1. House Blackfyre
(Houses of Westeros/Minor Houses)

... house, the House Blackfyre, named after the sword of Aegon the Conqueror. Many men defied their own liege lords to stand with Daemon, as he inspired loyalty and fought heroically. Many joined because ...

2. Timeline: The Targaryen Succession
(World of Westeros/History)

Timeline of the Targaryen Succession Note: This timeline is dated by years after Aegon’s Landing. YEARRULERBIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 1 — 37 Aegon I Aegon the Conqueror, Aegon ...

3. The Age of Dragons
(World of Westeros/History)

The Freehold remained a great power on the eastern continent of Essos until approximately 400 years ago, its great families wedding sister to brother to preserve the important bloodlines. It was at this ...

4. History of the Arryns
(World of Westeros/History)

... a tear herself. Since the time the last King of the Mountain and Vale bent the knee to Aegon the Conqueror, the Arryns have held the title of Warden of the East for the Targaryens. They have held the ...

5. History of the Tullys
(World of Westeros/History)

The Tullys have held Riverrun and its lands for a thousand years, but did not reign until Aegon the Conqueror raised Edmyn Tully to overlord during the Wars of Conquest. This was a reward for being first ...

6. History of the Starks
(World of Westeros/History)

... Torrhen Stark. It was he who bent his knee to Aegon the Conqueror rather than pitch his lands into war. His crown was given over to the invading Targaryen and has not been seen since. Another notable ...

7. The Kingsguard
(Houses of Westeros/Independents)

The Kingsguard was founded by Aegon the Conqueror of House Targaryen as an elite bodyguard to protect the crown and anyone of royal descent. A poetic name often used for them is "the White Swords", or ...

8. House Bolton
(Houses of Westeros/Minor Houses)

...  During the War of Conquest, the Boltons submitted to Aegon the Conqueror along with all the other northern houses, which united the whole of the Seven Kingdoms under the Targaryen banner. House Personality ...

9. House Tyrell
(Houses of Westeros/Great Houses)

... Greenhand, the gardener king of the First Men, through the female line. Harlen Tyrell, steward to the last King of the Reach, surrendered Highgarden to Aegon the Conqueror after the death of King Mern ...

10. House Tully
(Houses of Westeros/Great Houses)

... and the Riverlands to economic ruin in order to finance the building of his castle, Harrenhal. This monumental edifice was completed as Aegon the Conqueror arrived in Westeros. Harren’s tyrannical rule ...

11. House Lannister
(Houses of Westeros/Great Houses)

... hair. Even without such a claim, their connection to the Age of Heroes is clearly marked by their fair hair and tall, handsome build — hallmark traits of Andal blood. When Aegon the Conqueror swept through ...

12. House Greyjoy
(Houses of Westeros/Great Houses)

...  King Harren the Black, the last of the Iron Kings, extended his rule from the Neck to the Blackwater Rush. He had finally completed his grand castle of Harrenhal when Aegon the Conqueror landed in the ...

13. House Baratheon
(Houses of Westeros/Great Houses)

... murdered, only Stannis remains to claim the Iron Throne. History House Baratheon is the youngest of the great houses of Westeros. It was founded during the Wars of Conquest, when Aegon the Conqueror ...

14. Oldtown
(World of Westeros/Cities)

... the construction of the Great Sept of Baelor in King's Landing. Aegon the Conqueror's reign is dated from his entrance into the city of Oldtown and his acknowledgment as King by the High Septon. Oldtown ...

15. King's Landing
(World of Westeros/Cities)

... spot where Aegon the Conqueror landed in Westeros to begin his conquest. The main city is surrounded by a wall, manned by a city watch known as the Gold Cloaks. Over the course of three centuries, King's ...

16. Dorne
(World of Westeros/Geography)

... fiercely independent, but loyal to their rulers; it was the only land to escape the wrath of Aegon the Conqueror and his dragons. Daeron I, the Young Dragon, eventually conquered Dorne, but was unable ...

17. The Reach
(World of Westeros/Geography)

... Gardeners were destroyed on the Field of Fire, Aegon the Conqueror raised the Tyrells to supremacy ... but some say the Florents or the Hightowers would have had a better claim. Bannermen of the Tyrells ...

18. The Riverlands
(World of Westeros/Geography)

... Harren the Black in favor of Aegon the Conqueror. “We’re all just songs in the end. If we are lucky.” — Catelyn Stark Great House Tully Minor Houses Blackwood*, Bracken, Darry, Frey, Haigh, Mallister, ...

19. The Iron Islands
(World of Westeros/Geography)

... was chosen after the fall of Harren the Black during the War of Conquest. Prior to the arrival of Aegon the Conqueror, the Ironmen ruled over the Riverlands and much of the western coast of Westeros. Today, ...