The breath of the greatest dragon forged the Iron Throne…the swords of the vanquished, a thousand of them, melted together like so many candles..
— Viserys Targaryen
The Iron Throne was the throne upon which the King of the Andals and the Rhoynar and the First Men sat, located in the throne room of the Red Keep in the city of King’s Landing. Besides the monarchs themselves, only their Hand could sit on the Iron Throne. The Iron Throne was also a metonym, along with “the crown,” referring to the monarchy that rules the Seven Kingdoms and the authority of the monarchy (e.g. “rebellion against the Iron Throne”).
