In theory, the night king could end up on the iron throne, but i cant imagine hed have much use for it. Written and directed by series creators david benioff and dan weiss, the iron throne puts an end to all the speculation about who will wind up in charge of the seven kingdoms, ruling from the. Who won the iron throne in the game of thrones finale. Its hard for me to imagine a future without daenerys on the throne at some pointeven if she ends up abdicating in favor of being a better mother to dragons. Spoilers choose wisely, who will end up on the iron throne. Who made it through the great game and where are they headed next. Arya if she lives through season 7 now before you say im crazy hear me out. Betting odds for who will rule westeros when game of. Jon snow kit harington, who may have had the greatest claim to the iron throne by dint of his targaryenstark lineage, ended up with no throne at all.
Now that the series is completed, who lived, who died, and who will tell their story. Even if things go bad and jon isnt king of the seven kingdoms or king in the north, knowing that he is. Daenerys believes that drogon is balerion reincarnated. The book version of the iron throne would not even fit through the doors of the paint hall. Jaime murders cersei after she sacrifices civilian lives to save herself or some such cruel thing. Fan theories about the iron thrones rightful claimant have been circulating for decades, ever since george r.
The first question often asked among game of thrones fans is a simple one. Game of thrones home 2020 election results election info. Danny ends up on the iron throne and survives the events of the show. After killing the queen, he was banished to the nights watch again to settle matters between pro and antidaenerys forces. Updated odds for the iron throne game of thrones betting. The most important booktotv adaptations coming in 2020.
Game of thrones hbos thrilling epic historical fantasy series has finally come to an end after eight seasons, and the finale brings the story full circle in many ways. After most of the loose ends were tied up or at least killed in various ways during the burning of kings landing, theres one big question left. The iron throne was the throne upon which the king of the andals, the rhoynar, and the first men sat, located in the great hall of the red keep in the city of kings landing. Game of thrones creators end the hbo epic with a mixed. Besides the monarchs themselves, only their hand could sit on the iron throne. Decorative metal book ends supports for shelves, unique geometric design1 pair2 pieces add to cart. Grrm just cant get away with publishing a book with the exact same ending as the show 5 years after the. Game of throne season 7 returned on sunday, july 16th, and with it came no shift on the iron throne. We have a huge throne room set in belfast, but not nearly huge enough to hold the iron throne as i painted it. The highborn but lowkey illegitimate son of king robert baratheon and parttime blacksmith is a dark horse for the iron throne, and if jon andor danaerys cop it before they can take over. The show ends with the iron throne destroyed, the old system of choosing kings and queens eradicated, bran stark elected as the new king of westeros, and sansa stark ruling the north as an independent kingdom. Dubbed king or queen of the andals and the first men, that person rules the seven. Before the battle of winterfell, jon told daenerys.
My only complaint is that they are mirror images, i would have preferred a little diversity, however. From birth, michael roele has been destined to rule the anuirean empire. But she has the spirit, the tenacity, and the hair to make it work. That throne was created by the worlds human residents and, thus, is symbolic only to them.
If it ends up being cersei who sits on the throne, both of those issues will be concluded in the final episode. After seasons of drama and anticipation, the biggest mystery of game of thrones has been solved. The answer has been in front of him since the very first book when maester aemon revealed he was a targaryen. Jons claim to the throne is why some fans believe he will rule westeros at the end of season 8. So who ended up on the iron throne in the series finale. Ultimately, i dont even think the throne will be that relevant by the time the series ends. There will be no throne left only valryian steel can kill the white walkers and the throne is made of swords of valryian steel gendry cersies true born son with robert will know the secret and convey this to ser davos who will be with john. Has the hbo fantasy drama built up its female characters for a feminist endgame.
For that wed need something much bigger, more like the interior of st. The iron throne was also a metonym referring to the monarchy that rules the seven kingdoms and the authority of the monarchy e. The seven kingdoms began with aegon the conqueror forging the iron throne out of the swords of his enemies with his black dragon, balerion. Bran stark is still the oddson favorite to win control of westeros on game of thrones, according to the oddsmakers in las vegas. Why sansa stark will win the game of thrones and rule all of westeros the dragon and the wolf positions the eldest stark. Just think about all the people who have died in pursuit of the iron throne in the last six seasons. The third son of king maekar i targaryen, aemon was an unlikely candidate to rule westeros, but a combination of insanity and disease removed those ahead of him. It may not be metal but it definitely has the feel of it. The prize at stake for the runners and riders in this westerosi battle royale is the iron throne, the seat of the seven kingdoms. One of the main plot points of game of thrones is the question of who should rightfully sit on the iron throne. If the systems upholding it all disappear overnight, then it just becomes an uncomfortable chair. Is the iron throne in the show faithful to the books. Cersei lannister assumed control of kings landing at the end of season 6 and while we started to see several storylines set the tone for a shortened season and the final two seasons of the entire series, queen cersei still rules the seven kingdoms.
Who do you think will be on the iron throne in the end. Even if it seems insignificant, its worth noting that this is a game, not the game. Martin said in 20, say game of thrones, and people. All sword tips were intact and the base is solid and displays all the seven kingdom sigils. The final season of the wildly popular hbo series is drawing to a close. Jon snow heads back to the wall and is told he cant have kids or make a play for the throne. Analysis who is most likely to end up on the iron throne. In a recent interview with the new york times, lena headey cersei lannister said her character cant be the victor in the end. Heres who won the iron throne in the game of thrones. The answer to one of the biggest game of thrones questions who ended up on the iron throne. It was left up to a council of the lords and ladies of westeros to decide who would rule over the realm. In the aftermath of episode five which saw daenerys targaryen go full mad queen and obliterate kings landing and all of its inhabitants innocent or otherwise jon had a discussion with tyrion lannister about what should be done. Who ends up ruling kings landing in game of thrones series finale.
According to the got book, who will sit on the iron throne. This got theory explains why no one will end up on the. In this episode, drogon melts the iron throne, symbolically putting an end to the seven kingdoms as aegon targaryen conceived them. A game of thrones is one of those titles that appears in the book over and over and over. This game of thrones book clue hints that neither daenerys nor jon snow will end up ruling westeros. Who will sit on the iron throne at the end game of. After seven seasons, 67 episodes and, depending on whose accounting you trust, somewhere in the region of 174,373 deaths, were six episodes from the end of game of thrones with the question of who exactly will end up on the iron throne still very much up in the air. The show ends with a scene with her as an old lady on her deathbed. Dany is my favorite but there is no way she ends up on the throne. But my prediction is that there is no throne at the end of it. Bran ending up on the throne also lends credence to the theory that the history of westeros is cyclical, something that thrones has seemed to signal throughout its run george r. Martins first novel a game of thrones was released in 1996.
So seeing as the seven kingdoms are currently without a true king, and we still have three more books before the series will allegedly be complete sigh, what are your predictions for who ends up sitting the iron throne at the end of book 7. Yes, in addition to the points kelsey makes in her post, jon would be unlikely to take the iron throne if he never learns about his parentage. Bran ends up on the iron throne by virtue of a council vote. The first game of thrones book may tell us who sits on the. Though the title is clear indication of the wars to come and the ongoing fight for the iron throne, fans of the show should keep in mind this was only the first book. Its obvious now hes back game of thrones has one huge surprise left for fans and the. Leading the seven kingdoms may be a highprofile job, but it also seems like a. So book readers were surprised when the show took the trouble to show this event only to cut out half of the prophecy. So, unless martin suddenly decides to change the fundamental way he has approached his story for five novels, thousands of pages, and 21 years, nobody who has been a pov character will end up on the iron throne.
If jon snow ends up sitting the iron throne, would sansa. Game of thrones teases who ends up on iron throne in. Pauls cathedral or westminster abbey, and no set has that much room. Here are the bettings odds for who will rule westeros when game of thrones ends. With the battle of winterfell behind us and the night king gone, two of the biggest remaining questions are who will end up on the iron throne and who, if anyone, will kill cersei. We asked 12 writers which character will sit on the iron throne and why. Received my iron throne today and its gorgeous heavy i knew it would be since the description said it weighed 1 lb. Just running with this here, but this seems like a really twisted martinesque way to end the iron throne story. The success of the hbo television adaptation game of thrones has made the shows version of the royal seat an icon of the entire media franchise.
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