Editing Iron Throne (section)

===Aegon the Conqueror===
[[File:Balerion by Earthenblood Iron Throne is forged II.png|thumb|300px|[[Balerion]] helps forge the Iron Throne - by Lindsey Burcar ©]]
Following [[Aegon's Conquest|his conquest]] of six of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] in [[Westeros]], [[Aegon I Targaryen]] proclaimed himself their king, and was crowned by the [[High Septon (Aegon's Conquest)|High Septon]] at [[Oldtown]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} From the swords of his enemies, Aegon created the Iron Throne, and the dynasty he began would rule for nearly three hundred years.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}{{Ref|AGOT|43}} According to the songs, the throne was constructed with a thousand blades, heated by the [[dragonflame]] of [[Balerion]], Aegon's [[dragon]]. Hammering of the component swords by armorers took fifty-nine days.{{Ref|AGOT|43}}

The Iron Throne stood at Aegon's wooden castle, the [[Aegonfort]], which was located at the place where he had first come to shore. The town that grew around it became [[King's Landing]], the kingdom's new capital.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon I}} Aegon reconciled the [[Iron Islands]] under his rule in {{Date|2}}, and continued his wars in {{Date|4}} with the [[First Dornish War]], in an attempt to subdue the seventh of the Westerosi kingdoms.{{Ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}}

The Iron Throne kept out of war following the conclusion of the First Dornish War in {{Date|13}}.{{Ref|FAB|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of King Aegon I}} Other wars with Dorne would follow under Aegon's successors: the [[Second Dornish War]] in {{Date|37}} at the start of [[Aenys I Targaryen]]'s reign, the [[Third Dornish War|Third]] and [[Fourth Dornish War]] during the reign of [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]],{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} and the [[Conquest of Dorne]] during the reign of [[Daeron I Targaryen]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Daeron I}}

During Aegon's reign, one of his queens [[Rhaenys Targaryen|Rhaenys]] and [[Visenya Targaryen]] would sit on the Iron Throne while Aegon and his other sister were away from the capital for one of his [[Royal progress|progresses]].{{Ref|FAB|Three Heads had the Dragon - Governance Under King Aegon I}} In {{Date|35}}, Aegon had the Aegonfort where the Iron Throne stood torn down.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings - Aegon I}} As construction of the [[Red Keep]] began, the Iron Throne remained where it had stood.{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}