Aemond Targaryen, played by Ewan Mitchell, delivers some of House of the Dragon's most memorable lines. Below are 4 of the best Aemond Targaryen quotes from House of the Dragon, each with the scene or episode where it appears, plus 4 pieces of trivia about the character.
Best Aemond Targaryen Quotes
"I may have lost an eye, but I gained a dragon."
— Aemond Targaryen, Season 1, Episode 7 - Driftmark
"I did not mean to—"
— Aemond Targaryen, Season 1, Episode 10 - The Black Queen
"Say it again and I will take the other eye."
— Aemond Targaryen, Season 1, Episode 7 - Driftmark
"Vhagar is mine. I claimed her. That is law."
— Aemond Targaryen, Season 1, Episode 7 - Driftmark
Aemond Targaryen Trivia & Fun Facts
- Aemond claims the dragon Vhagar — the largest living dragon and former mount of Visenya Targaryen — as a young boy on the night of Laena Velaryon's funeral.
- He loses his left eye in that same brawl when Lucerys slashes him with a knife, and he wears a sapphire in the empty socket as an adult.
- The death of Lucerys Velaryon and his dragon Arrax at Aemond's hands is depicted as partly unintentional, with Vhagar acting against Aemond's commands.
- Ewan Mitchell portrays adult Aemond with a striking stillness and barely suppressed fury, making him one of the most menacing presences in the series.
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