--- title: Game of Thrones: Davos Hinted at Jon Snow's Real Name description: It turns out that Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss hinted at Jon Snow's real name way back in season three. canonical: https://time.com/4987406/game-of-thrones-davos-jon-snow-real-name-hint/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-10-18T16:32:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:48:07.383Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: This Game of Thrones Detail Hinted at a Major Season 7 Twist og:description: Did you pick up on this clue about Jon Snow's real name? og:url: https://time.com/4987406/game-of-thrones-davos-jon-snow-real-name-hint/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt401f12ffc64bf438/6988535555a859620fa8c612/shireen-davos-got.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Ser Davos and Shireen in Game of Thrones' "The Dance of Dragons" og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Game of Thrones Detail Hinted at a Major Season 7 Twist twitter:description: Did you pick up on this clue about Jon Snow's real name? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt401f12ffc64bf438/6988535555a859620fa8c612/shireen-davos-got.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Tiny _Game of Thrones_ Detail Hinted at a Major Season 7 Twist Years Ago > Sponsored content. 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The season seven finale of _Game of Thrones_ not only confirmed that [Jon Snow](http://time.com/4915915/game-of-thrones-season-7-finale-jon-snow-daenerys-targaryen-romance/) is the [trueborn son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark](http://time.com/4915000/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-parents-rhaegar-targaryen-lyanna-stark/), but also revealed the real name of the King in the North. “His name is Aegon Targaryen,” Lyanna told her brother Ned during a continuation of the flashback sequence in which Bran witnessed Jon’s birth at the Tower of Joy. “You have to protect him. Promise me, Ned.” However, it turns out that showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss hinted at this twist way back in season three of the HBO drama. As noted by [Reddit user tyjhort](https://www.reddit.com/r/freefolk/comments/70zs87/shireen%5Fwas%5Flecturing%5Fser%5Fdavos%5Fabout%5Faegon/), when Stannis’ daughter Shireen began teaching Ser Davos how to read, the first word she showed him how to pronounce was Aegon. “This word is Aegon,” she said. “When you see ‘A,’ ‘E’ and ‘G’ together like that, it sounds like ‘egg.’ And the title of the whole book is _A History of Aegon the Conqueror_.” If you never picked up on this clue, there’s no need to feel bad. Even Liam Cunningham — who plays Davos — told [_HuffPost_](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/game-of-thrones-star-talks-about-a-subtle-easter-egg-you-missed%5Fus%5F59e5fdf4e4b02a215b3328ff?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063&utm%5Fcampaign=hp%5Ffb%5Fpages&utm%5Fsource=main%5Ffb&utm%5Fmedium=facebook)that he had no idea the moment held hidden meaning. “Are you kidding me,” he said at New York Comic Con. “I don’t know what the hell’s gonna happen from one episode to the next. That’s testament to how good the writing is on that, too. 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