Westeros

As is tradition, HBO has released its latest “what’s upcoming next year” video, and this one features a number of new moments from House of the Dragon‘s third season including a great glimpse at Lord Ormund Hightower (James Norton) in a breastplate engraved with images of the the High Tower, the Mother, and the Warrior, as well as Corlys Velaryon, Alyn of Hull, the queens Alicent and Rhaenyra, and Prince Aemond.

While no official release date has been given, by sheer happenstance Matt Smith was on the UK show This Morning and let slip that he thought it will premiere this August:

The HBO video also has some clips from the forthcoming A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, but pretty sure it’s nothing we have not seen before.

James Norton as Lord Ormund Hightower

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Ewan Mitchell as Aemond Targaryen and Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower.

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A curious image of a skull burning in a fire place.

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Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower, approaching the Iron Throne.

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Emma D’Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen.

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Steve Toussaint as Corlys Velaryon.

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But speaking of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, HBO is holding a special TikTok competition called the #HBOKnightChallenge where TikTokers are invited to nominate a local hero who deserves knighthood. The prize? A trip to the LA VIP Fan Premiere on the 17th… and knighthood from George R.R. Martin himself.

EDITED: Soon after we posted, HBO’s social channels started to share this brief clip from a memorable scene early in the series, when Ser Duncan discovers Egg has decided to ride on his warhorse, Thunder, while wearing his armor: