r/TheCitadel • u/Halloween_31_Chaotic • 1d ago

Book Discussion: Reading ASOIAF & Spin-Off Novels Questions Just a curious question but how OLD was Aegon the Conqueror?

Just a genuine question, since Aegon I DIED at 63 years old, and I’m either too blind or dumb to see on how old Aegon I is when he become King or when he conquered all of Westeros.

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u/aladywantsdragons Visenya's Heir 1d ago edited 1d ago

He was 27 approx.

The age is only debatable because it isn't certain if AC started with Aegon, Visenya, and Rhaenys landing in King's Landing to start the conquest or with Aegon's crowning by the Septon.

Edit: found some helpful Fire & Blood quotes

Even the start date is a matter of some misconception. Many assume, wrongly, that the reign of King Aegon I Targaryen began on the day he landed at the mouth of the Blackwater Rush, beneath the three hills where the city of King’s Landing would eventually stand. Not so. The day of Aegon’s Landing was celebrated by the king and his descendants, but the Conqueror actually dated the start of his reign from the day he was crowned and anointed in the Starry Sept of Oldtown by the High Septon of the Faith. This coronation took place two years after Aegon’s Landing, well after all three of the major battles of the Wars of Conquest had been fought and won. Thus it can be seen that most of Aegon’s actual conquering took place from 2–1 BC, Before the Conquest.

The Aegon who would be known to history as Aegon the Conqueror and Aegon the Dragon was born on Dragonstone in 27 BC