Ser Harrold Westerling | Honour and Loyalty

"I recognise no authority but the Kings"
A tribute to Ser Harrold Westerling from the House of the Dragon. The honourable and loyal commander of the Kingsguard played by Graham McTavish. Devoted to King Viserys and wary of Ser Criston Cole.
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[@lisas3545]

One of my favorite characters on the show. He just showed Cole the true meaning of loyalty and honor. Something he wants but will never have.

[@mikhailabdurrachman2443]

The same way jaime felt WHEN black fish roasted him

[@justone807]

Mine too, but you're wrong...Cole had honor until his oath was used against him and he realized honor was subjective....He served the queen faithfully that gave him some sort of redemption even though it was little....spoiled princess took a man who came from nothing and used him as her toy...Not thinking about consequences for him, he would've been castrated and tortured all because she wanted a piece of ass....the books even more conplexed

[@justone807]

Honor was subjective...Jaime killed one man to save a realm and gets criticized, black fish only killed enemies ....I wish they would've had a better ending for Jaime but by far one of the best arcs of the show....I liked him from the beginning.....the only one that had the balls and skills to take on ned stark

[@justone807]

The look on Harold and high towers face when princess r asks for a knight with combat experience ....they already knew he was going to be an issue.... they slayed on the first season

[@lisas3545]

@@justone807 Rhae wanted a knight with combat experience for better protection for her father and herself. She is wise beyond her years.

[@Bloodraven_175AC]

Otto forgot that, before he was named Lord Commander, Ser Harrold had been Rhaenyra's sworn shield since she was a toddler. He was never going to be part of an order that's purpose was to protect those who aimed to usurp and kill her.

[@phil.moloney2980]

You right and maybe in some ways he was more of a father to Rhaenyra, now I'm not saying Viserys was a bad dad, well at least not to Rhaenyra, but maybe Westerling was a father to her in ways he wasn't. I mean you can't guard someone since they were a baby and not become a parent figure in there life, and we can see that the two get along really well. Also I have not doubt that if a fight broke out in the small council chamber between Westerling and Cole, Cole would be dead in seconds.

[@Dev-The-Prodigy]

@@phil.moloney2980nope Cole is the best sword in the 7 kingdoms currently

[@Tristyn_Waterman]

@@Dev-The-Prodigy didn't aemond beat him during training?

[@Dev-The-Prodigy]

@@Tristyn_Waterman he was teaching him Cole is the best swordsman currently

[@Dev-The-Prodigy]

@@Tristyn_Waterman there’s 3 Swords who can fight Cole and 1 who I think is better but hell be introduced soon

[@Volkrad]

I'm convinced that Graham McTavish is a being that exists simultaneously across multiple fantasy universes

[@annam3243]

In one he is a loyal protector,in another he is ....well Djisktra

[@spicysokka]

and in the Lord of the Rings universe, he’s arguably the most badass dwarf Dwalin

[@Vahki100]

For sure! @@spicysokka

[@williamedward1666]

He's Dracula in the Castlevania cartoon

[@yeetwchybaban]

O

[@Scammander6897]

The only man to actually stand up for lord beeesbury

[@samalvey8168]

It makes sense because he and Lord Beesbury were among the old guard, so to speak, having served in their respective posts since the later years of King Jahaerys and for the full tenure of Viserys' reign. Even if the Kingsguard are supposed to be devoid of politics, Ser Harrold still witnessed the cruel and brutal murder of a long-term colleague and that would set anyone off.

[@nguyenxbj]

@@samalvey8168 And by a member of the Kingsguard, no less.

[@concept5631]

Lord Beesbury did not deserve to go out like that.

[@DaSkyrim]

@@concept5631 Even if he is a Knight, Cole still killed a Noble and didn't even get punished for it, not in the slightest.

[@Omgiamsotriggered]

He was on OG, served for decades. Imagine seeing your own kingsguard who you command killing any noble, let alone someone he has known for decades, and who served under 2 kings and it going unpunished while the queen and the hand are in the presence. He stood his ground on loyalty and honor. He also sort of raised Rhaenyra because before being a commander he was her sworn protector, so for Otto to order him to go kill her while he believes they are usurping the throne and killing noblemen unpunished is beyond wild lol.

[@alrabbi6194]

He reminds me a lot of Ser Barristan. He certainly represents those traits that Barristan himself valued. Hope they don't butcher his character arc the way they did with Selmy's.

[@MrNaturalgamer]

He's more honorable than selmy. Selmy should've followed the orders to kill the princess

[@alrabbi6194]

@@MrNaturalgamer I'm sorry but what princess are you talking about?

[@MrNaturalgamer]

@alrabbi6194 rhenyera, well she's a queen at the time

[@alrabbi6194]

@@MrNaturalgamer Well I know that but you said "Selmy should have killed the princess" so in context to which princess was Selmy supposed to kill? That's what I want to know. Selmy served Joffrey's court 170 years later from the events of this show, and then later on went to serve Queen Danerys in Essos.

[@MrNaturalgamer]

@alrabbi6194 I'm saying selmys honor was in following every order he recieved, while this knight refused an order that he found unjust.

[@azzarudders]

i really hope he gets screen time in the next season

[@mikhailabdurrachman2443]

Hopefully he won't be killed off screen like the black fish

[@BaeYeonSae.]

Harrold Westerling actually died of old age in the middle of Viserys's reign, two years before the wedding of Rhaenyra and Laenor.

[@DJsDomain_]

@@BaeYeonSae.😢

[@justinsorenson7816]

@@BaeYeonSae. The show is the real lore, Fire and Blood is just a history book with many inaccuracies, as stated by George himself. It is the show that depicts what actually happened, unlike the Game of Thrones series

[@BaeYeonSae.]

@@justinsorenson7816 but the chances of him to still be alive are slim though? He's already old when he resigned from being the king's guard

[@hammah5129]

I hope ser harold westerling will join rhaenyra side in the next season!

[@mikhailabdurrachman2443]

Hopefully he shall have a warriors honourable death like selmy

[@annam3243]

​@@mikhailabdurrachman2443okay selmy did no have a good death.

[@pieterhofkens7259]

​@annam3243 indeed, but i fear wow may change that when it releases

[@aidanhendricksen4832]

Book wise, this is the last we see of Ser Harold Westerling

[@ladymorrigan5950]

I’m so hoping that he makes it to his queen and doesn’t get killed on or off screen before that. I like the character & the actor. I hope he gets more screen time. 🤞

[@SapphireSolstice67]

If he wanted to support Rhaenyra he would have arrived there before Ser Errak. I don’t think he went to her. Like how Ser Barristan didn’t go to either of the Baratheon brothers, as many suspected he would. As to what is he doing I have no idea, but we’ll find out very soon.

[@patrickt601]

I think he will return at the end of season 4

[@nostalgic90s54]

@@SapphireSolstice67he actually died during during viserys reign in the books in the show they showed like this so we could be 100% sure that he won’t be coming back to another episode it’s one of the many characters who will be killed off the screen without our knowledge

[@SapphireSolstice67]

@@nostalgic90s54 What? You’re saying you think he will die off screen? You don’t hire an esteemed actor like Graham McTavish just to appear in the background of one season.

[@TowelsKingdom]

He's a true Knight like Barristan Selmy

[@theautumnalcyclist7629]

Ser Harold is the HOD equivalent of Ser Barristan and Ser Jorah, that unimpeachable character that will give the Queen the hope to do the right thing! Hopefully HOD will not make the same mistake GOT did and destroy the show by killing him off.

[@theeatherlash69]

Ser Jorah sold people into slavery to support the expensive tastes of his wife and got banished for it. Not saying Jorah didn't do some good things and mean to make up for his deeds.. but he's not unimpeachable. Ser Herold and Ser Barristan are.

[@shadowrain3513]

Jorah is dishonorable stop making him some kind of honorable knight he sale slave thats why he run away and abandoned his family

[@michaelarenas9185]

@@shadowrain3513 and kind of a pedo in the books .

[@Dutchforsure]

Dwalin from the Hobbit, Dijkstra from the Witcher series. This man is in all three big fantasy universes

[@annam3243]

I did'nt even regonize him as Dwalin, Thank you!! I also love how he is a very loyal protector here and Dijkstra in the Witcher

[@tamarab2970]

Dougal from outlander!

[@Daeworn]

And dont forget Mr Ackerman from Red Dwarf B-)

[@spiritofplace_1969]

.. years ago, we met him by accident in a Bed and Breakfast in New Zealand when he was filming "The Hobbit" - such a great and down to earth guy. Since then, we always enjoy when we discover him in a movie/series

[@SSC0002]

Also Dracula from Castlevania

[@rayray6490]

The other daddy that Rhaenyra didn’t know she had

[@cprice457]

Where the hell did he go?!? He woulda been a badass opposite of Criston Cole for the Blacks

[@Trolled_by_Eddie_C]

Hopefully he will come back in season 3 to go up against Cole

[@k.sedits8056]

I’m actually so impressed the video is this long with the limited screentime

[@Yeomannn]

This guy looks like strength.

[@nongartsuza]

A great king guard.

[@rustyflowers1696]

People when Daemon executes Vaemond for rightfully accusing Rhaenyra of bastardry & treason vs people when Criston executes Beesbury for wrongfully accusing Queen Alicent of regicide. This show is a case study in cognitive dissonance & tribalism.

[@DavidMyrmidon]

Lmfao.. a Hippo Quacks.

[@3darkdescents537]

I think the difference is context. The context here is honoring the will of the King. A good and peaceful king. The valareon dude directly disobeyed the king in his face, and the old guy was honoring the good dead king's wishes.

[@rustyflowers1696]

@@3darkdescents537 Viserys is not a good king lmao. All of Viserys actions were short sighted, biased and destructive. He is the man most responsible for the Dance. He was a weak king who was like Nero when Rome burned. You think he's a good king because he supported the sports team that you support. In Criston's mind he was honouring his king's wish.

[@rustyflowers1696]

@@DavidMyrmidon lmao "daddy said I'm next"..

[@DavidMyrmidon]

@@rustyflowers1696 "my daughter's child is next because they have (*HAD*) a Penis." That's what all you Green Supporters sound like.

[@austinalsobrook]

Theyll probly kill him off cus hes honorable like Ned. "HoNoR gEtS YoU kiLLed In WeStErOs" bs.

[@damiandelpire8167]

I really doubt that. His character dies long before this point in the *book, so I don't see why they would bring him into the conflict just to kill him off before he can even find his own place in it. If I had to bet, I'd wager he'll come into a similar role for Rhaenyra as Barristan did for Daenerys.

[@lisas3545]

@@damiandelpire8167 I'm wondering if Rhaenrya asks Ser Harrold to protect her two sons? She trusts him and he knows they are the true heirs to the throne. I also believe that her death will change. Someone (perhaps Ser Harold) will kill her before Aegon's dragon breathes fire. Perhaps with a bow. So many different scenarios but it's significant that his character is still alive.

[@patrickt601]

​@@damiandelpire8167it makes more sense for me that he is waiting for the king that will come after the war

[@damiandelpire8167]

@@patrickt601 Suuuuuuuuure, but it wouldn't make sense to cast a relatively bigger actor like McTavish to only have him show up at the start and then end of the series.

[@patrickt601]

@@damiandelpire8167 but if he gies to rhaenyra he would probably just die and

[@Ozzywozzy]

I hope he shows up on Dragonstone under a cloak and Syrax sees him... Almost burning him alive until he removes his hood. Rhaenyra needs an old and wise friend who has known her since birth.

[@asch7906]

I missed him in Season 2.

[@morganWithTheStory]

For those asking for his whereabouts on the screen can find him in the Castlevania TV series where is avenging the death of his wife by the hand of Catholic bishops

[@oQezZ]

When I watch this and think of how pathetic the armour looked in rings of power it makes me laugh 😂

[@parkersummerlin865]

Ser Barristan Selmy vibes

[@haroldrozo2431]

DRACULA´S VOICE.

[@lestari9618]

please let him comeback in the next season to stand with Queen Rhaenyra

[@nguyenxbj]

Why didn't he kill Ser Criston after the latter murdered Lord Beesbury?

[@Quadraxis]

This lad here is a true knight; noble, strong and true to his word. Not a roid-headed prick like Ser Criston.

[@WordNationalist-cy8ms]

House Westerling sure fell off hard since then, lol.

[@Bentley1969]

Sir Harold don’t play what he said about guarding the king at the end!!!!! Cole is such a looser

[@jordangreen9866]

I was just watching Castlevania and started house of the dragon and didn't put it together that he was literally Dracula

[@deadheadoll1769]

Rhaenyra was wrong to like Criston cole lol

[@arunkr8017]

Redanian Intelligence is no joke.

[@somerandomguyfromtheintern480]

This dude's been in so much stuff. Has very prominent features. I loved his Saint of Killers character on Preacher.

[@navinramjattan6010]

An Honourable Knight , I think that was the best way to denounce his role As KingsGraud

[@TheRealBDouble]

If I close my eyes and listen to Westerling speak, all I hear is Dracula

[@Sajasta]

Please make a video about Arryk and Erryk

[@DoctorFixMaster]

Ser Harrold Westerling? I thought that was Ser Dougall McKenzie!

[@arturosiew2043]

He was dwalin from hobbit lol

[@tofu8676]

Gods be good

[@JohnBlundell-n3w]

I no Graham mctavish From working with him in the stretch great actor and all round good guy JB aka pongo Banks ❤

[@Ozzywozzy]

I reallu want him to come to Rhaenyra and help protect her similar to how Ser Barristan protected Danaerus.

[@Sorrus-B4lyfe]

Did the actor wear that armour for what seems like 3 months or more for on 3 minutes of dialogue??

[@patrickt601]

I really hope he survives and have a part in aegon iii kingsguard

[@johnbhai7147]

Dwalin ... He was always loyal to the ruler he served.

[@RandomMackem0069]

He was like rhaenryas good uncle

[@cesarhernandez769]

All of this went out the window when he stood by and let them carry out a coup against Rhaenyra. He’s sworn to uphold the king’s orders and wishes, and Rhaenyra being heir/queen meant he should’ve pledged his allegiance to her when they intended to crown Aegon

[@MaceAhWindu]

He probably figured trying to do anything in this particular moment would’ve put him at a severe disadvantage. I imagine that he would’ve been in position to prevent a lot of this if even half of the council was against it, but in his defense: He just found out that 85 percent of the King’s council and one of his Kingsguard are in on an attempted coup of the heir to the Throne. And his best bet at that point was to quit on his own (which no one could guarantee that Cole would’ve been able to win a fight against him) and find his way back to Rhaenyra so that he could help her return to the throne as a member of her Queensguard. He’s of more use to Rhaenyra’s side alive and protecting her rather than likely dying at the hands of the Greens trying to take them all on at once.

[@Reils223]

Amazing character and an amazing actor

[@alexstephenson2340]

Gods be good

[@doreilly7689]

The true steel

[@subzero_5655]

I was So Thrilled to see him this Show

[@94hourzzz66]

Vlad Dracula Tepes ❤️

[@GTH321]

Great character

[@vjj6258]

is he dead? or is he going to return for Rhaenyra?

[@nickkostecka9983]

in the books, hes rarely even mentioned and he died prior to the civil war so idk if the show is going to do anything with him but in the books hes dead at this part of the story

[@vjj6258]

@@nickkostecka9983 I thought he will return just like Sir Barristan returned for Daenyrys

[@Trolled_by_Eddie_C]

@@vjj6258 I still think he will next season and hopefully get a duel against cole. Need to see that

[@benger1995]

Can someone told me where he go after ?

[@captainjacksparrow1518]

He is supposed to return.

[@benger1995]

@@captainjacksparrow1518 thank you we miss him very loyal to the queen 👸!!!

[@KaptainKev]

"look at this fucking place. Only a fucking ape would live here....what the FUCK AM I DOING HERE!?" Graham McTavish is the man 🤣

[@jordanb8712]

What happend to this dude? He took off his cloak and to my knowledge aint been seen since..

[@DevilPogoStick]

Bookwise, his character actually died way before the Dance I believe so this is literally an expansion/original thing going with this show version. As for the show, the character himself is clear he isn't taking sides. He realized just how ugly this inevitable war between family will become and made it clear he wants no part in it. He quits, says whoever wins can call him back if they wish, and leaves. He definitely cares for Rhaenyra but he ain't gonna spill any of Viserys's family blood (Viserys wasn't great on easing the tensions within his family but he was clear in his last moments he certainly doesn't want them to be at each other's throats) so...Kudos for him to be surprisingly neutral and meant it.

[@MaceAhWindu]

I think there’s a chance that he returns in some capacity but after thinking about it I honestly think it also works if he never shows up again. His role serves to provide an example of how a true knight would act in a civil war this ugly. And the panning over to Cole as he leaves is to demonstrate how far the kingsguard has already fallen and how much farther it’s about to fall. I won’t argue against more Graham McTavish but if episode 9 is the last we ever see of him, it’s a good role and it serves its purpose.

[@kennakellon8852]

I really want him on Rhaenyras side