House Of The Dragon Already Secretly Confirmed A Major Book Twist
While George R.R. Martin’s book initially left certain plot points as rumors rather than facts, House of the Dragon’s casting has secretly confirmed a major twist for Rhaenyra Targaryen. HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel series, House of the Dragon, is based on the book Fire & Blood, Martin’s historical telling of House Targaryen’s family line in Westeros. The TV show specifically takes from the section on the Dance of the Dragons, the Targaryen civil war for the Iron Throne that occurred nearly 200 years before Game of Thrones.
House of the Dragon’s trailer reveals that the story will begin long before the civil war commences, with the marriage of Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) to Laenor Velaryon (John Macmillan) 15 years prior teased on screen. This political marriage will be one of the most important aspects of House of the Dragon’s civil war, as it was subject to plenty of rumors and scandals both before and during the Dance of the Dragons. Perhaps the most significant controversy for the marriage of Rhaenyra and Laenor was the subject of their three sons’ true parentage, with the books all but confirming that Jacaerys, Lucerys, and Joffrey Velaryon were actually fathered by Harwin Strong, Rhaenyra’s sworn shield and rumored lover.
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The true parentage of Rhaenyra’s three Velaryon sons was only documented as a rumor in the book, but House of the Dragon has secretly confirmed the twist that Harwin Strong truly did father her children. The biggest clues to this twist are House of the Dragon’s cast and other book changes revealed in the trailer. While Rhaenyra’s three eldest sons were always subject to rumor because they didn’t look like
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