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Aemon took part secretly under the disguise of The Knight of Tears, and was thus able to crown his sister Naerys the Queen of Love and Beauty, in place of the king's mistress.ĭespite the difficult relationship between Aemon and his brother, Aemon died honorably defending his brother and king from the brothers of Ser Terrence Toyne, who wanted to assassinate Aegon IV in revenge for him executing Terrence for sleeping with his mistress. Prince Aemon claimed he had never faced a finer swordsman.Īemon once won a tourney, disguised as a mystery knight, after his brother had forbidden him from participating because he wanted to name his mistress at the time the Queen of Love and Beauty. He defended his sister when she was accused of treason by the knight Ser Morgil.Īemon once fought Cregan Stark. After his brother Aegon became king, rumors started to spread that Aemon was the actual father of Aegon's son and heir, Prince Daeron. He supposedly cried when Naerys married their brother. Songs speak of his doomed love for his brother's queen, his own sister, Naerys. He was eventually saved by his cousin and new king, Baelor I. Aemon was taken captive by the Dornish, stripped naked, and put in a cage placed above a pit filled with vipers. Aemon won great fame by defeating a Dornish champion, and was present several years later after a rebellion in Dorne undid Daeron's conquest, and in which Daeron himself was killed. Aemon has been referred to as the noblest and greatest knight that ever lived and his skills with a sword were legendary throughout Westeros.Īemon took part in the conquest of Dorne, led by his cousin and king, Daeron I. He served under five kings: His uncle Aegon III Targaryen, his cousins Daeron the Young Dragon and Baelor the Blessed, his father Viserys II, and his brother Aegon the Unworthy. In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Aemon was knighted young and joined the Kingsguard at the age of seventeen.