of the Dragon’s season 2 finale and George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood book, on which the show is based!
Summary
After showing her dragon dreaming ability since she was a child, Helaena Targaryen reveals her most direct prophecy yet as she warns Aemond about his death inHouse of the Dragon’s season 2 finale. Often regarded by her brother-husband Aegon as “strange,”House of the Dragonseason 2, episode 8 clarifies more about Helaena’s special abilities as a dragon dreamer, which allow her to foresee future events. In addition to appearing inDaemon’s Three-Eyed Raven and Night Kingvision at the weirwood tree,Helaena Targaryen informs Aemond that he can’t change his future or deaththat she has already seen.
When Aemond attempts to force Helaena to fly her dragon, Dreamfyre, into battle with him, she tells him that she won’t, elaborating that doing so will not change the path set for them. Distinct from her typically cryptic prophecies, Helaena explains to Aemond what she has already seen in her visions:Aegon will be King againand sit on a wooden throne, whileAemond will die and be “swallowed up in the Gods Eye.”Aemond is shaken by Helaena’s warning, yet there’s no stopping this exact death that is coming to him afterHouse of the Dragonseason 2’s ending.
The God’s Eye Explained: Helaena Targaryen Reveals Aemond’s Death
Aemond Targaryen Dies In The Battle Above The Gods Eye In The Dance
According to George R.R. Martin’sFire & Bloodbook, Helaena Targaryen correctly predictsAemond Targaryen’s death. The book reveals that Aemond heads to Harrenhal, as he intends to inHouse of the Dragon, and eventually meets his uncle Daemon Targaryen there. Fulfilling the duel that both had long been waiting for,Aemond and Daemon fight on Vhagar and Caraxes above the Gods Eye outside Harrenhal. The battle culminates in the deaths of Aemond, Daemon, Vhagar, and Caraxes, as dragon and rider are sent crashing into the waters of the Gods Eye below.
Aemond Targaryen’s body is found with Daemon Targaryen’s sword, Dark Sister, still thrust through his eyesocket, as Daemon plunged the sword into is nephew as they all crashed toward the Gods Eye.
Interestingly,Daemon and Aemond have now both been informed of their deaths at Harrenhalby women possessing the gifts of prophetic visions.Alys Rivers told Daemon he would die at Harrenhalon the first night he arrived there, with Helaena now telling Aemond his journey there will end in his death. The confirmations of their deaths at the Battle Above the Gods Eye differ, however, asFire & Bloodreveals that Caraxes dies on the shore, Aemond’s corpse is found still strapped to Vhagar in the water years later, and Daemon’s body is never found.
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Helaena’s Aemond Prophecy Is Her Most Direct Vision Yet
There’s No Need To Try To Decipher Helaena’s Cryptic Words This Time
Helaena’s visions are typically very cryptic. For instance, Helaena foreshadowing Aemond losing his eye as a child happens after she looks down at an insect saying “he’ll have to lose an eye.” Helaena also warns of the “beast beneath the boards” toward season 1’s ending, foreseeing Rhaenys and Meleys breaking through the floor of the Dragonpit at Aegon’s coronation. More recently, Helaena mentions being afraid of the “rats” shortly beforeBlood and Cheese arrive to kill Prince Jaehaerys Targaryen.
Perhaps Helaena now has a tighter grasp on controlling and interpreting her visions, which makes her future more terrifying in House of the Dragon.
InHouse of the Dragon’s season 2 finale, Helaena is very direct with her vision about Aemond’s death. Rather than some cryptic details about seeing Aemond sinking in water or suggesting that he shouldn’t go to Harrenhal,Helaena flat-out tells him that he will die in the Gods Eye and his body will disappearafter sinking into the waters. Perhaps Helaena now has a tighter grasp on controlling and interpreting her visions, which makes her future more terrifying inHouse of the Dragon.
House of the Dragon
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House of the Dragon is a 2022 fantasy drama set in the world of Westeros, chronicling the Targaryen dynasty at its height. The story revolves around King Viserys’s controversial decision to name his daughter Rhaenyra as heir to the Iron Throne, sparking tensions and divisions within the realm.
