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Lorna Ó Ríordáin Designs Armor for HBO’s “Knight” Prequel

6/16/2026

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Lorna Ó Ríordáin designed costumes for HBO’s “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” set between “Game of Thrones” and “House of the Dragon,” and worked with armorer Simon Brindle to create armor, including trial-by-combat gear for episode five.
Ó Ríordáin’s team dressed Dunk humbly and Aerion Targaryen in a face-shaped helm.
The crew produced dozens of tournament crowd costumes, managing the wardrobe “like running a battlefield.”

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Lorna Ó Ríordáin designed costumes for HBO’s “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” set between “Game of Thrones” and “House of the Dragon,” and worked with armorer Simon Brindle to create armor, including trial-by-combat gear for episode five.
Ó Ríordáin’s team dressed Dunk humbly and Aerion Targaryen in a face-shaped helm.
The crew produced dozens of tournament crowd costumes, managing the wardrobe “like running a battlefield.”