House of The Dragon: Game of Thrones Explained Why The Iron Throne Was Changed

While viewers are waiting for the premiere of the new Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon some have been talking about the small clues that were shown in the first trailer, especially with the change in appearance that has had the highly desirable Iron Throne. But it seems that fans do not remember what was said in the second season of GOT about the throne. Recall that in the original HBO show, the legend narrates that the Iron Throne was forged by dragon fire and was made from 1,000 swords of the enemies of Aegon the Conqueror, however, Littlefinger (Aidan Gillen) points out in season 3 that there are not even 200 swords in the metal chair.

So seeing the Iron Throne in the first House of the Dragon trailer, with dozens of swords around the structure, has surprised all the fans of the main show, because it makes the seat look much more gloomy and precise. to the books of the creator of these stories, George RR Martin. But, the answer to this change in appearance of the Iron Throne, is found in season 2 of Game of Thrones after Joffrey ( Jack Gleeson ) was named the king of Westeros when his father Robert Baratheon (Mark Addy) died for a wound in a wild boar hunt.

Why The Iron Throne Was Changed Explained

In the episode Cersei (Lena Headey) enters the Great Hall and sees Joffrey leading other workers to redecorate it. So she asks him why and he says that he is returning the room to its proper appearance.

These simple words explain how kings change the throne room when they take control of everything, each king has his own preferences. In fact, let’s remember that Robert was the one who ordered that everything having to do with the Targaryens be kept in the basement of the palace, including the head of the largest dragon that has ever existed and that will be displayed in House of the Dragon. Perhaps, this decision also had to do with the change in appearance of the Iron Throne, in addition to the fact that he was a drunkard and it could be a danger to fall on top of some of those swords around the throne.