Warning! This article contains major spoilers for House of the Dragon’s season 2 finale and George RR Martin’s Fire & Blood and Tales of Dunk & Egg books!
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The three-eyed raven in House of the Dragon is confirmed to be Brynden Rivers, a Targaryen bastard with a raven-like birthmark.
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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will explore Bloodraven’s history and Targaryen ancestry before his role as the Three-Eyed Raven.
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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms may reveal clues or visions that indicate the future of Bloodraven beyond the Wall.
The next spinoff in the Game of Thrones franchise, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knightis expected to expand on House of the Dragon Season 2’s reveal the identity of the Three-Eyed Raven. While the Three-Eyed Raven’s identity as Brynden Rivers is implied in George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire books, This revelation is not clear in HBO Game of Thrones Show. Bran Stark’s predecessor didn’t confirm his name or past and lacked the raven-like birthmark that gave Brynden his nickname, so the three-eyed raven’s Targaryen identity wasn’t made TV canon.
However, the information was finally confirmed in House of the DragonSeason 2 finale. During his visions at Harrenal’s weirwood tree, Daemon briefly sees Brynden Rivers, whose birthmark transforms into the more literal three-eyed raven seen in Game of Thrones. While Game of Thrones Never explaining the story of Brynden “Bloodraven” Rivers, his Targaryen parentage, or how he became the Three-Eyed Raven, HBO’s upcoming A knight of the seven kingdoms Show, which picks up around 75 years after A Dance with Dragons, will give more background to the compelling characters after House of the Dragons shocking discovery.
House of the Dragon’s Three-Eyed Raven Reveal Explained
House of the Dragon season 2 finale confirms that Brynden Rivers was the Three-Eyed Raven
Although it was ambiguous in Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon Confirms that the three-eyed raven before Bran is brinden “Bloodraven” Rivers. In addition to Daemon’s visions of Daenerys Targaryen and the White Walkers, he sees another one of his own descendants, as Bloodraven is actually a bastard of House Targaryen. Bloodraven’s identity is hard to deny because of his silver Targaryen hair, raven-like port-wine stain birthmark, and a seat on the tree where he later appears as an older man in Game of Thrones.
This matches the exact description of Brynden Rivers from Martin’s books. Bloodraven was born a bastard of House Targaryen, the son of King Aegon IV Targaryen. and his paramour Melissa Blackwood. Brynden was one of the “great bastards” of King Aegon IV, and was even legitimized by his father before the king’s death. He said he lost his eye during a rebellion, though House of the Dragon And Game of Thrones‘ Iterations of the character give him both eyes. Bloodraven also carries the Targaryen ancestral sword Dark Sister, which previously belonged to Prince Daemon Targaryen.
Eventually, Brynden Rivers became Hand of the King to his nephews, King Aerys I and King Maekar I Targaryen, and served during three Blackfire Rebellions. However, Brynden was later sent to the Night’s Watch by King Aegon V Targaryen after killing Aennis Blackfire, despite offering him safe passage. Bloodraven was soon elected the new Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, but suddenly disappeared beyond the Wall. While ranging. After this point, Bloodraven’s fate was unknown, however Game of Thrones‘ Books, and now House of the DragonDiscover he stayed beyond the wall and became the three-eyed raven.
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Bloodraven will eventually appear in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Brynden Rivers is a character in a Knight of the Seven Kingdoms book series
After appearing for a brief moment in Daemon House of the Dragon Vision, Brynden Rivers will officially introduced in A knight of the seven kingdoms. Based on George RR Martin S Tales of Dunk and Egg Novels, the Prequel show picks up about 90 years earlier Game of Thrones‘ Timeline Begin exploring another generation of House Targaryen’s family tree. This includes Brynden Rivers, who is mentioned in one of the books before appearing as an active character in The Mystery Knights history.
He may not be too prominent in the show, however A knight of the seven kingdoms Will at least paint a proper portrait of who Brynden Rivers was in Westeros and his influential role in House Targaryen before disappearing and becoming the Three Eyed Raven.
Although perhaps not in season 1, Bloodraven is one of several Targaryens who appear in A knight of the seven kingdoms. It is unclear exactly how far A knight of the seven kingdomsHis timeline will extend into the history of House Targaryen, however Bloodraven will be introduced as the Hand of the King to Aerys I and, later, Maekar I. He may not be too prominent in the show, however A knight of the seven kingdoms Will at least paint a proper portrait of who Brynden Rivers was in Westeros and his influential role in House Targaryen before disappearing and becoming the Three Eyed Raven.
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Will a Knight of the Seven Kingdoms dive deeper into the Three-Eyed Raven?
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms would likely not follow Bloodraven’s journey beyond the Wall
It finally seems Unlikely that A knight of the seven kingdoms Will actually show Bloodraven becoming the Three-Eyed Raven. Instead, the last time he appeared in the show could simply be when he and Maester Aemon were first escorted to the Night’s Watch from King’s Landing. It would be a missed opportunity not to include any nods to Bloodraven’s future as the Three-Eyed Raven yet House of the DragonSeason 2 finale, but that might be difficult unless a different dragon-dreaming character forces it.
Considering Bloodraven was accused of being a sorcerer, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight May also go off-book by revealing that he has visions of his future beyond the Wall and calling as the Three-Eyed Raven.
As it turns out, Bloodraven’s great nephew Daeron “The Drunkard” Targaryen is known to have visions in A knight of the seven kingdoms. The show could use Daeron to continue House of the Dragons focus on Aegon’s Song of Ice and Fire dream, prophetic visions of House Targaryen’s future as Helaena’s, and teases for future events in Game of Thrones. Considering Bloodraven was accused of being a sorcerer, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight May also go off-book by revealing that he has visions of his future beyond the Wall and calling as the Three-Eyed Raven.
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Based on a series of prequel novels by George RR Martin, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight takes place one hundred years before Game of Thrones. The series follows a knight and a squire who travel across the lands of Westeros during one of the most tumultuous times in the nation’s history.
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Taking place about 172 years before the events of Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon Tells the tale of the rise of the Targaryens, the only family of dragonlords to survive the doom of Valyria. The popular HBO spinoff show first starred Milly Alcock and Emily Carey as Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower before being replaced by Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke, who play the older versions of the characters. Matt Smith (Prince Daemon Targaryen) and Paddy Considine as Rhaenyra’s father, King Viserys Targaryen, also star in the series.