Aegon’s Conquest
Summary
Writer Mattson Tomlin explains how theAegon ’s Conquestseries is like to " doing Napoleon or Alexander the Great . " ThoughGame of Thronesended in 2019 , the fantasy franchise is moving full steam onward with multiple spinoff series , includingHouse of the Dragonseason 2 , which premieres in June , andA Knight of the Seven Kingdoms , which is currently film . There is also theAegon ’s Conquestprequel , which has not been officially greenlit by HBO , but is in the early stages of development with Tomlin as the writer .
That one is very early days where I ’m currently compose the script , currently doing a lot of great back and forward with George . In speaking to George , it became really clean , " This is story , regale this like it is what happened . " Unlike the original serial publication , I do n’t have thousands of Thomas Nelson Page to go off to accommodate . I ’ve got a couple hundred that I ’m really focused on , and in those Sir Frederick Handley Page ofFire & Blood , there are a fortune of clues . It kind of turns into doing Napoleon or doing Alexander the Great or doing some cracking historical figure where we have it off a lot about the guy . We know where he was , we know who he conquered , we acknowledge who lived , and we have a go at it who died . That all becomes the plot , and then it becomes my job to go , but what did it imply thematically ? How did it feel ? What were the emotions when this person died and this person lived ? We do n’t have the circumstance . We do n’t sleep with what anybody said .
How Aegon’s Conquest Is Different From Other Game Of Thrones Series
Aegon ’s Conquestis dissimilar from every otherGame of Thronesseries in one key way – it ’s not directly adapting one specific piece of origin fabric . The original serial adapted the five - bookA Song of Ice and Fireseries , followed byHouse of the Dragon , which is base onFire & Blood . The upcomingKnight of the Seven Kingdomsspinoffwill adapt theDunk and Eggnovellas . Each employment is write by George R.R. Martin .
Game of Thrones ended , but audiences return to Westeros for House of the Dragon - and HBO has even more Game of Thrones spinoffs in ontogenesis .
ForAegon ’s Conquest , Tomlin is taking pointers fromFire & Blood . Because that book is write like a actual diachronic book of the Targaryen dynasty , it ’s well-off to see whyAegon ’s Conquestfeels like " doing Napoleon or Alexander the Great or some groovy historical material body . " In the phantasy world , Aegon Targaryen , also known as Aegon the Conqueror , was a legendary loss leader who came from Old Valyria and inhibit ( and finally joined ) the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros on the back of a Draco and became the first king .
Art by Bastien Lecouffe Deharme
House of the Dragonseason 1 also expanded Aegon the Conqueror ’s backstory , which should be incorporated into the spinoff serial . As recounted by King Viserys to his daughter Rhaenrya , Aegon was motivated to unite Westeros under one Targaryen ruler because of his prophetic dream about a destructive wintertime descending from the North ( predicting the White Walker invasion seen inGame of Thrones ) . Aegon believed that a Targaryen seated on the Iron Throne would be humans ’s strongest defence . Though theAegon ’s Conquestseries wo n’t be ground on one specific man of source textile , it still has plenty to work with .
House of the Dragonseason 2 premieres on HBO and Max on June 19.A Knight of the Seven Kingdomsis expected to be released in late 2025 .
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A prequel set in the Game of Thrones universe, Aegon’s Conquest comes from writer Mattson Tomlin. It will follow Aegon Targaryen as he invades and conquers many of the seven kingdoms to unify them all. The show will explore Aegon’s rise to power and subsequent fall and is expected to provide new context on specific events in House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones.
A prequel place in the Game of Thrones existence , Aegon ’s Conquest descend from author Mattson Tomlin . It will be Aegon Targaryen as he invades and conquers many of the seven kingdoms to unite them all . The show will search Aegon ’s rise to power and subsequent fall and is expected to provide new context on specific events in House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones .
