<P> 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 . Aegon had established King 's Landing as the royal capital , and the Iron Throne itself sits in the Red Keep . Martin writes that according to legend , Aegon kept the blades sharp so that no ruler should ever sit comfortably . Centuries later , kings still cut themselves on the throne ; and it is a common belief that such rulers are therefore unfit to rule . </P>
<P> 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 . Aegon had established King 's Landing as the royal capital , and the Iron Throne itself sits in the Red Keep . Martin writes that according to legend , Aegon kept the blades sharp so that no ruler should ever sit comfortably . Centuries later , kings still cut themselves on the throne ; and it is a common belief that such rulers are therefore unfit to rule . </P>
who made the iron throne in game of thrones
who made the iron throne in game of thrones
Aegon the Conqueror
Aegon the Conqueror