4 ‘Sport of Thrones’ ancestors you will see in ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’

Should you’re a Sport of Thrones fan, you are going to hear a ton of acquainted names in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

HBO’s newest Sport of Thrones spin-off takes place roughly a century earlier than the unique collection, when knight Ser Duncan “Dunk” the Tall (Peter Claffey) first takes his squire Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell) beneath his wing. The pair make their strategy to a match at Ashford Meadow. And what a match means? Plenty of Westerosi lords shall be there — together with members of the Nice Homes whose descendants viewers have come to know and love in Sport of Thrones. So who must you be holding a watch out for in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, and the way are they associated to your Sport of Thrones faves?

So, so, so many Targaryens

It would not be a Sport of Thrones present with out Targaryens, and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has Targs to spare. Main names to recollect embody Prince Baelor “Breakspear” Targaryen (Bertie Carvel), inheritor to the Iron Throne; his brother, Prince Maekar (Sam Spruell); and Maekar’s son, Aerion (Finn Bennett). Whereas Baelor is among the many kindest, most simply Targaryens you will meet onscreen, Aerion is a complete wild card with a little bit of a sadistic streak.

You will not see him in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, however the present ruler of the Seven Kingdoms is Baelor and Maekar’s father, Daeron II Targaryen. Generally known as “Daeron the Good,” he is a revered ruler who managed to include Dorne into the Seven Kingdoms with out spilling a drop of blood — one thing even Aegon the Conqueror could not accomplish. He is additionally Daenerys Targaryen’s great-great-great-grandfather.

That is not the one connection this crop of Targaryens has to Sport of Thrones. Maekar has sons in addition to Aerion, together with Aemon, who’s at present coaching to turn out to be a Maester on the Citadel. Down the road, he turns into turns into Maester at Citadel Black in Sport of Thrones. Like Daeron II, Aemon would not seem in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, however simply know that he is round (and doubtless scrubbing chambers pots like Samwell Tarly did in Sport of Thrones Season 7).

Lyonel Baratheon

Daniel Ings in “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.”
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Home Baratheon’s phrases are “Ours is the fury,” however you’d by no means understand it from taking a look at Ser Lyonel Baratheon (Daniel Ings), present inheritor to Storm’s Finish. Nicknamed “the Laughing Storm,” he is a jovial partier who loves a very good time — and a very good combat, ought to the necessity come up. His inheritor, Ormund, goes on to be the grandfather of Sport of Thrones characters like King Robert, Stannis, and Renly. George R.R. Martin would not specify whether or not Ormund is Lyonel’s son, which means he may very well be another household relation. Nevertheless, Lyonel stays an integral a part of the Baratheon household tree.

Leo Tyrell

The present Lord of Highgarden is Leo “Longthorn” Tyrell (Steve Wall), whose descendants embody Mace Tyrell and his youngsters, Margaery and Loras. In line with The World of Ice and Hearth and A Storm of Swords, he is a formidable jouster and one in every of Home Tyrell’s most lauded knights.

Manfred Dondarrion

Daniel Monks in “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.”
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Home Dondarrion is not one of many Nice Homes, nevertheless it nonetheless deserves a shout-out. Ser Manfred Dondarrion (Daniel Monks) is the inheritor to Home Dondarrion within the Stormlands. He is additionally one of many ancestors of Sport of Thrones‘ much-resurrected Ser Beric Dondarrion, the Lightning Lord and chief of the Brotherhood With out Banners.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms premieres Jan. 18 at 10 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max.