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In the series, the Iron Throne is both a physical seat of office as well as a metonym for the monarchy of Westeros. Martin establishes in A Game of Thrones (1996) that after seizing control of six of the Seven Kingdoms, Targaryen ruler Aegon the Conqueror had made a throne for himself from the swords of his vanquished enemies, fused by dragonfire.
Aegon built the Iron Throne with his enemies' swords and his dragon's flame, building the Red Keep as his seat and King's Landing as his new capital. The Targaryen dragons were the last known to exist and died out long before the events of A Game of Thrones. People of Targaryen ancestry, referred to as "blood of the dragon", tend to have silver ...
Stannis becomes a challenger for the Iron Throne after his nephew Joffrey Baratheon becomes king, becoming one of five in the War of Five Kings. Advised by the Red Priestess Lady Melisandre (follower of the Lord of Light) and Davos Seaworth, Stannis is based at Dragonstone, an offshore island in the Narrow Sea, where he lives with his daughter ...
At the beginning of A Game of Thrones, 15 years have passed since Robert's rebellion, with a nine-year-long summer coming to an end. The principal story chronicles the power struggle for the Iron Throne among the great Houses of Westeros following the death of King Robert in A Game of Thrones.
The Keep holds the Iron Throne. Aegon commissioned the throne's construction from the swords of his defeated enemies. According to legend, he kept the blades sharp because he believed that no ruler should ever sit comfortably. Centuries later, kings still cut themselves on the throne.
An Iron Throne from 'Game of Thrones' sells at auction, along with hundreds of other items from the epic HBO series. The entire haul fetches $21 million.
High-end merchandise includes a $10,500 Ulysse Nardin wristwatch [425] and a $30,000 resin replica of the Iron Throne. [426] In 2013 and 2014, a traveling exhibition of costumes, props, armor and weapons from the series visited major cities in Europe and the Americas. [427] Starting 2018, Diageo released several Game of Thrones themed whiskies ...
After his betrothed Lyanna Stark was allegedly kidnapped by Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, and Eddard's father and brother were murdered by Rhaegar's father, the "Mad King" Aerys II Targaryen, Robert, Ned, and Jon started a rebellion. After crushing the Targaryen dynasty and winning the war, during which Lyanna died, Robert took the Iron Throne.