The published chronicle spends more ink on what Aggo does than on who he is, which a maester supposes is simply the fate of a bloodrider — sworn to protect a khaleesi's life ahead of his own name being remembered for it. He was one of the riders Daenerys sent scouting the Red Waste's grim expanse from Vaes Tolorro, searching for water and a path forward when the khalasar's numbers had already dwindled to a fraction of what Drogo once commanded, and he is named consistently alongside Rakharo and Jhogo as one of the three men Daenerys trusted enough to raise to bloodrider in the first place — a small fellowship that has held together, through slaver's wars and a burning city, rather longer than most of the queen's other alliances.
House Targaryen
Aggo
- Titles
- bloodrider to Queen Daenerys Targaryen
- Allegiance
- bloodrider sworn to Daenerys Targaryen
- Seat
- none
- Culture
- Dothraki
- Religion
- the Great Stallion / Dothraki tradition
- Weapon
- arakh and bow
- Notable for
- One of Daenerys's three bloodriders; scouted the Red Waste during the khalasar's crossing
Last confirmed riding for Daenerys Targaryen, helping pacify the lands around Meereen.
Appearances
In the novels
- A Game of Thrones
- A Clash of Kings
- A Storm of Swords
- A Dance with Dragons
On screen
HBO's Game of Thrones — Seasons 1–2
Key events
- before 298 ACRides in Khal Drogo's khalasar as one of the warriors assigned to Daenerys Targaryen's khas.
- 298 ACAfter Khal Drogo's death, swears himself to Daenerys as one of her three bloodriders alongside Rakharo and Jhogo.
- 299 ACScouts the Red Waste from Vaes Tolorro searching for water and a path forward as the khalasar's numbers dwindle.
- 300 ACAfter Meereen's fall, leads riders out to break the slavers' grip on the surrounding countryside and bring in badly needed grain.
- 300 ACJoins the search parties combing the Dothraki sea for Daenerys after her disappearance on Drogon.
Reading the character
The text spends far more ink on what Aggo does than on who he is, and that imbalance is worth noticing rather than dismissing — bloodriders exist, by their own culture's logic, to be useful to their khaleesi first and remembered second. Aggo's small fellowship with Rakharo and Jhogo, unbroken since the Red Waste, has held together through a slaver's war and a burning city rather longer than most of Daenerys's other Meereenese alliances.
That durability matters more than any individual scene he gets. In a queen's court increasingly full of advisors whose loyalty is transactional — bought with peace treaties, marriages, or fear — Aggo represents the plainer, older kind of loyalty that predates all of Daenerys's political maneuvering in Slaver's Bay, and that has so far asked nothing of her in return.
The arc of Aggo
This carries the character’s road through the published novels. Read on only if you do not fear to know.
These partings name deaths, endings, and roads not yet ridden in the books. Unveil them only if both roads are known to you — or if you do not fear to know.
In the timeline
SourcesAGOT · DaenerysACOK · DaenerysASOS · DaenerysADWD · DaenerysTWOIAF · The Dothraki
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Who is Aggo in Daenerys Targaryen's service?
One of her three bloodriders, sworn to her after Khal Drogo's death alongside Rakharo and Jhogo, who has since helped scout the Red Waste and pacify Meereen's hinterlands.
Does Aggo survive through A Dance with Dragons?
Yes — he is alive and still in Daenerys's service as of the last published chapters, leading a search party for the queen after her disappearance.