To prevent his brother daemon targaryen becoming king, viserys named rhaenyra his heir when she was 8 and since then she expected to become the first reigning queen of the seven kingdoms. The hedge knight the sworn sword the mystery knight a knight of the seven kingdoms book is more for the young readers. Nearly 300 years after the beginning of the targaryen regime, a great civil war, known commonly as roberts rebellion, took place. Their ancestral fortress was dragonstone before they established the city of kings landing and their stronghold of the red keep within it. Originally valyrians, aegon conquered westeros with his dragons and united the seven quarrelsome kingdoms. Its sigil is a threeheaded red dragon behind a black background, and their f. Martins a knight of the seven kingdoms 2015 collects three entertaining novellas about the odd knight and squire couple dunk and egg. Aug 28, 2017 as game of thrones fans have heard time and again, the powerful targaryen family unified the seven kingdoms. Family tree of maekar targaryenstateexpanded to show the template expanded, i. A knight of the seven kingdoms reread reread project a. For two hundred years the realm had been ruled by the descendants of aegon the conqueror and his sisters, who had made the seven kingdoms one and forged the iron throne. Mar 25, 2019 with the family tree spanning across 16 generations, its difficult to explore every family member but one that started it all was king aegon i targaryen. But he was one of the few true knights, those who stood up to any villain, no matter what house they were from. House targaryen a song of ice and fire wiki fandom.
Balors story is not an exact match for the events involving prince baelor targaryen, but we can draw some very good parallels between the details and relevant events from a knight of the seven kingdoms akotsk, asoiaf and twoiaf. Apr 07, 2018 although it seems to be a complete departure from the two tourney stories the hedge knight and the mystery knight, i believe the sworn sword is still of a piece with them in the sense that grrm is dropping hints for us about targaryen and other family relationships. Born to rule the seven kingdoms daenerys targaryen youtube. Well the targaryen family tree right from the aegon 1 is way too complex and unnecessary to keep record of. Princess naerys targaryen, his sister, their son, prince daeron b.
House targaryen of dragonstone is an exiled great house of westeros and the former royal house of the seven kingdoms. Baelor is a leader and is slated to be the next king of the seven kingdoms. The book is more of a chronology with a bit of explanation about the origin of the 3 eggs and how the dragons had died out. A knight of the seven kingdoms is a compilation of three novellas the hedge knight, the sworn sword, and the mystery knight written by george r. This targaryen family tree helps explain the confusing aegonjon snow reveal. Prince aemon targaryen was a prince of the targaryen dynasty and the namesake of maester aemon. For the first time, theyre presented in a single volume, and, even better, beautifully illustrated with exclusive art from gary gianni. Before the timeline shown in the series, the house of targaryen ruled over westeros. The two surviving targaryens, viserys and daenerys, fled into exile to the free cities of essos across the narrow sea.
His uncle aegon iii targaryen, his cousins daeron the young dragon and baelor the blessed, his father viserys ii, and his brother aegon the unworthy. The premise is a young hedge knight, ser duncan the tall a selfgranted title since his master never knighted him, takes on a squire named egg after the death of. A knight of the seven kingdoms a song of ice and fire. He was the uncle of maester aemons grandfather, king daeron ii. Enter the world of game of thrones with official maps of the seven kingdoms and interactive family trees that capture the rich backgrounds of the characters and locations featured in the hbo series. Martin, set in the world of his a song of ice and fire novels. He started out being a hedge knight, barely recognized as such, with no witnesses to his knighting. Their sigil is a red threeheaded dragon, breathing flame on black. The targaryen sigil is a threeheaded dragon breathing flames, red on black. Targaryen family tree history behind game of thrones. A knight of the seven kingdoms is a compilation of three short ice and fire prequel novels previously published in three separate anthologies legends, legends ii, and warriors. While hbos game of thrones did get relatively close to the iconic targaryen hair color, the showrunners clearly made a decision to avoid drawing on the more whimsical aspects of daenerys or viserys characters with the inclusion of their violet eyes. Taking place nearly a century before the events of a game of thrones, a knight of the seven kingdoms.
They follow the adventures of dunk the future lord commander of the kingsguard, ser duncan the tall and egg the future king aegon v targaryen, some 90 years before the events of the novels. Another fact that didnt make it over from page to the screen is the famous silver hair and violet eyes of the targaryens in the book. This is mainly thanks to the first aegon targaryen, known as aegon the conqueror. This targaryen family tree helps explain game of thrones. Targaryen family tree targaryen family tree, family tree. Family tree of maekar targaryen stateexpanded to show the template expanded, i. Recently, following roberts rebellion, the baratheons seized the iron throne from the mad king aerys targaryen and have ruled the seven kingdoms since. Aemon has been referred to as the noblest and greatest knight that ever lived and his. Dorne didnt join the central targaryen kingdom until well after the dragons died.
Queen rhaenys targaryen was the sisterwife of aegon and first queen of the seven kingdoms. House targaryens grip on the seven kingdoms began to decline, just years after aegon the conqueror had. Targaryen is the notorious family of valyrian descent who have ruled the seven kingdoms of westeros in game of thrones. This book covers the targerions coming to power and ends abrubtly with the family tree for the latter kings.
Trust me, this book will have enough names, family relations and secret royal members to give you a headache. House targaryen of dragonstone is a noble family of valyrian descent who once ruled the seven kingdoms of westeros. Family tree of maekar targaryenstateautocollapse shows the template collapsed to the title bar if there is a navbar, a sidebar, or some other table on the page with the collapsible. In his youth, he went by the nickname egg and squired for ser duncan the tall aegon became king after a great council bypassed a number of candidates earlier in the line of succession, and after his elder brother, maester aemon, refused. Aemon targaryen dragonknight game of thrones wiki fandom.
A lavishly illustrated, comprehensive history of the seven. The sigil of a threeheaded dragon and the words, fire and blood describe the targaryens best. Where the game of thrones series finale left every major character. The stories take place about 100 years prior to the events of the game of thrones and add texture and pleasure to the rich, long history of martins famous secondary world. A knight of the seven kingdoms a song of ice and fire pdf. Tales of dunk and egg is a series of fantasy novellas by george r. How house targaryen conquered westeros, hundreds of years. A knight of the seven kingdoms reread page 3 reread. Here are 15 things you didnt know about house targaryen. Family tree of maekar targaryen stateautocollapse shows the template collapsed to the title bar if there is a navbar, a sidebar, or some other table on the page with the collapsible. Some random and very informative snippets of a knight of the seven kingdoms you may find interesting. Jul 25, 2016 well the targaryen family tree right from the aegon 1 is way too complex and unnecessary to keep record of. Main spoilers family tree of house targaryen for the confused. According to tradition, he was once saved from a snake pit by his cousin baelor i.
Princess rhaenyra targaryen is an historical figure from a song of ice and fire. Oct 17, 2015 a knight of the seven kingdoms book read online want to read all pages of a knight of the seven kingdoms book read online just visit this link. A lavishly illustrated, comprehensive history of the seven kingdoms featuring fullcolor artwork and maps, with over 170 original pieces full family trees for houses stark, lannister and targaryen indepth explorations of westeros history and culture 100% allnew written material, more than half of which. See more ideas about targaryen family tree, got family tree and targaryen tree. Aegon v targaryen was a lord of the seven kingdoms and the fifteenth targaryen to sit the iron throne as king of the andals, the rhoynar, and the first men. Complete list of game of thrones family tree some things to know before we get to the real plot. The targaryen family hails from a region of the world to the far east of westeros. In the a song of ice and fire novels, aemon was knighted young and joined the kingsguard at the age of seventeen. A knight of the seven kingdoms book read online want to read all pages of a knight of the seven kingdoms book read online just visit this link. A knight of the seven kingdoms is a delightful trio of sidestories for fans of the song of ice and fire series, and a solid introduction to the land of westeros for newcomers. Its okay to be smart joe hanson on the science of game of thrones. House targaryen was the ruling house of the seven kingdoms of westeros for three centuries before roberts rebellion.
Targaryen family tree explained who are jon snows real. May 20, 2019 where the game of thrones series finale left every major character. She was the firstborn and only surviving child of king viserys is first marriage, to his cousin aemma arryn. Prince aemon was called the dragonknight on account of his heritage.
Set 300 years before the events in a song of ice and fire, fire and blood is the definitive history of the targaryens in westeros as told by archmaester gyldayn, and chronicles the conquest that united the seven kingdoms under targaryen rule through to the dance of the dragons. A knight of the seven kingdoms book is a prequel story of a song of ice and fire. Season 7 music from the hbo series writers ramin djawadi. Hes big, nearly gigantic, hugely tall for his age, a shambling, shaggy, bigboned boy of sixteen or seventeen. Martins latest bookno, not that onea knight of the seven kingdoms, a collection of.
She rode meraxes and helped aegon to unite the seven kingdoms. Oct 19, 2015 a knight of the seven kingdoms brings together for the first time the first three official prequel novellas to george r. Game of throones targaryen family tree related post 3 things the game of thrones cast has said about t. House targaryen of meereen was the royal house of westeros for some 280 years before being deposed in roberts rebellion. Also known as aegon the conqueror, as explained in our got timeline, he was the first to unite and conquer the kingdoms of westeros with the help of his 3 dragons. A knight of the seven kingdoms audiobook by george r. The family who can withstand fire and control dragons probably has some. For two hundred years the realm had been ruled by the descendants of aegon the conqueror and his sisters, who had made. The last dragon died in the reign of aegon iii, and dorne joined the kingdom during the reign of daeron ii, aegon iiis greatnephew. Over the weekend, during my usual trip to my local barnes and noble, i picked up a copy of george r. So i will give a much needed information about the targaryen family tree. Duncan the tall was one of the greatest knights in seven kingdoms, and a great friend to aegon the unlikely.
He was raised to the kingsguard at age 17 and eventually became lord commander. After uniting six of the seven kingdoms, aegon became the first targaryen king of the seven kingdoms, starting a dynasty that would rule westeros for the next 300 years. What is the most accurate family tree of the targaryens. Beyond the wall map detailed game of thrones duration. You are probably aware of other asoiaf characters, like jon snow, ned stark, tyrion lannister, but for the purposes of the discussion of a knight of seven kingdoms it would be easier to stick with targaryen family. House targaryen conquered and unified the realm before it was deposed during roberts rebellion and house baratheon replaced it as the new royal house. As game of thrones fans have heard time and again, the powerful targaryen family unified the seven kingdoms. Martins ongoing masterwork, a song of ice and fire, set in an age when the targaryen line still holds the iron throne, and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory. I really like this book, it isnt good as a game of thrones but it is very enjoyable to read. Nov 20, 2017 some random and very informative snippets of a knight of the seven kingdoms you may find interesting. Although it seems to be a complete departure from the two tourney stories the hedge knight and the mystery knight, i believe the sworn sword is still of a piece with them in the sense that grrm is dropping hints for us about targaryen and other family relationships. Why didnt the seven kingdoms rebel against the targaryens. With the family tree spanning across 16 generations, its difficult to explore every family member but one that started it all was king aegon i targaryen. A knight of the seven kingdoms brings together for the first time the first three official prequel novellas to george r.