After two small-scale, pleasant weeks for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms on HBO, this week’s episode, “The Squire,” dropped some wild twists and turns. And in the midst of all this, we also got a prophecy for an event that A Song of Ice and Fire fans have been dying to know more about. Spoilers past this point, but if you’re wondering what Egg’s (Dexter Sol Ansell) prophecy meant, you’re going to have to hear more about the tragedy at Summerhall.
Actually, to put a double spoiler warning here, I’ll note that this involves future looking events that may or may not happen the same way on TV — or ever be shown on TV. So if you don’t want to know where Ser Duncan The Tall (Peter Claffey) and Egg end up, look away now.
Still here? Okay. So to set it up first, as the duo wander the Ashford marketplace eating sausages, they encounter a fortune teller (Jenna Boyd) who offers to tell their fortune.
“Oh yeah,” Dunk says, laughing. “Go on then.”
“You shall know great success and be richer than a Lannister,” she says, looking at Dunk. He sighs. “Thank you. Do the boy now.”
“You shall be king… And die in hot fire, and worms shall feed upon your ashes. And all who know you shall rejoice in your dying,” says the fortune teller.
“…What?” asks Egg, shocked.
That’s pretty wild, but is there anything to either of these prophecies? Again, we have to get into big spoilers for the future of Westeros to explain.
What Does Dunk’s Fortune Mean?
So given the boilerplate “you’ll be rich and famous” fortune for Dunk, and how off-hand the show is about it, the answer is: likely Dunk’s prophecy doesn’t mean much. However, we also don’t know the full scope of history when it comes to Dunk, and the mention of Lannisters is pretty intriguing. Specifically because (seriously, do you want to know?) Ser Duncan The Tall eventually becomes Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, a position later held by Ser Jaime Lannister.
As for monetary riches, he’s probably never going to be richer than the Lannisters, but he does live a full life. And he definitely knows great success. So perhaps the fortune there could be interpreted as “emotionally richer” than the Lannisters, who are famously unhappy.
What Does Egg’s Fortune Mean? The Tragedy Of Summerhall Awaits…
First of all, crazy fortune to casually mention in the road. Second, as is revealed at the end of this week’s episode, Egg is actually… Aegon Targaryen. And more future spoilers, he will eventually become King of the Seven Kingdoms, with Duncan by his side as his faithful knight.
But that all ends horribly. Around 259 AC, meaning about 50 years beyond the events of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, both Duncan and Aegon die in a fire that consumes the Targaryen home of Summerhall. Though details are in George R.R. Martin’s The World of Ice & Fire, and referenced in several of the novels, the full scope of what caused the fire, or how they both die, is unknown.
That said, it seems likely that a lot like other Targaryens, in his older age Aegon, aka Egg, suffered a bout of madness, and became obsessed with restarting the dragon legacy. While all the dragons are dead, the eggs are still out there — see where Daenerys starts out in Game of Thrones. He invited his extended family and friends to Summerhall to celebrate the birth of his great-grandchild, but instead something happened that caused the whole place to burn down. Later, some said sorcery was involved, and it’s possible that he was trying to hatch a dragon egg, or eggs.
In fact, the maester of Summerhall sent a note about the tragedy that’s the only document of what might have happened (via the Wiki of Ice and Fire):
the blood of the dragon gathered in one …
… seven eggs, to honor the seven gods, though the king’s own septon had warned …
… pyromancers …
… wild fire …
… flames grew out of control … towering … burned so hot that …
… died, but for the valor of the Lord Comman …
So yeah, seems fair to believe that Aegon had seven dragon eggs, and pyromancers released Wildfire that got out of control and burned Summerhall, killing Aegon, Dunk, and Aegon’s oldest son, who was also named Duncan.
That covers most of the fortune Egg gets in this episode: he will be king; he will die in hot fire; unconfirmed if worms shall feed on his ashes, but sure, maybe. The only part we don’t know about? “All who know you shall rejoice in your dying.” Particularly as the historical records show that thanks to palling around with Ser Duncan, Aegon became a kinder King, more attuned to the needs of the small-folk. Perhaps that doesn’t tell the whole story? We’ll see, if the shows ever get there.
A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms Premiere Dates And Episode Guide:
New episodes of A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms premiere Sundays on HBO and HBO Max, at 10pm ET. The season will premiere with one episodes on January 18, followed by one new episode weekly until the season finale.
Here’s what we expect from the full list of episodes in A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms with premiere dates.
- Sunday, January 18, 2026: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Season 1, Episode 1
- Sunday, January 25, 2026: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Season 1, Episode 2
- Sunday, February 1, 2026: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Season 1, Episode 3
- Sunday, February 8, 2026: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Season 1, Episode 4
- Sunday, February 15, 2026: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Season 1, Episode 5
- Sunday, February 22, 2026: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Season 1, Episode 6 *Season Finale*
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