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The First of His Name

Aegon the Conqueror

The king who forged the throne Robert would one day take by force.

Portrait of Aegon the Conqueror

Aegon Targaryen crossed from Dragonstone with three dragons and two sisters and welded six kingdoms into one, melting the swords of the defeated into the Iron Throne itself. Robert would sit on that chair three centuries later and complain bitterly about how uncomfortable it was, which is possibly the most honest review it ever received.

It was during his conquest that Orys Baratheon carved out Storm's End and founded Robert's house. The dynasty Aegon began ends, in a sense, at the Trident — one man's dragons undone by another man's hammer.

At a Glance

HouseTargaryen
AchievementUnited six of the seven kingdoms
ForgedThe Iron Throne, from the swords of the beaten
Link to RobertHis conquest founded House Baratheon

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