The Dance of the Dragons is expected to be an important part of House of the Dragon story. Corlys’ daughter, Lady Laena Velaryon (played by Nova Fouellis-Mose, Savannah Steyn, and Nanna Blondell), becomes Daemon’s second wife.ĭuring the Dance of the Dragons - the two-year civil conflict for the Iron Throne between Rhaenyra and her half-brother, Aegon II Targaryen - House Velaryon is a strong supporter of the Targaryen princess and her claim to the Seven Kingdoms. ![]() Corlys’ son, Ser Laenor Velaryon (played by Theo Nate and John Macmillan in HOTD Season 1), marries Rhaenyra. (Corlys happily obliges and places the crown on his head.)īut it’s Corlys’ children who perhaps play an even greater role in Westerosi history. By 109 AC, both Corlys and Daemon have accomplished what they set out to do, and Daemon declares himself King of the Stepstones and the Narrow Sea. Together, Corlys and Daemon conquer the Stepstones, a chain of islands located east of Dorne and west of the coast of Essos, marking the border between the Narrow Sea and the Summer Sea. Because of this, Corlys betrays the King and makes an alliance with Viserys’ younger brother, the pompous Dragonrider Prince Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith), instead. ![]() Yes, this is because of Corlys’ allegiance to Prince Daemon Targaryen and Princess (later Queen) Rhaenyra Targaryen, but also because of Corlys’ children.Īfter the demise of Queen Aemma Arryn (which we see happen in House of the Dragon’s first episode), Corlys and Viserys have a falling-out because Viserys refuses to marry Corlys’ 12-year-old daughter, Laena. While the Velaryons were not mentioned much in Game of Thrones, they will play a greater role in House of the Dragon. This section contains spoilers for House of the Dragon Season 1, and potentially beyond. Why is Corlys Velaryon known as the Sea Snake?Ĭorlys Velaryon in a meeting of the king’s small council. This included Corlys Velaryon (aka, the Sea Snake). During House Targaryen’s nearly 300-year rule in King’s Landing, several Velaryons held the title of Lord of the Tides and served on small council as Master of Ships. The Velaryons remained close allies with the Targaryens (and were also allies to House Celtigar, who mostly kept to themselves on Claw Isle). While the Velaryons themselves were never Dragonriders, opting to rule the water rather than the sky, some Velaryons did wind up marrying and having children with Targaryens, leading to some notable dragonriders who bear the name Velaryon. ![]() In the show, this is changed slightly - the Velaryons are Black or biracial, with Valyrian gold-silver hair and (occasionally) purple or striking, light-colored eyes. This means that its members often have stereotypically Valyrian features like silver-gold hair, pale skin, and violet eyes. Like the Targaryens, members of House Velaryon are of Valyrian descent. Driftmark has two castles, Driftmark and High Tide, and its House arms depicts a silver seahorse on sea-green foam. They settled onto the fertile island of Driftmark, the largest island of Blackwater Bay and neighbor to Dragonstone. Though both the Targaryens and the Velaryons descend from Old Valyria and the peoples of the Valyrian Freehold, the Velaryons were said to have come to Westeros even before the Targaryens.
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