The War of the Five Kings devastated Westeros both politically and literally, leaving it ripe for conquest.Įach king eventually fell from battle, massacre, or murder. Balon Greyjoy once more led an independence movement for the Iron Islands, declaring himself the Iron King.
Meanwhile, Robb Stark, who had been proclaimed the King in the North, led an independence movement for the North and the Riverlands. Robert's two brothers, Stannis Baratheon and Renly Baratheon, laid claim to the Iron Throne on the basis that Cersei's children were bastards born of incest with her brother Jaime. Robert's death threw the realm into chaos as civil war erupted in the form of the massive War of the Five Kings. Ultimately, the rebellion saw a rebel victory with Prince Rhaegar's death at the Battle of the Trident and the Mad King's death during the Sack of King's Landing only the young Prince Viserys and newborn Princess Daenerys survived due to their smuggling across the Narrow Sea to the Free Cities of Essos by loyalists. However, the reign of King Aerys II Targaryen, nicknamed the Mad King for his insanity and cruelty, was challenged in the form of Robert's Rebellion. Robert's Rebellion brought an end to the Targaryen dynasty.įor nearly three centuries since the War of Conquest, the Targaryen dynasty ruled the unified Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. House Targaryen briefly recaptures the Iron Throne.Near total destruction of the Golden Company.King's Landing is devastated during the Battle of King's Landing.Capture and subsequent execution of Missandei by Cersei Lannister.Loss of Rhaegal at the hands of Euron Greyjoy during the Battle at Dragonstone.Hostilities formally resumed after the end of the Great War.Jaime Lannister defies his sister and travels north.Queen Cersei Lannister secretly keeps her army in the south and sends Euron Greyjoy to hire the Golden Company in Essos.House Targaryen and House Lannister agree to a truce until the threat of the White Walkers is dealt with.
King Jon Snow renounces his crown and pledges House Stark, the North, and the Vale to House Targaryen.Iron Throne pays off debt to the Iron Bank with the gold sacked from Highgarden.Destruction of Lannister-Tarly army at the Battle of the Goldroad.Highgarden sacked by the Lannister army, subsequent extinction of House Tyrell.Casterly Rock briefly captured by Unsullied.Destruction of the majority of the Targaryen fleet by King Euron's Iron Fleet.Capture or death of most of House Targaryen's Westerosi allies, including Houses Tyrell, Martell (under the Sand Snakes), and Greyjoy (under Yara and Theon†).
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