Ulf White, Son of Winter (House of the Dragon Theory)

Guys you can't tell anyone but I'm secretly the son of cheese dog.

Hello everyone! Today I thought I'd discuss my theory was to Ulf's parentage in #houseofthedragon.

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00:00 A Targaryen Bastard
00:58 Baelon the Brave
02:18 Other Potential Parents?
03:06 The Winter Child
03:59 Gael's Death
04:59 Scandals of Other Daughters
05:52 Known Bastards
06:52 Motivation for Deception
08:03 Ulf's Upbringing
09:01 Other Potential Parents
10:21 Conclusions

[Ashkenightcrawler]

I really like this idea. It especially adds a poetic nature to Ulf getting Silverwing since Gael’s death is so heavily tied into Alysanne

[natedogg]

Baelon actually being Ulf's real father would echo back to Tywin secretly visiting the brothels after Joanna's death. I wouldn't be surprised if it was true at all, but like many things we will never truly know

[nevaehaho]

Wow you really called it with Saera’s bastards returning, even if it was for Ulf and not Hugh. I love the idea of the daughters having the bastards when we would typically expect it to be one of their brothers. Plus having just watched Ulf claim Silverwing she’s acting very motherly while protecting her clutch of eggs and if Alysanne’s last moments were in regret over what happened to Gael then it would make sense why Silverwing would be drawn to Ulf if he was Gael’s son, almost like Silverwing is doing what Alysanne regretted not doing before she died if this theory is correct. It’s very poetic and I absolutely love it!

[ingen_nate_kenny]

There's one candidate you missed: Jaehaerys himself. The First Quarrel with Alysanne occurred in 88-89. Maybe he dishonored himself and arranged to have it all swept away.

I think this could be possible in the show universe with the age fudging. That's the only way it could work IMO. Interestingly, I wonder if Baelon was part of this plot --- Jaehaerys named him Hand in 100. Maybe Baelon agreed to be the interloper and tell the family that the son was his and Jaehaerys rewarded him with it.

[nont]

Ulf the White was a chemistry teacher with terminal lung cancer who had 2 years left to live.

With the concern for his family’s financial status and wanting to feel alive after living a boring life for so long, he broke bad and became a drug kingpin named “Heisenberg”.

[nont]

In the World of Ice and Fire
- Too drunk like Robert: Get betrayed
- Too naive like Ned: Get betrayed
- Too driven by emotions like Robb: Get betrayed
- Too reckless like Jon: Get betrayed
- Too evil like Aerys: Get betrayed
- Too driven to be good like Jaime: Get betrayed
- Too marginalized like Tyrion: Get betrayed
- Too smug like Joffrey: Still get betrayed
- Too paranoid like Cersei: Still get betrayed
- Too abusive, calculated and ruthless like Tywin: Still get betrayed
- Too cold and unpredictable like Roose: Still still get betrayed
- Too rigid like Stannis: Still still get betrayed
- Too angry like Aegon II: Still still get betrayed
- Too confused like Rhaenyra: Still still get betrayed
- Too obedient like Dontos: Still still still get betrayed
- Too good at his job like Kevan: Still still still get betrayed

In what condition that will protect any character from betrayal in this story?

[ashleyofnaath]

For the sake of my own sanity, I explained Ulf's heritage as him being a Celtigar bastard who invented the Targaryen bastard backstory because it's more sexy (since everyone kinda forgets about House Celtigar being Valyrian). I like your explanation better Quinn. Nice video.

[hectormiranda]

Saw the Gael's son theory in Facebook once and never thought it'd make it into something serious.

But it could make sense, in the books Ulf was a man-at-arms at Dragonstone and there isn't any mention of him ever living or being in KL, so I can definitely see Jaehaerys/Alysanne giving him to one of the villagers nearby or some member of the castle-staff to raise him to be one of their servants/courtiers.
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It'd also make sure that he had some relatively decent life (we see castle staff having better living conditions than many of the common smallfolk in the Dunk & Egg stories) while keeping him close enough to be watched and taken care of if need be (his true parentage would be easier to conceal in Dragonstone where he could juts pass as a random dragon-seed from 2 or more generations)

[airesmarss]

I always held the idea that Gaels son was a dragon baby.

[fantasyhaven]

What if he's the son of Hugh Hammer? Really makes you think

[CSPaffy]

Ulf:*Walks into any bar*

Everyone in the bar simultaneously: "ULF"

[NoSympathyGiven]

i want to see daemon’s reaction to ulf calling him a brother

[kenchin]

Saera wasn’t banished, she was just sent to the faith. She escaped to essos on her own.

[jacedayne]

Good theory, but as you said Ulf seems a bit older than someone born in 99 (but again I don’t think the black soup is very good for you skin).
I don’t think we’ll ever get an answers to who are the parents of Hugh and Ulf, but as Varys said “power resides where men believe it resides”, so if Ulf manages to make others believe he’s truly the son of Baelon the Brave that’s all that matters

[jareddoherty]

This is genuinely my favourite page on YouTube 🔥🔥

[fp]

Tbh fire and blood always gave me the impression that the dragon seeds are children of other dragon seeds, F&B does mention that the small folk on dragonstone saw it as an honour and not a disgrace to be a Targ bastard, maybe there are entire bastard lines stemming from the Targs

[gryphonnystrom]

I hope he is Baelon's because it would be a fun dynamic with Daemon, it would be fun to see how he would react to his brother after the character arc he is going through right now

[AK-trlo]

I randomly got the idea that maybe him (or Hugh for that matter) were descended from that one knight who claimed to be a bastard of old king Joe at the great council of 101. Granted, king Joe denies the allegation, but it would be on theme for him to have hypocritically dabbled in extramarital affairs during one of his quarrels with his queen.

[thepineyapple]

Ooof you were so close! Great theory and it did come into play on the show even if it was for high and not Ulf. Good for you!

[movieloverfan]

I think it makes sense if Queen Alyssanne made arrangements for a Half Targaryen child to be raised, that child and those raising him wouldn't precisely know his heritage and maybe just assumed it was the Targaryen they heard most about, the young male Heir, not the reclusive and sick younger daughter.