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'''Aegonfort''' was the name of the first fort [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conquerer]] had build, on the place where [[King's Landing]] and the [[Red Keep]] now reside.<ref>''King's Landing''  entry in [[A World of Ice and Fire]]</ref>
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[[File:Aegonfort.jpg|thumb|right|350px|The Aegonfort, as depicted by Ted Nasmith in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'']]
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The '''Aegonfort''' was the first fort built by [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]], constructed where [[King's Landing]] and the [[Red Keep]] now reside.{{ref|AWOIAF| King's Landing}}
  
The city of [[King's Landing]] was forming around Aegonfort, the seat from where Aegon himself ruled, until it became clear to him that the ramshackle pile of wood and earth that his seat consisted of was entirely unsuited to be the seat of power for the King. Upon that realization, Aegon moved his family back to [[Dragonstone]], the ancient seat of [[House Targaryen]], and ordered Aegonfort razed to the ground, and a [[Red Keep|proper castle]] built in its place. This replacement would later be known as the [[Red Keep]]. Aegon never lived to see the completion of the Red Keep, as only the foundations and tunnels of the future seat of kings had been completed by the time of Aegon's death in {{Date|37}}.<ref>[http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/topic/83614-bubonicon-45/page-2?hl=aegonfort#entry4884304 Bubicon reading]</ref>
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==History==
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After defeating a dozen castles in the vicinity of [[Blackwater Bay]], [[Aegon I Targaryen]] commanded the defeated lords to attend him at the Aegonfort atop what would become known as [[Aegon's High Hill]]. There, the lords laid their swords at the conqueror's feet, and he confirmed them in their lands and titles.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
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The city of [[King's Landing]] formed around the Aegonfort, the seat from which Aegon ruled his realm.  A wooden palisade was constructed around the Aegonfort, with walls fifty feet high.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
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Over the next few decades, the Aegonfort grew larger and came to spread halfway down Aegon's High Hill. It was a sloppy confusion of wood, earth, and brick which had long ago outgrown the old log palisades that were its only walls. In {{Date|35}} the elderly King Aegon I came to the realization that the ramshackle pile of wood and earth that his seat consisted of was entirely unsuited to be the seat of power for a king. Aegon moved his family back to [[Dragonstone]], the ancient seat of [[House Targaryen]], and ordered the Aegonfort razed to the ground. Construction of a castle began, which would later become known as the [[Red Keep]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}{{Ref|tsotd}}
  
 
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Revision as of 16:00, 7 September 2018

The Aegonfort, as depicted by Ted Nasmith in The World of Ice & Fire

The Aegonfort was the first fort built by Aegon the Conqueror, constructed where King's Landing and the Red Keep now reside.[1]

History

After defeating a dozen castles in the vicinity of Blackwater Bay, Aegon I Targaryen commanded the defeated lords to attend him at the Aegonfort atop what would become known as Aegon's High Hill. There, the lords laid their swords at the conqueror's feet, and he confirmed them in their lands and titles.[2]

The city of King's Landing formed around the Aegonfort, the seat from which Aegon ruled his realm. A wooden palisade was constructed around the Aegonfort, with walls fifty feet high.[3]

Over the next few decades, the Aegonfort grew larger and came to spread halfway down Aegon's High Hill. It was a sloppy confusion of wood, earth, and brick which had long ago outgrown the old log palisades that were its only walls. In 35 AC the elderly King Aegon I came to the realization that the ramshackle pile of wood and earth that his seat consisted of was entirely unsuited to be the seat of power for a king. Aegon moved his family back to Dragonstone, the ancient seat of House Targaryen, and ordered the Aegonfort razed to the ground. Construction of a castle began, which would later become known as the Red Keep.[3][4]

References

  1. George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, King's Landing.
  2. The World of Ice & Fire, The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest.
  3. 3.0 3.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I.
  4. The Sons of the Dragon.