6 important facts you should know about the new Game of Thrones spinoff, Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Key Takeaways

• There are no dragons in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
• A large number of Targaryens will appear during the reign of King Daeron II
• Focus on the competitions and lives of the young people during the series

Like winter, more Game of Thrones content he is coming. HBO just gave us our first look at its second Game of Thrones spin-off series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, as part of the trailer for everything shown on the channel next year, and there are big differences that will distinguish this title The House of the Beast or the main series of Game of Thrones that you should know about before entering this new story.

There are no dragons

House of the Dragon take out the dragons

The first series of Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, features dragons almost every week. Or we would like to see them work more slowly. Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, on the other hand, will not feature any of the creatures that helped the Targaryens conquer the seven kingdoms.

The new series will take place roughly between the first series of Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon. The books begin by following the legendary knight Duncan the Tall before he entered the tournament at Ashford in 209 AC. That’s 80 years after House of the Dragon and 90 years before Game of Thrones. Part of the price the Targaryens paid for the civil war they fought in the House of the Dragon was the loss of their dragons. While others survived the Dance of Dragons, the last Targaryen dragon died in 153 AC.

There will be a lot of Targaryens

King Daeron II reigns, with many heirs

You might think that without the Dragons, the Targaryens might be weaker than before, but Knight of the Seven Kingdoms actually starts at one of the high places of the Targaryen dynasty. King Daeron II is king in 209 AC. He is Rhaenyra’s grandson through her son Aegon (One of her younger children who hasn’t had much screen time in House of the Dragons).

Daeron has four sons, the eldest of whom, Baelor, is considered his clear successor. This means that this regime has little stability as there is no succession problem coming. Daeron’s children should also provide plenty of Targaryen in the new series as well, as they each have their own bunches of white-haired children running around Westeros. That includes Aegon the Impossible, Daenaries’ grandfather. He is the fourth son of the fourth son of King Daeron II. Because he is so far down the line of succession, he is finally allowed to train with the main character of The Knight of the Seven Kingdom:

Say hello to Ser Duncan the Tall

Westeros’ answer to Jack Reacher

Sir Duncan the Tall is a Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. In the books, he is described as a large animal that is about seven meters tall. If you’ve seen Amazon’s Jack Reacher series, you’re actually Alan Richson in full armor. He works as a squire to an old traveling knight named Arlan of Pennytree. Arlan is a Hedge Knight, who makes a living traveling Westeros and competing in tournaments. When Arlan dies, Duncan trades the old man’s horse for a suit of armor and enters the tournament.

Expect to see a lot of tournament life

A medieval gladiator

While the episodes featuring the battles get all the attention, some of the best episodes of Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon focus on the tournaments. Events where all the houses come together to compete in jousts and other games served as the backdrop for episodes of the first season of Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon. Since the main character’s job is to be a tournament champion, we should get a lot of heroic actions in the new series.

This series will also look at the lives of young people

There is life outside of big houses

While the book, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, has a lot of Targaryens, it also focuses on a lower character who travels throughout Westeros meeting different people. At some point, he’ll get into some sort of game with the Targaryens, but Duncan might end up fighting a local bully for choosing the wrong person. This should give us a chance to see what life is like for an ordinary citizen of Westeros in a way that Game of Thrones has never had the chance to show.

Big time spoiler alert about the possible end of the series

One of the most mysterious events in Game of Thrones will end the series

The Summerhall tragedy

So, big time spoilers here, but we probably know what will happen at the end of the A Knight of Seven Kingdom series. Sir Duncan eventually becomes one of the most prominent members of the Kingsguard as his squire Egg, who becomes King Aegon the Mangely. The two died in one of the strangest and most mysterious events in Game of Thrones lore, the Summerhall disaster.