--- description: A comprehensive list (in chronological order) of now deceased characters who had some impact on the plot of 'House of the Dragon.' title: Every Character Who Has Died on 'House of the Dragon' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7a73820bec53d4ec/698a58f4b3fce3207c0cd63d/eve-best_b5665b.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Television](/tag/television/) ## Television Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Every Character Who Has Died on _House of the Dragon_  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Updated: Jan 19, 2026 3:57 PM CUTPublished: Jul 3, 2024 1:30 PM CUT  Eve Best as Rhaenys Targaryen in Episode 4 of House of the Dragon Season 2. Eve Best as Rhaenys Targaryen in Episode 4 of House of the Dragon Season 2.Ollie Upton—HBO  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Updated: Jan 19, 2026 3:57 PM CUTPublished: Jul 3, 2024 1:30 PM CUT **_Warning: This post contains spoilers for_** **House of the Dragon** **_._** **_It was updated on Aug. 6, 2024 after Season 2 finale of_** [**House of the Dragon**](https://time.com/6206772/house-of-the-dragon-connects-game-of-thrones/ "undefined") **_aired._** Anyone who watched [_Game of Thrones_](https://time.com/5591754/game-of-thrones-series-finale-review/ "undefined") knows it was no easy feat [surviving in Westeros](https://time.com/3924852/every-game-of-thrones-death/ "undefined") in the years leading up to the [White Walkers' assault on Winterfell](https://time.com/5578054/game-of-thrones-battle-of-winterfell-deaths/ "undefined")—especially for those who were intent on fighting over the chance to sit on the Iron Throne. Still, in _House of the Dragon_, set during the Targaryen civil war that took place nearly 170 years earlier, the odds of dying a peaceful death may be even worse. At the end of its second season, the _Thrones_' prequel spinoff has already featured 30 significant deaths—several more than the number that had occurred in its parent show by the same point in time. Granted, there hasn't yet been a kill of the same game-changing shock value as the beheading of Ned Stark. But the Dance of the Dragons has still really only just begun, meaning there's plenty of Targaryen on Targaryen (i.e., dragon on dragon) violence yet still to come. And as one wise (and now dead) character observed this season: “There is no war so hateful to the gods as a war between kin." Here's every character who has died as of Season 2, Episode 8 of the HBO series. Note: While this list doesn’t include every soldier, peasant, or servant who's met their end, it is a comprehensive account (in chronological order) of now deceased characters who had some impact on the plot. It was also compiled according to how this story plays out in _House of the Dragon_, not George R. R. Martin’s _Fire & Blood_, the _A Song of Ice and Fire_ companion novel on which the show is based. ## Aemma Arryn  Sian Brooke as Aemma Arryn in House of the Dragon Season 1, Episode 1. Ollie Upton—HBO **Role:** Queen consort of the Seven Kingdoms, first wife of Viserys I Targaryen, mother of Rhaenyra Targaryen **Time of passing:** Season 1, Episode 1 **Means of death:** Forced cesarean section ## Baelon Targaryen **Role:** Prince of House Targaryen, son of Aemma Arryn and Viserys I Targaryen, the "Heir for a Day" **Time of passing:** Season 1, Episode 1 **Means of death:** Complications from his birth ## Craghas Drahar  Daniel Scott-Smith as Craghas Drahar in House of the Dragon Season 1, Episode 2. Ollie Upton—HBO **Role:** Prince-admiral of the Triarchy, known as the "Crabfeeder" **Time of passing:** Season 1, Episode 3 **Means of death:** Cut in half by Daemon Targaryen ## Jerrel Bracken **Role:** Suitor of Rhaenyra Targaryen **Time of passing:** Season 1, Episode 4 **Means of death:** Stabbed in the gut by Willem Blackwood ## Rhea Royce  Rachel Redford as Rhea Royce in House of the Dragon Season 1, Episode 5. Ollie Upton—HBO **Role:** Lady of Runestone, first wife of Daemon Targaryen **Time of passing:** Season 1, Episode 5 **Means of death:** Bludgeoned with a rock by Daemon Targaryen ## Joffrey Lonmouth  (L-R): Solly McLeod as Joffrey Lonmouth and Fabien Frankel as Criston Cole in House of the Dragon Season 1, Episode 5. Ollie Upton—HBO **Role:** Knight of House Lonmouth, sworn sword of House Velaryon, lover of Laenor Velaryon **Time of passing:** Season 1, Episode 5 **Means of death:** Beaten by Criston Cole ## Laena Velaryon  Nanna Blondell as Laena Velaryon in House of the Dragon Season 1, Episode 6. Ollie Upton—HBO **Role:** Daughter of Rhaenys Targaryen and Corlys Velaryon, second wife of Daemon Targaryen, mother of Baela and Rhaena Targaryen **Time of passing:** Season 1, Episode 6 **Means of death:** Burned at her own command by her dragon, Vhagar, following a prolonged labor ## Harwin Strong  Ryan Corr as Harwin Strong in House of the Dragon Season 1, Episode 6. Ollie Upton—HBO **Role:** Knight of House Strong, heir to Harrenhal, lover of Rhaenyra Targaryen, biological father of Jacaerys, Lucerys, and Joffrey Velaryon **Time of passing:** Season 1, Episode 6 **Means of death:** Burned in a fire orchestrated by his younger brother, Larys Strong, at Harrenhal ## Lyonel Strong  Gavin Spokes as Lyonel Strong in House of the Dragon Season 1, Episode 6. Ollie Upton—HBO **Role:** Head of House Strong, Lord of Harrenhal, Hand of the King to Viserys I Targaryen, father of Harwin and Larys Strong **Time of passing:** Season 1, Episode 6 **Means of death:** Burned in a fire orchestrated by his son, Larys Strong, at Harrenhal ## Unnamed servant **Role:** Servant at High Tide castle, body double for Laenor Velaryon **Time of passing:** Season 1, Episode 7 **Means of death:** Neck snapped by Daemon Targaryen as part of a plot to fake Laenor Velaryon's death ## Vaemond Velaryon  Wil Johnson as Vaemond Velaryon in House of the Dragon Season 1, Episode 8. Ollie Upton—HBO **Role:** Knight of House Velaryon, commander in the Velaryon navy, younger brother of Corlys Velaryon **Time of passing:** Season 1, Episode 8 **Means of death:** Decapitated by Daemon Targaryen ## Viserys I Targaryen  Paddy Considine as Viserys I Targaryen in House of the Dragon Season 1, Episode 7. Ollie Upton—HBO **Role:** King of the Seven Kingdoms, husband of Alicent Hightower, father of Rhaenyra, Aegon II, Aemond, Helaena, and Daeron Targaryen **Time of passing:** Season 1, Episode 8 **Means of death:** Complications from leprosy ## Lyman Beesbury  Bill Paterson as Lyman Beesbury in House of the Dragon Season 1, Episode 9. Ollie Upton—HBO **Role:** Head of House Beesbury, Lord of Honeyholt, Master of Coin for Viserys I Targaryen **Time of passing:** Season 1, Episode 9 **Means of death:** Head smashed in by Criston Cole ## Talya **Role:** Lady-in-waiting to Alicent Hightower, spy for Mysaria (a.k.a. the White Worm) **Time of passing:** Season 1, Episode 9 **Means of death:** Tortured and executed by Larys Strong ## Visenya Targaryen **Role:** Daughter of Rhaenyra Targaryen and Daemon Targaryen **Time of passing:** Season 1, Episode 10 **Means of death:** Stillborn ## Lucerys Velaryon  Elliot Grihault as Lucerys Velaryon in House of the Dragon Season 1, Episode 10. Ollie Upton—HBO **Role:** Prince of House Targaryen, heir to Driftmark, son of Rhaenyra Targaryen and (in name) Laenor Velaryon, biological son of Harwin Strong **Time of passing:** Season 1, Episode 10 **Means of death:** [Chomped by Aemond Targaryen's dragon, Vhagar](https://time.com/6224185/house-of-the-dragon-finale-dragon-fight-books/ "undefined") ## Arrax **Role:** Dragon of Lucerys Velaryon **Time of passing:** Season 1, Episode 10 **Means of death:** [Chomped by Aemond Targaryen's dragon, Vhagar](https://time.com/6224185/house-of-the-dragon-finale-dragon-fight-books/ "undefined") ## Jaehaerys Targaryen **Role:** Prince of House Targaryen, son of Helaena Targaryen and Aegon II Targaryen **Time of passing:** Season 2, Episode 1 **Means of death:** Decapitated by hired assassins known as [Blood and Cheese](https://time.com/6988172/house-of-the-dragon-season-2-premiere-jaehaerys-blood-and-cheese/ "undefined") ## Blood  (L-R): Mark Stobbart as Cheese and Sam C. Wilson as Blood in House of the Dragon Season 2, Episode 1. Ollie Upton—HBO **Role:** Member of the City Watch, hired assassin **Time of passing:** Season 2, Episode 2 **Means of death:** Bludgeoned by Aegon II Targaryen ## Cheese **Role:** Rat catcher in the Red Keep, hired assassin **Time of passing:** Season 2, Episode 2 **Means of death:** Hanged alongside the rest of the Red Keep's rat catchers on the orders of Aegon II Targaryen ## Arryk Cargyll  (L-R): Fabien Frankel as Criston Cole and Luke Tittensor as Arryk Cargyll in House of the Dragon Season 2, Episode 2. Ollie Upton—HBO **Role:** Knight of House Cargyll, member of Aegon II Targaryen's Kingsguard, twin brother of Erryk Cargyll **Time of passing:** Season 2, Episode 2 **Means of death:** [Stabbed through the heart](https://time.com/6989551/house-of-the-dragon-season-2-episode-2-arryk-erryk-fight/ "undefined") by his twin brother, Erryk ## Erryk Cargyll  (L-R): Luke Tittensor as Arryk Cargyll and Elliot Tittensor as Erryk Cargyll in House of the Dragon Season 2, Episode 2. Theo Whiteman—HBO **Role:** Knight of House Cargyll, member of Rhaenyra Targaryen's Queensguard, twin brother of Arryk Cargyll **Time of passing:** Season 2, Episode 2 **Means of death:** [Impaled himself on his own sword](https://time.com/6989551/house-of-the-dragon-season-2-episode-2-arryk-erryk-fight/ "undefined") out of grief over killing his twin brother, Arryk ## **Aeron Bracken** **Role:** Knight of House Bracken, supporter of Aegon II Targaryen **Time of passing:** Season 2, Episode 3 **Means of death:** Killed in the Battle of the Burning Mill alongside many of his kinsmen and House Blackwood rivals ## Davos Blackwood **Role:** Knight of House Blackwood, supporter of Rhaenyra Targaryen **Time of passing:** Season 2, Episode 3 **Means of death:** Killed in the Battle of the Burning Mill alongside many of his kinsmen and House Bracken rivals ## **Gunthor Darklyn** **Role:** Head of House Darklyn, Lord of Duskendale **Time of passing:** Season 2, Episode 4 **Means of death:** Beheaded by Criston Cole ## **Meleys** **Role:** Dragon of Rhaenys Targaryen, the “Red Queen” **Time of passing:** Season 2, Episode 4 **Means of death:** Killed in battle by Aemond Targaryen’s dragon, Vhagar ## **Rhaenys Targaryen**  Eve Best as Rhaenys Targaryen in House of the Dragon. Ollie Upton—HBO **Role:** Princess of House Targaryen, Lady of Driftmark, wife of Corlys Velaryon, mother of Laenor and Laena Velaryon, the “Queen Who Never Was” **Time of passing:** Season 2, Episode 4 **Means of death:** [Fell to her death](https://time.com/6994538/house-of-the-dragon-season-2-rhaenys-aegon-dead/ "undefined") after her dragon, Meleys, was killed in battle by Aemond Targaryen’s dragon, Vhagar ## **Steffon Darklyn**  (L-R): Emma D'Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen and Anthony Flanagan as Steffon Darklyn in Episode 3 of House of the Dragon Season 2. Theo Whiteman—HBO **Role:** Knight of House Darklyn, Lord Commander of Rhaenyra Targaryen's Queensguard **Time of passing:** Season 2, Episode 6 **Means of death:** Burned alive by Laenor Velaryon’s former dragon, Seasmoke, while attempting to claim him as a mount ## **Grover Tully** **Role:** Head of House Tully, Lord of Riverrun, Lord Paramount of the Trident **Time of passing:** Season 2, Episode 6 **Means of death:** Seemingly poisoned by Alys Rivers ## **Willem Blackwood** **Role:** Knight of House Blackwood, Regent of House Blackwood and Raventree Hall in the name of his nephew, the young Lord Benjicot Blackwood **Time of passing:** Season 2, Episode 7 **Means of death:** Beheaded by Daemon Targaryen Stream _House of the Dragon_ [on MAX.](https://fave.co/3L6T9BY "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/6991339/every-house-of-the-dragon-death/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/6991339/every-house-of-the-dragon-death/"},"headline":"Every Character Who Has Died on House of the Dragon","datePublished":"2024-07-03T13:30:52.000Z","dateModified":"2026-01-19T15:57:03.000Z","description":"A comprehensive list (in chronological order) of now deceased characters who had some impact on the plot of 'House of the Dragon.'","url":"https://time.com/6991339/every-house-of-the-dragon-death/","keywords":["Television","list","culturepod"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7a73820bec53d4ec/698a58f4b3fce3207c0cd63d/eve-best_b5665b.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7a73820bec53d4ec/698a58f4b3fce3207c0cd63d/eve-best_b5665b.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"eve-best_b5665b","caption":"Eve Best as Rhaenys Targaryen in Episode 4 of 'House of the Dragon' Season 2.","creditText":"Ollie Upton—HBO","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/television/","name":"Television"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/6991339/every-house-of-the-dragon-death/","name":"Every Character Who Has Died on House of the Dragon"}}]}] ```