Is valyrian heritage necessary for dragon riding? because i don’t think tyrion is aerys’ son either, but it seems like he’s definitely going to be a dragon rider and I can’t think of any previous dragon riders who didn’t have some valyrian descent stevenattewell Uncategorized March 16, 2015 1 Minute I believe GRRM has said that it’s not necessary. Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like Loading... Related Published by stevenattewell View all posts by stevenattewell Published March 16, 2015