Item from House of the Dragon by George R.R. Martin
The seat of the King of the Seven Kingdoms, forged by Aegon I from the swords of his conquered enemies, melted together by Balerion's dragonfire. THE symbol of power in Westeros — and the prize the Dance is fought over.
The Iron Throne is a towering, asymmetric mass of melted swords, twisted blades, and jagged edges — forged when Aegon the Conqueror had the surrendered weapons of his defeated enemies piled together and melted by Balerion the Black Dread's fire. It is deliberately uncomfortable and dangerous. Kings have been cut by its blades; Maegor the Cruel was found dead upon it with his wrists slashed open, though no one knows if the throne itself killed him. The Iron Throne is not just a chair — it is the physical embodiment of Targaryen authority, the symbol that whoever sits upon it rules the Seven Kingdoms. The entire Dance of the Dragons is, at its core, a war over who has the right to sit in this ugly, magnificent, lethal chair.
A towering asymmetric mass of a thousand swords melted together by Balerion's fire. Twisted blades jut out at angles. It is deliberately uncomfortable — a king should never sit easy. It cuts those it deems unworthy.
Also known as: the throne, the Iron Throne, Aegon's throne