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Unable to let Daenerys take her place on the Iron Throne, Jon stabs and kills her in the Game of Thrones season 8 finale. Not every king or queen in Westeros is interested in the Iron Throne. Mance, for instance, is a former member of the Night's Watch who deserts the order to live among the wildlings north of The Wall. In response to the growing threat of White Walkers , he manages the impossible and unites the different wildling clans, leading them south and earning himself the title, King-Beyond-The-Wall.

Unlike most, Mance's title as king is bestowed on him out of respect rather than tradition, giving him perhaps the strongest claim of any to rule over his chosen people. In Game of Thrones ' season 4 finale, though, Mance is captured when Stannis' army arrives at The Wall, and in the Game of Thrones season 5 premiere, he set to be burned at the stake. But instead, Mance is killed by Jon Snow who takes pity on his suffering and shoots him through the heart with an arrow.

The Seven Kingdoms is comprised of seven different regions in Westeros that were ruled as separate, sovereign kingdoms until the Targaryens invaded and united them all under a single ruler. One of these earlier kingdoms is the Iron Islands, who once ruled over their own islands as well as much of the Riverlands.

Following the death of Robert in Game of Thrones season 1, Balon declares himself King of the Iron Islands for the second time , hoping to use the ensuing chaos to break away from the Seven Kingdoms and rule from the Salt Throne.

Balon manages to rule as King of the Iron Islands for five years and claim some territory in the North, though all of these gains are eventually lost. In Game of Thrones season 6, Balon is killed by his younger brother, Euron, who returns home to claim the Salt Throne for himself. Only arriving on the scene in Game of Thrones season 6, Euron had previously been living in exile following his older brother Balon's first rebellion against the crown.

When he returns, Euron kills his brother but cannot simply declare himself the next King of the Iron Islands because doing so goes against Ironborn tradition.

On the Iron Islands, the right to rule must be won in the Kingsmoot - a ceremony in where claimants to the Salt Throne present their case, and it's left to the assembled Ironborn to choose their king.

The Kingsmoot ultimately picks Euron as king, and he rules the Irons Islands for two years, but he spends most of that time chasing after his niece and nephew and entering a poorly thought-out alliance with Cersei. Euron dies in the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones season 8 when he is killed by Jaime during a brawl. In the event of his death, Balon had hoped for his daughter, Yara, to sit the Salt Throne, but such wishes go against Ironborn tradition.

Instead, Yara makes an effort to win the crown via the Kingsmoot, but her uncle Euron proves too convincing and wins the crown instead.

Yara and Theon must then flee or be killed. They sail to Meereen where they seek out Daenerys and the two desperate queens form an alliance. However, Yara chooses to remain loyal to the Seven Kingdoms and gives up her crown, settling for the title of Lady of the Iron Islands and taking part in the election of Bran as king. The North's involvement in the War of the Five Kings begins with Robb declaring war on the Lannisters following the arrest and execution of his father, Ned.

While on the march south, the northern bannerman swear fealty to Robb and crown him King in the North during Game of Thrones season 1's finale. This action transforms Robb's campaign from winning justice for his father into one of northern succession. With a new name, a new outlook, and hopefully, a new owner, Blood could really make a difference in Westeros. Which is great, since we all know in this kingdom, winter is always coming.

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Drogo melts a belt of golden medallions in a pot, then "crowns" Viserys with the molten gold, killing him. Daenerys asks Drogo to continue with the invasion, but with his obligation to Viserys gone, Drogo is reluctant to attempt to cross the Narrow Sea because of his people's fear of the "poison water" the sea, which the Dothraki fear, because they distrust any liquid that a horse will not drink and "wooden horses" ships.

Ser Jorah later saves Daenerys from an assassin sent by King Robert. Learning of the attempt, Drogo rewards Jorah with any horse he desires from Drogo's own herd. Drogo furiously swears a blood oath that he will punish Westeros for their attempt on the life of his wife and child, lead the Dothraki beyond the poison water to invade the Seven Kingdoms and seat his son on the "Iron Chair" of Westeros. Drogo leads his men to raid and plunder a village of the Lhazareen , peaceful sheep-herders. He plans to take slaves to trade for a fleet to invade Westeros.

Daenerys protests when the Dothraki begin raping the women of the village, and has her retinue stop the practice. Mago becomes infuriated at Daenerys's presumption to give him orders and complains to Drogo.

Drogo agrees that this is custom amongst the Dothraki, but out of admiration for Daenerys' spirit, agrees to let her keep the female slaves for herself. Mago accuses Drogo of being at the whim of the "foreign whore", holding his arakh to Drogo's chest. Enraged, Drogo presses the blade into his own flesh to show his contempt for Mago's challenge, causing a small flesh wound, before he fights Mago in single combat, dropping his arakh and his daggers to the ground to show his disdain for Mago's skills.

He kills Mago with the reverse edge of his own weapon, and tears his tongue out through his throat. At Daenerys's pleading, he allows one of her new slaves, Mirri Maz Duur , a godswife and maegi to treat his injury — ignoring warnings from his bloodrider Qotho. Daenerys commands her to use magic to save Drogo, and Duur agrees, but the Dothraki become agitated at this display of "witchcraft.

Qotho intervenes to prevent the ritual and is killed by Jorah. Daenerys goes into labor after being shoved to the ground by Qotho. Monstrous sounds are emitted from the khal's tent while Maz Duur chants. Daenerys's child is stillborn and deformed, with leathery scaled skin like a dragon's, wings, and a stomach filled with grave-worms.

Drogo survives but is left in a vegetative state. Duur admits she did this deliberately in revenge for the sacking of her village. The ritual that saved Drogo drew its power from not only the death of Drogo's favored stallion but the death of Daenerys' son, causing the stillbirth and monstrous appearance. Weeping, Daenerys smothers Drogo with a pillow to end his misery.

She has her dragon eggs placed beside Drogo on his funeral pyre, then orders Jorah to bind Duur to it as well, and she is burned alive. When the pyre is completely ablaze, Daenerys walks into the flames to the shock of Jorah and the remaining Dothraki. The next morning, Daenerys is found sitting naked and unharmed among Drogo's ashes, cradling three newborn dragons -- the conflagration, along with the sacrifice of Duur's life, triggered the hatching of the eggs, releasing the first dragons into the world in over a century.

Daenerys sees Drogo in her visions when she visits the House of the Undying. He sits in the tent they once shared, holding a small child in his arms, their son Rhaego.

They share an emotional reunion but she chooses to leave, knowing that they are dead and only an illusion. The news of Drogo's death has spread throughout Essos. While attempting to sell Jorah Mormont to slavers, Malko incorrectly claims that Jorah killed Drogo in single combat most likely on purpose to increase the bidding. After Daenerys is captured by Khal Moro and his khalasar , he implies that he intends to rape her.

Realizing that they don't know who she is, Daenerys tells him that she is the wife of Drogo, the son of Bharbo. Upon hearing this, Moro renounced his intentions, as it is forbidden in the Dothraki culture to bed the wife or widow of a khal. Tyrion points out that all these men fell in love with her, suggesting Jon is also developing feelings for Daenerys. Daenerys replies, "The witch who murdered my husband.

Daenerys tells Sansa "I love your brother He's only the second man in my life I can say that about. In battle, Drogo is known for his savagery, brutality, and lack of relent or remorse to his opponents.

The fearsome khal had never been defeated in combat and because of this his braid reached down below his waist.