In A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, we are going to get to satisfy a minimum of three of Prince Maekar’s sons: the aforementioned Prince Aerion, the drunken Prince Daeron, and the precocious Prince Aegon a.ok.a. “Egg” a.ok.a. the long run King Aegon V. Nonetheless, Prince Maekar has a number of extra children offscreen and a type of children is little Prince Aemon. Chances are you’ll know him higher as Maester Aemon: the blind, century-old brother of the Evening’s Watch and Jon Snow’s shut ally.
Recall that Maester Aemon’s final phrases earlier than he died have been “Egg, I dreamed that I used to be outdated.” The “Egg” he’s addressing is his older brother Aegon: the Egg half of “Dunk and Egg.” Aegon V, recognized traditionally as Aegon the Unlikely, solely ascended the Iron Throne resulting from a collection of unbelievable occasions, certainly one of which was Aemon’s becoming a member of of The Evening’s Watch, as he assumed the road of succession would by no means fall all the way in which all the way down to him.
The opposite Sport of Thrones character who we are going to doubtless meet ought to A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms attain its third season is Brynden Rivers a.ok.a. Bloodraven. One of many Nice Bastards legitimized by Aegon IV (like his half-brother Daemon Blackfyre, Brynden was born to a noblewoman), Bloodraven is a steadfast Targaryen loyalist. Given the nickname due to his albinism, purple eyes, and the crimson avian birthmark that adorns half of his face, Bloodraven is such a superb tactician and statesman that enemies and allies alike imagine him to be a sorcerer.
Later in life, Bloodraven is distributed to hitch the Evening’s Watch by King Aegon V and disappears whereas ranging past the Wall. Whereas that’s the final anyone within the Seven Kingdoms hears of him, it’s implied within the e-book A Dance with Dragons and confirmed by Sport of Thrones that Bloodraven turned the highly effective all-seeing entity often called the Three-Eyed Crow, who’s performed by actor Max von Sydow and who ultimately bestows his omniscient powers unto younger Bran Stark.
Is it essential to know any of this to higher perceive A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms or its place on the Sport of Thrones timeline? Under no circumstances! The present could be very a lot about Dunk, Egg, and the knightly adventures the embark upon. However aren’t you content you realize the background lore now all the identical?
