In House of the Dragon, the prequel to Game of Thrones set roughly 200 years before the eight-season epic, viewers will look upon Daenerys Targaryen’s ancestors basking in the height of their power.
HBO’s Game of Thrones introduced the Mother of Dragons, Daenerys (Emilia Clarke), the last of her bloodline, desperate to regain the former glory of the Targaryen dynasty.
The Targaryens ruled Westeros for some 300 years. When House of the Dragon opens, we meet them about 100 years into their reign, smack-dab in the middle of George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, which outlines the history of the Targaryen kings.
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