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House of the Dragon is a prequel to Game of Thrones.
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Is it true that House of the Dragon is a prequel to Game of Thrones?
Yes. Multiple reference and scholarly sources state directly that House of the Dragon is a prequel to Game of Thrones, set roughly 200 years before it.
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Wikipedia: House of the Dragon. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_the_Dragon
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Wikipedia: House of the Dragon season 1. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_the_Dragon_season_1
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Wikipedia: House of the Dragon: Season 1 (soundtrack). (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_the_Dragon:_Season_1_(soundtrack)
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Simple English Wikipedia: House of the Dragon. (n.d.). simple.wikipedia.org. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_the_Dragon
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Garnier, A. (2024). House of the Dragon et Game of Thrones : récurrence en variations sonores. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3917/telev.015.0131
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Lang, Z. & Olesker, R. (2024). Lessons from Dragons: Teaching Political Science with HBO's House of the Dragon. eric.ed.gov. https://doi.org/10.1080/15512169.2024.2330931
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Hell Hath No Fury: The Madonna-Whore Dichotomy in HBO’s House of the Dragon. (2025). api.library.uq.edu.au. https://api.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:3a2a066/thumbnail_UQ3a2a066_OA_t.jpg
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Prequels, Sequels and Everything Else. (2024). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.14232/americana.2024.1.93-102
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Repetition with a difference. (2024). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3828/sfftv.2024.18
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