The Golden Company were a company of sellswords founded by the Great Bastard, Aegor Rivers. They were considered the largest, most famous, and most expensive sellsword or mercenary company in the Free Cities. Despite the notorious unreliability of sellswords, the Golden Company were reputed to have never broken a contract. Their motto was "Our word is good as gold." Following their aid in Aegon VI Targaryen's conquest of the Seven Kingdoms, the Golden Company was disbanded, and many of it's higher officers granted lands and titles.
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| - The Golden Company were a company of sellswords founded by the Great Bastard, Aegor Rivers. They were considered the largest, most famous, and most expensive sellsword or mercenary company in the Free Cities. Despite the notorious unreliability of sellswords, the Golden Company were reputed to have never broken a contract. Their motto was "Our word is good as gold." Following their aid in Aegon VI Targaryen's conquest of the Seven Kingdoms, the Golden Company was disbanded, and many of it's higher officers granted lands and titles.
- The Golden Company is a sellsword company active in Essos. They are one of the largest and most skilled sellsword companies in the Free Cities, consisting of 10,000 well-trained soldiers at the time of the War of the Five Kings. They have the reputation of never breaking a contract, which is quite uncommon among mercenary organizations.
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| - Fought to place Aegon VI Targaryen on the Iron Throne
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| - The Golden Company were a company of sellswords founded by the Great Bastard, Aegor Rivers. They were considered the largest, most famous, and most expensive sellsword or mercenary company in the Free Cities. Despite the notorious unreliability of sellswords, the Golden Company were reputed to have never broken a contract. Their motto was "Our word is good as gold." Following their aid in Aegon VI Targaryen's conquest of the Seven Kingdoms, the Golden Company was disbanded, and many of it's higher officers granted lands and titles.
- The Golden Company is a sellsword company active in Essos. They are one of the largest and most skilled sellsword companies in the Free Cities, consisting of 10,000 well-trained soldiers at the time of the War of the Five Kings. They have the reputation of never breaking a contract, which is quite uncommon among mercenary organizations.
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