In Season 1, Episode 3 of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, titled “The Squire,” the show finally reveals the true identity of the character known as Egg. If you haven’t figured it out yet, be warned: major spoilers are coming! The series had hinted at Egg’s importance with clues like his accent, knowledge of Westeros, and reaction to the Targaryens, though Dunk remained clueless. Now, viewers learn that Egg is actually Aegon Targaryen.
Wow, that reveal is huge for what’s coming in the show, and it really makes you think about how everything connects in the whole Game of Thrones world! Knowing A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms takes place almost 80 years after House of the Dragon and nearly 90 years before the original Game of Thrones… it’s amazing. With Egg right in the middle of those stories, and both of them filled with Targaryens – like Jon Snow who had his own secret – I’m dying to know how he fits into it all!
Let’s clarify something that came up after the last episode: Egg is not the Mad King. The Mad King was Aerys II Targaryen, and Egg’s actual name is Aegon. However, he is connected to Aerys – it’s a bit complicated, and the family history differs between the show and the books.
In George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, Jaehaerys II (known as Egg) is the Mad King’s father. However, the Game of Thrones TV show simplified the family history, with Maester Aemon stating Aegon was the Mad King’s father. This makes Egg Daenerys, Rhaegar, Viserys, and Jon Snow’s great-grandfather in the books, but in the show, there’s a missing generation – making him their great-great-grandfather instead.
| Books | Aegon V | Jaehaerys II | Aerys II | Rhaegar Viserys Daenerys |
Jon Snow |
| Show | Aegon V | Aerys II | Rhaegar Viserys Daenerys |
Jon Snow |
Tracing the Targaryen family history backwards is straightforward because, as far as we can tell, there are no gaps in the lineage between the end of House of the Dragon and the events in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. After the Dance of the Dragons, Rhaenyra and Daemon’s son, Aegon III, eventually becomes king, and the throne later passes to their other child, Viserys II.
Viserys II was the ancestor of Daeron II, who was king during the time period depicted in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. This makes Viserys II Egg’s great-great-grandfather, with Rhaenyra and Daemon as his great-great-great-grandparents. Despite this lineage, Rhaenyra and Daemon both passed away well before Egg was born. Similarly, Egg died before Daenerys was even born, meaning he never met any of the major Targaryen characters from House of the Dragon or Game of Thrones.
| Rhaenyra Daemon |
Viserys II | Aegon IV | Daeron II | Maekar | Aegon/Egg |
New episodes of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms premiere Sundays at 10 PM Eastern Time on HBO. Because of the Super Bowl, episode 4 will be available early on HBO Max starting Friday, February 6th at 12:01 AM Pacific Time / 3:01 AM Eastern Time.
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