AEGON TARGARYEN: HISTORY IN GAME OF THRONES, FAMILY, ACTOR - DUDAS - 2024

Aegon Targaryen is a character created by George RR Martin in his epic fantasy book saga A Song of Ice and Fire written in 1996. It was later adapted for the television screen by David Benioff and DB Weiss with Game of Thrones.

In Game of Thrones, a series highly acclaimed in the last decade (2011-2019), Aegon Targaryen is better known as Jon Snow. In fact, almost no one, not even Jon Snow himself knows his true identity, being at the end of the series when this secret is revealed.

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Jon Snow is one of the main characters, he appears in every season and in four of the five books he has chapters narrated in the first person, from his point of view.

He is one of the most intriguing protagonists and in almost the entire series his lineage is questioned by many other characters. From the beginning of the series he is presented as a bastard, son of Eddard Stark, Lord of Winterfell and Guardian of the North.

History in Game of Thrones

Early years

Aegon Targaryen (Jon Snow) grew up with the Stark brothers: Robb, Sansa, Arya, Brandon, and Rickon, children of Eddard Stark and Catelyn Stark. Unlike them, Jon Snow is not Catelyn Stark's son; supposedly being a son that Eddard had outside of his marriage with a woman named Wylla, which makes him his illegitimate son, a bastard.

Despite being a bastard and Catelyn Stark's contempt for him, his life in the Stark house was not so unpleasant. He had a noble education and received all weapons training alongside his brother Robb.

However, he was not allowed to be present on formal occasions or in front of important people due to his illegitimacy. He had a good relationship with his brothers, especially with Arya, who felt like him, a stranger in the family.

Having no hereditary rights, Jon Snow decided to join the Night's Watch, an organization of men, including his uncle Benjen Stark, dedicated to defending The Wall: the northern border of the kingdoms of Westeros, which protects the continent of the savages who live in the frozen lands.

However, little by little he begins to realize that the Night's Watch was not what he expected. He saw with his own eyes how many of the men who served there were criminals sentenced to military service in La Guardia as punishment for their crimes. Furthermore, he creates a strong enmity with his instructor Ser Alliser Thorne.

From bastard to Lord Commander and King of the North

Jon Snow lived a series of adventures in search of a place to fit in and the indecision between loyalty to La Guardia and his family, or loyalty to his duty.

He eventually became Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. but he was soon assassinated by a group of this movement who considered him a traitor for having led the Wildlings from the south to the Wall.

But Jon had other missions in life to fulfill, so he was resurrected by a priestess. He joined his stepsister Sansa for the construction of an army that achieved the dominion of House Stark over the north, being then declared King of the North. He then resigned from office to join Daenerys Targaryen's army.

Jon Snow discovers that he is Aegon Targaryen

During the series, the only known and verified members of House Targaryen are the brothers Daenerys and Viserys, children of the "Mad King" Aerys, and brothers in turn of Rhaegar Targaryen.

However, Ned (Eddard) Stark once confessed that Jon Snow was not his son. And finally this was revealed, when Bran Stark had a vision that proved that Jon is the son of Lyanna Stark, the secret wife of Rhaegar Targaryen.

During her pregnancy, a prophecy occurs that warns of the endangerment of the father after the child is born. Only with the death of the baby or the confinement of the mother could that danger be prevented.

Thus, Lyanna Stark hides from the world in a tower in Dorne, being protected by the soldiers of House Targaryen.

Rhaegar Targaryen wanted his children to be named after the creator of House Targaryen, the conqueror of Westeros, known as Aegon Targaryen "The Conqueror", and this was probably why Lyanna Stark whispered the name Aegon Targaryen to her brother Eddard. by leaving him in charge of his son before he died.

Family

The life of Aegon Targaryen VII (Jon Snow) centers on two families: the Targaryens and the Starks.

The Targaryen family

The Targaryens were the most prestigious family in Westeros. It was Aegon Targaryen I "The Conqueror" who united the Seven Kingdoms and founded House Targaryen. After his death, the Targaryens occupied the throne for almost three hundred years, until Robert Baratheon usurped it.

Only Daenerys and Viserys Targaryen remained of this family. Viserys is obsessed with the throne, so he tries to get an army to retake the crown that he says belongs to the Targaryens.

For this he uses his sister, offering her to someone powerful in exchange for an army to help him fulfill his obsession to get the iron throne. Daenerys, on the other hand, is a kind and calm girl.

In House Targaryen, the name Aegon has transcended generations. The first was the aforementioned Aegon "The Conqueror", the father of the Targaryens; after him there have been 6 more:

Aegon II Targaryen, Aegon III Targaryen "The Broken King", Aegon IV Targaryen "The Unworthy", Aegon V Targaryen "Egg", grandfather of Rhaegar, Viserys and Daenerys; Aegon VI, son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Elia Martell and half-brother of Jon Snow, the last Aegon: Aegon VII Targaryen (Jon Snow).

The Stark family

This is the most prominent family in the series, whose lord is Lord Eddard Stark, Guardian of the North and Lord of Winterfell. Also known as Ned, he is the one who promises his sister Lyanna to take care of their son Aegon VII Targaryen.

His wife, Lady Catelyn Tully, was his brother's fiancée, but when he died, she married Ned, with whom she had five children: Robb, Sansa, Bran, Arya, and Rickon. In addition to an illegitimate son and hardly recognized by her, who was really Ned Stark's nephew: Jon Snow.

Actor who plays Aegon Targaryen VII

Jon Snow's character, finally known as Aegon Targaryen VII, is played by British actor Kit Harington, whose real name is Christopher Catesby Harington. He is 32 years old and is currently married to Rose Leslie, whom he met on the set of Game of Thrones.

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Despite having acted in recordings such as Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, Pompeii, Testament of Youth, Seventh Son, 7 Days in Hell, Spooks: The Greater Good and other big screen projects; the performance that led him to be recognized worldwide was in Game of Thrones, where he was also one of the main characters.

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