Daenerys' Dragon Eggs In House Of The Dragon Debunk A Theory About Their Origin
Daenerys Targaryen's dragon eggs appearing in House Of The Dragon season 2, episode 3 mean the biggest theory about their origin cannot be true. Before House of the Dragon, it was speculated that Daenerys' dragon eggs were the ones stolen by Elissa Farman, a noblewoman and lover of Queen Rhaena Targaryen. Elissa took three eggs from the hatchery on Dragonstone in 54 AC, about 75 years before the events of House of the Dragon season 2.
Elissa stole the three eggs to eventually trade them for a ship, as she wanted to sail around the world on new adventures. The fact that she is specifically referenced as having three eggs is a key point of the theory, as that's how many Daenerys receives. It is said that Elissa sold them to the sealord of Braavos, but otherwise, their fates are unknown. Elissa herself is believed to have reached Asshai, and Game Of Thrones revealed Dany's eggs came from the Shadow Lands beyond Asshai.
Does House Of The Dragon Reveal About Daenerys' Dragon Eggs From GOT Make Sense?
In terms of House Of The Dragon's story in isolation, introducing Daenerys' dragon eggs does make sense. There's certainly logic in having eggs generally appear, and technically, it doesn't break canon. It's also thematically quite fitting: Rhaenyra says that, if everything fails, Rhaena and the eggs "will bear our hope for the future." Since Daenerys brings Dragons back with these very eggs, that is quite fitting.
It's even more appropriate that it happened with Rhaena. She has long wanted a dragon - and the fourth egg of the bunch will likely hatch to become hers - but she is also the last known dragonrider before the Targaryen dragons all die out. Her being the last to ride a dragon, and also carrying the eggs that will lead to a) the first dragonrider in almost a century and a half, and b) the real last ever dragonrider, does have a lot of weight to it.
How House Of The Dragon Changes Daenerys' Dragon Eggs Story
House of the Dragon shuts all of this down. Since the dragon eggs are ones from Dragonstone at the time of Rhaenyra, then obviously they aren't the ones stolen by Elissa Farman. Similarly, they come from Rhaenyra's dragon, Syrax, rather than Dreamfyre. This means that the biggest theory about the origins of Daenerys' dragon eggs is no longer true.
There are some major gaps in the story, however. This only reveals the very beginning of Daenerys' dragon eggs. How they get from the Vale to the Shadow Lands beyond Asshai, where Illyrio Mopatis says they are from, is another matter entirely. This is something that House of the Dragon will probably not be able to confirm.
What This Means For The Future of House of the Dragon
The reveal that Daenerys' dragon eggs were from Rhaenyra's dragon, Syrax, is a significant change to the Game Of Thrones lore. It's a change that will likely have a ripple effect on the rest of the House of the Dragon story. It also raises questions about how the eggs ended up in the Shadow Lands beyond Asshai.
Only time will tell what this change will mean for the future of House of the Dragon. But it's a change that will likely be a topic of discussion amongst fans for a long time to come.
