Crown

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

Crowns of the Targaryen dynasty

Crown of Aegon I

Description

A circle crown of Valyrian steel set with big square-cut rubies.

Royal Bearers

• Aegon I Targaryen 'the Conquerer' (1st King on the Iron Throne)
• Maegor I Targaryen 'the Cruel' (3rd King on the Iron Throne)
• Aegon II Targaryen (6th King on the Iron Throne)
• Daeron I Targaryen (7th King on the Iron Throne)

Crown of Aenys I

Description

A crown of gold, elaborate and larger than the crown of Aegon I.

Royal Bearers

• Aenys I Targaryen (2nd King on the Iron Throne)

Crown of Jaehaerys I

Description

A simple gold band with seven different colored stones inset.

Royal Bearers

• Jaehaerys I Targaryen 'the Conciliator' (4th King on the Iron Throne)
• Viserys I Targaryen (5th King on the Iron Throne)

Crown of Aegon III

Description

A slender gold band.

Royal Bearers

• Aegon III Targaryen 'the Dragonbane (7th King on the Iron Throne)
• Viserys II Targaryen (10th King on the Iron Throne)
• Aegon V Targaryen 'the Unlikely' (15th King on the Iron Throne)

Crown of Baelor I

Description

A crown made of flowers and vines.

Royal Bearers

• Baelor I Targaryen 'the Blessed' (9th King on the Iron Throne)

Crown of Aegon IV

Description

A crown huge and heavy of red gold, each of its points a dragon head with gemstone eyes.

Royal Bearers

• Aegon IV Targaryen 'the Unworthy' (11th King on the Iron Throne)
• Daeron II Targaryen 'the Good' (12th King on the Iron Throne)
• Aerys I Targaryen (13th King on the Iron Throne)
• Aerys II Targaryen 'the Mad' (17th King on the Iron Throne)

Crown of Maekar I

Description

A crown of black iron and gold, with sharp points.

Royal Bearers

• Maekar I Targaryen (14th King on the Iron Throne)
• Jaehaerys II Targaryen (16th King on the Iron Throne)

===Crown of Daenerys Stormborn===

Description

A crown wrought in the shape of a three-headed dragon. The coils were yellow gold, the wings silver, the heads carved from jade, ivory, and onyx.

Origin

The crown was given as a gift to Daenerys Stormborn 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)

Crown of Alysanne

Description

A crown of gold. (The merlons atop the tower of the holdfast Queenscrown, a little south of The Wall, is 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 (Queen to the Iron Throne)

Crown of Rhaella

History

When Viserys Targaryen and Daenerys Targaryen flee to the Free Cities towards the end of Robert's Rebellion they take the crown of their mother, Queen Rhaella Targaryen, with them. Later, in poverty in exile, they sell this crown in order to survive. It is not clear whether this crown is in fact any of the crowns detailed above.

Royal Bearers

• Rhaella Targaryen (Queen to the Iron Throne)

Crowns of the Baratheon dynasty

Crown of Jeoffrey I

Description

A crown of gold crusted with rubies and black diamonds. The crown is described as to big for young King Tommen but his queen mother, Cersei Baratheon-Lannister, thinks that he may grown into it.

Royal Bearers

• Joffrey I Baratheon (18th King on the Iron Throne)
• Tommen I Baratheon (19th King on the Iron Throne)

Crown of Stannis Baratheon

Description

A crown of read gold wrought with points that look like flames. A twin crown for the royal consort is associated with this crown.

Royal Bearers

• Stannis Baratheon (Claimant to the Iron Throne)
  • Selyse Baratheon-Florent (bears the twin crown)

Crown of Renly Baratheon

Description

A crown with golden roses girding the temple and jade stag's head afore.

Royal Bearers

• Renly Baratheon (Claimant to the Iron Throne)

First Crown of Cersei Baratheon-Lannister

Description

A crown of gold.

Royal Bearers

• Cersei Baratheon-Lannister (Queen Regent to the King on the Iron Throne)

Second Crown of Cersei Baratheon-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 Baratheon-Lannister.

Royal Bearers

• Cersei Baratheon-Lannister (Queen Regent to the King on the Iron Throne)

Crown of Queen Magaery Baratheon-Tyrell

Description

A slim golden crown.

Royal Bearers

• Margaery Baratheon-Tyrell (Queen to the King on the Iron Throne)

Crowns of the Kings in the North

Crown of Robb Stark

Description

A 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 former Stark Kings in The North.

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)
• Catelyn Stark-Tully 'Lady Stoneheart' (Leader of the Brotherhood Without Banners)

Crown of Jeyne Stark-Westerling

Royal Bearers

• Jeyne Stark-Westerling (Queen in [The North|the North]])

Crowns of the Ironborn

Crown of Salt and Rock

Office

The crown of Salt and Rock, also referred to as the Driftwood Crown, denotes kingship over the Iron Isles, the Ironborn and their territories. Associated with the crown of Salt and Rock is the Seastone Chair denoting the same office. It is unclear whether this crown is the same one worn by the Kings of the Ironborn before the War of Conquest.

Royal Bearers

• Balon Greyjoy (King of Salt and Rock)
• Euron Greyjoy 'Crow's Eye' (King of Salt and Rock, Claimant to the Iron Throne)

Description

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

Origin

This crown was forged in Winterfell at the command of Theon Greyjoy after Winterfell was taken by the Ironborn under Theon Greyjoy. Theon observes that new smith replacing the slain Mikken is capable of little more than nails and horseshoes.

Royal Bearers

• Theon Greyjoy (Crown Prince of Salt and Rock)

Crown of Asha Greyjoy

History

Asha Greyjoy wears a makeshift crown to the Kingsmoot initiated by Aeron Greyjoy the Damphair during the War of the Five Kings.

Royal Bearers

• Asha Greyjoy (Claimant to the crown of Salt and Rock)

Crowns of the High Septon

Description and History

The crowns 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 went missing (and its wearer killed) during the Riot of King's Landing. The second was a gift to the Faith and new High Septon from Tywin Lannister (the then Hand of the King) and much taller and more elaborate than the previous crown. This second crown was sold by the faith, ostensibly to feed the hungry, when the next High Septon assumed the position. This second crown is estimated (by Cersei) to add one and a half feet to the wearers height.

Other Crowns

• A gold crown (with jeweled septor) worn by Hizdahr zo Loraq, husband to Daenerys Stormborn and King of Meereen.
  • Xaro Xhoan Daxos in Qarth claims to Daenerys Stormborn that The [[Thirteen] would place a crown of black jade and fire opals upon her head.
• A circlet of dark bronze is given to Val to wear as a crown.

Crowns in history and legend

• The Falcon Crown worn by the Kings of the Vale of Arryn wore before the War of Conquest.
• The crown worn by the old Stark Kings in the North resembled Robb Stark's Crown and was surrendered to Aegon the Conquerer, its location now unknown.
• Garth Greenhand, the first of the Gardener Kings that ruled The Reach before the War of Conquest wore a crown of vines and flowers.
• The Grey King wore a tall pale crown made from the teeth of Nagga, the first sea dragon. The sea reclaimed his throne. (House Greyjoy claims descent from him).
• The King 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.
• A crown of seven stars pulled down from the heavens by the Father made flesh, worn by Hugor of the Hill, the first king of Andalos.

Notable omissions

It may be noted that although Robert I Baratheon was the 18th King on the Iron Throne no mention is made of his crown. It is likely that each line of kings to preside over each of the many kingdoms that emerged throughout the history of Westeros bore a crown of some description.