Frozen Throne

The Frozen Throne was the receptacle of the soul of the Elder Shaman Ner'zhul following his transformation into the dreaded Lich King. It stood atop a tall spire within a vast chamber of ice, and was described as a diamond-hard block. At the end of the Ascension of the Lich King, King Arthas Menethil entered the Throne Chamber, ascended the spire, shattered that ice with Frostmourne and made it into a much more literal throne. After the throne chamber collapsed and Arthas merged with Ner'zhul to become the new Lich King, he used the remnants of the Frozen Throne as the place from which he commanded the Scourge.The Ascension While the Lich King slept, Icecrown Citadel was built around the spire.
==History==
===Third War===
During the Third War, a small band of paladins of the Knights of the Silver Hand traveled to Northrend. When they finally reached Ner'zhul's icy fortress, embittered by the trials they had to suffer through, they had become dark and brooding. The Lich King offered them untold power in exchange for their services and loyalty, and they accepted to become death knights to his service.
===The Frozen Throne===
Illidan Stormrage was charged by Kil'jaeden with destroying the Frozen Throne.Illidan's Task To this end, he recovered the Eye of Sargeras and brought it to Dalaran. Illidan and his naga summoners used the eye, combined with Dalaran's natural magical energies, to create devastating earthquakes that would tear Icecrown apart. The intervention of his brother Malfurion, along with his former jailer Maiev Shadowsong and Prince Kael'thas, stopped Illidan from completing his spell.The Ruins of Dalaran Though he did not succeed in destroying the throne, Illidan's spell did rupture it. As a result, the Lich King began losing his power daily.Civil War in the Plaguelands
Fearing that Kil'jaeden would punish him for his failure, Illidan went to Outland, but the demon lord quickly found him and commanded that he try again.Kil'jaeden's Command Illidan led an army of blood elves (led by Prince Kael'thas) and naga (led by Lady Vashj) to Icecrown in a bid to attack the throne directly.A Symphony of Frost and Flame
Illidan was ultimately defeated by King Arthas, who ascended the spire and shattered the throne with Frostmourne. Arthas donned the Helm of Domination, which contained Ner'zhul's spirit, and they merged into the new Lich King. "The Frozen Throne" came to refer to the remnants of the crystal that Arthas physically sat upon as an actual throne.
Frozenthrone.jpg|The Frozen Throne spire.
IceCrown1.jpg|The Frozen Throne, from the main menu of Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.
Icecrown Citadel Night.jpg|The original menu featured a darker version of the throne.
Lich King in the Frozen Throne WC3.jpg|Ner'zhul, the Lich King, imprisoned within the Frozen Throne.
wc3-cin-outro01.jpg|The Frozen Throne spire inside a massive chamber in the cinematic.
wc3-cin-outro02.jpg|Arthas walking up the stairs of the spire in the cinematic.
Chronicle3 Arthas and the Frozen Throne.jpg|Arthas approaching the Frozen Throne.
wc3-cin-outro03.jpg|Arthas approaching the Frozen Throne in the cinematic.
wc3-cin-outro04.jpg|Arthas facing the Frozen Throne in the cinematic.
Frozen Throne Ner'zhul.jpg|Ner'zhul imprisoned moments before release in the cinematic.
FrozenThrone cinematic.jpg|The Frozen Throne spire in the cinematic.
===Wrath of the Lich King===
During the war against the Lich King, the Frozen Throne served as the final subzone of the Icecrown Citadel raid, where the Lich King was encountered. The area was rebuilt into a much more complex and extreme form at some point after the Lich King ended his dormancy.
When Highlord Tirion Fordring and his champions arrived at the top of Icecrown Citadel, they discovered the disfigured Bolvar Fordragon suspended by chains above the Frozen Throne, where Lich King tortured him but could not break him.Exploring Azeroth: Northrend, pg. 142
After the death of Arthas, the spirit of King Terenas Menethil II warned that an uncontrolled Scourge would be all the more dangerous. Somebody would have to take Arthas's place. While Tirion was ready for this sacrifice and took up the Helm of Domination, Bolvar intervened, calling from his seat upon the Frozen Throne, his body warped by the red dragonflight's fire and his mind scarred, he could never walk among the living as he once did. As a last act of service to Azeroth, Bolvar asked that Tirion place the Helm of Domination on his head. As the self-appointed "Jailer of the Damned," Bolvar sought to keep the Scourge under control for the sake of Azeroth, and while he encased himself and the Frozen Throne once again in ice, he warned Tirion that no one could know what happened here. He then instructed Tirion to tell the world that the Lich King was dead — and that Bolvar Fordragon died with him.Lich King (tactics)#Closing cinematic
Throne WotLK Cinematic.jpg|Lich King Arthas frozen in the throne before emerging.
Lich King Glowei.jpg|Lich King Arthas sitting in the throne.
Lich King by Raneman.jpg|Lich King Arthas sitting with his helmet off.
Image6 IcecrownCitadel.jpg|Concept art for the interior of the citadel and the spire leading up to the throne.
Spire.jpg|The spire, stairway to the Frozen Throne, as seen in Wrath of the Lich King.
Frozen Throne.jpg|The Frozen Throne, as seen from outside Icecrown Citadel.
Frozen Throne WoW.jpg|The Lich King awaits...
The Lich King HD.png|Arthas seated on the Frozen Throne. 
Bolvar Fordragon the new king.jpg|Bolvar Fordragon sitting on the Frozen Throne when Arthas dies.
Bolvar Frozen Throne.jpg|Lich King Bolvar frozen on the Frozen Throne.
===Legion===
During the third invasion of the Burning Legion, the champion death knight had to forge the Blades of the Fallen Prince from Frostmourne shard at the Frozen Throne.
===Battle for Azeroth===
In their quest to find the truth behind who whispered Vol'jin when he chose Sylvanas as warchief of the Horde, Vol'jin's spirit and the Horde champion traveled to Icecrown to ask the Lich King if he knew anything about it. Following the Fourth War, the new generation of death knights arose from here before Darion Mograine used his death gate to send them to the land of the living in order for them to choose their destiny.Defender of Azeroth
===Shadowlands===
Shadowlands Cinematic artstation 2.jpg|Sylvanas in front of the Frozen Throne
Shadowlands Cinematic artstation 3.jpg|Lich King sitting on the Frozen Throne
===Exploring Azeroth===
Following the war against the Jailer, the brothers Bronzebeard reported that the throne is waiting, empty.Exploring Azeroth: Northrend, pg. 142
==In the RPG==
The Lich King sits on the Frozen Throne at the bottom of the rift, and his glory and power are terrible. Four stone obelisks carved with runes of powerful magic surround it. Bridges of pale blue, translucent energy stretch from the obelisk platforms to the Frozen Throne. Jets of frost periodically spew blue flames into the air, and there are glyphs carved into the rocky ground surrounding the Throne. Whoever wishes to enter the Throne Chamber, to risk the Lich King's wrath, must activate all four obelisks.Lands of Mystery, pg. 108
==Descriptions and speculation==
The exact description of the original throne chamber before its destruction has differed between sources. In Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, it was described and shown as lying within a frozen peak at the center of a valley in Icecrown. The RPG described the Frozen Throne as sitting at the bottom of a rift made upon its impact. The novel Arthas: Rise of the Lich King implies that the throne chamber was deep inside a cavern within the Icecrown Glacier itself, which sat in the middle of a valley.
The short story Road to Damnation doesn't make reference to the cavern or rift (although the "very peak of Icecrown" is mentioned), but instead describes the Frozen Throne as sitting inside a massive chamber inside a citadel. This could be a reference to the overall fortified nature of the throne chamber. Both ArthasArthas: Rise of the Lich King, pg. 299 and Kel'ThuzadThe Road to Damnation, pg. 3 were said to have traveled downward before ascending the spire.
In Wrath of the Lich King, it seems as if the developers went with the original description from The Frozen Throne. Angrathar the Wrath Gate appears to connect directly to the current Icecrown Citadel via a tunnel drilled through a mountain. This mountain is most likely what's left of the original frozen peak that housed the throne chamber, though it stands further south than it was implied to be before.
==Gallery==
Warcraft III TFT Scourge Undead Campaign.jpg|Warcraft III Legacy of the Damned campaign menu.
Warcraft III Reforged Scourge Undead Campaign.jpg|Warcraft III: Reforged Legacy of the Damned campaign menu.
Arthas Lich King by Bernie Kang.jpg|Arthas and the Frozen Throne by Bernie Kang.
Assault on Icecrown Citadel.jpg|Frozen Throne on the Assault on Icecrown Citadel TCG raid deck art.
Ner'zhul TCG.jpg|Lich King Ner'zhul in the TCG imprisoned in the Frozen Throne.
The Lich King TCG2.jpg|Different image in the TCG.
Zerg Throne Spray HotS.png|Zerg Throne for the event in Heroes of the Storm.
Frozenthrone Chains E3.jpg|The Frozen Throne concept with chains
==Patch changes==
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==External links==
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