What Happened to Aegon and Stormcloud in ‘Fire & Blood’?
Before they can reach Pentos, their ship is discovered by the enemy fleet.
Viserys, who had only an egg, was quickly exposed and captured, but his fate remains unclear.
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After Aegon is crowned king,he becomes known as the Dragonbanefor his hatred of them.
While there were attempts to revive them by hatching the few remaining eggs, Aegon forbade all such attempts.
Compared tothe nearly twenty dragonsfive years before,only a few hatchlings remained.
The reign of House Targaryen begins with this prequel to the popular HBO seriesGame of Thrones.Based on George R.R. Martin’sFire & Blood,House of the Dragonis set nearly 200 years beforeGame of Thrones, telling the story of the Targaryen civil war with King Viserys.
All of them died young, leaving the Targaryens at their lowest point in centuries.
The fate of Viserys is left uncertain for the remainder of the war.
Ultimately, it is through his line that the Targaryen dynasty survives.
Similarly, the difference in the timeline means thatAegon and Viserys remain closer to toddlersthan to teenagers.
House of the Dragonseason 2 is now available for streaming on Max in the US.
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