Lord Ormund Hightower is the head of House Hightower and Lord of Oldtown during the Dance of the Dragons.
Biography[]
Background[]
Ormund is the son and successor of Lord Hobert Hightower.[1] After the death of his father, he takes Hobert's ward, Daeron Targaryen, as his own.[2]
House of the Dragon: Season 2[]
Otto mentions his nephew in a meeting of the Green Council, stating that Lord Ormund is mustering his forces to march out from Oldtown.[1]
At a meeting of the Green Council, Lord Jasper Wylde reveals that Lord Ormund has begun the march from Oldtown with his host. His cousin, Ser Gwayne Hightower, arrives in King's Landing ahead of the main army to reinforce Ser Criston Cole.[3]
Family[]
Hobert Hightower Deceased |
Lynesse Hightower |
Otto Hightower |
Alyrie Florent Deceased | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ormund Hightower |
Gwayne Hightower |
Viserys I Targaryen Deceased |
Alicent Hightower |
Son(s) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aegon II Targaryen |
Helaena Targaryen |
Aemond Targaryen |
Daeron Targaryen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jaehaerys Targaryen Deceased |
Jaehaera Targaryen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the books[]
In Fire & Blood, Ormund supported Aegon II during the Dance of the Dragons. He had three sons: Lyonel, Martyn, and Garmund; and a daughter, Bethany. After his first wife died in childbirth, he remarried to Samantha Tarly.
Appearances[]
- – "A Son for a Son" (mentioned)
- – "The Burning Mill" (mentioned)
- – "The Red Sowing" (mentioned)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 House of the Dragon: Season 2, Episode 1: "A Son for a Son" (2024).
- ↑ Adam B. Vary (October 23, 2022). ‘House of the Dragon’ Showrunner Talks [SPOILER in the Finale, Changes From George R.R. Martin’s Book, and What to Expect for Season 2]. Variety. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ↑ House of the Dragon: Season 2, Episode 3: "The Burning Mill" (2024).
External links[]
- Ormund Hightower on A Wiki of Ice and Fire (potential spoilers for House of the Dragon)
Head
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Ormund Hightower | Heir
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Unknown | ||
Seat
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Hightower, Battle Isle, Oldtown | Region
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Reach | ||
Titles |
Lord of Oldtown · Beacon of the South · Defender of the Citadel · Voice of Oldtown | ||||
Ancestors |
Urrigon Hightower · Peremore Hightower · Lymond Hightower · Dorian Hightower · Runcel Hightower · Manfred Hightower | ||||
Members |
Otto Hightower · Lynesse Hightower · Gwayne Hightower · Alicent Hightower | ||||
Deceased |
Hobert Hightower · Alyrie Florent | ||||
Household |
Daeron Targaryen | ||||
Overlords |
House Tyrell |