Is Lord Larys Strong From House Of The Dragon A Greenseer Like Bran Stark?

House of the Dragon has given us many amazing characters. Some of them are cheered on by fans whereas others are absolutely despised by them.

By Chandraboli Majumdar
October 3,2022
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House of the Dragon has given us many amazing characters. Some of them are cheered on by fans whereas others are absolutely despised by them. One such character is Lord Larys Strong. This man is one of the most manipulative, cunning and intelligent beings in all of Westeros. During the course of his life, he becomes the Lord of Harrenhal, a spymaster, torturer and a great adviser to the Royal family. So there have been theories claiming that Lord Larys Strong is actually a greenseer. And that he can anticipate distant events and proceed accordingly just like Bran Stark from Game of Thrones.

Evidence pointing towards Larys Strong being a Greenseer

Lord Larys Strong may be a greenseer in House of the Dragon
Lord Larys Strong may be a greenseer in House of the Dragon

Larys Strong has become one of the most important characters on the side of the greens in House of the Dragon. He can anticipate the future and take actions. In fact, he has been doing Alicent Hightower’s dirty work, thus giving her plausible deniability. So it isn’t all that surprising that fans have been theorizing Larys Strong to be a greenseer. It would explain the way he schemed his intricate plans and managed to kill multiple birds with one stone. We are still in awe of his plan to get rid of Lyonel Strong and Harwin Strong. This single plan made him Lord of Harrenhal, weakened the side of Rhaenyra, pledged his allegiance to Alicent and framed Lord Beesbury for the crime. This could also be why Larys Strong was chosen as Lord Confessor and Master of Whisperers during the reign of Viserys and Aegon.

The evidence that supports this claim is firstly the fact that he grew up at Harrenhal. This was situated on the northern shore of the Gods Eye lake, right across the Isle of Faces. This could mean that Lord Larys wandered in the Isle of Faces and heard the whispers of the Old Gods. Maybe he touched one of the weirwood trees with faces carved on them. In fact he could have also met the Green Men who stayed on the island and carried forward their sacred traditions. Both House Strong and these Green Men were also descendants of the First Men. And greensight is most commonly a trait found in those whose veins have the blood of the Ancient First Men running through them.

Who are Greenseers?

Greenseers from Game of Thrones
Greenseers from Game of Thrones

Essentially Greenseers are people with a certain special magical ability called greensight. This ability allowed them to see events from the future or even those in the past in prophecy like dreams called Green Dreams. The dreams tell the Greenseer what the future holds in a sort of cryptic manner with metaphors, symbols and imagery that they had to then decipher. These were very wise men who also had some control over nature.

This leads us to another bit of evidence supporting the claim that Larys Strong is a Greenseer. The first time that Larys and Alicent talk is in the Godswood. And the Godswood in King’s Landing seems to have a weirwood tree with a face carved on it by the Green Men and the Children of the Forest all those years back. This explains why Lord Larys spends his time in Godswood since these trees are an extension of his magical powers. Larys Strong also seems to be quite enamored by nature and flowers.

Bran Stark from Game of Thrones was also a Greenseer

Bran Stark was a greenseer
Bran Stark was a greenseer

From Game of Thrones, Bran Stark was an extremely powerful Greenseer, Skinchanger and Warg. Not only could he view past, present and future events in his dreams, he could even travel and walk through them. Bran also had the ability to influence events of the past that were not set in stone. Eventually, he was trained and he became and even stronger Greenseer when he became the Three-Eyed Raven. Bran could also use a Heart Tree that is a weirwood with a face carved on it, to venture into his Green Dreams. This was much like Lord Larys Strong. Additionally, Bran Stark was one of the most powerful human magic users in the entirety of Westeros. This could foreshadow the rise of Lord Larys Strong in House of the Dragon as well.