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- ChangeLaenor doesn't die
In the book, Laenor Velaryon, Rhaenyra's first husband, is killed in a fight with his companion, Qarl Correy. On the show, his death is staged, and Laenor runs off with Qarl.
source ↗ - ChangeRhea Royce's death
In the book, Rhea Royce, Daemon's first wife, dies after falling from her horse while hawking, with Daemon far away. On the show, Daemon kills her.
source ↗ - ChangeAegon's prophecy is new
On the show, Targaryen kings pass down a dream of Aegon the Conqueror about a threat from the north. That prophecy isn't in Fire & Blood.
source ↗ - ChangeViserys dies in his sleep
In the book, Viserys dies during a nap, with no farewell scene. On the show, he wastes away for years, and Alicent misreads his last words.
source ↗ - ChangeFriends the book never had
On the show, Alicent and Rhaenyra grow up as best friends before turning into rivals. In the book, that friendship doesn't exist.
source ↗ - ChangeDid Vhagar go rogue?
On the show, Aemond seems to lose control of Vhagar when she kills Lucerys over Storm's End. In the book, the accounts suggest Aemond meant to kill his nephew.
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- ChangeJust the first story
The book collects three Dunk and Egg novellas. Season 1 adapts only the first, The Hedge Knight; season 2 will adapt The Sworn Sword.
source ↗ - ChangeDunk's childhood on screen
The show flashes back to young Dunk on the streets of King's Landing and the moment old Ser Arlan takes him in. In the book, that past is only mentioned in passing.
source ↗ - ChangeAn invented tug-of-war
The tug-of-war with Dunk and Egg at the tourney camp was created for the show, to show off the boy's courage.
source ↗ - ChangeDunk dances with Lyonel
The scene where Dunk dances with Lyonel Baratheon isn't in the book.
source ↗ - ChangeEgg leaves without his father's blessing
In the book, Maekar agrees to let Egg travel with Dunk as his squire. On the show, Egg tells Dunk he has his father's permission when he doesn't, and the post-credits scene shows Maekar searching for his son.
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- ChangeDaenerys got older
In the book, Daenerys is 13 when she marries Khal Drogo. The show pushed the timeline forward and made her 16; the Stark kids were aged up too.
source ↗ - ChangeA different wedding night
In the book, Drogo is patient on their wedding night and waits for Daenerys to consent. The show turned the scene violent. George R. R. Martin said he wasn't consulted and that the change made it worse.
source ↗ - ChangeRos isn't in the book
Ros, the Winterfell prostitute who later moves to King's Landing, was created for the show. She appears from the first episode and helps convey things the book tells through characters' thoughts.
source ↗ - ChangeThe deserter got swapped
In the book's prologue, the point-of-view character Will dies, and the ranger who flees and is executed by Ned is Gared. The show swaps them, making Will the deserter.
source ↗ - ChangeRobert and Cersei talk alone
Robert and Cersei's frank talk about their marriage isn't in the book. Since neither narrates chapters, the show added scenes to show what they think.
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- ChangeArya serves Tywin on the show
On the show, Tywin figures out Arya is a girl and makes her his cupbearer at Harrenhal, and the two have long talks. In the book she's put to work in the kitchens, and those scenes don't exist.
source ↗ - ChangeNobody steals the dragons
On the show, Daenerys's dragons are stolen in Qarth, and she goes into the House of the Undying to get them back. In the book they never go missing: she visits the warlocks on her own.
source ↗ - ChangeXaro doesn't end up in the vault
On the show, Xaro Xhoan Daxos stages a coup in Qarth and Daenerys locks him in his own empty vault. In the book, he just proposes and, once refused, tells her to leave the city.
source ↗ - ChangeTyrion kept his nose
In the book, a sword stroke at the Battle of the Blackwater takes off most of Tyrion's nose. On the show he just gets a scar; Martin explained that erasing the nose in every scene would cost too much time and money.
source ↗ - ChangeAsha became Yara
Theon's sister is named Asha in the books. The show renamed her Yara so viewers wouldn't mix her up with Osha, the wildling already in the story.
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- ChangeTalisa instead of Jeyne
In the book, Robb marries Jeyne Westerling, from a western house, and she never goes to the Twins. On the show his wife is Talisa, a healer created for TV, who dies pregnant at the Red Wedding.
source ↗ - ChangeWhere's Lady Stoneheart?
The book's epilogue brings Catelyn back to life as Lady Stoneheart, the ruthless leader of the Brotherhood Without Banners. The show left her out, and Martin said he regretted that.
source ↗ - ChangeThe Tysha secret is gone
In the book, while freeing Tyrion, Jaime admits that Tysha, Tyrion's first wife, was no whore: the lie was Tywin's doing. It drives Tyrion's final confrontation with his father. The show cut the reveal.
source ↗ - ChangeWho killed Ygritte?
On the show, Ygritte is shot by Olly, a boy created for TV. In the book she's hit during the attack on Castle Black, and nobody knows who fired.
source ↗ - ChangeBrienne and the Hound never fight
The duel between Brienne and the Hound, with Arya watching, was made for the show. In the book, Brienne and Sandor Clegane never even meet.
source ↗ - ChangeOlenna and Tywin face off
The sharp exchange between Olenna Tyrell and Tywin over marrying Loras to Cersei is the show's invention. Since neither narrates chapters, the book never shows that verbal duel.
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- ChangeDorne without Arianne
In the book, Arianne Martell, heir to Dorne, narrates chapters and plots to crown Myrcella. She was cut from the show, and part of her role went to Ellaria Sand and the Sand Snakes.
source ↗ - ChangeMyrcella loses an ear, not her life
In the book, Arianne's plot goes wrong, and Myrcella is wounded and loses an ear. On the show, Ellaria poisons her, and she dies in Jaime's arms.
source ↗ - ChangeJaime never goes to Dorne
On the show, Jaime travels with Bronn to Dorne to bring Myrcella home. In the book, he stays in the riverlands and goes to end the siege of Riverrun.
source ↗ - ChangeMaester Aemon dies at sea
In the book, Maester Aemon sails with Sam toward Oldtown and dies on the way. On the show, he never leaves Castle Black and dies there.
source ↗ - ChangeThe Iron Islands vote came later
In the book, the kingsmoot that picks the new king of the Iron Islands happens in A Feast for Crows. The show didn't stage it until season 6.
source ↗ - ChangeSansa stays in the Vale
In the book, Sansa stays hidden in the Vale as Alayne, Littlefinger's supposed daughter. On the show, she leaves the Vale and heads back north.
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- ChangeNo Young Griff
In the book, Tyrion travels downriver with a boy called Griff, who turns out to be Aegon Targaryen, Rhaegar's son, long believed dead. The character and that whole plot were left out of the show.
source ↗ - ChangeQuentyn Martell was left out
In the book, Quentyn, Doran Martell's son, crosses the sea to Meereen to ask for Daenerys's hand and tries to tame the dragons. He doesn't exist on the show.
source ↗ - ChangeBarristan survives in the book
On the show, Barristan Selmy dies fighting the Sons of the Harpy. In the book, he's alive at the end and takes charge in Meereen. Actor Ian McElhinney said he was disappointed.
source ↗ - ChangeShireen is alive in the book
On the show, Stannis burns his daughter, Shireen, at the stake. At the end of A Dance with Dragons, Shireen is alive at Castle Black with her mother.
source ↗ - ChangeRamsay's bride isn't Sansa
In the book, the Boltons marry Ramsay to Jeyne Poole, Sansa's childhood friend, posing as Arya. On the show, it's Sansa herself who marries Ramsay.
source ↗ - ChangeTyrion and Daenerys haven't met
On the show, Tyrion reaches Meereen and becomes Daenerys's adviser. In the book, the two still haven't met by the last page of A Dance with Dragons.
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