House of the Dragon has made a few changes to the book storyline here and there. One seemed to come up in the third episode of the season, as Rhaenyra revealed something important for Rhaena to protect.
In the episode, Rhaenyra showed Rhaena four unhatched dragon eggs. Are they the eggs that end up petrified in Essos and given to Daenerys Targaryen? It seems so, but doesn’t that mean things from the book changed?
Dany’s eggs were stolen eggs in Fire & Blood
In the book, there is a mention of how three eggs were stolen from Dragonstone and taken to Essos. These three eggs are believed to be the ones that Dany eventually hatched in Game of Thrones. Of course, this has never been confirmed, but there is enough to infer this.
These eggs were from Dreamfyre’s catch, suggesting that Drogon, Viserion, and Rhaegal are all dragon children of Dreamfyre.
House of the Dragon gives us another potential tale
According to the episode director, Greeta Vasant Patel, the eggs shown in House of the Dragon Season 2, Episode 3, are the ones that Dany is given at a later date. Eventually, something is going to happen to three of the four eggs we saw, and they end up petrified and missing for 100 years.
This is a change to the book, as nothing is mentioned of this in Fire & Blood. This likely isn’t to change too much in the overall story, though. It’s a great Easter egg in the show for Game of Thrones fans.
The show has picked up with the reign of Viserys. The moments in the book with the stolen eggs take place years before that. They involved Dreamfyre’s former rider, Rhaena Targaryen. It’s her lover who steals the eggs and heads to Essos. With this not being shown in the TV series, it makes sense to change things a little for an Easter egg for show fans.
Plus, it’s not like the three eggs were ever confirmed to become Dany’s eggs in Game of Thrones. They also don’t come back up again in the book until Game of Thrones, so does it really matter if this was changed? This is one that I can let go of.