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In the series, the Iron Throne is both a physical seat of office as well as a metonym for the monarchy of Westeros. Martin establishes in A Game of Thrones (1996) that after seizing control of six of the Seven Kingdoms, Targaryen ruler Aegon the Conqueror had made a throne for himself from the swords of his vanquished enemies, fused by dragonfire.
[2] Effective magic in literature, Martin claims, needs to be "unknowable and strange and dangerous with forces that can't be predicted or controlled." [3] Before A Song of Ice and Fire, Martin initially considered writing an alternate historical novel without any magic. [4] He therefore avoided overtly magical elements in the series. [2]
The principal story chronicles the power struggle for the Iron Throne among the great Houses of Westeros following the death of King Robert in A Game of Thrones. Robert's heir apparent, the 13-year-old Joffrey , is immediately proclaimed king through the machinations of his mother, Queen Cersei Lannister .
The Keep holds the Iron Throne. Aegon commissioned the throne's construction from the swords of his defeated enemies. According to legend, he kept the blades sharp because he believed that no ruler should ever sit comfortably. Centuries later, kings still cut themselves on the throne.
An Iron Throne from 'Game of Thrones' sells at auction, along with hundreds of other items from the epic HBO series. The entire haul fetches $21 million.
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A Game of Thrones is the first novel in A Song of Ice and Fire, a series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin.It was first published on August 1, 1996. The novel won the 1997 Locus Award [1] and was nominated for both the 1997 Nebula Award [1] and the 1997 World Fantasy Award.
A "dragon-forged chair" molded from a throne featured in Game of Thrones has sold for $1.49 million. The throne sold after a "nearly six-minute-long back-and-forth between bidders," the auction ...