Editing Iron Throne (section)

==Appearance==
{{See also|:Category:Images of the Iron Throne|l1=Images of the Iron Throne}}

[[File:GT01 11093 TheIronThrone JacobMurray.jpg|thumb|300px|The Iron Throne - by Jake Murray © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The Iron Throne is an asymmetric monstrosity of spikes and jagged edges and twisted metal.{{Ref|AGOT|43}} The throne was constructed by [[Aegon I Targaryen]] from the melted, twisted, beaten, and broken blades surrendered by his enemies,{{Ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} or wrenched from the hands of the dying.<ref name="realthrone"/> According to the songs, it took a thousand blades to make.{{Ref|AGOT|43}} [[George R. R. Martin]] has described the Iron Throne as "massive", "ugly", and "asymmetric".<ref name="realthrone">[[Not a Blog]]: [https://grrm.livejournal.com/327569.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter The Real Iron Throne (Jul. 8th, 2013)]</ref> The throne is a symbol of conquest.<ref name="realthrone"/>

The Iron Throne is located on a high platform in the throne room within the [[Red Keep]].{{Ref|AGOT|43}} It can be reached by climbing steep iron steps{{Ref|AGOT|43}} in the [[Great Hall (Red Keep)|Great Hall]],{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} and the [[small council]] has a table at the base of the throne.{{Ref|AGOT|43}}

Because of the fanged steel behind, it is impossible to lean back on the iron seat of the Iron Throne. Aegon I intended for it to be uncomfortable, believing that "a king should never sit easy".{{Ref|AGOT|43}} The points of the twisted blades fan out like talons from arms of the throne. Even after three hundred years, some of the blades are still sharp enough to cut.{{Ref|AGOT|43}}

The Iron Throne is known for being dangerous to its occupants. King [[Viserys I Targaryen]] cut his left hand to the bone after stumbling, and Maester [[Gerardys]] had to remove two fingers to save his life.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} According to Septon [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]], an armor-clad Queen [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]] was seen with cuts on her legs and left hand after sitting the throne for the first time, which led some to believe she had been rejected by it.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}} King [[Aerys II Targaryen]] was cut so many times that he became known as "King Scab".{{Ref|ASOS|36}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II}}

According to the stories, the Iron Throne is capable of killing a person, and has done so before.{{Ref|AGOT|43}} King [[Maegor I Targaryen]], for instance, was found dead on the Iron Throne, his arms slashed open from wrist to elbow on jagged barbs, and with a blade through his neck, emerging beneath his chin. Although various culprits have been considered as having possibly murdered Maegor the Cruel, many still believe the king had been killed by the throne itself.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}