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Is the Night King a Targaryen? Game of Thrones fans have a theory and VERY convincing evidence


THE Night King’s origin story has been fascinating fans since Game of Thrones was first introduced to the world.

But the latest theory claims the man who leads the army of the dead is actually from House Targaryen! We take a look at the evidence…

 Fans have been pointing out the similarities between the Night King's symbol and the House of Targaryen sigil

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Fans have been pointing out the similarities between the Night King’s symbol and the House of Targaryen sigil

Is the Night King a Targaryen?

Thanks to a vision from Bran Stark, fans have seen the moment when the Children of the Forest plunged a piece of dragon glass into the heart of a man – thus creating the Night King.

But fans think the show’s creators have been giving us clues about his bloodline through the symbols he keeps making.

At the end of the opening episode of season eight, a dead Ned Umber was tacked to the wall surrounded by a spiral made of human hands and arms.

Many fans believe the Night King’s symbol shares uncanny similarities to that of House of Targaryen’s crest.

 As the remains of Ned Umber went up in flames the symbol looked very similar to the Targaryen sigil

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As the remains of Ned Umber went up in flames the symbol looked very similar to the Targaryen sigil

In a previous episode, rangers from the Night’s Watch come across a group of wildlings that had been slaughtered by the White Walkers and their body parts are arranged in a similar pattern.

While in season three Jon Snow and Mance Rayder discovered horses’ remains had been severed and arranged in the pattern, too.

Then in season seven, Jon shows Daenerys the carvings on the walls of the caves beneath Dragonstone that were inscribed there by the Children of the Forest.

And once again, the familiar symbol was seen near  the drawings of the White Walkers.

One eagle-eyed fan wrote: “Wait a minute. What if the Night King is a Targaryen? That symbol the White Walkers use looks awfully similar to the Targaryen sigil.”

 One of the show runners previously said that "only a Targaryen" can ride a dragon

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One of the show runners previously said that “only a Targaryen” can ride a dragon

What other evidence is there for the Game of Thrones theory?

As we all know, the Night King has a dragon in his army now and he was seen riding the dragon in the finale of Season seven.

And fans think this is another clue because the show’s creators once claimed that “only a Targaryen can ride a dragon”.

One suspicious fan tweeted: “One of the shows’ creators legit says, ‘Only a Targaryen can ride a dragon’ in the behind-the-scenes segment after tonight’s premiere, and coincidentally the Night King rides a dragon and the symbol he’s leaving behind looks like a Targaryen sigil. Calling it now Night King.”

When does Game of Thrones Season 8 air next?

The next episode of Game of Thrones will air on Sunday April 28, 2019 at 9pm in the US.

It will be simulcast in the UK on Sky Atlantic and NOW TV on Monday, April 29 from 2am.

The episode will be repeated again in the UK at 9pm on Monday.

Episode Three will see the all-important battle of Winterfell take place as Jon and the gang try all they can to stop the Night King.

Season 8 Episode 3 preview of Game Of Thrones shows the Starks defend Winterfell from the Night King’s army





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