In the book lore of Fire & Blood, when the Iron Throne physically cuts a monarch who sits upon it, it symbolizes the throne's rejection of that ruler—a signal they are unfit to rule. Viserys, Rhaenys, and Aerys (the Mad King, nicknamed 'King Scab') were all sliced by the throne's jagged blades. Aerys even died on it.
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