'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,' Episode 2: Enter the Targaryens. Here's their family tree

This communicative contains spoilers for “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” Episode 2, “Hard Salt Beef.”

Could things beryllium looking up for Ser Duncan the Tall?

The 2nd occurrence of “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” HBO’s adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s “Tales of Dunk and Egg” bid of novellas, saw the hopeful hedge knight marque immoderate advancement toward achieving his dreams.

After reaching retired to immoderate and each nobles helium hopes inactive retrieve his precocious maestro Ser Arlan of Pennytree (Danny Webb), Dunk (Peter Claffey) yet finds idiosyncratic to vouch for him: Prince Baelor Targaryen (Bertie Carvel).

The heir to the Iron Throne is the lone idiosyncratic who remembers the precocious hedge knight, which provides Ser Duncan the designation helium needs to participate the tournament. Baelor besides kindly reminds Dunk helium needs his ain idiosyncratic arms — he’s been carrying Ser Arlan’s.

Episode 2, titled “Hard Salt Beef,” features the accomplishment of an entourage of Targaryens to Ashford, including Baelor, his member and his nephew. With the instauration of the existent procreation of the bloods of the dragon, present is simply a refresher connected however they are related to the Targaryens astatine the halfway of “Game of Thrones” and “House of the Dragon.”

Aerion Targaryen (Finn Bennett), left, mistakes Dunk (Peter Claffey) for a unchangeable boy.

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When does ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ instrumentality spot again?

“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” is acceptable astir a 100 years earlier the events of “Game of Thrones.” The tourney of Ashford takes spot successful 209 AC (short for After the Conquest, erstwhile Aegon Targaryen conquered Westeros), portion Ned Stark’s execution happens successful 298 AC.

The Dance of the Dragons, the Targaryen civilian warfare astatine the halfway of “House of the Dragon,” lasts from 129 to 131 AC. So “A Knight of the Seven Kingdom” takes spot astir 78 years aft the events of its chap “Game of Thrones” prequel. It’s besides been astir 50 years since existent dragons person been seen successful the Realm, truthful the Targaryens are not rather arsenic feared arsenic they erstwhile were.

Who presently sits connected the Iron Throne?

King Daeron II Targaryen, besides known arsenic Daeron the Good, is the existent Lord reigning implicit the Seven Kingdoms. His great-grandparents are “House of the Dragon’s” Queen Rhaenyra and Daemon.

According to the lore established successful books, Daeron was considered a conscionable and good-hearted ruler, particularly compared with his father, King Aegon IV.

Maekar (Sam Spruell) is some the descendant and ancestor of different well-known Targaryens.

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Who are the Targaryens successful the show?

Prince Baelor Targaryen, King Daeron’s eldest lad and heir to the Iron Throne, is among the Targaryens who get successful Ashford successful Episode 2. His son, Prince Valarr, is shown participating astatine the joust astatine the extremity of the episode.

Baelor’s member Maekar Targaryen (Sam Spruell), the 4th lad of King Daeron, is besides among the Targaryen entourage that arrives successful Ashford. His lad Aerion (Finn Bennett) accompanies him, portion audiences larn 2 of his different sons, Daeron and Aegon, are missing.

Not mentioned successful the occurrence is Maekar’s third-born son, Aemon, who was sent to the Citadel arsenic a kid to beryllium raised arsenic a scholar. “Game of Thrones” fans cognize him arsenic the longtime maester of the Night’s Watch who befriends Jon Snow.

Those acquainted with the Targaryen household histrion volition besides cognize Maekar is the great-great-grandfather of “Game of Thrones’” Daenerys Stormborn.

What astir the different Great Houses?

Lyonel Baratheon (Daniel Ings) is among those Dunk meets successful “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.”

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As “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” seemingly takes spot during comparative peacetime, astir of the Great Houses are apt disconnected successful their ain corners of Westeros. But the bid has truthful acold introduced Storm End’s Ser Lyonel Baratheon (Daniel Ings), the jovial lord besides known arsenic the Laughing Storm, who befriends Dunk successful the archetypal episode.

Described arsenic “a swaggering elephantine of a man” and “one of the top fighters of his day” successful books similar “The World of Ice & Fire,” Lyonel is the great-grandfather of King Robert Baratheon, known for overthrowing the Targaryens and claiming the Iron Throne aft Robert’s Rebellion.

Lord Leo Tyrell (Steve Wall) of Highgarden is among those Dunk tries to person vouch for him and appears successful the 2nd episode. Also mentioned successful the occurrence is Damon Lannister, the Lord of Casterly Rock who is known arsenic the Grey Lion. Damon is the great-great-grandfather of the trio of cardinal Lannisters successful “Game of Thrones”: Cersei, Jaime and Tyrion.

The amusement hasn’t mentioned which Stark is the existent Lord of Winterfell. There is simply a accidental that Cregan Stark, who led his House during the events of “House of the Dragon” and comes to beryllium known arsenic “The Old Man of the North,” is inactive alive. A banner for House Tully tin beryllium seen during the joust astatine the extremity of Episode 2.