{"id":25902,"date":"2026-08-03T07:42:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T02:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25902"},"modified":"2026-08-03T07:42:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T02:42:28","slug":"house-of-the-dragon-season-3-episode-7-ending-explained-has-ulf-switched-to-team-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25902","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;House of the Dragon&#8217; Season 3, episode 7 ending, explained: Has Ulf switched to Team Green?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article\">\n<p>Side-switching isn&#8217;t an uncommon occurrence in the world of <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/house-of-the-dragon\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\"><em>House of the Dragon<\/em><\/a>, but it&#8217;s a bit more important when you&#8217;ve got a dragon in tow.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/house-of-the-dragon-season-2-episode-5-who-will-be-the-next-dragonriders\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Rhaenyra (Emma D&#8217;Arcy) went to great effort to recruit herself some new dragonriders<\/a>, but in Season 3 it already looks like one of them may be on the cusp of stabbing her in the back.<\/p>\n<p>So, what exactly happens at the end of episode 7, and what does it mean for Ulf the White (Tom Bennett)?<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex mx-auto mt-8 w-full max-w-3xl font-sans text-lg leading-normal md:text-xl md:leading-7\">\n        <span class=\"font-bold text-primary-400\">SEE ALSO:<\/span><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/entertainment\/house-of-the-dragon-dreamfyre-dragon-eggs-harrenhal\" class=\"flex items-center text-secondary-300\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"ml-1\">&#8216;House of the Dragon&#8217;: Who is Dreamfyre, and why are her eggs so important?<\/span><br \/>\n            <svg class=\"ml-1 w-4 h-4 font-normal fill-current\"><use href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/images\/icons\/spritemap.svg#sprite-arrow-right-thin\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<h2>What happens at the end of <em>House of the Dragon<\/em> Season 3, episode 7?<\/h2>\n<p>The final scene of the episode sees a hilltop conversation between Ulf and the ever-sneaky Lord Ormund (James Norton), where the latter professes his apparent shock to hear that Daemon (Matt Smith) has struck Ulf in the streets of King&#8217;s Landing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is obvious Rhaenyra and her ilk regard you only as a tool to be used and reprimanded, whereas I understand who you really are,&#8221; Ormund says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You said last time that you could gift me a lordship,&#8221; responds Ulf. &#8220;And a castle. Honeyholt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<section x-data=\"window.newsletter({ isDeal: false })\" x-init=\"init()\" aria-label=\"Newsletter Sign-Up\" class=\"relative invisible my-12 mx-auto w-full max-w-3xl md:my-16 ziff-component accent-cut-for-gradient-bg accent-cut-border-for-gradient-bg bg-gradient-fuchsia-secondary p-[2px]\">\n<p>\n            <span class=\"text-gradient-fuchsia-secondary\">Mashable Top Stories<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>&#8220;Honeyholt?&#8221; says Ormund with a smile. &#8220;Honeyholt is a trifle. It seems that Driftmark itself may soon be without a master. Lord of the Tides. What do you think of that? They will laugh at you no more, when they see you as you are.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No,&#8221; says Ulf. &#8220;They will burn.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Doesn&#8217;t sound great, does it? So, has Ulf really gone over to Team Green? And what could that mean for Rhaenyra if he has?<\/p>\n<div id=\"related-video\" class=\"mx-auto mt-8 mb-12 w-full max-w-3xl font-sans md:mt-12 md:mb-16 text-primary-400\">\n<p><hr class=\"mx-auto border border-gray-100\"\/>\n        <strong class=\"py-4 mx-4 w-full min-w-max text-2xl\">Featured Video For You<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"mx-auto border border-gray-100\"\/>\n<div class=\"mx-auto mt-5 max-w-2xl\">\n<p>&#8216;House of the Dragon&#8217; cast unpack Season 3, episode 2&#8217;s biggest moments<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"mx-auto w-full border border-gray-100\" style=\"max-width:48rem !important;\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Has Ulf switched to Team Green?<\/h2>\n<p>It seems like the answer is probably a yes. 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