A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight
admonition : This clause contains SPOILERS for Fire & Blood and the Dunk and Egg novellas .
Summary
House of the Dragonseason 2 ’s close has set up the future of House Targaryen , including a major character that tie into HBO ’s upcomingGame of ThronesspinoffA Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms : The Hedge Knight . House of the Dragon ’s timelinestarts almost 200 years before the events ofGame of Thrones , with theDance of the Dragons endingroughly 160 years before the start of the independent tarradiddle . Whilethe House Targaryen family tree can be confusing , many characters introduced inHouse of the Dragonare tie in to other important figures in theGame of Thronesuniverse .
House of the Dragonwas the firstGame of Thronesspinoff from HBO , but it will not be the last . With the House Targaryen prequel already reincarnate for seasons 3 and 4,theASOIAFfranchise will proceed to expand on TVwith theupcoming seriesA Knight of the Seven Kingdoms , which will adapt George R.R. Martin’sDunk and Eggnovellas . While not as big asGame of Thronesand the Dance of the Dragons in scale , TheTales of Dunk and Egginclude some of the most interesting type and stories in theGame of Thronesuniverse .
The Targaryen dynasty was in full vacillation by the time of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms , and the upcoming Game of Throne tailspin - off will have plenty .
Bloodraven In HOTD Connects To A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms
Brynden Rivers Appears In House Of The Dragon Season 2’s Finale
A Knight of the Seven Kingdomstakes place about 70 age afterHouse of the Dragon , meaning you should not expect to see any familiar faces from the current show . That said , House of the Dragonconnects toA Knight of the Seven Kingdomsthrough Brynden Rivers , the Bloodraven , who has been confirmed as being the Three - Eyed Raven . The Bloodraven appeared inHouse of the Dragonseason 2 ’s finaleduring Daemon ’s visions , and it can be bear he was interacting with Daemon and Helaena give his ability .
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Direct Lineage From Rhaenyra To Brynden Rivers
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Rhaenyra Targaryen
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Brynden Rivers ' great grannie
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Viserys II Targaryen
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Rhaenyra ’s young and last surviving Word
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Aegon IV Targaryen
Viserys II ’s Word
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Brynden river
Aegon IV ’s bastard son
While Brynden Rivers is not one of the main characters inDunk and Egg , he was first mentioned in the first two novellas . Before George R.R. Martin properly established centuries ’ worth of Targaryen lore inFire & Blood , TheTales of Dunk and Eggwere the next best option to learn more about what Westeros looked like before Robert ’s rebellion and the events ofA Game of Thrones . Brynden Rivers was bear a bastard of King Aegon IV , making him the large - grandson of Rhaenyra and Daemon Targaryen . Brynden is alive during theDunk and Eggnovellas .
Direct Lineage From Rhaenyra To Egg
Daeron II Targaryen
Aegon IV ’s admittedly - born Logos *
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Maekor I Targaryen
Daeron II ’s boy
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Aegon V Targaryen ( Egg )
Maekor I ’s Logos
The Hedge Knight , the first of theDunk and Eggnovellas , have plaza shortly after the First Blackfyre Rebellion . This rebellion was due to the fact that Aegon IV , live as the “ bad Aegon , ” legitimized all his bastard sons on his deathbed . Brynden confirm Daeron II Targaryen , who was born a licit Logos of Aegon IV Targaryen but was rumored to be the son of Aemon Targaryen . Dunk and Eggexplores how these revolt , which were essentially a second civic warfare , bear on House Targaryen and the land . Bloodraven meetsDunk and Eggduring the reign of Aerys I.
The most late Dunk and Egg novella , The Mystery Knight , was write in 2010 . This is where Bloodraven first interact with Dunk and Egg .
How Else Is A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms Connected To HOTD?
The Dance Was Not The Only Targaryen Civil War
House of the Dragondoesn’t directly tie intoA Knight of the Seven Kingdoms , but the former does establish the instability of the diadem . The Dance of the Dragons moderate not only to the dying of many flying lizard in battle but also played a role in the dragons slow dying out , which is address inDunk and Egg . History would sort of duplicate itself after Rhaenyra and Aegon II ’s jar for the stool , although with some large differences . While not as acute as the Dance turn out to be , the Blackfyre rebellions test the resiliency of House Targaryen once more .
Cast
Based on a set of prequel novellas by George R. R. Martin , A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms : The Hedge Knight takes place one hundred old age before Game of Thrones . The serial follow a knight and a squire who jaunt across the lands of Westeros during one of the most turbulent sentence in the nation ’s history .
