What was Aegon the Conqueror like?

Did you know in the books Aegon I Targaryen is quite a mysterious character? This short uses evidence from A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, A Dance with Dragons and The Winds of Winter.

A Game of Thrones theory explained, prepare for The Winds of Winter release date with a theory video of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire book series and something to think about while waiting for HBO's House of the Dragon Season 2.

[Rajarshi_X]

He was basically the perfect King. Which is a trick lol. All we know about him is from history books. History books are overly kind to Kings who are worshipped by their descendents like Aegon was. Daemon worships him.

[tylerloftis]

it always bothers me when people describe targaryen’s as lean/wiry when we have multiple examples that are described as powerful and larger than avg

[renferal]

I hope HBO does a series on Aegon's Conquest

[Ghasthund]

I like the fan art that shows Henry Cavill as Aegon

[linkgobrrr]

Aegon’s conquest would be a sick game tbh.

[jay-]

There’s rumors that Rhaenys cheated on Aegon with singers and others she kept in her company. While there’s rumors that Visenya used sorcery to conceive/birth Maegor. Aenys ended up weak and spineless although some blame could be placed on Rhaenys dying while he was so young causing him to regress but his oldest son son Aegon the uncrowned was described as the spitting image of his grandfather.

[megteg]

Wish they had kept the purple eyes! It would have made them so distinctive and otherworldly

[abandonallhope.]

I’ll bet he more than once looked at Visenya across the dinner table and wished that it was her who had died in Dorne instead of Rhaenys, especially in the latter years of their marriage.

[Rannos]

Ita actually interesting how little there is about Aegon in the canon material we have

[theroadrunner]

Honestly hbo should've just done a history of house Targaryen spanning their entire reign over just HOTD

[juanruzmartell]

He seems like a pretty pragmatic person.

[kalebhenson]

They need to make a "Histories of Westeros & Essos" show where its one episode per political event.
- Aegons conquest
- Roberts Rebellion
- Selmy saving Aerys
- Blackfyre rebellion
Theres so much content that can be faithfully made

[yurp]

It was on Sat, Nov 18th, 2023
That I heard the sentence,
'Aegon remained faithful to his sisters'
Accompanied by an illustration.
🚶🏾‍♂️

[nicksmithnutmilk]

Aegon I : 💪🥵🥰😍❤️
Aegon II : ☠️👹🗿👿💛
Aegon III : 😭😢😥😫🖤
Aegon IV : 🍔🍟🍕🌭🌮
Aegon V : 💯✌️🥚🤙🩶

[mauricecupido]

Aegon the Conquerer and Jaehaerys the Old King are my Favourite kings.

[nikapol]

We need a series about Aegon's conquest with the first few episodes covering old Valyria and the doom.

[FoxEyes]

Augustus, Richard the lionheart and Edward l, lll, and the black prince 💯!

[miraafloyd]

My main gripe with Aegon was his treatment of Visyena. She did a lot in terms of the conquest and establishment of the realm. Maybe if Aegon loved her as he did Rhaenys Maegor & Aenys could’ve gotten along better.

[Egilhelmson]

Anyone is charismatic and commanding while sitting on a dragon, and having two sisters commanding two others. He could have been played by Don Knotts (if he lived long enough) and it wouldn’t have changed his level of terror causing abilities.

[doubler]

I want them to make a show about him, but at the same time I don't. I like how he has a sense of mystery about him