It was there that their conquest of the Seven Kingdoms began, and there that King’s Landing would eventually be built as the capital of the new Targaryen empire. Living on Dragonstone as one of the last of the ancient Valyrian dragonriders, Aegon and his two sisters Visenya and Rhaenys flew their dragons to a patch of land above the Blackwater Rush and established the Aegonfort. The Field of Fireįrom the three dragons to the base on Dragonstone, a lot about Dany’s current story arc is reminiscent of her ancestor Aegon’s own conquering of Westeros.
When it comes to Dany’s decimation of the Lannisters, there’s a fairly sizable precedent in Westerosi history. As Martin himself is channeling real historical events for his story, so too do the present day moments in each novel mirror conflicts and events from the past. Many of the events in Martin’s book series pay homage to moments from the past.
There is another reason the battle is likely to appear in the books, however, as it plays into Martin’s narrative style. The early years of the show did the same, reinforcing the foreshadowing when it was still following the source material. Dany bringing both her dragons and the Dothraki into battle against her enemies in Westeros has been telegraphed throughout the book with reminders of Aegon’s victories 300 years ago and mention of the Dothraki’s might in the open field. But there’s a strong chance that similar events will play out in the book.
Given that the series has mostly moved past the storytelling of the books, there’s no knowing if what was shown in the episode will remain true to George R.R. While a number of the smaller moments helped to make an engaging episode of television, it’s hard to deny the sheer power of the climactic confrontation between Daenerys’ forces and the combined might of the Lannisters and Tarlys. With last week's episode, "The Spoils of War," Game of Thrones delivered not only its biggest battle yet, but also landed its highest ratings ever. Warning: SPOILERS ahead for Game of Thrones season 7, episode 4
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