Who are the Blackfyres in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms? Egg’s song explained

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As a huge fan of the show, I’ve been really intrigued by all the talk of the Blackfyres in the latest episodes! “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” takes place about ninety years after “House of the Dragon,” and it turns out things haven’t been easy for the Targaryens in the time between. So, here’s a breakdown of who the Blackfyres are and why they matter.

If you haven’t watched the third episode of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, be warned – the following contains spoilers!

The secret is out: Egg is actually Aegon V Targaryen. There were clues throughout the story, like his refined way of speaking and surprising understanding of Westeros’s noble families.

The young squire also deeply dislikes the Blackfyres, a group we haven’t seen in the show yet. This raises two questions: who exactly are the Blackfyres, and what’s the significance of the song Egg sings?

Who are the Blackfyres?

The Blackfyres were a family related to the Targaryens who fought a rebellion against the king about thirteen years before the events in the story ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’.

Egg’s great-grandfather, King Aegon IV Targaryen – often called Aegon the Unworthy – had many children outside of marriage. Among them were Daemon Waters and Brynden Rivers, who later became the Three-Eyed Raven in Game of Thrones.

Daemon received a knighthood from his father and was also given Blackfyre, a famous sword once wielded by Aegon the Conqueror. This Valyrian steel sword was previously presented to Aegon II (played by Tom Glynn-Carney) as a symbol of his challenge to Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) during the first season of House of the Dragon.

To make matters even worse, Aegon the Unworthy declared all of his illegitimate children legitimate right before he died.

Once accepted as a noble, Daemon Targaryen founded a new family in Westeros called the Blackfyres, taking the name from his famous sword. Their flag closely resembled the Targaryen banner, but with the colors reversed – a black dragon against a red background.

When Daeron II was king (the grandfather of Aegon Targaryen, known as Egg), the Blackfyre family launched a full-scale rebellion. Numerous smaller noble families supported them, leading to a year-long and violent civil war.

The conflict culminated at the Battle of the Redgrass Field, where Daemon marched on King’s Landing but was defeated and killed by the Targaryens. The preview for the next episode, ‘The Weeks Ahead,’ suggests we’ll see what happens after the battle.

Egg grew up believing the Blackfyres were enemies because his family had fought against them in the past. As a result, he pretends they are his opponents when he play-fights, even shouting, “Do you yield, Blackfyre bastards?” in the second episode.

Egg’s song ‘The Anvil and the Hammer’ explained

Okay, so in the latest episode of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, something really cool happened! Egg actually sings part of ‘The Anvil and the Hammer’ – but it’s a cleaned-up version, thankfully. They took out all the really rough parts of the lyrics, which I appreciated. It was a nice little moment!

Baelor was the eldest son, and Maekar the youngest. Daemon, being a bastard, was often treated poorly because of his birth.

This focuses on Egg’s family – his father, Baelor, played by Bertie Carvel, and his uncle, Maekar, portrayed by Sam Spruell – as well as their half-uncle, Daemon Blackfyre.

“Grass is green in summer, green grass I adore. But grass is red all over when you kill a rebel…”

The second part of the story tells about the Battle of Redgrass Field, where Daemon and two of his children died, bringing the war to a close.

The fighting was fierce—horses were falling all around. Someone was saying Daemon Blackfyre wasn’t legitimately born, that his lineage was questionable…

Not much to dissect here. It repeats the fact that Daemon Blackfyre wasn’t a legitimate Targaryen.

The kingdom faced danger, the fortress stood strong, and the warrior crushed the enemy – a large group of soldiers from Dorne – with a powerful blow.

Okay, so in this battle, everyone calls Baelor and Maekar ‘The Hammer and the Anvil’ because of how they fought. Basically, I used Baelor and his Dornish spearmen to swing around the side and hit Daemon’s army – that was the ‘Hammer’ part. Then, I slammed them right into Maekar’s super-solid shield wall – that was the ‘Anvil’! It was a perfect pincer move, really.

The Redgrass Fields battle happened thirteen years before the events in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, meaning people would still have remembered it well. Egg, in particular, would have grown up hearing tales and songs celebrating his father and uncle’s win.

You can also explore spoilers about the prophecy in Episode 3 and how they hint at Egg’s destiny, discover the significant part the young prince played in Game of Thrones, and learn about the possible connection between Dunk and Hodor.

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2026-02-02 18:21