Why Aegon Melted Harrenhal In His Conquest of Westeros

Did you know in the books Aegon the Conqueror took Harrenhal by melting it with dragonfire? 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.

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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.

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Books: Dragon fire melts stones and castles

Show: Dragon fire causes explosive damage and destroys buildings and stones and in the same time it was not able to do anything to the couple of bricks that Jon snow was hiding behind in the dark night

[theminisimmer]

It wasnt just ruined... The dragon fire melted the stones.

[Astartes-]

They need Henry as Aegon.
His literally perfect.

[justdirt]

Small Correction, Aegon gave the Riverlands in the Tully's and the Iron Islands had a squabble for power. Aegon invaded the island and the Aegon let the Iron Islanders do a Kingsmoot and they chose the Greyjoys.

[biozesuck]

We know now that Henry Cavill will play Aegon.

[bradwolf]

Harren the Black was given a chance, but he massively overestimated his newly completed castle. Oof

[Birbeer]

Harren the Black enslaved the Riverlands and used slaves to build the Harrenhal, Aegon erased a tyranny based on slavery

[mahad]

The thing that bothered me, is that the show made sure to show that Tyrion read alot and that he's intelligent and knows history, so if he reads alot shouldn't he have know how aegon took the six kingdoms with dragons and with melting castle and burning cities, yet he kept making Dany not use her dragon to do anything in the war not even attacking one castle that her enemies in it, which led for her losing her allies, dragons and mind, he was the dumbest hand that ever lived

[Justsomebody]

I said to my partner. What if Daenarys did what Aegon did to harrenhal. He didn't know what I was talking about because I read the book which is everything that happened before GOT. I explained to him. What Aegon did when whoever wouldn't surrender, I said to my partner why didn't Daenarys not just do that to the red keep. A lot less people would have died. She didn't have to burn down the whole city. They knew were cersi was the whole time

[ElHispanista]

Damn, that masterpiece was just built and Aegon comes and burns it. That was a crime against humanity.

[hatefulentity]

We saw how gigantic Vhagar is in the show. Wonder how massive Balerion is

[ArcAngle]

Aegon didn't appoint the Grey Joys as lord paramounts. The Ironborn were allowed to hold there King's Moot to decide on there Lord.

[letthedogsout]

That's why the beast was named Balerion the black dread.

[SAKEEB]

Why wasn’t it renovated for such a long time

[JohnSmith-jbjf]

Wasn't aware Aegon was Henry Cavill. Sick.

[AlexRoivas]

Aegon didn't name the Greyjoys. After House Hoare passed the iron islanders started to fight between themselves. Aegon arrived and told them to chose one to lead them and they all agreed to the Greyjoys. The Greyjoys actually live in a smaller island than other houses

[smileyman]

It wasn't just Aegon, it was Rhaenys and Visenia too.
They rode Paraxese and Vhaegar, but I forgot what Aegon's dragon was named.

[johnmitchell]

HarrenHall would have served Aegon better as his seat.
It was too expensive for one house to man the castle but would have been perfect for the king.
A city would have developed around it
And Kingslanding would still be a port city just down the Blackwater

[muntumsutu]

The need to make a conquest series after fire & blood(house of the dragon)

[BV-jqvg]

I always envisioned Aegon the conquerer being older than Henry Cavill