Editing Aegon's Conquest (section)

===Burning of Harrenhal===
: {{See also|Burning of Harrenhal}}
[[File:Burning of Harrenhal by Mark Simonetti (The Rise of the Dragon).jpg|350px|thumb|The [[burning of Harrenhal]], by Mark Simonetti ©]]
Aegon marched northwest to the [[Gods Eye]] and [[Harrenhal]], but he was attacked by [[House Hoare]] twice on the south shore of the Gods Eye. The [[Battle of the Reeds]] was a Targaryen victory, but they suffered heavy losses at the [[Wailing Willows]] when two of King [[Harren Hoare|Harren the Black's]] sons crossed the lake in longboats with muffled oars and fell upon their rear. [[Balerion]] fell upon the victors as they were crossing back across the lake, burning Harren's longboats and sons as well.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}

Harren summoned the river lords to defend Harrenhal, but they rose against the Hoares under the leadership of Lord [[Edmyn Tully]] of [[Riverrun]]. One by one the river lords joined their strength to Aegon, with Edmyn being the first to do so. Suddenly outnumbered, King Harren the Black took refuge in his supposedly impregnable stronghold. Aegon met Harren at the gates, under a peace banner to parley.
{{Quote|'''Aegon''': Yield now, and you may remain as Lord of the Iron Islands. Yield now, and your sons will live to rule after you. I have eight thousand men outside your walls.<br>'''Harren''': What is outside my walls is of no concern to me. Those walls are strong and thick.<br>'''Aegon''': But not so high as to keep out dragons. Dragons fly.<br>'''Harren''': I built in stone. Stone does not burn.<br>'''Aegon''': When the sun sets, your line shall end.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}}}
Descending from the sky atop Balerion, Aegon used [[dragonflame]] against the great castle, and Harren and his sons died in the [[burning of Harrenhal]].

Despite his brother's death, [[Lord Commander Hoare]] and his ten thousand swords of the [[Night's Watch]] remained neutral.{{ref|AGOT|60}} The next day Aegon accepted an oath of fealty from Edmyn Tully, and named him [[Lord Paramount of the Trident]]. The other river lords did homage as well, to Aegon as king and Edmyn as liege lord of the [[riverlands]]. The melted swords of Harren's [[ironborn]] were sent to the [[Aegonfort]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}