The Three-Eyed Raven’s Identity Confirmed & Explained, 13-Year-Old Theory Made Game Of Thrones Canon

WARNING: Contains major spoilers for the Season 2 finale of House of the Dragon.

Summary

• House of the Dragon confirms Brynden Rivers as the Three-Eyed Raven.
• Brynden Rivers, also known as Bloodraven, was the eldest bastard son of King Aegon IV Targaryen, born approximately 45 years after the Dance of the Dragons.
• Since at least A Dance with Dragons, people have speculated that Blood Raven is the Three-Eyed Raven.

Dragon HouseThe Season 2 finale revealed the Three-Eyed Raven to be Brynden Rivers, confirming a theory first proposed by George R.R. Martin A Song of Ice and Fire The Three-Eyed Raven (or the Three-Eyed Raven in the books) is one of the most mysterious and powerful characters in The Three-Eyed Raven. game of ThronesAlthough he helped Bran Stark learn to use Green Vision and was eventually replaced by him, little is known about his origins.

He is said to be 1,000 years old, and there have been many Three-Eyed Ravens, but unfortunately, the show doesn’t go into detail about his origins or powers. One of the flaws of the show is that game of ThronesThe ending is that little is known about Bran before he became king, and learning more about the Three-Eyed Raven might help alleviate some of those issues. Its prequels didn’t quite address that, but if nothing else, Dragon House The season 2 finale at least confirmed who was the Three-Eyed Raven before Bran, even if it wasn’t directly stated.

House of the Dragon reveals that the Three-Eyed Raven is Brynden Rivers

Brynden is a bastard of the Targaryen family, nicknamed “Blood Raven”

inside Dragon House In the Season 2 finale, Daemon Targaryen sees a vision that includes Daenerys, the White Walkers, his own death, and Rhaenyra on the Iron Throne. However, before any of this happens, he first sees a man who is almost part of a weirwood. His name is not given, but he certainly looks like a Targaryen. The way he’s connected to the tree first hints that it’s the Three-Eyed Raven, and the raven that looks like it’s flying out of him actually confirms it, but it’s his face that reveals it’s Brynden Rivers.

Role in Dragon House There is a red birthmark on the cheek, shaped like a crow. game of Thrones The most famous birthmark in history is that of Brynden Rivers, who earned the nickname “Bloodraven”. He was one of King Aegon IV Targaryen’s “great bastards” – that is, bastards he legitimized before his death, which ultimately led to decades of rebellion by Daemon Blackfyre, the family formed by one of the bastards.

Brynden is the great-grandson of Daemon and Rhaenyra. His grandfather is their youngest son, Viserys.

Brynden was loyal to the Targaryens, but was eventually sent to the Wall by King Aegon V for killing the heir to the throne, Aenys Blackfyre. Brynden was actually sent to the Wall at the same time as Maester Aemon. game of Thronesand was promoted to Lord Commander. However, he disappeared beyond the Wall and was never seen or heard from again. Notably, he brought the Dark Sisters with him, and Daemon Dragon Housealso missing.

Why was it long believed that the Blood Raven became the Three-Eyed Raven?

There are multiple clues in A Song of Ice and Fire

It mainly comes from A Dance with Dragons This is where the theory that the Three-Eyed Raven is Brynden Rivers comes from, as it gives various clues as to his true identity. This includes, he directly reveals that his name was once Brynden, and while it’s not an uncommon name, it’s rare that someone would fit the character of the Three-Eyed Raven exactly. He says that he was once a raven, and the appendix confirms that he was once a Night’s Watcher named Brynden.

This is quite a coincidence for the Brynden family of the Night’s Watch, as he went missing beyond the Wall. no It was Brynden who became the Three-Eyed Raven in the Night’s Watch, but there is other evidence as well.

• The Three-Eyed Raven mentions him to Bran Thousand Eyes It’s also the title of a song about Brynden Rivers.
• The song is from his time as Hand of the King, as he is a spymaster with a network of informants, not dissimilar to how the Three-Eyed Raven or the Raven operate and know everything that is going on in Westeros, albeit through different means.
• The song’s title also references Brynden’s loss of an eye, hence the “one” in the title. When Bran meets the ravens, he notices that he only has one eye.
• It is said that the crow also has a bloody spot on its neck and cheek, similar to the distinctive birthmark on the blood crow.
• Many in Westeros believe Bloodraven to be a wizard, which may have something to do with his evolving greenseer abilities and eventual becoming the Three-Eyed Raven.
• The crow told Bran that he “A brother I love, a brother I hate, and a woman I desire.” He and his half-brother Aegor Rivers are said to despise each other; he is also in love with a woman: his own sister, Shira Weststar. His love brother is less obvious, but may be Daeron Targaryen or Daemon Blackfyre.

None of this game of Thronesbut the books do provide a lot of strong evidence that Bloodraven became the Three-Eyed Raven. George RR Martin did not explicitly confirm this, but Dragon House Showing people a guy who can only be Brynden Rivers is a reward for the theory, and also game of Thrones canon. Since there aren’t many other viable candidates, this makes sense, especially since Brynden would eventually become A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms‘ story, because he appears in the third The Story of Dunk and Egg novella.

Related: Every Targaryen in the Knights of the Seven Kingdoms explained

During the time of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, the Targaryen dynasty was at its peak, and the upcoming Game of Thrones spinoff will feature plenty of that as well.

What does it mean that the Targaryens are the Three-Eyed Raven?

This further highlights their importance in defeating the White Walkers.

Although the theory that the Three-Eyed Raven or Raven is a member of the Targaryen family has been around for over a decade, Dragon House Not only does it confirm this, it also gives it new meaning. Specifically, this is because of Aegon the Conqueror’s dream in A Song of Ice and Fire, which foreshadows the coming darkness, the White Walkers, and only the Targaryens on the Iron Throne can unite the kingdom to defeat it.

Through a combination of the dream and Daemon’s vision of Brynden, it can be inferred that the Targaryens will also need to become the Three-Eyed Raven/Raven, at least at some point, to help defeat the Night King.

Combined with the dream and Daemon’s vision of Brynden, this suggests that the Targaryens also need to become the Three-Eyed Raven/Raven, at least at some point, to help defeat the Night King. Aegon’s dream sets up the Targaryens and the White Walkers as archenemies, game of Thrones It’s already been revealed that the Three-Eyed Raven is the Night King’s true enemy, so they’re already intertwined, and the Blood Ravens provide an even stronger connection.

It also makes me wonder if Bloodraven knew about Aegon’s dream, and whether it was Aegon’s dream, or his own dragon dream or green dream, that made him venture beyond the Wall and become the Three-Eyed Raven. It’s unclear what happened to the prophecy after the Ball, but he’s the kind of Targaryen with a vast network of information and perhaps sorcery, he could have discovered it. At the very least, he should have known it when he became the Three-Eyed Raven, bridging the gap again. Dragon House arrive game of Thrones.

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