House Of The Dragon's Timeline Is Earlier Than We Thought (& That's Good)
House of the Dragon is taking place much earlier in Game of Thrones’ timeline than previously expected, which now allows the prequel to better contextualize the warring Targaryen characters in their battle for the Iron Throne. Based on George R.R. Martin’s Targaryen family history book Fire & Blood, House of the Dragon’s central event is the much-chronicled Targaryen Civil War, the Dance of the Dragons. This feud took place between 129 AC and 131 AC, approximately 170 years before Game of Thrones’ timeline begins. However, House of the Dragon’s trailer has now teased the inclusion of certain events that take place decades earlier.
The trailer for House of the Dragon seems to depict Harrenhal, with the castle being significant during this era as the location where the Great Council of 101 AC is held. The Great Council at Harrenhal saw many high lords in Westeros decide who would be the king after the death of Jaehaerys I, as the majority of his heirs had predeceased him. With only his four grandchildren, Rhaenys, Viserys, Daemon, and Aemma, and their heirs bringing forth claims, the Great Council decided that Jaehaerys’ successor would be his previous heir Baelon’s eldest son, Viserys. This decision meant passing over his eldest grandchild Rhaenys’ son Laenor Velaryon, who would eventually marry House of the Dragon’s Rhaenyra Targaryen.
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The Great Council at Harrenhal is apt to be the source of much contention between House Targaryen’s family members in House of the Dragon, so it makes much sense to include it early on in the series. If the House of the Dragon trailer’s Harrenhal tease truly does mean an early scene or flashback to the Great Council, the
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