House of the Dragon has introduced a significant mystery, but the new A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms can answer for it first. The latter series will be the second Game of Thrones spinoff to come from HBO and will be another prequel that revolves around a member of the Targaryen royal family. This naturally means that some of our biggest questions regarding this powerful house can be addressed.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will be set between the events of House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones. The story is based on another set of books by author George R.R. Martin, which follow the knight Duncan and his squire, Egg. The young Egg is initially thought to be a poor orphan from King’s Landing, but he’s ultimately revealed to be a Targaryen.

The adventures of Dunk and Egg are all the more intriguing when remembering that this squire is destined to become an unlikely king of the Seven Kingdoms. His true name is Aegon V (yes, another one), and he rules about 70 years after the Dance of Dragons. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will explore this story and is sure to shed some light on this era of Targaryen rule.

A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms Can Reveal Whether HOTD’s Targaryens Passed On Aegon’s Dream Before Season 3

We Will Meet Egg Before House of the Dragon Season 3’s Release

House of the Dragon introduced the idea that the Targaryen rulers had been passing on a secret through the generations. It’s revealed that Aegon the Conqueror had a dream, which he called A Song of Ice and Fire. In this dream, Aegon saw what we as the audience know to be the attack of the White Walkers and the second Long Night.

Aegon the Conqueror believed that a Targaryen ruler could unite the realm against the threat to come. It became a family secret, and each ruler passed on the knowledge of what Aegon saw to their heir. However, we know that this knowledge gets lost somewhere between the events of House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones. No one told Daenerys about A Song of Ice and Fire until much later.

We don’t know precisely when the knowledge of Aegon’s dream was lost, but A Knight of the Seven Kings could provide an answer. Egg isn’t initially meant to be the Targaryen heir, but through circumstances, he ended up on the Iron Throne anyway. Perhaps this is when A Song of Ice and Fire stopped being passed on. Or, it could be revealed that the knowledge was lost long before.

A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms Already Has A Great Way To Expand On Aegon’s Dream

Egg Has That Specific Targaryen Gift

Whether Egg learned of Aegon the Conqueror’s dream from his predecessor or not, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is sure to make mention of it anyway. It’s already been revealed that this boy is a Dragon Dreamer, just like his conquering ancestor. Egg could end up having a dream about the Song of Ice and Fire himself.

If Egg already happens to know about the threat of the Long Night, his own dreams could potentially expand on what audiences already know about the prophecy. Just like House of the Dragon, this could retroactively alter our understanding of the events of Game of Thrones—a highly exciting prospect. Of course, only time will tell.

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  House of the Dragon
  

  
  

  8/10

  Release Date

  August 21, 2022
  

  Network

  HBO

  Directors

  Clare Kilner, Geeta Patel

  Writers

  Gabe Fonseca

  
  

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    Fabien Frankel

    Ser Criston Cole

  
  

  
  

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  Created by

  George R.R. Martin

  First TV Show

  Game Of Thrones

  Cast

  Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, Sophie Turner, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Maisie Williams, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Iain Glen, John Bradley, Alfie Allen, Conleth Hill, Liam Cunningham, Gwendoline Christie, Aidan Gillen, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Rory McCann, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jerome Flynn, Rhys Ifans, Matt Smith, Graham McTavish, Fabien Frankel, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Emma D’Arcy, Matthew Needham, Olivia Cooke, Milly Alcock, Emily Carey

  TV Show(s)

  Game Of Thrones, House of the Dragon, A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight

  Game of Thrones is a multimedia franchise created by George R.R. Martin. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire is the basis for the award-winning HBO series Game of Thrones, which lasted for eight seasons. After the incredibly divisive final season of Game of Thrones, the series was followed up by the prequel series House of the Dragon, which also received critical acclaim.