Crown

Crowns are worn as a symbol of royal or elevated office, especially by kings. It is customary for kings in Westeros to wear a crown, though not all kings have. Monarchs may either use crowns inherited from their predecessors, to indicate continuity and right to rule, or for various reasons fashion new crowns for themselves.

Rebels and pretenders sometimes fashion crowns for themselves during their rebellion to indicate their royal status, such as Renly Baratheon, though some have chosen not to, such as Stannis Baratheon and Robb Stark.

Crowns of the Targaryen dynasty

Crown of Aegon I

The crown of Aegon I

Aegon the Conqueror was crowned with his own crown, both by Visenya Targaryen at the beginning of Aegon's Conquest and by the High Septon in the Starry Sept of Oldtown at the war's conclusion. The crown of Aegon I was made of Valyrian steel and inset with large square-cut rubies with a small circular ruby front-and-center. During his coronation, Aegon II was crowned with the Conqueror's crown by Ser Criston Cole. By this time, the sockets that once held the large rubies were empty and only the ruby in the center remained.

Royal bearers

• Aegon I Targaryen
• Maegor I Targaryen
• Aegon II Targaryen
• Daeron I Targaryen

Crown of Aenys I

The crown of Aenys I

Aenys I Targaryen wore an ornate golden crown.

Royal bearers

• Aenys I Targaryen

Crown of Jaehaerys I

The crown of Jaehaerys I

Jaehaerys I Targaryen's crown was fashioned by the Old King as a symbol of his prosperous reign and harmony in the realm. The golden crown is decorated with the sigils of the Great Houses. Viserys I Targaryen, Jaehaerys's grandson and heir, used the crown after the Old King's passing. After his own death, it is stolen by Ser Erryk Cargyll, who delivers it to Viserys's chosen heir Rhaenyra.

Royal bearers

• Jaehaerys I Targaryen
• Viserys I Targaryen
• Rhaenyra Targaryen

Crown of Baelor I

The crown of Baelor I

Baelor I Targaryen wore a crown of vines and flowers.

Royal bearers

• Baelor I Targaryen

Crown of Aegon IV

The crown of Aegon IV

Aegon IV Targaryen wore a large red gold crown with points shaped like dragons' heads.

Royal bearers

• Aegon IV Targaryen
• Daeron II Targaryen

Crown of Maekar I

The crown of Maekar I

Maekar I Targaryen wore a warlike crown with sharp points.

Royal bearers

• Maekar I Targaryen

Crown of Aerys II

The crown of Aerys II

Aerys II Targaryen's crown, either fashioned for him or inherited from his predecessors, was a dark silver crown with curved spikes, covered in a pattern based on dragon scales.

Royal bearers

• Aerys II Targaryen

Crowns of the Baratheon dynasty

Crown of Robert I

The crown of Robert I

Upon taking the throne, Robert Baratheon fashioned a new royal crown. Aerys II Targaryen's crown had prominently incorporated dragon imagery, and Robert's crown similarly incorporated imagery based on his house sigil. Fashioned out of gold, Robert's crown was large and robust, and incorporated amber gemstones as well as very prominent stag-based imagery, appearing to almost have been made out of antlers.

Royal bearers

• Robert I Baratheon

First crown of Joffrey I

The first crown of Joffrey I

Upon Joffrey Baratheon's rise to the throne, he had a new crown fashioned. Joffrey's crown is significantly smaller and less robust than that of his supposed father Robert, but is stylistically similar and incorporates much of the same imagery. It retains the golden color, the amber gemstones, and the antler imagery, a reference to the sigil of House Baratheon. After Joffrey's death, his brother Tommen continued to use this first crown, rather than Joffrey's briefly used second crown.

Royal bearers

• Joffrey I Baratheon
• Tommen I Baratheon

Second crown of Joffrey I

The second crown of Joffrey I

For his royal wedding to Margaery Tyrell, Joffrey had a second crown made, which was only ever used during this event (his successor Tommen using Joffrey's first crown throughout his reign). Joffrey's briefly worn second crown is overall similar to his first crown, with the antler-based spikes arranged in a similar fashion, but the crown is slightly bigger and there are no gemstones in it. Also added, to symbolize his marriage union to Margaery, are silver roses (the rose being the sigil of House Tyrell) intertwined with the antlers.

Royal bearers

• Joffrey I Baratheon

Crowns of the Lannister dynasty

Crown of Cersei I

The crown of Cersei I

Upon her rise to the throne, Cersei Lannister chose to fashion a new crown. Her crown was noticeably smaller than those of her four direct predecessors, being a small silver circlet of intertwined threads that come together at the front, creating a motif resembling the head of a lion (the sigil of House Lannister).

Royal bearers

• Cersei I Lannister

Crowns of consorts

Crown of Cersei Lannister

Cersei Lannister's crown as queen consort

During her husband Robert Baratheon's reign, Cersei used a finely detailed crown that prominently incorporated the stag-imagery of House Baratheon, with no apparent details that reference the sigil of her own house. In contrast to the amber gemstones of Robert's crown, Cersei's crown incorporated green gemstones. This crown was not reused upon Cersei becoming Queen regnant, with another new crown being fashioned in its stead.

Bearers

• Cersei Lannister

Crown of Margaery Tyrell

Margaery Tyrell's crown

Margaery Tyrell was crowned with a relatively small, yet finely detailed, crown upon her marriage to Joffrey Baratheon. Though Joffrey died shortly thereafter, Margaery once more assumed the same crown after her marriage to Joffrey's successor, Tommen. Her crown is broadly similar to Joffrey's second crown, incorporating antler imagery and roses intertwining with the antlers, but also incorporates even more prominent roses, the sigil of her house.

Bearers

• Margaery Tyrell

Crowns of pretenders

Crown of Renly Baratheon

Renly Baratheon's crown

After being crowned at Highgarden in opposition to Joffrey Baratheon, his supposed nephew, Renly Baratheon used a relatively simple, and notably asymmetrical, golden crown. As with the crown of his brother Robert, Renly's crown incorporated very apparent stag-imagery, most of the crown being composed of golden antlers.

Bearers

• Renly Baratheon

Other crowns

Crown of Daemon Targaryen

Daemon Targaryen's crown

After victory in the first phase of the War for the Stepstones in 115 AC, the soldiers on the side of Daemon Targaryen and House Velaryon proclaimed Daemon as the "King of the Narrow Sea". Daemon was crowned using a crown made with bone decorated with metal details. He retained his title and crown until he in 116 AC gave up both the title and the crown to his brother, Viserys I Targaryen.

Bearers

• Daemon Targaryen

Crown of Sansa Stark

Sansa Stark's crown

After at last securing the independence of the North, Sansa Stark, the new Queen in the North had herself crowned with a silver circlet that overtly incorporates her house heraldry twice, using the wolf's head of House Stark twice in the front.

Bearers

• Sansa Stark

Crown of Winter

The Crown of Winter

The ancient Kings in the North wore a crown surmounted by black iron spikes. It was surrendered to the treasury of House Targaryen during Aegon's Conquest.

Bearers

• Brandon the Builder
• Brandon the Breaker
• Torrhen Stark

Driftwood Crown of Euron Greyjoy

Euron Greyjoy's Driftwood Crown

Though his brother and predecessor, Balon Greyjoy, had not used a crown, Euron Greyjoy had a Driftwood Crown, reminiscent of the Driftwood Crowns of the ancient kings of the Iron Islands, fashioned for himself. The term "Driftwood Crown" is literal, with the crown being very simple and looking like an ordinary piece of driftwood.

Bearers

• Euron Greyjoy

Falcon Crown

The Falcon Crown

The Falcon Crown was worn by the Kings of the Mountain and the Vale. It was surrendered to the treasury of House Targaryen during Aegon's Conquest.

Bearers

• Artys Arryn
• Ronnel Arryn

Sharra Arryn's regent's coronet

Sharra Arryn's coronet

Sharra Arryn wore a coronet as Queen Regent of the Vale, which she surrendered to Visenya Targaryen along with the Falcon Crown.

Bearers

• Sharra Arryn

In the books

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, there are notable differences in crowns that also appear in Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon.

• The crown of Aegon I is a circlet, but is otherwise the same, being made of Valyrian steel and having sockets for square-cut rubies.
• The crown of Aenys I is inlaid with jade and pearl with the faces of the Seven. In Histories & Lore, it is depicted as having square-cut rubies of varying sizes.
• The crown of Jaehaerys I is a simple yellow gold band with seven gemstones of different colors representing the Seven Kingdoms.
• The crown of Renly Baratheon is highly ornate, with golden roses and antlers and a jade stag's head.
• Aerys II does not have his own unique crown, and instead wears the crown of Aegon IV.
• Joffrey does not wear a second crown for his wedding to Margaery.

There are also instances of characters wearing crowns that do not appear in TV adaptations at all:

• The High Septon wears a tall and extravagant crystal crown. After it goes missing in the riots in King's Landing, Tywin Lannister gives the new High Septon an even more impressive crown. The High Sparrow later sells it.
• Alicent Hightower wore a crown that she gave to her daughter Helaena during the coronation of Aegon II, but no description is made of it.
• Stannis Baratheon and Selyse Florent wear twin red gold crowns with points that resemble flames.
• Daenerys Targaryen is gifted a crown by the Tourmaline Brotherhood of Qarth, specially made for her: it is in the shape of a three-headed dragon with heads of jade, ivory, and onyx representing Rhaegal, Viserion, and Drogon.
  • The so-called "Crown of Meereen" is depicted in the A Game of Thrones collectible card game by Fantasy Flight Games. It is an ornate golden circlet with a small circular ruby in the middle, and a gold mitre covered in square-cut rubies. It does not appear in the books, however.
• Robb Stark wears a crown that strongly resembles the Crown of Winter: a bronze circlet surmounted by nine black iron spikes shaped like longswords. After his death, Ryman Frey (Lord Frey's grandson and heir) gives it to a whore; Ryman is killed by the Brotherhood Without Banners, and the crown is currently worn by Lady Stoneheart (the reanimated Catelyn Stark).
• Jeyne Westerling (Talisa Maegyr's book counterpart) also wears a crown.
• Balon Greyjoy is not seen wearing a driftwood crown, but he is said to have donned the "ancient crown of salt and rock."
• After Theon captures Winterfell, he begins to wear a misshapen and ugly iron crown with chunks of black diamond and gold nuggets.
• Asha Greyjoy (Yara) wears a makeshift crown at the kingsmoot on Old Wyk.
• Hizdahr zo Loraq wears a gold crown after he marries Daenerys.
• Euron Greyjoy eventually dispenses with the driftwood crown and dons a new one as King of the Iron Islands, an iron circlet with shark's teeth for points.

External links

• Crown on A Wiki of Ice and Fire
• Crown on Wikipedia