Crown

Aegon I Targaryen's crown upon his head, by Amok ©

Crown of Winter, by John Goodenough © Fantasy Flight Games

Crowns are worn as a symbol of royal or elevated office, especially kings. Rulers in some cultures, such as a King-Beyond-the-Wall who may rule the free folk, wear no crowns.

Crowns of the Targaryen dynasty
Aegon I in his crown, by Amok © Aegon I's crown, by Velvet Engine ©	Crown of Aegon I Description: A circlet of Valyrian steel, set with big square-cut rubies. Royal Bearers: Aegon I Targaryen, "the Conqueror" (1st King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men) Aenys I Targaryen (2nd King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men) (disputed) Maegor I Targaryen, "the Cruel" (3rd King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men) Aegon II Targaryen (6th King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men) Daeron I Targaryen, "the Young Dragon" (8th King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men) Other Bearers: Aemond Targaryen, Prince Regent for Aegon II during his illness Fate: Lost in Dorne after the death of King Daeron I Targaryen.
Aenys I in his crown, by Amok ©	Crown of Aenys I Description: A crown of yellow gold, elaborate and larger and more ornate than the crown of Aegon I. It was inlaid in jade and pearl with the faces of the Seven. Royal Bearers: Aenys I Targaryen (2nd King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men) Jaehaerys I Targaryen, "the Conciliator" (4th King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men)
Jaehaerys I, by Amok ©	Crown of Jaehaerys I Description: A simple yellow gold band, set with seven gemstones of different colors. Royal Bearers: Jaehaerys I Targaryen, "the Conciliator" (4th King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men) Viserys I Targaryen (5th King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men) Other Bearers: Rhaenyra Targaryen (claimant Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar and, the First Men), during the Dance of the Dragons Fate: After Rhaenyra fled King's Landing, she sold the crown to buy passage on a Braavosi merchant ship.
Aegon III in his crown, by Amok ©	Crown of Aegon III Description: A slender gold band, a simple circlet, unornamented. Royal Bearers: Aegon III Targaryen, "the Dragonbane" (7th King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men) Viserys II Targaryen (10th King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men) Aegon V Targaryen, "the Unlikely" (15th King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men)
Baelor I in his crown, by Amok ©	Crown of Baelor I Description: A crown made of flowers and vines. Royal Bearers: Baelor I Targaryen, "the Blessed" (9th King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men)
Aegon IV in his crown, by Amok ©	Crown of Aegon IV Description: A crown made of red gold, huge and heavy, each of its points a dragon head with gemstone eyes. Royal Bearers: Aegon IV Targaryen, "the Unworthy" (11th King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men) Daeron II Targaryen, "the Good" (12th King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men) Aerys I Targaryen (13th King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men) Aerys II Targaryen, "the Mad" (17th King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men)
Maekar I in his crown, by Amok © Maekar's crown, by Arthur Bozonnet ©	Crown of Maekar I Description: A warlike crown with sharp black iron points in a band of red gold. Royal Bearers: Maekar I Targaryen (14th King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men) Jaehaerys II Targaryen (16th King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men)
Daenerys Targaryen in her crown, by Amok ©	Crown of Daenerys Stormborn Description: A crown wrought in the shape of a three-headed dragon. The coils are yellow gold, the wings silver, the heads carved from jade, ivory, and onyx. Origin: The crown is given as a gift to Daenerys Targaryen by the Tourmaline Brotherhood, a merchant faction, in Qarth after her emergence from the red waste. Royal Bearers: Daenerys Targaryen, "Stormborn", "the Unburnt", "Mother of Dragons", "Breaker of Shackles" (Queen of Meereen, Claimant to the Iron Throne)

Other Targaryen Crowns

Daemon Targaryen offers his crown to his brother, King Viserys I Targaryen, by Chase Stone, as depicted in The World of Ice & Fire.

Crown of Daemon

History: Prince Daemon Targaryen, brother of King Viserys I Targaryen, won a kingdom for himself in the Stepstones and crowned himself King of the Stepstones and the Narrow Sea in 109 AC. Daemon returned to King's Landing during a great tourney and knelt in fealty, offering the crown to his brother, who returned it to him.

Royal Bearers:

• Daemon Targaryen (King of the Stepstones and the Narrow Sea)

Crown of Alysanne

Description: A crown of gold, a slimmer, more feminine version of the second crown of King Jaehaerys I Targaryen. The merlons atop the holdfast at Queenscrown are said to have been painted gold in emulation of this crown, in memory of Queen Alysanne Targaryen who once slept there.

Royal Bearers:

• Alysanne Targaryen, "the Good" (Queen Consort to Jaehaerys I Targaryen)

Crown of Alicent

History: At the coronation of Aegon II Targaryen, his mother Dowager Queen Alicent crowned his sister-wife Helaena with her own crown.

Royal Bearers:

• Alicent Hightower (Queen Consort to Viserys I Targaryen)
• Helaena Targaryen (Queen Consort to Aegon II Targaryen)

Crown of Rhaella

History: When Viserys Targaryen and Daenerys Targaryen fled to the Free Cities after Robert's Rebellion, they took the crown of their mother, Queen Rhaella Targaryen, with them. Later, in poverty in exile, Viserys sold this crown in order to survive. It is not known whether this crown may be any of the crowns detailed above.

Royal Bearers:

• Rhaella Targaryen (Queen Consort to Aerys II Targaryen)

Crowns of the Baratheon dynasty

Robert I Baratheon's crown in Game of Thrones	Crown of Robert I Although Robert I Baratheon is the 18th King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, no description of his crown has been given in A Song of Ice and Fire.
Crown of Joffrey I Baratheon in Game of Thrones	Crown of Joffrey I Description: A crown of gold crusted with rubies and black diamonds. The crown is described as too big for young King Tommen, but his queen mother, Cersei Lannister, thinks that he may grow into it. Royal Bearers: Joffrey I Baratheon (19th King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men) Tommen I Baratheon (20th King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men)
Stannis Baratheon in his crown by Henning Ludvigsen © Fantasy Flight Games	Crown of Stannis Baratheon Description: A crown of red gold wrought with points that look like flames. A twin crown for the royal consort is associated with this crown. Royal Bearers: Stannis Baratheon (King of Westeros, Claimant to the Iron Throne) Selyse Florent (bears the twin crown)
The crown of Renly Baratheon, by David Griffith © Fantasy Flight Games	Crown of Renly Baratheon Description: A crown of golden roses girding the temple, and a jade stag's head with golden eyes and antlers. Royal Bearers: Renly Baratheon (Claimant to the Iron Throne)
Cersei Lannister's crown, by Amok ©	First Crown of Cersei Lannister Description: A crown of gold. Royal Bearers: Cersei Lannister (Queen Regent to Joffrey Baratheon)
Queen Cersei Lannister in her second crown, by Anja Dalisa ©	Second Crown of Cersei Lannister Description: A crown of pale spun gold set with emeralds (said to sparkle when the wearer turns the head). This crown is described as lighter than the first crown of Cersei Lannister. Royal Bearers: Cersei Lannister (Queen Regent to Joffrey Baratheon)
Margaery Tyrell's crown, by Ekaterina Burmak ©	Crown of Queen Margaery Tyrell Description: A slim golden crown. Royal Bearers: Margaery Tyrell (Queen consort to Joffrey Baratheon and Tommen Baratheon)

Crowns of the Kings in the North

Robb Stark in his crown, by Riavel ©

Lady Stoneheart with her son Robb's crown, by Zippo514 © Crown of Robb Stark Description: An open circlet of hammered bronze incised with the runes of the First Men, surmounted by nine black iron spikes wrought in the shape of longswords. It is said to look much the same as the one worn by the historical Kings in the North from House Stark. Origins: The crown was forged by Lord Hoster Tully's smith at Riverrun soon after Robb Stark was declared King in the North and King of the Trident. Royal Bearers: Robb Stark 'the Young Wolf' (King in the North) Subsequent Carriers: Ser Ryman Frey (heir to the Twins) The queen of whores Catelyn Stark, 'Lady Stoneheart' (Leader of a faction of the brotherhood without banners)

Crown of Jeyne Westerling Royal Bearers: Jeyne Westerling (Queen)

Crowns of the Ironborn

Crowns of the Grey King

Driftwood Crown by Jen Zee©

Description: According to legend, the Grey King wore a tall pale crown made from Nagga's teeth. When the Grey King walked into the sea to descend to the halls of the Drowned God, the Grey King is said to have cast aside a driftwood crown.

Driftwood Crowns

Description: The High Kings of the Iron Islands were said to have worn driftwood crowns of varying appearance. Whenever a high king died, his crown would be broken up and cast into the sea. His successor, chosen by kingsmoot, would then craft a new crown with a different shape from driftwood.

Royal Bearers:

• At least 111 High Kings of the Iron Islands
• Lodos

Crowns of the Iron Kings

Origins: Urron Greyiron established the hereditary Kings of the Iron Islands who wore crowns of black iron instead of driftwood.

Royal Bearers:

• Kings of the Iron Islands from Houses Greyiron and Hoare

First Crown of Balon Greyjoy

Origins: Tarle the Thrice-Drowned placed a driftwood crown on Balon Greyjoy at Nagga's Hill during Greyjoy's Rebellion.

Royal Bearers:

• Balon Greyjoy (King of the Iron Islands)

Second Crown of Balon Greyjoy

Origins: During the War of the Five Kings, Theon Greyjoy states his father Balon has donned the ancient crown of salt and rock. It is unknown if this is the same crown from his first rebellion.

Royal Bearers:

• Balon Greyjoy (King of the Isles and the North)

Crown of Euron Greyjoy

Origins: Euron Greyjoy is said to wear a driftwood crown after being chosen at the kingsmoot. It is unknown if it is the same crown as his predecessor, Balon Greyjoy.

Royal Bearers:

• Euron Greyjoy (King of the Isles and the North, Claimant to the Iron Throne)

Crown of Theon Greyjoy

Description: A finger-slim iron band with chunks of black diamond and gold nuggets. It is described as misshapen and ugly.

Origin: This crown is forged at the command of Theon Greyjoy after the capture of Winterfell by his ironborn. Theon, self-proclaimed Prince of Winterfell, observes that the new smith replacing the slain Mikken is capable of little more than nails and horseshoes.

Royal Bearers:

• Theon Greyjoy (Prince of Winterfell)

Crown of Asha Greyjoy

History: Asha Greyjoy wears a makeshift crown to the kingsmoot initiated by Aeron Greyjoy during the War of the Five Kings.

Royal Bearers:

• Asha Greyjoy (Claimant to the Seastone Chair)

Religious Crowns

Crowns of the High Septon

The High Septon in his crown by Amok ©

Description and History: The crown of the High Septon of Faith of the Seven is an immense crown of spun gold and crystal that wreathed the head with rainbows when the wearer moves. There have been two crowns in the course of A Song of Ice and Fire. The first goes missing (and its wearer killed) during the riot of King's Landing. The second is a gift to the Faith and new High Septon from Lord Tywin Lannister, the Hand of the King, and is much taller and more elaborate than the previous crown. This second crown is sold by the Faith, ostensibly to feed the hungry, when the newest High Septon (known as the High Sparrow) assumed the position. This second crown is estimated (by Cersei) to add one and a half feet to the wearers height.

Other Crowns

Khal Drogo crowns Viserys Targaryen with molten gold in Game of Thrones

• The molten gold crown of Viserys Targaryen, made of melted down pure gold medallions from Khal Drogo's belt.
• A gold crown (with jeweled scepter) worn by Hizdahr zo Loraq, husband to Daenerys Targaryen and King of Meereen.
• The crown of Meereen, featured in the A Game of Thrones collectible card game but not in the novels. Daenerys wears her own three-headed dragon crown as Queen of Meereen.
• Xaro Xhoan Daxos in Qarth claims to Daenerys that The Thirteen would place a crown of black jade and fire opals upon her head.
• A simple circlet of dark bronze is given to Val of the free folk to wear as a crown.

Crowns in history and legend

Garth Greenhand's crown, by Douglas Wheatley ©

• A crown of seven stars pulled down from the heavens by the Father made flesh, was worn by Hugor of the Hill, the first king of the Andals.
• The crown of the King of the Rock from House Lannister was surrendered to Aegon I Targaryen by King Loren Lannister in Aegon's Conquest.
• The Falcon Crown was worn by the Kings of Mountain and Vale from House Arryn before the Conquest. It was surrendered to Queen Visenya Targaryen during the Conquest by Dowager Queen Sharra Arryn, along with her own regent's coronet and the small crown of her son, King Ronnel Arryn.
• The crown worn by the Kings in the North from House Stark was surrendered to Aegon the Conqueror by Torrhen Stark, the King Who Knelt. Robb Stark's crown is created to resemble that of his ancestors.
• Garth the Gardener, eldest son of Garth Greenhand, is said to have worn a crown of vines and flowers. Garth the Gardener's descendants, the Kings of the Reach from House Gardener, wore crowns of vines and flowers during peacetime, but they donned crowns with first bronze and later iron thorns when at war.
• The Kings of the Rivers and the Hills wore crowns as depicted without detail in the worn likeness of King Tristifer IV Mudd on a sepulcher at Oldstones.
• Ser Hugh Hammer wore a crown of black iron during the Dance of the Dragons.

Quotes

The ruby crown of Meereen, by John Goodenough © Fantasy Flight Games

Fool. No one who wears a crown is ever safe.

—Cersei Lannister to Jaime Lannister