The Truth About Maester Aemon and Egg Will Break You

Egg and Maester Aemon are brothers — but neither A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms nor Game of Thrones ever really slows down to explain what that actually means. Aemon turned down the Iron Throne so Egg could have it, then exiled himself to the Wall so he could never be used against him. And Egg spent his entire reign trying to be worthy of that sacrifice — right up until the disaster at Summerhall. This video covers the full story: who Aemon was before the Wall, why he said no to the crown, what Egg's reign as Aegon the Unlikely actually looked like, what really happened at Summerhall, and why Aemon's final words — "Egg, I dreamed that I was old" — hit completely differently once you know everything. Check out Alt Shift X's video:    • Summerhall: the tragedy before Game of Thr...   Image Credits: Jota Saraiva (@jota.s.art) @riotarttherite Dunk, Egg, and Maester, by like-a-pimp-with-mjolnir  Maester Aemon, by Audrey Hotte © Fantasy Flight Games Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.