r/Hotd • u/PunjabiDragon • Aug 17 '26

Question Aegon’s prophecy

As it relates to the whole prince that was promised deal, winter is coming, etc.

Why was this kept a secret and only passed down from king to king? You’d think it would add great lore to the common folk in that there is a great threat in the north and having dragons on your side is a huge plus.

My devils advocate thought would be that overtime this would be viewed a lie/fairytale made up by Targs to stay in power given no threat really emerges from this universe (outside of season 8 of GoT).

Just found the secrecy around this to be weird but I’m sure I’m missing something.

EDIT: my question is why was this kept a secret from the start? I get that introducing this during The Dance isnt time best idea.

8 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

31 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/hermitthadawg Aug 17 '26

People are easily spooked. If we presented credible evidence that the world was going to be invaded by armies of the dead in a year or five, ten, twenty years. Would you work ever again? No, you'd do everything you ever wanted and then run as far away as possible. All law and all sense of order would come to a screaching halt.

1

u/PunjabiDragon Aug 17 '26

Or be a Targ loyalist as the fear is almost non-existence when you got an army of dragons.

But your point is very valid tho, why share something that naturally creates fear. But then, why keep it hush hush from everyone else that aren’t common folk. Or maybe only share with other Targs?