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.
One fan also points out that Egg is actually Robert Baratheon's great-grandfather, which is indeed true: his daughter Rhaelle married Ormund Baratheon.
Plus, Aerys the Mad King is actually Egg's grandson in the books, though the show skipped a generation and made the Mad King Egg's son instead. So, in the books, Egg is Daenerys Targaryen's great-grandfather, and, in the show, he's her grandfather. Either way, that's not far from the Mother of Dragons.
It's not just Egg with connections to the main series, either. Not only is Dunk mentioned by name, he's also the ancestor of Brienne of Tarth, as George R.R. Martin confirmed back in 2016.
You can read more about the A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms timeline in our dedicated explainer through the link.
You can also check out our four-star A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms review for our spoiler-free verdict on the whole show, or keep up to date with our A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms release schedule.
