Summary
A fascinatingGame of Thronestheory has monolithic entailment for 100 of House Stark ’s history , and I must say : I ’m sold on it . House Stark ’s family treedates back thousands of years , when they reigned as B. B. King of Winter before Aegon the Conqueror united the Seven Kingdoms under the Targaryen banner . Torrhen Stark was the last top executive in the North ( until Robb Stark ) , who bent the knee joint to Aegon Ito salve the sprightliness of his men , realizing that resisting the dragon lord and his sisters was futile . I thinkHouse of the Dragoncould be suggesting supply context to the effect .
TheGame of Thronestelevision franchise is based on theA Song of Ice & Firebook series by George R.R. Martin . alas , reader like myself have been waitress over a decade for the forthcoming loudness , The Winds of Winter , withFire & Bloodbeing the only supplementary Holy Scripture to keep us busy in the meantime . While there ’s a lack of tonic lit to subside our teeth into , possibility can still be crafted ground on the material inHouse of the Dragon , particularly those made by Martin himself . I conceive one choice he ’s made for the series has massive implications .
Theory: Torrhen Stark Bent The Knee Because Of Aegon The Conqueror’s Dream
Aegon Could’ve Shared His Dream With Torrhen Stark, Explaining Why He Bent The Knee
TheAegon ’s Dream prophecyhas massive implications throughout the land , particularly in House Targaryen ’s account . While the TV canon and book canyon are disjoined , the fact that this was Martin ’s idea could mean that it ’s also true to the account book , which would exchange everything we know about every Targaryen ruler . There ’s a possibleness that the vaticination was lost in the shuffle of the Dance of the Dragons , but at the very least , we can regard its logical implication on the events before . If Aegon sought to conquer Westeros to protect it from the Long Night , Torrhen Stark might have known , too .
Torrhen has no understanding to trust Aegon at this time , but Northerner cognize better than others in the kingdom what repugnance dawdle north of the Wall
The theory here implies that Aegon profoundly considered the role of the North in the coming warfare , knowing that the Starks would be the most priceless ally in the state of war against darkness . The events pass to Torrhen Stark bending the articulatio genus to Aegon need missive sent back and forth , in which Aegon could have shared his pipe dream . Torrhen Starkhas no intellect to trust Aegon at this time , but Northerners know better than others in the realm what horrors tarry north of the Wall , and he could ’ve been incline to listen to a outlander who speak of such things .
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House of the Dragon’sseason 2 premiere reveal that thetradition of Starks send off their family to the Wall to aver oaths in the Night ’s Watch begin with Torrhen Stark . This further solidifies the theory to me , as he has no other distinct motive to start such a custom . Torrhen may have known that the Night ’s Watch would need well - trained , well - educate men to extend and imagine no one better than his own line of products to fulfill the obligation . Our linear perspective onHouse Targaryen ’s historychanges because of the dream , but there ’s a plenty to consider with House Stark ’s also .
The Starks' Involvement Makes Aegon’s Dream Better
The Starks Are Ice & The Targaryens Are Fire
I absolutely love the Starks , and their involvement bring in almost any aspect of George R.R. Martin ’s universe well . With Aegon ’s Dream , in particular , the connexion to the Starks ties back to the name of the series . Aegon ’s Dream is whatA Song of Ice & Fireis about , and it only makes sense if the Starks and Targaryens have meet an equal role in the prophecy since the rootage . In the same sense that it ’s always fun to theorize about Rhaegar and Lyanna or Jon and Daenerys , I be intimate the idea of the House Stark ’s derivation knowing the aspiration .
House of the Dragon ’s prophecy of The Prince That Was Promised has retconned Game of Thrones , but did the fabled grinder appear , and who was it ?
Does Knowing Aegon’s Dream Fit With House Of The Dragon & Game Of Thrones' Starks?
Ned Certainly Doesn’t Know, But Cregan Stark Might
There’sno indication that Ned Stark jazz about the dreaminGame of ThronesorA Song of Ice & Fire . While the human beings certainly died with his secret , there ’s not a word that would entail that he ’s uniting the kingdom against the White Walkers , as he does n’t even seem to trust in them . Ned knows that winter is coming , but I believe his dread and caution to be more generalized . Still , Ned was n’t intend to be Winterfell ’s heir , and his dad and brother were both killed . If it had lasted that long , Rickard and Brandon could ’ve died with the closed book .
House of the Dragon’sCregan Stark , on the other hand , seems to have an extra chipping on his shoulder with what lies beyond the wall . He does n’t explicitly mention that he knows , but he is keenly aware that a thread subsist to the North and is n’t unforced to sacrifice a significant portion of his USA to Rhaenyra ’s cause in the Dance of the Dragons . I’m sold by Cregan Stark saying"Death"lies beyond the Wall , and now I ’m wonder what implications it will have on the future of theGame of Thronesfranchise and theAegon ’s Conquest serial publication .
