King Aegon II Targaryen [e] is the sixth King of the Andals and the Rhoynar and the First Men and Lord of the Seven Kingdoms. His rule is disputed by his older half-sister, Rhaenyra Targaryen. He is the firstborn son of King Viserys I Targaryen and his second wife, Queen Alicent Hightower, and a member of the Targaryen dynasty.
HBO is getting perilously close to creating a Game of Thronesuniverse of TV shows. First came Game of Thrones, which ended in 2019. Then came the prequel series House of the Dragon, which will air [This post contains SPOILERS for the sixth season of Game of Thrones]. Although a generally faithful adaptation, Game of Thrones has consistently and deliberately cut nearly all mentions of the history of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros in an effort to trim as much narrative fat off of the plot bone as possible. The "Six Kingdoms" name is a nod to the series finale, when the seven kingdoms of Westeros (spoiler alert!) become six after Sansa Stark announces that "the North will remain an independentThe Kingdom of the North is the most northern realm in Westeros, It was founded during the time of the First Men by Bran the Builder, the first King in the North. At its time of greatest expansion, the Kingdom of the North included all the lands north of the Neck and south of the Gift. Bear Island became part of the Kingdom of the North after
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