Search results
Aug 23, 2022 · He predicted that a Targaryen would need to be on the Iron Throne to unite the Seven Kingdoms against the apocalyptic threat. He called this the 'Song of Ice and Fire.'
- Terminology
- Great Houses
- Royal Bureaucracy
- Regions and Territory
- Population
- History
- Recent Events
Throughout thousands of years of history, the continent of Westeros was often divided amongst a multitude of monarchs and realms, including the so-called Age of the Hundred Kingdoms. The term "Seven Kingdoms" derives from the situation in Westeros just prior to Aegon's Conquestthree centuries ago, when most of the continent had been consolidated un...
Due to the vast size of the new kingdom, in each region Aegon I Targaryen raised Great Houses who swore fealty to him, mostly the former ruling dynasties. The lords were granted a degree of autonomy and granted authority over their bannermen and smallfolk. Wardensare generals who defend their regions. Aegon established his new realm's capital on th...
The small council, advisers to the king who sits the Iron Throne, began during the era of King Aegon I Targaryen and became a more formal institution in the reign of King Jaehaerys I Targaryen.
Despite its name, the Seven Kingdoms is a realm divided into nine administrative regionsor provinces: 1. the crownlands 2. Dorne 3. the Iron Islands 4. the north 5. the Reach 6. the riverlands 7. the stormlands 8. the Vale of Arryn 9. the westerlands If seven "kingdoms" were to be counted from among the nine provinces, the regions included would ap...
The population of the Seven Kingdoms numbers in the millions. The monarch on the Iron Throne uses the title King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, referring to the major ethnic groups from which most Westerosi descend. The Reach is the most populous of the Seven Kingdoms, while Dorne is the least populous. The north, due to its large s...
Wars of Conquest
The continent of Westeros was once divided among a multitude of monarchs in the Age of the Hundred Kingdoms, but over time the land was consolidated into seven major realms. Aegon Targaryen, Lord of Dragonstone, and his sisters, Visenya and Rhaenys, invaded the continent, with Aegon demanding the submission of the mainland's monarchs. Aegon's Conquest began with House Targaryen landing at the mouth of the Blackwater Rush, and Aegon was crowned King of All Westeros at the Aegonfort. Aegon then...
Iron Throne
Instead of Oldtown or Dragonstone, King Aegon I Targaryen made the new city of King's Landing the capital of his kingdom, with the swords of his defeated foes made into the Iron Throne. The crownlands were created out of territory near the mouth of the Blackwater Rush and along Blackwater Bay. Aegon encouraged included nobles and their children from throughout the land to serve at court, and the Targaryens encouraged marriages between disparate families in an effort to unite the formerly-inde...
Aenys and Maegor
Soon after ascending the throne, King Aenys I Targaryen was faced with the rebellions of Jonos Arryn in the Vale, Harren the Red in the riverlands, Lodos the Twice-Drowned in the Iron Islands. Lord Orys Baratheon helped suppress the Vulture King in the Second Dornish War. The Faith Militant uprising began during the reign of Aenys I and continued through the reign of his brother, Maegor I Targaryen. Aenys's heir, Aegon the Uncrowned, was defeated by Maegor in the Battle Beneath the Gods Eye....
A Game of Thrones
When Jon Arryn, Lord of the Eyrie, dies suddenly, King Robert I Baratheon rides to Winterfell to offer the position of Hand of the King to his childhood friend, Eddard Stark, Lord of Winterfell. Robert hosts the Hand's tourney in King's Landing, and Eddard investigates the manner of Jon's passing. After his son Tyrion is abducted by Catelyn Stark and put on trial by Lysa Arryn, Tywin Lannister, Lord of Casterly Rock, sends Ser Gregor Clegane to raid the riverlandsin retaliation. Eddard uncove...
A Clash of Kings
At Dragonstone, Stannis Baratheon declares himself King of Westeros with the support of Melisandre, a red priestess. Catelyn Stark is unable to convince the Baratheon brothers to join forces, and Renly Baratheon is assassinated by a shadow at Storm's End. Having declared independence from the Iron Throne, Robb Stark sends Ser Cleos Frey to King's Landing with his territorial demands, claiming all of the north and the lands of the Trident between the Golden Tooth and the Mountains of the Moon....
A Storm of Swords
As the War of the Five Kings continues, the brotherhood without banners protect smallfolk in the riverlands in the name of the late King Robert I Baratheon. Robb Stark, King in the North, and King of the Trident, breaks his alliance with House Frey by marrying Jeyne Westerling instead of a daughter of Walder Frey, Lord of the Crossing. Hoster Tully, Lord of Riverrun, passes away, and his heir, Ser Edmure Tully, agrees to wed Roslin Frey to restore Robb's alliance with Walder. House Stark is b...
Aug 21, 2017 · It’s a long shot, but considering the limited options available to the Seven Kingdoms, it will have to do. Ready or not, the ice dragon cometh. Game of Thrones returns with its season finale next Sunday on HBO @ 9PM EST.
On the seventh day, a cloud of ravens burst from the towers of Dragonstone to bring Lord Aegon's word to the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. To the seven kings they flew, to the Citadel of Oldtown , to lords both great and small.
Jun 20, 2024 · Here's a full explanation on the Song of Ice and Fire prophecy that is used heavily in both 'House of the Dragon' and 'Game of Thrones,' including what it means for the Targaryens.
- leahmarilla@gmail.com
- 30 min
Jul 20, 2024 · While House of the Dragon Season 2 focuses on a succession battle, let's look at all the previous Targaryens who sat on the Iron Throne. From Aegon to Aenys to Maegor, the early history of ...
People also ask
Will the Seven Kingdoms ever come back?
Can Ice Dragon Attack Viserion?
What are the Seven Kingdoms after Aegon's conquest?
Why is Dorne called Seven Kingdoms?
When did Targaryen become a dragon?
What is a wiki of ice and fire?
The War of the Ninepenny Kings: War erupts when the Band of Nine, including Maelys Blackfyre, after having conquered the Free City of Tyrosh and the Stepstones, begin to move towards the Seven Kingdoms.
