Game of Thrones fans have pointed out how close to the main series A Knight of the Seven Kingdom's Egg actually is, and it's eye-opening

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Egg is more connected than you might have thought to the Game of Thrones characters

Daniel Ing as Lyonell Baratheon and Dexter Sol Ansel as Egg in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms episode 4
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While A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is set decades before Game of Thrones, the characters still have pretty significant links to the main characters of the flagship show – and it might take you by surprise just how much Egg is linked to them.

"[A Knight of the Seven Kingdom's] events are really so close to [Game of Thrones]. Maester Aemon is Egg's brother. Tywin was his cupbearer and page. He betrothed his son to Olenna Tyrell. He knighted Ser Barristan," writes one person on Twitter.

Maester Aemon is seen in Game of Thrones season 1 on the Wall, and he speaks to Jon Snow – although, unknown to both of them, Jon is also a relative of Aemon's, since he's really Aegon Targaryen. Aemon also poignantly talks about Egg, his younger brother, on his deathbed.

Molly Edwards
Molly Edwards
Deputy Entertainment Editor

I'm the Deputy Entertainment Editor here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site's Total Film and SFX sections. I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrote on the CBeebies, MEGA!, and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English.

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