A new season of House of the Dragon brings back many familiar faces, but in Season 3, episode 1 we also seen some new players enter the mix.Perhaps the most famous of these is Happy Valley star James Norton, who strikes an imposing, armour-clad figure as Lord Ormund Hightower. But who exactly is this new Hightower, and what role might he play in the action going forward?We've broken down everything we know so far.
What happens with Ormund Hightower in episode 1?Midway through episode 1, we get a drone shot showing what appears to be hundreds of green tents set up around a river. We go in closer and see a dragon in the ranks, growling as a messenger on horseback thunders past.The man waiting to meet said messenger is Lord Ormund Hightower (Norton), flanked by a younger boy and a burly, no-nonsense looking soldier who appears to be his right-hand man. Hightower receives the parchment from the (fairly mud-spattered) messenger, wrinkles his nose in apparent disgust at the man's smell, and then breaks the seal to read it."Aemond says we are to make camp here and await further word. He shall join us in three days time," Hightower reads.
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"So, Aegon's dead then?" grunts his henchman."One king is as good as another," smiles Hightower.He tells the boy next to him to see the messenger has a bath and bed, then turns on his heel and walks back to his tent.So, who is Ormund Hightower, anyway?Okay, so we don't have much to go on so far. But we already know a little about Ormund from previous seasons, so let's recap.
