House Targaryen
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House Targaryen is the former ruling house of the Seven Kingdoms.
The Targaryens are the blood of the dragon, descended from the high lords of the ancient Freehold of Valyria. Their heritage is proclaimed in a striking beauty, with lilac or indigo or violet eyes and hair of silver-gold or platinum white. To keep the blood pure House Targaryen has often followed the Valyrian custom of wedding brother to sister.
Aegon I Targaryen, known as the Dragon, was the first king of the Seven Kingdoms which he unified during the Wars of Conquest.
Aegon granted Storm's End to his rumored bastard brother, Orys Baratheon, after he had defeated and slain Argilac the Arrogant, the last of the Storm Kings.
Harren the Black, King of the Isles also ruled the riverlands, however he was not well loved and many of the river lords deserted him, first amongst them Edmyn Tully, Lord of Riverrun. Harren and his line perished in the burning of Harrenhal. Afterwards Aegon granted Edmyn Tully dominion of the lands of the Trident. He allowed the surviving iron lords to chose who should have the primacy among them. They chose Vickon Greyjoy, Lord of Pyke as Lord of the Iron Islands.
The last King in the North, Torrhen Stark, known as the King Who Knelt, chose to swear fealty to Aegon rather than do battle. He therefore kept his land and continued to rule as Lord of Winterfell.
The last King of the Reach, King Mern, perished at the Field of Fire. His steward, Harlen Tyrell, surrendered Highgarden to Aegon. As reward Aegon gave him Highgarden and dominion of the Reach.
Dorne was united with the rest of the Seven Kingdoms when King Daeron II married Princess Myriah Martell and gave his own sister to the reigning Prince of Dorne.
Aerys II Targaryen, King of the Seven Kingdoms had Brandon Stark murdered.
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Sigil
The Targaryen sigil is a three-headed dragon, red on black, the three heads representing Aegon and his sisters.
Words
The Targaryen words are Fire and Blood.
