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[[File:Hizdahr1.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Hizdahr zo Loraq's crown]] | [[File:Hizdahr1.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Hizdahr zo Loraq's crown]] | ||
[[File:John Goodenough crown of MeereenII.JPG|thumb|right|280px|The crown of [[Meereen]]]] | [[File:John Goodenough crown of MeereenII.JPG|thumb|right|280px|The crown of [[Meereen]]]] | ||
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*A gold crown (with jeweled septor) worn by [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]], husband to [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys Stormborn]] and King of [[Meereen]].{{ref|adwd|59}} | *A gold crown (with jeweled septor) worn by [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]], husband to [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys Stormborn]] and King of [[Meereen]].{{ref|adwd|59}} | ||
*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. | *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. |
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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[1] | |
Crown of Aegon IDescription: A circle crown of Valyrian steel set with big square-cut rubies. Royal Bearers:
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Crown of Aenys IDescription: A crown of gold, elaborate and larger than the crown of Aegon I. Royal Bearers:
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Crown of Jaehaerys IDescription: A simple gold band with seven different colored stones inset. Royal Bearers:
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Crown of Aegon IIIDescription: A slender gold band. Royal Bearers:
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Crown of Baelor IDescription: A crown made of flowers and vines. Royal Bearers:
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Crown of Aegon IVDescription: A crown huge and heavy of red gold, each of its points a dragon head with gemstone eyes. Royal Bearers:
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Crown of Maekar IDescription: A crown of black iron and gold, with sharp points. Royal Bearers:
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Crown of Daenerys Stormborn[2]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.[3] 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.[4] Royal Bearers:
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Crown of AlysanneDescription: 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).[5][6] Royal Bearers:
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Crown of RhaellaHistory: 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.[7] Royal Bearers:
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Crowns of the Baratheon dynasty
Crown of Joffrey IDescription: A crown of gold crusted with rubies and black diamonds.[8][9] 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.[10] Royal Bearers:
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Crown of Stannis BaratheonDescription: A crown of red gold wrought with points that look like flames.[11] A twin crown for the royal consort is associated with this crown.[12] Royal Bearers:
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Crown of Renly BaratheonDescription: A crown with golden roses girding the temple and a jade stag's head afore.[13][11] Royal Bearers:
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First Crown of Cersei Baratheon-LannisterDescription: A crown of gold.[14] Royal Bearers:
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Second Crown of Cersei Baratheon-LannisterDescription: 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.[15] Royal Bearers:
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Crown of Queen Magaery Baratheon-TyrellDescription: A slim golden crown.[16] Royal Bearers:
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Crowns of the Kings in the North
Crown of Robb StarkDescription: 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.[17] 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:
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Crown of Jeyne Stark-WesterlingRoyal Bearers:
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Crowns of the Ironborn
Crown of Salt and RockOffice: 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:
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Crown of Theon GreyjoyDescription: A finger-slim iron band with chunks of black diamond and gold nuggets. It is described as misshapen and ugly.[22] 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 the new smith replacing the slain Mikken is capable of little more than nails and horseshoes.[22] Royal Bearers:
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Crown of Asha GreyjoyHistory: Asha Greyjoy wears a makeshift crown to the Kingsmoot initiated by Aeron Greyjoy the Damphair during the War of the Five Kings.[23] Royal Bearers:
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Religious Crowns
Crowns of the High SeptonDescription 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.[24][8][16] 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.[8] 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.[16] This second crown was sold by the faith, ostensibly to feed the hungry, when the next 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.[10] |
Other Crowns
- The molten gold crown of Viserys Targaryen.
- A gold crown (with jeweled septor) worn by Hizdahr zo Loraq, husband to Daenerys Stormborn and King of Meereen.[25]
- 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 Stormborn that The Thirteen would place a crown of black jade and fire opals upon her head.[3]
- A simple circlet of dark bronze is given to Val of the Free Folk to wear as a crown.[26]
Crowns in history and legend
- The Falcon Crown worn by the Kings of the Vale of Arryn before the War of Conquest.[27]
- 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.[17]
- Garth Greenhand, the first of the Gardener Kings that ruled The Reach before the War of Conquest wore a crown of vines and flowers.[28]
- The Grey King wore a tall pale crown made from the teeth of Nagga, the first sea dragon. The sea reclaimed his throne.[23] (House Greyjoy claims descent from him).[28]
- 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.
- 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 Andalos.[29]
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.
References and Notes
- ↑ Targaryen Kings. (November 1, 2005) So Spake Martin
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 36, Tyrion VIII.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 27, Daenerys II.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 40, Daenerys III.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 40, Bran III.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 41, Jon V.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 71, Daenerys X.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 41, Tyrion IX.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 57, Sansa V.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 7, Cersei II.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 31, Catelyn III.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 49, Jon X.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 22, Catelyn II.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 17, Tyrion IV.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 36, Cersei VIII.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 60, Tyrion VIII.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 7, Catelyn I.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 38, Jaime VI.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 38, Jaime VI, p 709.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 42, Brienne VIII.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 44, Jaime VII.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 56, Theon V.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 19, The Drowned Man.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 65, Arya V.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 59, The Discarded Knight.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 53, Jon XI.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 10, Sansa I.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 A Game of Thrones, Appendix.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 5, Tyrion II.