Finally the wait is over, and this weekend we were able to enjoy the premiere of the first episode of House of the Dragonthe prequel series of games of thronesso that the fans could know the saga of George R.R. Martinand something that most of its fans know, is the popular Song of Ice and Fire, this mysterious title, mentioned, but never fully explained in the five books of the series so far.
Since during the premiere of hbo maxthe first episode of his new series based on the family history of Martin Targaryens titled Fire&Bloodit was the moment where the author finally reveals what the Song of Fire and Ice really is, and this revelation recontextualizes the entire Game of Thrones saga, so we explain if you lost any clues during the episode.
ATTENTION, SPOILER ALERT!!!!!——–>>>>
If you haven’t watched the first episode of House of the Dragon, continue reading at your own risk.
You see, the Targaryen family has prophecies in their history, and as of yet it’s unclear if that’s a result of them coming from legendary Valyria with their blood magic or just one of the things that makes Targaryens special, i.e. that gift of foresight manifested in the young Daenys the Dreamerwhich warned about the coming of Valkyrie Doomwhich allowed his father, aenar targaryensflee the fiefdom 12 years before the cataclysm that destroyed all their other houses, and make a new home in Dragonstone, off the coast of Westeros.
That’s why the first episode of House of the Dragon revolves around the king Viserys I choosing his heir, for with no children to his name, the choice falls to his brother, Daemon, or his daughter, Rhaenyra, and after a fight with Daemon, he chooses Rhaenyrabut first you must tell him the real secret.
So, if stories are to be believed, Aegon I Targaryenslater known as Aegon the Conqueror, had prophetic dreams, and one of those dreams involved the darkness rising in the North and coming down to sweep the world of the living, so only a unified Westeros under a strong leader could withstand that tide, and this prophecy is The Song of Ice and Fire.
Long story short, Aegon foresaw the arrival of the White Walkers centuries before it happened, and that is why Aegon conquered the Seven Kingdoms and united them under Targaryen rule, and why this secret prophecy has been passed down from king to king. another to impart to them the importance of ensuring the perseverance of the Targaryen dynasty and that the kingdom remains one, and here, Viserys passes that information on to his daughter.
Only the chain of prophecy was broken when Robert’s Rebellion broke the chain of Targaryen rule, and since the two surviving Targaryens, Viserys Y Daenerysthey were just children at the time of the rebellion, they would not have been aware of the prophecy, so later, Daenerys would hear about it in her vision while visiting the House of the Undying.
In his vision, listen to Rhaegar Targaryens speaking of his son Aegon, when he says: “He is the prince that was promised, and his is the song of ice and fire”knowing what we know now, it would seem that Rhaegar believed that this new Aegon would be the one to fulfill Aegon the Conqueror’s prophecy, and come the time of the White Walkers’ invasion, he might have been correct if not for the Rebellion from Robert, who changed plans.