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[[File:The Westerlands.png|350px|thumb|The westerlands with the major strongholds]]

The '''westerlands'''{{ref|AFFC|Prologue}} is a region in the west of the continent of [[Westeros]]. Before [[Aegon's Conquest]], it was known as the [[Kingdom of the Rock]]. People from the westerlands are known as westermen.{{ref|ACOK|26}}{{ref|TPATQ}} The customary surname of [[bastardy|bastards]] of noble origin born in the westerlands is Hill.

The westerlands is ruled from [[Casterly Rock]] by [[House Lannister]]. Notable bannermen have included [[House Banefort|Banefort]], [[House Brax|Brax]], [[House Broom|Broom]], [[House Clegane|Clegane]], [[House Crakehall|Crakehall]], [[House Farman|Farman]], [[House Lefford|Lefford]], [[House Lydden|Lydden]], [[House Marbrand|Marbrand]], [[House Payne|Payne]], [[House Prester|Prester]], [[House Reyne|Reyne]], [[House Serrett|Serrett]], [[House Swyft|Swyft]], [[House Tarbeck|Tarbeck]], and [[House Westerling|Westerling]].{{ref|AGOT|Appendix}}{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}

==Geography==
[[File:Sarah Morris The WesterlandsII.png|thumb|The westerlands by Sarah Morris © Fantasy Flight Games]]

The westerlands is known for its rugged hills, rolling plains, fertile fields, and broadleaf forests. The land contains lakes and rivers, and the hills conceal systems of caves and caverns.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}

The region lies along the coast of the [[Sunset Sea]], with [[Ironman's Bay]] and the [[Iron Islands]] to the north.<ref>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', [[A Dance with Dragons-Map of the South|Map of the South]]</ref> A salient of the northeastern westerlands extends near the ruins of [[Oldstones]] and the [[Blue Fork]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}} Castles on the northwestern coast include [[Banefort]] and the [[Crag]]. [[Faircastle]] is located on [[Fair Isle]], while [[Feastfires]] and the market town of [[Kayce]] are found on a peninsula jutting into the sea.{{ref|TLOIAF|Westeros}}

Also along the coast is [[Casterly Rock]], the seat of [[House Lannister]], a fortress carved out of a massive hill of solid rock.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: Casterly Rock}} Near the Rock is [[Lannisport]], a port and one of the largest cities of [[Westeros]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}} Three days ride from the Rock is the village of [[Oxcross]].{{ref|ACOK|32}} Inland castles near the Rock including [[Ashemark]] and [[Sarsfield]],{{ref|TLOIAF|Westeros}} as well as the ruins of [[Castamere]] and [[Tarbeck Hall]].

The headwaters of the [[Tumblestone]] and the [[Red Fork]] begin in the westerlands and flow east into the [[riverlands]]. The main pass through the eastern hills is guarded by the [[Golden Tooth]], a castle which controls access to the [[river road]] leading to [[Riverrun]]. Further south is the [[Goldroad]], which runs east to [[King's Landing]]. [[Deep Den]] watches this road, with [[Hornvale]] to the north and [[Silverhill]] to the south.{{ref|TLOIAF|Westeros}}

The southern westerlands contain more flatland than the rest of the country and includes [[Cornfield]] and the forest by [[Crakehall|Crakehall Castle]]. The [[Ocean Road]] leads south from the Rock past Crakehall to [[Old Oak]] and [[Highgarden]] in the [[Reach]].{{ref|TLOIAF|Westeros}} Also located in the westerlands are [[Greenfield]] and [[Wyndhall]].

==People and Economy==
[[File:Golden Tooth.jpg|thumb|Mines at the [[Golden Tooth]] by Franz Miklis © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The westerlands are not the largest, most populous, or most fertile part of the realm, but they are the richest. Full of hills and crags, the land is dotted with mines from which pour [[gold]] and [[silver]] in astonishing quantities. There are gold mines at [[Casterly Rock]], the [[Golden Tooth]], [[Castamere]], [[Nunn's Deep]], and the [[Pendric Hills]]. Besides farming, there is also some fishery in [[Lannisport]] and on [[Fair Isle]].

==Military strength==
A semi-canon source from 2005 estimates the [[military strength]] of the westerlands to be fifty thousand men strong, though this count includes even green boys, and depletes most castles of any protection.{{Ref|RPG|guardiansorder}} During [[Aegon's Conquest]], King [[Loren I Lannister]] marched a host of twenty-two thousand from the westerlands to battle.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} The westerlands contributed ten thousand men-at-arms and one thousand [[knight]]s during the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}

According to a semi-canon source, in {{Date|261}} [[House Reyne]] was able to field eight thousand men, while Houses [[House Westerling|Westerling]], [[House Banefort|Banefort]], [[House Plumm|Plumm]], and [[House Stackspear|Stackspear]] together were able to field at least sixty-five hundred men together.<ref name=westerlands>[http://www.georgerrmartin.com/world-of-ice-and-fire-sample/ "The World of Ice and Fire", The Westerlands, unabridged version]</ref>

In {{Date|283}}, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] commanded twelve thousand [[House Lannister|Lannister]] men during the [[Sack of King's Landing]].{{ref|ACOK|12}}

The Lannister fleet at [[Lannisport]] consists of twenty or thirty cogs, carracks, galleys, and dromonds, while lesser lords have two or three ships for patrolling. <ref name=SSMLF>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Lannister_Fleet The Lannister Fleet (September 26, 1999)]</ref> A semi-canon sources from 2005 estimates the total naval power of the westerlands to be “probably closer to fifty or sixty large ships”.{{Ref|RPG|guardiansorder}} Casterly Rock's vessels were rebuilt<ref name=SSMLF/> after the [[burning of the Lannister fleet]] in {{Date|289}}.{{Ref|ACOK|24}}

==History==
===Before the Andals===
[[File:Andrew Hall Western Fiefdoms.png|thumb|Western Fiefdoms by Andrew Hall © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Little is known of the time before the coming of the [[First Men]]. Like the rest of Westeros, the [[children of the forest]] and [[giants]] lived in the westerlands and fought with the First Men when they came. After the [[Pact]] at the [[Isle of Faces]], the children only kept the forests.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}} The hills of the west were once inhabited by [[lion]]s, but they are believed to all have been slain.{{ref|ADWD|34}}

First Men lords, some of whom were petty kings, included the [[House Banefort|Baneforts]], [[House Broom|Brooms]], [[House Crakehall|Crakehalls]], [[House Farman|Farmans]], [[House Foote|Footes]], [[House Greenfield|Greenfields]], [[House Hawthorne|Hawthornes]], [[House Moreland|Morelands]], [[House Plumm|Plumms]], [[House Reyne|Reynes]], [[House Westerling|Westerlings]], and [[House Yew|Yews]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}} The coastal First Men were often raided by the [[ironborn]] from the [[Iron Islands]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}

During the [[Age of Heroes]], the legendary hero and trickster [[Lann the Clever]] acquired [[Casterly Rock]] in some manner from [[House Casterly]]. According to legend he is the ancestor of the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]], who became the [[Kings of the Rock]] with Casterly Rock as their seat.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}} Westermen believe that Lann made off with some of the inheritance of [[Garth Greenhand]] by posing as one of his sons.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}}

===Kingdom of the Rock===
The Lannister Kings of the Rock gradually conquered or acquired neighboring territory, including the lands of the Reynes and the Baneforts. They initially resisted the [[coming of the Andals]], but later Lannister kings allowed the [[Andals]] to marry into the westermen nobility. New houses formed by the intermarriages included Houses [[House Brax|Brax]], [[House Drox|Drox]], [[House Jast|Jast]], [[House Kyndall|Kyndall]], [[House Lefford|Lefford]], [[House Marbrand|Marbrand]], [[House Parren|Parren]], [[House Sarsfield|Sarsfield]], and [[House Serrett|Serrett]]. In contrast to most kings of First Men origin, the support of the Andals allowed the Kings of the Rock to expand their power. When King [[Gerold III Lannister]] died without male issue, a council crowned his daughter's husband, Ser Joffrey Lydden, who became the first Andal King of the Rock, [[Joffrey Lannister]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}

With Andal support the Lannisters extended their rule to the [[Golden Tooth]] and [[Fair Isle]] and engaged in border wars with the [[Kings of the Trident]] and [[Kings of the Reach]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}} The growing strength of House Lannister allowed them to expel the [[ironborn]] from the western coasts, and King [[Gerold Lannister (king)|Gerold the Great]] raided the Iron Isles and brought hostages back to the Rock.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns}}

Some of the eastern hills of what is now the westerlands were historically ruled by [[Kings of the Rivers and the Hills]], such as the [[House Mudd|Mudds]] and the [[House Teague|Teagues]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}} Lord [[Torrence Teague]] used his spoils after raiding the west in his successful campaign to become river king.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}

Ser [[Eustace Osgrey]] mentioned that a famous relative of his defeated an attack by the Kingdom of the Rock by killing a Lannister king, [[Lancel V Lannister|Lancel V]].{{ref|TSS}}

===Targaryen Era===
[[File:Searoad.jpg|thumb|The [[Searoad]] by Eric Lofgren © Fantasy Flight Games]]
[[Loren I Lannister]], King of the Rock, mustered his armies to fight [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], [[Lord of Dragonstone]], during [[Aegon's Conquest]]. Allied with [[Mern IX Gardener]], King of the Reach, they assembled the enormous Host of the Two Kings. However, they were no match for Targaryen [[dragon]]s. King Loren escaped the so-called [[Field of Fire]] and submitted to Aegon. His primacy in the westerlands as [[Warden of the West]] was confirmed by the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]]. Since this time the westerlands have been part of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] controlled by the [[Iron Throne]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

During the [[Faith Militant uprising]], Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon Targaryen]] and Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena ]] were besieged by the [[Poor Fellows]] at [[Crakehall]]. Lord [[Lyman Lannister]] later gave sanctuary and lent Aegon limited support when he challenged his uncle, King [[Maegor I Targaryen]]. Several houses from the westerlands fought for Aegon at the [[Battle Beneath the Gods Eye]], including houses [[House Farman|Farman]], [[House Tarbeck|Tarbeck]], [[House Parren|Parren]] and [[House Westerling|Westerling]]. When Prince [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys Targaryen]] announced his claim to the throne in 48 AC, Lord Lyman was one of the great lords who supported him. {{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], the westerlands under Lord [[Jason Lannister]] declared for [[Aegon II Targaryen]]. Jason led his armies into the [[riverlands]], where they fought several battles against the [[blacks]] until the host was obliterated during the [[Battle by the Lakeshore]]. Meanwhile, the undefended westerlands were attacked by Lord [[Dalton Greyjoy]], the Red Kraken, who declared for Queen [[Rhaenyra]]. Dalton subsequently sacked [[Lannisport]] and took [[Kayce]] and [[Fair Isle]]. {{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

After the conclusion of the Dance, the regency council of [[Aegon III]] ordered Dalton to cease the raiding of the westerlands, but the order was ignored.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Red Kraken}} The regents sent a fleet under the command of Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]] to deal with this rebellion, but Dalton was slain by one of his [[Tess|salt wives]] before a battle could be joined. {{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}} The ironborn were subsequently driven out from the westerlands, and Lady [[Johanna Lannister]] led a [[Struggle for power in the Iron Islands|campaign]] into the [[Iron Islands]] in retaliation. {{ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

During the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]], many battles were fought in the west.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}} [[House Tarbeck]] kept a foot in both camps, trying to support [[Daeron II Targaryen]] and his rival, [[Daemon I Blackfyre]].{{ref|TSS}} Ser [[Quentyn Ball]] killed Lord [[House Lefford|Lefford]] and forced Lord [[Damon Lannister (lord)|Damon Lannister]] into retreat.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}

During the [[Great Spring Sickness]] the coast of the westerlands suffered under the attacks [[Dagon Greyjoy]],{{ref|TSS}}{{ref|TMK}} the Last Reaver.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}

===Reyne-Tarbeck revolt===
[[File:Brittmartin TywinL.jpg|250px|thumb|[[Tywin Lannister]] by Brittmartin@ ]]

During the rule of Lord [[Tytos Lannister]], the power of [[House Lannister]] was nominal. Tytos was held in low esteem and was largely ignored by his vassals. Lord [[Roger Reyne]] took command of the Lannister army after Ser [[Jason Lannister (son of Gerold)|Jason Lannister]] was killed in the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}

Houses [[House Reyne|Reyne]] and [[House Tarbeck|Tarbeck]] eventually rebelled against the rule of Tytos, but his son, Ser [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]], led the campaign against the [[Reyne-Tarbeck revolt]]. The two families were extinguished and their respective seats of [[Castamere]] and [[Tarbeck Hall]] were destroyed. Since this time no House has dared oppose House Lannister in the westerlands. The prestigious Tywin served for a time as [[Hand of the King]] for King [[Aerys II Targaryen]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}

===Robert's Rebellion===
[[Lyanna Stark]], who was betrothed to Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]], was apparently abducted by Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]. After the executions of her father, Lord [[Rickard Stark]], and brother, [[Brandon Stark|Brandon]], by King Aerys II, [[Robert's Rebellion]] broke out against [[House Targaryen]], with Houses [[House Arryn|Arryn]], [[House Baratheon|Baratheon]], [[House Stark|Stark]], and [[House Tully|Tully]] opposing [[House Targaryen]].

For the better part of the war the westerlands remained neutral. After the [[Battle of the Trident]] and the death of Rhaeger, however, Tywin chose the side of the rebels instead of his one-time friend, Aerys. Tywin ordered the [[Sack of King's Landing]] and the killing of the Targaryen heirs to prove House Lannister's support. After being crowned king, Robert I married [[Cersei Lannister]] to bind the Lannisters to his cause.{{ref|AGOT|12}}{{ref|ASOS|53}}

===Baratheon Era===
The [[burning of the Lannister fleet]] at [[Lannisport]] began [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]].{{ref|ACOK|24}} After the [[ironborn]] failed in the [[storming of Seagard]], King [[Robert I Baratheon]] invaded the [[Iron Islands]] along with his [[Warden of the West]], Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], and his [[Warden of the North]], Lord [[Eddard Stark]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Thomas Denmark tywin jaime.jpg|thumb|[[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] and [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] ride out, by Thomas Denmark © Fantasy Flight Games]]
After the abduction of [[Tyrion Lannister]] by [[Catelyn Stark]] at the [[crossroads]],{{ref|AGOT|28}} Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] sends Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] to raid the [[riverlands]] and then retreat back to the westerlands.{{ref|AGOT|43}} After the death of King [[Robert I Baratheon]], Tywin and Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] lead armies of twenty thousand{{ref|AGOT|56}} and fourteen or fifteen thousand strong,{{ref|AGOT|63}} respectively, into the riverlands.{{ref|AGOT|55}}

Jaime crushes the rivermen in a [[battle in the hills below the Golden Tooth]] and a [[battle under the walls of Riverrun]], but Ser [[Marq Piper]] and Lord [[Karyl Vance]] raid lands west of the [[Red Fork]].{{ref|AGOT|56}} Jaime is eventually captured at the [[battle in the Whispering Wood]]{{ref|AGOT|63}} and his army is dispersed in the [[Battle of the Camps]].{{ref|AGOT|69}} Tywin sends hundreds of cavalry, including Gregor and Ser [[Amory Lorch]], to set the riverlands ablaze.{{ref|AGOT|69}} In response to the actions of the westermen and King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]], the rivermen proclaim [[Robb Stark]] to be [[King of the Trident|king]] at [[Riverrun]].{{ref|AGOT|71}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
With Tywin secure at [[Harrenhal]], Ser [[Stafford Lannister]] begins raising a new host of some thousands in the westerlands.{{ref|ACOK|7}} Having sent [[Theon Greyjoy]] to negotiate with Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]] and [[Catelyn Stark]] to negotiate with [[Renly Baratheon]], Robb leads forces from the [[north]] and [[House Frey]] in an invasion of the west.{{ref|ACOK|14}} Robb hopes that Balon's [[Iron Fleet]] will join him in attacking the westerlands,{{ref|ACOK|11}} while Renly deals with Tywin.{{ref|ACOK|7}} Theon desires to claim the west for himself.{{ref|ACOK|11}}

After bypassing the [[Golden Tooth]], Robb wins a crushing victory over Stafford's inexperienced host in the [[Battle of Oxcross]]. They then pillage the eastern and northern areas of the westerlands, [[Raiding along the westerlands coast|raiding the coast]] and capturing [[taking of Ashemark|Ashemark]], the [[storming of the Crag|Crag]], and the [[Seizure of westerlands gold mines|gold mines]] at [[Castamere]], [[Nunn's Deep]], and the [[Pendric Hills]].{{ref|ACOK|35}}{{ref|ACOK|39}}{{ref|ACOK|55}} Balon's [[ironborn]] refuse to attack the west, however, instead attacking the largely-defenseless [[north]].{{ref|ACOK|37}}

Tywin is stopped at the [[Red Fork]] during the [[Battle of the Fords]],{{ref|ACOK|45}} after which he and the [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]] defeat [[Stannis Baratheon]] in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].{{ref|ACOK|62}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:T Jedruszek Edict of the Rock.jpg|500px|thumb|Lannister soldiers in [[King's Landing]] by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Since Robb marries [[Jeyne Westerling]], the Freys at the Crag leave Robb's service.{{ref|ASOS|14}} After the Blackwater, Robb abandons the captured castles in the westerlands and returns to Riverrun.{{ref|ASOS|19}} Robb claims to Ser [[Edmure Tully]] that he and Ser [[Brynden Tully]] had planned to ambush Tywin on the [[Goldroad]] or trap him in the west, but were prevented from doing so by Edmure's defeat of Tywin in the Battle of the Fords.{{ref|ASOS|14}}

Ser [[Daven Lannister]] reforms the remnants of his father Stafford's host at [[Lannisport]],{{ref|ASOS|19}} and they join Ser [[Forley Prester]] at the [[Golden Tooth]].{{ref|ASOS|60}}

Lord Tywin is murdered by his son, [[Tyrion Lannister]], in the [[Tower of the Hand]].{{ref|ASOS|77}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[File:Xia TaptaraCL.jpg|thumb|[[Cersei Lannister]], by Xia Taptara © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], the [[Lord of Casterly Rock|Lady of Casterly Rock]], succeeds Tywin as the liege lord of the westerlands.{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} The lords of the west lead a procession of hundreds of soldiers which accompanies Tywin's corpse on its return to the Rock from [[King's Landing]]. Two thousand westermen participate in the [[siege of Dragonstone]].{{ref|AFFC|16}}

When King [[Euron Greyjoy|Euron]] and Lord Captain [[Victarion Greyjoy]] set out to attack mainland Westeros after Balon's death, the westerlands escapes their wrath, as the Iron Fleet sails past and attacks the [[taking of the Shields|Shield Islands]] and the [[Reach]] instead.{{ref|AFFC|29}}

Jaime joins Daven, the new [[Warden of the West]], and other westermen at the [[siege of Riverrun]].{{ref|AFFC|33}} Forley commands the escort of Edmure and Jeyne as they travel from Riverrun to the west.{{ref|AFFC|44}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
After killing Tywin, Tyrion flees to [[Essos]].{{ref|ADWD|1}} Because his speech would identify him as a highborn westerman, Tyrion poses as a Lannisport bastard, Hugor Hill.{{ref|ADWD|14}}

==Houses==
{{Columns|3|
[[File:House Algood.svg|30px]] [[House Algood]] 
[[File:House Banefort.svg|30px]] [[House Banefort]] of [[Banefort]] 
[[File:House Bettley.svg|30px]] [[House Bettley]] 
[[File:House Brax.svg|30px]] [[House Brax]] of [[Hornvale]] 
[[File:House Broom.svg|30px]] [[House Broom]] 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} [[House Casterly]] of [[Casterly Rock]] 
[[File:House Clegane.svg|30px]] [[House Clegane]] of [[Clegane's Keep]] 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} [[House Clifton]] 
[[File:House Crakehall.svg|30px]] [[House Crakehall]] of [[Crakehall]] 
[[File:House Doggett.svg|30px]] [[House Doggett]] 
[[File:House Drox.svg|30px]] [[House Drox]] 
[[File:House Estren.svg|30px]] [[House Estren]] of [[Wyndhall]] 
[[File:House Falwell.svg|30px]] [[House Falwell]] 
[[File:House Farman.svg|30px]] [[House Farman]] of [[Faircastle]] 
[[File:House Ferren.svg|30px]] [[House Ferren]] 
[[File:House Foote.svg|30px]] [[House Foote]] 
[[File:House Garner.svg|30px]] [[House Garner]] 
[[File:House Greenfield.svg|30px]] [[House Greenfield]] of [[Greenfield]] 
[[File:House Hamell.svg|30px]] [[House Hamell]] 
[[File:House Hawthorne.svg|30px]] [[House Hawthorne]] 
[[File:House Hetherspoon.svg|30px]] [[House Hetherspoon]] 
[[File:House Jast.svg|30px]] [[House Jast]] 
[[File:House Kenning (Kayce).svg|30px]] [[House Kenning of Kayce|House Kenning]] of [[Kayce]] 
[[File:House Lannister.svg|30px]] [[House Lannister]] of [[Casterly Rock]] 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} [[House Lannister of Lannisport|House Lannister]] of [[Lannisport]] 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} [[House Lannett]] 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} [[House Lanny]] 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} [[House Lantell]] 
[[File:House Lefford.svg|30px]] [[House Lefford]] of the [[Golden Tooth]] 
[[File:House Lorch.svg|30px]] [[House Lorch]] 
[[File:House Lydden.svg|30px]] [[House Lydden]] of [[Deep Den]] 
[[File:House Marbrand.svg|30px]] [[House Marbrand]] of [[Ashemark]] 
[[File:House Moreland.svg|30px]] [[House Moreland]] 
[[File:House Myatt.svg|30px]] [[House Myatt]] 
[[File:House Parren.svg|30px]] [[House Parren]] 
[[File:House Payne.svg|30px]] [[House Payne]] 
[[File:House Peckledon.svg|30px]] [[House Peckledon]] 
[[File:House Plumm.svg|30px]] [[House Plumm]] 
[[File:House Prester.svg|30px]] [[House Prester]] of [[Feastfires]] 
[[File:House Reyne.svg|30px]] [[House Reyne]] of [[Castamere]] 
[[File:House Ruttiger.svg|30px]] [[House Ruttiger]] 
[[File:House Sarsfield.svg|30px]] [[House Sarsfield]] of [[Sarsfield]] 
[[File:House Serrett.svg|30px]] [[House Serrett]] of [[Silverhill]] 
[[File:House Spicer.svg|30px]] [[House Spicer]] of [[Castamere]] 
[[File:House Stackspear.svg|30px]] [[House Stackspear]] 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} [[House Stilwood]] 
[[File:House Swyft.svg|30px]] [[House Swyft]] of [[Cornfield]] 
[[File:House Tarbeck.svg|30px]] [[House Tarbeck]] of [[Tarbeck Hall]] 
[[File:House Turnberry.svg|30px]] [[House Turnberry]] 
[[File:House Vikary.svg|30px]] [[House Vikary]] 
[[File:House Westerling.svg|30px]] [[House Westerling]] of the [[Crag]] 
[[File:House Yarwyck.svg|30px]] [[House Yarwyck]] 
[[File:House Yew.svg|30px]] [[House Yew]] 
'''From adaptions:''' 
{{COA|House Sarwyck|small}} [[House Sarwyck]] of [[Riverspring]] 
{{COA|House Westford|small}} [[House Westford]]
}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|The westerlands are a place of rugged hills and rolling plains, of misty dales and craggy shorelines, a place of blue lakes and sparkling rivers and fertile fields, of broadleaf forests that teem with game of every sort, where half-hidden doors in the sides of wooded hills open onto labyrinthine caves that wend their way through darkness to reveal unimaginable wonders and vast treasures deep beneath the earth.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}|writings of [[Yandel]]}}

{{quote|The great wealth of the westerlands, of course, stems primarily from their [[gold]] and [[silver]] mines. The veins of ore run wide and deep, and there are mines, even now, that have been delved for a thousand years and more and are yet to be emptied.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}|writings of [[Yandel]]}}

{{quote|With the [[Casterly Rock|Rock]], he could hold [[Lannisport]] and the golden lands of the west.{{ref|ACOK|11}}|thoughts of [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{quote|Thirty-five hundred they were, thirty-five hundred who had been blooded in the [[battle in the Whispering Wood|Whispering Wood]], who had reddened their swords at the [[Battle of the Camps]], at [[Battle of Oxcross|Oxcross]], [[taking of Ashemark|Ashemark]], and the [[storming of the Crag|Crag]], and all through the gold-rich hills of the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] west.{{ref|ASOS|45}}|thoughts of [[Catelyn Stark]]}}

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Lotnik: Added section concerning the Faith Militant uprising and reign of Maegor, expanded the Dance of the Dragons and aftermath section

[[File:The Westerlands.png|350px|thumb|The westerlands with the major strongholds]]

The '''westerlands'''{{ref|AFFC|Prologue}} is a region in the west of the continent of [[Westeros]]. Before [[Aegon's Conquest]], it was known as the [[Kingdom of the Rock]]. People from the westerlands are known as westermen.{{ref|ACOK|26}}{{ref|TPATQ}} The customary surname of [[bastardy|bastards]] of noble origin born in the westerlands is Hill.

The westerlands is ruled from [[Casterly Rock]] by [[House Lannister]]. Notable bannermen have included [[House Banefort|Banefort]], [[House Brax|Brax]], [[House Broom|Broom]], [[House Clegane|Clegane]], [[House Crakehall|Crakehall]], [[House Farman|Farman]], [[House Lefford|Lefford]], [[House Lydden|Lydden]], [[House Marbrand|Marbrand]], [[House Payne|Payne]], [[House Prester|Prester]], [[House Reyne|Reyne]], [[House Serrett|Serrett]], [[House Swyft|Swyft]], [[House Tarbeck|Tarbeck]], and [[House Westerling|Westerling]].{{ref|AGOT|Appendix}}{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}

==Geography==
[[File:Sarah Morris The WesterlandsII.png|thumb|The westerlands by Sarah Morris © Fantasy Flight Games]]

The westerlands is known for its rugged hills, rolling plains, fertile fields, and broadleaf forests. The land contains lakes and rivers, and the hills conceal systems of caves and caverns.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}

The region lies along the coast of the [[Sunset Sea]], with [[Ironman's Bay]] and the [[Iron Islands]] to the north.<ref>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', [[A Dance with Dragons-Map of the South|Map of the South]]</ref> A salient of the northeastern westerlands extends near the ruins of [[Oldstones]] and the [[Blue Fork]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}} Castles on the northwestern coast include [[Banefort]] and the [[Crag]]. [[Faircastle]] is located on [[Fair Isle]], while [[Feastfires]] and the market town of [[Kayce]] are found on a peninsula jutting into the sea.{{ref|TLOIAF|Westeros}}

Also along the coast is [[Casterly Rock]], the seat of [[House Lannister]], a fortress carved out of a massive hill of solid rock.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: Casterly Rock}} Near the Rock is [[Lannisport]], a port and one of the largest cities of [[Westeros]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}} Three days ride from the Rock is the village of [[Oxcross]].{{ref|ACOK|32}} Inland castles near the Rock including [[Ashemark]] and [[Sarsfield]],{{ref|TLOIAF|Westeros}} as well as the ruins of [[Castamere]] and [[Tarbeck Hall]].

The headwaters of the [[Tumblestone]] and the [[Red Fork]] begin in the westerlands and flow east into the [[riverlands]]. The main pass through the eastern hills is guarded by the [[Golden Tooth]], a castle which controls access to the [[river road]] leading to [[Riverrun]]. Further south is the [[Goldroad]], which runs east to [[King's Landing]]. [[Deep Den]] watches this road, with [[Hornvale]] to the north and [[Silverhill]] to the south.{{ref|TLOIAF|Westeros}}

The southern westerlands contain more flatland than the rest of the country and includes [[Cornfield]] and the forest by [[Crakehall|Crakehall Castle]]. The [[Ocean Road]] leads south from the Rock past Crakehall to [[Old Oak]] and [[Highgarden]] in the [[Reach]].{{ref|TLOIAF|Westeros}} Also located in the westerlands are [[Greenfield]] and [[Wyndhall]].

==People and Economy==
[[File:Golden Tooth.jpg|thumb|Mines at the [[Golden Tooth]] by Franz Miklis © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The westerlands are not the largest, most populous, or most fertile part of the realm, but they are the richest. Full of hills and crags, the land is dotted with mines from which pour [[gold]] and [[silver]] in astonishing quantities. There are gold mines at [[Casterly Rock]], the [[Golden Tooth]], [[Castamere]], [[Nunn's Deep]], and the [[Pendric Hills]]. Besides farming, there is also some fishery in [[Lannisport]] and on [[Fair Isle]].

==Military strength==
A semi-canon source from 2005 estimates the [[military strength]] of the westerlands to be fifty thousand men strong, though this count includes even green boys, and depletes most castles of any protection.{{Ref|RPG|guardiansorder}} During [[Aegon's Conquest]], King [[Loren I Lannister]] marched a host of twenty-two thousand from the westerlands to battle.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} The westerlands contributed ten thousand men-at-arms and one thousand [[knight]]s during the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}

According to a semi-canon source, in {{Date|261}} [[House Reyne]] was able to field eight thousand men, while Houses [[House Westerling|Westerling]], [[House Banefort|Banefort]], [[House Plumm|Plumm]], and [[House Stackspear|Stackspear]] together were able to field at least sixty-five hundred men together.<ref name=westerlands>[http://www.georgerrmartin.com/world-of-ice-and-fire-sample/ "The World of Ice and Fire", The Westerlands, unabridged version]</ref>

In {{Date|283}}, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] commanded twelve thousand [[House Lannister|Lannister]] men during the [[Sack of King's Landing]].{{ref|ACOK|12}}

The Lannister fleet at [[Lannisport]] consists of twenty or thirty cogs, carracks, galleys, and dromonds, while lesser lords have two or three ships for patrolling. <ref name=SSMLF>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Lannister_Fleet The Lannister Fleet (September 26, 1999)]</ref> A semi-canon sources from 2005 estimates the total naval power of the westerlands to be “probably closer to fifty or sixty large ships”.{{Ref|RPG|guardiansorder}} Casterly Rock's vessels were rebuilt<ref name=SSMLF/> after the [[burning of the Lannister fleet]] in {{Date|289}}.{{Ref|ACOK|24}}

==History==
===Before the Andals===
[[File:Andrew Hall Western Fiefdoms.png|thumb|Western Fiefdoms by Andrew Hall © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Little is known of the time before the coming of the [[First Men]]. Like the rest of Westeros, the [[children of the forest]] and [[giants]] lived in the westerlands and fought with the First Men when they came. After the [[Pact]] at the [[Isle of Faces]], the children only kept the forests.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}} The hills of the west were once inhabited by [[lion]]s, but they are believed to all have been slain.{{ref|ADWD|34}}

First Men lords, some of whom were petty kings, included the [[House Banefort|Baneforts]], [[House Broom|Brooms]], [[House Crakehall|Crakehalls]], [[House Farman|Farmans]], [[House Foote|Footes]], [[House Greenfield|Greenfields]], [[House Hawthorne|Hawthornes]], [[House Moreland|Morelands]], [[House Plumm|Plumms]], [[House Reyne|Reynes]], [[House Westerling|Westerlings]], and [[House Yew|Yews]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}} The coastal First Men were often raided by the [[ironborn]] from the [[Iron Islands]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands}}

During the [[Age of Heroes]], the legendary hero and trickster [[Lann the Clever]] acquired [[Casterly Rock]] in some manner from [[House Casterly]]. According to legend he is the ancestor of the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]], who became the [[Kings of the Rock]] with Casterly Rock as their seat.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}} Westermen believe that Lann made off with some of the inheritance of [[Garth Greenhand]] by posing as one of his sons.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reach: Garth Greenhand}}

===Kingdom of the Rock===
The Lannister Kings of the Rock gradually conquered or acquired neighboring territory, including the lands of the Reynes and the Baneforts. They initially resisted the [[coming of the Andals]], but later Lannister kings allowed the [[Andals]] to marry into the westermen nobility. New houses formed by the intermarriages included Houses [[House Brax|Brax]], [[House Drox|Drox]], [[House Jast|Jast]], [[House Kyndall|Kyndall]], [[House Lefford|Lefford]], [[House Marbrand|Marbrand]], [[House Parren|Parren]], [[House Sarsfield|Sarsfield]], and [[House Serrett|Serrett]]. In contrast to most kings of First Men origin, the support of the Andals allowed the Kings of the Rock to expand their power. When King [[Gerold III Lannister]] died without male issue, a council crowned his daughter's husband, Ser Joffrey Lydden, who became the first Andal King of the Rock, [[Joffrey Lannister]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}

With Andal support the Lannisters extended their rule to the [[Golden Tooth]] and [[Fair Isle]] and engaged in border wars with the [[Kings of the Trident]] and [[Kings of the Reach]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}} The growing strength of House Lannister allowed them to expel the [[ironborn]] from the western coasts, and King [[Gerold Lannister (king)|Gerold the Great]] raided the Iron Isles and brought hostages back to the Rock.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: Driftwood Crowns}}

Some of the eastern hills of what is now the westerlands were historically ruled by [[Kings of the Rivers and the Hills]], such as the [[House Mudd|Mudds]] and the [[House Teague|Teagues]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}} Lord [[Torrence Teague]] used his spoils after raiding the west in his successful campaign to become river king.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Riverlands}}

Ser [[Eustace Osgrey]] mentioned that a famous relative of his defeated an attack by the Kingdom of the Rock by killing a Lannister king, [[Lancel V Lannister|Lancel V]].{{ref|TSS}}

===Targaryen Era===
[[File:Searoad.jpg|thumb|The [[Searoad]] by Eric Lofgren © Fantasy Flight Games]]
[[Loren I Lannister]], King of the Rock, mustered his armies to fight [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], [[Lord of Dragonstone]], during [[Aegon's Conquest]]. Allied with [[Mern IX Gardener]], King of the Reach, they assembled the enormous Host of the Two Kings. However, they were no match for Targaryen [[dragon]]s. King Loren escaped the so-called [[Field of Fire]] and submitted to Aegon. His primacy in the westerlands as [[Warden of the West]] was confirmed by the [[House Targaryen|Targaryens]]. Since this time the westerlands have been part of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] controlled by the [[Iron Throne]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

During the [[Faith Militant uprising]], Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon Targaryen]] and Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena ]] were besieged by the [[Poor Fellows]] at [[Crakehall]]. Lord [[Lyman Lannister]] later gave sanctuary and lent Aegon limited support when he challenged his uncle, King [[Maegor I Targaryen]]. Several houses from the westerlands fought for Aegon at the [[Battle Beneath the Gods Eye]], including houses [[House Farman|Farman]], [[House Tarbeck|Tarbeck]], [[House Parren|Parren]] and [[House Westerling|Westerling]]. When [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Prince Jaehaerys Targaryen]] announced his claim to the throne in 48 AC, Lord Lyman was one of the great lords who supported him. {{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}

During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], the westerlands under Lord [[Jason Lannister]] declared for [[Aegon II Targaryen]]. Jason led his armies into the [[riverlands]], where they fought several battles against the [[blacks]] until the host was obliterated during the [[Battle by the Lakeshore]]. Meanwhile, the undefended westerlands were attacked by Lord [[Dalton Greyjoy]], the Red Kraken, who declared for Queen [[Rhaenyra]]. Dalton subsequently sacked [[Lannisport]] and took [[Kayce]] and [[Fair Isle]]. {{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

After the conclusion of the Dance, the regency council of [[Aegon III]] ordered Dalton to cease the raiding of the Westerlands, but the order was ignored.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Red Kraken}} The regents sent a fleet under the command of Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]] to deal with this rebellion, but Dalton was slain by one of his [[Tess|salt wives]] before a battle could be joined. {{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}} The ironborn were subsequently driven out from the westerlands, and Lady [[Johanna Lannister]] led a [[Struggle for power in the Iron Islands|campaign]] into the [[Iron Islands]] in retaliation. {{ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

During the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]], many battles were fought in the west.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}} [[House Tarbeck]] kept a foot in both camps, trying to support [[Daeron II Targaryen]] and his rival, [[Daemon I Blackfyre]].{{ref|TSS}} Ser [[Quentyn Ball]] killed Lord [[House Lefford|Lefford]] and forced Lord [[Damon Lannister (lord)|Damon Lannister]] into retreat.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}

During the [[Great Spring Sickness]] the coast of the westerlands suffered under the attacks [[Dagon Greyjoy]],{{ref|TSS}}{{ref|TMK}} the Last Reaver.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}

===Reyne-Tarbeck revolt===
[[File:Brittmartin TywinL.jpg|250px|thumb|[[Tywin Lannister]] by Brittmartin@ ]]

During the rule of Lord [[Tytos Lannister]], the power of [[House Lannister]] was nominal. Tytos was held in low esteem and was largely ignored by his vassals. Lord [[Roger Reyne]] took command of the Lannister army after Ser [[Jason Lannister (son of Gerold)|Jason Lannister]] was killed in the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}

Houses [[House Reyne|Reyne]] and [[House Tarbeck|Tarbeck]] eventually rebelled against the rule of Tytos, but his son, Ser [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]], led the campaign against the [[Reyne-Tarbeck revolt]]. The two families were extinguished and their respective seats of [[Castamere]] and [[Tarbeck Hall]] were destroyed. Since this time no House has dared oppose House Lannister in the westerlands. The prestigious Tywin served for a time as [[Hand of the King]] for King [[Aerys II Targaryen]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}

===Robert's Rebellion===
[[Lyanna Stark]], who was betrothed to Lord [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]], was apparently abducted by Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]. After the executions of her father, Lord [[Rickard Stark]], and brother, [[Brandon Stark|Brandon]], by King Aerys II, [[Robert's Rebellion]] broke out against [[House Targaryen]], with Houses [[House Arryn|Arryn]], [[House Baratheon|Baratheon]], [[House Stark|Stark]], and [[House Tully|Tully]] opposing [[House Targaryen]].

For the better part of the war the westerlands remained neutral. After the [[Battle of the Trident]] and the death of Rhaeger, however, Tywin chose the side of the rebels instead of his one-time friend, Aerys. Tywin ordered the [[Sack of King's Landing]] and the killing of the Targaryen heirs to prove House Lannister's support. After being crowned king, Robert I married [[Cersei Lannister]] to bind the Lannisters to his cause.{{ref|AGOT|12}}{{ref|ASOS|53}}

===Baratheon Era===
The [[burning of the Lannister fleet]] at [[Lannisport]] began [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]].{{ref|ACOK|24}} After the [[ironborn]] failed in the [[storming of Seagard]], King [[Robert I Baratheon]] invaded the [[Iron Islands]] along with his [[Warden of the West]], Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], and his [[Warden of the North]], Lord [[Eddard Stark]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Iron Islands: The Old Way and the New}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Thomas Denmark tywin jaime.jpg|thumb|[[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] and [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]] ride out, by Thomas Denmark © Fantasy Flight Games]]
After the abduction of [[Tyrion Lannister]] by [[Catelyn Stark]] at the [[crossroads]],{{ref|AGOT|28}} Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] sends Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] to raid the [[riverlands]] and then retreat back to the westerlands.{{ref|AGOT|43}} After the death of King [[Robert I Baratheon]], Tywin and Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] lead armies of twenty thousand{{ref|AGOT|56}} and fourteen or fifteen thousand strong,{{ref|AGOT|63}} respectively, into the riverlands.{{ref|AGOT|55}}

Jaime crushes the rivermen in a [[battle in the hills below the Golden Tooth]] and a [[battle under the walls of Riverrun]], but Ser [[Marq Piper]] and Lord [[Karyl Vance]] raid lands west of the [[Red Fork]].{{ref|AGOT|56}} Jaime is eventually captured at the [[battle in the Whispering Wood]]{{ref|AGOT|63}} and his army is dispersed in the [[Battle of the Camps]].{{ref|AGOT|69}} Tywin sends hundreds of cavalry, including Gregor and Ser [[Amory Lorch]], to set the riverlands ablaze.{{ref|AGOT|69}} In response to the actions of the westermen and King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]], the rivermen proclaim [[Robb Stark]] to be [[King of the Trident|king]] at [[Riverrun]].{{ref|AGOT|71}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
With Tywin secure at [[Harrenhal]], Ser [[Stafford Lannister]] begins raising a new host of some thousands in the westerlands.{{ref|ACOK|7}} Having sent [[Theon Greyjoy]] to negotiate with Lord [[Balon Greyjoy]] and [[Catelyn Stark]] to negotiate with [[Renly Baratheon]], Robb leads forces from the [[north]] and [[House Frey]] in an invasion of the west.{{ref|ACOK|14}} Robb hopes that Balon's [[Iron Fleet]] will join him in attacking the westerlands,{{ref|ACOK|11}} while Renly deals with Tywin.{{ref|ACOK|7}} Theon desires to claim the west for himself.{{ref|ACOK|11}}

After bypassing the [[Golden Tooth]], Robb wins a crushing victory over Stafford's inexperienced host in the [[Battle of Oxcross]]. They then pillage the eastern and northern areas of the westerlands, [[Raiding along the westerlands coast|raiding the coast]] and capturing [[taking of Ashemark|Ashemark]], the [[storming of the Crag|Crag]], and the [[Seizure of westerlands gold mines|gold mines]] at [[Castamere]], [[Nunn's Deep]], and the [[Pendric Hills]].{{ref|ACOK|35}}{{ref|ACOK|39}}{{ref|ACOK|55}} Balon's [[ironborn]] refuse to attack the west, however, instead attacking the largely-defenseless [[north]].{{ref|ACOK|37}}

Tywin is stopped at the [[Red Fork]] during the [[Battle of the Fords]],{{ref|ACOK|45}} after which he and the [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]] defeat [[Stannis Baratheon]] in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].{{ref|ACOK|62}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:T Jedruszek Edict of the Rock.jpg|500px|thumb|Lannister soldiers in [[King's Landing]] by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Since Robb marries [[Jeyne Westerling]], the Freys at the Crag leave Robb's service.{{ref|ASOS|14}} After the Blackwater, Robb abandons the captured castles in the westerlands and returns to Riverrun.{{ref|ASOS|19}} Robb claims to Ser [[Edmure Tully]] that he and Ser [[Brynden Tully]] had planned to ambush Tywin on the [[Goldroad]] or trap him in the west, but were prevented from doing so by Edmure's defeat of Tywin in the Battle of the Fords.{{ref|ASOS|14}}

Ser [[Daven Lannister]] reforms the remnants of his father Stafford's host at [[Lannisport]],{{ref|ASOS|19}} and they join Ser [[Forley Prester]] at the [[Golden Tooth]].{{ref|ASOS|60}}

Lord Tywin is murdered by his son, [[Tyrion Lannister]], in the [[Tower of the Hand]].{{ref|ASOS|77}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[File:Xia TaptaraCL.jpg|thumb|[[Cersei Lannister]], by Xia Taptara © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], the [[Lord of Casterly Rock|Lady of Casterly Rock]], succeeds Tywin as the liege lord of the westerlands.{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}} The lords of the west lead a procession of hundreds of soldiers which accompanies Tywin's corpse on its return to the Rock from [[King's Landing]]. Two thousand westermen participate in the [[siege of Dragonstone]].{{ref|AFFC|16}}

When King [[Euron Greyjoy|Euron]] and Lord Captain [[Victarion Greyjoy]] set out to attack mainland Westeros after Balon's death, the westerlands escapes their wrath, as the Iron Fleet sails past and attacks the [[taking of the Shields|Shield Islands]] and the [[Reach]] instead.{{ref|AFFC|29}}

Jaime joins Daven, the new [[Warden of the West]], and other westermen at the [[siege of Riverrun]].{{ref|AFFC|33}} Forley commands the escort of Edmure and Jeyne as they travel from Riverrun to the west.{{ref|AFFC|44}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
After killing Tywin, Tyrion flees to [[Essos]].{{ref|ADWD|1}} Because his speech would identify him as a highborn westerman, Tyrion poses as a Lannisport bastard, Hugor Hill.{{ref|ADWD|14}}

==Houses==
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[[File:House Algood.svg|30px]] [[House Algood]] 
[[File:House Banefort.svg|30px]] [[House Banefort]] of [[Banefort]] 
[[File:House Bettley.svg|30px]] [[House Bettley]] 
[[File:House Brax.svg|30px]] [[House Brax]] of [[Hornvale]] 
[[File:House Broom.svg|30px]] [[House Broom]] 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} [[House Casterly]] of [[Casterly Rock]] 
[[File:House Clegane.svg|30px]] [[House Clegane]] of [[Clegane's Keep]] 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} [[House Clifton]] 
[[File:House Crakehall.svg|30px]] [[House Crakehall]] of [[Crakehall]] 
[[File:House Doggett.svg|30px]] [[House Doggett]] 
[[File:House Drox.svg|30px]] [[House Drox]] 
[[File:House Estren.svg|30px]] [[House Estren]] of [[Wyndhall]] 
[[File:House Falwell.svg|30px]] [[House Falwell]] 
[[File:House Farman.svg|30px]] [[House Farman]] of [[Faircastle]] 
[[File:House Ferren.svg|30px]] [[House Ferren]] 
[[File:House Foote.svg|30px]] [[House Foote]] 
[[File:House Garner.svg|30px]] [[House Garner]] 
[[File:House Greenfield.svg|30px]] [[House Greenfield]] of [[Greenfield]] 
[[File:House Hamell.svg|30px]] [[House Hamell]] 
[[File:House Hawthorne.svg|30px]] [[House Hawthorne]] 
[[File:House Hetherspoon.svg|30px]] [[House Hetherspoon]] 
[[File:House Jast.svg|30px]] [[House Jast]] 
[[File:House Kenning (Kayce).svg|30px]] [[House Kenning of Kayce|House Kenning]] of [[Kayce]] 
[[File:House Lannister.svg|30px]] [[House Lannister]] of [[Casterly Rock]] 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} [[House Lannister of Lannisport|House Lannister]] of [[Lannisport]] 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} [[House Lannett]] 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} [[House Lanny]] 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} [[House Lantell]] 
[[File:House Lefford.svg|30px]] [[House Lefford]] of the [[Golden Tooth]] 
[[File:House Lorch.svg|30px]] [[House Lorch]] 
[[File:House Lydden.svg|30px]] [[House Lydden]] of [[Deep Den]] 
[[File:House Marbrand.svg|30px]] [[House Marbrand]] of [[Ashemark]] 
[[File:House Moreland.svg|30px]] [[House Moreland]] 
[[File:House Myatt.svg|30px]] [[House Myatt]] 
[[File:House Parren.svg|30px]] [[House Parren]] 
[[File:House Payne.svg|30px]] [[House Payne]] 
[[File:House Peckledon.svg|30px]] [[House Peckledon]] 
[[File:House Plumm.svg|30px]] [[House Plumm]] 
[[File:House Prester.svg|30px]] [[House Prester]] of [[Feastfires]] 
[[File:House Reyne.svg|30px]] [[House Reyne]] of [[Castamere]] 
[[File:House Ruttiger.svg|30px]] [[House Ruttiger]] 
[[File:House Sarsfield.svg|30px]] [[House Sarsfield]] of [[Sarsfield]] 
[[File:House Serrett.svg|30px]] [[House Serrett]] of [[Silverhill]] 
[[File:House Spicer.svg|30px]] [[House Spicer]] of [[Castamere]] 
[[File:House Stackspear.svg|30px]] [[House Stackspear]] 
{{COA|Unknown|small}} [[House Stilwood]] 
[[File:House Swyft.svg|30px]] [[House Swyft]] of [[Cornfield]] 
[[File:House Tarbeck.svg|30px]] [[House Tarbeck]] of [[Tarbeck Hall]] 
[[File:House Turnberry.svg|30px]] [[House Turnberry]] 
[[File:House Vikary.svg|30px]] [[House Vikary]] 
[[File:House Westerling.svg|30px]] [[House Westerling]] of the [[Crag]] 
[[File:House Yarwyck.svg|30px]] [[House Yarwyck]] 
[[File:House Yew.svg|30px]] [[House Yew]] 
'''From adaptions:''' 
{{COA|House Sarwyck|small}} [[House Sarwyck]] of [[Riverspring]] 
{{COA|House Westford|small}} [[House Westford]]
}}

==Quotes==
{{quote|The westerlands are a place of rugged hills and rolling plains, of misty dales and craggy shorelines, a place of blue lakes and sparkling rivers and fertile fields, of broadleaf forests that teem with game of every sort, where half-hidden doors in the sides of wooded hills open onto labyrinthine caves that wend their way through darkness to reveal unimaginable wonders and vast treasures deep beneath the earth.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}|writings of [[Yandel]]}}

{{quote|The great wealth of the westerlands, of course, stems primarily from their [[gold]] and [[silver]] mines. The veins of ore run wide and deep, and there are mines, even now, that have been delved for a thousand years and more and are yet to be emptied.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands}}|writings of [[Yandel]]}}

{{quote|With the [[Casterly Rock|Rock]], he could hold [[Lannisport]] and the golden lands of the west.{{ref|ACOK|11}}|thoughts of [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{quote|Thirty-five hundred they were, thirty-five hundred who had been blooded in the [[battle in the Whispering Wood|Whispering Wood]], who had reddened their swords at the [[Battle of the Camps]], at [[Battle of Oxcross|Oxcross]], [[taking of Ashemark|Ashemark]], and the [[storming of the Crag|Crag]], and all through the gold-rich hills of the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] west.{{ref|ASOS|45}}|thoughts of [[Catelyn Stark]]}}

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Ebben

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Lotnik:

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'''Ebben''' (or '''Eggen'''){{Ref|asos|appendix}}{{Ref|affc|appendix}}{{Ref|adwd|appendix}} is a veteran [[ranger]] of the [[Night's Watch]] stationed at the [[Shadow Tower]].{{ref|aCoK|appendix}}

==Appearance and Character==
Ebben is a squat, heavily-muscled, bald man.{{ref|aCoK|51}} He has served the Night's Watch since boyhood.{{ref|aCoK|53}} He is regarded by [[Qhorin Halfhand]] as the ranger to go to when he needs a wildling interrogated or killed.{{ref|aCoK|53}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Clash of Kings''===
Ebben is part of the one-hundred men reinforcements from the [[Shadow Tower]] to arrive at the [[Fist of the First Men]].{{ref|aCoK|43}} Before reaching the Fist, the Shadow Tower group is attacked by [[wildlings]]. Ebben questions the survivor and learns that wildlings have gathered in search of a great power in the [[Frostfangs]], though his interrogation is too harsh and the prisoner dies.{{ref|aCoK|43}}

Ebben is later chosen by [[Qhorin Halfhand]] alongside [[Stonesnake]], [[Dalbridge|Squire Dalbridge]], and [[Jon Snow]] to scout the [[Skirling Pass]] to search for wildlings.{{ref|aCoK|43}}

After the death of Dalbridge, Ebben is sent on with the remaining horses to ride as fast as he can to Lord Commander [[Jeor Mormont]]. He is killed by a wildling scouting party commanded by [[Rattleshirt]], his head kept as a prize and shown to Jon later. One of the spearwives notes that he died bravely.{{ref|aCoK|68}}

==Quotes by Ebben==
{{quote|Man and boy I've served the [[Night's Watch|Watch]], and ranged as far as any. I've seen the bones of [[giants]], and heard many a queer tale, but no more. I want to see them with my own eyes.{{ref|ACOK|53}}|Ebben to [[Dalbridge]]}}

==Quotes about Ebben==
{{quote|Ebben can make any man give up his secrets.{{ref|ACOK|53}}|[[Qhorin]] to [[Jon Snow]]}}

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Direwolf

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[[File: Carlos Palma Cruchaga Direwolf.png|thumb|Direwolf by Carlos Palma Cruchaga © Fantasy Flight Games]]
[[‎File:T Jedruszek direwolf.jpg|thumb|A wounded direwolf by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
A '''direwolf''' is a close relative of the [[wolf]], but larger and stronger. A racing grey direwolf in a white field is the sigil of [[House Stark]].{{ref|AGOT|1}}

==Appearance==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Direwolves|Images of Direwolves]]''

Direwolves can grow larger than ponies and twice the size of large hounds.{{ref|AGOT|1}} In proportion to their bodies, their legs are longer and their heads are larger than normal wolves. Their muzzles are also longer and more pronounced.{{ref|agot|37}} Possible colorations include grey with yellow eyes and black with green eyes.{{ref|AGOT|24}} Albino direwolves have white fur and red eyes.{{ref|AGOT|1}}

==Behavior==
[[‎File:Veronica_V_Jones_Sansa_Lady.jpg|thumb|[[Lady]] and [[Sansa Stark]] by Veronica V. Jones © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Direwolves are efficient solitary hunters and are extremely intelligent.{{ref|AGOT|41}}{{ref|ACOK|34}} Left to its own devices a solitary direwolf may join a pack of common wolves and establish dominance over it thanks to its larger size.{{ref|AFFC|44}}{{ref|ADWD|4}} The scent of direwolves can agitate dogs.{{ref|ASOS|14}}

Like common wolves, direwolves can form a magical bond with a [[skinchanger|warg]].{{ref|ACOK|4}}{{ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Dawn Age}}

==History==
Although it is believed that direwolves and [[shadowcat]]s hunted the [[children of the forest]],{{ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Dawn Age}}, the [[wood dancer]]s of the children are said to have called upon direwolves to fight on their behalf.{{ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Coming of the First Men}} The [[Others]] are said to have ridden dead animals, including direwolves.{{ref|AFFC|5}}

Direwolves once roamed the [[north]] in large packs.{{ref|ACOK|53}} According to a semi-canon source, direwolves have been hunted by people because they are a large and dangerous predator.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20051103091500/nrctc.edu/fhq/vol1iss3/00103009.htm/ "Interview with the Dragon"] © 2003 Robert Shaw</ref> According to [[Theon Greyjoy]], direwolves have not been sighted south of the Wall for two hundred years.{{ref|agot|1}} [[Rangers]] of the [[Night's Watch]] hear direwolves [[beyond the Wall]].{{ref|AGOT|5}}

Within the [[crypt of Winterfell]], great stone direwolves sit at the feet of statues depicting the Lords of [[Winterfell]] and [[Kings of Winter]] from [[House Stark]].{{ref|AGOT|4}}{{ref|AGOT|47}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Direwolf pups.jpg|thumb|Dead direwolf with pups by Veronica V. Jones © Fantasy Flight Games]]
[[Robb Stark]] finds a dead female direwolf with a litter of six pups on the path between [[Winterfell]] and the holdfast where [[Gared]] was executed. Lord [[Eddard Stark]] allows his children to adopt the pups.{{ref|agot|1}}

==Named Direwolves==
* [[Ghost]]
* [[Grey Wind]]
* [[Lady]]
* [[Nymeria (direwolf)|Nymeria]]
* [[Shaggydog]]
* [[Summer]]

==Quotes==
{{Quote|'''Jon''': That's a direwolf. They grow larger than the other kind. 
'''Theon''': There's not been a direwolf sighted south of the [[Wall]] in two hundred years.{{Ref|aGoT|1}}|[[Jon Snow]] and [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}

{{Quote|A direwolf will rip a man's arm off his shoulder as easily as a dog will kill a rat.{{Ref|aGoT|1}}|[[Eddard Stark]] to [[Bran Stark]]}}

{{quote|A direwolf is a savage beast. Sooner or later [[Nymeria (direwolf)|it]] would have turned on [[Arya Stark|your girl]] the same way the other did on [[Joffrey Baratheon|my son]]. Get her a dog, she'll be happier for it.{{ref|AGOT|16}}|[[Robert I Baratheon]] to [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{quote|It's said that direwolves once roamed the [[north]] in great packs of a hundred or more, and feared neither man nor [[mammoth]], but that was long ago and in another land.{{ref|ACOK|64}}|[[Roose Bolton]] to [[Qyburn]]}}

{{quote|[[old gods|The gods]] gave [[children of the forest|us]] long lives but not great numbers, lest we overrun the world as [[deer]] will overrun a wood where there are no wolves to hunt them. That was in the [[Dawn Age|dawn of days]], when our sun was rising. Now it sinks, and this is our long dwindling. The [[giants]] are almost gone as well, they who were our bane and our brothers. The great [[lion]]s of the [[westerlands|western hills]] have been slain, the [[unicorn]]s are all but gone, the [[mammoth]]s down to a few hundred. The direwolves will outlast us all, but their time will come as well. In the world that men have made, there is no room for them, or us.{{ref|ADWD|34}}|[[Leaf]] to [[Bran Stark]]}}

==Trivia==

Direwolves are based on real world canine [[w:dire wolf|dire wolf]] which went extinct some 9,500 years ago. Historical dire wolves were equal in size to the largest modern [[w:gray wolf|gray wolves]], but were nowhere near the size of those portrayed in the Song of Ice and Fire.

==References==
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Kevan Lannister

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{{Infobox character
| Character_name = [[File:House_Lannister.svg|50px|left]] Kevan Lannister [[File:House_Lannister.svg|50px|right]]
| image = [[Image:Kevan_Lannister.jpg|300px]]
| image_caption = Kevan Lannister, art by Amok ©.
| Alias =
| Title = [[Knight|Ser]] [[Master of laws]] [[Regent|Lord Regent]] [[Protector of the Realm]]
| Allegiance = [[House Lannister]]
| Race =
| Culture = [[Westermen]]
| Spouse = Lady [[Dorna Swyft]]
| Issue = [[Lancel Lannister]] [[Willem Lannister]] [[Martyn Lannister]] [[Janei Lannister]]
| Place_of_Birth = [[Casterly Rock]]{{Ref|AWOIAF| Kevan Lannister}}
| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|244}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages (Continued2)#Kevan Lannister|Kevan Lannister]] calculation.''</ref>
| Place_of_Death = [[King's Landing]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|300}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (appears) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (POV)
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| Played_by = [[w:Ian Gelder|Ian Gelder]]
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|Season 5]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]]
}}

Ser '''Kevan Lannister''' is a [[knight]] from [[House Lannister]] and is the younger brother of [[Tywin Lannister]], [[Lord of Casterly Rock]]. In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' he is played by [[w:Ian Gelder|Ian Gelder]].<ref>[http://www.liftingfaces.com/2009/09/game-of-thrones-cast-so-far/ Game of Thrones cast so far] on Liftingfaces</ref>

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Kevan Lannister|l1=Images of Kevan Lannister}}
Kevan a big man with broad shoulders and a thick waist.{{Ref|ADWD|54}} His short blond hair{{Ref|ADWD|54}} is balding,{{Ref|AGOT|56}} and he has a close-cropped, yellow beard that follows the line of his massive jaw.{{Ref|aGoT|56}} Kevan has green eyes and fair skin.{{Ref|AFFC|7}} A portly man,{{Ref|AGOT|56}} Kevan is not necessarily considered handsome.{{Ref|AFFC|7}}

Kevan is devoted to his elder brother, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]].{{Ref|ASOS|66}} [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] thinks her uncle is tireless, prudent, and reliable,{{Ref|AFFC|3}} and [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] thinks Kevan is solid and steady.{{Ref|ASOS|32}} Kevan considers the [[Vale mountain clans]] to be savages.{{Ref|AGOT|56}}

Despite being a household [[knight]] and not a [[lord]], Kevan's strategic thinking, significant retinue, and personal wealth has made him a man of significant standing.{{Ref|AFFC|7}}{{Ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}

Kevan dresses near as splendidly as Tywin,{{Ref|ACOK|38}} clasping his crimson wool cloak with a golden lion's head brooch.{{Ref|ADWD|54}} Kevan also owns a quilted wool doublet the color of charcoal.{{Ref|AFFC|7}} He wields a sword.{{Ref|AGOT|56}}

==History==
===Youth===
Kevan was a confidant and companion for his elder brother, [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] since childhood.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} Recognizing the competency of Tywin at an early age, Kevan did his best to realize his brother's wishes, though this meant perpetually living in his shadow.{{ref|AFFC|33}} In contrast, Tywin had stormy relations with his other brothers, [[Tygett Lannister|Tygett]] and [[Gerion Lannister|Gerion]].{{ref|AFFC|33}}

Lord [[Tytos Lannister]] sent young Kevan to [[Castamere]] to serve as a page and then squire to Lord [[Roger Reyne]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} Tywin, Kevan, and Tygett fought in the [[War of the Ninepenny Kings]], with Tywin and Kevan winning their [[knight]]hoods.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}

===Reyne-Tarbeck Revolt===
Upon the return to [[Casterly Rock]], Ser Tywin charged Kevan with the task of ridding the [[westerlands]] of robber knights and bandit outlaws who had taken advantage of the weak rule of their father, Lord Tytos.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}} Tywin also had Kevan collect the outstanding debts owed to Casterly Rock, and those who could not pay immediately had to surrender a family member as a hostage till the debt was settled. As Ser [[Harys Swyft]] was not able to pay at the time, he handed his daughter [[Dorna Swyft|Dorna]] into Kevan's custody. {{ref|twoiaf|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}} Kevan would eventually fall in love with Dorna {{ref|AFFC|17}} and marry her by {{date|266}} {{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}

In contrast to Harys, Lord [[Roger Reyne]] refused to pay and Lord [[Walderan Tarbeck]] sought out Lord Tytos to convince him to countermand Tywin's actions. Tywin had Walderan imprisoned, however, and in response Lady [[Ellyn Tarbeck]] kidnapped [[Stafford Lannister]]. Tywin refused to be part of Tytos's negotiations with Ser [[Reynard Reyne]], so Tytos had Kevan exchange Walderan for Stafford at [[Castamere]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}

According to a semi-canon source, Kevan aided Tywin in suppressing the [[Reyne-Tarbeck revolt]] in {{date|261}}. Ellyn laughed at Kevan when he demanded the surrender of [[Tarbeck Hall]].<ref name=sample>''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'': The Westerlands (unabridged). [http://www.georgerrmartin.com/world-of-ice-and-fire-sample/ georgerrmartin.com]</ref> Ellyn was slain when Tywin attacked the castle, however.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons}}

===Lord Tywin===
Ser Kevan had four children with his wife: [[Lancel Lannister|Lancel]], twin boys [[Martyn Lannister|Martyn]] and [[Willem Lannister|Willem]], and a daughter, [[Janei Lannister|Janei]].{{ref|AGOT|Appendix}}

[[Tytos Lannister]] died in {{date|267}}, making [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] the new [[Lord of Casterly Rock]]. Kevan was Tywin's closest confidant, sharing all of his counsels.{{ref|aFfC|7}} As a second son, Kevan became a household knight and served his older brother, though this meant he held no lands of his own. Kevan did hold certain incomes and was frequently rewarded by Tywin for his good service despite his lack of status, and he set aside chests of coin from this and his generous inheritance from his late father, Lord [[Tytos Lannister]].{{ref|aFfC|7}}

In {{Date|274}}, the [[Princess of Dorne]] and her children, [[Oberyn Martell|Oberyn]] and [[Elia Martell]], came to Casterly Rock to see Lady [[Joanna Lannister]]. Unfortunately, their visit came shortly after Joanna died giving birth to [[Tyrion Lannister]]. Tywin, in his grief, placed Kevan in charge of entertaining their [[Dorne|Dornish]] guests.{{ref|ASOS|38}}

Kevan is remembered by his nephew, [[Jaime Lannister|Jaime]], as being a stout man with a sword in his youth.{{ref|affc|16}} He fought in a melee at [[King's Landing]], but was thrown from his horse by [[Thoros of Myr]], whose flaming sword terrified his horse.{{ref|ASOS|34}} Kevan has visited [[Dragonstone]].{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}} Kevan has two hundred knights under his command, with gold to hire [[sellsword]]s and influence to double his numbers.{{ref|aFfC|7}} One of his sons, [[Lancel Lannister]], squires for King [[Robert I Baratheon]].{{ref|AGOT|30}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Sidharth Chaturvedi Tywin's FavorII.png|thumb|[[Tyrion Lannister]] with Kevan and [[Tywin Lannister]], by Sidharth Chaturvedi © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Ser Kevan accompanies his elder brother, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], when war breaks out in the [[riverlands]] after the death of King [[Robert I Baratheon]]. The [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] capture [[fall of Raventree Hall|Raventree]] and [[fall of Harrenhal|Harrenhal]].{{ref|aGoT|56}}

At the [[battle on the Green Fork]], Kevan commands the center, a large mixed force. Tywin intends the left flank to break and for Kevan to wheel around to crush the advancing [[north]]men against the [[Green Fork]], but the cautious northern commander, Lord [[Roose Bolton]], withdraws rather than fall into this trap. Following their victory, the Lannisters discover that [[Robb Stark]] was not present in the battle.{{ref|aGoT|62}}

While is Lannister army is marching south, Robb captures Ser [[Jaime Lannister]], Tywin's son, and [[Willem Lannister]], Kevan's son, in the [[battle in the Whispering Wood]],{{ref|AGOT|63}} and relieves [[Riverrun]] with the [[Battle of the Camps]].{{ref|AGOT|69}} When word reaches the Lannisters at the [[crossroads inn]], Kevan defends Jaime to Ser [[Harys Swyft]].{{ref|AGOT|69}} Tywin orders Kevan to command Ser [[Gregor Clegane]], Ser [[Amory Lorch]], and [[Vargo Hoat]] to lead their reavers in raiding the [[riverlands]], while Tywin leads the rest of their host to Harrenhal.{{ref|AGOT|69}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
After the deaths of Ser [[Cedric Payne]] and Ser [[Lorimer the Belly]], Kevan takes charge of [[Podrick Payne]]{{ref|AFFC|14}} and sends him to [[King's Landing]] to squire for his nephew, [[Tyrion Lannister]].{{ref|ACOK|15}}

[[Martyn Lannister]], another of Kevan's sons, is captured by [[Robb Stark]], now the [[King in the North]], in the [[Battle of Oxcross]].{{ref|ACOK|32}}

Kevan accompanies Tywin when the Lannisters depart Harrenhal.{{ref|ACOK|38}} They attempt to force their way back to the [[westerlands]], but they are repelled at the [[Red Fork]] by Ser [[Edmure Tully]] in the [[Battle of the Fords]].{{ref|ACOK|45}} The Lannisters then join the [[House Tyrell|Tyrells]] and defeat [[Stannis Baratheon]] in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].{{ref|ACOK|62}} After the battle, Kevan announces some of the rewards for the victors on behalf of King Joffrey in the throne room of the [[Red Keep]].{{ref|ACOK|65}} Tywin has Kevan's son, Ser [[Lancel Lannister]], named Lord of [[Darry]].{{ref|AFFC|7}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] appoints Ser Kevan to his [[small council]] as [[master of laws]].{{ref|aSoS|Appendix}} Kevan pays off and dismisses the remaining guards of his wounded nephew, [[Tyrion Lannister]],{{ref|ASOS|4}} and the uncle warmly greets Tyrion when he rejoins the council.{{ref|ASOS|19}} Kevan is concerned for Lancel, who was wounded at the Blackwater.{{ref|ASOS|19}} During the wedding of Tyrion and [[Sansa Stark]], Kevan dances with Lady [[Janna Fossoway]] and Sansa.{{ref|ASOS|28}}

After [[Catelyn Stark]] releases Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] from captivity at [[Riverrun]], Lord [[Rickard Karstark]] murders [[Willem Lannister]].{{ref|ASOS|20}} With Willem dead, Martyn a captive, and Lancel weakened, Kevan becomes consumed by worry and grief. As a result, Tywin relies on Tyrion more than he would prefer.{{ref|ASOS|32}} Robb agrees to exchange Martyn for [[Robett Glover]].{{ref|ASOS|35}}

Kevan is present when news of the [[Red Wedding]] is received. He is appalled by Joffrey's statement that he wants the head of Robb so he can serve it to his sister, Sansa, at his own wedding to [[Margaery Tyrell]], a request that Tywin refuses to grant.{{ref|ASOS|53}}

Kevan gives Joffrey a magnificent red leather jousting saddle for his wedding.{{ref|ASOS|59}} He escorts Lady [[Olenna Tyrell]] during the wedding procession and is pleased at the wedding feast when Sansa praises Lancel's valor.{{ref|ASOS|60}} Joffrey [[Purple Wedding|dies during the feast]],{{ref|ASOS|60}} and Tyrion is accused of regicide and [[kinslaying]].{{ref|ASOS|66}}

Kevan reluctantly believes that his nephew is guilty, although Tyrion denies involvement. Tyrion names Sansa as a witness to his defense, but Kevan is unable to find her in [[King's Landing]].{{ref|ASOS|66}} In fact, Lord [[Petyr Baelish]] and Olenna conspired to [[poison]] the king, and Petyr smuggled the unsuspecting Sansa to the [[Vale of Arryn]].{{ref|ASOS|68}} Kevan visits Tyrion nightly and relays Tywin's offer that Tyrion admit guilt and join the [[Night's Watch]], but Tyrion instead insists on [[trial by combat]]. Kevan attends the duel, during which Tyrion's champion, Prince [[Oberyn Martell]], is slain by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]].{{ref|ASOS|70}}

Kevan has King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]] sign documents in the aftermath of the Red Wedding. He unsuccessfully attempts to mend the breach between Tywin and Jaime.{{ref|ASOS|72}} [[Varys]] and Jaime free Tyrion before he is to be executed; Tyrion then kills Tywin in the [[Tower of the Hand]].{{ref|ASOS|77}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[File:Ser Kevan Lannister unknown.jpg|thumb|300px|Ser Kevan Lannister © Fantasy Flight Games]]
When the body of Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] is discovered, Ser Kevan is one of the first to be notified of his brother's death. He prays by the bedside of his brother,{{Ref|aFfC|3}} shaken and wearied by the murder. He attends Tywin's funeral.{{ref|AFFC|7}}

Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] offers her uncle the position of [[Hand of the King]]. Kevan doubts Cersei's leadership, and reveals Tywin informed him of his plan to send her back to the [[westerlands]] as Lady of [[Casterly Rock]] with a new husband before his death. Kevan states that he will only accept the position if Cersei names him [[regent]] for King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]] as well as Hand and she returns to the Rock. He also advises choosing Lord [[Mathis Rowan]] or Lord [[Randyll Tarly]] as Hand of the King instead. Cersei refuses his demands and throws wine in his face when he insults how she raised Joffrey. Kevan insinuates to Cersei{{ref|AFFC|7}} and later Jaime{{ref|AFFC|16}} that he is aware of the incest between the twins.

Cersei appoints two Lannister cousins in positions for which Kevan was better suited; [[Daven Lannister|Daven]] is made [[Warden of the West]] and [[Damion Lannister|Damion]] is named castellan of Casterly Rock. Kevan is angered that Daven received the title of warden, though he bears Daven no ill will as he knows Daven never asked for the position. At Tommen's wedding, Cersei suggests that Kevan hunt down the [[Hound]], but he rebuffs her.{{ref|affc|12}}

Kevan heads the escort—one hundred crossbowmen, three hundred men-at-arms, and the lords of the west—that is to return Tywin's body to the [[westerlands]] to be buried in Casterly Rock.{{ref|AFFC|16}} Cersei appoints Ser [[Harys Swyft]], as Hand of the King. Harys is the father of [[Dorna Swyft]], Kevan's wife, so Cersei keeps him close as a threat against Kevan.{{ref|AFFC|17}}

Kevan helps his son [[Lancel Lannister|Lancel]] restore [[Darry|Castle Darry]], the estate Kevan had won for him.{{ref|affc|16}} He arranges for Lancel to wed [[Amerei Frey]], who has [[House Darry|Darry]] ancestry, so that the [[smallfolk]] will more easily accept [[House Lannister of Darry]].{{ref|AFFC|16}}{{ref|AFFC|30}} Lancel soon devotes himself to the [[Faith Militant]] instead of Darry, however, and Kevan departs after the wedding.{{ref|AFFC|30}} A brooding Kevan spends three days at the [[siege of Riverrun]] while returning west, but he is distant to Daven.{{ref|AFFC|33}} Sent by Cersei to pacify the [[riverlands]] and resolve Riverun, Jaime discusses Kevan with his aunt, [[Genna Lannister]], the sister of Kevan and Tywin. Genna mentions that Kevan's dutiful nature is evident in Jaime, the [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]].{{ref|AFFC|33}}

After Cersei is imprisoned by the [[Faith of the Seven|Faith]], Harys and Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] send a raven to Casterly Rock offering Kevan the regency.{{ref|aFfC|43}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Lord [[Davos Seaworth]] is brought before Lord [[Godric Borrell]] at [[Breakwater]]. Since Kevan is not in control of King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]], Godric allows Davos to continue on to [[White Harbor]].{{ref|ADWD|9}}

Kevan accepts the role of [[regent]] to Tommen, returns to [[King's Landing]], and sets about trying to fix the mess that [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] made. As a concession to [[House Tyrell]], Kevan names Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] as [[Hand of the King]], Lord [[Paxter Redwyne]] as [[master of ships]], and Lord [[Randyll Tarly]] as [[master of laws]].{{ref|ADWD|54}} Kevan visits the imprisoned Cersei and confronts her about her affair with his son, [[Lancel Lannister|Lancel]]. He tells her that regardless of the outcome of her trial, her rule is now at an end.{{ref|aDwD|54}} After Cersei confesses to having slept with the [[House Kettleblack|Kettleblack]] brothers,{{ref|ADWD|54}} Kevan sends [[Osmund Kettleblack|Osmund]] and [[Osfryd Kettleblack|Osfryd]] to the dungeons.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}} In order to appease the [[High Sparrow]] and redeem the shame to [[House Lannister]], inspired by what Tywin did to [[Tytos Lannister's second mistress|their father's mistress]],{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}} Kevan has Cersei perform a [[walk of atonement]] from the [[Great Sept of Baelor]] to the [[Red Keep]]. Kevan has [[Jocelyn Swyft]] cover the nude Cersei when she arrives at the castle.{{ref|ADWD|65}}

Kevan discusses with the [[small council]] how to deal with [[Jon Connington]] and his "feigned dragon", [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]], who have [[landing of the Golden Company|invaded the stormlands]] with the [[Golden Company]]. Kevan sends his good-father, Ser [[Harys Swyft]], to [[Braavos]] to negotiate the crown's financial problems with the [[Iron Bank of Braavos|Iron Bank]]. He is suspicious of Ser [[Robert Strong]], the new member of the [[Kingsguard]] produced by [[Qyburn]].{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}} He later has supper with the freed Cersei and King Tommen.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}

After dinner, Kevan is told by a servant that [[Pycelle]] is seeking him, and in the [[Grand Maester]]'s chamber Kevan finds a [[white raven]] announcing winter's arrival. [[Varys]] suddenly shoots Kevan in the chest with a crossbow, and the wounded Kevan notices that Pycelle has already been slain. Varys explains he bears Kevan no malice, but he cannot allow Kevan to undo Cersei's misrule. With his death by crossbow, Cersei will believe that Kevan was murdered by [[Tyrion Lannister]] or House Tyrell. The Tyrells, in turn, will suspect Cersei herself, undermining the alliances shoring up Tommen's hold on the [[Iron Throne]]. This would open the way for Prince Aegon to take the throne. Varys then commands his "[[little birds]]" to finish Kevan off.{{ref|aDwD|Epilogue}}

==Quotes by Kevan==
[[File:Kevan Lannister.png|thumb|Ian Gelder as Kevan in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]
{{Quote|A man who fights for coin is loyal only to his purse.{{ref|agot|69}}|Kevan, regarding a [[Tyroshi sellsword|sellsword]]}}

{{quote|'''Tywin''': Unleash Ser [[Gregor Clegane|Gregor]] and send him before us with [[Mountain's men|his reavers]]. Send forth [[Vargo Hoat]] and [[Brave Companions|his freeriders]] as well, and Ser [[Amory Lorch]]. Each is to have three hundred horse. Tell them I want to see the [[riverlands]] afire from the [[Gods Eye]] to the [[Red Fork]]. '''Kevan''': They will burn, my lord. I shall give the commands.{{ref|AGOT|69}}|[[Tywin Lannister]] and Kevan}}

{{quote|'''Kevan''': You would be wise to trust him. '''Tyrion''': You love him. '''Kevan''': He is [[Tywin Lannister|my brother]].{{ref|ASOS|66}}|Kevan and [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{quote|'''Cersei''': By what right do you presume to give me terms? You are no more than one of my father's household knights. '''Kevan''': I hold no lands, that is true. But I have certain incomes, and chests of coin set aside. [[Tytos Lannister|My own father]] forgot none of his children when he died, and [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] knew how to reward good service. I feed two hundred knights and can double that number if need be. There are freeriders who will follow my banner, and I have the gold to hire [[sellswords]]. You would be wise not to take me lightly, Your Grace ... and wiser still not to make of me a foe.{{ref|AFFC|7}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] and Kevan}}

{{Quote|'''Cersei''': Bring us [[Sandor Clegane|Sandor's]] head, and I know His Grace will be most grateful. [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joff]] may have liked the man, but [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]] was always afraid of him ... with good reason it would seem. '''Kevan:''' When [[Hound|a dog]] goes bad, the fault lies with his master.{{ref|aFfC|12}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] and Kevan}}

{{Quote|'''Cersei''': [[Tommen Baratheon|The king]] is my son. '''Kevan''': Aye, and from what I saw of [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]], you are as unfit a mother as you are a ruler.{{ref|aFfC|12}}|Kevan and [[Cersei Lannister]]}}

{{quote|But it did no good to brood on lost battles and roads not taken. That was a vice of old done men.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}|Kevan's thoughts}}

==Quotes about Kevan==
{{quote|Ser Kevan seldom "had a thought" that Lord [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin]] had not had first.{{ref|AGOT|62}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]]'s thoughts}}

{{quote|The next [[Hand of the King|Hand]] will know his place, she promised herself. It would have to be Ser Kevan. Her uncle was tireless, prudent, unfailingly obedient. She could rely on him, as [[Tywin Lannister|her father]] had. The hand does not argue with the head.{{ref|AFFC|3}}|[[Cersei Lannister]]'s thoughts}}

{{Quote|Kevan should be [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen's]] [[Hand of the King|Hand]]. [[Harys Swyft]] is a toad, and [[Cersei Lannister|my sister]] is a fool if she thinks elsewise.{{ref|aFfC|30}}|[[Jaime Lannister]]'s thoughts}}

{{quote|'''Genna''': Kevan always did what was asked of him. It is not like him to turn away from any duty. Something is awry here, I can smell it. '''Jaime''': He said that he was tired. '''Genna''': Tired? I suppose he has a right to be. It has been hard for Kevan, living all his life in [[Tywin Lannister|Tywin's]] shadow.{{ref|AFFC|33}}|[[Genna Lannister]] and [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|My uncle Kevan would make a passably good [[regent]] if someone pressed the duty on him, but he will never reach for it. The gods shaped him to be a follower, not a leader.{{ref|ADWD|22}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] to [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]]}}

{{Quote|This pains me, my lord. You do not deserve to die alone on such a cold dark night. There are many like you, good men in service to bad causes ... but you were threatening to undo all [[Cersei Lannister|the queen's]] good work, to reconcile [[Highgarden]] and [[Casterly Rock]], to bind [[Faith of the Seven|the Faith]] to your little king, unite the [[Seven Kingdoms]] under [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen's]] rule.{{ref|aDwD|Epilogue}}|[[Varys]] to Kevan}}

==Family==
Kevan Lannister is married to Lady [[Dorna Swyft|Dorna]] of [[House Swyft]], with whom he has three sons, [[Lancel Lannister|Lancel]], [[Willem Lannister|Willem]] and [[Martyn Lannister|Martyn]], and a daughter, [[Janei Lannister|Janei]].

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==References==
{{References|2}}

==External links==
* See also the [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Kevan_Lannister Kevan Lannister article] on the Game of Thrones wiki.

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Tytos

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'''Tytos''' is a first name shared by several characters.

*[[Tytos Lannister]]. [[Lord of Casterly Rock]], [[Shield of Lannisport]] and [[Warden of the West]] in the times of Kings [[Aegon V]], [[Jaehaerys II]] and [[Aerys II]]. Father of [[Tywin]], [[Kevan Lannister|Kevan]], [[Genna Lannister|Genna]], [[Tygett Lannister|Tygett]] and [[Gerion Lannister|Gerion]].
*[[Tytos Blackwood]]. Head of [[House Blackwood]] and Lord of [[Raventree Hall]].
*[[Tytos Frey]]. A [[knight]] from [[House Frey]] and the eldest son of Ser [[Jared Frey]] and [[Alys Frey]].
*[[Tytos Brax]]. A knight of [[House Brax]] and the eldest son of Lord [[Andros Brax]].

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Tytos

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'''Tytos''' is a first name shared by several characters.

*[[Tytos Lannister]]. [[Lord of Casterly Rock]], [[Shield of Lannisport]] and [[Warden of the West]] in the times of Kings [[Aegon V]], [[Jaehaerys II]] and [[Aerys II]]. Father of [[Tywin]], [[Kevan Lannister|Kevan]], [[Genna Lannister|Genna]], [[Tygget Lannister|Tygget]] and [[Gerion Lannister|Gerion]].
*[[Tytos Blackwood]]. Head of [[House Blackwood]] and Lord of [[Raventree Hall]].
*[[Tytos Frey]]. A [[knight]] from [[House Frey]] and the eldest son of Ser [[Jared Frey]] and [[Alys Frey]].
*[[Tytos Brax]]. A knight of [[House Brax]] and the eldest son of Lord [[Andros Brax]].

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Tytos

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'''Tytos''' is a first name shared by several characters.

*[[Tytos Lannister]]. [[Lord of Casterly Rock]], [[Shield of Lannisport]] and [[Warden of the West]] in the times of Kings [[Aegon V]], [[Jaehaerys II]] and [[Aerys II]]. Father of [[Tywin]],[[Kevan Lannister|Kevan]], [[Genna Lannister|Genna]], [[Tygget Lannister|Tygget]] and [[Gerion Lannister|Gerion]].
*[[Tytos Blackwood]]. Head of [[House Blackwood]] and Lord of [[Raventree Hall]].
*[[Tytos Frey]]. A [[knight]] from [[House Frey]] and the eldest son of Ser [[Jared Frey]] and [[Alys Frey]].
*[[Tytos Brax]]. A knight of [[House Brax]] and the eldest son of Lord [[Andros Brax]].

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Triarchy

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:''"Triarchy" redirects here. For the Triarch of Volantis, see [[Triarch of Volantis]].''
{{Infobox Realm
| name = Triarchy/Kingdom of the Three Daughters
| image = [[File:Triarchy.jpg|350px]]
| image_caption = A council of the Triarchy, as depicted by Jordi Gonzales Escamilla in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (Myrman to the left, Tyroshi in the middle, and Lyseni to the right)

| location =
| capital =
| government = Oligarchy
| ruler = [[High Council of the Triarchy]]

| religion = Mixed
| population =

| founded = {{date|96}}
| preceded = [[Lys]] [[Myr]] [[Tyrosh]]
| destroyed = {{date|131}}
| succeeded = [[Lys]] [[Myr]] [[Tyrosh]]
| restored =

| places =
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The '''Triarchy''' was an alliance of the [[Free Cities]] of [[Myr]], [[Lys]] and [[Tyrosh]], three colonial daughters of the [[Valyrian Freehold]]. In [[Westeros]] the Triarchy was known as the '''Kingdom of the Three Daughters'''.{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} The "kingdom" of the [[narrow sea]] had no king, but was instead governed by the [[High Council of the Triarchy]], a group of thirty-three [[magister]]s. The Triarchy existed from {{date|96}} until its dissolution from a civil war which began in {{date|130}}.

==History==
===Origin===

In {{date|96}}, [[Tyrosh]], [[Lys]], and Myr ended their strife and drove [[Volantis]] from the [[Disputed Lands]], defeating the Volantenes in the [[Battle of the Borderland]] and forging the "eternal alliance" of the Triarchy. The Myrish prince-admiral [[Craghas Drahar]] then led an invasion of the [[Stepstones]], clearing out the pirate dens of the islands and making safe the trade lanes of the [[narrow sea]].{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

The [[Seven Kingdoms]] initially approved of the Triarchy's actions, but Craghas and his co-admirals became greedy with their tolls. The Lyseni enslaved women, girls, and comely boys to bring back to their [[pillow house]]s, including Lady [[Johanna Swann]], niece to the Lord of [[Stonehelm]].{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} [[Westeros]]i pejoratively called the alliance the Kingdom of the Three Whores.{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

===War for the Stepstones===
In {{date|106}}, [[Westeros]]i forces led by Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]] and Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] began the [[war for the Stepstones]], Daemon hoping to make himself a kingdom. Despite inferior numbers, they inflicted a string of defeats on the Triarchy for two years before Daemon slew [[Craghas Drahar]] in single combat. By {{date|109}}, Daemon's armies controlled all but two of the Stepstones, and the Corlys the Sea Snake's fleets had naval supremacy. Corlys crowned Daemon the [[King of the Stepstones and the Narrow Sea]].{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

In {{date|110}}, the Triarchy dispatched a counterattack led by [[Racallio Ryndoon]], supported by newly-acquired [[Dorne|Dornish]] allies, who were wary of the new [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]]-backed sellsword kingdom controlling the[[narrow sea]]. Fighting continued in {{date|111}}, when Daemon withdrew to court at [[King's Landing]] for several months, and raged beyond {{date|115}}, when Daemon returned to the [[Vale of Arryn]] after the death of his first wife, [[Rhea Royce]]. Five other men followed him as Kings of the Narrow Sea before the sellsword kingdom ended.{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

[[Pentos]], bordering Myr to the north and wary of the rising power to their south, often welcomed Daemon as an ally. Volantis similarly welcomed Daemon warmly when he visited, though it was in less of a position to fight back against its rivals to the west. The Three Daughters were not, however, so powerful that their influence spread to the northeast, where [[Norvos]] and [[Qohor]] remained little concerned about them.{{ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

===Dance of the Dragons===
In the Westerosi civil war called the [[Dance of the Dragons]] ({{date|129|131}}), Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] and Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]] supported the [[blacks]] of [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]. Early in the fighting, the [[House Velaryon|Velaryon]] fleet blockaded the [[Gullet]] and [[Blackwater Bay]]. Ser [[Otto Hightower]], [[Hand of the King]] to [[Aegon II Targaryen]] and a leader of the [[greens]], reached across the [[narrow sea]] to the Triarchy, which he knew to be an enemy of Daemon. Otto hoped to persuade them to move against Corlys the Sea Snake and break his blockade. The [[High Council of the Triarchy]] eventually met in [[Tyrosh]] and chose to accept Otto's offer of alliance.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

A combined fleet of ninety [[Myr]]ish, [[Lys]]ene and Tyroshi warships under the banners of the Three Daughters, commanded by the Triarchy's admiral [[Sharako Lohar]] of [[Lys]], swept from the [[Stepstones]], bending their oars for the Gullet. En route they intercepted the ''[[Gay Abandon]]'', which was carrying two of [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s sons, Princes [[Aegon III Targaryen|Aegon]] and [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys]]. Aegon escaped atop [[Stormcloud]], but Viserys was taken as a captive to Sharako.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

Once the news of the fleet's presence in the Gullet reached [[Dragonstone]], Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] swept down on [[Vermax]] and was soon joined by four other [[dragon]]s. The resulting [[Battle of the Gullet]] in early {{Date|130}} eventually ended in defeat for the blacks, however. The victorious fleet of the Three Daughters avoided Dragonstone and sacked [[Spicetown]] and [[High Tide]] on the Velaryon isle of [[Driftmark]]. Although the Triarchy had won the battle, they too suffered tremendous losses. Only twenty-eight of Sharako's ships, most of them Lysene, returned home. The widows of the fallen Myrmen and Tyroshi accused Sharako of having held back his own Lysene ships.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

===Daughters' War===
The Triarchy began to tear itself to pieces in {{date|130}},{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} and the following year Ser [[Marston Waters]] reported that it had collapsed.{{ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} [[Sharako Lohar]] was killed by a rival for the affections of the Black Swan, [[Johanna Swann]], but at the time [[Tyrosh]] suspected it was an assassination arranged by [[Myr]]. A series of retaliatory murders followed, and the [[Daughters' War]] broke out two years after the Gullet.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} A rival alliance formed between [[Pentos]], [[Braavos]], and the normally-isolationist [[Lorath]] which helped bring down the Triarchy.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}}

Grand Maester [[Greydon]] wrote a comprehensive history of the Kingdom of the Three Daughters.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}

==References==
{{References|2}}
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Vermithor

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{{Infobox character
| Character_name = Vermithor
| image = [[File: Rogar Jaehaerys and Vermithor.JPG|300px]]
| image_caption = [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] feeding Vermithor before Lord [[Rogar Baratheon]] as depicted by Douglas Wheatley in ''[[Fire & Blood]]''.
| Alias = The Bronze Fury
| Title =
| Allegiance = [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] [[Hugh Hammer]]
| Race =
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth =
| Date_of_Birth = or between {{Date|30}} and {{Date|35}}<ref group="N">In {{Date|130}}, Vermithor was said to have been "almost a hundred" years old, indicating he was closer in age to a hundred than to ninety, placing his age between ninety-five and ninety-nine at the time. It is possible he would have turned a hundred later that year.</ref>
| Place_of_Death = [[Tumbleton]]
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|130}}
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Sons of the Dragon]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned)
}}

'''Vermithor''', called '''the Bronze Fury''', was a [[dragon]] once ridden by King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].

==Appearance==
Vermithor was a bronze dragon with "great tan wings".{{Ref|tpatq}} Vermithor was already a large dragon in {{Date|48}};{{Ref|tsotd}} Only [[Balerion]] and [[Vhagar]] were larger.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} By the time of the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Vermithor was almost a hundred years old.{{Ref|tpatq}}

Vermithor was a fearsome beast.{{Ref|tpatq}} Accustomed to men and having had a previous rider, by the reign of [[Aegon II Targaryen]] Vermithor was tolerant of the presence of people and more accepting of new riders.{{Ref|tpatq}}

==History==
Vermithor had accepted Prince [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys Targaryen]] as his rider by {{Date|48}}, when Jaehaerys made his claim for the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|tsotd}} Nine days after the mysterious death of King [[Maegor I Targaryen]], Jaehaerys flew to [[King's Landing]] upon Vermithor to claim the throne.{{Ref|tsotd}} During his reign, Jaehaerys I and his sister-wife, Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]], once visited [[Winterfell]] with six dragons.{{Ref|asos|41}} After Alysanne grew bored and flew her own dragon [[Silverwing]] north to the [[Wall]], Jaehaerys came after her on Vermithor.{{Ref|AFFC|5}}

Vermithor became riderless when Jaehaerys died in {{Date|103}}. Throughout the reign of Jaehaerys's successor, King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], Vermithor had no new rider.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} During this time, Vermithor remained on the island of [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]] and made his lair in one of the smoking caverns of the [[Dragonmont]].{{ref|tpatq}}

At some point, Vermithor and Silverwing became a mated pair. During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Vermithor and Silverwing were said to often coil about one another in the fields.{{ref|tpatq}}

In {{Date|129}}, after the start of the Dance of the Dragons, Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] decided that [[blacks|his mother's faction]] needed more dragonriders. Many men attempted to claim a dragon of their own; Lord [[Gormon Massey]] attempted to approach Vermithor, who burned him to death. Eventually, Vermithor bent his neck to a blacksmith’s [[bastard]] called [[Hugh Hammer]].{{Ref|tpatq}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} Hugh rode Vermithor to battle in the [[Battle in the Gullet]]. Along with Silverwing, [[Sheepstealer]], [[Vermax]] and [[Seasmoke]], Vermithor descended upon the ninety warships sailing under the banners of the [[Three Daughters]].{{ref|tpatq}}

When King's Landing [[Fall of King's Landing|fell]] to [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s supporters, Hugh landed Vermithor upon the [[Hill of Rhaenys]], outside of the [[Dragonpit]]. In the Dragonpit, Vermithor made a lair before flying off to battle. Hugh rode Vermithor into battle during the [[First Battle of Tumbleton|first battle]] at [[Tumbleton]]. Hugh and fellow dragonseed [[Ulf the White]], who had claimed [[Silverwing]], changed their allegiance, betraying Rhaenyra in favor of [[Aegon II Targaryen]]. Vermithor, Silverwing and [[Tessarion]], the dragon of Aegon II's brother Prince [[Daeron Targaryen (son of Viserys I)|Daeron]], let loose their flames upon Tumbleton, which was savagely sacked.{{ref|tpatq}}

[[File:Second Battle of Tumbleton.jpg|300px|thumb|Vermithor after killing [[Seasmoke]] during the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]] as as depicted by Douglas Wheatley in ''[[Fire & Blood]]''.]]

As the [[House Hightower|Hightower]] host remained at Tumbleton, so did Hugh with Vermithor. With Aegon II missing and Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] [[Battle Above the Gods Eye|dead]], Hugh Hammer decided to fulfill his wish for the crown and declared himself king, as he was the rider of the oldest and largest living dragon.{{Ref|tpatq}} During the [[Second Battle of Tumbleton]], an army of four thousand men strong, led by [[Addam Velaryon]] upon the dragon [[Seasmoke]], surprised the Hightower host at Tumbleton with their night-time attack. Hugh rushed to mount Vermithor but was stopped by [[Jon Roxton]], one of the [[Caltrops]], who killed Hugh with his [[Valyrian steel]] sword [[Orphan-Maker]]. Vermithor, now riderless, was still half-asleep and on the ground when two score knights attempted to slay him. They died in their attempt. Wounded and enraged, Vermithor took flight, attacking all those around him. He snatched up a knight who tried to flee before him in his jaws, and burned Lords [[House Piper|Piper]] and [[House Deddings|Deddings]], with their squires, servants, and sworn shields.{{Ref|tpatq}}

While Vermithor was only twenty feet above the field, Seasmoke slammed into him from above. The two dragons rolled over the field, so entangled that neither was able to break free. According to Lord [[Benjicot Blackwood]], Seasmoke was no match for Vermithor on account of the older dragon's size and weight. Lord Blackwood believed that Vermithor would have torn Seasmoke into pieces if [[Tessarion]] had not entered the fight. The three dragons fought to the death. Vermithor killed Seasmoke when he locked his teeth into the latter's neck and ripped his head off. He attempted to take flight with his prize still in his jaws but his wings were tattered, causing him to be unable to bear the weight. After a moment he collapsed and died.{{ref|tpatq}}

It is said that after dark Silverwing, who had fled into the sky when the battle began, descended to land beside the slain dragons. Later, the singers would tell of how she tried to lift Vermithor’s wing three times with her nose, as if to try and make him fly again. According to Archmaester [[Gyldayn]] this is most likely a fable.{{ref|tpatq}} Vermithor and Seasmoke's remains became a tourist attraction at the rebuilt Tumbleton.{{ref|fab|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}}

==Known dragonriders of Vermithor==
* King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]
* [[Hugh Hammer]]

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

==References==
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Targaryen campaign in Slaver's Bay

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{{Infobox Military Conflict
| conflict_name = Targaryen campaign in Slaver's Bay
| part_of =
| image = [[File:SurrenderOfMeereen by StephenNajarian.jpg|Queen Daenerys - by StephenNajarian ©|400px]]
| caption = The surrender of Meereen, by Stephen Najarian
| date = {{Date|299}} - Ongoing
| battles =
| location = [[Essos]]
| result = Coronation of [[Daenerys Targaryen]] as Queen of Meereen Abolition of slavery in Meereen Conflict still ongoing

| combatant1 = [[House Targaryen]]
| commander1 = [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
:: Ser [[Barristan Selmy]]
:: Ser [[Jorah Mormont]]
:: [[Grey Worm]]
:: [[Daario Naharis]]
:: [[Ben Plumm]]
| strength1 = Dragons ([[Drogon]], [[Viserion]], [[Rhaegal]]) 
:8.600 Unsullied
:5.000 Unsullied still in training
:Freedmen
::Stalwart Shields
::Free Brothers
::Mother's Men
:[[Brazen Beasts]]
:Sellsword companies:
::[[Stormcrows]]
::[[Second Sons]] (switches sides)
| losses1 =

| combatant2 = The [[Good Masters]] of [[Astapor]]
| commander2 = [[Kraznys mo Nakloz]] 
:[[Grazdan mo Ullhor]]
:[[Grazdan (fat one)|Grazdan]] ("the fat one")
:[[Grazdan (spiked beard)|Grazdan]] ("the one with the spiked beard")
:[[Grazdan (tall one)|Grazdan]] ("the tall one")
| strength2 = City guard of Astapor
| losses2 =

| combatant3 = [[Yunkai]]
| commander3 = [[Yurkhaz zo Yunzak]]†
: [[Wise Masters]]
: [[Prendahl na Ghezn]]†
:[[Sallor]]†
:[[Daario Naharis]] (switched sides)
:[[Mero]]†
:[[Ben Plumm]] (switched sides thrice)
:[[Tattered Prince]] (switched sides)
:[[Bloodbeard]]
:[[Gylo Rhegan]]
| strength3 = Slave soldiers 
:Allies
::[[New Ghis]] (six legions{{Ref|ADWD|36}} of 6.000 men<ref>asoiaf.westeros.org: Boskone 2013, reading of Barristan I and [http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/81338-twow-spoilers-barristan/&do=findComment&comment=4122024 Barristan II]</ref>)
::[[Qarth]]
::[[Tolos]]
::[[Mantarys]]
::[[Elyria]]
::[[Volantis]]
:Sellswords:
::[[Stormcrows]] (switches sides)
::[[Second Sons]] (switched sides thrice)
::[[Windblown]] (switches sides)
::[[Company of the Cat]]
::[[Long Lances]]
| losses3 =

| combatant4 = [[Great Masters]] of [[Meereen]] [[Sons of the Harpy]]
| commander4 = [[Great Masters]] The [[Harpy]]
| strength4 = Ghiscari noblemen
| losses4 =

| combatant5 = Freedmen in [[Astapor]]
| commander5 = King [[Cleon|Cleon I]] † 
:King [[Cleon the Second|Cleon II]] †
:[[King Cutthroat]] †
:[[Queen Whore]] †
:[[Green Grace (Astapor)|Green Grace]] of Astapor †
| strength5 = Unknown number of new Unsullied
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The '''Targaryen campaign in Slaver's Bay''' is an ongoing conflict in [[Essos]], mainly in the region of [[Slaver's Bay]]. [[Daenerys Targaryen]]'s main goal is to free the slaves in Slaver's Bay and abolish all slavery. This primary military conflict is mainly depicted in ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' and ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', and continues into the unreleased sixth novel, ''[[The Winds of Winter]]''.

==Prelude==
Following the death of her husband, [[Khal]] [[Drogo]], [[Daenerys Targaryen]] manages to hatch her three [[dragon]] [[dragon egg|eggs]] on his funeral pyre.{{ref|AGOT|72}} As Drogo's [[khalasar]] has disbanded into several smaller factions, Daenerys sees herself forced to travel through the [[Red Waste]], as she considers the chance of encountering an enemy too large when traveling in any other direction.{{Ref|ACOK|12}} Daenerys eventually arrives in [[Qarth]],{{Ref|ACOK|27}} but following the destruction of the [[House of the Undying]] and the resulting hostility of the Qartheen, finds herself in need of a new destination.{{Ref|ACOK|63}} Whilst looking for a passage on a ship at the docks of Qarth, Daenerys is approached by the eunuch [[Belwas]] and the squire [[Barristan Selmy|Arstan Whitebeard]] (secretly Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] from [[Westeros]]), who were sent to [[Qarth]] by [[magister]] [[Illyrio Mopatis]]. Illyrio wishes her to return to [[Pentos]], and has sent three ships to Qarth for Daenerys to use.{{Ref|ACOK|63}}

However, whilst on route to [[Pentos]] with her dragons and the remnants of her khalasar, [[Jorah Mormont]] convinces Daenerys to change course to [[Astapor]] instead, arguing that she will need an army to conquer Westeros. Jorah believes she should buy [[Unsullied]], slave soldiers trained and sold in [[Astapor]] with an extraordinary reputation.{{ref|ASOS|8}} In Astapor, Daenerys inspects the Unsullied, but is sickened by the misery of the slave trade.{{Ref|ASOS|23}} However, she agrees to acquire all the Unsullied available - eight thousand six hundred - as well as the boys still in training - an additional five thousand - in exchange for her three ships, all trading goods on board, and the strongest of her [[dragons]]: [[Drogon]].{{ref|ASOS|27}}

==Factions==
The Targaryen campaign in Slaver's Bay is a multisided conflict, during which many factions make alliances and change sides on numerous occasions. The following main factions participate in the conflict:
* '''[[House Targaryen]]''': Led by Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]], House Targaryen possesses the only three living dragons in the world: [[Drogon]], [[Rhaegal]], and [[Viserion]]. Daenerys acquires eight thousand six hundred trained Unsullied in Astapor, and gains the loyalty of thousands of freedmen, half of whom come from [[Yunkai]]{{Ref|ADWD|2}} In Meereen, Daenerys makes alliances with the [[Lhazareen]], orders several fighting companies, the [[Stalwart Shields]], the [[Mother's Men]], and the [[Free Brothers]],{{Ref|ADWD|11}} and a new city watch, the [[Brazen Beasts]], formed.{{Ref|ADWD|16}} Daenerys further has several mercenary companies under her command.

* '''The [[Good Masters]] of [[Astapor]]''': The slaver city Astapor lost its Unsullied during the fall, and finds itself included in the struggle with few soldiers and without allies.

* '''The [[Wise Masters]] of [[Yunkai]]''': The slaver city Yunkai strikes alliances with the cities [[New Ghis]], [[Volantis]], [[Qarth]], [[Tolos]], [[Mantarys]], and [[Elyria]]. They are joined by the Meereenese fleet, which fled Meereen before its fall. Yunkai employs several mercenary companies.

* '''The Great Masters of [[Meereen]]''' and '''The [[Sons of the Harpy]]''': Descendant of the [[Old Empire of Ghis]], these nobleborn Meereenese engage in a shadow war in Meereen after the city has fallen to [[Daenerys Targaryen]] and her forces.

*'''Freedmen in Astapor''': Following the fall of Astapor, a council of three rules the city. These three are executed after a former slave, [[Cleon]], convinces the Astapori that the council meant to return the Good Masters to power. Cleon assumes the reign of Astapor as its king, and enslaves the noble survivors in the city, to be trained as Unsullied.{{Ref|ASOS|71}}

==The War==
===Battle against slavery===
In search of an army, Daenerys Targaryen arrives in Astapor where she is disgusted by the training and the treatment of the slave soldiers, the [[Unsullied]], and the treatment of slaves in general. Nonetheless, she strikes a deal with the [[Good Masters]] of [[Astapor]], promising her three ships, all her trading goods, and the strongest of her three dragons, [[Drogon]], in exchange for all Unsullied present in the city, both those who have completed their training, and those who are still in training.{{ref|asos|27}}
[[File:Sack of Astapor.jpg|thumb|450px|The Fall of Astapor By [http://majoh.deviantart.com/ Majoh].]]
*'''[[Fall of Astapor]]''': At the [[Plaza of Punishment]], upon receiving the promised payment, the [[Good Masters]] of Astapor give over the command of the Unsullied soldiers to Daenerys Targaryen. Daenerys betrays the terms of the deal and orders the Unsullied to slay the masters, and anyone wearing a tokar who is twelve years old or older. Astapor’s defense is in a poor state; its walls are old and crumbling, and the towers hold no guards.{{ref|ASOS|23}} Without their Unsullied, the Astapori Good Masters have little defense, as only a few soldiers remain. Daenerys allows her three dragons to join in the ensuing fight. As a result, Astapor is sacked, and all slaves are freed.{{ref|ASOS|27}} In the stead of the Good Masters, Daenerys leaves a council of three men (a healer, a scholar, and a priest) to rule the remaining Astapori.{{ref|asos|49}}

*'''[[Battle near Yunkai]]''': Following her victory at Astapor, Daenerys frees her Unsullied, and offers them the choice to swear their loyalty to her, or to abandon her service. Most decide to follow her to [[Yunkai]]. The Yunkai'i, aware of what befell Astapor, have raised a slave army of four thousand men strong. Their army is supported by two sellsword companies of five hundred men each: the [[Stormcrows]] and the [[Second Sons]]. Daenerys invites envoys of Yunkai and each of the sellsword companies into her camp. The [[Stormcrows]] refuse to join her. [[Mero]], the captain of the [[Second Sons]], laughs at her offer as well, though accepts wine for his entire company to be send to his men. The envoy from Yunkai attempts to bride Daenerys, but she sends him off with the message that Yunkai have three days to give up its slaves before she attacks. However, Daenerys plans to attack that same night, claiming the Yunkai'i will falsely feel safe, the Stormcrows will be fighting among themselves, and the Second Sons will be drunk. Prior to the battle, [[Daario Naharis]] from the Stormcrows arrives, presenting Daenerys with the heads of his fellow captains, [[Sallor the Bald]] and [[Prendahl na Ghezn]]. He offers Daenerys the service of the Stormcrows, who participate in the battle on her side. The battle ends in Yunkish defeat; Yunkai surrenders and gives in to Daenerys's demands, freeing all of their slaves. In return, they are allowed to remain in control of the city. The freed slaves swell the ranks of Daenerys's freedmen and cement her reputation as the "[[Mhysa|Mother]]" among her followers.{{ref|asos|42}}

*'''[[Siege of Meereen]]''': Having learned about the fates of Astapor and Yunkai, the [[Meereen]]ese retreat behind the walls of their city. The lands are stripped clean, and a hundred and sixty-three slave children are nailed onto the mileposts placed on the coast road between Yunkai and Meereen. Daenerys's host now numbers more than eighty thousand, though fewer than a quarter are warriors. After [[Belwas]] slays the "hero of Meereen", [[Oznak zo Pahl]], Daenerys sends men into the sewers of Meereen, so they can secretly enter the city and free the slaves. The slaves of Meereen rise in rebellion, while Daenerys's warriors break down the eastern gate using a ram made from Daenerys's ships.{{ref|asos|57}}{{ref|asos|71}}

While Daenerys conquers Meereen, a former butcher from [[Astapor]] named [[Cleon]] convinces his fellow Astapori that the council of three men (a healer, a scholar and a priest) that Daenerys had left to rule Astapor intended to return the [[Good Masters]] to their positions of power. Naming himself king after having the council executed, Cleon has all highborn boys seized to begin training new Unsullied. Each pyramid within Astapor becomes an armed camp, the dead lie in the streets, and the markets are devoid of food and slaves.{{Ref|ASOS|71}} When she learns about Astapor's troubles, Daenerys chooses to remain in Meereen and installs herself as queen, taking the [[Great Pyramid]] as her seat.{{ref|asos|71}}

===Yunkish campaign===
Following Daenerys's departure from Yunkai, the Yunkai'i returned to slavery.{{Ref|ADWD|2}} The city begins to prepare for the upcoming conflict by hiring new sellsword companies, i.e. the [[Long Lances]], the [[Windblown]], and the [[Company of the Cat]].{{ref|ADWD|6}} They send envoys to [[Qarth]] and other cities spreading false tales about Daenerys in order to gain support to cast her down. [[Grazdan mo Eraz]] travels to [[Volantis]] to persuade the [[triarchs of Volantis|triarchs]] to send their fleet against Daenerys, and other envoys ally Yunkai with [[New Ghis]], [[Tolos]], [[Elyria]], and [[Dothraki]].{{ref|ADWD|22}}

Meanwhile, several factions set sail towards Daenerys. Prince [[Quentyn Martell]] has been sent to [[Slaver's Bay]] by his father, Prince [[Doran Martell]],{{ref|ADWD|6}} with a [[secret marriage pact|marriage pact]] signed by his uncle, Prince [[Oberyn Martell]], on Doran's behalf, and by Ser [[Willem Darry]]. The pact promises the hand of Princess [[Arianne Martell]], Quentyn's elder sister, to [[Viserys Targaryen]], Daenerys's older brother.{{Ref|ADWD|43}} With Viserys dead, Doran hopes to marry Quentyn to Daenerys, and so ally [[Dorne]] to the cause of [[House Targaryen]].{{ref|adwd|43}} However, Quentyn meets with troubles on his journey, and once in [[Volantis]], is unable to find a ship to [[Slaver's Bay]], due to the war.{{Ref|ADWD|6}} Quentyn and his two remaining companions eventually join the [[Windblown]], a sellsword company hired by Yunkai to fight against Daenerys, in order to get closer to her.{{Ref|ADWD|25}}

*'''The [[Sons of the Harpy]]''': A resistance group of [[Ghis]]cari noblemen from the city of [[Meereen]], known as the "Sons of the Harpy" or "the Harpy's Sons" engage in a [[shadow war]] against Daenerys after she has named herself Queen of Meereen. They slay [[freedmen]], [[Unsullied]] and [[shavepates]] during the night, and leave a mark over the body of their victim: a harpy, drawn in blood.{{Ref|ADWD|2}} In response, Daenerys orders the creation of a city watch, made up from the Meereenese themselves:{{Ref|ADWD|11}} the [[Brazen Beasts]].{{Ref|ADWD|16}} While Daenerys sets the reward concerning the Sons of the Harpy to one thousand honors,{{Ref|ADWD|2}} the Sons of the Harpy offer wealth and glory and a hundred slave girls to whoever slays Daenerys, while promising death to anyone, and their families, who serve Daenerys. Because of this, the members of the [[Brazen Beasts]] hide their true identities by wearing masks.{{ref|ADWD|16}}

*'''Imprisonment of the dragons''': [[Drogon]], [[Viserion]] and [[Rhaegal]] have been becoming wilder as they are growing. They have taken to hunting down sheep, and Drogon especially goes far afield. Daenerys begins to pay the shepherds for the loss of their animals, which leads to an increase in claims, which some of the shepherds try to proof by presenting the court with burned bones. However, during court one day, when Daenerys grants compensation to be given for the loss of twenty-three animals, one man lingers until all petitioners have departed. He presents her with the burned bones of his daughter, [[Hazzea]], and claims that it had been "[[Drogon|the winged shadow]]".{{ref|ADWD|2}} In response to Hazzea's death, Daenerys orders her dragons captured. [[Viserion]] and [[Rhaegal]] are captured and locked in a pit underneath the [[Great Pyramid]]. Three attempts are made to capture Drogon, but he trice escapes, and flies off towards the [[Dothraki Sea]].{{Ref|ADWD|11}}

*'''[[Battle at the Horns of Hazzat]]''': The [[Wise Masters]] of [[Yunkai]] resumed slavery after Daenerys left for [[Meereen]], and by now have raised a new army of slave levies and [[sellswords]],{{ref|ADWD|2}} who are joined by [[iron legions]] from [[New Ghis]].{{ref|ADWD|16}} Despite the fact that Astapor is starving, King [[Cleon]] prepares to march with his new Unsullied. His envoy, Lord [[Ghael]], whom he had sent to Meereen, continues to request an alliance between Astapor and Queen Daenerys's forces in Meereen, though she refuses.{{Ref|ADWD|2}} Without allies, Cleon meets Yunkai in battle at the [[Horns of Hazzat]], but is defeated and flees with his host back to Astapor.{{ref|ADWD|16}}

*'''[[Fighting on the Khyzai Pass]]''': Queen Daenerys sends the [[Stormcrows]] under the command of [[Daario Naharis]] to negotiate with the [[Lhazareen]], as to ensure land trade through Khyzai Pass.{{ref|ADWD|2}} The Yunkai'i have meanwhile contracted the [[Long Lances]],{{Ref|ADWD|6}} who they now send to hold the [[Khyzai Pass]] between Meereen and [[Lhazar]], where Daario and his Stormcrows descend upon them in the night. Nine Stormcrows are slain, though twelve Long Lances defect to Daario's side.{{ref|ADWD|23}}

*'''[[Siege of Astapor]]''': Following his defeat at the [[Horns of Hazzat]], King [[Cleon]] had fled back to Astapor.{{Ref|ADWD|16}} The Yunkai'i are not far behind,{{Ref|ADWD|16}} and the Red City is soon under siege.{{Ref|ADWD|23}} Cleon is slain by his own men when he orders them to march out and fight. His successor, [[Cleon the Second]], is slain eight days later, and the killer takes up the crown. The concubine of the first Cleon claims the crown as well, and the Astapori name them "King Cutthroat" and "Queen Whore".{{Ref|ADWD|23}} While Astapor starves, the King and Queen accuse one another of eating the slain.{{Ref|ADWD|30}} When the [[Green Grace (Astapor)|Green Grace]] of [[Astapor]] has a vision that the first Cleon will soon deliver the Astapori from the Yunkai'i,{{Ref|ADWD|30}} the Astapori make the decision to strap Cleon's corpse into his armor and onto his horse to lead the Unsullied in battle.{{Ref|ADWD|30}}{{Ref|ADWD|25}} When the dead King Cleon is slain once again, the Astapori break and attempt to flee, only to find the gates to the city closed. The battle itself is butchery.{{Ref|ADWD|25}}

*'''The [[Bloody flux|Pale Mare]]''': Many of the surviving Astapori have the [[bloody flux]]. The Yunkai'i command the sellswords to hunt them down and turn them, driving them back to Astapor or north to Meereen to prevent the Astapori from going near Yunkai.{{Ref|ADWD|25}} Daenerys receives the news of the fall from three escaped Astapori, and following the advice of her counselors, refuses to allow the other Astapori to settle in the city,{{Ref|ADWD|30}} but instead settles them outside the walls.{{Ref|ADWD|36}}

*'''The [[Windblown]]''': Meanwhile, the [[Tattered Prince]], captain of the [[Windblown]], one of the sellsword companies hired by [[Yunkai]], plans to increase his odds by sending some of his own men into Meereen, by pleading they want to change sides.{{ref|ADWD|25}} The Windblown he sends are comprised of only Westerosi descendents and include Prince [[Quentyn Martell]] and his two companions.{{Ref|ADWD|25}} They eventually encounter the [[Stormcrows]] and, as per the instructions of the Tattered Prince, defect to Daenerys's side.{{ref|ADWD|36}} [[Daario Naharis]] convinces Daenerys to meet his new Stormcrows, and Prince Quentyn, known among the Windblown (and thus to Daario) only as "Frog", requests he and his companions may speak to Daenerys and her court in private. He reveals his identity to her, as well as his purpose.{{Ref|ADWD|43}}

*'''Start of the [[second siege of Meereen]]''': Following the defeat of Astapor, Yunkai marches on to Meereen.{{Ref|ADWD|25}}{{Ref|ADWD|36}} Ships from [[Qarth]], [[Tolos]], and [[New Ghis]] are choking off the bay, aided by ships from the Meereenese fleet who had fled when Daenerys first arrived at the city.{{Ref|ADWD|30}} The Yunkai'i march their new slave soldiers up the coast road, accompanied by four sellsword companies, four [[Ghiscari legion]]s, a hundred elephants, [[Tolos]]i slingers, and a corps of [[Qarth]]een camelry, while another two legions from [[New Ghis]] are set to arrive by ship.{{Ref|ADWD|36}} After Daenerys refuses to use her dragons in battle,{{Ref|ADWD|30}} [[Ben Plumm]] allies his [[Second Sons]] with Yunkai.{{Ref|ADWD|36}} The Yunkai'i are in contact with [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]], and inform him that they are willing to give Meereen peace, on the condition that the Yunkai'i can resume slaving, Astapor, once rebuild, will be a slaver city once again, and the promise that Daenerys will not interfere. The agreements are to be sealed by Daenerys's marriage to Hizdahr.{{Ref|ADWD|36}} The Yunkai'i lay siege to Meereen, building catapults, scorpions, and tall trebuchets, aiming to weaken Meereen until famine and disease brings the city to its knees.{{Ref|ADWD|43}} The bloody flux has by now already spread across Meereen,{{ref|ADWD|43}} as well as the Yunkish camps.{{Ref|ADWD|47}}
[[File:Drogon in Daznak's Pit.jpg|thumb|450px|[[Daenerys Targaryen]] confronts [[Drogon]] in [[Daznak's Pit]] By [http://marcsimonetti.deviantart.com/ Marc Simonetti].]]
*'''[[Daenerys Targaryen]]'s marriage to [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]]''': In an attempt to stop the murders committed by the Sons of the Harpy, Daenerys follows the advice of [[Galazza Galare]] and agrees to a pact with Meereenese nobleman [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]]. If he is able to stop the Sons of the Harpy from killing for ninety days, Daenerys will marry Hizdahr.{{ref|ADWD|23}} Hizdahr and the Yunkai'i come to an agreement regarding the peace, in which the marriage is an important aspect.{{Ref|ADWD|36}} Following ninety days of peace, Daenerys and Hizdahr are wed.{{ref|ADWD|43}}

*'''Poisoned locusts''': Following Daenerys's marriage to Hizdahr, the peace between Meereen and the slavers is to be signed and sealed, and the fighting pits are to be opened once more.{{ref|ADWD|47}} Meereen's ports have already been opened following the wedding,{{ref|adwd|50}} and Hizdahr has invited the Yunkai'i commanders to witness the opening of the fighting pits and sign the peace. Three Yunkai'i noblemen and the four commanders of the sellsword companies enter Meereen, and in return seven Meereenese hostages are sent to the camps of Yunkai.{{Ref|ADWD|50}} The following day, [[Daznak's Pit]] is opened. During the fighting matches, [[Belwas]] eats the honeyed locusts Hizdahr had been pushing Daenerys to eat, and becomes sick as they were poisoned. Just as Belwas falls, [[Drogon]] returns to the city. While the public panicks and attempts to flee, Daenerys rushes to Drogon's side and flies away from Meereen on his back.{{Ref|ADWD|52}}

After Daenerys's departure on Drogon, Hizdahr has taken over the rule of Meereen. Hizdahr has removed many of Daenerys's people from command, and angered [[Grey Worm]], resulting in the loss of the [[Unsullied]]. [[Skahaz mo Kandaq]], who has been stripped of his command of the [[Brazen Beasts]] by Hizdahr, contacts [[Barristan Selmy]] and informs him that Hizdahr's confectioner has confessed to having poisoned the locusts on behalf of the [[Sons of the Harpy]], who had threatened to kill his daughter. As Daenerys survived, his daughter was killed. Skahaz has been gathering support against Hizdahr, but needs Barristan to bring the Unsullied to their side. Barristan agrees.{{Ref|ADWD|55}} Following the accidental death of Yunkai's Supreme Commander [[Yurkhaz zo Yunzak]] in [[Daznak's Pit]], the Yunkai'i speak of a breach of the peace, and present Hizdahr with [[Groleo]]'s severed head in response. They return three hostages - all family to Hizdahr - as a show of good faith, while promising to return the other three after Hizdahr has slain the dragons.{{Ref|ADWD|59}} Barristan and Skahaz agree to imprison Hizdahr, as well as [[Reznak mo Reznak]] and rule Meereen by a council.{{Ref|ADWD|67}} In the meantime, Prince [[Quentyn Martell]] has contacted the [[Tattered Prince]] and enlisted his help in capturing Daenerys's dragons, as to not return home empty-handed.{{Ref|ADWD|60}} Their plan, however, occurs the same night as the plan of Barristan and Skahaz. Quentyn and several of the Windblown go to the pit where [[Viserion]] and [[Rhaegal]] remain. They attempt to lure a dragon, but the dragons attack. The Windblown flee, and Quentyn is mortally injured.{{Ref|ADWD|68}} While Barristan is confronting Hizdahr about his role in the poisoning attempt of Daenerys, a [[cupbearer]] informs them that the dragons have been loosened on the city.{{Ref|ADWD|67}}

Following Hizdahr's arrest, the Yunkai'i resume their [[second siege of Meereen|siege]] of [[Meereen]]. Additionally, the [[Sons of the Harpy]] have resumed their killing. Barristan sends [[Galazza Galare]] to the Yunkai'i to negotiate, but realises that the Yunkai'i are not likely to agree to any terms, and that it will eventually come to battle. He enlists [[Gerris Drinkwater]] and [[Archibald Yronwood]], who had been imprisoned following their failed attempt to steal a dragon, to act as his contact to the [[Tattered Prince]], offering [[Pentos]] in return for the loyalty of the [[Windblown]]. When Galazza returns, she informs Barristan that the Yunkai'i will only accept the death of the dragons in return for the peace. At the same time, the Yunkai'i begin to fling corpses into [[Meereen]], using the trebuchets.{{Ref|ADWD|70}}

===Fire and Blood===
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[[Drogon]] brings Daenerys to a hill in the [[Dothraki Sea]], which she dubs "[[Dragonstone (hill)|Dragonstone]]", after [[Dragonstone|the place where she was born]]. Daenerys begins her journey back to [[Meereen]], but has to go on foot, as Drogon refuses to listen to her. She eventually spots a [[Dothraki]] scout, from who she is able to remain hidden. The rider flees upon sighting Drogon, who returns to Daenerys's side. Daenerys mounts Drogon, who flies over the Dothraki khalasar and hunts down a horse. Daenerys and Drogon feed on the roasted horse. The [[khalasar]] of [[Khal]] [[Jhaqo]] eventually finds her, standing beside her dragon.{{Ref|ADWD|71}}

While Daenerys attempts to return to Meereen, Yunkai and Meereen prepare for battle. [[Victarion Greyjoy]], sent to [[Slaver's Bay]] by his brother, King [[Euron Greyjoy|Euron I Greyjoy]], to bring Daenerys back to [[Westeros]] as Euron's bride,{{Ref|AFFC|29}} is about to arrive.<ref name=tyrion2/> Having learned of Daenerys's troubles during his journey, Victarion and his fleet prepare to enter the battle on the side of [[Meereen]]. Victarion has a horn, [[Dragonbinder]], in his possession, which he believes will bind one or more dragons to his will.{{Ref|ADWD|63}}

*'''The [[Battle of Slaver's Bay]]:<ref name=smartertravel>[http://www.smartertravel.com/blogs/today-in-travel/game-of-thrones-exclusive-george-martin-talks-season-the-winds-of-winter-and-real-world-influences-for-song-of-ice-and-fire.html?id=10593041 George R.R. Martin Talks Season Two, 'The Winds of Winter,' and Real-World Influences for 'A Song of Ice and Fire' (March 26, 2012)]</ref>''' [[Barristan Selmy]] leads a sortie from Meereen against the Yunkish lines.<ref>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', Barristan I</ref> Unexpectedly, the [[Iron Fleet]] arrives, ready to attack the Yunkish coalition in Slaver's Bay. [[Rhaegal]] and [[Viserion]] fly overhead, snatching corpses from the sky. The Windblown change their alliance, joining Meereen, and the [[Second Sons]] soon follow.<ref name=tyrion2>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', Tyrion II</ref>

The battle of Slaver's Bay is set to be one of the opening-battles of ''[[The Winds of Winter]]''.<ref name=smartertravel/>

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Jon Snow

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'''Jon Snow''' is the [[Bastardy|bastard son]] of [[Eddard Stark]], Lord of [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|aGoT|Appendix}} He has five half-siblings: [[Robb Stark|Robb]], [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]], [[Arya Stark|Arya]], [[Bran Stark|Bran]], and [[Rickon Stark]]. Unaware of the identity of his mother,{{Ref|aGoT|6}} Jon was raised at Winterfell. At the age of fourteen, he joins the [[Night's Watch]], where he earns the nickname '''Lord Snow'''. Jon is one of the major [[POV characters]] in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''. In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Jon is portrayed by [[w:Kit Harington|Kit Harington]].

==Appearance and Character==
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Jon Snow|Images of Jon Snow]]''

Jon has more Stark-like features than any of his half-brothers.{{Ref|AGOT|6}} He is graceful and quick, and has a lean build.{{Ref|AGOT|1}} Jon has the long face of the Starks,{{Ref|AGOT|13}}{{Ref|acok|6}} with dark,{{Ref|AGOT|1}}{{Ref|ACOK|6}} brown hair{{Ref|AGOT|15}}{{Ref|ASOS|69}} and grey eyes{{Ref|ACOK|6}} so dark they almost seem black.{{Ref|AGOT|1}} Jon resembles his father, Lord [[Eddard Stark]].{{ref|AGOT|6}}{{ref|AGOT|35}} Because he looks so much like a Stark, [[Tyrion Lannister]] notes that whoever Jon's mother was, she left little of herself in her son's appearance.{{ref|agot|13}} Out of all the Stark children, [[Arya Stark]] is said to resemble Jon the most, as [[Robb Stark|Robb]], [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]], [[Bran Stark|Bran]] and [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]] take after their [[House Tully|Tully]] mother, [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]].{{ref|agot|7}}

Jon looks solemn and guarded,{{Ref|AGOT|13}} and is considered sullen and quick to sense a slight.{{Ref|ACOK|11}} Due to having been raised in a castle and trained by a [[master-at-arms]], Jon is seen by some [[smallfolk|lower-born members]] of the [[Night's Watch]] as arrogant at first,{{Ref|AGOT|19}} though this changes when they become more friendly towards one another, as Jon is reminded of his nonetheless privileged background and decides to pass on his knowledge to them. Jon is observant,{{Ref|AGOT|1}}{{Ref|AGOT|6}} a trait he developed on account of being a bastard.{{Ref|AGOT|6}} He is a capable horseback rider and is well practiced in fighting with a sword.{{Ref|AGOT|6}} Jon has resented his bastard status most of the time.{{Ref|AGOT|6}} He desires to be viewed as honorable{{Ref|AGOT|65}} and wants to prove he can be as good and true as his half-brother, Robb.{{ref|ASOS|73}} Jon dreamed he would one day lead men to glory, or even become a conqueror, as a child.{{Ref|ADWD|35}} He feels strongly about not fathering a bastard himself.{{Ref|AGOT|5}}{{Ref|ASOS|15}}

While Lord Eddard openly acknowledged Jon as his son and allowed him to live at [[Winterfell]] with his half-siblings, Jon felt like an outsider nonetheless. While Jon has good relationships with his siblings, especially Robb, with whom he trained since they were children,{{Ref|ASOS|79}} and Arya, whom he sees as somewhat of an outsider as well,{{Ref|AGOT|19}} Eddard's wife Catelyn, who was especially annoyed when Jon bested Robb in training or classes,{{Ref|ASOS|79}} ensured that Jon was never truly one of them.{{Ref|AGOT|19}}{{Ref|AGOT|48}} Jon is not close to [[Theon Greyjoy]], Eddard's ward.{{ref|ACOK|11}} Lord Stark refuses to speak of Jon's mother, and the boy grew up unaware of her identity, something which has wounded and haunted him.{{ref|agot|6}}{{Ref|AGOT|23}}{{Ref|AGOT|43}}{{Ref|AGOT|53}} When Jon dreams of her, he considers her to be beautiful, highborn, and kind.{{ref|AGOT|23}}

As a northerner raised at Winterfell, Jon keeps faith with the [[old gods]].{{Ref|AGOT|48}}

After joining the [[Night's Watch]], Jon dresses in their official black garb.{{ref|AGOT|19}} While there is no description of Jon's personal [[coat of arms]] in the books, [[George R. R. Martin]] told the company Valyrian Steel, which makes replicas of Jon's sword, to use the reversed Stark colors on the plaque that goes with the sword.<ref>[http://www.valyriansteel.com/2007/06/13/longclaw-plaque/ Longclaw: Plaque>> Valyrian Steel]</ref>

==History==
[[File:Jon and Robb Swords.png|400px|thumb|Jon and [[Robb Stark]] at sword-play, from ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' Blu-ray]]
Jon was born in {{Date|283}}, near the end of [[Robert's Rebellion]],<ref group="N">About a fortnight passed between the [[Battle of the Trident]] and the [[Sack of King's Landing]], during which time Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen]] fled to [[Dragonstone]]. [[Daenerys Targaryen]] was born nine months after the flight (''[[A Game of Thrones]]'', [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 3|Daenerys I]]). Jon is said to have been "closer to eight or nine months or thereabouts" before Daenerys ([[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1040/ Chronology (July 11, 1999)])</ref> and he was named by Lord [[Eddard Stark]].<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1202/ Numerous Question (February 28, 2002)]</ref> One tale says Jon was [[named after]] Lord [[Jon Arryn]],{{ref|ADWD|9}} Eddard's second father.{{ref|AGOT|2}} The identity of Jon's mother is a mystery, and several suggestions have been made by those who know the Starks. Jon is unaware of his mother's identity{{Ref|AGOT|5}}{{Ref|AGOT|19}} and Eddard refuses to speak of her.{{Ref|agot|19}} When Eddard returned from the war, he brought the newborn Jon to [[Winterfell]], insisting on raising him with the rest of his family. Jon and his wet nurse had been installed in the castle before the arrival of Eddard's new wife, [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn Tully]], and his young son and heir, [[Robb Stark]], from [[Riverrun]], which Catelyn did not take well.{{Ref|AGOT|6}}

Lord Eddard was fiercely protective of Jon{{ref|ACOK|45}} and refused to send him away.{{Ref|AGOT|6}} Jon was raised at Winterfell with his half-siblings, where he was tutored by Maester [[Luwin]],{{ref|AGOT|41}} and trained at arms by the [[master-at-arms]], Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]]. Jon has trained at swordplay since he was old enough to walk, together with Robb,{{ref|ASOS|79}} whom he came to view as his "best friend, rival and constant companion",{{ref|agot|19}} and later also with [[Theon Greyjoy]],{{ref|adwd|37}} after the latter came to Winterfell following the conclusion of [[Greyjoy's Rebellion]]. Jon learned how to swim in the great moat at Winterfell; he is considered a strong swimmer.{{ref|ASOS|41}}

Jon grew close to his true-born siblings, especially Robb and [[Arya Stark|Arya]]. Because they look alike, Arya came to believe that she was bastard-born as well, but Jon reassured his half-sister this was not the case.{{ref|agot|7}} As a young child<ref group="N">Before [[Lord Commander Qorgyle]]'s death in {{Date|288}}</ref> Jon and Robb built a great mountain of snow on top of a gate, hoping to push in on someone passing by. They were discovered by [[Mance Rayder]], a [[ranger]] from the [[Night's Watch]] who had accompanied [[Lord Commander Qorgyle]] to Winterfell. The ranger promised not to tell anyone, and Jon and Robb succeeded in their ploy, being chased around the yard by [[Fat Tom]], their victim.{{Ref|ASOS|7}} Jon and Robb would often play a game of sword-play, in which they would pretend to be great heroes (including [[Florian the Fool]], [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Viserys II)|Aemon the Dragonknight]], King [[Daeron I Targaryen]], and Ser [[Ryam Redwyne]]). Once, when Jon called out that he was "[[Lord of Winterfell]]", Robb informed him that it was impossible due to his [[bastardy]], which would become a sore memory for Jon.{{Ref|ASOS|79}} Another time, Jon covered himself in flour and hid in one of the empty tombs in the [[crypt of Winterfell]], and jumped out to scare [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]], Arya, and [[Bran Stark|Bran]], who had been brought to the crypts by Robb.{{Ref|AGOT|50}}

Since he was young, Jon's hero was King Daeron, the Young Dragon, who had [[conquest of Dorne|conquered Dorne]] at the age of fourteen.{{Ref|AGOT|5}}{{Ref|ADWD|35}} Lord Eddard had dreamed about raising new lords and settling them in the abandoned holdfasts in the [[New Gift]], and Jon believes that, had winter come and gone more quickly, he might have been chosen to hold one of the settlements in his father's name.{{Ref|ASOS|41}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File:Magali Villeneuve JonSnowGhostpuppy.jpg|thumb|Jon finds [[Ghost]], by Magali Villeneuve © Fantasy Flight Games]]
[[File:Lucas Durham Aryas gift.jpg|thumb|Jon gives [[Needle]] to [[Arya Stark]], by Lucas Durham © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Jon accompanies his father, Lord [[Eddard Stark]], his brothers [[Robb Stark|Robb]] and [[Bran Stark|Bran]], his father's ward [[Theon Greyjoy]], and others from [[Winterfell]] to the execution of [[Gared]], a deserter from the [[Night's Watch]]. On their way back to Winterfell, Jon and Robb race ahead and find a litter of [[direwolf]] pups. When Eddard states that killing the pups quickly would forestall a painful and slow death, Jon points out that there are five pups—one for each of Eddard's legitimate children—and the direwolf is the sigil of [[House Stark]], indicating that they must be meant to have the wolves. The comparison only works out because Jon is not claiming a pup for himself, and Eddard gives in. As they leave, Jon discovers an albino pup, cast away from its litter.{{Ref|AGOT|1}} He claims the pup for his own,{{Ref|AGOT|1}} eventually naming it "[[Ghost]]".{{ref|AGOT|5}}

Because he is a [[bastard]], Jon is not allowed sit with his siblings and the royal children during the feast welcoming King [[Robert I Baratheon]] and his family to the [[north]]. At the feast Jon speaks with his uncle, [[Benjen Stark]], the [[First Ranger]] of the Night's Watch. When Benjen suggests that the Watch could use a man as observant as Jon, Jon quickly requests to accompany him to the [[Wall]] when he leaves, as even a bastard can rise to a position of honor there.{{Ref|AGOT|5}} Benjen is hesitant about having Jon join at such a young age, resulting in an argument causing Jon to storm out.{{Ref|AGOT|5}} Outside, he runs into [[Tyrion Lannister]], the youngest brother of Queen [[Cersei Lannister]], who counsels him to "never forget [[bastard|what you are]]" and tells Jon to make it his strength instead.{{Ref|agot|5}}

Although hesitant about it at the feast, Benjen eventually approaches [[Luwin]], telling the [[maester]] that Jon had expressed interest in joining the Night's Watch.{{Ref|AGOT|6}} When Lord Eddard decides to accept the position as [[Hand of the King]] at [[King's Landing]], his wife, [[Catelyn Stark]], refuses to allow Jon to remain at Winterfell. As Eddard feels he cannot take Jon south with him, Luwin suggests the Night's Watch for Jon, and Eddard agrees. Catelyn is pleased, because as a member of the Watch Jon will never father children who might contest her grandchildren's inheritance of Winterfell.{{ref|AGOT|6}}

The decision for him to go to the Wall leaves Jon angry in the days before he is set to leave.{{Ref|AGOT|8}} The departure day is postponed following Bran's accident, but a fortnight after Bran's fall Jon and Benjen are ready to leave Winterfell. Jon says his last goodbyes, first to the comatose Bran, then to Robb, and finally to [[Arya Stark|Arya]], to whom he gives a small, slender sword which they name [[Needle]].{{Ref|AGOT|10}} On his way to the Wall, Jon quickly becomes disillusioned with the Night's Watch, after meeting [[Yoren]], a so-called [[wandering crow]], and his new recruits.{{Ref|AGOT|13}} During the journey, Jon befriends Tyrion Lannister, who had decided to travel further north to see with Wall for himself.{{Ref|AGOT|13}}

At [[Castle Black]], Jon first remains aloof and distant, making no friends; he scorns his fellow recruits who return the feeling, resenting him due to his attitude. Days after their arrival, Benjen leaves to lead a ranging, and while Jon requests to accompany him, Benjen refuses to allow it, leaving Jon angry. After a fight between Jon and several other recruits, Jon speaks with [[Donal Noye]], the armorer at Castle Black, who points that Jon has been a bully to the other recruits. When a letter arrives from Winterfell informing Jon that Bran, though crippled, has awoken and will live, Jon is ecstatic, and when he returns to the Common Hall, he offers his fellow recruits advice on their swordplay.{{Ref|aGoT|19}} Jon soon becomes a natural leader, mentor, and friend to most of his fellow trainees, earning him the enmity of the master-at-arms, Ser [[Alliser Thorne]]. When [[Samwell Tarly]] arrives at the Wall, Jon reaches out to him, and helps him being accepted by the majority of the recruits.{{Ref|aGoT|26}}{{Ref|aGoT|41}}

As new recruits are about to arrive at Castle Black, eight recruits, including Jon, are chosen to take their vows. Sam is not chosen, and Jon realizes that it will only be a matter of time that Sam will be hurt of killed in training without his friends present to protect him. Jon visits Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] and asks if Aemon will persuade [[Jeor Mormont]], the [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], to take Sam from training and allow him to take his vows, pointing out that Sam, due to his ability to write, read, and to math, would make a good personal steward for Aemon.{{Ref|agot|41}} This earns Jon the enmity of [[Chett]], Aemon's steward.{{Ref|asos|prologue}} Aemon promises to consider it.{{Ref|AGOT|41}} Sam finds Jon the next day, informing him that he too is allowed to take his vows, and has been appointed Aemon's personal steward. Jon expects to be raised to the [[ranger]]s, but is angered when Lord Commander Mormont appoints him as his personal steward instead. Sam points out to Jon that Mormont has given him the position in order to groom him for command, which quells his anger.{{ref|AGOT|48}}

Jon and Sam decide to say their vows in front of the [[weirwood]] trees located north of the Wall. After they have said the words, Ghost returns with the severed hand of [[Jafer Flowers]],{{Ref|aGoT|48}} alerting the men of the corpses of Jafer and [[Othor]]. The two corpses are brought back to Castle Black, where Jon is informed of the death of King Robert and the arrest of his father, Eddard. Jon attempts to attack Alliser after the knight mocks Eddard and Jon, and is placed in isolation as a result. That night, the two deceased brothers they had found north of the Wall rise. When one [[wight]] attempts to attack Lord Commander Mormont, Jon intervenes, saving Jeor's life, though he seriously burns his hand in the process.{{Ref|AGOT|52}} In gratitude, Jeor gives Jon [[Longclaw]], the [[Valyrian steel]] bastard sword of [[House Mormont]], on which he has had a direwolf head engraved onto the pommel in honor of House Stark.{{Ref|aGoT|60}}

Though he is now a sworn brother of the Night's Watch, Jon becomes torn between the Watch and his former family when he learns from Sam that Robb has marched south with an army. Maester Aemon explains to Jon the difficulty of keeping true to the Night's Watch's vows at times, citing among other examples the deaths of most of his relatives at the end of [[Robert's Rebellion]], causing Jon to realize Aemon is a [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]].{{Ref|AGOT|60}} Nonetheless, Jon tries to desert and join Robb's army after Eddard's execution, though the penalty for deserting the Night's Watch is death. His new friends bring him back, however, and save him from this fate.{{Ref|AGOT|70}}

The next day, Lord Commander Mormont chastises him for running, and Jon agrees to fully commit to the Watch. He accepts his place as Jeor's squire and prepares for the journey [[beyond the Wall]] which Mormont plans to lead.{{Ref|aGoT|70}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
[[File:M.Luisa Giliberti jon ygritte.jpg|thumb|350px|Jon meets [[Ygritte]] - by M.Luisa Giliberti ©]]
The Night's Watch prepares for the [[great ranging]] north to investigate the [[haunted forest]], after the disappearances [[beyond the Wall]] of several rangers, including [[Benjen Stark]]. Jon brings his direwolf, [[Ghost]]. Jon fetches [[Samwell Tarly]] for Lord Commander [[Jeor Mormont]], who has been waiting for maps of the lands further north. Jeor and Jon discuss his hand, which still troubles him, but is slowly getting better. They discuss Maester Aemon, and Jeor reveals that Aemon had [[Great Council of 233 AC|once been offered the Iron Throne]], but instead had decided to remain a maester, and the throne passed to his younger brother, [[Aegon V Targaryen]]. Jeor points out the similarities between Jon and Aemon in having a brother for king; Jon reassures the Lord Commander that, like Maester Aemon, he too will keep his vows.{{Ref|acok|3}}

The ranging party passes through several [[wildling]] villages, including [[Whitetree]], but find no hint of any wildling presence.{{Ref|ACOK|13}} They then stop at [[Craster's Keep]], where they learn that the normally anarchic wildlings are uniting under a [[Mance Rayder]], the [[King-beyond-the-Wall]]. Though the youths are commanded not to speak to Craster's daughters, the pregnant [[Gilly]] approaches Jon after encouragement from Sam. She asks to join Jon when they leave Craster's Keep, but Jon refuses her, and later scolds Sam for ever having given her the idea.{{Ref|ACOK|23}}

After reaching the [[Fist of the First Men]], Ghost leads Jon to a mound where the direwolf digs up an [[old warhorn]] and a cache of [[dragonglass]] wrapped in an old cloak of the Night's Watch.{{Ref|ACOK|34}} Jon distributes these items among his sworn brothers. After the arrival of [[Qhorin Halfhand]] with the men from the [[Shadow Tower]], Jon is picked by Qhorin to accompany one of the three scouting parties into the mountains.{{Ref|aCoK|43}} Jon grows a beard after leaving the Fist.{{ref|ACOK|51}}{{ref|ACOK|68}}

In the [[Skirling Pass]], Qhorin's party comes across a group of [[wildling]] sentries, and Jon is one of those assigned to take them out. He kills one of the man, but discovers his second target is a woman. Jon instead decides to take prisoner the girl, who is called [[Ygritte]]. He reveals he is the bastard son of [[Eddard Stark]], and during the night, Ygritte tells Jon the story of "[[Bael the Bard]]", a song which insinuates that, through Bael, the Starks too have wildling blood. Later, Qhorin orders Jon to kill her, but Jon secretly lets her go instead. Before she leaves, Ygritte informs Jon that Mance Rayder would accept him, if he wanted to join the free folk.{{Ref|aCoK|51}} Jon tells Qhorin about this, who confirms that Mance would be willing, and tells Jon that Mance had been a man of the Night's Watch himself once. When he dreams that night, Jon sees through the eyes of [[Ghost]], and witnesses thousands of wildlings, and [[giant]]s and [[mammoth]]s, before being attacked by an eagle. Jon informs the group, who recognize Jon for a [[warg]]. They later see the eagle, and when they find a wounded Ghost, Qhorin decides they return to the [[Fist of the First Men]].{{Ref|ACOK|53}}

With the enemy following them, Qhorin orders [[Dalbridge]] to stay behind to defend the others,{{Ref|ACOK|53}} while [[Ebben]] and [[Stonesnake]] are sent forth to reach the First is great haste, leaving only Qhorin and Jon. The Halfhand commands Jon to join the wildlings when they are discovered, and to do whatever they ask. When the wildling band led by [[Rattleshirt]] finds them, Jon yields, and the wildlings require him to kill Qhorin to proof his loyalty to them. With the help of Ghost, Jon kills Qhorin, and the wildlings agree to bring him to Mance Rayder.{{Ref|ACOK|69}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[File:Zippo514 Ygrittes death.jpg|thumb|250px|Artwork by zippo 514©|The death of Ygritte by zippo 514 ©]]
[[Rattleshirt]] brings Jon to meet [[Mance Rayder]]. Telling Mance that he had been poorly treated at [[Winterfell]] because he is a [[bastard]], Jon convinces the [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]] that his desertion from the [[Night's Watch]] is sincere. During their conversation, Jon learns Mance's plans to invade the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|ASoS|7}} While traveling to the [[Fist of the First Men]], Jon's clean-shaven face is scratched by [[Orell|Orell's eagle]]. Jon and the [[free folk]] see the aftermath of the [[fight at the Fist]].{{ref|ACOK|15}}

Mance has Jon and [[Ygritte]] join [[Styr]] and [[Jarl]] for their mission south of the [[Wall]].{{ref|ASOS|15}} Jon falls in love with Ygritte,{{ref|ASOS|26}} breaking his vow of chastity by sharing a tent{{ref|ASOS|15}} and sleeping together in a cavern.{{ref|ASOS|26}} Jarl falls to his death when Styr's party climbs the Wall,{{ref|ASOS|30}} and the survivors descend at [[Greyguard]] and enter the [[Gift]].{{ref|ASOS|41}}

Jon hesitates between betraying Ygritte or leaving the Night's Watch, eventually realizing that he must escape and warn [[Castle Black]] of the upcoming attack. When Jon refuses Styr's orders to kill an old man at abandoned [[Queenscrown]], Ygritte kills the man instead. The wildlings are then attacked by by the direwolf [[Summer (direwolf)|Summer]], unaware that it is due to the efforts of Jon's half-brother [[Bran Stark]], who is hidden in the village's tower. Jon manages to escape in the confusion on a horse, but not before taking an arrow in the leg.{{Ref|ASoS|41}}

Meanwhile, [[Robb Stark]], the [[King in the North]], marches from [[Riverrun]] to the [[Twins]] for the wedding of Lord [[Edmure Tully]] to [[Roslin Frey]]. Robb believes his siblings Bran, [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]], and [[Arya Stark]] are dead, and he does not want [[Winterfell]] and the [[north]] to fall into [[House Lannister]]'s hands following [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s marriage to [[Sansa Stark]]. Against the objections of his mother, [[Catelyn Stark]], Robb legitimizes Jon as his heir, according to a semi-canon source.{{ref|AWOIAF|Robb Stark}} Robb's decision is witnessed at [[Hag's Mire]] by Catelyn, Edmure, [[Galbart Glover]], Lord [[Jason Mallister]], Lady [[Maege Mormont]], and Lord [[Jon Umber]].{{ref|ASOS|45}} Robb and Catelyn are then betrayed by Lords [[Walder Frey]] and [[Roose Bolton]] in the [[Red Wedding]].{{ref|ASOS|51}}

[[Edric Dayne]], Lord of [[Starfall]] and a member of the [[brotherhood without banners]], tells Arya that he is Jon's milk brother, as they shared the same [[wet nurse]], [[Wylla]].{{ref|ASOS|43}}

A barely-conscious Jon warns [[Mole's Town]] and Castle Black and is tended to by Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]]. [[Grenn]] and the maester gently break the news to Jon that Bran and Rickon have [[capture of Winterfell|allegedly died]] at the command of [[Theon Greyjoy]].{{Ref|ASoS|48}} After Jon recuperates, he helps [[Donal Noye]] in the [[attack on Castle Black‎‎|defense of Castle Black]] against Styr's raiders. All of the raiders are killed, including Ygritte, who dies in a grief-stricken Jon's arms.{{Ref|ASoS|55}}

When Mance attacks, Donal has Jon command from atop the Wall while the blacksmith descends to defend the gate. After Donal is killed by [[Mag Mar Tun Doh Weg]], Jon reluctantly takes command of the Wall's defenses, after prompting from Master Aemon. Jon successfully holds the Wall against overwhelming odds for several days.{{ref|ASOS|64}}

[[File:Katherine Dinger JonSnow&Mel.jpg|thumb|Jon and [[Melisandre]], by Katherine Dinger © Fantasy Flight Games]]

Upon the arrival of Ser [[Alliser Thorne]] and Lord [[Janos Slynt]] at Castle Black, Jon is arrested for his earlier defection and thrown in an ice cell, where he is threatened with execution for his desertion and the murder of [[Qhorin Halfhand]].{{Ref|ASoS|69}} After Aemon vouches for Jon's honor and capability during the wildling attack, Allister and Janos realize they cannot have Jon hanged due to his popularity on the Wall. They therefore force him to make an assassination attempt on Mance during a parley, hoping he will be killed there instead. During the negotiations, Mance states that he has the [[Horn of Winter]], which he claims will cause the Wall to collapse. He reveals that he only had the wildlings attack the Wall not to conquer, but to escape the [[Others]]. The King-Beyond-the-Wall then offers Jon the Horn of Winter if the Night's Watch allows the wildlings to safely pass through to south of the Wall, but Mance states that they will not yield to the lords or their laws. Before Jon can attack Mance or destroy the Horn, however, the knights of [[Stannis Baratheon]] and rangers of [[Cotter Pyke]] appear. During the [[battle beneath the Wall]], Jon guards Mance's tent while [[Val]] helps her sister [[Dalla]] give birth.{{Ref|ASoS|73}}

Jon's defense of the Wall earns him popular support and his release from imprisonment. Jon meets with Stannis, who tells him that if he recognizes Stannis as king, he will legitimize [[Eddard Stark]]'s son and make him Jon Stark, [[Lord of Winterfell]], and marry him to Val in order to gain support of the [[north]] and the free folk.{{ref|ASOS|76}} Jon is overwhelmed by feelings of guilt and grief for his dead siblings, admitting to himself that becoming Lord of Winterfell was something he always desired, and that he was always envious of [[Robb Stark]] for his legitimate birthright.{{ref|ASOS|76}} When Jon suddenly experiences Ghost's hunger, he is joyous to realize his direwolf has returned from beyond the Wall. Jon realizes that if he bends the knee to Stannis he would then have to allow [[Melisandre]], Stannis's [[red priest]]ess, to burn the [[heart tree]] in the [[godswood of Winterfell]].{{ref|ASOS|79}}

Meanwhile, due to the efforts of [[Samwell Tarly]], an unknowing Jon has been offered as a compromise candidate between rival factions for the post of [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]],{{Ref|ASoS|78}} as [[Jeor Mormont]] had been slain in the [[mutiny at Craster's Keep]].{{ref|ASOS|33}} After Jon refuses Stannis's offer, he learns he has been elected the 998th Lord Commander in a landslide vote, to his own disbelief.{{Ref|ASoS|79}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[File: Josu-hernaiz-lord-commander-josu-hernaiz.jpg|thumb|350px|Lord Commander Jon Snow, by Josu Hernaiz ©]]
Jon takes up residence in [[Donal Noye]]'s old quarters, and he institutes mandatory archery practice for all black brothers at [[Castle Black]].{{ref|AFFC|5}} Fearing that [[Melisandre]] might burn Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] and the infant of the captured [[Mance Rayder]] for their royal blood, Jon secretly swaps [[Aemon Steelsong|Mance's son]] with [[Monster|Gilly's son]]. Jon sends [[Samwell Tarly]] to the [[Citadel]] to train as Castle Black's next maester, sending Aemon, [[Gilly]], Mance's child, and [[Dareon]] with Sam.{{ref|AFFC|5}}{{ref|ADWD|7}}

In [[King's Landing]], Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] is outraged to learn of Jon's appointment as [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], as he has given [[Stannis Baratheon]] shelter. The [[small council]] agrees that Jon must be removed from command. Grand Maester [[Pycelle]] suggests informing the Watch that the crown will send no more men to the [[Wall]] until Jon is removed. Cersei is delighted with [[Qyburn]]'s suggestion to send a hundred recruits with secret orders to remove Jon.{{Ref|affc|17}} She plots to send Ser [[Osney Kettleblack]] to carry out the plan,{{Ref|AFFC|17}}{{Ref|AFFC|39}}{{Ref|AFFC|43}} but both Osney and Cersei are imprisoned by the [[Faith of the Seven]] before these plans can come to fruition.{{Ref|AFFC|43}}

When Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] offers that Ser [[Brynden Tully]] join the Night's Watch to end the [[siege of Riverrun]], Brynden refuses, citing the distrust of his niece [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]] for Jon.{{ref|AFFC|44}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[File:Lukasz Jaskolski Execution II.jpg|350px|right|thumb|Lord Commander Snow executes [[Janos Slynt]] - by Jaskolski ©]]
Lord [[Godric Borrell]] tells Lord [[Davos Seaworth]] that according to tales of the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]], Jon's mother was a fisherman's daughter who had helped Lord [[Eddard Stark]] reach the [[Three Sisters]] during [[Robert's Rebellion]].{{ref|ADWD|9}} [[Arya Stark]] overhears people speaking of Jon at [[Ragman's Harbor]] in [[Braavos]].{{ref|ADWD|45}}

Jon cedes the [[Nightfort]] to King [[Stannis Baratheon]], whose men also occupy [[Castle Black]]. Jon is continually harassed by the [[queen's men]], such as Ser [[Godry Farring]]{{ref|ADWD|3}} and Ser [[Clayton Suggs]].{{ref|ADWD|17}} Advising Jon to keep [[Ghost]] close, the [[red priest]]ess [[Melisandre]] warns Jon against "daggers in the dark".{{ref|ADWD|3}}

Jon rebukes all demands from Stannis to settle his men within the [[Gift]], claiming that the land and the other unoccupied castles along the Wall as belonging to the [[Night's Watch]]. Jon remembers the parting words of Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] to "kill the boy and let the man be born", the same advice Aemon had given when his younger brother ascended the [[Iron Throne]] as [[Aegon V Targaryen]].{{Ref|adwd|7}} Jon reads part of the book left for him by Aemon, the ''[[Jade Compendium]]''.{{ref|ADWD|10}}

Jon orders [[Janos Slynt]], who had participated in the beheading of Lord Eddard,{{ref|ASOS|65}} to garrison the abandoned [[Greyguard]], but Janos refuses. After Janos continues to refuse the Lord Commander, Jon orders him hanged for his insubordination. Jon then recalls the laws of the [[First Men]] and his father, however, and instead beheads Janos himself, using [[Longclaw]] to carry out the sentence. This increases Stannis's respect for Jon and cements his new position.{{Ref|aDwD|7}} Jon sends his friends from Castle Black, ordering [[Grenn]] and [[Pypar]] to [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea|Eastwatch]] and [[Halder]] and [[Todder]] to the [[Shadow Tower]].{{ref|ADWD|10}}

Stannis refuses Jon's request to spare the captive Mance. As Melisandre burns the [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]], Jon has his men kill Mance with arrows to end his suffering.{{ref|ADWD|10}} Stannis orders the captive [[Rattleshirt]] to serve Jon.{{ref|ADWD|17}} When Stannis plans to attack the [[Dreadfort]], Jon convinces him to instead seek the help of the [[northern mountain clans]].{{ref|ADWD|17}} Stannis marches west and is able to secure the allegiance of the clans, greatly augmenting his own strength.{{ref|ADWD|26}}

Jon delivers supplies to the free folk at [[Mole's Town]]{{ref|ADWD|21}} and sends ranging parties north of the Wall.{{ref|ADWD|28}} Rattleshirt defeats Jon in a sparring match.{{ref|ADWD|28}} When news arrives that [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]] is to marry Jon's half sister, [[Arya Stark]], Melisandre informs Jon she has had a vision of a girl on a dying horse making for Castle Black.{{ref|ADWD|28}} Melisandre reveals that she had changed the appearances of Mance and Rattleshirt with a [[glamor]], so that Stannis actually executed Rattleshirt and that Mance has been serving Jon. Mance is sent to secretly rescue Arya,{{ref|ADWD|31}} although the conspirators do not know that Ramsay's bride at Winterfell is actually [[Jeyne Poole]].{{ref|ADWD|37}} After the [[fight by Deepwood Motte]], Stannis begins his [[march on Winterfell]].{{ref|ADWD|42}}

In the [[weirwood]] grove in the [[haunted forest]], Jon finds a small group of wildlings and the giant [[Wun Weg Wun Dar Wun]].{{ref|ADWD|35}} In order to learn more about [[wight]]s, Jon consigns the corpses of dead wildlings in Castle Black's ice cells, hoping they will rise but be safely imprisoned.{{ref|ADWD|35}}{{ref|ADWD|39}} Jon displeases his fellow officers by sending the wildling [[Val]] to treat with [[Tormund Giantsbane]] and by intending to garrison abandoned castles with wildlings. They also object to Jon naming [[Satin]] as his steward and squire. Jon sends his friend [[Eddison Tollett]] to [[Long Barrow]].{{ref|ADWD|39}} After Stannis's wife, Queen [[Selyse Baratheon]], arrives at Castle Black from Eastwatch, Jon negotiates with [[Tycho Nestoris]], an envoy of the [[Iron Bank of Braavos]]. Jon agrees to a loan so the Watch can purchase food and supplies and hire ships.{{ref|ADWD|44}}

[[File:Betrayal at the wall by jbcasacop.jpg|thumb|[[Mutiny at Castle Black|Betrayal at the Wall]] by JB Casacop © Fantasy Flight Games]]

When a wearied girl arrives at Castle Black, Jon is surprised to learn it is not his sister Arya, but instead [[Alys Karstark]], who is fleeing a forced marriage to [[Cregan Karstark]]. Her uncle only desires her because she is heir to [[Karhold]].{{ref|ADWD|44}} When Cregan arrives with reinforcements to claim Alys, Jon has them thrown in an ice cell.{{ref|ADWD|49}} Jon arranges a marriage between Alys and [[Sigorn]], establishing [[House Thenn]].{{ref|ADWD|49}} Jon orders [[Cotter Pyke]] to rescue wildlings at [[Hardhome]].{{ref|ADWD|49}} Alys informs Jon that [[Arnolf Karstark]] plans to betray Stannis, so Jon has [[Clydas]] send a [[raven]] to [[Deepwood Motte]] in an attempt to warn the king.{{ref|ADWD|49}}

Jon treats with Tormund when Val brings the wildling leader to Castle Black. The Lord Commander tries to convince [[Torghen Flint]] and [[Brandon Norrey]] of the necessity of allowing Tormund's wildlings to pass through the Wall.{{ref|ADWD|53}} Tormund leads over three thousand wildlings south.{{ref|ADWD|58}}

Jon intends to rescue Cotter at Hardhome, but he is interrupted by a [[Bastard Letter|taunting letter]] from Ramsay which claims that Stannis has been defeated and Mance captured. Jon relinquishes command of the ranging and announces his intention to ride south against [[House Bolton]]. He does not order the Night's Watch to fight with him, but asks both wildlings and black brothers alike to join him of their own volition. Most wildlings in the [[Shieldhall]] agree to support him, but Jon's decision causes great discontent within the Watch's upper leadership. In the confusion resulting from Wun Wun's killing of Ser [[Patrek of King's Mountain]], Jon is attacked in the [[mutiny at Castle Black]]. While stabbing the Lord Commander, [[Bowen Marsh]] and [[Wick Wittlestick]] state "for the Watch".{{ref|ADWD|69}}

==Parentage==
:{{main|Jon Snow/Theories}}

Jon's parentage remains a topic of discussion among readers of the series, as his mother remains unidentified. On several occasions, the topic is brought to the reader's attention in text, although several characters provide different possibilities. Lord [[Eddard Stark]]'s wife, [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn Tully]], heard from her maids the tales Eddard's soldiers had told about [[Ashara Dayne]], though Eddard refused to confirm this when she confronted him, and he silenced the stories about Ashara at [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|AGOT|6}} Years later, [[Sansa Stark]] heard rumors saying that Jon's mother had been a [[smallfolk|common woman]].{{Ref|AGOT|15}} [[Cersei Lannister]] mentions Ashara as Jon's potential mother as well, as well as "some [[Dornish]] peasant".{{Ref|AGOT|45}} Eddard seems to have told King [[Robert I Baratheon]] that Jon's mother was a woman named Wylla, though Robert has never seen her.{{Ref|AGOT|12}} Meanwhile, Lord [[Edric Dayne]] believes his wet nurse, [[Wylla]], to have been Jon's mother.{{Ref|ASOS|43}} According to Lord [[Godric Borrell]], the daughter of the fisherman who brought Eddard from the [[Fingers]] across the [[Bite]] to the [[Three Sisters]] at the beginning of [[Robert's Rebellion]] gave birth to Eddard's bastard son, and according to Godric, it had been she who gave Jon his name, in honor of [[Jon Arryn]].{{ref|aDwD|9}}

Fans of the series have speculated about his parentage for many years, with [[Jon Snow/Theories|numerous theories]] having been developed during that time.

==Quotes by Jon==
[[File: John Picacio JonSnow&Ghost.jpg|thumb|Jon and [[Ghost]], by John Picacio ©]]
{{Quote|'''Arya''': I wish you were coming with us. 
'''Jon''': Different roads sometimes lead to the same castle.{{Ref|aGoT|10}}|[[Arya Stark]] and Jon}}

{{Quote|'''Jon''': First lesson: stick them with the pointy end. 
'''Arya''': I know which end to use!{{Ref|aGoT|10}}|Jon and [[Arya Stark]] regarding [[Needle]]}}

{{Quote|Tell [[Robb Stark|Robb]] that I'm going to command the [[Night's Watch]] and keep him safe, so he might as well take up needlework with the girls and have [[Mikken]] melt down his sword for horseshoes.{{ref|agot|21}}|Jon to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|[[Tyrion Lannister]] had claimed that most men would rather deny a hard truth than face it, but Jon was done with denials. He was who he was; Jon Snow, [[bastard]] and oathbreaker, motherless, friendless, and damned. For the rest of his life—however long that might be—he would be condemned to be an outsider, the silent man standing in the shadows who dares not speak his true name.{{ref|AGOT|70}}|Jon's thoughts}}

{{Quote|Jon was not afraid of death, but he did not want to [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 65|die like that]], trussed and bound and beheaded like a common brigand. If he must perish, let it be with a sword in his hand, fighting his father's killers. He was no true [[House Stark|Stark]], had never been one... but he could die like one. Let them say that [[Eddard Stark]] had fathered four sons, not three.{{ref|agot|70}}|Jon's thoughts}}

{{Quote|There's no shame in fear, [[Eddard Stark|my father]] told me, what matters is how we face it.{{ref|acok|6}}|Jon to [[Samwell Tarly]]}}

{{Quote|The more you give a king, the more he wants. We are walking on a bridge of ice with an abyss on either side. Pleasing one king is difficult enough. Pleasing two is hardly possible.{{Ref|adwd|7}}|Jon to [[Samwell Tarly]]}}

{{Quote|Edd, fetch me a block.{{Ref|adwd|7}}|Jon to [[Eddison Tollett]] before the execution of [[Janos Slynt]]}}

{{Quote|'''Cregan''': I see what you are, Snow. Half a wolf and half a [[free folk|wildling]], [[baseborn]] get of a [[Eddard Stark|traitor]] and a whore. You would deliver a [[Alys Karstark|highborn maid]] to the bed of [[Sigorn|some stinking savage]]. Did you sample her yourself first? If you mean to kill me, do it and be damned for a [[kinslayer]]. [[House Stark|Stark]] and [[House Karstark|Karstark]] are one blood. 
'''Jon''': My name is Snow. 
'''Cregan''': '''''Bastard.''''' 
'''Jon''': Guilty. Of that at least.{{ref|adwd|49}}|[[Cregan Karstark]] and Jon}}

==Quotes about Jon==
[[File:Jon HBO.jpg|350px|thumb|Kit Harington as Jon Snow in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]
{{Quote|You have more of the [[north]] in you than your brothers.{{Ref|aGoT|5}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] to Jon}}

{{Quote|Never ask me about Jon. He is [[House Stark|my blood]] and that is all you need to know.{{Ref|aGoT|6}}|[[Eddard Stark]] to [[Catelyn Stark]]}}

{{Quote|Whoever Jon's mother had been, [[Eddard Stark|Ned]] must have loved her fiercely, for nothing Catelyn said would persuade him to send the boy away. It was the one thing she could never forgive him. She had come to love her husband with all her heart, but she had never found it in her to love Jon. She might have overlooked a dozen [[bastards]] for Ned's sake, so long as they were out of sight. Jon was never out of sight, and as he grew, he looked more like Ned than any of the trueborn sons she bore him. Somehow that made it worse.{{Ref|aGoT|6}}|[[Catelyn Stark]]'s thoughts}}

{{quote|You know nothing, Jon Snow.{{ref|ASOS|15}}|[[Ygritte]] to Jon}}

{{Quote|Jon's more a [[House Stark|Stark]] than some lordlings from the [[Vale of Arryn|Vale]] who have never so much as set eyes on [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|asos|45}}|[[Robb Stark]] to [[Catelyn Stark]]}}

{{quote|[[Needle]] was Jon Snow's smile. He used to mess my hair and call me "little sister," she remembered, and suddenly there were tears in her eyes.{{ref|AFFC|22}}|[[Arya Stark]]'s thoughts}}

{{Quote|My lords, when [[Donal Noye]] was slain, it was this young man Jon Snow who took the [[Wall]] and held it, against all the fury of the north. He has proved himself valiant, loyal, and resourceful. Were it not for him, you would have found [[Mance Rayder]] sitting here when you arrived, Lord Slynt. You are doing him a great wrong. Jon Snow was [[Jeor Mormont|Lord Mormont's]] own steward and squire. He was chosen for that duty because the [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch|Lord Commander]] saw much promise in him. As do I.{{ref|asos|69}}|[[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] to [[Janos Slynt]]}}

{{Quote|[[warg|The gift]] was strong in Snow, but the youth was untaught, still fighting his nature when he should have gloried in it.{{Ref|adwd|0}}|[[Varamyr]]'s thoughts}}

{{Quote|[[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]] had been a younger son living in the shadow of [[Robert I Baratheon|his elder brother]], just as Jon Snow, [[bastard]]-born, had always been eclipsed by his trueborn sibling, the fallen hero men had called the [[Robb Stark|Young Wolf]]. Both men were unbelievers by nature, mistrustful, suspicious. The only gods they truly worshiped were honor and duty.{{ref|ADWD|31}}|[[Melisandre]]'s thoughts}}

==Family==
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Faith of the Seven

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[[File:Tully Septon.jpg|thumb|350px|right|A septon of [[House Tully]] by Nacho Molina © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The '''Faith of the Seven''', often simply referred to as '''the Faith''', is the dominant religion in most of the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. Followers of the Faith in the [[north]] are rare and are generally not found on the [[Iron Islands]], where the religions of the [[old gods]] of the [[First Men]] and of the [[Drowned God]] respectively are still strong. The gods of the Faith are sometimes known as the '''new gods''' to differentiate them from the old gods from the north.
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==The Seven==
[[File:Faith seven aspects.jpg|thumb|350px|The seven aspects of God, with the seven-pointed star in the middle. Supplemental material from ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.]]

Members of the Faith worship the Seven Who Are One, a single deity with seven aspects or faces.{{Ref|acok|10}}{{Ref|affc|25}}{{Ref|affc|28}}{{Ref|ACOK|33}}{{Ref|acok|57}}{{Ref|ASOS|71}} For the less educated, however, this concept is often difficult to grasp, causing them to often believe that there are indeed seven different gods.{{ref|AFFC|25}} Depending on their need, worshippers pray to specific faces of the Seven. The seven faces are:

*'''[[Father (the Seven)|The Father]]''', also referred to as '''the Father Above''',{{Ref|asos|60}}{{Ref|asos|62}}{{Ref|asos|66}}{{Ref|asos|70}} is depicted as a bearded man,{{Ref|acok|33}} with a stern and strong face.{{Ref|asos|46}} Judgement is said to belong to the Father.{{Ref|affc|4}}{{Ref|asos|60}} Additionally, he protects “his children”.{{Ref|asos|5}} He is often prayed to for justice,{{Ref|acok|33}}{{Ref|asos|5}}{{Ref|asos|25}}{{Ref|asos|63}} and the phrase “may the Father judge [him/her/them/you] justly” is often said among followers of the Seven.{{Ref|asos|25}}{{Ref|asos|62}}{{Ref|asos|63}} Additionally, one might pray to the Father asking him to defend someone in battle,{{Ref|acok|57}} the strength to seek justice, and the wisdom to recognize it.{{Ref|acok|33}}
*'''[[Mother (the Seven)|The Mother]]''', sometimes also called '''the Mother Above''',{{Ref|asos|16}}{{Ref|asos|18}} is a loving and protective{{Ref|acok|33}} aspect of the Seven. She is often asked for mercy,{{ref|asos|5}}{{Ref|acok|57}}{{Ref|asos|25}} and to keep loved ones safe.{{Ref|acok|57}}{{Ref|acok|33}}{{Ref|asos|63}} Offerings can be made to the Mother when a woman becomes pregnant,{{Ref|acok|10}} to praise the Mother for giving the gift of life.{{Ref|asos|46}}
*'''[[Warrior (the Seven)|The Warrior]]''' is always depicted with his sword,{{Ref|acok|33}} and protects followers of the Seven from their foes.{{Ref|asos|46}}{{Ref|affc|4}} The Warrior is often prayed to for courage,{{Ref|acok|57}}{{Ref|acok|48}} as the septons teach.{{Ref|asos|63}} Most men make offerings to the Warrior before battle,{{Ref|acok|10}} while others might say a prayer.{{Ref|acok|57}} Additionally, people might beseech the Warrior for a favorable condition during battle,{{Ref|acok|58}} to watch over soldiers,{{Ref|acok|44}} give them strength,{{Ref|asos|55}}{{Ref|acok|33}}{{Ref|affc|25}} keep them safe, both in battle{{Ref|acok|45}}{{Ref|acok|33}} and outside of battle,{{Ref|affc|16}} and help warriors to victory.{{Ref|acok|45}} He might also be asked to bring peace to the souls of the slain and give comfort to those who are left behind.{{Ref|acok|45}} A septon might ask the Warrior to lend his strength to the arm of the man whose cause is just during a [[trial by battle]],{{Ref|asos|70}} The phrases “may the Warrior defend you”{{Ref|asos|63}} and “may the Warrior give strength to your sword arm”{{Ref|asos|2}} are frequently given.
*'''[[Smith (the Seven)|The Smith]]''', depicted with his hammer, is the mender of broken things{{Ref|acok|33}} who puts the world of men to right.{{Ref|asos|46}} Septons teach to pray to the Smith for strength,{{Ref|asos|63}} and sailors might make offerings to the Smith prior to launching a ship, as to keep their ships safe.{{Ref|acok|10}} Others might pray to the Warrior for protection.{{Ref|acok|33}} Followers of the Seven can show their devotion to the Smith by wearing a small iron hammer about their neck.{{Ref|asos|39}}
*'''[[Maiden (the Seven)|The Maiden]]''', also called '''the Maid''', is a beautiful,{{Ref|acok|33}} innocent looking{{Ref|affc|2}} young woman. People might pray to the Maiden to keep young women safe.{{Ref|affc|4}}{{Ref|affc|9}} [[Catelyn Stark]] prays to her to lend courage to her daughters and guard them in their innocence,{{Ref|acok|33}} while [[Arianne Martell]] lights candles to the Maid in thanks when a suitable marriage offer for her is made.{{Ref|affc|40}} [[Cersei Lannister]] asks the Maid for forgiveness when admitting to having used sex to convince men to do her bidding.{{Ref|adwd|54}}
*'''[[Crone (the Seven)|The Crone]]''' is an old, wizened and wise woman,{{Ref|acok|33}}{{Ref|asos|46}} whose statues often show her with a raised lamp in one hand.{{Ref|acok|33}}{{Ref|affc|28}} People pray to the Crone for wisdom{{Ref|asos|63}}{{Ref|affc|16}} and guidance.{{Ref|acok|33}}{{Ref|affc|4}}{{Ref|affc|25}}
*'''[[Stranger (the Seven)|The Stranger]]''' is neither male nor female, yet both at the same time. He is the outcast, the wanderer from far places, less and more than human, unknown and unknowable.{{Ref|acok|33}} His face is the face of death.{{Ref|asos|46}} He leads the newly deceased to the other world.{{Ref|asos|62}} Those who feel like outcasts might light a candle for the Stranger.{{Ref|acok|44}}

==Organization==
===Priests===
The male and female godsworn of the Faith are called septons and septas, respectively. Upon taking their vows, they set aside their last names, even if they come from noble families.{{Ref|affc|28}} Septons often wear white robes, seven-stranded belts of different colors, and a crystal about their necks.{{ref|AFFC|8}} They lead worship with incense, censers, and songs.{{Ref|agot|2}} Septas, also typically dressed in white robes,{{ref|AFFC|8}}{{ref|adwd|61}} may serve as [[w:governesses|governesses]] in noble households. Septa [[Mordane]], for example, serves [[House Stark]].{{ref|agot|7}}

In villages which are too small to support a septon, a septon from a neighboring village might visit twice a year. Other times, a "wandering septon", a septon who travels from village to village without a specific sept at which he serves, might visit these small villages. These septons perform holy services, marriages, and forgive sins. While the septon is visiting the village, the people must provide him with food and a place to sleep.{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|affc|25}}

===High Septon===
[[File:HighSepton.jpg|thumb|250px|High Septon by Amok © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The head of the Faith is the [[High Septon]], the Father of the Faithful, the voice of the new gods on earth.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} The [[Most Devout]], a council of the highest-ranking septons and septas, elect the High Septon, usually from among their own ranks,{{Ref|affc|28}} although there have been notable exceptions. The septon who is elected gives up his name, as the Faith believes that the High Septon no longer has any need of a man’s name, since he has become the avatar of the gods.{{Ref|AFFC|28}} Typically, the High Septon wears long white robes and a crown.{{ref|agot|65}}{{Ref|ACOK|41}} Septons and septas from the Most Devout wear robes of cloth-of-silver and crystal coronets.{{Ref|affc|8}}

===Silent sisters===
The [[silent sisters]] are tasked with preparing the deceased for the grave.{{Ref|agot|30}} They dress in grey robes, their faces hooded and shawled so only their eyes remain visible,{{Ref|agot|30}}{{Ref|acok|30}}{{Ref|affc|8}} as it is “ill fortune to look on the face of death”.{{Ref|agot|30}} The silent sisters do not speak to the living,{{Ref|acok|39}} and although some claim that the silent sisters have their tongues cut out,{{Ref|asos|65}} in truth the silent sisters have simply taken a vow of silence.{{Ref|affc|31}}

The silent sisters remove the bowels and organs, and drain the blood from the corpses in their care. They may also stuff the body with fragrant herbs and salts to preserve it and hide the smell of decomposition.{{Ref|AFFC|17}} When the deceased is transported back home, one or more silent sisters might accompany the body.{{Ref|AFFC|16}}{{Ref|ACOK|39}}{{Ref|agot|30}} Due to their task, the silent sisters are also called “death's handmaidens”{{Ref|affc|8}} and “handmaidens of the Stranger”.{{Ref|affc|42}} Some even say that they are wives to the Stranger.{{Ref|affc|4}}

===Holy brothers and sisters===
[[File: Victor Garcia Begging Brother.jpg|thumb|A begging brother by Victor Garcia © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Humbler members of the Faith include "holy brothers"{{Ref|affc|9}} and "holy sisters".{{ref|tsotd}} Many of the holy brothers wear tonsures, cutting the hair on their scalps as an act of humility and to show the Father that they have nothing to hide.{{Ref|affc|9}} Holy sisters can wear robes of white and grey.{{ref|ADWD|19}}

Brothers can serve at [[septry|septries]],{{Ref|asos|39}}{{Ref|affc|31}} monastic communities of the Faith similar to [[w:monastery|monasteries]], and they often wear robes of brown, dun, or green.{{ref|AFFC|28}} Some holy brothers wear the iron hammer of the Smith about their neck.{{ref|AFFC|8}}{{ref|AFFC|9}} The brothers live in penitence, quiet contemplation, and prayer at these septries, and they often take vows of silence. The leader of the community, the [[Elder Brother]], is assisted by [[proctor]]s.{{ref|AFFC|31}} [[Motherhouse]]s are corresponding communities for women.{{ref|ASOS|22}}

Begging brothers travel from place to place, but are not to be confused with wandering septons, as the latter are one rank higher in the Faith's hierarchy.{{ref|AFFC|25}} The begging brothers are often dressed in threadbare or roughspun robes of undyed wool belted with hempen rope,{{ref|ACOK|25}} and some go about barefoot.{{ref|ACOK|44}} Some wear a bowl on a leather thong around their necks.{{ref|AFFC|8}}{{Ref|AFFC|25}} Wandering the realm as a begging brother might be done as a penance.{{Ref|asos|35}}

===Faith Militant===
The [[Faith Militant]] was the military arm of the Faith of the Seven, under the command of the [[High Septon]]. It was composed of two military orders, the [[Warrior's Sons]], an order of knights who gave up their lands and gold, swearing their sword to the High Septon, and the [[Poor Fellows]], made up from [[smallfolk|common men]], hedge knights, and the like,{{Ref|awoiaf| Poor Fellows}} who guarded and escorted travelers.{{Ref|affc|28}} The two orders were also known as the "Swords" and the "Stars" for their respective symbols. The Faith Militant is therefore also known as the ''Swords and Stars''{{ref|AFFC|33}} or ''Stars and Swords''.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}} The Faith Militant was outlawed during the reign of King [[Maegor I Targaryen]] and disbanded by the High Septon during the reign of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].

==Rights and privileges==
The Faith traditionally held several rights. Apart from the right to maintain its own military orders (i.e. the [[Faith Militant]] and its subdivisions, the [[Warrior's Sons]] and the [[Poor Fellows]]), the Faith also had the right to hold its own ecclesiastical courts to try servants of the Faith accused of wrongdoing, who were exempt from being tried in the lordly courts of local monarchs. In addition, the Faith's substantial wealth and properties were exempt from taxation.{{ref|tsotd}}

King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] tread lightly with the Faith and upheld all of these rights during his reign. Aegon's second son, King [[Maegor I Targaryen]], outlawed the Faith Militant during the [[Faith Militant uprising]].{{ref|tsotd}} King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and his [[Hand of the King]], Septon [[Barth]], reconciliated the [[Iron Throne]] with the Faith. In exchange for the promise that the Iron Throne would always protect and defend the Faith, the last few Warrior's Sons and Poor Fellows put down their weapons. Additionally, the Faith agreed to accept justice from the Iron Throne instead of being able to try the faithful themselves.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}} Whether or not the Faith retained the tax-exemption on its wealth and properties after Jaehaerys I's time is unknown.

==Practices==
The Faith of the Seven is the predominant religion of the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. It is practiced in [[Dorne]], the [[Reach]], the [[stormlands]], the [[crownlands]], most of the [[riverlands]], the [[westerlands]], and the [[Vale of Arryn]]. Only on the [[Iron Islands]] and the [[north]]{{Ref|AGOT|53}} are followers of the Faith of the Seven few. Although the [[Law and justice|laws]] of the [[Iron Throne]] and the gods are seen as separate,{{Ref|tss}} teachings of the Faith has a heavy influence on the law and justice of the Kingdoms. The Faith preaches against [[prostitution]],{{Ref|affc|36}} gambling,{{Ref|agot|28}} and [[bastardy]].{{Ref|TSS}} It holds [[slavery]] to be an abomination,{{Ref|asos|23}} and considers [[polygamy]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}{{ref|TSOTD}} and incest{{Ref|acok|33}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}—except for Targaryens, under the [[Doctrine of Exceptionalism]]{{ref|FAB|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}—and prostitution{{Ref|affc|36}} as monstrous and vile sins. Followers of the Faith consider no man as accursed as the [[kinslayer]],{{Ref|asos|54}} although the degree of kin and circumstance of killing one's kin (e.g., in war) hold significant influence.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1162/ Kinslaying In Westeros (May 22, 2001)]</ref>

In association with the seven aspects of their god, the number seven is considered holy.{{Ref|affc|36}} Septons speak of the seven aspects of grace during prayer,{{Ref|ASOS|53}} and the gods are said to have made seven wonders;{{ref|ADWD|8}} In the night sky, seven "wanderers", held sacred by the Faith, can be seen, each sacred to one of the Seven; the red wanderer is held to be sacred to the Smith.{{Ref|asos|26}} Seven oils are used during a child naming ceremony,{{Ref|AGOT|2}} as part of the knighting ceremony,{{Ref|AGOT|29}}{{Ref|AGOT|53}} and when anointing a king.{{Ref|AFFC|28}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

===Worship===
[[file:Faith by thegryph.jpg|thumb|350px|The Faith by Nicole Cardiff © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Religious worship is done in seven-walled buildings{{ref|ACOK|33}} called [[sept]]s.{{Ref|agot|2}}{{Ref|adwd|35}} The wealthier septs have statues and altars for each of the Seven, whereas poorer septs might use carved masks or crude charcoal drawings of the Seven.{{Ref|ACOK|33}} The altars are sometimes inlaid richly with mother-of-pearl, onyx, and lapis azuli.{{Ref|acok|18}} Windows are from leaded glass, depicting scenes and pictures,{{Ref|acok|18}} and a great crystal catches light, spreading it in a rainbow of colors.{{Ref|AGOT|48 }} Septs can be found across the Seven Kingdoms, although they are rare in the [[north]] and absent from the [[Iron Islands]]. Some lords might agree to have a sept build upon their lands. If such cases, the septs are the property of the lord in question.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1288/ Boskone (Boston, MA; February 14-16) (February 14, 2003)]</ref>

Prayer in a sept is done to each of the seven faces of the god that one wishes to ask for aid.{{ref|agot|10}}{{Ref|acok|45}} Holding hands{{Ref|acok|57}} and singing is often part of worship and prayer.{{ref|affc|8}} Candles can be lit to honor the gods,{{Ref|AGOT|20}} although the Stranger typically receives the fewest candles.{{ref|AFFC|22}} People may wear signs of devotion to a particular god, such as a small iron hammer on a thong for the Smith.{{Ref|ASOS|39}}{{Ref|AFFC|8}} Crystals and light are important elements in the Faith.{{Ref|AGOT|2}}

The seven colors of the rainbow are important to the Faith. The [[Warrior's Sons]] wore rainbow cloaks,{{Ref|AFFC|28}} and the peace banner of the Faith is a rainbow-striped flag with seven long tails, on a staff topped by a seven-pointed star.{{Ref|ASOS|44}} Crystals in septs create rainbows of light.{{Ref|AGOT|48}}

The Faith has a number of holy books.{{Ref|adwd|5}} The most important one is ''[[The Seven-Pointed Star]]'', which contains the
Maiden’s Book.{{Ref|AFFC|25}} ''The Seven-Pointed Star'' tells, among others, about the history of the Faith.{{Ref|adwd|5}} Septons who cannot read or write memorize prayers, rituals, and ceremonies, and are able to recite long passages from ''The Seven-Pointed Star''.{{ref|affc|25}}

Hymns for a particular god can be sung during prayer.{{Ref|ACOK|57}} There is also a children’s lullaby about the Seven, “[[The Song of the Seven]]”, which honors all the gods except for the Stranger, as no one ever sings of him.{{Ref|asos|46}}

===Holy days===
Each of the seven gods of the Faith have their own holy day.<ref>[[Not a Blog]]: [http://grrm.livejournal.com/451915.html?thread=22952267#t22952267 Books for Brains! (October 31, 2015)]</ref> Only two of them are currently known by name:
Maiden's Day, a day on which maidens of noble houses are required to go to the sept to light tall white candles at the Maiden's feet and hang parchment garlands about her neck. Mothers, prostitutes, widows, and men are barred from the sept. Those maidens who enter the sept sing songs of innocence. {{ref|affc|39}}
A Feast Day of Our Father Above is considered the most propitious day for making judgements. {{ref|f&b|Under the Regents-War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

===Trials===
Trials can be presided over by a septon. During a regular trial, the septon will begin with a prayer, beseeching the Father Above to guide them towards justice.{{Ref|asos|66}} During the trial the septon will swear a man to honesty before he is to give testimony.{{Ref|ASOS|66}} At the start of a [[trial by combat]], the septon will raise a crystal sphere above his head,{{Ref|agot|40}} He might ask the gods to look down and bear witness upon the trial, and help them find truth in the soul of the accused, granting the accused life and freedom if innocent and death if guilty,{{Ref|agot|40}} or beseech the Father to aid in judgement, and the Warrior to lend strength to the person whose cause is just.{{Ref|asos|70}}

A special form of trial by combat, which is seldom used, is the [[trial of seven]]. The custom originates from the [[Andals]], who believed that the gods would be honored to see seven champions fight on each side, and therefore be more likely to see that justice was done. The accused is to find six others to stand with him in battle. If he is unable to do so, he is considered to be guilty.{{ref|THK}}

===Marriage customs===
A [[marriage]] ceremony takes place in a sept.{{Ref|agot|6}} The ceremony is presided over by a [[septon]] and involves prayers, vows, singing, and lighting of candles.{{ref|ASOS|28}} Thus far, all the wedding gowns that have been described during ceremonies performed following the customs of the Faith have been a shade of white, such as ivory samite{{Ref|ASOS|28}} and ivory silk.{{Ref|ASOS|60}}{{Ref|affc|12}} The bride also wears a cloak in the colors of her house, called the “maiden's cloak”.{{Ref|ASOS|28}}{{Ref|ASOS|60}} The bride's father, or the person standing in his place (usually kin or whoever else is closest to living kin), will escort the bride to the marriage altar, placed between the statues of the Mother and the Father, where the septon and groom await her.{{Ref|ASOS|28}}{{Ref|asos|60}}

Seven vows are made, seven blessings are invocated, and seven promises are exchanged, after which a wedding song is sung. Next, a challenge is made to speak against the marriage, and if the challenge goes unanswered, the wedding cloaks are exchanged.{{Ref|ASOS|60}} The bride's father, or the person standing in his place, removes the cloak from the bride's shoulders, so that her husband can place a cloak of his own house colors about her shoulders. This signifies the bride passing from her father's protection into her husband's protection. The bride and groom speak the words “With this kiss I pledge my love”,{{Ref|ASOS|28}}{{Ref|ASOS|60}} potentially followed with an additional “… and take you for my lord and husband” and “ …and take you for my lady and wife” by the bride and groom respectively,{{Ref|ASOS|28}} after which the septon will declare them to be man and wife, stating they are “one flesh, one heart, one soul, now and forever”.{{ref|ASOS|28}}{{Ref|ASOS|60}}

The wedding ceremony is followed by a feast.{{Ref|ASOS|28}}{{Ref|ASOS|60}} A wedding pie will be presented during the feast, which is filled with living birds (e.g., doves, songbirds, bluejays, skylarks, pigeons, doves, mockingbirds, nightingales, sparrows, parrots). The bride and groom cut open the pie, allowing the birds to fly away.{{Ref|TMK}}{{Ref|ASOS|60}} After the feast follows the [[bedding]]. The bride is escorted to her bedroom, usually by the men from the feast, who will undress her along the way while making rude jokes.{{Ref|TMK}}{{Ref|ASOS|51}}{{Ref|ASOS|28}} The women at the feast will do the groom the same honors.{{Ref|asos|28}}{{Ref|TMK}} Usually, once the bride and groom are in the bedchamber they are left alone, though wedding guests might stand on the other side of the door, shouting suggestions.{{Ref|ASOS|28}} Nonetheless, in some cases, witnesses might be present for the bedding,{{Ref|ACOK|35}} though it is unknown how far this witness duty goes.

A marriage that has not been consummated can be set aside by the High Septon or a Council of Faith.{{Ref|asos|32}}{{Ref|affc|8}} Neither bride nor groom needs to be present for an annulment; However, it must be requested by at least one of the wedded pair.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Minisa_Tully_and_Sansa/ Minisa Tully and Sansa (September 08, 2000)]</ref> Divorce in [[Westeros]] is not common.<ref name=Asshai>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Asshai.com_Interview_in_Barcelona/ Asshai.com Interview in Barcelona (July 28, 2012)]</ref> Nonetheless, a king is able to put his queen aside—even if she has given birth to his children—and marry another.{{Ref|AGOT|8}}{{Ref|AGOT|32}}

===Death===
====Afterlife====
According to ''[[The Seven-Pointed Star]]'', lives are like candle flames, easily snuffed out by errant winds.{{Ref|AFFC|30}} The septons teach that afterlife is a sweet surcease, and sing of voyaging to a far sweet land where men and women may laugh and love and feast until the end of days in the Father’s golden hall.{{Ref|affc|26}}{{Ref|AFFC|35}} The Faith holds that there are seven heavens and seven hells.{{Ref|ADWD|52}}{{Ref|agot|29}}{{Ref|affc|27}}{{Ref|AFFC|28}} Each of the seven hells is deeper than the next.{{Ref|acok|55}} Sinners who do not repent their sins go to the seven hells;{{Ref|AFFC|30}} although ''The Seven-Pointed Star'' states that all sins may be forgiven, crimes must still be punished.{{Ref|AFFC|27}}{{Ref|affc|43}} People from throughout the Seven Kingdoms use "seven hells" as an expletive.{{ref|AGOT|19}}{{ref|ASOS|Prologue}}{{ref|AFFC|43}} The [[Lord of the Seven Hells]] is said to command demons and practice black arts.{{Ref|TSS}}

====Funeral customs====
[[File:Tristan Denecke Silent Sisters.png|thumb|300px|The [[silent sisters]] attend to the deceased. Art by Tristan Denecke © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The bodies of the deceased are given over to the silent sisters for ritual cleansing.{{Ref|ACOK|3}} They remove the bowels and organs, and drain the blood from the corpses in their care. They may also stuff the body with fragrant herbs and salts to preserve it and hide the smell of decomposition.{{Ref|AFFC|17}} The body of the deceased, especially if it concerns a nobility of high importance, might be placed on a bier. The body of Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], [[Hand of the King]] at the time of his death, was placed beneath the [[Iron Throne]], where it remained for seven days.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} The body of King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] was placed on a bier beneath the statue of the Stranger in the Great Sept of Baelor,{{Ref|asos|62}} and the body of [[Tywin Lannister]], both grandfather of the King and Hand of the King at the time of his death, was placed on a bier in the Great Sept as well, where he too was supposed to remain for seven days.{{Ref|affc|8}} During such a funeral service, lasting several days, prayers are held on three occasions; While the morning services are open only to nobility, the afternoon prayers are open to the smallfolk, and the evening prayers for all.{{Ref|AFFC|7}} People of lesser importance or status might be placed upon a bier elsewhere (e.g., Ser [[Hugh|Hugh of the Vale]]).{{Ref|agot|30}} A family member, friend, or even a concerned stranger stands last vigil.{{ref|agot|30}}{{Ref|affc|8}}

When a man is laid in his grave, a septon usually says some prayers for him.{{Ref|thk}} The prayer begins with, "Father Above, judge [person] justly".{{ref|asos|60}} A crystal might be placed upon the grave.{{ref|ACOK|1}}

When the deceased dies far from home, his body will usually be escorted back to his or her family. At least one, and often more, [[silent sisters]] will accompany the body.{{Ref|AFFC|16}}{{Ref|ACOK|39}}{{Ref|agot|30}}

==History==
===Andals===
The Faith of the Seven arose in [[Essos]] among the [[Andals]] who lived in the hills of [[Andalos]]. It is claimed that the Seven walked there in human form. According to ''[[The Seven-Pointed Star]]'', [[Father (the Seven)|the Father]] brought down seven stars from heaven and placed them on the brow of [[Hugor of the Hill]], the first king of the Andals, to form his crown. [[Maiden (the Seven)|The Maid]] brought forth a girl supple as a willow with eyes like deep blue pools that became Hugor's first wife. The Mother made her fertile, allowing the girl to bear Hugor him forty-four mighty sons as foretold by [[Crone (the Seven)|the Crone]]. [[Warrior (the Seven)|The Warrior]] gave each son strength of arms, and [[Smith (the Seven)|the Smith]] wrought each a suit of iron plate.{{ref|adwd|5}} It is said that when she peered through the door of death, the Crone let the first raven into the world.{{Ref|ASOS|2}}

The Faith was brought to [[Westeros]] with the [[coming of the Andals]] thousands of years ago, and the Faith largely supplanted the local worship of the [[old gods]]. Some of the Andal warriors had the seven-pointed star of the Faith carved into their flesh to show their devotion.{{Ref|AFFC|4}} Although the Andals came late to the [[Reach]],{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reach: Andals in the Reach}} the [[House Hightower|Hightowers]] were among the first Westerosi lords to welcome the Andals, considering war bad for trade. Lord [[Damon Hightower]] was the first to accept the Faith. To honor the Seven, he constructed the first sept in [[Oldtown]], and six more elsewhere in his realm. Following his premature death, Septon [[Robeson]] became regent for Damon's newborn son, [[Triston Hightower|Triston]]. When Robeson eventually died, Triston had the [[Starry Sept]] raised in his honor.{{ref|twoiaf| The Reach: Oldtown}} Oldtown eventually became the center of the Faith, and the Starry Sept home to the High Septon.

[[Harmund II Hoare]], [[King of the Iron Islands]], accepted the Faith and spoke of the [[Drowned God]] as one of "the Eight Gods". After opposition from septons and priests of the Drowned God, however, Harmund relented and claimed the Drowned God was an aspect of the Stranger.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Iron Islands: The Black Blood}}

===Aegon the Conqueror===
[[File:MK Aegon I is crowned.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Aegon I Targaryen]] is crowned and anointed by the [[High Septon (Aegon's Conquest)|High Septon]] at the [[Starry Sept]] in [[Oldtown]]. Art by Michael Komarck]]
When he learned that [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] had landed in Westeros at the start of [[Aegon's Conquest|the Conquest]], the [[High Septon (Aegon's Conquest)|High Septon]] locked himself in the [[Starry Sept]] for seven days and nights, seeking guidance from the gods. On the seventh day, the High Septon saw a vision given to him by the Crone, showing him that if Oldtown resisted Aegon, the Hightower, Citadel, and Starry Sept would burn. The High Septon warned Lord [[Manfred Hightower (Aegon's Conquest)|Manfred Hightower]] of what he had seen, after which the Lord of the [[Hightower]] decided to offer no resistance to [[House Targaryen]]. Aegon dated the start of his reign from the day the High Septon anointed him at the Starry Sept.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} Since then, it has been traditional for the High Septon to give their blessing to every new king.{{ref|affc|19}}{{Ref|affc|28}}

The Targaryens had converted to the Faith on [[Dragonstone]] before Aegon's day,{{Ref|acok|10}} and Aegon always treaded lightly with the Faith.{{Ref|affc|33}} The High Septon protested when a marriage was proposed between Prince [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor]], Aegon's younger son, and Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]], the newborn daughter<ref group="N">''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' states that [[Ceryse Hightower]] "was advanced by her uncle, the [[High Septon (Aegon I)|High Septon]], after he protested the betrothal of the thirteen-year-old Prince [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor]] to Maegor's newborn niece, Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena]]. Ceryse and Maegor were married in {{date|25}}." (''The World of Ice and Fire'', The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I) However, ''[[The Sons of the Dragon]]'' states that [[Visenya Targaryen]] suggested that Rhaena be betrothed to Maegor when the prince had just turned twelve, placing the attempt in {{Date|24}}.</ref> of Prince [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]], Aegon's elder son.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} The High Septon suggested his own niece, Lady [[Ceryse Hightower]], as a bride for the young prince. Maegor and Ceryse were subsequently wed in {{Date|25}} at the Starry Sept, and matters calmed down.{{ref|TSOTD}}

===Faith Militant uprising===
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Issues arose during the reign of Aegon I's successor, [[Aenys I Targaryen]], when the new king's younger brother, Prince [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor]] secretly took a second wife, [[Alys Harroway]], {{Date|39}}. The [[polygamy|polygamous]] marriage angered the Faith, and Aenys felt forced to exile his brother{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} when Maegor refused to set Alys aside.{{ref|TSOTD}} Although Maegor left for [[Pentos]],{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} the High Septon was not satisfied. Aenys appointed Septon [[Murmison]] as his new [[Hand of the King]], but even Murmison could not heal the rift between the Iron Throne and the Faith.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

When Aenys wed his children, Princess [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena]] and Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]], to one another in {{Date|41}}, the High Septon denounced him, calling him "King Abomination".{{ref|TSOTD}} This was the start of the [[Faith Militant uprising]], during which even the pious lords and [[smallfolk]] who had loved Aenys turned against the king.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

The uprising lasted the remaining year of Aenys I's reign, as well as the reign of his brother and successor, Maegor I. Maegor the Cruel placed a bounty on the [[Faith Militant]]{{Ref|AFFC|33}} and put out a decree that prohibited the Faith from arming itself.{{ref|AFFC|28}}{{Ref|affc|30}} During Maegor’s campaigns against the Faith, thousands died. Although Maegor’s death resulted in the end of the campaigns, conflicts between the Crown and the Faith lasted until about a decade<ref group="N">Septon [[Barth]] served as [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]'s Hand for forty years, until his death in {{Date|99}}. Jaehaerys’s reign began in {{Date|48}}, indicating that Barth became Hand about a decade after Jaehaerys ascended the Iron Throne.</ref> into the reign of Maegor's successor, King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys I]]. Jaehaerys the Conciliator eventually resolved the issues between the crown and the Faith by promising that the Crown would always protect and defend the Faith. In return, the last few Stars and Swords were to put down their weapons, and the Faith was to agree to accept justice from the Iron Throne from that moment onwards.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}

===Baelor the Blessed===
[[File:Great septon of Baelor by MarcSimonetti.jpg|thumb|350px|The [[Great Sept of Baelor]] by Marc Simonetti © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The septon-king [[Baelor I Targaryen]] assumed the [[Iron Throne]] in {{Date|161}}. The most pious of all Targaryen kings, Baelor the Blessed's interests were the Seven. He convinced the High Septon to dissolve his marriage to his sister, Princess [[Daena Targaryen]], arguing that the marriage had been contracted before he had become king, and in addition had never been consummated. Next, Baelor placed Daena and his other sisters, [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aegon III)|Rhaena]] and [[Elaena Targaryen|Elaena]], in what would become known as the [[Maidenvault]], where only maidens were allowed to join them. The king stated that he wished to preserve their innocence, but some wondered whether Baelor had done so to because he feared the temptation of their beauty.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}

Baelor's edicts, increasingly concerned with spiritual matters, become more zealous and erratic as his reign continued. He took a septon's vows, preventing himself from marrying again. Meanwhile, the High Septon grew more and more influential. When he died, Baelor declared to the [[Most Devout]] that the Seven had revealed to him the identity of the new High Septon. The Most Devout elected Baelor's choice, [[High Septon (stonemason)|a stonemason]] who carved his stonework so beautifully that Baelor was convinced he was the [[Smith (the Seven)|Smith]] in human form. However, the illiterate man was unable to recall even the simplest of prayers. He died of illness after a year, at which point Baelor declared that [[High Septon (child)|an eight-year-old boy]], whom he claimed to have seen speaking to doves who answered him in the voices of the Seven, should become the new High Septon. The Most Devout once again did as Baelor desired.{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}{{Ref|aFfC|28}}

Baelor also ordered the construction of a new sept atop [[Visenya's Hill]]. Completed many years after Baelor's death,<ref group="N">Although it has not yet been stated when the Great Sept of Baelor was finished, it was completed at least by {{date|187}}, when King [[Daeron I Targaryen]] and Prince [[Maron Martell]] visited the sept.</ref> the [[Great Sept of Baelor]] eventually became the new seat of the High Septon and the [[Most Devout]], as well as a preeminent center of religious education in the realm.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Various_ASoIaF_Questions/ Various ASOIAF Questions (April 21, 2000)]</ref>

===Recent History===
[[King's Landing]] was one of the areas most affected by the [[Great Spring Sickness]]. The High Septon, a third of the Most Devout, and nearly all the [[silent sisters]] died from the sickness.{{Ref|TSS}}

Following the death of King [[Maekar I Targaryen]], a [[Great Council]] was called to settle the issue of succession. The crown was quietly offered to Maekar’s third son, [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]], who had taken his [[maester]]'s vows years before. The High Septon offered to absolve Aemon from his vows, but Aemon refused{{Ref|ACOK|6}} and the [[Iron Throne]] passed to his younger brother, King [[Aegon V Targaryen]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}

Although King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] left a treasury overflowing with gold upon his death in [[Robert's Rebellion]], King [[Robert I Baratheon]] emptied the treasury, leaving the Crown in debt. The Faith is among those of whom the Crown borrows gold.{{Ref|agot|20}}

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[File: Mike S. Miller Ned'sdeath.jpg|thumb|Lord [[Eddard Stark]] is executed by Ser [[Ilyn Payne]] before the [[Great Sept of Baelor]]. Art by Mike S. Miller ©]]
Lord [[Eddard Stark]], the new [[Hand of the King]], is informed during his first [[small council]] meeting that the Crown has had to borrow money from multiple factions, including the Faith.{{ref|AGOT|20}} Arrested following the death of King [[Robert I Baratheon]],{{ref|AGOT|49}} Eddard is eventually brought to the steps of the [[Great Sept of Baelor]] to falsely confess his crimes and [[take the black]]. King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] unexpectedly orders Eddard's execution, which is immediately performed upon the steps, to the distress of the [[High Septon (fat one)|High Septon]].{{ref|AGOT|65}}

===''A Clash of Kings''===
After he has crowned himself king, [[Renly Baratheon]] creates the [[Rainbow Guard]], his form of the [[Kingsguard]],{{Ref|acok|Prologue}} to honor the Faith.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1316 To Be Continued (Chicago, IL; MAY 6-8) (May 06, 2005)]</ref>

The High Septon believes that the Crown profaned the Great Sept by executing Lord Stark there, and he is convinced that the Lannisters lied about their intent.{{Ref|ACOK|3}} As the dissatisfaction grows among the population of King's Landing, [[Tyrion Lannister]] observes a begging brother preaching that the High Septon has forgotten the gods.{{Ref|ACOK|20}}

When [[Myrcella Baratheon]] leaves for [[Dorne]], the High Septon blesses her before ''[[Seaswift]]'' leaves. As the procession, including the High Septon, travels back to the [[Red Keep]], a [[riot of King's Landing|riot breaks out]] in which the High Septon is killed.{{ref|ACOK|41}} [[Tyrion Lannister]], the acting [[Hand of the King]], appoints the [[High Septon (Tyrion's)|new High Septon]].{{Ref|ACOK|49}} Tyrion tells him to tell the people that [[Stannis Baratheon]] has vowed to burn the Great Sept.{{Ref|ACOK|49}}

Following the victory over Stannis at the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], the new High Septon proclaims to King Joffrey that the Faith permits him to break his betrothal to [[Sansa Stark]], arguing that her father Eddard's treason has made the contract invalid.{{Ref|ACOK|65}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
During a meeting of the [[small council]], it is revealed that the previous High Septon's crown had been looted by rioters. Lord [[Tywin Lannister]], the [[Hand of the King]], tells the [[High Septon (Tyrion's)|new High Septon]] that he must wear a new crown for King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]]'s wedding, and he orders his daughter, Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]], to place an order with her goldsmiths.{{Ref|asos|19}}

[[Tyrion Lannister]] marries [[Sansa Stark]] in Baelor's Sept.{{Ref|ASOS|28}} King Joffrey later marries [[Margaery Tyrell]] in the Great Sept as well, with the High Septon officiating the wedding.{{Ref|ASOS|60}} Joffrey chokes to death during [[Purple Wedding|his wedding feast]].{{ref|ASOS|60}} The High Septon asks [[Father (the Seven)|the Father]] to lead them to justice when Tyrion's trial for Joffrey's murder begins.{{Ref|ASOS|66}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
[[File: Marc Simonetti high sparrow.jpg|thumb|The [[High Sparrow]] by Marc Simonetti ©]]
The death and destruction left behind by the [[War of the Five Kings]], as well as the increasing violence towards the [[smallfolk]], cause more and more people to turn towards the Faith. Thousands travel to King's Landing, calling themselves "[[sparrows]]" after the most common bird, as they are the most common men and women.{{ref|AFFC|4}}

Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] has the High Septon murdered by Ser [[Osney Kettleblack]], as she fears the man was a catspaw of Tyrion.{{ref|AFFC|17}}{{ref|AFFC|43}} During the elections of a new High Septon, the sparrows disgrace Septon [[Ollidor]] and prevent the selection of Septon [[Luceon]], leading to the rise of a new, pious High Septon, the so-called [[High Sparrow]].{{ref|AFFC|28}} The High Septon empties the vaults of the Great Sept of Baelor in order to provide for the poor.{{ref|AFFC|28}} The Faith is angered as the Crown refuses to pay off its loan, leading the High Sparrow to refuse to anoint King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]].{{ref|AFFC|28}}

In an attempt to alleviate the crown's debts, gain the Faith's blessing, and gain more protection from her purported enemies, Cersei allows the High Sparrow to revive the [[Faith Militant]], ignorant of its history of [[Faith Militant uprising|causing trouble]] for monarchs.{{Ref|aFfC|28}} Over a hundred knights pledge their swords and lives to the Warrior's Sons,{{ref|AFFC|36}} including Ser [[Lancel Lannister]], the newly-wed Lord of [[Darry]], who renounces his titles, land, and new bride, [[Amerei Frey]], in order to join the Warrior's Sons in King’s Landing.{{ref|AFFC|30}}

Cersei plots to frame Tommen’s queen, [[Margaery Tyrell]], for adultery and treason. She seduces Osney Kettleblack and has him falsely confess to the High Sparrow that he had intercourse with Margaery and two of her three cousins, [[Megga Tyrell|Megga]] and [[Elinor Tyrell|Elinor]].{{ref|AFFC|39}} The High Sparrow acts on the information and has Margaery arrested when she visits the Great Sept. Cersei feigns concern publicly and visits the Great Sept in order to appear to the population that she wishes Margaery released. However, the High Sparrow, suspicious of Osney's enthusiastic confession, has had Osney tortured until he spoke the truth. Acting on Osney’s new confession, the High Sparrow has Cersei arrested during her visit for several crimes, including the murder of the previous High Septon.{{ref|AFFC|43}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
The Faith continues to keep Cersei a prisoner in a tower of the [[Great Sept of Baelor]], and has her placed under the care of three septas, [[Moelle]], [[Scolera]], and [[Unella]]. Cersei confesses to the [[High Sparrow]] that she had relations with her cousin, Ser [[Lancel Lannister]], and all three of the [[House Kettleblack|Kettleblack]] brothers, knowing that such sins would not earn her an execution. However, she continues to deny involvement in the death of the [[High Septon (Tyrion's)|previous High Septon]] and the death of her late husband, King [[Robert I Baratheon]].{{Ref|adwd|54}}

Cersei's uncle, Ser [[Kevan Lannister]], arrives in King's Landing as Lord Regent and comes to an agreement with the High Septon. Intent on drawing “her fangs”,{{Ref|adwd|epilogue}} Kevan does not protest when the Faith demands Cersei to submit to a [[walk of atonement]] from the Great Sept to the [[Red Keep]], escorted by [[Warrior's Sons]], [[Poor Fellows]], and septas.{{Ref|ADWD|65}}

When [[Varys]] later murders Kevan, he states that one of the reasons why is because Kevan was trying to bind to Faith to Tommen's rule.{{ref|ADWD|Epilogue}}

==Behind the Scenes==
[[George R. R. Martin]] based the Faith of the Seven on the medieval [[w:Catholic Church|Catholic Church]], although it borrows from other elements as well. The Faith's central doctrine that there is one god who has seven aspects—the Father, the Mother, the Maiden, the Crone, the Smith, the Warrior, and the Stranger—is based on the Catholic belief that there is one God who has three aspects: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.<ref>Bullseye: [http://www.maximumfun.org/sound-young-america/george-r-r-martin-author-song-ice-and-fire-series-interview-sound-young-america George R. R. Martin, Author of "A Song of Ice and Fire" Series: Interview on The Sound of Young America] {September 19, 2011}</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTTW8M_etko Google Talks: George R. R. Martin]</ref>

Martin has also stated that the amount of power the Faith has, similarly to the Catholic Church, in great part depends on who was chosen as High Septon or Pope.<ref name=ssm>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1185/ Direwolves and the Seven (October 29, 2001)]</ref> The Faith Militant is loosely based on crusading orders, e.g. [[w:Knights Templar|Knights Templar]] and [[w:Knights Hospitaller|Knights Hospitaller]].<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/2765 Faith Militant’s Inspiration and Ice and Fire Dream Cast (April 15, 2008)]</ref>

==Quotes==
{{Quote|Even [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon]] tread lightly where the Faith was concerned ... it was his son [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor]] who broke their power, but even then the Faith came back under kings like [[Baelor I Targaryen|Baelor the Blessed]].<ref name=ssm/>|[[George R. R. Martin]]}}

{{Quote|The old [[High Septon]] told [[Maekar I Targaryen|my father]] that kings' laws are one thing, and the laws of the gods another.{{Ref|TSS}}|[[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]] to [[Duncan the Tall]]}}

{{quote|Catelyn had been anointed with the seven oils and named in the rainbow of light that filled the [[sept]] of [[Riverrun]]. She was of the Faith, like [[Hoster Tully|her father]] and grandfather and his father before him. Her gods had names, and their faces were as familiar as the faces of her parents. Worship was a [[septon]] with a censer, the smell of incense, a seven-sided crystal alive with light, voices raised in song. The [[House Tully|Tullys]] kept a [[godswood]], as all the great houses did, but it was only a place to walk or read or lie in the sun. Worship was for the sept.{{ref|agot|2}}|thoughts of [[Catelyn Stark]]}}

{{Quote|'''Jaime''': Crippled or whole, a knight of the [[Kingsguard]] serves for life. 
'''Tywin''': [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] ended that when she replaced Ser [[Barristan Selmy|Barristan]] on grounds of age. A suitable gift to the Faith will persuade the [[High Septon]] to release you from your vows.{{ref|ASOS|62}}|[[Jaime Lannister]] and [[Tywin Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|One god with seven aspects. That's so my lady, and you are right to point it out, but the mystery of the Seven Who Are One is not easy for [[smallfolk|simple folk]] to grasp, and I am nothing if not simple, so I speak of seven gods.{{Ref|aFfC|25}}|[[Meribald]] to [[Brienne of Tarth]]}}

{{Quote|'''Lancel''': My faith is all the nourishment I need. 
'''Jaime''': Faith is like porridge. Better with milk and honey.{{Ref|affc|30}}|[[Lancel Lannister]] and [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|Give me priests who are fat and corrupt and cynical, the sort who like to sit on soft satin cushions, nibble sweetmeats, and diddle little boys. It's the ones who believe in gods who make the trouble.{{ref|aDwD|27}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] to [[Haldon]]}}

{{Quote|Have you ever noticed that septas always look like prunes? That’s what a life of chastity will do to you.{{Ref|adwd|68}}|[[Gerris Drinkwater]] to [[Quentyn Martell]]}}

==Notes==
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==References==
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Feature quote/173

2019-03-22T17:53:38Z

Lotnik: Created page with ""I did what I did for the good of the realm."-Varys "The realm? Do you know what the realm is? It's the thousand blades of Aegon's enemies. A story we agreed to tell..."

"I did what I did for the good of the realm."-[[Varys]]

"The realm? Do you know what the realm is? It's the thousand blades of [[Aegon]]'s enemies. A story we agreed to tell each other over and over till we forget that it's a lie."- [[Petyr Baelish]]

"But what do we have left once we abandon the lie? Chaos. A gaping pit ready to swallow us all."- [[Varys]].

"Chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail, never get to try again. The fall brakes them. And some are given a chance to climb, but they refuse. They cling to the realm, or the gods, or love. Illusions. Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is."- [[Petyr Baelish]]. {{ref|hbogot|s03e06}}<noinclude><references/>[[Category:Feature quotes]]</noinclude>

Wyvern

2019-03-08T23:15:24Z

Lotnik:

[[File:Wyvern by Kevin Catalan.jpg|right|thumb|350px|A wyvern, as envisioned by Kevin Catalan ©]]

'''Wyverns''' are species of animal that lives in [[Sothoryos]], kin to [[dragon]]s, although they do not breathe [[dragonflame|fire]].<ref>[[Not a Blog]]: [http://grrm.livejournal.com/327410.html?thread=17927666#t17927666 Dany and the Dragons (July 9, 2013)]</ref>{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: Sothoryos}} Wyverns have great leathery wings, "cruel" beaks, and an insatiable hunger. They are more ferocious than dragons, if smaller in size. Wyverns are called "the tyrants of the southern skies", and are one of the reasons why Sothoryos is thinly populated.{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: Sothoryos}} Septon [[Barth]] wrote about wyverns in ''[[Dragons, Wyrms, and Wyverns: Their Unnatural History]]'',{{ref|ADWD|14}} and speculated that [[Valyrian]] [[bloodmages]] may have created [[dragons]] using wyvern stock.{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: Sothoryos}}

==Varieties==

Varieties of wyverns include brindled wyverns, swamp wyverns, brownbellies, and shadow-wings. Brindled wyverns have green-and-white scales, and grow up to thirty feet long. Swamp wyverns may grow larger than that, but they are mostly inactive and rarely fly far from their lairs. Brownbellies, though not much bigger than [[monkey]]s, hunt in packs of a hundred or more, and so are far more dangerous than larger breeds. The shadow-wing wyvern is nocturnal, with black scales and wings that make it invisible in the dark, and therefore is the most feared.{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: Sothoryos}}

==In culture==

[[Wyvern Point]] in northern [[Sothoryos]] is named after the creature, which hunts above its swamps and jungles.{{ref|awoiaf| Wyvern Point}} In [[Westeros]], the sigil of [[House Vyrwel]] of [[Darkdell]] depicts a wyvern.<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/7/ Houses in the Reach]</ref> The castle of [[Dragonstone]] includes wyverns among its stone gargoyles.{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}{{ref|asos|54}}

==History==
In {{Date|56}} a report came to the [[small council]] of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] from one of Lord [[Rego Draz]] agents, which claimed that a dragon was being displayed in the fighting pits of [[Astapor]] on [[Slaver’s Bay]]. It was at the same time when King Jaehaerys was looking for dragon [[Balerion]], on which [[Aerea Targaryen]] escaped [[Dragonstone]] two years prior. However, Septon [[Barth]] dismissed these claimes, declaring that it was without a doubt a wywern mistaken for a [[dragon]] by people, who had never seen one. {{ref|Fire & Blood|Jaehaerys and Alysanne- Their Triumphs and Tragadies}}

==References==
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Wyvern

2019-03-08T23:13:32Z

Lotnik:

[[File:Wyvern by Kevin Catalan.jpg|right|thumb|350px|A wyvern, as envisioned by Kevin Catalan ©]]

'''Wyverns''' are species of animal that lives in [[Sothoryos]], kin to [[dragon]]s, although they do not breathe [[dragonflame|fire]].<ref>[[Not a Blog]]: [http://grrm.livejournal.com/327410.html?thread=17927666#t17927666 Dany and the Dragons (July 9, 2013)]</ref>{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: Sothoryos}} Wyverns have great leathery wings, "cruel" beaks, and an insatiable hunger. They are more ferocious than dragons, if smaller in size. Wyverns are called "the tyrants of the southern skies", and are one of the reasons why Sothoryos is thinly populated.{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: Sothoryos}} Septon [[Barth]] wrote about wyverns in ''[[Dragons, Wyrms, and Wyverns: Their Unnatural History]]'',{{ref|ADWD|14}} and speculated that [[Valyrian]] [[bloodmages]] may have created [[dragons]] using wyvern stock.{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: Sothoryos}}

==Varieties==

Varieties of wyverns include brindled wyverns, swamp wyverns, brownbellies, and shadow-wings. Brindled wyverns have green-and-white scales, and grow up to thirty feet long. Swamp wyverns may grow larger than that, but they are mostly inactive and rarely fly far from their lairs. Brownbellies, though not much bigger than [[monkey]]s, hunt in packs of a hundred or more, and so are far more dangerous than larger breeds. The shadow-wing wyvern is nocturnal, with black scales and wings that make it invisible in the dark, and therefore is the most feared.{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: Sothoryos}}

==In culture==

[[Wyvern Point]] in northern [[Sothoryos]] is named after the creature, which hunts above its swamps and jungles.{{ref|awoiaf| Wyvern Point}} In [[Westeros]], the sigil of [[House Vyrwel]] of [[Darkdell]] depicts a wyvern.<ref>The Citadel. Heraldry: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/Heraldry/Houses/7/ Houses in the Reach]</ref> The castle of [[Dragonstone]] includes wyverns among its stone gargoyles.{{ref|ACOK|Prologue}}{{ref|asos|54}}

==History==
In {{Date|56}} a report came to the [[small council]] of King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] from one of Lord [[Rego Draz]] agents, which claimed that a dragon was being displayed in the fighting pits of [[Astapor]] on [[Slaver’s Bay]]. It was at the same time when King Jaehaerys was looking for dragon [[Balerion]], on which [[Aerea Targaryen]] escaped [[Dragonstone]] two years prior. However, Septon [[Barth]] dismissed these claimes, declaring that it was without a doubt a wywern mistaken for a [[dragon]] by people, who had never seen one.

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Lord of Winterfell

2019-02-03T18:21:21Z

Lotnik:

'''Lord of Winterfell''' or '''Lady of Winterfell''' is the title of the noble seated at the castle [[Winterfell]], since [[Aegon's Conquest]].

==History==
When King [[Torrhen Stark]] peacefully yielded to King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] and gave up his crown, Aegon named him He rose as Lord of Winterfell and [[Warden of the North]]. Nonetheless, relations between [[House Stark]] and [[House Targaryen]] were troublesome during the first century of the Targaryen Dynasty. At the behest of Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]], Lord Torrhen married his daughter to Lord [[Ronnel Arryn]], though after much protest. His sons even spoke of rebelling.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Lords of Winterfell}} King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] forced Lord Stark<ref group="N">Earlier prints of ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' state that Lord [[Ellard Stark]] was the lord who had been forced to give up the New Gift. However, [http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/119534-twoiaf-spoilers-inconsistency-or-intentional/&do=findComment&comment=6483268 it has been confirmed that this is an error], and that the statement would be replaced by "the Starks were glad" in later prints, leaving it unknown for the time being which Stark had been the lord in question.</ref> to donate land to the [[Night's Watch]], which was renamed the [[New Gift]], leaving the Starks bitter. According to [[maester]] [[Yandel]], this might have been the reason why Lord [[Ellard Stark]] supported the claim of [[Laenor Velaryon]] over the claim of Prince [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]] during the [[Great Council of 101 AC]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Lords of Winterfell}}

Lord [[Cregan Stark]] agreed to support [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]] with the [[Pact of Ice and Fire]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Lords of Winterfell}} Cregan delayed giving aid, however,{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} and by the time he led his army south King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] had been poisoned and Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]] had already send out ravens sueing for peace, preventing Cregan from punishing the lords who had supported Aegon II. While court awaited the replies, Cregan held sway and arrested all those involved in Aegon II's death, cowing young King [[Aegon III Targaryen]] into naming him [[Hand of the King]]. Cregan served only a single day in that office, a time known as the [[Hour of the Wolf]], and held trials for twenty-one out of twenty-two of his prisoners. The only one spared a trial was Lord Corlys; King Aegon III pardonned him and restored his titles to him, and Cregan agreed to allow it when [[Aly Blackwood]] offered him her hand in marriage. Cregan returned north the next day.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}

In the past century, several of the Lords of Winterfell died in battle. Lord [[Barthogan Stark]] died in the [[Skagos]]i rebellion during the reign of [[Daeron II Targaryen]],{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Stoneborn of Skagos}} and Lord [[Beron Stark]] was fatally injured after facing Lord [[Dagon Greyjoy]] in battle early in the reign of [[Aerys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|TMK}} As he slowly succumed of his wounds, his wife and several recent Stark widows struggled over the succession, as there were multiple potential heirs.<ref name=boskone1>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1408/ Boskone (February 17, 2006)], report 1</ref><ref name=boskone2>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1409/ Boskone (February 17, 2006)], report 2</ref> Lord [[Willam Stark]] was killed by [[Raymun Redbeard]], the [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]], in {{Date|226}}.{{Ref|ADWD|7}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Wall and Beyond: The Wildlings}} In {{Date|282}}, Lord [[Rickard Stark]] was killed alongside his heir, [[Brandon Stark|Brandon]], by King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], which sparked the outbreak of [[Robert's Rebellion]], in which Lord [[Eddard Stark]] was one of the leaders.

==''Recent Events''==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
After the death of [[Jon Arryn]], [[Lord of the Eyrie]], King [[Robert I Baratheon]] names Lord [[Eddard Stark]] as his [[Hand of the King]].{{Ref|AGOT|4}} After Robert dies, Eddard is arrested for treason{{Ref|AGOT|49}} and later executed.{{Ref|AGOT|65}} [[Robb Stark]] now the Lord of Winterfell, marches south with an army{{Ref|AGOT|53}} and is later declared [[King in the North]] by his bannermen.{{Ref|AGOT|71}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] marries his son [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] to Robb's sister, [[Sansa Stark]], so they can use Sansa's claim on Winterfell to claim the north when Tyrion fathers a son on her.{{Ref|ASOS|32}}

King [[Stannis Baratheon]] offers to legitimize [[Jon Snow]] and name him Lord of Winterfell.{{Ref|ASOS|76}} He plans to marry [[Val]] to his new Lord of Winterfell.{{Ref|ASOS|76}} Jon considers the offer, but realizes he cannot forsake his father's [[old gods|gods]], which is one of the conditions of becoming Lord of Winterfell. He is elected as [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]] not long after.{{Ref|ASOS|79}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Stannis offers once more to make Jon the Lord of Winterfell, but Jon refuses, insisting that Winterfell belongs to his sister, [[Sansa Stark]]. Stannis considers granting Winterfell to [[Arnolf Karstark]] instead.{{Ref|ADWD|17}}

Meanwhile, [[Ramsay Bolton]] is to marry "[[Jeyne Poole|Arya Stark]]", through which he becomes the Lord of Winterfell,{{Ref|ADWD|19}}{{Ref|ADWD|37}} although he already uses the title prior to his wedding.{{Ref|ADWD|26}}

==Lords of Winterfell==
The known Lords of Winterfell are:
*Lord [[Torrhen Stark]], the King Who Knelt and the first Lord of Winterfell.{{Ref|agot|66}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
*Lord [[Brandon Stark (father of Walton)|Brandon Stark]]. {{ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}
*Lord [[Walton Stark]]. {{ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}, Brandon's son.
*Lord [[Alaric Stark]]. {{ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}, Walton's younger brother.
*Lord [[Ellard Stark]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Lords of Winterfell}}
*Lord [[Benjen Stark (lord)|Benjen Stark]].{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Rickon Stark (son of Benjen)|Rickon Stark]], Benjen's son.{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Cregan Stark]], Rickon's son.{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Jonnel Stark]], Cregan's second son{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Barthogan Stark]], Jonnel's brother, who ruled Winterfell during the reign of [[Daeron II Targaryen]].{{Ref|twoiaf| The North: The Stoneborn of Skagos}}{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Brandon Stark (son of Cregan)|Brandon Stark]], Barthogan's younger brother.{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Rodwell Stark]], Brandon's son.{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Beron Stark]], Rodwell's younger brother.{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|TMK}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| Appendix: Stark Lineage}} Succumbed of wounds early in the reign of [[Aerys I Targaryen]].<ref name=boskone1/><ref name=boskone2/>
*Lord [[Donnor Stark]], Beron's eldest son.{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Willam Stark]], Donner's younger brother. Slain in {{Date|226}} by [[Raymun Redbeard]].{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Edwyle Stark]], William's son.{{Ref|ACOK|69}}
*Lord [[Rickard Stark]], Edwyle's son.{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}} Rickard was executed by King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] before the onset of [[Robert's Rebellion]].
*Lord [[Eddard Stark]], Rickard's second son.{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Robb Stark]], Eddard's eldest son.{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}{{Ref|ACOK|11}} Named [[King in the North]].{{Ref|AGOT|71}}
*Lord [[Ramsay Bolton]], Lord of Winterfell through his marriage to "[[Jeyne Poole|Arya Stark]]".{{Ref|ADWD|19}}{{Ref|ADWD|37}}{{Ref|ADWD|26}}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

==References==
{{references|2}}

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Lord of Winterfell

2019-02-03T18:20:08Z

Lotnik:

'''Lord of Winterfell''' or '''Lady of Winterfell''' is the title of the noble seated at the castle [[Winterfell]], since [[Aegon's Conquest]].

==History==
When King [[Torrhen Stark]] peacefully yielded to King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] and gave up his crown, Aegon named him He rose as Lord of Winterfell and [[Warden of the North]]. Nonetheless, relations between [[House Stark]] and [[House Targaryen]] were troublesome during the first century of the Targaryen Dynasty. At the behest of Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]], Lord Torrhen married his daughter to Lord [[Ronnel Arryn]], though after much protest. His sons even spoke of rebelling.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Lords of Winterfell}} King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] forced Lord Stark<ref group="N">Earlier prints of ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' state that Lord [[Ellard Stark]] was the lord who had been forced to give up the New Gift. However, [http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/119534-twoiaf-spoilers-inconsistency-or-intentional/&do=findComment&comment=6483268 it has been confirmed that this is an error], and that the statement would be replaced by "the Starks were glad" in later prints, leaving it unknown for the time being which Stark had been the lord in question.</ref> to donate land to the [[Night's Watch]], which was renamed the [[New Gift]], leaving the Starks bitter. According to [[maester]] [[Yandel]], this might have been the reason why Lord [[Ellard Stark]] supported the claim of [[Laenor Velaryon]] over the claim of Prince [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]] during the [[Great Council of 101 AC]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Lords of Winterfell}}

Lord [[Cregan Stark]] agreed to support [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]] with the [[Pact of Ice and Fire]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Lords of Winterfell}} Cregan delayed giving aid, however,{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} and by the time he led his army south King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] had been poisoned and Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]] had already send out ravens sueing for peace, preventing Cregan from punishing the lords who had supported Aegon II. While court awaited the replies, Cregan held sway and arrested all those involved in Aegon II's death, cowing young King [[Aegon III Targaryen]] into naming him [[Hand of the King]]. Cregan served only a single day in that office, a time known as the [[Hour of the Wolf]], and held trials for twenty-one out of twenty-two of his prisoners. The only one spared a trial was Lord Corlys; King Aegon III pardonned him and restored his titles to him, and Cregan agreed to allow it when [[Aly Blackwood]] offered him her hand in marriage. Cregan returned north the next day.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}

In the past century, several of the Lords of Winterfell died in battle. Lord [[Barthogan Stark]] died in the [[Skagos]]i rebellion during the reign of [[Daeron II Targaryen]],{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Stoneborn of Skagos}} and Lord [[Beron Stark]] was fatally injured after facing Lord [[Dagon Greyjoy]] in battle early in the reign of [[Aerys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|TMK}} As he slowly succumed of his wounds, his wife and several recent Stark widows struggled over the succession, as there were multiple potential heirs.<ref name=boskone1>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1408/ Boskone (February 17, 2006)], report 1</ref><ref name=boskone2>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1409/ Boskone (February 17, 2006)], report 2</ref> Lord [[Willam Stark]] was killed by [[Raymun Redbeard]], the [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]], in {{Date|226}}.{{Ref|ADWD|7}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Wall and Beyond: The Wildlings}} In {{Date|282}}, Lord [[Rickard Stark]] was killed alongside his heir, [[Brandon Stark|Brandon]], by King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], which sparked the outbreak of [[Robert's Rebellion]], in which Lord [[Eddard Stark]] was one of the leaders.

==''Recent Events''==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
After the death of [[Jon Arryn]], [[Lord of the Eyrie]], King [[Robert I Baratheon]] names Lord [[Eddard Stark]] as his [[Hand of the King]].{{Ref|AGOT|4}} After Robert dies, Eddard is arrested for treason{{Ref|AGOT|49}} and later executed.{{Ref|AGOT|65}} [[Robb Stark]] now the Lord of Winterfell, marches south with an army{{Ref|AGOT|53}} and is later declared [[King in the North]] by his bannermen.{{Ref|AGOT|71}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] marries his son [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] to Robb's sister, [[Sansa Stark]], so they can use Sansa's claim on Winterfell to claim the north when Tyrion fathers a son on her.{{Ref|ASOS|32}}

King [[Stannis Baratheon]] offers to legitimize [[Jon Snow]] and name him Lord of Winterfell.{{Ref|ASOS|76}} He plans to marry [[Val]] to his new Lord of Winterfell.{{Ref|ASOS|76}} Jon considers the offer, but realizes he cannot forsake his father's [[old gods|gods]], which is one of the conditions of becoming Lord of Winterfell. He is elected as [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]] not long after.{{Ref|ASOS|79}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Stannis offers once more to make Jon the Lord of Winterfell, but Jon refuses, insisting that Winterfell belongs to his sister, [[Sansa Stark]]. Stannis considers granting Winterfell to [[Arnolf Karstark]] instead.{{Ref|ADWD|17}}

Meanwhile, [[Ramsay Bolton]] is to marry "[[Jeyne Poole|Arya Stark]]", through which he becomes the Lord of Winterfell,{{Ref|ADWD|19}}{{Ref|ADWD|37}} although he already uses the title prior to his wedding.{{Ref|ADWD|26}}

==Lords of Winterfell==
The known Lords of Winterfell are:
*Lord [[Torrhen Stark]], the King Who Knelt and the first Lord of Winterfell.{{Ref|agot|66}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
*Lord [[Brandon Stark (father of Walton)|Brandon Stark]]. {{ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}
*Lord [[Walton Stark]]. {{ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}
*Lord [[Alaric Stark]]. {{ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}
*Lord [[Ellard Stark]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Lords of Winterfell}}
*Lord [[Benjen Stark (lord)|Benjen Stark]].{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Rickon Stark (son of Benjen)|Rickon Stark]], Benjen's son.{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Cregan Stark]], Rickon's son.{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Jonnel Stark]], Cregan's second son{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Barthogan Stark]], Jonnel's brother, who ruled Winterfell during the reign of [[Daeron II Targaryen]].{{Ref|twoiaf| The North: The Stoneborn of Skagos}}{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Brandon Stark (son of Cregan)|Brandon Stark]], Barthogan's younger brother.{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Rodwell Stark]], Brandon's son.{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Beron Stark]], Rodwell's younger brother.{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|TMK}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| Appendix: Stark Lineage}} Succumbed of wounds early in the reign of [[Aerys I Targaryen]].<ref name=boskone1/><ref name=boskone2/>
*Lord [[Donnor Stark]], Beron's eldest son.{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Willam Stark]], Donner's younger brother. Slain in {{Date|226}} by [[Raymun Redbeard]].{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Edwyle Stark]], William's son.{{Ref|ACOK|69}}
*Lord [[Rickard Stark]], Edwyle's son.{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}} Rickard was executed by King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] before the onset of [[Robert's Rebellion]].
*Lord [[Eddard Stark]], Rickard's second son.{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Robb Stark]], Eddard's eldest son.{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}{{Ref|ACOK|11}} Named [[King in the North]].{{Ref|AGOT|71}}
*Lord [[Ramsay Bolton]], Lord of Winterfell through his marriage to "[[Jeyne Poole|Arya Stark]]".{{Ref|ADWD|19}}{{Ref|ADWD|37}}{{Ref|ADWD|26}}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

==References==
{{references|2}}

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Lord of Winterfell

2019-02-03T18:17:35Z

Lotnik:

'''Lord of Winterfell''' or '''Lady of Winterfell''' is the title of the noble seated at the castle [[Winterfell]], since [[Aegon's Conquest]].

==History==
When King [[Torrhen Stark]] peacefully yielded to King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] and gave up his crown, Aegon named him He rose as Lord of Winterfell and [[Warden of the North]]. Nonetheless, relations between [[House Stark]] and [[House Targaryen]] were troublesome during the first century of the Targaryen Dynasty. At the behest of Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]], Lord Torrhen married his daughter to Lord [[Ronnel Arryn]], though after much protest. His sons even spoke of rebelling.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Lords of Winterfell}} King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] forced Lord Stark<ref group="N">Earlier prints of ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' state that Lord [[Ellard Stark]] was the lord who had been forced to give up the New Gift. However, [http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/119534-twoiaf-spoilers-inconsistency-or-intentional/&do=findComment&comment=6483268 it has been confirmed that this is an error], and that the statement would be replaced by "the Starks were glad" in later prints, leaving it unknown for the time being which Stark had been the lord in question.</ref> to donate land to the [[Night's Watch]], which was renamed the [[New Gift]], leaving the Starks bitter. According to [[maester]] [[Yandel]], this might have been the reason why Lord [[Ellard Stark]] supported the claim of [[Laenor Velaryon]] over the claim of Prince [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]] during the [[Great Council of 101 AC]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Lords of Winterfell}}

Lord [[Cregan Stark]] agreed to support [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]] with the [[Pact of Ice and Fire]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Lords of Winterfell}} Cregan delayed giving aid, however,{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} and by the time he led his army south King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] had been poisoned and Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]] had already send out ravens sueing for peace, preventing Cregan from punishing the lords who had supported Aegon II. While court awaited the replies, Cregan held sway and arrested all those involved in Aegon II's death, cowing young King [[Aegon III Targaryen]] into naming him [[Hand of the King]]. Cregan served only a single day in that office, a time known as the [[Hour of the Wolf]], and held trials for twenty-one out of twenty-two of his prisoners. The only one spared a trial was Lord Corlys; King Aegon III pardonned him and restored his titles to him, and Cregan agreed to allow it when [[Aly Blackwood]] offered him her hand in marriage. Cregan returned north the next day.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}

In the past century, several of the Lords of Winterfell died in battle. Lord [[Barthogan Stark]] died in the [[Skagos]]i rebellion during the reign of [[Daeron II Targaryen]],{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Stoneborn of Skagos}} and Lord [[Beron Stark]] was fatally injured after facing Lord [[Dagon Greyjoy]] in battle early in the reign of [[Aerys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|TMK}} As he slowly succumed of his wounds, his wife and several recent Stark widows struggled over the succession, as there were multiple potential heirs.<ref name=boskone1>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1408/ Boskone (February 17, 2006)], report 1</ref><ref name=boskone2>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1409/ Boskone (February 17, 2006)], report 2</ref> Lord [[Willam Stark]] was killed by [[Raymun Redbeard]], the [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]], in {{Date|226}}.{{Ref|ADWD|7}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Wall and Beyond: The Wildlings}} In {{Date|282}}, Lord [[Rickard Stark]] was killed alongside his heir, [[Brandon Stark|Brandon]], by King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], which sparked the outbreak of [[Robert's Rebellion]], in which Lord [[Eddard Stark]] was one of the leaders.

==''Recent Events''==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
After the death of [[Jon Arryn]], [[Lord of the Eyrie]], King [[Robert I Baratheon]] names Lord [[Eddard Stark]] as his [[Hand of the King]].{{Ref|AGOT|4}} After Robert dies, Eddard is arrested for treason{{Ref|AGOT|49}} and later executed.{{Ref|AGOT|65}} [[Robb Stark]] now the Lord of Winterfell, marches south with an army{{Ref|AGOT|53}} and is later declared [[King in the North]] by his bannermen.{{Ref|AGOT|71}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] marries his son [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] to Robb's sister, [[Sansa Stark]], so they can use Sansa's claim on Winterfell to claim the north when Tyrion fathers a son on her.{{Ref|ASOS|32}}

King [[Stannis Baratheon]] offers to legitimize [[Jon Snow]] and name him Lord of Winterfell.{{Ref|ASOS|76}} He plans to marry [[Val]] to his new Lord of Winterfell.{{Ref|ASOS|76}} Jon considers the offer, but realizes he cannot forsake his father's [[old gods|gods]], which is one of the conditions of becoming Lord of Winterfell. He is elected as [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]] not long after.{{Ref|ASOS|79}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Stannis offers once more to make Jon the Lord of Winterfell, but Jon refuses, insisting that Winterfell belongs to his sister, [[Sansa Stark]]. Stannis considers granting Winterfell to [[Arnolf Karstark]] instead.{{Ref|ADWD|17}}

Meanwhile, [[Ramsay Bolton]] is to marry "[[Jeyne Poole|Arya Stark]]", through which he becomes the Lord of Winterfell,{{Ref|ADWD|19}}{{Ref|ADWD|37}} although he already uses the title prior to his wedding.{{Ref|ADWD|26}}

==Lords of Winterfell==
The known Lords of Winterfell are:
*Lord [[Torrhen Stark]], the King Who Knelt and the first Lord of Winterfell.{{Ref|agot|66}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
*Lord Brandon Stark. {{ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}
*Lord [[Walton Stark]]. {{ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}
*Lord [[Alaric Stark]]. {{ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}
*Lord [[Ellard Stark]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Lords of Winterfell}}
*Lord [[Benjen Stark (lord)|Benjen Stark]].{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Rickon Stark (son of Benjen)|Rickon Stark]], Benjen's son.{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Cregan Stark]], Rickon's son.{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Jonnel Stark]], Cregan's second son{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Barthogan Stark]], Jonnel's brother, who ruled Winterfell during the reign of [[Daeron II Targaryen]].{{Ref|twoiaf| The North: The Stoneborn of Skagos}}{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Brandon Stark (son of Cregan)|Brandon Stark]], Barthogan's younger brother.{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Rodwell Stark]], Brandon's son.{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Beron Stark]], Rodwell's younger brother.{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|TMK}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| Appendix: Stark Lineage}} Succumbed of wounds early in the reign of [[Aerys I Targaryen]].<ref name=boskone1/><ref name=boskone2/>
*Lord [[Donnor Stark]], Beron's eldest son.{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Willam Stark]], Donner's younger brother. Slain in {{Date|226}} by [[Raymun Redbeard]].{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Edwyle Stark]], William's son.{{Ref|ACOK|69}}
*Lord [[Rickard Stark]], Edwyle's son.{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}} Rickard was executed by King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] before the onset of [[Robert's Rebellion]].
*Lord [[Eddard Stark]], Rickard's second son.{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Robb Stark]], Eddard's eldest son.{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}{{Ref|ACOK|11}} Named [[King in the North]].{{Ref|AGOT|71}}
*Lord [[Ramsay Bolton]], Lord of Winterfell through his marriage to "[[Jeyne Poole|Arya Stark]]".{{Ref|ADWD|19}}{{Ref|ADWD|37}}{{Ref|ADWD|26}}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

==References==
{{references|2}}

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[[Category:Winterfell]]
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Lord of Winterfell

2019-02-03T18:17:09Z

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'''Lord of Winterfell''' or '''Lady of Winterfell''' is the title of the noble seated at the castle [[Winterfell]], since [[Aegon's Conquest]].

==History==
When King [[Torrhen Stark]] peacefully yielded to King [[Aegon I Targaryen]] and gave up his crown, Aegon named him He rose as Lord of Winterfell and [[Warden of the North]]. Nonetheless, relations between [[House Stark]] and [[House Targaryen]] were troublesome during the first century of the Targaryen Dynasty. At the behest of Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]], Lord Torrhen married his daughter to Lord [[Ronnel Arryn]], though after much protest. His sons even spoke of rebelling.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Lords of Winterfell}} King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] forced Lord Stark<ref group="N">Earlier prints of ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' state that Lord [[Ellard Stark]] was the lord who had been forced to give up the New Gift. However, [http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?/topic/119534-twoiaf-spoilers-inconsistency-or-intentional/&do=findComment&comment=6483268 it has been confirmed that this is an error], and that the statement would be replaced by "the Starks were glad" in later prints, leaving it unknown for the time being which Stark had been the lord in question.</ref> to donate land to the [[Night's Watch]], which was renamed the [[New Gift]], leaving the Starks bitter. According to [[maester]] [[Yandel]], this might have been the reason why Lord [[Ellard Stark]] supported the claim of [[Laenor Velaryon]] over the claim of Prince [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]] during the [[Great Council of 101 AC]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Lords of Winterfell}}

Lord [[Cregan Stark]] agreed to support [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] during the [[Dance of the Dragons]] with the [[Pact of Ice and Fire]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Lords of Winterfell}} Cregan delayed giving aid, however,{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}} and by the time he led his army south King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] had been poisoned and Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]] had already send out ravens sueing for peace, preventing Cregan from punishing the lords who had supported Aegon II. While court awaited the replies, Cregan held sway and arrested all those involved in Aegon II's death, cowing young King [[Aegon III Targaryen]] into naming him [[Hand of the King]]. Cregan served only a single day in that office, a time known as the [[Hour of the Wolf]], and held trials for twenty-one out of twenty-two of his prisoners. The only one spared a trial was Lord Corlys; King Aegon III pardonned him and restored his titles to him, and Cregan agreed to allow it when [[Aly Blackwood]] offered him her hand in marriage. Cregan returned north the next day.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}

In the past century, several of the Lords of Winterfell died in battle. Lord [[Barthogan Stark]] died in the [[Skagos]]i rebellion during the reign of [[Daeron II Targaryen]],{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Stoneborn of Skagos}} and Lord [[Beron Stark]] was fatally injured after facing Lord [[Dagon Greyjoy]] in battle early in the reign of [[Aerys I Targaryen]].{{Ref|TMK}} As he slowly succumed of his wounds, his wife and several recent Stark widows struggled over the succession, as there were multiple potential heirs.<ref name=boskone1>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1408/ Boskone (February 17, 2006)], report 1</ref><ref name=boskone2>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1409/ Boskone (February 17, 2006)], report 2</ref> Lord [[Willam Stark]] was killed by [[Raymun Redbeard]], the [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]], in {{Date|226}}.{{Ref|ADWD|7}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Wall and Beyond: The Wildlings}} In {{Date|282}}, Lord [[Rickard Stark]] was killed alongside his heir, [[Brandon Stark|Brandon]], by King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], which sparked the outbreak of [[Robert's Rebellion]], in which Lord [[Eddard Stark]] was one of the leaders.

==''Recent Events''==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
After the death of [[Jon Arryn]], [[Lord of the Eyrie]], King [[Robert I Baratheon]] names Lord [[Eddard Stark]] as his [[Hand of the King]].{{Ref|AGOT|4}} After Robert dies, Eddard is arrested for treason{{Ref|AGOT|49}} and later executed.{{Ref|AGOT|65}} [[Robb Stark]] now the Lord of Winterfell, marches south with an army{{Ref|AGOT|53}} and is later declared [[King in the North]] by his bannermen.{{Ref|AGOT|71}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] marries his son [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] to Robb's sister, [[Sansa Stark]], so they can use Sansa's claim on Winterfell to claim the north when Tyrion fathers a son on her.{{Ref|ASOS|32}}

King [[Stannis Baratheon]] offers to legitimize [[Jon Snow]] and name him Lord of Winterfell.{{Ref|ASOS|76}} He plans to marry [[Val]] to his new Lord of Winterfell.{{Ref|ASOS|76}} Jon considers the offer, but realizes he cannot forsake his father's [[old gods|gods]], which is one of the conditions of becoming Lord of Winterfell. He is elected as [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]] not long after.{{Ref|ASOS|79}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Stannis offers once more to make Jon the Lord of Winterfell, but Jon refuses, insisting that Winterfell belongs to his sister, [[Sansa Stark]]. Stannis considers granting Winterfell to [[Arnolf Karstark]] instead.{{Ref|ADWD|17}}

Meanwhile, [[Ramsay Bolton]] is to marry "[[Jeyne Poole|Arya Stark]]", through which he becomes the Lord of Winterfell,{{Ref|ADWD|19}}{{Ref|ADWD|37}} although he already uses the title prior to his wedding.{{Ref|ADWD|26}}

==Lords of Winterfell==
The known Lords of Winterfell are:
*Lord [[Torrhen Stark]], the King Who Knelt and the first Lord of Winterfell.{{Ref|agot|66}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
*Lord [[Brandon Stark]]. {{ref|FAB|The Year of the Three Brides - 49 AC}}
*Lord [[Walton Stark]]. {{ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}
*Lord [[Alaric Stark]]. {{ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}
*Lord [[Ellard Stark]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Lords of Winterfell}}
*Lord [[Benjen Stark (lord)|Benjen Stark]].{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Rickon Stark (son of Benjen)|Rickon Stark]], Benjen's son.{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Cregan Stark]], Rickon's son.{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Jonnel Stark]], Cregan's second son{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Barthogan Stark]], Jonnel's brother, who ruled Winterfell during the reign of [[Daeron II Targaryen]].{{Ref|twoiaf| The North: The Stoneborn of Skagos}}{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Brandon Stark (son of Cregan)|Brandon Stark]], Barthogan's younger brother.{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Rodwell Stark]], Brandon's son.{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Beron Stark]], Rodwell's younger brother.{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|TMK}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| Appendix: Stark Lineage}} Succumbed of wounds early in the reign of [[Aerys I Targaryen]].<ref name=boskone1/><ref name=boskone2/>
*Lord [[Donnor Stark]], Beron's eldest son.{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Willam Stark]], Donner's younger brother. Slain in {{Date|226}} by [[Raymun Redbeard]].{{Ref|ACOK|69}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Edwyle Stark]], William's son.{{Ref|ACOK|69}}
*Lord [[Rickard Stark]], Edwyle's son.{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}} Rickard was executed by King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] before the onset of [[Robert's Rebellion]].
*Lord [[Eddard Stark]], Rickard's second son.{{Ref|AGOT|Appendix}}{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
*Lord [[Robb Stark]], Eddard's eldest son.{{Ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}{{Ref|ACOK|11}} Named [[King in the North]].{{Ref|AGOT|71}}
*Lord [[Ramsay Bolton]], Lord of Winterfell through his marriage to "[[Jeyne Poole|Arya Stark]]".{{Ref|ADWD|19}}{{Ref|ADWD|37}}{{Ref|ADWD|26}}

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

==References==
{{references|2}}

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Rickon Stark (son of Cregan)

2019-02-03T18:07:55Z

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'''Rickon Stark''' was a member of [[House Stark]], the eldest son and heir of Lord [[Cregan Stark]] and Lady [[Arra Norrey]]. He married Lady [[Jeyne Manderly]], with whom he had two daughters, [[Serena Stark|Serena]] and [[Sansa Stark (daughter of Rickon)|Sansa Stark]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Stark Lineage}}

==History==
===Early life===
Rickon Stark was born in {{Date|128}}, the firstborn son of Lord [[Cregan Stark]] and Lady [[Arra Norrey]], who died giving birth to him. Cregan named his son after his father, Lord [[Rickon Stark (son of Benjen)|Rickon Stark]]. When the [[Dance of the Dragons]] begun in {{Date|129}}, Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] gained Lord Cregan's support in the war with the [[Pact of Ice and Fire]], to be sealed with a marriage. Under the terms of the pact, the first daughter Jacaerys sired would be sent north at the age of seven, to be fostered at [[Winterfell]] until she was of age to marry young Rickon.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons – A Son for a Son}} However, Jacaerys would die childless later that year.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

In {{Date|132}}, after Lord Cregan remarried to Lady [[Alysanne Blackwood]], the young Rickon sang a song for his new stepmother at the feast that followed the wedding.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents – The Hooded Hand}}

===Conquest of Dorne===
Rickon fought beneath the [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] banner when the Young Dragon, King [[Daeron I Targaryen]], sought to [[Conquest of Dorne|conquer Dorne]]. He fought bravely, his deeds sometimes reported by Daeron in his ''[[Conquest of Dorne (book)|Conquest of Dorne]]''. Rickon’s death outside of [[Sunspear]] in one of the final battles was lamented in [[the North]] for years to come because of the troubles that dogged the reigns of his half-brothers.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Lords of Winterfell}}

==Family==
{{Cregan Stark tree}}

==References==
{{references}}

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[[Category:Characters from the North|Stark, Rickon (son of Cregan)]]
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Rickon Stark (son of Cregan)

2019-02-03T18:07:30Z

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'''Rickon Stark''' was a member of [[House Stark]], the eldest son and heir of Lord [[Cregan Stark]] and Lady [[Arra Norrey]]. He married Lady [[Jeyne Manderly]], with whom he had two daughters, [[Serena Stark|Serena]] and [[Sansa Stark (daughter of Rickon)|Sansa Stark]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|Appendix: Stark Lineage}}

==History==
===Early life===
Rickon Stark was born in {{Date|128}}, the firstborn son of Lord [[Cregan Stark]] and Lady [[Arra Norrey]], who died giving birth to him. Cregan named his son after his father, Lord [[Rickon Stark (son of Benjen)|Rickon Stark]]. When the [[Dance of the Dragons]] begun in {{Date|129}}, Prince [[Jacaerys Velaryon]] gained Lord Cregan's support in the war with the [[Pact of Ice and Fire]], to be sealed with a marriage. Under the terms of the pact, the first daughter Jacaerys sired would be sent north at the age of seven, to be fostered at [[Winterfell]] until she was of age to marry young Rickon.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons – A Son for a Son}} However, Jacaerys would die childless later that year.{{Ref|TPATQ}}

In {{Date|132}}, after Lord Cregan remarried to Lady [[Alysanne Blackwood]], the young Rickon sang a song for his new stepmother at the feast that followed the wedding.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents – The Hooded Hand}}

===Conquest of Dorne===
Rickon fought beneath the [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] banner when the Young Dragon, King [[Daeron I Targaryen]], sought to [[Conquest of Dorne|conquer Dorne]]. He fought bravely, his deeds sometimes reported by Daeron in his ''[[Conquest of Dorne (book)|Conquest of Dorne]]''. Rickon’s death outside of [[Sunspear]] in one of the final battles was lamented in [[the North]] for years to come because of the troubles that dogged the reigns of his half-brothers.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Lords of Winterfell}}

==Family==
{{Cregan Stark tree}}

==References==
{{references}}

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[[Category:Characters from the North|Stark, Rickon (son of Cregan)]]
[[Category:Nobles|Stark, Rickon (son of Cregan)]]
[[Category:Casualties of the Conquest of Dorne|Stark, Rickon]]

61 AC

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{{Years}}
'''Year 61 After the Conquest''' ('''61 AC''') is a year in the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest|Westerosi calendar]], the 61st after [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon]]'s crowning in [[Oldtown]] that maesters and educated people use as a reference to date the years.

In 61 AC king [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys I]] joined lord [[Rogar Baratheon]] and five hundred stormlanders in an assault at the [[Red Mountains]] to hunt down the [[Vulture King]], that was being aided by Rogar's brother [[Borys Baratheon|Ser Borys]]. Both outlaws were slain in less than half a year, in the conflict that would be known as "Lord Rogar's War" or the "Third Dornish War"{{ref|fab|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

[[File: Tomasz JedruszekDorneThe Boneway.png|thumb|right|upright=0.7|A pass in the [[Red Mountains]], as depicted by Tomasz Jedruszek]]

==Events==
*[[Rogar Baratheon]] delivers his daughter [[Jocelyn Baratheon]] and two daughters of his brother [[Ronnal Baratheon|Ronnal]] at the court as wards of the kings.

==Deaths==
*Ser [[Borys Baratheon]] slain in single combat with [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]].{{ref|fab|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
*The second [[Vulture King (II)|Vulture King]], cut down by Lord [[Rogar Baratheon]].{{ref|fab|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
*Lord [[Maegor Towers]], last of [[House Towers]].

==Titles and Appointments==
*After the extinction of [[House Towers]], [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]] becomes the ruler of Harrenhal. She late Maegor's servants to her own household.

==References==
{{References}}

[[Category:Years|06]]

Hand of the King

2019-01-09T21:01:43Z

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[[File:GT01 11094 EddardStark JacobMurray2.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Lord [[Eddard Stark]], Hand of the King. © Fantasy Flight Games]]
[[File:Tyrion as Hand.jpg|thumb|right|350px|[[Tyrion Lannister]], acting as Hand of the King, wears the necklace of linked hands. © Fantasy Flight Games]]
[[File:Yulia Startsev The Hand's Judgement.png|thumb|right|350px|© Fantasy Flight Games]]
The '''Hand of the King''' is the chief advisor to the [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] and is the executor of the king's command in the [[Seven Kingdoms]].

==About==
Duties of the Hand include commanding the king's armies, drafting laws, dispensing justice, and generally managing the day-to-day running of the kingdom. The Hand may act on the king's behalf when he is indisposed, and sit the [[Iron Throne]] while doing so. The Hand also sits on the [[small council]] and will run the council if the king is not present.

The office typically makes the Hand the second-most powerful man in the kingdom next to the king, though some Hands had the reputation of ruling their kings.

It is considered by some to be a difficult and unglamorous job of great responsibility. A popular saying goes, "What the king dreams, the Hand builds," but the lowborn say, "The king eats, and the Hand takes the shit."{{ref|agot|4}} Many able men have failed in the office throughout history.

The Hand resides in a tower of the [[Red Keep]] called the [[Tower of the Hand]].{{Ref|AGOT|20}} His badge of office always includes a hand, though each Hand can design his own. [[Brynden Rivers]] used a iron brooch,{{Ref|TMK}} [[Eddard Stark]] used a silver clasp,{{Ref|AGOT|33}} while [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] and [[Tywin Lannister]] used a golden chain.{{Ref|ACOK|32}}{{Ref|ACOK|65}} Servants of the Hand might wear the emblem of a hand.{{Ref|AGOT|22}}

==History==
During [[Aegon's Conquest|Conquest]] of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] by King [[Aegon I Targaryen]], after the first few victories, Aegon proclaimed [[Orys Baratheon]] to be

{{Quote|...My shield, my stalwart, my strong right hand.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}}}

Because of Aegon's description, Orys is regarded to have been the first Hand of the King.

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Upon the death of his Hand, Lord [[Jon Arryn]], King [[Robert I Baratheon]] asks Lord [[Eddard Stark]] to serve as Lord Arryn's replacement.{{Ref|AGOT|4}} After Robert dies, however, his son, [[Joffrey Baratheon]], has Ned Stark executed.{{Ref|AGOT|65}} Joffrey's grandfather, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] serves as the new Hand of the King.{{Ref|AGOT|57}} Because Tywin is capaigning in the [[riverlands]] during the [[War of the Five Kings]], he sends his younger son, [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] to serve as acting Hand to [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|AGOT|69}}

===''A Clash of King''===
As acting Hand, [[Tyrion Lannister]] serves in [[King's Landing]] until Lord Tywin Lannister arrives during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].{{Ref|ACOK|65}}

Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] serves as Hand to [[Renly Baratheon]], a rival claimant to the [[Iron Throne]], who is killed at [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|Storm's End]].{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Following the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], Tywin serves as Hand to Joffrey and, after [[Purple Wedding|Joffrey's death]], to King [[Tommen Baratheon]],{{Ref|ASOS|66}} until he is murdered.{{Ref|ASOS|77}}

Lord [[Alester Florent]] serves as the Hand to [[Stannis Baratheon]], a rival claimant to the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|ACOK|12}} After Alester has been arrested and executed for treason, [[Axell Florent]] tries to make [[Davos Seaworth]] advise Stannis to name himself as Hand of the King, but Stannis chooses Davos to be his new Hand instead.{{Ref|ASOS|36}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
After she fails to convince [[Jaime Lannister]] to become Hand,{{Ref|AFFC|3}} and refuses to meet the terms Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] has for the office{{Ref|AFFC|7}}, Ser [[Harys Swyft]]{{Ref|AFFC|17}} and later Lord [[Orton Merryweather]]{{Ref|AFFC|39}} serve as Hand of the King for King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]], chosen by his mother, Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]]. After Cersei is arrested by the [[Faith of the Seven]], Merryweather resigns the [[small council]] and flees [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|AFFC|43}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
After Merryweather has resigned, Ser [[Kevan Lannister]], as Regent, elevates [[Mace Tyrell]] to Hand of the King for King Tommen I.{{Ref|ADWD|54}}

Meanwhile, Ser Davos Seaworth continues as Hand of the King for Stannis Baratheon,{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} while Ser [[Axell Florent]] is calling himself the Queen's Hand to [[Selyse Florent]].{{Ref|ADWD|39}}

In [[Meereen]], Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] serves as Hand for Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]] in her absence, after King [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]] has been removed from power.{{Ref|ADWD|70}}

Lord [[Jon Connington]] serves as the Hand to Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]], despite the latter not having been crowned king yet.{{Ref|ADWD|61}} Connington is styled "Hand of the True King".{{Ref|TWOW| Arianne I}}

==List of known Hands==

{| class=wikitable width=100%
! width=200px|During the reign of King
! width=250px|Hand of the King
!Period and Notes
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[Aegon I Targaryen]]
| Lord [[Orys Baratheon]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| {{Date|1|7}}. First Hand of the King.
|-
| Lord [[Edmyn Tully]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands: House Tully}}
| {{Date|7|9}}
|-
| Lord [[Alton Celtigar]]
| {{Date|9|17}}
|-
| Ser [[Osmund Strong]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
| {{Date|17|34}}
|-
| Lord [[Alyn Stokeworth]]
| {{Date|34|37}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Aenys I Targaryen]]
| Lord [[Alyn Stokeworth]]
| {{Date|37}}
|-
| Prince [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}
| {{Date|37|39}}
|-
| Septon [[Murmison]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}
| {{Date|39|41}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Maegor I Targaryen]]
| Lord [[Lucas Harroway]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands: House Tully}}
| {{Date|43|44}}. Executed by Maegor I Targaryen.
|-
| Lord [[Edwell Celtigar]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}
| {{Date|44|48}}
|-
| rowspan="7"| [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]
| Lord [[Rogar Baratheon]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|FAB|Prince into King - The Ascension of Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}
| {{Date|48|50}}
|-
| Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|Daemon Velaryon]]{{Ref|fab|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}
| {{Date|50|54}}
|-
| Lord [[Myles Smallwood]]{{Ref|fab|Birth, Death and Betrayal under Jaehaerys I}}
| {{Date|54|57}}
|-
| Septon [[Barth]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}
| {{Date|58|99}}
|-
| Ser [[Ryam Redwyne]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}
| {{Date|99|100}}. Concurrently served as [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]].
|-
| Prince [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}
| {{Date|100|101}}
|-
| Ser [[Otto Hightower]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}{{Ref|TRP}}
| {{Date|101|103}}.
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Viserys I Targaryen]]
| Ser [[Otto Hightower]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}{{Ref|TRP}}
| {{Date|103|109}}. Removed as Hand after pushing the inheritance of his [[Alicent Hightower|daughter's]] sons over Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]].
|-
| Lord [[Lyonel Strong]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}{{Ref|TRP}}
| {{Date|109|120}}. Died in a fire at [[Harrenhal]].
|-
| Ser [[Otto Hightower]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}
| {{Date|120|130}}. Reinstated after predecessor's death.
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Aegon II Targaryen]]
| Ser [[Otto Hightower]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}
| {{Date|130}}. Executed by Rhaenyra Targaryen.
|-
| Ser [[Criston Cole]]{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}{{Ref|AFFC|16}}
| {{Date|130}}. Concurrently served as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. Died at the [[Butcher's Ball]].
|-
| rowspan="8"| [[Aegon III Targaryen]]
| Lord [[Cregan Stark]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}
| {{Date|131}}. Only held position for a day, before returning to the [[North]].
|-
| Ser [[Tyland Lannister]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}
| {{Date|131|133}}. Died of a winter chill.
|-
| Lord [[Unwin Peake]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} {{Ref|fab|Under the Regents - Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
| {{Date|133|134}} Resigned the office after the King turned down a marriage proposal with his daughter.
|-
| Lord [[Thaddeus Rowan]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} {{Ref|fab|Under the Regents - Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
| {{Date|134|135}}– Imprisoned and tortured by plotters seeking to undermine [[House Rogare]] influance over the court, possibly on the orders of Unwin Peake.
|-
| Ser [[Marston Waters]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} {{Ref|fab|Under the Regents - Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
| {{Date|135}}. Concurrently served as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. Participated in a plot to imprison Lord Thaddeus Rowan and members of House Rogare present at court. He was then named Hand of The King, however he died trying to arrest [[Ser Mervyn Flowers]] only fortnight later.
|-
| Lord [[Thaddeus Rowan]]{{Ref|fab|Under the Regents - Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
| {{Date|135}}– Reinstalled after the imprisonment of plotters and death of Ser Marston Waters. However, after a moon's turned he was dismissed once again due to poor mental condition.
|-
| Grand Maester [[Munkun]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} {{Ref|fab|Under the Regents - Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
| {{Date|135|136}} Served as Hand of the King until the ellection of new Hand in the [[Council of 136 A.C]].
|-
| Lord [[Torrhen Manderly]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} {{Ref|fab|Under the Regents - Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
| {{Date|136}}. Elected as a new Hand of the King during the [[Council of 136 A.C]]. Dismissed when king came of age.
|-
| Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}{{Ref|AWOIAF| Viserys II Targaryen}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys II}}{{Ref|ASOS|59}}
| Unknown–{{Date|157}}
|-
| [[Daeron I Targaryen]]
| Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}{{Ref|AWOIAF| Viserys II Targaryen}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys II}}{{Ref|ASOS|59}}
| {{Date|157|161}}
|-
| [[Baelor I Targaryen]]
| Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}{{Ref|AWOIAF| Viserys II Targaryen}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys II}}{{Ref|ASOS|59}}
| {{Date|161|171}}
|-
| [[Viserys II Targaryen]]
| Unknown
| {{Date|171|172}}
|-
| rowspan="4"|[[Aegon IV Targaryen]]
| [[Lord Bracken]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}
| {{Date|172}}–Unknown. Father of two of the king's mistresses.
|-
| [[Butterwell (Hand of the King)|Lord Butterwell]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}{{Ref|TMK}}
| Unknown–Unknown
|-
| Lord [[Lucas Lothston]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}
| {{date|178}}. Husband of a king's mistress, father to a second of the king's mistresses.
|-
| Lord [[Jon Hightower]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}
| Unknown–Unknown
|-
| rowspan="4"|[[Daeron II Targaryen]]
| Lord [[Ambrose Butterwell]]{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}
| Unknown–{{Date|196}}. Removed for failing to contain the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]].
|-
| [[Lord Hayford]]{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}
| {{Date|196}}. Died at the [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]].
|-
| Prince [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Targaryen]]{{Ref|THK}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}
| {{Date|196|209}}. Died after a blow to the head suffered in the [[trial of seven]] during the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]].
|-
| Prince [[Valarr Targaryen]] (Possibly){{Ref|TSS}}
| {{Date|209}}. Died during the [[Great Spring Sickness]]. It is currently unknown whether Valarr is referred to as Hand in ''[[The Sworn Sword]]'', or whether "the Hand" named as having died in the Spring Sickness is a separate individual.
|-
| [[Aerys I Targaryen]]
| [[Brynden Rivers]]{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TMK}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}
| {{Date|209|221}}
|-
| [[Maekar I Targaryen]]
| [[Brynden Rivers]]{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TMK}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}
| {{Date|221|233}}
|-
| [[Aegon V Targaryen]]
| Unknown
| {{Date|233|259}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]]
| Lord [[Ormund Baratheon]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}}
| {{Date|259|260}}
|-
| [[Edgar Sloane]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}
| Unknown–{{Date|262}}
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[Aerys II Targaryen]]
| Ser/Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}
| {{Date|262|281}}. Resigned his post for Aerys's slights against him.
|-
| Lord [[Owen Merryweather]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}{{Ref|ASOS|11}}
| {{Date|281|282}}. Removed from office and exiled for failing to contain [[Robert's Rebellion]].
|-
| Lord [[Jon Connington]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}}{{Ref|ASOS|11}}
| {{Date|282|283}}. Removed from his office and exiled after losing the [[Battle of the Bells]].
|-
| Lord [[Qarlton Chelsted]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The End}}{{Ref|ASOS|11}}
| {{Date|283}}. He bravely resigned his position over Aerys's [[wildfire plot|plan]] to burn [[King's Landing]] and was subsequently burned alive for it.
|-
| Wisdom [[Rossart]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The End}}{{Ref|ASOS|11}}
| {{Date|283}}. Was Hand for a fortnight. Named after the [[Battle of the Trident]].
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Robert I Baratheon]]
| Lord [[Jon Arryn]]{{Ref|AGOT|4}}
| {{Date|283|298}}
|-
| Lord [[Eddard Stark]]{{Ref|AGOT|4}}
| {{Date|298}}
|-
| [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]]
| rowspan="2"| Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]{{Ref|AGOT|65}}{{Ref|AGOT|69}}
| rowspan="2"| {{Date|298|300}}. Served as Hand as well under [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. While he was [[War of the Five Kings|campaigning in the Riverlands]], his son [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] was acting Hand ({{Date|298|299}}).
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]]
|-
| Ser [[Harys Swyft]]{{Ref|AFFC|17}}
| {{Date|300}}
|-
| Lord [[Orton Merryweather]]{{Ref|AFFC|39}}
| {{Date|300}}
|-
| Lord [[Mace Tyrell]]{{Ref|ADWD|54}}
| {{Date|300}}–Present
|}

[[File:Hand of the King.jpeg|thumb|350px|Hand of the King brooch, from ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.]]

==Hands of claimants to the Iron Throne==
* Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], for [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]
* Lord [[Mace Tyrell]], for [[Renly Baratheon]] before Renly's death.
* Lord [[Alester Florent]], for [[Stannis Baratheon]], later removed and executed for treason.
* Lord [[Davos Seaworth]], for [[Stannis Baratheon]]
* Ser [[Axell Florent]], self-styled Hand of the Queen for [[Selyse Florent]]
* Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] for [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
* Lord [[Jon Connington]] for [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon VI Targaryen]]

==Quotes==
{{Quote|The Hand of the King was the second-most powerful man in the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. He spoke with the king’s voice, commanded the king’s armies, drafted the king’s laws. At times he even sat upon the [[Iron Throne]] to dispense king's justice, when the king was absent, or sick, or otherwise indisposed. Robert was offering him a responsibility as large as the realm itself. It was the last thing in the world he wanted.{{ref|AGOT|4}}|thoughts of [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|I sat on his [[small council|council]] for fifteen years, helping [[Jon Arryn]] rule his realm while [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]] drank and [[whore]]d, but when Jon died, did my brother name me his Hand? No, he went galloping off to his dear friend [[Eddard Stark|Ned Stark]], and offered him the honor. And small good it did either of them.{{Ref|aCoK|0}}|[[Stannis Baratheon]] to [[Maester]] [[Cressen]]}}

{{Quote|A '''weak''' ruler needs a strong Hand, as [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] needed [[Tywin Lannister|Father]]. A strong ruler requires only a diligent servant to carry out his orders.{{ref|AFFC|16}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] to [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

{{quote|The Hand should speak with the king's voice.{{ref|ADWD|19}}|thoughts of [[Davos Seaworth]]}}

{{quote|'''Davos:''' The King's Hand should be a highborn [[lord]], someone wise and learned, a battle commander or a great [[knight]]... 
'''Pylos:''' Ser [[Ryam Redwyne]] was the greatest knight of his day, and one of the worst Hands ever to serve a king. Septon [[Murmison]]'s prayers worked miracles, but as Hand he soon had the whole realm praying for his death. Lord [[Ambrose Butterwell|Butterwell]] was renowned for wit, [[Myles Smallwood]] for courage, Ser [[Otto Hightower]] for learning, yet they failed as Hands, every one. As for birth, the dragonkings oft chose Hands from amongst [[House Targaryen|their own blood]], with results as various as [[Baelor Breakspear]] and [[Maegor the Cruel]]. Against this, you have [[Septon]] [[Barth]], the blacksmith's son the [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Old King]] plucked from the [[Red Keep]]'s library, who gave the realm forty years of peace and plenty. Read your history, Lord Davos, and you will see that your doubts are groundless.{{ref|asos|54}}|[[Davos Seaworth]] and Maester [[Pylos]]}}

==References==
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Hand of the King

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[[File:GT01 11094 EddardStark JacobMurray2.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Lord [[Eddard Stark]], Hand of the King. © Fantasy Flight Games]]
[[File:Tyrion as Hand.jpg|thumb|right|350px|[[Tyrion Lannister]], acting as Hand of the King, wears the necklace of linked hands. © Fantasy Flight Games]]
[[File:Yulia Startsev The Hand's Judgement.png|thumb|right|350px|© Fantasy Flight Games]]
The '''Hand of the King''' is the chief advisor to the [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] and is the executor of the king's command in the [[Seven Kingdoms]].

==About==
Duties of the Hand include commanding the king's armies, drafting laws, dispensing justice, and generally managing the day-to-day running of the kingdom. The Hand may act on the king's behalf when he is indisposed, and sit the [[Iron Throne]] while doing so. The Hand also sits on the [[small council]] and will run the council if the king is not present.

The office typically makes the Hand the second-most powerful man in the kingdom next to the king, though some Hands had the reputation of ruling their kings.

It is considered by some to be a difficult and unglamorous job of great responsibility. A popular saying goes, "What the king dreams, the Hand builds," but the lowborn say, "The king eats, and the Hand takes the shit."{{ref|agot|4}} Many able men have failed in the office throughout history.

The Hand resides in a tower of the [[Red Keep]] called the [[Tower of the Hand]].{{Ref|AGOT|20}} His badge of office always includes a hand, though each Hand can design his own. [[Brynden Rivers]] used a iron brooch,{{Ref|TMK}} [[Eddard Stark]] used a silver clasp,{{Ref|AGOT|33}} while [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] and [[Tywin Lannister]] used a golden chain.{{Ref|ACOK|32}}{{Ref|ACOK|65}} Servants of the Hand might wear the emblem of a hand.{{Ref|AGOT|22}}

==History==
During [[Aegon's Conquest|Conquest]] of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] by King [[Aegon I Targaryen]], after the first few victories, Aegon proclaimed [[Orys Baratheon]] to be

{{Quote|...My shield, my stalwart, my strong right hand.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}}}

Because of Aegon's description, Orys is regarded to have been the first Hand of the King.

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Upon the death of his Hand, Lord [[Jon Arryn]], King [[Robert I Baratheon]] asks Lord [[Eddard Stark]] to serve as Lord Arryn's replacement.{{Ref|AGOT|4}} After Robert dies, however, his son, [[Joffrey Baratheon]], has Ned Stark executed.{{Ref|AGOT|65}} Joffrey's grandfather, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] serves as the new Hand of the King.{{Ref|AGOT|57}} Because Tywin is capaigning in the [[riverlands]] during the [[War of the Five Kings]], he sends his younger son, [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] to serve as acting Hand to [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|AGOT|69}}

===''A Clash of King''===
As acting Hand, [[Tyrion Lannister]] serves in [[King's Landing]] until Lord Tywin Lannister arrives during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].{{Ref|ACOK|65}}

Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] serves as Hand to [[Renly Baratheon]], a rival claimant to the [[Iron Throne]], who is killed at [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|Storm's End]].{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Following the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], Tywin serves as Hand to Joffrey and, after [[Purple Wedding|Joffrey's death]], to King [[Tommen Baratheon]],{{Ref|ASOS|66}} until he is murdered.{{Ref|ASOS|77}}

Lord [[Alester Florent]] serves as the Hand to [[Stannis Baratheon]], a rival claimant to the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|ACOK|12}} After Alester has been arrested and executed for treason, [[Axell Florent]] tries to make [[Davos Seaworth]] advise Stannis to name himself as Hand of the King, but Stannis chooses Davos to be his new Hand instead.{{Ref|ASOS|36}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
After she fails to convince [[Jaime Lannister]] to become Hand,{{Ref|AFFC|3}} and refuses to meet the terms Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] has for the office{{Ref|AFFC|7}}, Ser [[Harys Swyft]]{{Ref|AFFC|17}} and later Lord [[Orton Merryweather]]{{Ref|AFFC|39}} serve as Hand of the King for King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]], chosen by his mother, Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]]. After Cersei is arrested by the [[Faith of the Seven]], Merryweather resigns the [[small council]] and flees [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|AFFC|43}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
After Merryweather has resigned, Ser [[Kevan Lannister]], as Regent, elevates [[Mace Tyrell]] to Hand of the King for King Tommen I.{{Ref|ADWD|54}}

Meanwhile, Ser Davos Seaworth continues as Hand of the King for Stannis Baratheon,{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} while Ser [[Axell Florent]] is calling himself the Queen's Hand to [[Selyse Florent]].{{Ref|ADWD|39}}

In [[Meereen]], Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] serves as Hand for Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]] in her absence, after King [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]] has been removed from power.{{Ref|ADWD|70}}

Lord [[Jon Connington]] serves as the Hand to Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]], despite the latter not having been crowned king yet.{{Ref|ADWD|61}} Connington is styled "Hand of the True King".{{Ref|TWOW| Arianne I}}

==List of known Hands==

{| class=wikitable width=100%
! width=200px|During the reign of King
! width=250px|Hand of the King
!Period and Notes
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[Aegon I Targaryen]]
| Lord [[Orys Baratheon]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| {{Date|1|7}}. First Hand of the King.
|-
| Lord [[Edmyn Tully]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands: House Tully}}
| {{Date|7|9}}
|-
| Lord [[Alton Celtigar]]
| {{Date|9|17}}
|-
| Ser [[Osmund Strong]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
| {{Date|17|34}}
|-
| Lord [[Alyn Stokeworth]]
| {{Date|34|37}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Aenys I Targaryen]]
| Lord [[Alyn Stokeworth]]
| {{Date|37}}
|-
| Prince [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}
| {{Date|37|39}}
|-
| Septon [[Murmison]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}
| {{Date|39|41}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Maegor I Targaryen]]
| Lord [[Lucas Harroway]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands: House Tully}}
| {{Date|43|44}}. Executed by Maegor I Targaryen.
|-
| Lord [[Edwell Celtigar]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}
| {{Date|44|48}}
|-
| rowspan="7"| [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]
| Lord [[Rogar Baratheon]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|FAB|Prince into King - The Ascension of Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}
| {{Date|48|50}}
|-
| Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|Daemon Velaryon]]{{Ref|fab|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}
| {{Date|50|54}}
|-
| Lord [[Myles Smallwood]]{{Ref|fab|Birth, Death and Betrayal under Jaehaerys I}}
| {{Date|54|57}}
|-
| Septon [[Barth]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}
| {{Date|58|99}}
|-
| Ser [[Ryam Redwyne]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}
| {{Date|99|100}}. Concurrently served as [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]].
|-
| Prince [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}
| {{Date|100|101}}
|-
| Ser [[Otto Hightower]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}{{Ref|TRP}}
| {{Date|101|103}}.
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Viserys I Targaryen]]
| Ser [[Otto Hightower]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}{{Ref|TRP}}
| {{Date|103|109}}. Removed as Hand after pushing the inheritance of his [[Alicent Hightower|daughter's]] sons over Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]].
|-
| Lord [[Lyonel Strong]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}{{Ref|TRP}}
| {{Date|109|120}}. Died in a fire at [[Harrenhal]].
|-
| Ser [[Otto Hightower]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}
| {{Date|120|130}}. Reinstated after predecessor's death.
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Aegon II Targaryen]]
| Ser [[Otto Hightower]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}
| {{Date|130}}. Executed by Rhaenyra Targaryen.
|-
| Ser [[Criston Cole]]{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}{{Ref|AFFC|16}}
| {{Date|130}}. Concurrently served as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. Died at the [[Butcher's Ball]].
|-
| rowspan="8"| [[Aegon III Targaryen]]
| Lord [[Cregan Stark]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}
| {{Date|131}}. Only held position for a day, before returning to the [[North]].
|-
| Ser [[Tyland Lannister]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}
| {{Date|131|133}}. Died of a winter chill.
|-
| Lord [[Unwin Peake]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} {{Ref|fab|Under the Regents - Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
| {{Date|133|134}} Resigned the office after the King turned down a marriage proposal with his daughter.
|-
| Lord [[Thaddeus Rowan]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} {{Ref|fab|Under the Regents - Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
| {{Date|134|135}}– Imprisoned and tortured by plotters seeking to undermine [[House Rogare]] influance over the court, possibly on the orders of Unwin Peake.
|-
| Ser [[Marston Waters]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} {{Ref|fab|Under the Regents - Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
| {{Date|135}}. Concurrently served as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. Participated in a plot to imprison Lord Thaddeus Rowan and members of House Rogare present at court. He was then named Hand of The King, however he died trying to arrest [[Ser Mervyn Flowers]] only fortnight later.
|-
| Lord [[Thaddeus Rowan]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} {{Ref|fab|Under the Regents - Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
| {{Date|135}}– Reinstalled after the imprisonment of plotters and death of Ser Marston Waters. However, after a moon's turned he was dismissed once again due to poor mental condition.
|-
| Grand Maester [[Munkun]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} {{Ref|fab|Under the Regents - Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
| {{Date|135|136}} Served as Hand of the King until the ellection of new Hand in the [[Council of 136 A.C]].
|-
| Lord [[Torrhen Manderly]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} {{Ref|fab|Under the Regents - Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}
| {{Date|136}}. Elected as a new Hand of the King during the [[Council of 136 A.C]]. Dismissed when king came of age.
|-
| Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}{{Ref|AWOIAF| Viserys II Targaryen}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys II}}{{Ref|ASOS|59}}
| Unknown–{{Date|157}}
|-
| [[Daeron I Targaryen]]
| Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}{{Ref|AWOIAF| Viserys II Targaryen}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys II}}{{Ref|ASOS|59}}
| {{Date|157|161}}
|-
| [[Baelor I Targaryen]]
| Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}{{Ref|AWOIAF| Viserys II Targaryen}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys II}}{{Ref|ASOS|59}}
| {{Date|161|171}}
|-
| [[Viserys II Targaryen]]
| Unknown
| {{Date|171|172}}
|-
| rowspan="4"|[[Aegon IV Targaryen]]
| [[Lord Bracken]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}
| {{Date|172}}–Unknown. Father of two of the king's mistresses.
|-
| [[Butterwell (Hand of the King)|Lord Butterwell]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}{{Ref|TMK}}
| Unknown–Unknown
|-
| Lord [[Lucas Lothston]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}
| {{date|178}}. Husband of a king's mistress, father to a second of the king's mistresses.
|-
| Lord [[Jon Hightower]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}
| Unknown–Unknown
|-
| rowspan="4"|[[Daeron II Targaryen]]
| Lord [[Ambrose Butterwell]]{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}
| Unknown–{{Date|196}}. Removed for failing to contain the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]].
|-
| [[Lord Hayford]]{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}
| {{Date|196}}. Died at the [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]].
|-
| Prince [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Targaryen]]{{Ref|THK}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}
| {{Date|196|209}}. Died after a blow to the head suffered in the [[trial of seven]] during the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]].
|-
| Prince [[Valarr Targaryen]] (Possibly){{Ref|TSS}}
| {{Date|209}}. Died during the [[Great Spring Sickness]]. It is currently unknown whether Valarr is referred to as Hand in ''[[The Sworn Sword]]'', or whether "the Hand" named as having died in the Spring Sickness is a separate individual.
|-
| [[Aerys I Targaryen]]
| [[Brynden Rivers]]{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TMK}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}
| {{Date|209|221}}
|-
| [[Maekar I Targaryen]]
| [[Brynden Rivers]]{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TMK}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}
| {{Date|221|233}}
|-
| [[Aegon V Targaryen]]
| Unknown
| {{Date|233|259}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]]
| Lord [[Ormund Baratheon]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}}
| {{Date|259|260}}
|-
| [[Edgar Sloane]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}
| Unknown–{{Date|262}}
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[Aerys II Targaryen]]
| Ser/Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}
| {{Date|262|281}}. Resigned his post for Aerys's slights against him.
|-
| Lord [[Owen Merryweather]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}{{Ref|ASOS|11}}
| {{Date|281|282}}. Removed from office and exiled for failing to contain [[Robert's Rebellion]].
|-
| Lord [[Jon Connington]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}}{{Ref|ASOS|11}}
| {{Date|282|283}}. Removed from his office and exiled after losing the [[Battle of the Bells]].
|-
| Lord [[Qarlton Chelsted]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The End}}{{Ref|ASOS|11}}
| {{Date|283}}. He bravely resigned his position over Aerys's [[wildfire plot|plan]] to burn [[King's Landing]] and was subsequently burned alive for it.
|-
| Wisdom [[Rossart]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The End}}{{Ref|ASOS|11}}
| {{Date|283}}. Was Hand for a fortnight. Named after the [[Battle of the Trident]].
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Robert I Baratheon]]
| Lord [[Jon Arryn]]{{Ref|AGOT|4}}
| {{Date|283|298}}
|-
| Lord [[Eddard Stark]]{{Ref|AGOT|4}}
| {{Date|298}}
|-
| [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]]
| rowspan="2"| Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]{{Ref|AGOT|65}}{{Ref|AGOT|69}}
| rowspan="2"| {{Date|298|300}}. Served as Hand as well under [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. While he was [[War of the Five Kings|campaigning in the Riverlands]], his son [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] was acting Hand ({{Date|298|299}}).
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]]
|-
| Ser [[Harys Swyft]]{{Ref|AFFC|17}}
| {{Date|300}}
|-
| Lord [[Orton Merryweather]]{{Ref|AFFC|39}}
| {{Date|300}}
|-
| Lord [[Mace Tyrell]]{{Ref|ADWD|54}}
| {{Date|300}}–Present
|}

[[File:Hand of the King.jpeg|thumb|350px|Hand of the King brooch, from ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.]]

==Hands of claimants to the Iron Throne==
* Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], for [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]
* Lord [[Mace Tyrell]], for [[Renly Baratheon]] before Renly's death.
* Lord [[Alester Florent]], for [[Stannis Baratheon]], later removed and executed for treason.
* Lord [[Davos Seaworth]], for [[Stannis Baratheon]]
* Ser [[Axell Florent]], self-styled Hand of the Queen for [[Selyse Florent]]
* Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] for [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
* Lord [[Jon Connington]] for [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon VI Targaryen]]

==Quotes==
{{Quote|The Hand of the King was the second-most powerful man in the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. He spoke with the king’s voice, commanded the king’s armies, drafted the king’s laws. At times he even sat upon the [[Iron Throne]] to dispense king's justice, when the king was absent, or sick, or otherwise indisposed. Robert was offering him a responsibility as large as the realm itself. It was the last thing in the world he wanted.{{ref|AGOT|4}}|thoughts of [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|I sat on his [[small council|council]] for fifteen years, helping [[Jon Arryn]] rule his realm while [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]] drank and [[whore]]d, but when Jon died, did my brother name me his Hand? No, he went galloping off to his dear friend [[Eddard Stark|Ned Stark]], and offered him the honor. And small good it did either of them.{{Ref|aCoK|0}}|[[Stannis Baratheon]] to [[Maester]] [[Cressen]]}}

{{Quote|A '''weak''' ruler needs a strong Hand, as [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] needed [[Tywin Lannister|Father]]. A strong ruler requires only a diligent servant to carry out his orders.{{ref|AFFC|16}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] to [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

{{quote|The Hand should speak with the king's voice.{{ref|ADWD|19}}|thoughts of [[Davos Seaworth]]}}

{{quote|'''Davos:''' The King's Hand should be a highborn [[lord]], someone wise and learned, a battle commander or a great [[knight]]... 
'''Pylos:''' Ser [[Ryam Redwyne]] was the greatest knight of his day, and one of the worst Hands ever to serve a king. Septon [[Murmison]]'s prayers worked miracles, but as Hand he soon had the whole realm praying for his death. Lord [[Ambrose Butterwell|Butterwell]] was renowned for wit, [[Myles Smallwood]] for courage, Ser [[Otto Hightower]] for learning, yet they failed as Hands, every one. As for birth, the dragonkings oft chose Hands from amongst [[House Targaryen|their own blood]], with results as various as [[Baelor Breakspear]] and [[Maegor the Cruel]]. Against this, you have [[Septon]] [[Barth]], the blacksmith's son the [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Old King]] plucked from the [[Red Keep]]'s library, who gave the realm forty years of peace and plenty. Read your history, Lord Davos, and you will see that your doubts are groundless.{{ref|asos|54}}|[[Davos Seaworth]] and Maester [[Pylos]]}}

==References==
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|group1 = Hands to the [[Iron Throne]]
|list1 =
*[[Orys Baratheon]] (1–7)
*[[Edmyn Tully]] (7–9)
*[[Alton Celtigar]] (9-17)
*[[Osmund Strong]] (17–34)
*[[Alyn Stokeworth]] (34-37)
*[[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor Targaryen]] (37–39)1
*[[Murmison]] (39–41)
*[[Lucas Harroway]] (43–44)2
*[[Edwell Celtigar]] (44–48)
*[[Rogar Baratheon]] (48–50)
*[[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|Daemon Velaryon]] (50–54)
*[[Myles Smallwood]] (54–57)
*[[Barth]] (59–99)
*[[Ryam Redwyne]] (99–100)
*[[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon Targaryen]] (100–101)
*[[Otto Hightower]] (101–109)
*[[Lyonel Strong]] (109–120)
*[[Otto Hightower]] (120–129)
*[[Criston Cole]] (129–130)
*[[Cregan Stark]] (131)
*[[Tyland Lannister]] (131–133)
*[[Unwin Peake]] (133–134)
*[[Thaddeus Rowan]] (134–135)
*[[Marston Waters]] (135)
*[[Thaddeus Rowan]] (135)
*[[Munkun]] (135–136)
*[[Torrhen Manderly]] (136)
*[[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]] (?–171)1
*[[Lord Bracken]] (172–?)2
*[[Butterwell (Hand of the King)|Lord Butterwell]] (?–?)
*[[Lucas Lothston (husband of Falena)|Lucas Lothston]] (178)
*[[Jon Hightower]] (?–?)
*[[Ambrose Butterwell]] (?–196)
*[[Lord Hayford]] (196)
*[[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Targaryen]] (196–209)
*[[Valarr Targaryen]] (209)3
*[[Brynden Rivers]] (209–c. 233)
*[[Ormund Baratheon]] (259–260)
*[[Edgar Sloane]] (?–262)
*[[Tywin Lannister]] (262–281)
*[[Owen Merryweather]] (281–283)
*[[Jon Connington]] (283)
*[[Qarlton Chelsted]] (283)2
*[[Rossart]] (283)
*[[Jon Arryn]] (283–298)
*[[Eddard Stark]] (298)2
*[[Tyrion Lannister]] (299)4
*[[Tywin Lannister]] (298–300)
*[[Harys Swyft]] (300)
*[[Orton Merryweather]] (300)
*[[Mace Tyrell]] (300–)
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*[[Alester Florent]] (299)2
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*[[Axell Florent]] (299–)5
*[[Jon Connington]] (300–)
*[[Barristan Selmy]] (300–)
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*3May or may not have been Hand
*4Acting Hand, representing Tywin
*5Styles himself Queen's Hand, serving as a rival to Davos
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Hand of the King

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[[File:GT01 11094 EddardStark JacobMurray2.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Lord [[Eddard Stark]], Hand of the King. © Fantasy Flight Games]]
[[File:Tyrion as Hand.jpg|thumb|right|350px|[[Tyrion Lannister]], acting as Hand of the King, wears the necklace of linked hands. © Fantasy Flight Games]]
[[File:Yulia Startsev The Hand's Judgement.png|thumb|right|350px|© Fantasy Flight Games]]
The '''Hand of the King''' is the chief advisor to the [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] and is the executor of the king's command in the [[Seven Kingdoms]].

==About==
Duties of the Hand include commanding the king's armies, drafting laws, dispensing justice, and generally managing the day-to-day running of the kingdom. The Hand may act on the king's behalf when he is indisposed, and sit the [[Iron Throne]] while doing so. The Hand also sits on the [[small council]] and will run the council if the king is not present.

The office typically makes the Hand the second-most powerful man in the kingdom next to the king, though some Hands had the reputation of ruling their kings.

It is considered by some to be a difficult and unglamorous job of great responsibility. A popular saying goes, "What the king dreams, the Hand builds," but the lowborn say, "The king eats, and the Hand takes the shit."{{ref|agot|4}} Many able men have failed in the office throughout history.

The Hand resides in a tower of the [[Red Keep]] called the [[Tower of the Hand]].{{Ref|AGOT|20}} His badge of office always includes a hand, though each Hand can design his own. [[Brynden Rivers]] used a iron brooch,{{Ref|TMK}} [[Eddard Stark]] used a silver clasp,{{Ref|AGOT|33}} while [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] and [[Tywin Lannister]] used a golden chain.{{Ref|ACOK|32}}{{Ref|ACOK|65}} Servants of the Hand might wear the emblem of a hand.{{Ref|AGOT|22}}

==History==
During [[Aegon's Conquest|Conquest]] of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] by King [[Aegon I Targaryen]], after the first few victories, Aegon proclaimed [[Orys Baratheon]] to be

{{Quote|...My shield, my stalwart, my strong right hand.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}}}

Because of Aegon's description, Orys is regarded to have been the first Hand of the King.

==Recent Events==
===''A Game of Thrones''===
Upon the death of his Hand, Lord [[Jon Arryn]], King [[Robert I Baratheon]] asks Lord [[Eddard Stark]] to serve as Lord Arryn's replacement.{{Ref|AGOT|4}} After Robert dies, however, his son, [[Joffrey Baratheon]], has Ned Stark executed.{{Ref|AGOT|65}} Joffrey's grandfather, Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] serves as the new Hand of the King.{{Ref|AGOT|57}} Because Tywin is capaigning in the [[riverlands]] during the [[War of the Five Kings]], he sends his younger son, [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] to serve as acting Hand to [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|AGOT|69}}

===''A Clash of King''===
As acting Hand, [[Tyrion Lannister]] serves in [[King's Landing]] until Lord Tywin Lannister arrives during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].{{Ref|ACOK|65}}

Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] serves as Hand to [[Renly Baratheon]], a rival claimant to the [[Iron Throne]], who is killed at [[Siege of Storm's End (299)|Storm's End]].{{Ref|ACOK|Appendix}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Following the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], Tywin serves as Hand to Joffrey and, after [[Purple Wedding|Joffrey's death]], to King [[Tommen Baratheon]],{{Ref|ASOS|66}} until he is murdered.{{Ref|ASOS|77}}

Lord [[Alester Florent]] serves as the Hand to [[Stannis Baratheon]], a rival claimant to the [[Iron Throne]].{{Ref|ACOK|12}} After Alester has been arrested and executed for treason, [[Axell Florent]] tries to make [[Davos Seaworth]] advise Stannis to name himself as Hand of the King, but Stannis chooses Davos to be his new Hand instead.{{Ref|ASOS|36}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
After she fails to convince [[Jaime Lannister]] to become Hand,{{Ref|AFFC|3}} and refuses to meet the terms Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] has for the office{{Ref|AFFC|7}}, Ser [[Harys Swyft]]{{Ref|AFFC|17}} and later Lord [[Orton Merryweather]]{{Ref|AFFC|39}} serve as Hand of the King for King [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]], chosen by his mother, Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]]. After Cersei is arrested by the [[Faith of the Seven]], Merryweather resigns the [[small council]] and flees [[King's Landing]].{{Ref|AFFC|43}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
After Merryweather has resigned, Ser [[Kevan Lannister]], as Regent, elevates [[Mace Tyrell]] to Hand of the King for King Tommen I.{{Ref|ADWD|54}}

Meanwhile, Ser Davos Seaworth continues as Hand of the King for Stannis Baratheon,{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}{{Ref|ADWD|Appendix}} while Ser [[Axell Florent]] is calling himself the Queen's Hand to [[Selyse Florent]].{{Ref|ADWD|39}}

In [[Meereen]], Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] serves as Hand for Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]] in her absence, after King [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]] has been removed from power.{{Ref|ADWD|70}}

Lord [[Jon Connington]] serves as the Hand to Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]], despite the latter not having been crowned king yet.{{Ref|ADWD|61}} Connington is styled "Hand of the True King".{{Ref|TWOW| Arianne I}}

==List of known Hands==

{| class=wikitable width=100%
! width=200px|During the reign of King
! width=250px|Hand of the King
!Period and Notes
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[Aegon I Targaryen]]
| Lord [[Orys Baratheon]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| {{Date|1|7}}. First Hand of the King.
|-
| Lord [[Edmyn Tully]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands: House Tully}}
| {{Date|7|9}}
|-
| Lord [[Alton Celtigar]]
| {{Date|9|17}}
|-
| Ser [[Osmund Strong]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
| {{Date|17|34}}
|-
| Lord [[Alyn Stokeworth]]
| {{Date|34|37}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Aenys I Targaryen]]
| Lord [[Alyn Stokeworth]]
| {{Date|37}}
|-
| Prince [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}
| {{Date|37|39}}
|-
| Septon [[Murmison]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}
| {{Date|39|41}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Maegor I Targaryen]]
| Lord [[Lucas Harroway]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands: House Tully}}
| {{Date|43|44}}
|-
| Lord [[Edwell Celtigar]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}}
| {{Date|44|48}}
|-
| rowspan="7"| [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]]
| Lord [[Rogar Baratheon]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|FAB|Prince into King - The Ascension of Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|FAB|A Surfeit of Rulers}}
| {{Date|48|50}}
|-
| Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (son of Aethan)|Daemon Velaryon]]{{Ref|fab|A Time of Testing - The Realm Remade}}
| {{Date|50|54}}
|-
| Lord [[Myles Smallwood]]{{Ref|fab|Birth, Death and Betrayal under Jaehaerys I}}
| {{Date|54|57}}
|-
| Septon [[Barth]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}
| {{Date|58|99}}
|-
| Ser [[Ryam Redwyne]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}
| {{Date|99|100}}. Concurrently served as [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]].
|-
| Prince [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}
| {{Date|100|101}}
|-
| Ser [[Otto Hightower]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}{{Ref|TRP}}
| {{Date|101|103}}.
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Viserys I Targaryen]]
| Ser [[Otto Hightower]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}{{Ref|TRP}}
| {{Date|103|109}}. Removed as Hand after pushing the inheritance of his [[Alicent Hightower|daughter's]] sons over Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]].
|-
| Lord [[Lyonel Strong]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}{{Ref|TRP}}
| {{Date|109|120}}. Died in a fire at [[Harrenhal]].
|-
| Ser [[Otto Hightower]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}
| {{Date|120|130}}. Reinstated after predecessor's death.
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Aegon II Targaryen]]
| Ser [[Otto Hightower]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}{{Ref|TRP}}{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}
| {{Date|130}}. Executed by Rhaenyra Targaryen.
|-
| Ser [[Criston Cole]]{{Ref|TPATQ}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II}}{{Ref|AFFC|16}}
| {{Date|130}}. Concurrently served as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. Died at the [[Butcher's Ball]].
|-
| rowspan="8"| [[Aegon III Targaryen]]
| Lord [[Cregan Stark]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}
| {{Date|131}}. Only held position for a day, before returning to the [[North]].
|-
| Ser [[Tyland Lannister]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}
| {{Date|131|133}}. Died of a winter chill.
|-
| Lord [[Unwin Peake]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}
| {{Date|133|134}} Resigned the office after the King turned down a marriage proposal with his daughter.
|-
| Lord [[Thaddeus Rowan]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}
| {{Date|134|135}}– Imprisoned by plotters seeking to undermine [[House Rogare]] influance over the court, possibly on the orders of Unwin Peake. He was dismissed from the office, but returned to it after the plotters were imprisoned. However, after a moon's turn he was dismissed once again to due his poor mental condition.
|-
| Ser [[Marston Waters]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}
| {{Date|135}}. Concurrently served as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. Participated in a plot to imprison Lord Thaddeus Rowan and members of House Rogare present at court. He was then named Hand of The King, however he died trying to arrest [[Ser Mervyn Flowers]] only fortnight later.
|-
| Grand Maester [[Munkun]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}
| {{Date|135|136}} Served as Hand of the King until the ellection of new Hand in the [[Council of 136 A.C]].
|-
| Lord [[Torrhen Manderly]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}
| {{Date|136}}. Elected as a new Hand of the King during the [[Council of 136 A.C]]. Dismissed when king came of age.
|-
| Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}{{Ref|AWOIAF| Viserys II Targaryen}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys II}}{{Ref|ASOS|59}}
| Unknown–{{Date|157}}
|-
| [[Daeron I Targaryen]]
| Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}{{Ref|AWOIAF| Viserys II Targaryen}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys II}}{{Ref|ASOS|59}}
| {{Date|157|161}}
|-
| [[Baelor I Targaryen]]
| Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}{{Ref|AWOIAF| Viserys II Targaryen}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Baelor I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Viserys II}}{{Ref|ASOS|59}}
| {{Date|161|171}}
|-
| [[Viserys II Targaryen]]
| Unknown
| {{Date|171|172}}
|-
| rowspan="4"|[[Aegon IV Targaryen]]
| [[Lord Bracken]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}
| {{Date|172}}–Unknown. Father of two of the king's mistresses.
|-
| [[Butterwell (Hand of the King)|Lord Butterwell]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}{{Ref|TMK}}
| Unknown–Unknown
|-
| Lord [[Lucas Lothston]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}
| {{date|178}}. Husband of a king's mistress, father to a second of the king's mistresses.
|-
| Lord [[Jon Hightower]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV}}
| Unknown–Unknown
|-
| rowspan="4"|[[Daeron II Targaryen]]
| Lord [[Ambrose Butterwell]]{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}
| Unknown–{{Date|196}}. Removed for failing to contain the [[First Blackfyre Rebellion]].
|-
| [[Lord Hayford]]{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}
| {{Date|196}}. Died at the [[Battle of the Redgrass Field]].
|-
| Prince [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor Targaryen]]{{Ref|THK}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II}}
| {{Date|196|209}}. Died after a blow to the head suffered in the [[trial of seven]] during the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]].
|-
| Prince [[Valarr Targaryen]] (Possibly){{Ref|TSS}}
| {{Date|209}}. Died during the [[Great Spring Sickness]]. It is currently unknown whether Valarr is referred to as Hand in ''[[The Sworn Sword]]'', or whether "the Hand" named as having died in the Spring Sickness is a separate individual.
|-
| [[Aerys I Targaryen]]
| [[Brynden Rivers]]{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TMK}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}
| {{Date|209|221}}
|-
| [[Maekar I Targaryen]]
| [[Brynden Rivers]]{{Ref|TSS}}{{Ref|TMK}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys I}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I}}
| {{Date|221|233}}
|-
| [[Aegon V Targaryen]]
| Unknown
| {{Date|233|259}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]]
| Lord [[Ormund Baratheon]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys II}}
| {{Date|259|260}}
|-
| [[Edgar Sloane]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}
| Unknown–{{Date|262}}
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[Aerys II Targaryen]]
| Ser/Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}
| {{Date|262|281}}. Resigned his post for Aerys's slights against him.
|-
| Lord [[Owen Merryweather]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}{{Ref|ASOS|11}}
| {{Date|281|282}}. Removed from office and exiled for failing to contain [[Robert's Rebellion]].
|-
| Lord [[Jon Connington]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: Robert's Rebellion}}{{Ref|ASOS|11}}
| {{Date|282|283}}. Removed from his office and exiled after losing the [[Battle of the Bells]].
|-
| Lord [[Qarlton Chelsted]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The End}}{{Ref|ASOS|11}}
| {{Date|283}}. He bravely resigned his position over Aerys's [[wildfire plot|plan]] to burn [[King's Landing]] and was subsequently burned alive for it.
|-
| Wisdom [[Rossart]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Fall of the Dragons: The End}}{{Ref|ASOS|11}}
| {{Date|283}}. Was Hand for a fortnight. Named after the [[Battle of the Trident]].
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Robert I Baratheon]]
| Lord [[Jon Arryn]]{{Ref|AGOT|4}}
| {{Date|283|298}}
|-
| Lord [[Eddard Stark]]{{Ref|AGOT|4}}
| {{Date|298}}
|-
| [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]]
| rowspan="2"| Lord [[Tywin Lannister]]{{Ref|AGOT|65}}{{Ref|AGOT|69}}
| rowspan="2"| {{Date|298|300}}. Served as Hand as well under [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. While he was [[War of the Five Kings|campaigning in the Riverlands]], his son [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] was acting Hand ({{Date|298|299}}).
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen I Baratheon]]
|-
| Ser [[Harys Swyft]]{{Ref|AFFC|17}}
| {{Date|300}}
|-
| Lord [[Orton Merryweather]]{{Ref|AFFC|39}}
| {{Date|300}}
|-
| Lord [[Mace Tyrell]]{{Ref|ADWD|54}}
| {{Date|300}}–Present
|}

[[File:Hand of the King.jpeg|thumb|350px|Hand of the King brooch, from ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.]]

==Hands of claimants to the Iron Throne==
* Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], for [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]
* Lord [[Mace Tyrell]], for [[Renly Baratheon]] before Renly's death.
* Lord [[Alester Florent]], for [[Stannis Baratheon]], later removed and executed for treason.
* Lord [[Davos Seaworth]], for [[Stannis Baratheon]]
* Ser [[Axell Florent]], self-styled Hand of the Queen for [[Selyse Florent]]
* Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] for [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
* Lord [[Jon Connington]] for [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon VI Targaryen]]

==Quotes==
{{Quote|The Hand of the King was the second-most powerful man in the [[Seven Kingdoms]]. He spoke with the king’s voice, commanded the king’s armies, drafted the king’s laws. At times he even sat upon the [[Iron Throne]] to dispense king's justice, when the king was absent, or sick, or otherwise indisposed. Robert was offering him a responsibility as large as the realm itself. It was the last thing in the world he wanted.{{ref|AGOT|4}}|thoughts of [[Eddard Stark]]}}

{{Quote|I sat on his [[small council|council]] for fifteen years, helping [[Jon Arryn]] rule his realm while [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert]] drank and [[whore]]d, but when Jon died, did my brother name me his Hand? No, he went galloping off to his dear friend [[Eddard Stark|Ned Stark]], and offered him the honor. And small good it did either of them.{{Ref|aCoK|0}}|[[Stannis Baratheon]] to [[Maester]] [[Cressen]]}}

{{Quote|A '''weak''' ruler needs a strong Hand, as [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]] needed [[Tywin Lannister|Father]]. A strong ruler requires only a diligent servant to carry out his orders.{{ref|AFFC|16}}|[[Cersei Lannister]] to [[Jaime Lannister]]}}

{{quote|The Hand should speak with the king's voice.{{ref|ADWD|19}}|thoughts of [[Davos Seaworth]]}}

{{quote|'''Davos:''' The King's Hand should be a highborn [[lord]], someone wise and learned, a battle commander or a great [[knight]]... 
'''Pylos:''' Ser [[Ryam Redwyne]] was the greatest knight of his day, and one of the worst Hands ever to serve a king. Septon [[Murmison]]'s prayers worked miracles, but as Hand he soon had the whole realm praying for his death. Lord [[Ambrose Butterwell|Butterwell]] was renowned for wit, [[Myles Smallwood]] for courage, Ser [[Otto Hightower]] for learning, yet they failed as Hands, every one. As for birth, the dragonkings oft chose Hands from amongst [[House Targaryen|their own blood]], with results as various as [[Baelor Breakspear]] and [[Maegor the Cruel]]. Against this, you have [[Septon]] [[Barth]], the blacksmith's son the [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Old King]] plucked from the [[Red Keep]]'s library, who gave the realm forty years of peace and plenty. Read your history, Lord Davos, and you will see that your doubts are groundless.{{ref|asos|54}}|[[Davos Seaworth]] and Maester [[Pylos]]}}

==References==
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Fourth Dornish War

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{{Infobox Military Conflict
| conflict_name = Fourth Dornish War
| part_of =
| image =
| caption =
| date = {{Date|83}}
| battles =
| location = Off the coast of [[Cape Wrath]]
| result = [[House Targaryen]] victory

| combatant1 = [[House Targaryen]]
| commander1 = King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]] Prince [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon Targaryen]] Lord [[Boremund Baratheon]]
| strength1 = [[Vermithor]] [[Vhagar]] [[Caraxes]] Forces of [[House Baratheon]] on coast.
| losses1 =None

| combatant2 = [[House Martell]]
| commander2 =Prince [[Morion Martell]]
| strength2 = [[Dorne|Dornish Fleet]]
| losses2 = Prince [[Morian Martell]]† Entire Dornish fleet and all its crew
}}

The '''Fourth Dornish War''' better known as ''Prince Morion's Madness'' or the ''War of a hundred candles'' took place in {{Date|83}}.{{ref|fab|The Long Reign- Jaehaerys & Alysanne:Policy, Progeny, & Pain}}

==Prelude==
The new Prince of [[Dorne]] [[Morion Martell]] angered by his fathers inaction during the [[Third Dornish War]], decided to wash this slight away with a foolish invasion of the [[Stormlands]]. {{ref|fab|The Long Reign- Jaehaerys & Alysanne:Policy, Progeny, & Pain}}

==Battle==
The Fourth Dornish War was fought and won in a single day. King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and his sons Prince [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Aemon Targaryen]] & Prince [[Baelon Targaryen (son of Jaehaerys I)|Baelon]] descended from the skies mounted on their [[dragon]]s, [[Vermithor]], [[Caraxes]] & [[Vhagar]]. Though the Dornish Fleet responded by filling the air with scorpion and crossbow bolts, none of the projectiles pierced the dragons scales. One by one, the ships went up in dragon flame, they were still burning when the sun went down, like a hundred candles floating on the sea. {{ref|fab|The Long Reign- Jaehaerys & Alysanne:Policy, Progeny, & Pain}}

==Aftermath==
For half a year, burned bodies of the Dornish crew would wash up on [[Cape Wrath]], but not a single living Dornishman set foot on the [[Stormlands]]. Jaehaerys and his sons received a riotous welcome on there return to [[King's Landing]]. Even [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon the Conqueror]] had never won a war without losing a man.{{ref|fab|The Long Reign- Jaehaerys & Alysanne:Policy, Progeny, & Pain}}

==References==
{{References}}
{{Wars in Westeros}}

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Steffon Sunderland

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Lord '''Steffon Sunderland''' was a head of [[House Sunderland]] during the reign of King [[Aegon I Targaryen]]. He had an older sister, [[Marla Sunderland|Marla]], and at least two sons.

==History==

Durign [[Aegon's Conquest]] the lords of the [[Three Sisters]] declared their independence from King [[Ronnel Arryn]], and installed lady [[Marla Sunderland]], Steffon's older sister, as their Queen. However, when the conquest was done and [[House Arryn]] swore their alligence to [[House Targaryen]], King Aegon I sent an army under the command of Ser [[Warrick Manderly]] and Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]], which was tasked with putting the rebelion down. However, the lords of the Sisters were not willing to face queen's dragon [[Vhagar]], and deposed Queen Marla in favor of Steffon. Lord Steffon renewed his fealty to House Arryn and bent the knee to Queen Visenya. He had to give over two of his sons as a hostages, one was send to [[White Harbor]], and the second to [[Eyrie]]. {{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}.

==References==
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[[Category:Characters from the Vale|Sunderland, Steffon]]
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Aegon I Targaryen

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| name = [[File:House Targaryen.svg|50px|left]] '''Aegon I''' [[File:House Targaryen.svg|50px|right]]
| image = [[File:AEGON I.jpg]]
| image_caption = Aegon the Conqueror by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/martin.html Amok©]
| reign = {{Date|1}} - {{Date|37}}
| coronation = {{Date|1}}
| othertitles = [[King of All Westeros, Shield of His People|King of All Westeros Shield of His People]] [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] [[Protector of the Realm]] [[Lord of Dragonstone]]
| fullname = Aegon Targaryen the First of His Name
| alias = Aegon the Conqueror{{ref|AGOT|3}} Aegon the Dragonlord{{ref|AGOT|3}} Aegon the Dragon{{ref|AGOT|27}}
| predecessor = None
| successor = [[Aenys I Targaryen]]
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| heir = [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys Targaryen]]
| queen = [[Visenya Targaryen]] [[Rhaenys Targaryen]]
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| father = [[Aerion Targaryen (son of Daemion)|Aerion Targaryen]]
| mother = [[Valaena Velaryon]]
| dateofbirth = [[Years before Aegon's Landing|27 BC]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| placeofbirth = [[Dragonstone]]
| dateofdeath = {{Date|37}}{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
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| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Hedge Knight]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Sworn Sword]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Mystery Knight]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) 
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{{See homonyms | Aegon Targaryen}}

'''Aegon I Targaryen''', also known as '''Aegon the Conqueror''' and '''Aegon the Dragon''', was the first [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] and king on the [[Iron Throne]], having conquered six of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] during [[Aegon's Conquest|the Conquest]]. The [[dragonlord]] was the founder of the ruling [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] dynasty of [[Westeros]].

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Aegon I Targaryen|l1=Images of Aegon I Targaryen}}

Aegon was tall, broad-shouldered and powerful in appearance, with [[purple eyes]] and short-cut silver-gold hair. He was very charismatic and commanding. During [[Aegon's Conquest|his Conquest]] he typically wore a shirt of black scales into battle and wielded [[Blackfyre]], a [[bastard sword]] made of [[Valyrian steel]]. His [[Crowns (object)|crown]] was a simple circlet of Valyrian steel, set with big square-cut rubies.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Targaryen_Kings Targaryen Kings (November 1, 2005)]</ref>

Aegon was seen as an enigma. He was a solitary person whose only friend was [[Orys Baratheon]]. He was a great warrior but only rode his [[dragon]], [[Balerion]], for battle or travel and never entered [[tourney]]s. Aegon remained faithful to his sisters and left governance in their hands and only took command when necessary. While he was harsh with those who defied him, he was generous to those that bent the knee.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon is not considered to have been particularly pious.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} According to a semi-canon source, he followed the [[Faith of the Seven]] for political reasons.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Asshai.com_Forum_Chat Asshai.com Forum Chat (July 27, 2008)]</ref>

==Biography==
===Early life===
[[File:Aegon the Conqueror.jpg|350px|thumb|Aegon the Conqueror, by Magali Villeneuve.]]
Aegon was born on [[Dragonstone]]{{Ref|AWOIAF| Aegon I Targaryen}} in [[27 BC]] to Lord [[Aerion Targaryen (son of Daemion)|Aerion Targaryen]] and Lady [[Valaena Velaryon]]. He had an older sister, [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]], and a younger sister, [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]]. According to [[Valyria]]n and [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] tradition, Aegon married within the family; however, instead of taking only one sister to wife, as had been common, he married both of them. Aegon had claimed the dragon [[Balerion]] for his own prior to his marriage.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon was born in the latter half of the [[Century of Blood]], during which [[Volantis]] attempted to expand their power, as they saw themselves as the rightful heirs to the remains of the [[Valyrian Freehold]]. The other [[Free Cities]] rose up against Volantis, and when [[Pentos]] and [[Tyrosh]] asked for his aid in their struggle against Volantis, Aegon flew to Pentos atop of Balerion to meet with the [[Prince of Pentos]] and the city's [[magister]]s. Aegon next flew to [[Lys]], where he burned a Volantene fleet before it could attempt to invade the city. Shortly after, Aegon returned to Dragonstone.{{ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Doom of Valyria}}

===The Conquest===
:{{Main|Aegon's Conquest}}

While the [[Century of Blood]] came to an end, Aegon's interest in [[Westeros]] grew. He had previously visited the [[Citadel]] of [[Oldtown]] and the [[Arbor]] in the [[Kingdom of the Reach]] with his sister Visenya, and might also have visited [[Lannisport]] in the [[Kingdom of the Rock]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} A huge wooden table, cut in the shape of Westeros, with a map painted upon the surface. No borders were painted upon the [[Painted Table]], however, as Aegon believed it should be one realm instead of seven.{{Ref|ASOS|36}}

[[Storm King]] [[Argilac Durrandon]] reached out to Aegon, proposing a [[marriage]] between Aegon and his only daughter, Princess [[Argella Durrandon|Argella]]. All the lands east of the [[Gods Eye]] from the [[Trident]] to the [[Blackwater Rush]] were offered as her dowry. Even though the lands did not belong to Argilac, the offer was an attempt to create a buffer between his own kingdom, and that of [[Harren Hoare]]. Aegon spurned the offer, stating he had no need of a [[polygamy|third wife]], and offered his close friend and rumored [[bastard]] half-brother [[Orys Baratheon]] instead, in return for lands. Insulted, Argilac cut off the hands of Aegon's envoy and sent those back to Dragonstone, upon which Aegon called his councilors together. After six days of consulting, Aegon sent forth ravens to every lord in Westeros, declaring his claim to the throne.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon [[Aegon's Landing|landed]] with his army on the eastern coast of Westeros at the mouth of the [[Blackwater Rush]], where he constructed the wooden [[Aegonfort]]. [[House Rosby]] and [[House Stokeworth]] surrendered to him quickly, and [[Aegon's first test|House Mooton and Darklyn were quickly defeated]] in the first battle. Making use of their three [[dragon]]s ([[Balerion]], [[Meraxes]], and [[Vhagar]]), Aegon, Rhaenys, and Visenya conquered or subjected six of the seven kingdoms of Westeros. Only [[Dorne]] remained untaken. Aegon established the [[riverlands]] as a separate region from the [[Iron Islands]], and placed them under the rule of [[House Tully]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon chose to date the beginning of his reign from the day the [[High Septon (Aegon's Conquest)|High Septon]] anointed him in [[Oldtown]].{{Ref|aFfC|28}} Rather than ruling from Oldtown or Dragonstone, Aegon chose to make his seat [[King's Landing]], the new settlement growing around the Aegonfort. He also took the swords of his defeated enemies, forging them into the [[Iron Throne]]. Aegon also created the offices of the small council as well as that of the [[Hand of the King]], with [[Orys Baratheon]] becoming his first Hand.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Not long after Aegon's coronation in Oldtown, lords of the [[Three Sisters]] declared their independence and crowned lady [[Marla Sunderland]] as their queen. King Aegon dispatched lord [[Torrhen Stark]] with the task to end the rebellion. Ser [[Warrick Manderly]] took command of the northman host and the fleet of hired [[Braavos]]i galleys, soon they were joined by Queen [[Visenya]] and her dragon [[Vhagar]]. However, at the site of both the northman fleet and the dragon, lords of the Sisters turned on their queen, and installed her younger brother [[Steffon Sunderland]] as their new ruler. Steffon soon renewed his fealty to [[House Arryn]]. This marked the bloodles end of the Sisterman rebellion. {{ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}

In {{Date|2}}, Aegon finally turned his attention to the [[Iron Islands]], where the [[Ironborn]] had been fighting for two years over the kingship. Aegon landed on [[Great Wyk]] with Balerion, and a war fleet to deal with the contenders. Aegon personally cut down [[Qhorin Volmark]], while the priest-king [[Lodos (I)|Lodos]] walked into the sea, drowning himself. The other contenders quickly bend the knee. Aegon ignored the suggestions of making the ironborn vassals to the [[House Tully|Tullys]] of [[Riverrun]] or the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] of [[Casterly Rock]], as well as the suggestion to exterminate the ironborn by dragonflame. Instead, Aegon allowed the ironborn to name their own lord paramount, for which the ironborn chose [[Vickon Greyjoy]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Iron Islands: The Greyjoys of Pyke}}

===First Dornish War===
[[File:Aegon And His Sisters by Amok..png|thumb|right|350px|King Aegon with his sister-queens [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] (left) and [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]] (right), by Amok ©.]]
:{{Main|First Dornish War}}
Aegon turned his attention back on [[Dorne]] in {{Date|4}}. The king launched a new invasion, hoping to complete [[Aegon's Conquest|his conquest]]. The [[First Dornish War]] lasted nine years, and knew many deaths and tragedies. One of these tragedies was the capture and mutilation of Aegon's friend and [[Hand of the King]], [[Orys Baratheon]]. Following his release from the two-year captivity, Orys returned home lacking a swordhand – as did the men who had been taken captive with him. Aegon, intend on revenge, released his dragons and burned the castles of the defiant dornish lords. Yet the greatest loss Aegon faced was the death of Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] at [[Hellholt]] in {{Date|10}}, when her dragon [[Meraxes]] fell from the sky (with Rhaenys upon her back) when a shot from a scorpion took her in the eye. The two years that followed are known as the Dragon’s Wroth, as Aegon's wrath after Rhaenys's death knew no bounds.{{Ref|twoiaf| Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}

Aegon and [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] placed bounties on the heads of Dornish lords after Rhaenys's death and in turn the Dornish put bounties on the Targaryens. Aegon and Visenya were assaulted on the streets of King's Landing and if not for Visenya and [[Dark Sister]] they would have been killed. This attack led to the forming of the elite royal bodyguard known as the [[Kingsguard]] in {{Date|10}}. Visenya personally chose the men herself.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} The First Dornish War came to an end in {{Date|13}}The attempted conquest of Dorne was called to an end in {{date|13}}, after a visit from Princess [[Deria Martell]], the daughter of Prince [[Nymor Martell]], the ruling [[Prince of Dorne]]. She brought the skull of Meraxes and a letter with her, which was given to Aegon. After reading the letter, Aegon flew on Balerion to Dragonstone. He returned the next day, and agreed to a peace between Dorne and his kingdom.{{ref|twoiaf| Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}

Aegon would keep up good relations with Princess Deria, and is known to have visited [[Sunspear]] together with his eldest son, [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]], in {{Date|23}} to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the peace between the Iron Throne and Dorne.{{Ref|tsotd}}

===Further Reign===
[[File:Aegon on Balerion.jpg|450px|right|thumb|Aegon the Conqueror upon [[Balerion|Balerion the Black Dread]] by [http://jordigart.blogspot.com/ Jordi Gonzalez] ©.]]
The remaining twenty-four years of Aegon's reign were peaceful. He spent much of his time consolidating his power by traveling throughout the Seven Kingdoms and building his capital at King's Landing.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Aegon devoted half of every year to making these royal progresses.{{ref|tsotd}} During his rule he tread carefully with the [[Faith of the Seven]], so they would not oppose him.{{Ref|aFfC|33}} Aegon built a grand sept on [[Visenya's Hill]] and agreed to the construction of an even grander one known as the [[Sept of Remembrance]] on [[Rhaenys's Hill]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}

King's Landing initially lacked walls, and the likely reason is that the Targaryens likely believed no one would attack a city which housed dragons. However, when he learned about a pirate fleet sacking [[Tall Trees Town]] in the [[Summer Isles]] in {{Date|19}}, Aegon came to the realization that he and Visenya were not always in the city. As such, he ordered the construction of massive walls to be built around the city. Construction began in {{Date|20}}, and was completed in {{Date|26}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}

After Aegon celebrated his sixtieth name day in {{date|33}}, the royal progresses continued, but were now made by his son Aenys and his wife Alyssa, while the aging king remained at home. By this point late in his reign, Aegon decided that the ramshackle Aegonfort was not a suitable seat for a king, so the structure was torn to the ground in {{date|35}}. Aegon moved his family and court back to Dragonstone, while he commanded the construction of what would later be called the [[Red Keep]]. Visenya was placed in charge of the building of the Red Keep, and it was rumored that Aegon had done this so that he would not have to suffer her presence on Dragonstone.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} The Iron Throne remained at the build site instead of Dragonstone, since it was too heavy to be moved.{{ref|tsotd}}

===The Sons of the Dragon===
In {{Date|7}}, Aegon became a father for the first time, when his younger sister-wife Rhaenys gave birth to a son: [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]]. However, Aenys was a sickly boy, and Rhaenys's death in {{Date|10}} shattered him. Aegon grew desperate, and there were worries about whether or not Aenys would even live. As Aenys had troubled health, there were rumors that he had been fathered by a singer instead of Aegon. However, when Aenys bonded with his dragon [[Quicksilver]], his health improved, and the rumors faded away.{{Ref|tsotd}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

As Visenya by then had not gotten pregnant yet, some believed she was barren, and during the times when Aenys's health was still troubled it was rumored at court that Aegon might take another wife. Although Aegon refused to speak his mind on the matter, many lord and knights brought their young daughters to court. In {{Date|11}}, Queen Visenya announced her pregnancy, and the next year she gave birth to Aegon's second son, [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor]].{{Ref|tsotd}}

Aegon raised Aenys at King's Landing, and took him with him on his progressions. Occasionally, he let Aenys train with his Valyrian steel sword [[Blackfyre]]. Lacking daughters, he married Aenys to a cousin, Lady [[Alyssa Velaryon]], the daughter of his [[master of ships]], in {{Date|22}}. Aenys would have six children with Alyssa, five of whom were born during Aegon's reign.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}{{Ref|tsotd}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

===Death===
In {{Date|33}}, Aegon made his final progress throughout Westeros,{{Ref|tsotd}} during which he visited [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Afterwards, [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]] and [[Alyssa Velaryon|his wife]] would make the progresses in Aegon’s stead.{{Ref|tsotd}}

In {{Date|37}} on [[Dragonstone]], while telling his two eldest grandsons [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]] and [[Viserys Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Viserys]] the tales of [[Aegon's Conquest|his conquest]] at the [[Painted Table]], Aegon died from a stroke at the age of sixty-four.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Aegon was cremated on Dragonstone, and his funeral pyre was set aflame by [[Vhagar]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} [[Blackfyre]] was burned along with him, but later retrieved from the pyre by Aenys.{{Ref|tsotd}}

Although Aegon’s reign had largely been peaceful, many of his subjects desired to go back to the days of old, when there were still seven Kingdoms. Others wanted vengeance for the deaths of their loved ones in wars, and yet others saw the Targaryens as abominations.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} Because of this, the reigns of both Aenys and Maegor were tumulus, and filled with battles and chaos.

==Small Council under Aegon I==
Although the [[small council]] would only be formed during the reign of Aegon's grandson [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys I]], Aegon had established his councillors early on. The following members are known:

{|class=wikitable width=80%i
!width=25% | Office
!width=15% | Duration
!width=20% | Name
!Notes
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[Hand of the King]]
| {{Date|1}} - {{Date|7}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Stormlands: House Baratheon}}
| Lord [[Orys Baratheon]]
| 
|-
| {{Date|7}} - {{Date|9}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands: House Tully}}
| Lord [[Edmyn Tully]]
| 
|-
| {{Date|9}} - {{Date|17}}
| Lord [[Alton Celtigar]]
| 
|-
| {{Date|17}} - {{Date|34}}{{Ref|tsotd}}
| Ser [[Osmund Strong]]
| 
|-
| {{Date|34}}/{{Date|35}} – {{Date|37}}{{Ref|tsotd}}
| Lord [[Alyn Stokeworth]]
| Ser Osmund Strong died in {{Date|34}},{{ref|tsotd}} but it is currently unknown whether Alyn succeeded him in the office of Hand the same year, or the next. By {{Date|35}}, however, he is known to have been Hand.{{Ref|tsotd}}
|-
| rowspan="3"|[[Grand Maester]]
| {{Date|5}}
| [[Ollider]]
| 
|-
| {{Date|5}}- {{Date|12}}
| [[Lyonce]]
| 
|-
| {{Date|12}} - {{Date|37}}
| [[Gawen]]
| 
|-
| [[Master of coin]]
| {{Date|1}} - Unknown
| Lord [[Crispian Celtigar]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| 
|-
| [[Master of laws]]
| {{Date|1}} - Unknown
| Lord [[Triston Massey]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| 
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Master of ships]]
| [[Aegon's Conquest]]
| Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (master of ships)|Daemon Velaryon]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| 
|-
| Unknown
| Lord [[Aethan Velaryon]]
| Although it is unknown when exactly Aethan served in the office, he is known to have been Aegon’s master of ships by {{Date|22}},{{Ref|tsotd}} when his daughter married Aenys.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} He held the office at least until {{Date|30}}.{{Ref|tsotd}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]]
| {{Date|10}} - Unknown
| Ser [[Corlys Velaryon (Kingsguard)|Corlys Velaryon]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
| 
|}

==Quotes by Aegon==
{{Quote|From this day forth there would be but [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms|one king]] in [[Westeros]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}}}

{{Quote|A king should never sit easy.{{ref|agot|43|}}}}

{{Quote|When the sun sets, [[House Hoare|your line]] shall end.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}}} – Aegon, to [[Harren Hoare]]

==Quotes about Aegon==
{{Quote|Aegon the Conqueror brought fire and blood to [[Westeros]], but afterward he gave them peace, prosperity, and justice.{{ref|aSoS|71}}}} – [[Daenerys Targaryen]]

{{Quote|Aegon once stood here as I do, looking down on [[Painted Table|this table]]. Do you think we would name him Aegon the Conqueror today if he had not had '''[[dragon]]s'''?{{Ref|ASOS|54}}}} – [[Stannis Baratheon]], to [[Davos Seaworth]]

==Family==
{{Targaryen tree Aegon}}

==Behind the Scenes==
According to a semi-canon source, [[w:William the Conqueror|William the Conqueror]] is an inspiration for Aegon.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Historical_Influences/ Historical Influences (June 20, 2001)]</ref>

==References==
{{References|2}}

==External links==
* [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Aegon_I_Targaryen Aegon I Targaryen] on the [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Main Game of Thrones wiki].

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| image = [[File:AEGON I.jpg]]
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| reign = {{Date|1}} - {{Date|37}}
| coronation = {{Date|1}}
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| fullname = Aegon Targaryen the First of His Name
| alias = Aegon the Conqueror{{ref|AGOT|3}} Aegon the Dragonlord{{ref|AGOT|3}} Aegon the Dragon{{ref|AGOT|27}}
| predecessor = None
| successor = [[Aenys I Targaryen]]
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| heir = [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys Targaryen]]
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| mother = [[Valaena Velaryon]]
| dateofbirth = [[Years before Aegon's Landing|27 BC]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
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'''Aegon I Targaryen''', also known as '''Aegon the Conqueror''' and '''Aegon the Dragon''', was the first [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] and king on the [[Iron Throne]], having conquered six of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] during [[Aegon's Conquest|the Conquest]]. The [[dragonlord]] was the founder of the ruling [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] dynasty of [[Westeros]].

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Aegon I Targaryen|l1=Images of Aegon I Targaryen}}

Aegon was tall, broad-shouldered and powerful in appearance, with [[purple eyes]] and short-cut silver-gold hair. He was very charismatic and commanding. During [[Aegon's Conquest|his Conquest]] he typically wore a shirt of black scales into battle and wielded [[Blackfyre]], a [[bastard sword]] made of [[Valyrian steel]]. His [[Crowns (object)|crown]] was a simple circlet of Valyrian steel, set with big square-cut rubies.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Targaryen_Kings Targaryen Kings (November 1, 2005)]</ref>

Aegon was seen as an enigma. He was a solitary person whose only friend was [[Orys Baratheon]]. He was a great warrior but only rode his [[dragon]], [[Balerion]], for battle or travel and never entered [[tourney]]s. Aegon remained faithful to his sisters and left governance in their hands and only took command when necessary. While he was harsh with those who defied him, he was generous to those that bent the knee.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon is not considered to have been particularly pious.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} According to a semi-canon source, he followed the [[Faith of the Seven]] for political reasons.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Asshai.com_Forum_Chat Asshai.com Forum Chat (July 27, 2008)]</ref>

==Biography==
===Early life===
[[File:Aegon the Conqueror.jpg|350px|thumb|Aegon the Conqueror, by Magali Villeneuve.]]
Aegon was born on [[Dragonstone]]{{Ref|AWOIAF| Aegon I Targaryen}} in [[27 BC]] to Lord [[Aerion Targaryen (son of Daemion)|Aerion Targaryen]] and Lady [[Valaena Velaryon]]. He had an older sister, [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]], and a younger sister, [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]]. According to [[Valyria]]n and [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] tradition, Aegon married within the family; however, instead of taking only one sister to wife, as had been common, he married both of them. Aegon had claimed the dragon [[Balerion]] for his own prior to his marriage.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon was born in the latter half of the [[Century of Blood]], during which [[Volantis]] attempted to expand their power, as they saw themselves as the rightful heirs to the remains of the [[Valyrian Freehold]]. The other [[Free Cities]] rose up against Volantis, and when [[Pentos]] and [[Tyrosh]] asked for his aid in their struggle against Volantis, Aegon flew to Pentos atop of Balerion to meet with the [[Prince of Pentos]] and the city's [[magister]]s. Aegon next flew to [[Lys]], where he burned a Volantene fleet before it could attempt to invade the city. Shortly after, Aegon returned to Dragonstone.{{ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Doom of Valyria}}

===The Conquest===
:{{Main|Aegon's Conquest}}

While the [[Century of Blood]] came to an end, Aegon's interest in [[Westeros]] grew. He had previously visited the [[Citadel]] of [[Oldtown]] and the [[Arbor]] in the [[Kingdom of the Reach]] with his sister Visenya, and might also have visited [[Lannisport]] in the [[Kingdom of the Rock]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} A huge wooden table, cut in the shape of Westeros, with a map painted upon the surface. No borders were painted upon the [[Painted Table]], however, as Aegon believed it should be one realm instead of seven.{{Ref|ASOS|36}}

[[Storm King]] [[Argilac Durrandon]] reached out to Aegon, proposing a [[marriage]] between Aegon and his only daughter, Princess [[Argella Durrandon|Argella]]. All the lands east of the [[Gods Eye]] from the [[Trident]] to the [[Blackwater Rush]] were offered as her dowry. Even though the lands did not belong to Argilac, the offer was an attempt to create a buffer between his own kingdom, and that of [[Harren Hoare]]. Aegon spurned the offer, stating he had no need of a [[polygamy|third wife]], and offered his close friend and rumored [[bastard]] half-brother [[Orys Baratheon]] instead, in return for lands. Insulted, Argilac cut off the hands of Aegon's envoy and sent those back to Dragonstone, upon which Aegon called his councilors together. After six days of consulting, Aegon sent forth ravens to every lord in Westeros, declaring his claim to the throne.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon [[Aegon's Landing|landed]] with his army on the eastern coast of Westeros at the mouth of the [[Blackwater Rush]], where he constructed the wooden [[Aegonfort]]. [[House Rosby]] and [[House Stokeworth]] surrendered to him quickly, and [[Aegon's first test|House Mooton and Darklyn were quickly defeated]] in the first battle. Making use of their three [[dragon]]s ([[Balerion]], [[Meraxes]], and [[Vhagar]]), Aegon, Rhaenys, and Visenya conquered or subjected six of the seven kingdoms of Westeros. Only [[Dorne]] remained untaken. Aegon established the [[riverlands]] as a separate region from the [[Iron Islands]], and placed them under the rule of [[House Tully]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon chose to date the beginning of his reign from the day the [[High Septon (Aegon's Conquest)|High Septon]] anointed him in [[Oldtown]].{{Ref|aFfC|28}} Rather than ruling from Oldtown or Dragonstone, Aegon chose to make his seat [[King's Landing]], the new settlement growing around the Aegonfort. He also took the swords of his defeated enemies, forging them into the [[Iron Throne]]. Aegon also created the offices of the small council as well as that of the [[Hand of the King]], with [[Orys Baratheon]] becoming his first Hand.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Not long after Aegon's coronation in Oldtown, lords of the [[Three Sisters]] declared their independence and crowned lady [[Marla Sunderland]] as their queen. King Aegon dispatched lord [[Torrhen Stark]] with the task to end the rebellion. Ser [[Warrick Manderly]] took command of the northman host and the fleet of hired [[Braavos]]i galleys, soon they were joined by Queen [[Visenya]] and her dragon [[Vhagar]]. However, at the site of both the northman fleet and the dragon, lords of the Sisters turned on their queen, and installed her younger brother [[Steffon Sunderland]] as their new ruler. Steffon soon renewed his fealty to [[House Arryn]]. This marked the bloodles end of the Sisterman rebellion. {{Ref|Fire & Blood| Reign of the Dragon- The Wars of King Aegon I}}

In {{Date|2}}, Aegon finally turned his attention to the [[Iron Islands]], where the [[Ironborn]] had been fighting for two years over the kingship. Aegon landed on [[Great Wyk]] with Balerion, and a war fleet to deal with the contenders. Aegon personally cut down [[Qhorin Volmark]], while the priest-king [[Lodos (I)|Lodos]] walked into the sea, drowning himself. The other contenders quickly bend the knee. Aegon ignored the suggestions of making the ironborn vassals to the [[House Tully|Tullys]] of [[Riverrun]] or the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] of [[Casterly Rock]], as well as the suggestion to exterminate the ironborn by dragonflame. Instead, Aegon allowed the ironborn to name their own lord paramount, for which the ironborn chose [[Vickon Greyjoy]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Iron Islands: The Greyjoys of Pyke}}

===First Dornish War===
[[File:Aegon And His Sisters by Amok..png|thumb|right|350px|King Aegon with his sister-queens [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] (left) and [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]] (right), by Amok ©.]]
:{{Main|First Dornish War}}
Aegon turned his attention back on [[Dorne]] in {{Date|4}}. The king launched a new invasion, hoping to complete [[Aegon's Conquest|his conquest]]. The [[First Dornish War]] lasted nine years, and knew many deaths and tragedies. One of these tragedies was the capture and mutilation of Aegon's friend and [[Hand of the King]], [[Orys Baratheon]]. Following his release from the two-year captivity, Orys returned home lacking a swordhand – as did the men who had been taken captive with him. Aegon, intend on revenge, released his dragons and burned the castles of the defiant dornish lords. Yet the greatest loss Aegon faced was the death of Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] at [[Hellholt]] in {{Date|10}}, when her dragon [[Meraxes]] fell from the sky (with Rhaenys upon her back) when a shot from a scorpion took her in the eye. The two years that followed are known as the Dragon’s Wroth, as Aegon's wrath after Rhaenys's death knew no bounds.{{Ref|twoiaf| Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}

Aegon and [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] placed bounties on the heads of Dornish lords after Rhaenys's death and in turn the Dornish put bounties on the Targaryens. Aegon and Visenya were assaulted on the streets of King's Landing and if not for Visenya and [[Dark Sister]] they would have been killed. This attack led to the forming of the elite royal bodyguard known as the [[Kingsguard]] in {{Date|10}}. Visenya personally chose the men herself.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} The First Dornish War came to an end in {{Date|13}}The attempted conquest of Dorne was called to an end in {{date|13}}, after a visit from Princess [[Deria Martell]], the daughter of Prince [[Nymor Martell]], the ruling [[Prince of Dorne]]. She brought the skull of Meraxes and a letter with her, which was given to Aegon. After reading the letter, Aegon flew on Balerion to Dragonstone. He returned the next day, and agreed to a peace between Dorne and his kingdom.{{ref|twoiaf| Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}

Aegon would keep up good relations with Princess Deria, and is known to have visited [[Sunspear]] together with his eldest son, [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]], in {{Date|23}} to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the peace between the Iron Throne and Dorne.{{Ref|tsotd}}

===Further Reign===
[[File:Aegon on Balerion.jpg|450px|right|thumb|Aegon the Conqueror upon [[Balerion|Balerion the Black Dread]] by [http://jordigart.blogspot.com/ Jordi Gonzalez] ©.]]
The remaining twenty-four years of Aegon's reign were peaceful. He spent much of his time consolidating his power by traveling throughout the Seven Kingdoms and building his capital at King's Landing.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Aegon devoted half of every year to making these royal progresses.{{ref|tsotd}} During his rule he tread carefully with the [[Faith of the Seven]], so they would not oppose him.{{Ref|aFfC|33}} Aegon built a grand sept on [[Visenya's Hill]] and agreed to the construction of an even grander one known as the [[Sept of Remembrance]] on [[Rhaenys's Hill]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}

King's Landing initially lacked walls, and the likely reason is that the Targaryens likely believed no one would attack a city which housed dragons. However, when he learned about a pirate fleet sacking [[Tall Trees Town]] in the [[Summer Isles]] in {{Date|19}}, Aegon came to the realization that he and Visenya were not always in the city. As such, he ordered the construction of massive walls to be built around the city. Construction began in {{Date|20}}, and was completed in {{Date|26}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}

After Aegon celebrated his sixtieth name day in {{date|33}}, the royal progresses continued, but were now made by his son Aenys and his wife Alyssa, while the aging king remained at home. By this point late in his reign, Aegon decided that the ramshackle Aegonfort was not a suitable seat for a king, so the structure was torn to the ground in {{date|35}}. Aegon moved his family and court back to Dragonstone, while he commanded the construction of what would later be called the [[Red Keep]]. Visenya was placed in charge of the building of the Red Keep, and it was rumored that Aegon had done this so that he would not have to suffer her presence on Dragonstone.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} The Iron Throne remained at the build site instead of Dragonstone, since it was too heavy to be moved.{{ref|tsotd}}

===The Sons of the Dragon===
In {{Date|7}}, Aegon became a father for the first time, when his younger sister-wife Rhaenys gave birth to a son: [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]]. However, Aenys was a sickly boy, and Rhaenys's death in {{Date|10}} shattered him. Aegon grew desperate, and there were worries about whether or not Aenys would even live. As Aenys had troubled health, there were rumors that he had been fathered by a singer instead of Aegon. However, when Aenys bonded with his dragon [[Quicksilver]], his health improved, and the rumors faded away.{{Ref|tsotd}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

As Visenya by then had not gotten pregnant yet, some believed she was barren, and during the times when Aenys's health was still troubled it was rumored at court that Aegon might take another wife. Although Aegon refused to speak his mind on the matter, many lord and knights brought their young daughters to court. In {{Date|11}}, Queen Visenya announced her pregnancy, and the next year she gave birth to Aegon's second son, [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor]].{{Ref|tsotd}}

Aegon raised Aenys at King's Landing, and took him with him on his progressions. Occasionally, he let Aenys train with his Valyrian steel sword [[Blackfyre]]. Lacking daughters, he married Aenys to a cousin, Lady [[Alyssa Velaryon]], the daughter of his [[master of ships]], in {{Date|22}}. Aenys would have six children with Alyssa, five of whom were born during Aegon's reign.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}{{Ref|tsotd}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

===Death===
In {{Date|33}}, Aegon made his final progress throughout Westeros,{{Ref|tsotd}} during which he visited [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Afterwards, [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]] and [[Alyssa Velaryon|his wife]] would make the progresses in Aegon’s stead.{{Ref|tsotd}}

In {{Date|37}} on [[Dragonstone]], while telling his two eldest grandsons [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]] and [[Viserys Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Viserys]] the tales of [[Aegon's Conquest|his conquest]] at the [[Painted Table]], Aegon died from a stroke at the age of sixty-four.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Aegon was cremated on Dragonstone, and his funeral pyre was set aflame by [[Vhagar]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} [[Blackfyre]] was burned along with him, but later retrieved from the pyre by Aenys.{{Ref|tsotd}}

Although Aegon’s reign had largely been peaceful, many of his subjects desired to go back to the days of old, when there were still seven Kingdoms. Others wanted vengeance for the deaths of their loved ones in wars, and yet others saw the Targaryens as abominations.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} Because of this, the reigns of both Aenys and Maegor were tumulus, and filled with battles and chaos.

==Small Council under Aegon I==
Although the [[small council]] would only be formed during the reign of Aegon's grandson [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys I]], Aegon had established his councillors early on. The following members are known:

{|class=wikitable width=80%i
!width=25% | Office
!width=15% | Duration
!width=20% | Name
!Notes
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[Hand of the King]]
| {{Date|1}} - {{Date|7}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Stormlands: House Baratheon}}
| Lord [[Orys Baratheon]]
| 
|-
| {{Date|7}} - {{Date|9}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands: House Tully}}
| Lord [[Edmyn Tully]]
| 
|-
| {{Date|9}} - {{Date|17}}
| Lord [[Alton Celtigar]]
| 
|-
| {{Date|17}} - {{Date|34}}{{Ref|tsotd}}
| Ser [[Osmund Strong]]
| 
|-
| {{Date|34}}/{{Date|35}} – {{Date|37}}{{Ref|tsotd}}
| Lord [[Alyn Stokeworth]]
| Ser Osmund Strong died in {{Date|34}},{{ref|tsotd}} but it is currently unknown whether Alyn succeeded him in the office of Hand the same year, or the next. By {{Date|35}}, however, he is known to have been Hand.{{Ref|tsotd}}
|-
| rowspan="3"|[[Grand Maester]]
| {{Date|5}}
| [[Ollider]]
| 
|-
| {{Date|5}}- {{Date|12}}
| [[Lyonce]]
| 
|-
| {{Date|12}} - {{Date|37}}
| [[Gawen]]
| 
|-
| [[Master of coin]]
| {{Date|1}} - Unknown
| Lord [[Crispian Celtigar]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| 
|-
| [[Master of laws]]
| {{Date|1}} - Unknown
| Lord [[Triston Massey]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| 
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Master of ships]]
| [[Aegon's Conquest]]
| Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (master of ships)|Daemon Velaryon]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| 
|-
| Unknown
| Lord [[Aethan Velaryon]]
| Although it is unknown when exactly Aethan served in the office, he is known to have been Aegon’s master of ships by {{Date|22}},{{Ref|tsotd}} when his daughter married Aenys.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} He held the office at least until {{Date|30}}.{{Ref|tsotd}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]]
| {{Date|10}} - Unknown
| Ser [[Corlys Velaryon (Kingsguard)|Corlys Velaryon]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
| 
|}

==Quotes by Aegon==
{{Quote|From this day forth there would be but [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms|one king]] in [[Westeros]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}}}

{{Quote|A king should never sit easy.{{ref|agot|43|}}}}

{{Quote|When the sun sets, [[House Hoare|your line]] shall end.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}}} – Aegon, to [[Harren Hoare]]

==Quotes about Aegon==
{{Quote|Aegon the Conqueror brought fire and blood to [[Westeros]], but afterward he gave them peace, prosperity, and justice.{{ref|aSoS|71}}}} – [[Daenerys Targaryen]]

{{Quote|Aegon once stood here as I do, looking down on [[Painted Table|this table]]. Do you think we would name him Aegon the Conqueror today if he had not had '''[[dragon]]s'''?{{Ref|ASOS|54}}}} – [[Stannis Baratheon]], to [[Davos Seaworth]]

==Family==
{{Targaryen tree Aegon}}

==Behind the Scenes==
According to a semi-canon source, [[w:William the Conqueror|William the Conqueror]] is an inspiration for Aegon.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Historical_Influences/ Historical Influences (June 20, 2001)]</ref>

==References==
{{References|2}}

==External links==
* [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Aegon_I_Targaryen Aegon I Targaryen] on the [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Main Game of Thrones wiki].

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| image = [[File:AEGON I.jpg]]
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| reign = {{Date|1}} - {{Date|37}}
| coronation = {{Date|1}}
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| fullname = Aegon Targaryen the First of His Name
| alias = Aegon the Conqueror{{ref|AGOT|3}} Aegon the Dragonlord{{ref|AGOT|3}} Aegon the Dragon{{ref|AGOT|27}}
| predecessor = None
| successor = [[Aenys I Targaryen]]
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| heir = [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys Targaryen]]
| queen = [[Visenya Targaryen]] [[Rhaenys Targaryen]]
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| mother = [[Valaena Velaryon]]
| dateofbirth = [[Years before Aegon's Landing|27 BC]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
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'''Aegon I Targaryen''', also known as '''Aegon the Conqueror''' and '''Aegon the Dragon''', was the first [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] and king on the [[Iron Throne]], having conquered six of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] during [[Aegon's Conquest|the Conquest]]. The [[dragonlord]] was the founder of the ruling [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] dynasty of [[Westeros]].

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Aegon I Targaryen|l1=Images of Aegon I Targaryen}}

Aegon was tall, broad-shouldered and powerful in appearance, with [[purple eyes]] and short-cut silver-gold hair. He was very charismatic and commanding. During [[Aegon's Conquest|his Conquest]] he typically wore a shirt of black scales into battle and wielded [[Blackfyre]], a [[bastard sword]] made of [[Valyrian steel]]. His [[Crowns (object)|crown]] was a simple circlet of Valyrian steel, set with big square-cut rubies.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Targaryen_Kings Targaryen Kings (November 1, 2005)]</ref>

Aegon was seen as an enigma. He was a solitary person whose only friend was [[Orys Baratheon]]. He was a great warrior but only rode his [[dragon]], [[Balerion]], for battle or travel and never entered [[tourney]]s. Aegon remained faithful to his sisters and left governance in their hands and only took command when necessary. While he was harsh with those who defied him, he was generous to those that bent the knee.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon is not considered to have been particularly pious.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} According to a semi-canon source, he followed the [[Faith of the Seven]] for political reasons.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Asshai.com_Forum_Chat Asshai.com Forum Chat (July 27, 2008)]</ref>

==Biography==
===Early life===
[[File:Aegon the Conqueror.jpg|350px|thumb|Aegon the Conqueror, by Magali Villeneuve.]]
Aegon was born on [[Dragonstone]]{{Ref|AWOIAF| Aegon I Targaryen}} in [[27 BC]] to Lord [[Aerion Targaryen (son of Daemion)|Aerion Targaryen]] and Lady [[Valaena Velaryon]]. He had an older sister, [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]], and a younger sister, [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]]. According to [[Valyria]]n and [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] tradition, Aegon married within the family; however, instead of taking only one sister to wife, as had been common, he married both of them. Aegon had claimed the dragon [[Balerion]] for his own prior to his marriage.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon was born in the latter half of the [[Century of Blood]], during which [[Volantis]] attempted to expand their power, as they saw themselves as the rightful heirs to the remains of the [[Valyrian Freehold]]. The other [[Free Cities]] rose up against Volantis, and when [[Pentos]] and [[Tyrosh]] asked for his aid in their struggle against Volantis, Aegon flew to Pentos atop of Balerion to meet with the [[Prince of Pentos]] and the city's [[magister]]s. Aegon next flew to [[Lys]], where he burned a Volantene fleet before it could attempt to invade the city. Shortly after, Aegon returned to Dragonstone.{{ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Doom of Valyria}}

===The Conquest===
:{{Main|Aegon's Conquest}}

While the [[Century of Blood]] came to an end, Aegon's interest in [[Westeros]] grew. He had previously visited the [[Citadel]] of [[Oldtown]] and the [[Arbor]] in the [[Kingdom of the Reach]] with his sister Visenya, and might also have visited [[Lannisport]] in the [[Kingdom of the Rock]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} A huge wooden table, cut in the shape of Westeros, with a map painted upon the surface. No borders were painted upon the [[Painted Table]], however, as Aegon believed it should be one realm instead of seven.{{Ref|ASOS|36}}

[[Storm King]] [[Argilac Durrandon]] reached out to Aegon, proposing a [[marriage]] between Aegon and his only daughter, Princess [[Argella Durrandon|Argella]]. All the lands east of the [[Gods Eye]] from the [[Trident]] to the [[Blackwater Rush]] were offered as her dowry. Even though the lands did not belong to Argilac, the offer was an attempt to create a buffer between his own kingdom, and that of [[Harren Hoare]]. Aegon spurned the offer, stating he had no need of a [[polygamy|third wife]], and offered his close friend and rumored [[bastard]] half-brother [[Orys Baratheon]] instead, in return for lands. Insulted, Argilac cut off the hands of Aegon's envoy and sent those back to Dragonstone, upon which Aegon called his councilors together. After six days of consulting, Aegon sent forth ravens to every lord in Westeros, declaring his claim to the throne.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon [[Aegon's Landing|landed]] with his army on the eastern coast of Westeros at the mouth of the [[Blackwater Rush]], where he constructed the wooden [[Aegonfort]]. [[House Rosby]] and [[House Stokeworth]] surrendered to him quickly, and [[Aegon's first test|House Mooton and Darklyn were quickly defeated]] in the first battle. Making use of their three [[dragon]]s ([[Balerion]], [[Meraxes]], and [[Vhagar]]), Aegon, Rhaenys, and Visenya conquered or subjected six of the seven kingdoms of Westeros. Only [[Dorne]] remained untaken. Aegon established the [[riverlands]] as a separate region from the [[Iron Islands]], and placed them under the rule of [[House Tully]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon chose to date the beginning of his reign from the day the [[High Septon (Aegon's Conquest)|High Septon]] anointed him in [[Oldtown]].{{Ref|aFfC|28}} Rather than ruling from Oldtown or Dragonstone, Aegon chose to make his seat [[King's Landing]], the new settlement growing around the Aegonfort. He also took the swords of his defeated enemies, forging them into the [[Iron Throne]]. Aegon also created the offices of the small council as well as that of the [[Hand of the King]], with [[Orys Baratheon]] becoming his first Hand.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Not long after Aegon's coronation in Oldtown, lords of the [[Three Sisters]] declared their independence and crowned lady [[Marla Sunderland]] as their queen. King Aegon dispatched lord [[Torrhen Stark]] with the task to end the rebellion. [[Ser Warrick Manderly]] took command of the northman host and the fleet of hired [[Braavos]]i galleys, soon they were joined by Queen [[Visenya]] and her dragon [[Vhagar]]. However, at the site of both the northman fleet and the dragon, lords of the Sisters turned on their queen, and installed her younger brother [[Steffon Sunderland]] as their new ruler. Steffon soon renewed his fealty to [[House Arryn]]. This marked the bloodles end of the Sisterman rebellion. {{Ref|Fire & Blood| Reign of the Dragon- The Wars of King Aegon I}}

In {{Date|2}}, Aegon finally turned his attention to the [[Iron Islands]], where the [[Ironborn]] had been fighting for two years over the kingship. Aegon landed on [[Great Wyk]] with Balerion, and a war fleet to deal with the contenders. Aegon personally cut down [[Qhorin Volmark]], while the priest-king [[Lodos (I)|Lodos]] walked into the sea, drowning himself. The other contenders quickly bend the knee. Aegon ignored the suggestions of making the ironborn vassals to the [[House Tully|Tullys]] of [[Riverrun]] or the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] of [[Casterly Rock]], as well as the suggestion to exterminate the ironborn by dragonflame. Instead, Aegon allowed the ironborn to name their own lord paramount, for which the ironborn chose [[Vickon Greyjoy]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Iron Islands: The Greyjoys of Pyke}}

===First Dornish War===
[[File:Aegon And His Sisters by Amok..png|thumb|right|350px|King Aegon with his sister-queens [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] (left) and [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]] (right), by Amok ©.]]
:{{Main|First Dornish War}}
Aegon turned his attention back on [[Dorne]] in {{Date|4}}. The king launched a new invasion, hoping to complete [[Aegon's Conquest|his conquest]]. The [[First Dornish War]] lasted nine years, and knew many deaths and tragedies. One of these tragedies was the capture and mutilation of Aegon's friend and [[Hand of the King]], [[Orys Baratheon]]. Following his release from the two-year captivity, Orys returned home lacking a swordhand – as did the men who had been taken captive with him. Aegon, intend on revenge, released his dragons and burned the castles of the defiant dornish lords. Yet the greatest loss Aegon faced was the death of Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] at [[Hellholt]] in {{Date|10}}, when her dragon [[Meraxes]] fell from the sky (with Rhaenys upon her back) when a shot from a scorpion took her in the eye. The two years that followed are known as the Dragon’s Wroth, as Aegon's wrath after Rhaenys's death knew no bounds.{{Ref|twoiaf| Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}

Aegon and [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] placed bounties on the heads of Dornish lords after Rhaenys's death and in turn the Dornish put bounties on the Targaryens. Aegon and Visenya were assaulted on the streets of King's Landing and if not for Visenya and [[Dark Sister]] they would have been killed. This attack led to the forming of the elite royal bodyguard known as the [[Kingsguard]] in {{Date|10}}. Visenya personally chose the men herself.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} The First Dornish War came to an end in {{Date|13}}The attempted conquest of Dorne was called to an end in {{date|13}}, after a visit from Princess [[Deria Martell]], the daughter of Prince [[Nymor Martell]], the ruling [[Prince of Dorne]]. She brought the skull of Meraxes and a letter with her, which was given to Aegon. After reading the letter, Aegon flew on Balerion to Dragonstone. He returned the next day, and agreed to a peace between Dorne and his kingdom.{{ref|twoiaf| Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}

Aegon would keep up good relations with Princess Deria, and is known to have visited [[Sunspear]] together with his eldest son, [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]], in {{Date|23}} to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the peace between the Iron Throne and Dorne.{{Ref|tsotd}}

===Further Reign===
[[File:Aegon on Balerion.jpg|450px|right|thumb|Aegon the Conqueror upon [[Balerion|Balerion the Black Dread]] by [http://jordigart.blogspot.com/ Jordi Gonzalez] ©.]]
The remaining twenty-four years of Aegon's reign were peaceful. He spent much of his time consolidating his power by traveling throughout the Seven Kingdoms and building his capital at King's Landing.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Aegon devoted half of every year to making these royal progresses.{{ref|tsotd}} During his rule he tread carefully with the [[Faith of the Seven]], so they would not oppose him.{{Ref|aFfC|33}} Aegon built a grand sept on [[Visenya's Hill]] and agreed to the construction of an even grander one known as the [[Sept of Remembrance]] on [[Rhaenys's Hill]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}

King's Landing initially lacked walls, and the likely reason is that the Targaryens likely believed no one would attack a city which housed dragons. However, when he learned about a pirate fleet sacking [[Tall Trees Town]] in the [[Summer Isles]] in {{Date|19}}, Aegon came to the realization that he and Visenya were not always in the city. As such, he ordered the construction of massive walls to be built around the city. Construction began in {{Date|20}}, and was completed in {{Date|26}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}

After Aegon celebrated his sixtieth name day in {{date|33}}, the royal progresses continued, but were now made by his son Aenys and his wife Alyssa, while the aging king remained at home. By this point late in his reign, Aegon decided that the ramshackle Aegonfort was not a suitable seat for a king, so the structure was torn to the ground in {{date|35}}. Aegon moved his family and court back to Dragonstone, while he commanded the construction of what would later be called the [[Red Keep]]. Visenya was placed in charge of the building of the Red Keep, and it was rumored that Aegon had done this so that he would not have to suffer her presence on Dragonstone.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} The Iron Throne remained at the build site instead of Dragonstone, since it was too heavy to be moved.{{ref|tsotd}}

===The Sons of the Dragon===
In {{Date|7}}, Aegon became a father for the first time, when his younger sister-wife Rhaenys gave birth to a son: [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]]. However, Aenys was a sickly boy, and Rhaenys's death in {{Date|10}} shattered him. Aegon grew desperate, and there were worries about whether or not Aenys would even live. As Aenys had troubled health, there were rumors that he had been fathered by a singer instead of Aegon. However, when Aenys bonded with his dragon [[Quicksilver]], his health improved, and the rumors faded away.{{Ref|tsotd}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

As Visenya by then had not gotten pregnant yet, some believed she was barren, and during the times when Aenys's health was still troubled it was rumored at court that Aegon might take another wife. Although Aegon refused to speak his mind on the matter, many lord and knights brought their young daughters to court. In {{Date|11}}, Queen Visenya announced her pregnancy, and the next year she gave birth to Aegon's second son, [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor]].{{Ref|tsotd}}

Aegon raised Aenys at King's Landing, and took him with him on his progressions. Occasionally, he let Aenys train with his Valyrian steel sword [[Blackfyre]]. Lacking daughters, he married Aenys to a cousin, Lady [[Alyssa Velaryon]], the daughter of his [[master of ships]], in {{Date|22}}. Aenys would have six children with Alyssa, five of whom were born during Aegon's reign.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}{{Ref|tsotd}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

===Death===
In {{Date|33}}, Aegon made his final progress throughout Westeros,{{Ref|tsotd}} during which he visited [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Afterwards, [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]] and [[Alyssa Velaryon|his wife]] would make the progresses in Aegon’s stead.{{Ref|tsotd}}

In {{Date|37}} on [[Dragonstone]], while telling his two eldest grandsons [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]] and [[Viserys Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Viserys]] the tales of [[Aegon's Conquest|his conquest]] at the [[Painted Table]], Aegon died from a stroke at the age of sixty-four.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Aegon was cremated on Dragonstone, and his funeral pyre was set aflame by [[Vhagar]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} [[Blackfyre]] was burned along with him, but later retrieved from the pyre by Aenys.{{Ref|tsotd}}

Although Aegon’s reign had largely been peaceful, many of his subjects desired to go back to the days of old, when there were still seven Kingdoms. Others wanted vengeance for the deaths of their loved ones in wars, and yet others saw the Targaryens as abominations.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} Because of this, the reigns of both Aenys and Maegor were tumulus, and filled with battles and chaos.

==Small Council under Aegon I==
Although the [[small council]] would only be formed during the reign of Aegon's grandson [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen|Jaehaerys I]], Aegon had established his councillors early on. The following members are known:

{|class=wikitable width=80%i
!width=25% | Office
!width=15% | Duration
!width=20% | Name
!Notes
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[Hand of the King]]
| {{Date|1}} - {{Date|7}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Stormlands: House Baratheon}}
| Lord [[Orys Baratheon]]
| 
|-
| {{Date|7}} - {{Date|9}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands: House Tully}}
| Lord [[Edmyn Tully]]
| 
|-
| {{Date|9}} - {{Date|17}}
| Lord [[Alton Celtigar]]
| 
|-
| {{Date|17}} - {{Date|34}}{{Ref|tsotd}}
| Ser [[Osmund Strong]]
| 
|-
| {{Date|34}}/{{Date|35}} – {{Date|37}}{{Ref|tsotd}}
| Lord [[Alyn Stokeworth]]
| Ser Osmund Strong died in {{Date|34}},{{ref|tsotd}} but it is currently unknown whether Alyn succeeded him in the office of Hand the same year, or the next. By {{Date|35}}, however, he is known to have been Hand.{{Ref|tsotd}}
|-
| rowspan="3"|[[Grand Maester]]
| {{Date|5}}
| [[Ollider]]
| 
|-
| {{Date|5}}- {{Date|12}}
| [[Lyonce]]
| 
|-
| {{Date|12}} - {{Date|37}}
| [[Gawen]]
| 
|-
| [[Master of coin]]
| {{Date|1}} - Unknown
| Lord [[Crispian Celtigar]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| 
|-
| [[Master of laws]]
| {{Date|1}} - Unknown
| Lord [[Triston Massey]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| 
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Master of ships]]
| [[Aegon's Conquest]]
| Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (master of ships)|Daemon Velaryon]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| 
|-
| Unknown
| Lord [[Aethan Velaryon]]
| Although it is unknown when exactly Aethan served in the office, he is known to have been Aegon’s master of ships by {{Date|22}},{{Ref|tsotd}} when his daughter married Aenys.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} He held the office at least until {{Date|30}}.{{Ref|tsotd}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]]
| {{Date|10}} - Unknown
| Ser [[Corlys Velaryon (Kingsguard)|Corlys Velaryon]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
| 
|}

==Quotes by Aegon==
{{Quote|From this day forth there would be but [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms|one king]] in [[Westeros]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}}}

{{Quote|A king should never sit easy.{{ref|agot|43|}}}}

{{Quote|When the sun sets, [[House Hoare|your line]] shall end.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}}} – Aegon, to [[Harren Hoare]]

==Quotes about Aegon==
{{Quote|Aegon the Conqueror brought fire and blood to [[Westeros]], but afterward he gave them peace, prosperity, and justice.{{ref|aSoS|71}}}} – [[Daenerys Targaryen]]

{{Quote|Aegon once stood here as I do, looking down on [[Painted Table|this table]]. Do you think we would name him Aegon the Conqueror today if he had not had '''[[dragon]]s'''?{{Ref|ASOS|54}}}} – [[Stannis Baratheon]], to [[Davos Seaworth]]

==Family==
{{Targaryen tree Aegon}}

==Behind the Scenes==
According to a semi-canon source, [[w:William the Conqueror|William the Conqueror]] is an inspiration for Aegon.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Historical_Influences/ Historical Influences (June 20, 2001)]</ref>

==References==
{{References|2}}

==External links==
* [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Aegon_I_Targaryen Aegon I Targaryen] on the [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Main Game of Thrones wiki].

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{{Infobox monarch
| name = [[File:House Targaryen.svg|50px|left]] '''Aegon I''' [[File:House Targaryen.svg|50px|right]]
| image = [[File:AEGON I.jpg]]
| image_caption = Aegon the Conqueror by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/martin.html Amok©]
| reign = {{Date|1}} - {{Date|37}}
| coronation = {{Date|1}}
| othertitles = [[King of All Westeros, Shield of His People|King of All Westeros Shield of His People]] [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] [[Protector of the Realm]] [[Lord of Dragonstone]]
| fullname = Aegon Targaryen the First of His Name
| alias = Aegon the Conqueror{{ref|AGOT|3}} Aegon the Dragonlord{{ref|AGOT|3}} Aegon the Dragon{{ref|AGOT|27}}
| predecessor = None
| successor = [[Aenys I Targaryen]]
| suc-type =
| heir = [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys Targaryen]]
| queen = [[Visenya Targaryen]] [[Rhaenys Targaryen]]
| consort =
| spouse1 =
| issue = [[Aenys I Targaryen]] [[Maegor I Targaryen]]
| royalhouse = [[House Targaryen]]
| dynasty =
| royalanthem =
| father = [[Aerion Targaryen (son of Daemion)|Aerion Targaryen]]
| mother = [[Valaena Velaryon]]
| dateofbirth = [[Years before Aegon's Landing|27 BC]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| placeofbirth = [[Dragonstone]]
| dateofdeath = {{Date|37}}{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
| placeofdeath = [[Dragonstone]]
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| placeofburial =
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Hedge Knight]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Sworn Sword]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Mystery Knight]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) 
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{{See homonyms | Aegon Targaryen}}

'''Aegon I Targaryen''', also known as '''Aegon the Conqueror''' and '''Aegon the Dragon''', was the first [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] and king on the [[Iron Throne]], having conquered six of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] during [[Aegon's Conquest|the Conquest]]. The [[dragonlord]] was the founder of the ruling [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] dynasty of [[Westeros]].

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Aegon I Targaryen|l1=Images of Aegon I Targaryen}}

Aegon was tall, broad-shouldered and powerful in appearance, with [[purple eyes]] and short-cut silver-gold hair. He was very charismatic and commanding. During [[Aegon's Conquest|his Conquest]] he typically wore a shirt of black scales into battle and wielded [[Blackfyre]], a [[bastard sword]] made of [[Valyrian steel]]. His [[Crowns (object)|crown]] was a simple circlet of Valyrian steel, set with big square-cut rubies.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Targaryen_Kings Targaryen Kings (November 1, 2005)]</ref>

Aegon was seen as an enigma. He was a solitary person whose only friend was [[Orys Baratheon]]. He was a great warrior but only rode his [[dragon]], [[Balerion]], for battle or travel and never entered [[tourney]]s. Aegon remained faithful to his sisters and left governance in their hands and only took command when necessary. While he was harsh with those who defied him, he was generous to those that bent the knee.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon is not considered to have been particularly pious.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} According to a semi-canon source, he followed the [[Faith of the Seven]] for political reasons.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Asshai.com_Forum_Chat Asshai.com Forum Chat (July 27, 2008)]</ref>

==Biography==
===Early life===
[[File:Aegon the Conqueror.jpg|350px|thumb|Aegon the Conqueror, by Magali Villeneuve.]]
Aegon was born on [[Dragonstone]]{{Ref|AWOIAF| Aegon I Targaryen}} in [[27 BC]] to Lord [[Aerion Targaryen (son of Daemion)|Aerion Targaryen]] and Lady [[Valaena Velaryon]]. He had an older sister, [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]], and a younger sister, [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]]. According to [[Valyria]]n and [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] tradition, Aegon married within the family; however, instead of taking only one sister to wife, as had been common, he married both of them. Aegon had claimed the dragon [[Balerion]] for his own prior to his marriage.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon was born in the latter half of the [[Century of Blood]], during which [[Volantis]] attempted to expand their power, as they saw themselves as the rightful heirs to the remains of the [[Valyrian Freehold]]. The other [[Free Cities]] rose up against Volantis, and when [[Pentos]] and [[Tyrosh]] asked for his aid in their struggle against Volantis, Aegon flew to Pentos atop of Balerion to meet with the [[Prince of Pentos]] and the city's [[magister]]s. Aegon next flew to [[Lys]], where he burned a Volantene fleet before it could attempt to invade the city. Shortly after, Aegon returned to Dragonstone.{{ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Doom of Valyria}}

===The Conquest===
:{{Main|Aegon's Conquest}}

While the [[Century of Blood]] came to an end, Aegon's interest in [[Westeros]] grew. He had previously visited the [[Citadel]] of [[Oldtown]] and the [[Arbor]] in the [[Kingdom of the Reach]] with his sister Visenya, and might also have visited [[Lannisport]] in the [[Kingdom of the Rock]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} A huge wooden table, cut in the shape of Westeros, with a map painted upon the surface. No borders were painted upon the [[Painted Table]], however, as Aegon believed it should be one realm instead of seven.{{Ref|ASOS|36}}

[[Storm King]] [[Argilac Durrandon]] reached out to Aegon, proposing a [[marriage]] between Aegon and his only daughter, Princess [[Argella Durrandon|Argella]]. All the lands east of the [[Gods Eye]] from the [[Trident]] to the [[Blackwater Rush]] were offered as her dowry. Even though the lands did not belong to Argilac, the offer was an attempt to create a buffer between his own kingdom, and that of [[Harren Hoare]]. Aegon spurned the offer, stating he had no need of a [[polygamy|third wife]], and offered his close friend and rumored [[bastard]] half-brother [[Orys Baratheon]] instead, in return for lands. Insulted, Argilac cut off the hands of Aegon's envoy and sent those back to Dragonstone, upon which Aegon called his councilors together. After six days of consulting, Aegon sent forth ravens to every lord in Westeros, declaring his claim to the throne.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon [[Aegon's Landing|landed]] with his army on the eastern coast of Westeros at the mouth of the [[Blackwater Rush]], where he constructed the wooden [[Aegonfort]]. [[House Rosby]] and [[House Stokeworth]] surrendered to him quickly, and [[Aegon's first test|House Mooton and Darklyn were quickly defeated]] in the first battle. Making use of their three [[dragon]]s ([[Balerion]], [[Meraxes]], and [[Vhagar]]), Aegon, Rhaenys, and Visenya conquered or subjected six of the seven kingdoms of Westeros. Only [[Dorne]] remained untaken. Aegon established the [[riverlands]] as a separate region from the [[Iron Islands]], and placed them under the rule of [[House Tully]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon chose to date the beginning of his reign from the day the [[High Septon (Aegon's Conquest)|High Septon]] anointed him in [[Oldtown]].{{Ref|aFfC|28}} Rather than ruling from Oldtown or Dragonstone, Aegon chose to make his seat [[King's Landing]], the new settlement growing around the Aegonfort. He also took the swords of his defeated enemies, forging them into the [[Iron Throne]]. Aegon also created the offices of the small council as well as that of the [[Hand of the King]], with [[Orys Baratheon]] becoming his first Hand.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

In {{Date|2}}, Aegon finally turned his attention to the [[Iron Islands]], where the [[Ironborn]] had been fighting for two years over the kingship. Aegon landed on [[Great Wyk]] with Balerion, and a war fleet to deal with the contenders. Aegon personally cut down [[Qhorin Volmark]], while the priest-king [[Lodos (I)|Lodos]] walked into the sea, drowning himself. The other contenders quickly bend the knee. Aegon ignored the suggestions of making the ironborn vassals to the [[House Tully|Tullys]] of [[Riverrun]] or the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] of [[Casterly Rock]], as well as the suggestion to exterminate the ironborn by dragonflame. Instead, Aegon allowed the ironborn to name their own lord paramount, for which the ironborn chose [[Vickon Greyjoy]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Iron Islands: The Greyjoys of Pyke}}

===First Dornish War===
[[File:Aegon And His Sisters by Amok..png|thumb|right|350px|King Aegon with his sister-queens [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] (left) and [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]] (right), by Amok ©.]]
:{{Main|First Dornish War}}
Aegon turned his attention back on [[Dorne]] in {{Date|4}}. The king launched a new invasion, hoping to complete [[Aegon's Conquest|his conquest]]. The [[First Dornish War]] lasted nine years, and knew many deaths and tragedies. One of these tragedies was the capture and mutilation of Aegon's friend and [[Hand of the King]], [[Orys Baratheon]]. Following his release from the two-year captivity, Orys returned home lacking a swordhand – as did the men who had been taken captive with him. Aegon, intend on revenge, released his dragons and burned the castles of the defiant dornish lords. Yet the greatest loss Aegon faced was the death of Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] at [[Hellholt]] in {{Date|10}}, when her dragon [[Meraxes]] fell from the sky (with Rhaenys upon her back) when a shot from a scorpion took her in the eye. The two years that followed are known as the Dragon’s Wroth, as Aegon's wrath after Rhaenys's death knew no bounds.{{Ref|twoiaf| Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}

Aegon and [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] placed bounties on the heads of Dornish lords after Rhaenys's death and in turn the Dornish put bounties on the Targaryens. Aegon and Visenya were assaulted on the streets of King's Landing and if not for Visenya and [[Dark Sister]] they would have been killed. This attack led to the forming of the elite royal bodyguard known as the [[Kingsguard]] in {{Date|10}}. Visenya personally chose the men herself.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} The First Dornish War came to an end in {{Date|13}}The attempted conquest of Dorne was called to an end in {{date|13}}, after a visit from Princess [[Deria Martell]], the daughter of Prince [[Nymor Martell]], the ruling [[Prince of Dorne]]. She brought the skull of Meraxes and a letter with her, which was given to Aegon. After reading the letter, Aegon flew on Balerion to Dragonstone. He returned the next day, and agreed to a peace between Dorne and his kingdom.{{ref|twoiaf| Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}

Aegon would keep up good relations with Princess Deria, and is known to have visited [[Sunspear]] together with his eldest son, [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]], in {{Date|23}} to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the peace between the Iron Throne and Dorne.{{Ref|tsotd}}

===Further Reign===
[[File:Aegon on Balerion.jpg|450px|right|thumb|Aegon the Conqueror upon [[Balerion|Balerion the Black Dread]] by [http://jordigart.blogspot.com/ Jordi Gonzalez] ©.]]
The remaining twenty-four years of Aegon's reign were peaceful. He spent much of his time consolidating his power by traveling throughout the Seven Kingdoms and building his capital at King's Landing.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Aegon devoted half of every year to making these royal progresses.{{ref|tsotd}} During his rule he tread carefully with the [[Faith of the Seven]], so they would not oppose him.{{Ref|aFfC|33}} Aegon built a grand sept on [[Visenya's Hill]] and agreed to the construction of an even grander one known as the [[Sept of Remembrance]] on [[Rhaenys's Hill]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}

King's Landing initially lacked walls, and the likely reason is that the Targaryens likely believed no one would attack a city which housed dragons. However, when he learned about a pirate fleet sacking [[Tall Trees Town]] in the [[Summer Isles]] in {{Date|19}}, Aegon came to the realization that he and Visenya were not always in the city. As such, he ordered the construction of massive walls to be built around the city. Construction began in {{Date|20}}, and was completed in {{Date|26}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}

After Aegon celebrated his sixtieth name day in {{date|33}}, the royal progresses continued, but were now made by his son Aenys and his wife Alyssa, while the aging king remained at home. By this point late in his reign, Aegon decided that the ramshackle Aegonfort was not a suitable seat for a king, so the structure was torn to the ground in {{date|35}}. Aegon moved his family and court back to Dragonstone, while he commanded the construction of what would later be called the [[Red Keep]]. Visenya was placed in charge of the building of the Red Keep, and it was rumored that Aegon had done this so that he would not have to suffer her presence on Dragonstone.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} The Iron Throne remained at the build site instead of Dragonstone, since it was too heavy to be moved.{{ref|tsotd}}

===The Sons of the Dragon===
In {{Date|7}}, Aegon became a father for the first time, when his younger sister-wife Rhaenys gave birth to a son: [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]]. However, Aenys was a sickly boy, and Rhaenys's death in {{Date|10}} shattered him. Aegon grew desperate, and there were worries about whether or not Aenys would even live. As Aenys had troubled health, there were rumors that he had been fathered by a singer instead of Aegon. However, when Aenys bonded with his dragon [[Quicksilver]], his health improved, and the rumors faded away.{{Ref|tsotd}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

As Visenya by then had not gotten pregnant yet, some believed she was barren, and during the times when Aenys's health was still troubled it was rumored at court that Aegon might take another wife. Although Aegon refused to speak his mind on the matter, many lord and knights brought their young daughters to court. In {{Date|11}}, Queen Visenya announced her pregnancy, and the next year she gave birth to Aegon's second son, [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor]].{{Ref|tsotd}}

Aegon raised Aenys at King's Landing, and took him with him on his progressions. Occasionally, he let Aenys train with his Valyrian steel sword [[Blackfyre]]. Lacking daughters, he married Aenys to a cousin, Lady [[Alyssa Velaryon]], the daughter of his [[master of ships]], in {{Date|22}}. Aenys would have six children with Alyssa, five of whom were born during Aegon's reign.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}{{Ref|tsotd}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

===Death===
In {{Date|33}}, Aegon made his final progress throughout Westeros,{{Ref|tsotd}} during which he visited [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Afterwards, [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]] and [[Alyssa Velaryon|his wife]] would make the progresses in Aegon’s stead.{{Ref|tsotd}}

In {{Date|37}} on [[Dragonstone]], while telling his two eldest grandsons [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]] and [[Viserys Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Viserys]] the tales of [[Aegon's Conquest|his conquest]] at the [[Painted Table]], Aegon died from a stroke at the age of sixty-four.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Aegon was cremated on Dragonstone, and his funeral pyre was set aflame by [[Vhagar]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} [[Blackfyre]] was burned along with him, but later retrieved from the pyre by Aenys.{{Ref|tsotd}}

Although Aegon’s reign had largely been peaceful, many of his subjects desired to go back to the days of old, when there were still seven Kingdoms. Others wanted vengeance for the deaths of their loved ones in wars, and yet others saw the Targaryens as abominations.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} Because of this, the reigns of both Aenys and Maegor were tumulus, and filled with battles and chaos.

==Small Council under Aegon I==
Although the [[small council]] would only be formed during the reign of Aegon's grandson Jaehaerys I, Aegon had established his councillors early on. The following members are known:

{|class=wikitable width=80%i
!width=25% | Office
!width=15% | Duration
!width=20% | Name
!Notes
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[Hand of the King]]
| {{Date|1}} - {{Date|7}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Stormlands: House Baratheon}}
| Lord [[Orys Baratheon]]
| 
|-
| {{Date|7}} - {{Date|9}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands: House Tully}}
| Lord [[Edmyn Tully]]
| 
|-
| {{Date|9}} - {{Date|17}}
| Lord [[Alton Celtigar]]
| 
|-
| {{Date|17}} - {{Date|34}}{{Ref|tsotd}}
| Ser [[Osmund Strong]]
| Although the start of his office as Hand is unknown, Ser Osmund is known to have been Aegon's Hand when Aegon ordered the construction of the walls around King’s Landing in {{Date|19}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
|-
| {{Date|34}}/{{Date|35}} – {{Date|37}}{{Ref|tsotd}}
| Lord [[Alyn Stokeworth]]
| Ser Osmund Strong died in {{Date|34}},{{ref|tsotd}} but it is currently unknown whether Alyn succeeded him in the office of Hand the same year, or the next. By {{Date|35}}, however, he is known to have been Hand.{{Ref|tsotd}}
|-
| [[Grand Maester]]
| Unknown - {{Date|37}}
| [[Gawen]]
| Although the date of Gawen taking office as Grand Maester is unknown, it is known that Gawen was already Grand Maester when Aegon ordered the construction of the walls around King’s Landing in {{Date|19}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Additionally, it is known that Gawen was still the Grand Maester during Aenys I's reign.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}
|-
| [[Master of coin]]
| {{Date|1}} - Unknown
| Lord [[Crispian Celtigar]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| 
|-
| [[Master of laws]]
| {{Date|1}} - Unknown
| Lord [[Triston Massey]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| 
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Master of ships]]
| [[Aegon's Conquest]]
| Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (master of ships)|Daemon Velaryon]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| 
|-
| Unknown
| Lord [[Aethan Velaryon]]
| Although it is unknown when exactly Aethan served in the office, he is known to have been Aegon’s master of ships by {{Date|22}},{{Ref|tsotd}} when his daughter married Aenys.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} He held the office at least until {{Date|30}}.{{Ref|tsotd}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]]
| {{Date|10}} - Unknown
| Ser [[Corlys Velaryon (Kingsguard)|Corlys Velaryon]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
| 
|}

==Quotes by Aegon==
{{Quote|From this day forth there would be but [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms|one king]] in [[Westeros]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}}}

{{Quote|A king should never sit easy.{{ref|agot|43|}}}}

{{Quote|When the sun sets, [[House Hoare|your line]] shall end.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}}} – Aegon, to [[Harren Hoare]]

==Quotes about Aegon==
{{Quote|Aegon the Conqueror brought fire and blood to [[Westeros]], but afterward he gave them peace, prosperity, and justice.{{ref|aSoS|71}}}} – [[Daenerys Targaryen]]

{{Quote|Aegon once stood here as I do, looking down on [[Painted Table|this table]]. Do you think we would name him Aegon the Conqueror today if he had not had '''[[dragon]]s'''?{{Ref|ASOS|54}}}} – [[Stannis Baratheon]], to [[Davos Seaworth]]

==Family==
{{Targaryen tree Aegon}}

==Behind the Scenes==
According to a semi-canon source, [[w:William the Conqueror|William the Conqueror]] is an inspiration for Aegon.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Historical_Influences/ Historical Influences (June 20, 2001)]</ref>

==References==
{{References|2}}

==External links==
* [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Aegon_I_Targaryen Aegon I Targaryen] on the [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Main Game of Thrones wiki].

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[[es:Aegon I Targaryen]]
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{{Infobox monarch
| name = [[File:House Targaryen.svg|50px|left]] '''Aegon I''' [[File:House Targaryen.svg|50px|right]]
| image = [[File:AEGON I.jpg]]
| image_caption = Aegon the Conqueror by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/martin.html Amok©]
| reign = {{Date|1}} - {{Date|37}}
| coronation = {{Date|1}}
| othertitles = [[King of All Westeros, Shield of His People|King of All Westeros Shield of His People]] [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] [[Protector of the Realm]] [[Lord of Dragonstone]]
| fullname = Aegon Targaryen the First of His Name
| alias = Aegon the Conqueror{{ref|AGOT|3}} Aegon the Dragonlord{{ref|AGOT|3}} Aegon the Dragon{{ref|AGOT|27}}
| predecessor = None
| successor = [[Aenys I Targaryen]]
| suc-type =
| heir = [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys Targaryen]]
| queen = [[Visenya Targaryen]] [[Rhaenys Targaryen]]
| consort =
| spouse1 =
| issue = [[Aenys I Targaryen]] [[Maegor I Targaryen]]
| royalhouse = [[House Targaryen]]
| dynasty =
| royalanthem =
| father = [[Aerion Targaryen (son of Daemion)|Aerion Targaryen]]
| mother = [[Valaena Velaryon]]
| dateofbirth = [[Years before Aegon's Landing|27 BC]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| placeofbirth = [[Dragonstone]]
| dateofdeath = {{Date|37}}{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
| placeofdeath = [[Dragonstone]]
| dateofburial =
| placeofburial =
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Hedge Knight]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Sworn Sword]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Mystery Knight]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) 
}}
{{See homonyms | Aegon Targaryen}}

'''Aegon I Targaryen''', also known as '''Aegon the Conqueror''' and '''Aegon the Dragon''', was the first [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] and king on the [[Iron Throne]], having conquered six of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] during [[Aegon's Conquest|the Conquest]]. The [[dragonlord]] was the founder of the ruling [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] dynasty of [[Westeros]].

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Aegon I Targaryen|l1=Images of Aegon I Targaryen}}

Aegon was tall, broad-shouldered and powerful in appearance, with [[purple eyes]] and short-cut silver-gold hair. He was very charismatic and commanding. During [[Aegon's Conquest|his Conquest]] he typically wore a shirt of black scales into battle and wielded [[Blackfyre]], a [[bastard sword]] made of [[Valyrian steel]]. His [[Crowns (object)|crown]] was a simple circlet of Valyrian steel, set with big square-cut rubies.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Targaryen_Kings Targaryen Kings (November 1, 2005)]</ref>

Aegon was seen as an enigma. He was a solitary person whose only friend was [[Orys Baratheon]]. He was a great warrior but only rode his [[dragon]], [[Balerion]], for battle or travel and never entered [[tourney]]s. Aegon remained faithful to his sisters and left governance in their hands and only took command when necessary. While he was harsh with those who defied him, he was generous to those that bent the knee.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon is not considered to have been particularly pious.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} According to a semi-canon source, he followed the [[Faith of the Seven]] for political reasons.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Asshai.com_Forum_Chat Asshai.com Forum Chat (July 27, 2008)]</ref>

==Biography==
===Early life===
[[File:Aegon the Conqueror.jpg|350px|thumb|Aegon the Conqueror, by Magali Villeneuve.]]
Aegon was born on [[Dragonstone]]{{Ref|AWOIAF| Aegon I Targaryen}} in [[27 BC]] to Lord [[Aerion Targaryen (son of Daemion)|Aerion Targaryen]] and Lady [[Valaena Velaryon]]. He had an older sister, [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]], and a younger sister, [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]]. According to [[Valyria]]n and [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] tradition, Aegon married within the family; however, instead of taking only one sister to wife, as had been common, he married both of them. Aegon had claimed the dragon [[Balerion]] for his own prior to his marriage.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon was born in the latter half of the [[Century of Blood]], during which [[Volantis]] attempted to expand their power, as they saw themselves as the rightful heirs to the remains of the [[Valyrian Freehold]]. The other [[Free Cities]] rose up against Volantis, and when [[Pentos]] and [[Tyrosh]] asked for his aid in their struggle against Volantis, Aegon flew to Pentos atop of Balerion to meet with the [[Prince of Pentos]] and the city's [[magister]]s. Aegon next flew to [[Lys]], where he burned a Volantene fleet before it could attempt to invade the city. Shortly after, Aegon returned to Dragonstone.{{ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Doom of Valyria}}

===The Conquest===
:{{Main|Aegon's Conquest}}

While the [[Century of Blood]] came to an end, Aegon's interest in [[Westeros]] grew. He had previously visited the [[Citadel]] of [[Oldtown]] and the [[Arbor]] in the [[Kingdom of the Reach]] with his sister Visenya, and might also have visited [[Lannisport]] in the [[Kingdom of the Rock]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} A huge wooden table, cut in the shape of Westeros, with a map painted upon the surface. No borders were painted upon the [[Painted Table]], however, as Aegon believed it should be one realm instead of seven.{{Ref|ASOS|36}}

[[Storm King]] [[Argilac Durrandon]] reached out to Aegon, proposing a [[marriage]] between Aegon and his only daughter, Princess [[Argella Durrandon|Argella]]. All the lands east of the [[Gods Eye]] from the [[Trident]] to the [[Blackwater Rush]] were offered as her dowry. Even though the lands did not belong to Argilac, the offer was an attempt to create a buffer between his own kingdom, and that of [[Harren Hoare]]. Aegon spurned the offer, stating he had no need of a [[polygamy|third wife]], and offered his close friend and rumored [[bastard]] half-brother [[Orys Baratheon]] instead, in return for lands. Insulted, Argilac cut off the hands of Aegon's envoy and sent those back to Dragonstone, upon which Aegon called his councilors together. After six days of consulting, Aegon sent forth ravens to every lord in Westeros, declaring his claim to the throne.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon [[Aegon's Landing|landed]] with his army on the eastern coast of Westeros at the mouth of the [[Blackwater Rush]], where he constructed the wooden [[Aegonfort]]. [[House Rosby]] and [[House Stokeworth]] surrendered to him quickly, and [[Aegon's first test|House Mooton and Darklyn were quickly defeated]] in the first battle. Making use of their three [[dragon]]s ([[Balerion]], [[Meraxes]], and [[Vhagar]]), Aegon, Rhaenys, and Visenya conquered or subjected six of the seven kingdoms of Westeros. Only [[Dorne]] remained untaken. Aegon established the [[riverlands]] as a separate region from the [[Iron Islands]], and placed them under the rule of [[House Tully]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon chose to date the beginning of his reign from the day the [[High Septon (Aegon's Conquest)|High Septon]] anointed him in [[Oldtown]].{{Ref|aFfC|28}} Rather than ruling from Oldtown or Dragonstone, Aegon chose to make his seat [[King's Landing]], the new settlement growing around the Aegonfort. He also took the swords of his defeated enemies, forging them into the [[Iron Throne]]. Aegon also created the offices of the small council as well as that of the [[Hand of the King]], with [[Orys Baratheon]] becoming his first Hand.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

In {{Date|2}}, Aegon finally turned his attention to the [[Iron Islands]], where the [[Ironborn]] had been fighting for two years over the kingship. Aegon landed on [[Great Wyk]] with Balerion, and a war fleet to deal with the contenders. Aegon personally cut down [[Qhorin Volmark]], while the priest-king [[Lodos (I)|Lodos]] walked into the sea, drowning himself. The other contenders quickly bend the knee. Aegon ignored the suggestions of making the ironborn vassals to the [[House Tully|Tullys]] of [[Riverrun]] or the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] of [[Casterly Rock]], as well as the suggestion to exterminate the ironborn by dragonflame. Instead, Aegon allowed the ironborn to name their own lord paramount, for which the ironborn chose [[Vickon Greyjoy]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Iron Islands: The Greyjoys of Pyke}}

===First Dornish War===
[[File:Aegon And His Sisters by Amok..png|thumb|right|350px|King Aegon with his sister-queens [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] (left) and [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]] (right), by Amok ©.]]
:{{Main|First Dornish War}}
Aegon turned his attention back on [[Dorne]] in {{Date|4}}. The king launched a new invasion, hoping to complete [[Aegon's Conquest|his conquest]]. The [[First Dornish War]] lasted nine years, and knew many deaths and tragedies. One of these tragedies was the capture and mutilation of Aegon's friend and [[Hand of the King]], [[Orys Baratheon]]. Following his release from the two-year captivity, Orys returned home lacking a swordhand – as did the men who had been taken captive with him. Aegon, intend on revenge, released his dragons and burned the castles of the defiant dornish lords. Yet the greatest loss Aegon faced was the death of Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] at [[Hellholt]] in {{Date|10}}, when her dragon [[Meraxes]] fell from the sky (with Rhaenys upon her back) when a shot from a scorpion took her in the eye. The two years that followed are known as the Dragon’s Wroth, as Aegon's wrath after Rhaenys's death knew no bounds.{{Ref|twoiaf| Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}

Aegon and [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] placed bounties on the heads of Dornish lords after Rhaenys's death and in turn the Dornish put bounties on the Targaryens. Aegon and Visenya were assaulted on the streets of King's Landing and if not for Visenya and [[Dark Sister]] they would have been killed. This attack led to the forming of the elite royal bodyguard known as the [[Kingsguard]] in {{Date|10}}. Visenya personally chose the men herself.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} The First Dornish War came to an end in {{Date|13}}The attempted conquest of Dorne was called to an end in {{date|13}}, after a visit from Princess [[Deria Martell]], the daughter of Prince [[Nymor Martell]], the ruling [[Prince of Dorne]]. She brought the skull of Meraxes and a letter with her, which was given to Aegon. After reading the letter, Aegon flew on Balerion to Dragonstone. He returned the next day, and agreed to a peace between Dorne and his kingdom.{{ref|twoiaf| Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}

Aegon would keep up good relations with Princess Deria, and is known to have visited [[Sunspear]] together with his eldest son, [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]], in {{Date|23}} to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the peace between the Iron Throne and Dorne.{{Ref|tsotd}}

===Further Reign===
[[File:Aegon on Balerion.jpg|450px|right|thumb|Aegon the Conqueror upon [[Balerion|Balerion the Black Dread]] by [http://jordigart.blogspot.com/ Jordi Gonzalez] ©.]]
The remaining twenty-four years of Aegon's reign were peaceful. He spent much of his time consolidating his power by traveling throughout the Seven Kingdoms and building his capital at King's Landing.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Aegon devoted half of every year to making these royal progresses.{{ref|tsotd}} During his rule he tread carefully with the [[Faith of the Seven]], so they would not oppose him.{{Ref|aFfC|33}} Aegon built a grand sept on [[Visenya's Hill]] and agreed to the construction of an even grander one known as the [[Sept of Remembrance]] on [[Rhaenys's Hill]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}

King's Landing initially lacked walls, and the likely reason is that the Targaryens likely believed no one would attack a city which housed dragons. However, when he learned about a pirate fleet sacking [[Tall Trees Town]] in the [[Summer Isles]] in {{Date|19}}, Aegon came to the realization that he and Visenya were not always in the city. As such, he ordered the construction of massive walls to be built around the city. Construction began in {{Date|20}}, and was completed in {{Date|26}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}

After Aegon celebrated his sixtieth name day in {{date|33}}, the royal progresses continued, but were now made by his son Aenys and his wife Alyssa, while the aging king remained at home. By this point late in his reign, Aegon decided that the ramshackle Aegonfort was not a suitable seat for a king, so the structure was torn to the ground in {{date|35}}. Aegon moved his family and court back to Dragonstone, while he commanded the construction of what would later be called the [[Red Keep]]. Visenya was placed in charge of the building of the Red Keep, and it was rumored that Aegon had done this so that he would not have to suffer her presence on Dragonstone.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} The Iron Throne remained at the build site instead of Dragonstone, since it was too heavy to be moved.{{ref|tsotd}}

===The Sons of the Dragon===
In {{Date|7}}, Aegon became a father for the first time, when his younger sister-wife Rhaenys gave birth to a son: [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]]. However, Aenys was a sickly boy, and Rhaenys's death in {{Date|10}} shattered him. Aegon grew desperate, and there were worries about whether or not Aenys would even live. As Aenys had troubled health, there were rumors that he had been fathered by a singer instead of Aegon. However, when Aenys bonded with his dragon [[Quicksilver]], his health improved, and the rumors faded away.{{Ref|tsotd}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

As Visenya by then had not gotten pregnant yet, some believed she was barren, and during the times when Aenys's health was still troubled it was rumored at court that Aegon might take another wife. Although Aegon refused to speak his mind on the matter, many lord and knights brought their young daughters to court. In {{Date|11}}, Queen Visenya announced her pregnancy, and the next year she gave birth to Aegon's second son, [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor]].{{Ref|tsotd}}

Aegon raised Aenys at King's Landing, and took him with him on his progressions. Occasionally, he let Aenys train with his Valyrian steel sword [[Blackfyre]]. Lacking daughters, he married Aenys to a cousin, Lady [[Alyssa Velaryon]], the daughter of his [[master of ships]], in {{Date|22}}. Aenys would have six children with Alyssa, five of whom were born during Aegon's reign.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}{{Ref|tsotd}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

===Death===
In {{Date|33}}, Aegon made his final progress throughout Westeros,{{Ref|tsotd}} during which he visited [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Afterwards, [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]] and [[Alyssa Velaryon|his wife]] would make the progresses in Aegon’s stead.{{Ref|tsotd}}

In {{Date|37}} on [[Dragonstone]], while telling his two eldest grandsons [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]] and [[Viserys Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Viserys]] the tales of [[Aegon's Conquest|his conquest]] at the [[Painted Table]], Aegon died from a stroke at the age of sixty-four.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Aegon was cremated on Dragonstone, and his funeral pyre was set aflame by [[Vhagar]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} [[Blackfyre]] was burned along with him, but later retrieved from the pyre by Aenys.{{Ref|tsotd}}

Although Aegon’s reign had largely been peaceful, many of his subjects desired to go back to the days of old, when there were still seven Kingdoms. Others wanted vengeance for the deaths of their loved ones in wars, and yet others saw the Targaryens as abominations.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} Because of this, the reigns of both Aenys and Maegor were tumulus, and filled with battles and chaos.

==Small Council under Aegon I==
Although the [[small council]] would only be formed during the reign of Aegon's grandson Jaehaerys I, Aegon had established his councillors early on. The following members are known:

{|class=wikitable width=80%i
!width=25% | Office
!width=15% | Duration
!width=20% | Name
!Notes
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[Hand of the King]]
| {{Date|1}} - {{Date|7}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Stormlands: House Baratheon}}
| Lord [[Orys Baratheon]]
| 
|-
| {{Date|7}} - {{Date|9}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands: House Tully}}
| Lord [[Edmyn Tully]]
| 
|-
| {{Date|9}} - {{Date|17}}
| Lord [[Alton Celtigar]]
| 
|-
| {{Date|17}} - {{Date|34}}{{Ref|tsotd}}
| Ser [[Osmund Strong]]
| Although the start of his office as Hand is unknown, Ser Osmund is known to have been Aegon's Hand when Aegon ordered the construction of the walls around King’s Landing in {{Date|19}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
|-
| {{Date|34}}/{{Date|35}} – {{Date|37}}{{Ref|tsotd}}
| Lord [[Alyn Stokeworth]]
| Ser Osmund Strong died in {{Date|34}},{{ref|tsotd}} but it is currently unknown whether Alyn succeeded him in the office of Hand the same year, or the next. By {{Date|35}}, however, he is known to have been Hand.{{Ref|tsotd}}
|-
| [[Grand Maester]]
| Unknown - {{Date|37}}
| [[Gawen]]
| Although the date of Gawen taking office as Grand Maester is unknown, it is known that Gawen was already Grand Maester when Aegon ordered the construction of the walls around King’s Landing in {{Date|19}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Additionally, it is known that Gawen was still the Grand Maester during Aenys I's reign.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}
|-
| [[Master of coin]]
| {{Date|1}} - Unknown
| Lord [[Crispian Celtigar]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| 
|-
| [[Master of laws]]
| {{Date|1}} - Unknown
| Lord [[Triston Massey]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| 
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Master of ships]]
| [[Aegon's Conquest]]
| Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (master of ships)|Daemon Velaryon]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| 
|-
| Unknown
| Lord [[Aethan Velaryon]]
| Although it is unknown when exactly Aethan served in the office, he is known to have been Aegon’s master of ships by {{Date|22}},{{Ref|tsotd}} when his daughter married Aenys.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} He held the office at least until {{Date|30}}.{{Ref|tsotd}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]]
| {{Date|10}} - Unknown
| Ser [[Corlys Velaryon (Kingsguard)|Corlys Velaryon]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
| 
|}

==Quotes by Aegon==
{{Quote|From this day forth there would be but [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms|one king]] in [[Westeros]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}}}

{{Quote|A king should never sit easy.{{ref|agot|43|}}}}

{{Quote|When the sun sets, [[House Hoare|your line]] shall end.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}}} – Aegon, to [[Harren Hoare]]

==Quotes about Aegon==
{{Quote|Aegon the Conqueror brought fire and blood to [[Westeros]], but afterward he gave them peace, prosperity, and justice.{{ref|aSoS|71}}}} – [[Daenerys Targaryen]]

{{Quote|Aegon once stood here as I do, looking down on [[Painted Table|this table]]. Do you think we would name him Aegon the Conqueror today if he had not had '''[[dragon]]s'''?{{Ref|ASOS|54}}}} – [[Stannis Baratheon]], to [[Davos Seaworth]]

==Family==
{{Targaryen tree Aegon}}

==Behind the Scenes==
According to a semi-canon source, [[w:William the Conqueror|William the Conqueror]] is an inspiration for Aegon.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Historical_Influences/ Historical Influences (June 20, 2001)]</ref>

==References==
{{References|2}}

==External links==
* [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Aegon_I_Targaryen Aegon I Targaryen] on the [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Main Game of Thrones wiki].

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[[ru:Эйгон I Таргариен]]
[[zh:伊耿·坦格利安一世]]

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{{Infobox monarch
| name = [[File:House Targaryen.svg|50px|left]] '''Aegon I''' [[File:House Targaryen.svg|50px|right]]
| image = [[File:AEGON I.jpg]]
| image_caption = Aegon the Conqueror by [http://en.amokanet.ru/gallery/martin/martin.html Amok©]
| reign = {{Date|1}} - {{Date|37}}
| coronation = {{Date|1}}
| othertitles = [[King of All Westeros, Shield of His People|King of All Westeros Shield of His People]] [[King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men]] [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] [[Protector of the Realm]] [[Lord of Dragonstone]]
| fullname = Aegon Targaryen the First of His Name
| alias = Aegon the Conqueror{{ref|AGOT|3}} Aegon the Dragonlord{{ref|AGOT|3}} Aegon the Dragon{{ref|AGOT|27}}
| predecessor = None
| successor = [[Aenys I Targaryen]]
| suc-type =
| heir = [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys Targaryen]]
| queen = [[Visenya Targaryen]] [[Rhaenys Targaryen]]
| consort =
| spouse1 =
| issue = [[Aenys I Targaryen]] [[Maegor I Targaryen]]
| royalhouse = [[House Targaryen]]
| dynasty =
| royalanthem =
| father = [[Aerion Targaryen (son of Daemion)|Aerion Targaryen]]
| mother = [[Valaena Velaryon]]
| dateofbirth = [[Years before Aegon's Landing|27 BC]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| placeofbirth = [[Dragonstone]]
| dateofdeath = {{Date|37}}{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
| placeofdeath = [[Dragonstone]]
| dateofburial =
| placeofburial =
| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Hedge Knight]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Sworn Sword]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Mystery Knight]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) 
}}
{{See homonyms | Aegon Targaryen}}

'''Aegon I Targaryen''', also known as '''Aegon the Conqueror''' and '''Aegon the Dragon''', was the first [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] and king on the [[Iron Throne]], having conquered six of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] during [[Aegon's Conquest|the Conquest]]. The [[dragonlord]] was the founder of the ruling [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] dynasty of [[Westeros]].

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Aegon I Targaryen|l1=Images of Aegon I Targaryen}}

Aegon was tall, broad-shouldered and powerful in appearance, with [[purple eyes]] and short-cut silver-gold hair. He was very charismatic and commanding. During [[Aegon's Conquest|his Conquest]] he typically wore a shirt of black scales into battle and wielded [[Blackfyre]], a [[bastard sword]] made of [[Valyrian steel]]. His [[Crowns (object)|crown]] was a simple circlet of Valyrian steel, set with big square-cut rubies.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Targaryen_Kings Targaryen Kings (November 1, 2005)]</ref>

Aegon was seen as an enigma. He was a solitary person whose only friend was [[Orys Baratheon]]. He was a great warrior but only rode his [[dragon]], [[Balerion]], for battle or travel and never entered [[tourney]]s. Aegon remained faithful to his sisters and left governance in their hands and only took command when necessary. While he was harsh with those who defied him, he was generous to those that bent the knee.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon is not considered to have been particularly pious.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} According to a semi-canon source, he followed the [[Faith of the Seven]] for political reasons.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Asshai.com_Forum_Chat Asshai.com Forum Chat (July 27, 2008)]</ref>

==Biography==
===Early life===
[[File:Aegon the Conqueror.jpg|350px|thumb|Aegon the Conqueror, by Magali Villeneuve.]]
Aegon was born on [[Dragonstone]]{{Ref|AWOIAF| Aegon I Targaryen}} in [[27 BC]] to Lord [[Aerion Targaryen (son of Daemion)|Aerion Targaryen]] and Lady [[Valaena Velaryon]]. He had an older sister, [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]], and a younger sister, [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]]. According to [[Valyria]]n and [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] tradition, Aegon married within the family; however, instead of taking only one sister to wife, as had been common, he married both of them. Aegon had claimed the dragon [[Balerion]] for his own prior to his marriage.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon was born in the latter half of the [[Century of Blood]], during which [[Volantis]] attempted to expand their power, as they saw themselves as the rightful heirs to the remains of the [[Valyrian Freehold]]. The other [[Free Cities]] rose up against Volantis, and when [[Pentos]] and [[Tyrosh]] asked for his aid in their struggle against Volantis, Aegon flew to Pentos atop of Balerion to meet with the [[Prince of Pentos]] and the city's [[magister]]s. Aegon next flew to [[Lys]], where he burned a Volantene fleet before it could attempt to invade the city. Shortly after, Aegon returned to Dragonstone.{{ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Doom of Valyria}}

===The Conquest===
:{{Main|Aegon's Conquest}}

While the [[Century of Blood]] came to an end, Aegon's interest in [[Westeros]] grew. He had previously visited the [[Citadel]] of [[Oldtown]] and the [[Arbor]] in the [[Kingdom of the Reach]] with his sister Visenya, and might also have visited [[Lannisport]] in the [[Kingdom of the Rock]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} A huge wooden table, cut in the shape of Westeros, with a map painted upon the surface. No borders were painted upon the [[Painted Table]], however, as Aegon believed it should be one realm instead of seven.{{Ref|ASOS|36}}

[[Storm King]] [[Argilac Durrandon]] reached out to Aegon, proposing a [[marriage]] between Aegon and his only daughter, Princess [[Argella Durrandon|Argella]]. All the lands east of the [[Gods Eye]] from the [[Trident]] to the [[Blackwater Rush]] were offered as her dowry. Even though the lands did not belong to Argilac, the offer was an attempt to create a buffer between his own kingdom, and that of [[Harren Hoare]]. Aegon spurned the offer, stating he had no need of a [[polygamy|third wife]], and offered his close friend and rumored [[bastard]] half-brother [[Orys Baratheon]] instead, in return for lands. Insulted, Argilac cut off the hands of Aegon's envoy and sent those back to Dragonstone, upon which Aegon called his councilors together. After six days of consulting, Aegon sent forth ravens to every lord in Westeros, declaring his claim to the throne.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon [[Aegon's Landing|landed]] with his army on the eastern coast of Westeros at the mouth of the [[Blackwater Rush]], where he constructed the wooden [[Aegonfort]]. [[House Rosby]] and [[House Stokeworth]] surrendered to him quickly, and [[Aegon's first test|House Mooton and Darklyn were quickly defeated]] in the first battle. Making use of their three [[dragon]]s ([[Balerion]], [[Meraxes]], and [[Vhagar]]), Aegon, Rhaenys, and Visenya conquered or subjected six of the seven kingdoms of Westeros. Only [[Dorne]] remained untaken. Aegon established the [[riverlands]] as a separate region from the [[Iron Islands]], and placed them under the rule of [[House Tully]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon chose to date the beginning of his reign from the day the [[High Septon (Aegon's Conquest)|High Septon]] anointed him in [[Oldtown]].{{Ref|aFfC|28}} Rather than ruling from Oldtown or Dragonstone, Aegon chose to make his seat [[King's Landing]], the new settlement growing around the Aegonfort. He also took the swords of his defeated enemies, forging them into the [[Iron Throne]]. Aegon also created the offices of the small council as well as that of the [[Hand of the King]], with [[Orys Baratheon]] becoming his first Hand.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

In {{Date|2}}, Aegon finally turned his attention to the [[Iron Islands]], where the [[Ironborn]] had been fighting for two years over the kingship. Aegon landed on [[Great Wyk]] with Balerion, and a war fleet to deal with the contenders. Aegon personally cut down [[Qhorin Volmark]], while the priest-king [[Lodos (I)|Lodos]] walked into the sea, drowning himself. The other contenders quickly bend the knee. Aegon ignored the suggestions of making the ironborn vassals to the [[House Tully|Tullys]] of [[Riverrun]] or the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] of [[Casterly Rock]], as well as the suggestion to exterminate the ironborn by dragonflame. Instead, Aegon allowed the ironborn to name their own lord paramount, for which the ironborn chose [[Vickon Greyjoy]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Iron Islands: The Greyjoys of Pyke}}

===First Dornish War===
[[File:Aegon And His Sisters by Amok..png|thumb|right|350px|King Aegon with his sister-queens [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] (left) and [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]] (right), by Amok ©.]]
:{{Main|First Dornish War}}
Aegon turned his attention back on [[Dorne]] in {{Date|4}}. The king launched a new invasion, hoping to complete [[Aegon's Conquest|his conquest]]. The [[First Dornish War]] lasted nine years, and knew many deaths and tragedies. One of these tragedies was the capture and mutilation of Aegon's friend and [[Hand of the King]], [[Orys Baratheon]]. Following his release from the two-year captivity, Orys returned home lacking a swordhand – as did the men who had been taken captive with him. Aegon, intend on revenge, released his dragons and burned the castles of the defiant dornish lords. Yet the greatest loss Aegon faced was the death of Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] at [[Hellholt]] in {{Date|10}}, when her dragon [[Meraxes]] fell from the sky (with Rhaenys upon her back) when a shot from a scorpion took her in the eye. The two years that followed are known as the Dragon’s Wroth, as Aegon's wrath after Rhaenys's death knew no bounds.{{Ref|twoiaf| Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}

Aegon and [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] placed bounties on the heads of Dornish lords after Rhaenys's death and in turn the Dornish put bounties on the Targaryens. Aegon and Visenya were assaulted on the streets of King's Landing and if not for Visenya and [[Dark Sister]] they would have been killed. This attack led to the forming of the elite royal bodyguard known as the [[Kingsguard]] in {{Date|10}}. Visenya personally chose the men herself.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} The First Dornish War came to an end in {{Date|13}}The attempted conquest of Dorne was called to an end in {{date|13}}, after a visit from Princess [[Deria Martell]], the daughter of Prince [[Nymor Martell]], the ruling [[Prince of Dorne]]. She brought the skull of Meraxes and a letter with her, which was given to Aegon. After reading the letter, Aegon flew on Balerion to Dragonstone. He returned the next day, and agreed to a peace between Dorne and his kingdom.{{ref|twoiaf| Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}

Aegon would keep up good relations with Princess Deria, and is known to have visited [[Sunspear]] together with his eldest son, [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]], in {{Date|23}} to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the peace between the Iron Throne and Dorne.{{Ref|tsotd}}

===Further Reign===
[[File:Aegon on Balerion.jpg|450px|right|thumb|Aegon the Conqueror upon [[Balerion|Balerion the Black Dread]] by [http://jordigart.blogspot.com/ Jordi Gonzalez] ©.]]
The remaining twenty-four years of Aegon's reign were peaceful. He spent much of his time consolidating his power by traveling throughout the Seven Kingdoms and building his capital at King's Landing.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Aegon devoted half of every year to making these royal progresses.{{ref|tsotd}} During his rule he tread carefully with the [[Faith of the Seven]], so they would not oppose him.{{Ref|aFfC|33}} Aegon built a grand sept on [[Visenya's Hill]] and agreed to the construction of an even grander one known as the [[Sept of Remembrance]] on [[Rhaenys's Hill]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}

King's Landing initially lacked walls, and the likely reason is that the Targaryens likely believed no one would attack a city which housed dragons. However, when he learned about a pirate fleet sacking [[Tall Trees Town]] in the [[Summer Isles]] in {{Date|19}}, Aegon came to the realization that he and Visenya were not always in the city. As such, he ordered the construction of massive walls to be built around the city. Construction began in {{Date|20}}, and was completed in {{Date|26}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}

After Aegon celebrated his sixtieth name day in {{date|33}}, the royal progresses continued, but were now made by his son Aenys and his wife Alyssa, while the aging king remained at home. By this point late in his reign, Aegon decided that the ramshackle Aegonfort was not a suitable seat for a king, so the structure was torn to the ground in {{date|35}}. Aegon moved his family and court back to Dragonstone, while he commanded the construction of what would later be called the [[Red Keep]]. Visenya was placed in charge of the building of the Red Keep, and it was rumored that Aegon had done this so that he would not have to suffer her presence on Dragonstone.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} The Iron Throne remained at the build site instead of Dragonstone, since it was too heavy to be moved.{{ref|tsotd}}

===The Sons of the Dragon===
In {{Date|7}}, Aegon became a father for the first time, when his younger sister-wife Rhaenys gave birth to a son: [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]]. However, Aenys was a sickly boy, and Rhaenys's death in {{Date|10}} shattered him. Aegon grew desperate, and there were worries about whether or not Aenys would even live. As Aenys had troubled health, there were rumors that he had been fathered by a singer instead of Aegon. However, when Aenys bonded with his dragon [[Quicksilver]], his health improved, and the rumors faded away.{{Ref|tsotd}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

As Visenya by then had not gotten pregnant yet, some believed she was barren, and during the times when Aenys's health was still troubled it was rumored at court that Aegon might take another wife. Although Aegon refused to speak his mind on the matter, many lord and knights brought their young daughters to court. In {{Date|11}}, Queen Visenya announced her pregnancy, and the next year she gave birth to Aegon's second son, [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor]].{{Ref|tsotd}}

Aegon raised Aenys at King's Landing, and took him with him on his progressions. Occasionally, he let Aenys train with his Valyrian steel sword [[Blackfyre]]. Lacking daughters, he married Aenys to a cousin, Lady [[Alyssa Velaryon]], the daughter of his [[master of ships]], in {{Date|22}}. Aenys would have six children with Alyssa, five of whom were born during Aegon's reign.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}{{Ref|tsotd}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

===Death===
In {{Date|33}}, Aegon made his final progress throughout Westeros,{{Ref|tsotd}} during which he visited [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Afterwards, [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]] and [[Alyssa Velaryon|his wife]] would make the progresses in Aegon’s stead.{{Ref|tsotd}}

In {{Date|37}} on [[Dragonstone]], while telling his two eldest grandsons [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]] and [[Viserys Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Viserys]] the tales of [[Aegon's Conquest|his conquest]] at the [[Painted Table]], Aegon died from a stroke at the age of sixty-four.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Aegon was cremated on Dragonstone, and his funeral pyre was set aflame by [[Vhagar]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} [[Blackfyre]] was burned along with him, but later retrieved from the pyre by Aenys.{{Ref|tsotd}}

Although Aegon’s reign had largely been peaceful, many of his subjects desired to go back to the days of old, when there were still seven Kingdoms. Others wanted vengeance for the deaths of their loved ones in wars, and yet others saw the Targaryens as abominations.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} Because of this, the reigns of both Aenys and Maegor were tumulus, and filled with battles and chaos.

==Small Council under Aegon I==
Although the [[small council]] would only be formed during the reign of Aegon's grandson Jaehaerys I, Aegon had established his councillors early on. The following members are known:

{|class=wikitable width=80%i
!width=25% | Office
!width=15% | Duration
!width=20% | Name
!Notes
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[Hand of the King]]
| {{Date|1}} - {{Date|7}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Stormlands: House Baratheon}}
| Lord [[Orys Baratheon]]
| 
|-
| {{Date|7}} - {{Date|9}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands: House Tully}}
| Lord [[Edmyn Tully]]
| 
|-
| {{Date|9}} - {{Date|17}}
| Lord [[Alton Celtigar]]
| 
|-
| {{Date|17}} - {{Date|34}}{{Ref|tsotd}}
| Ser [[Osmund Strong]]
| Although the start of his office as Hand is unknown, Ser Osmund is known to have been Aegon's Hand when Aegon ordered the construction of the walls around King’s Landing in {{Date|19}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
|-
| {{Date|34}}/{{Date|35}} – {{Date|37}}{{Ref|tsotd}}
| Lord [[Alyn Stokeworth]]
| Ser Osmund Strong died in {{Date|34}},{{ref|tsotd}} but it is currently unknown whether Alyn succeeded him in the office of Hand the same year, or the next. By {{Date|35}}, however, he is known to have been Hand.{{Ref|tsotd}}
|-
| [[Grand Maester]]
| Unknown - {{Date|37}}
| [[Gawen]]
| Although the date of Gawen taking office as Grand Maester is unknown, it is known that Gawen was already Grand Maester when Aegon ordered the construction of the walls around King’s Landing in {{Date|19}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Additionally, it is known that Gawen was still the Grand Maester during Aenys I's reign.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}
|-
| [[Master of coin]]
| {{Date|1}} - Unknown
| Lord [[Crispian Celtigar]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| 
|-
| [[Master of laws]]
| {{Date|1}} - Unknown
| Lord [[Triston Massey]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| 
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Master of ships]]
| [[Aegon's Conquest]]
| Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (master of ships)|Daemon Velaryon]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| 
|-
| Unknown
| Lord [[Aethan Velaryon]]
| Although it is unknown when exactly Aethan served in the office, he is known to have been Aegon’s master of ships by {{Date|22}},{{Ref|tsotd}} when his daughter married Aenys.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} He held the office at least until {{Date|30}}.{{Ref|tsotd}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]]
| {{Date|10}} - Unknown
| Ser [[Corlys Velaryon (Kingsguard)|Corlys Velaryon]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
| 
|}

==Quotes by Aegon==
{{Quote|From this day forth there would be but [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms|one king]] in [[Westeros]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}}}

{{Quote|A king should never sit easy.{{ref|agot|43|}}}}

{{Quote|When the sun sets, [[House Hoare|your line]] shall end.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}}} – Aegon, to [[Harren Hoare]]

==Quotes about Aegon==
{{Quote|Aegon the Conqueror brought fire and blood to [[Westeros]], but afterward he gave them peace, prosperity, and justice.{{ref|aSoS|71}}}} – [[Daenerys Targaryen]]

{{Quote|Aegon once stood here as I do, looking down on [[Painted Table|this table]]. Do you think we would name him Aegon the Conqueror today if he had not had '''[[dragon]]s'''?{{Ref|ASOS|54}}}} – [[Stannis Baratheon]], to [[Davos Seaworth]]

==Family==
{{Targaryen tree Aegon}}

==Behind the Scenes==
According to a semi-canon source, [[w:William the Conqueror|William the Conqueror]] is an inspiration for Aegon.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Historical_Influences/ Historical Influences (June 20, 2001)]</ref>

==References==
{{References|2}}

==External links==
* [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Aegon_I_Targaryen Aegon I Targaryen] on the [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Main Game of Thrones wiki].

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| reign = {{Date|1}} - {{Date|37}}
| coronation = {{Date|1}}
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| fullname = Aegon Targaryen the First of His Name
| alias = Aegon the Conqueror{{ref|AGOT|3}} Aegon the Dragonlord{{ref|AGOT|3}} Aegon the Dragon{{ref|AGOT|27}}
| predecessor = None
| successor = [[Aenys I Targaryen]]
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| heir = [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys Targaryen]]
| queen = [[Visenya Targaryen]] [[Rhaenys Targaryen]]
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| father = [[Aerion Targaryen (son of Daemion)|Aerion Targaryen]]
| mother = [[Valaena Velaryon]]
| dateofbirth = [[Years before Aegon's Landing|27 BC]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| placeofbirth = [[Dragonstone]]
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| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Hedge Knight]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Sworn Sword]]'' (mentioned) ''[[The Mystery Knight]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned) ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)''[[Fire & Blood]]'' (mentioned) 
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{{See homonyms | Aegon Targaryen}}

'''Aegon I Targaryen''', also known as '''Aegon the Conqueror''' and '''Aegon the Dragon''', was the first [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms]] and king on the [[Iron Throne]], having conquered six of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] during [[Aegon's Conquest|the Conquest]]. The [[dragonlord]] was the founder of the ruling [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] dynasty of [[Westeros]].

==Appearance and Character==
{{See also|:Category:Images of Aegon I Targaryen|l1=Images of Aegon I Targaryen}}

Aegon was tall, broad-shouldered and powerful in appearance, with [[purple eyes]] and short-cut silver-gold hair. He was very charismatic and commanding. During [[Aegon's Conquest|his Conquest]] he typically wore a shirt of black scales into battle and wielded [[Blackfyre]], a [[bastard sword]] made of [[Valyrian steel]]. His [[Crowns (object)|crown]] was a simple circlet of Valyrian steel, set with big square-cut rubies.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Targaryen_Kings Targaryen Kings (November 1, 2005)]</ref>

Aegon was seen as an enigma. He was a solitary person whose only friend was [[Orys Baratheon]]. He was a great warrior but only rode his [[dragon]], [[Balerion]], for battle or travel and never entered [[tourney]]s. Aegon remained faithful to his sisters and left governance in their hands and only took command when necessary. While he was harsh with those who defied him, he was generous to those that bent the knee.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon is not considered to have been particularly pious.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} According to a semi-canon source, he followed the [[Faith of the Seven]] for political reasons.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Asshai.com_Forum_Chat Asshai.com Forum Chat (July 27, 2008)]</ref>

==Biography==
===Early life===
[[File:Aegon the Conqueror.jpg|350px|thumb|Aegon the Conqueror, by Magali Villeneuve.]]
Aegon was born on [[Dragonstone]]{{Ref|AWOIAF| Aegon I Targaryen}} in [[27 BC]] to Lord [[Aerion Targaryen (son of Daemion)|Aerion Targaryen]] and Lady [[Valaena Velaryon]]. He had an older sister, [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]], and a younger sister, [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]]. According to [[Valyria]]n and [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] tradition, Aegon married within the family; however, instead of taking only one sister to wife, as had been common, he married both of them. Aegon had claimed the dragon [[Balerion]] for his own prior to his marriage.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon was born in the latter half of the [[Century of Blood]], during which [[Volantis]] attempted to expand their power, as they saw themselves as the rightful heirs to the remains of the [[Valyrian Freehold]]. The other [[Free Cities]] rose up against Volantis, and when [[Pentos]] and [[Tyrosh]] asked for his aid in their struggle against Volantis, Aegon flew to Pentos atop of Balerion to meet with the [[Prince of Pentos]] and the city's [[magister]]s. Aegon next flew to [[Lys]], where he burned a Volantene fleet before it could attempt to invade the city. Shortly after, Aegon returned to Dragonstone.{{ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Doom of Valyria}}

===The Conquest===
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While the [[Century of Blood]] came to an end, Aegon's interest in [[Westeros]] grew. He had previously visited the [[Citadel]] of [[Oldtown]] and the [[Arbor]] in the [[Kingdom of the Reach]] with his sister Visenya, and might also have visited [[Lannisport]] in the [[Kingdom of the Rock]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} A huge wooden table, cut in the shape of Westeros, with a map painted upon the surface. No borders were painted upon the [[Painted Table]], however, as Aegon believed it should be one realm instead of seven.{{Ref|ASOS|36}}

[[Storm King]] [[Argilac Durrandon]] reached out to Aegon, proposing a [[marriage]] between Aegon and his only daughter, Princess [[Argella Durrandon|Argella]]. All the lands east of the [[Gods Eye]] from the [[Trident]] to the [[Blackwater Rush]] were offered as her dowry. Even though the lands did not belong to Argilac, the offer was an attempt to create a buffer between his own kingdom, and that of [[Harren Hoare]]. Aegon spurned the offer, stating he had no need of a [[polygamy|third wife]], and offered his close friend and rumored [[bastard]] half-brother [[Orys Baratheon]] instead, in return for lands. Insulted, Argilac cut off the hands of Aegon's envoy and sent those back to Dragonstone, upon which Aegon called his councilors together. After six days of consulting, Aegon sent forth ravens to every lord in Westeros, declaring his claim to the throne.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon [[Aegon's Landing|landed]] with his army on the eastern coast of Westeros at the mouth of the [[Blackwater Rush]], where he constructed the wooden [[Aegonfort]]. [[House Rosby]] and [[House Stokeworth]] surrendered to him quickly, and [[Aegon's first test|House Mooton and Darklyn were quickly defeated]] in the first battle. Making use of their three [[dragon]]s ([[Balerion]], [[Meraxes]], and [[Vhagar]]), Aegon, Rhaenys, and Visenya conquered or subjected six of the seven kingdoms of Westeros. Only [[Dorne]] remained untaken. Aegon established the [[riverlands]] as a separate region from the [[Iron Islands]], and placed them under the rule of [[House Tully]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Aegon chose to date the beginning of his reign from the day the [[High Septon (Aegon's Conquest)|High Septon]] anointed him in [[Oldtown]].{{Ref|aFfC|28}} Rather than ruling from Oldtown or Dragonstone, Aegon chose to make his seat [[King's Landing]], the new settlement growing around the Aegonfort. He also took the swords of his defeated enemies, forging them into the [[Iron Throne]]. Aegon also created the offices of the small council as well as that of the [[Hand of the King]], with [[Orys Baratheon]] becoming his first Hand.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

In {{Date|2}}, Aegon finally turned his attention to the [[Iron Islands]], where the [[Ironborn]] had been fighting for two years over the kingship. Aegon landed on [[Great Wyk]] with Balerion, and a war fleet to deal with the contenders. Aegon personally cut down [[Qhorin Volmark]], while the priest-king [[Lodos (I)|Lodos]] walked into the sea, drowning himself. The other contenders quickly bend the knee. Aegon ignored the suggestions of making the ironborn vassals to the [[House Tully|Tullys]] of [[Riverrun]] or the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] of [[Casterly Rock]], as well as the suggestion to exterminate the ironborn by dragonflame. Instead, Aegon allowed the ironborn to name their own lord paramount, for which the ironborn chose [[Vickon Greyjoy]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Iron Islands: The Greyjoys of Pyke}}

===First Dornish War===
[[File:Aegon And His Sisters by Amok..png|thumb|right|350px|King Aegon with his sister-queens [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] (left) and [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]] (right), by Amok ©.]]
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Aegon turned his attention back on [[Dorne]] in {{Date|4}}. The king launched a new invasion, hoping to complete [[Aegon's Conquest|his conquest]]. The [[First Dornish War]] lasted nine years, and knew many deaths and tragedies. One of these tragedies was the capture and mutilation of Aegon's friend and [[Hand of the King]], [[Orys Baratheon]]. Following his release from the two-year captivity, Orys returned home lacking a swordhand – as did the men who had been taken captive with him. Aegon, intend on revenge, released his dragons and burned the castles of the defiant dornish lords. Yet the greatest loss Aegon faced was the death of Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] at [[Hellholt]] in {{Date|10}}, when her dragon [[Meraxes]] fell from the sky (with Rhaenys upon her back) when a shot from a scorpion took her in the eye. The two years that followed are known as the Dragon’s Wroth, as Aegon's wrath after Rhaenys's death knew no bounds.{{Ref|twoiaf| Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}

Aegon and [[Visenya Targaryen|Visenya]] placed bounties on the heads of Dornish lords after Rhaenys's death and in turn the Dornish put bounties on the Targaryens. Aegon and Visenya were assaulted on the streets of King's Landing and if not for Visenya and [[Dark Sister]] they would have been killed. This attack led to the forming of the elite royal bodyguard known as the [[Kingsguard]] in {{Date|10}}. Visenya personally chose the men herself.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} The First Dornish War came to an end in {{Date|13}}The attempted conquest of Dorne was called to an end in {{date|13}}, after a visit from Princess [[Deria Martell]], the daughter of Prince [[Nymor Martell]], the ruling [[Prince of Dorne]]. She brought the skull of Meraxes and a letter with her, which was given to Aegon. After reading the letter, Aegon flew on Balerion to Dragonstone. He returned the next day, and agreed to a peace between Dorne and his kingdom.{{ref|twoiaf| Dorne: Dorne Against the Dragons}}

Aegon would keep up good relations with Princess Deria, and is known to have visited [[Sunspear]] together with his eldest son, [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]], in {{Date|23}} to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the peace between the Iron Throne and Dorne.{{Ref|tsotd}}

===Further Reign===
[[File:Aegon on Balerion.jpg|450px|right|thumb|Aegon the Conqueror upon [[Balerion|Balerion the Black Dread]] by [http://jordigart.blogspot.com/ Jordi Gonzalez] ©.]]
The remaining twenty-four years of Aegon's reign were peaceful. He spent much of his time consolidating his power by traveling throughout the Seven Kingdoms and building his capital at King's Landing.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Aegon devoted half of every year to making these royal progresses.{{ref|tsotd}} During his rule he tread carefully with the [[Faith of the Seven]], so they would not oppose him.{{Ref|aFfC|33}} Aegon built a grand sept on [[Visenya's Hill]] and agreed to the construction of an even grander one known as the [[Sept of Remembrance]] on [[Rhaenys's Hill]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}

King's Landing initially lacked walls, and the likely reason is that the Targaryens likely believed no one would attack a city which housed dragons. However, when he learned about a pirate fleet sacking [[Tall Trees Town]] in the [[Summer Isles]] in {{Date|19}}, Aegon came to the realization that he and Visenya were not always in the city. As such, he ordered the construction of massive walls to be built around the city. Construction began in {{Date|20}}, and was completed in {{Date|26}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}

After Aegon celebrated his sixtieth name day in {{date|33}}, the royal progresses continued, but were now made by his son Aenys and his wife Alyssa, while the aging king remained at home. By this point late in his reign, Aegon decided that the ramshackle Aegonfort was not a suitable seat for a king, so the structure was torn to the ground in {{date|35}}. Aegon moved his family and court back to Dragonstone, while he commanded the construction of what would later be called the [[Red Keep]]. Visenya was placed in charge of the building of the Red Keep, and it was rumored that Aegon had done this so that he would not have to suffer her presence on Dragonstone.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} The Iron Throne remained at the build site instead of Dragonstone, since it was too heavy to be moved.{{ref|tsotd}}

===The Sons of the Dragon===
In {{Date|7}}, Aegon became a father for the first time, when his younger sister-wife Rhaenys gave birth to a son: [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]]. However, Aenys was a sickly boy, and Rhaenys's death in {{Date|10}} shattered him. Aegon grew desperate, and there were worries about whether or not Aenys would even live. As Aenys had troubled health, there were rumors that he had been fathered by a singer instead of Aegon. However, when Aenys bonded with his dragon [[Quicksilver]], his health improved, and the rumors faded away.{{Ref|tsotd}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

As Visenya by then had not gotten pregnant yet, some believed she was barren, and during the times when Aenys's health was still troubled it was rumored at court that Aegon might take another wife. Although Aegon refused to speak his mind on the matter, many lord and knights brought their young daughters to court. In {{Date|11}}, Queen Visenya announced her pregnancy, and the next year she gave birth to Aegon's second son, [[Maegor I Targaryen|Maegor]].{{Ref|tsotd}}

Aegon raised Aenys at King's Landing, and took him with him on his progressions. Occasionally, he let Aenys train with his Valyrian steel sword [[Blackfyre]]. Lacking daughters, he married Aenys to a cousin, Lady [[Alyssa Velaryon]], the daughter of his [[master of ships]], in {{Date|22}}. Aenys would have six children with Alyssa, five of whom were born during Aegon's reign.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}{{Ref|tsotd}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}

===Death===
In {{Date|33}}, Aegon made his final progress throughout Westeros,{{Ref|tsotd}} during which he visited [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Afterwards, [[Aenys I Targaryen|Aenys]] and [[Alyssa Velaryon|his wife]] would make the progresses in Aegon’s stead.{{Ref|tsotd}}

In {{Date|37}} on [[Dragonstone]], while telling his two eldest grandsons [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Aegon]] and [[Viserys Targaryen (son of Aenys I)|Viserys]] the tales of [[Aegon's Conquest|his conquest]] at the [[Painted Table]], Aegon died from a stroke at the age of sixty-four.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Aegon was cremated on Dragonstone, and his funeral pyre was set aflame by [[Vhagar]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} [[Blackfyre]] was burned along with him, but later retrieved from the pyre by Aenys.{{Ref|tsotd}}

Although Aegon’s reign had largely been peaceful, many of his subjects desired to go back to the days of old, when there were still seven Kingdoms. Others wanted vengeance for the deaths of their loved ones in wars, and yet others saw the Targaryens as abominations.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} Because of this, the reigns of both Aenys and Maegor were tumulus, and filled with battles and chaos.

==Small Council under Aegon I==
Although the [[small council]] would only be formed during the reign of Aegon's grandson Jaehaerys I, Aegon had established his councillors early on. The following members are known:

{|class=wikitable width=80%i
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!width=15% | Duration
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| rowspan="5"| [[Hand of the King]]
| {{Date|1}} - {{Date|7}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}{{Ref|twoiaf| The Stormlands: House Baratheon}}
| Lord [[Orys Baratheon]]
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| {{Date|7}} - {{Date|9}}{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Riverlands: House Tully}}
| Lord [[Edmyn Tully]]
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| {{Date|9}} - {{Date|17}}
| Lord [[Alton Celtigar]]
| 
|-
| {{Date|17}} - {{Date|34}}{{Ref|tsotd}}
| Ser [[Osmund Strong]]
| Although the start of his office as Hand is unknown, Ser Osmund is known to have been Aegon's Hand when Aegon ordered the construction of the walls around King’s Landing in {{Date|19}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
|-
| {{Date|34}}/{{Date|35}} – {{Date|37}}{{Ref|tsotd}}
| Lord [[Alyn Stokeworth]]
| Ser Osmund Strong died in {{Date|34}},{{ref|tsotd}} but it is currently unknown whether Alyn succeeded him in the office of Hand the same year, or the next. By {{Date|35}}, however, he is known to have been Hand.{{Ref|tsotd}}
|-
| [[Grand Maester]]
| Unknown - {{Date|37}}
| [[Gawen]]
| Although the date of Gawen taking office as Grand Maester is unknown, it is known that Gawen was already Grand Maester when Aegon ordered the construction of the walls around King’s Landing in {{Date|19}}.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Additionally, it is known that Gawen was still the Grand Maester during Aenys I's reign.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}}
|-
| [[Master of coin]]
| {{Date|1}} - Unknown
| Lord [[Crispian Celtigar]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| 
|-
| [[Master of laws]]
| {{Date|1}} - Unknown
| Lord [[Triston Massey]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| 
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Master of ships]]
| [[Aegon's Conquest]]
| Lord [[Daemon Velaryon (master of ships)|Daemon Velaryon]]{{Ref|twoiaf| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
| 
|-
| Unknown
| Lord [[Aethan Velaryon]]
| Although it is unknown when exactly Aethan served in the office, he is known to have been Aegon’s master of ships by {{Date|22}},{{Ref|tsotd}} when his daughter married Aenys.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aenys I}} He held the office at least until {{Date|30}}.{{Ref|tsotd}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]]
| {{Date|10}} - Unknown
| Ser [[Corlys Velaryon (Kingsguard)|Corlys Velaryon]]{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}}
| 
|}

==Quotes by Aegon==
{{Quote|From this day forth there would be but [[Lord of the Seven Kingdoms|one king]] in [[Westeros]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}}}

{{Quote|A king should never sit easy.{{ref|agot|43|}}}}

{{Quote|When the sun sets, [[House Hoare|your line]] shall end.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}}} – Aegon, to [[Harren Hoare]]

==Quotes about Aegon==
{{Quote|Aegon the Conqueror brought fire and blood to [[Westeros]], but afterward he gave them peace, prosperity, and justice.{{ref|aSoS|71}}}} – [[Daenerys Targaryen]]

{{Quote|Aegon once stood here as I do, looking down on [[Painted Table|this table]]. Do you think we would name him Aegon the Conqueror today if he had not had '''[[dragon]]s'''?{{Ref|ASOS|54}}}} – [[Stannis Baratheon]], to [[Davos Seaworth]]

==Family==
{{Targaryen tree Aegon}}

==Behind the Scenes==
According to a semi-canon source, [[w:William the Conqueror|William the Conqueror]] is an inspiration for Aegon.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Historical_Influences/ Historical Influences (June 20, 2001)]</ref>

==References==
{{References|2}}

==External links==
* [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Aegon_I_Targaryen Aegon I Targaryen] on the [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Main Game of Thrones wiki].

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...that [[House Targaryen]] was not the first House of [[Valyria]]n origin to come to [[Westeros]]? [[House Velaryon]] settled island of [[Driftmark]] before [[Aenar Targaryen]] moved to [[Dragonstone]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}

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Lotnik:

...that [[House Targaryen]] was not the first House of [[Valyria]]n origin to come to [[Westeros]]? [[House Velaryon]] settled island of [[Driftmark]] before [[Aenar Targaryen]] moved to [[Dragonstone]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}

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=== Working of template ===
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2018-12-21T14:54:06Z

Lotnik:

<noinclude>{{Community Portal}} __NOTOC__
== Did you know ==
'''Did you knows''' are little facts not widely known from the world of [[A Song of Ice and Fire]]. The goal is to provide for a different quote to be displayed on the [[Main Page]] each day. So don't be shy, please share with us your favorites!

== Adding new facts ==
To add a new "Did you know":
* Make an extra subpage. The name must be the next available number. For example, if the last fact in the list is 26, create a page by the name ''Did you know/27''.
* Write down your fact and include the following code at the bottom: <nowiki><</nowiki>noinclude<nowiki>>[[Category:Did you know]]<</nowiki>references /<nowiki>></nowiki></noinclude<nowiki>></nowiki>
* Add it to the list below [{{fullurl:Did you know#List of fact|action=edit}} List of Facts] (again with the next available number).

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{{Did you know|total=125}}
</includeonly><noinclude>


=== Working of template ===
For the exact working of the template, please see [[Talk:{{PAGENAME}}]]. 
The facts are on subpages of this page. Unfortunately, it does not seem possible at this time for a template go to a heading of a page (then the facts could have different headings instead of subpages).
</div>

==References==
{{references|3}}
[[Category:Portal]]
[[Category:Did you know| ]]
</noinclude>

Did you know/125

2018-12-20T19:47:09Z

Lotnik:

...that [[House Targaryen]] was not the first House of [[Valyria]]n origin to come to [[Westeros]]? [[House Velaryon]] settled island of [[Driftmark]] before [[Aenar Targaryen]] moved to [[Dragonstone]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys I}}

==References==
{{References}}
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Did you know/125

2018-12-20T19:16:19Z

Lotnik: Created page with "...that House Targaryen was not the first House of Valyrian origin to come to Westeros? House Velaryon settled island of Driftmark before Aenar Targaryen..."