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what happened to egg in game of thrones

In Game of Thrones , when the old maester Aemon Targaryen is on his deathbed whispering “Egg… Egg…”, he is not talking about a literal egg or about Jon Snow. He is remembering his younger brother, Aegon V Targaryen, whose childhood nickname was “Egg.”

Who Egg Actually Is

  • Egg is Aegon V Targaryen , a Targaryen prince who eventually becomes King Aegon V, sometimes called “Aegon the Unlikely” because he was far down the line of succession.
  • As a boy, he traveled the realm disguised as a bald, scruffy squire with Ser Duncan the Tall in the Dunk and Egg stories (now picked up by the show A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms).
  • In his youth, almost everyone just called him Egg , which is why Aemon still uses that name decades later.

So in the show, when Aemon mutters “Egg” over and over, it’s a sad, nostalgic callback: he’s an old man dying far from home, thinking about the little brother he loved and lost.

What Eventually Happens to Egg (Book/Canon Fate)

If you’re wondering what ultimately happens to Egg in the broader Game of Thrones / A Song of Ice and Fire lore:

  1. He becomes king
    • A series of deaths and accidents in the royal family push him unexpectedly onto the Iron Throne as King Aegon V.
  1. He tries to reform the realm
    • As king, Egg is remembered as idealistic and reform‑minded, trying to improve life for common folk and rein in some of the worst excesses of the nobility and the Targaryen tradition.
  1. He dies in the tragedy at Summerhall
    • Near the end of his reign, Egg becomes obsessed with bringing dragons back.
    • He gathers dragon eggs and attempts some kind of ritual or experiment at the royal residence of Summerhall.
 * Something goes horribly wrong: a great fire breaks out and **Aegon V (Egg) dies in the flames** , along with many others, including his son Duncan and Ser Duncan the Tall.

 * This disaster is remembered in history as the **Tragedy of Summerhall** , the “hot fire” foretold in the prophecy referenced in newer coverage of _A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms_.

So, to tie it together for your question:

  • In the Game of Thrones TV series, “Egg” is Aemon’s brother Aegon V , whom he loved deeply and outlived.
  • In the larger story, Egg rose from a humble squire to become king , then died in a mysterious, catastrophic fire at Summerhall while trying to hatch dragon eggs.

Bottom line: When Maester Aemon whispers “Egg,” he’s calling out to his long‑dead younger brother, not talking about Jon or an actual egg.

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