Exactly how many Aegons are there, though?
Because we can’t have a civil war whenever a new one is born.
How Many Aegons Are There in Total in All of Game of Thrones?
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In Alicent’s defense, we get it.
).By the timeHouse of the Dragonends, there will have been three monarchs named Aegon.
That’s a bit too much.
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.
For royals, it’s also about creating a sense of continuity.
Bad parenting is a cycle in Westeros.
The problem is that House Targaryen doesn’t like repeating just the name Aegon.
If it were so, it would be okay, becauseall the Aegons actually havehonorifics of their own.
But, really, people can’t be expected to count Aegons whenever talking about one of them.
There are other names Targaryens are obsessed with, too.
He is the first Daeron, with two others following, both of which are kings.
There are also two Jaehaerys (Jaehaerys…es?
), two named Viserys, and two named Aerys all of which are kings, too.
There was once a Targaryen crown prince with a regular name: Aegon V’s heir, Duncan Targaryen.
This is why Duncan had to die, to make way for you guessed it a Jaehaerys.
Martinonce said aboutnaming his charactersaccording toreal historical tradition: “English history is like all Henrys and Edwards.
Occasionally, a Richard sneaks in.”
Sorry, Duncan, but you are the Eustace in this context.
So, the tradition of recycling or reusing names of previous monarchs comes from our own history.
For example,England has hadeight kings named Henry and Edward, so Martin has a point.
And this is not just England.
Season 2 ofHouse of the Dragonis streaming on Max.
