Most of you reading this, are probably familiar with the
show
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Some of you may read the books
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If so, you may be wondering, who in seven hells is this guys
mother?
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For those who KNOW NOTHING, lets catch you up to speed...
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This is Jon Snow.
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Exactly!
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Jon Snow is the bastard child of Lord Eddard Stark, honorable
Warden of the North. You can call him Ned.
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Before he left for Kings Landing, he told Jon Snow
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Then this happened
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( Rest in Peace, Ned Stark)
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Leaving Jon Snows parentage up in the air
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So for thousands of years, readers have awaited the sequel to A
Dance with Dragons and pondered the question: Who is Jon Snows
mother?
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Some claim she was a fishermans daughter.
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Others swear its Ashara Dayne... And some whisper tales of a
low-born woman named Wylla
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One things for sure "She must have been a rare wench to make
Lord Eddard Stark forget his honor. Robert Baratheon (RIP)
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Which begs the question: would Ned Stark really abandon his
honor and cheat on his wife?
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Well, he was away from her for a year, fighting a war
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And Jon does poss many characteristic of a Stark Honor Loyalty
Warg Resting Bitch face Great hair
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But whats up with all this Promise me, Ned stuff?
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In book 1, before his tragic execution, Ned Stark recalls his
sister, Lyannas death, and final words to him half a dozen times
throughout his point of view chapters..
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The phrase Promise me, Ned is repeated throughout the first
book, leaving readers to wonder, what was this great promise Ned
made to his sister before she died?
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His sister, Lyanna, was betrothed to Robert Baratheon, but
loved by many
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Including Rhaegar Targaryen, noble Prince and heir to the Iron
Throne
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Ok. Youre probably wondering, WHAT DOES ALL OF THIS HAVE TO DO
WITH JON SNOWS MOTHER?!
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Well, I propose... (drum roll please)
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That Ned is not Jons father at all. The mother of Jon Snow is
Lyanna Stark, and his father is Rhaegar Targaryen.
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Lets look at the facts. Rhaegar openly loved and admired
Lyanna, so Robert Baratheon waged a war because, among other
things, he insisted that Rhaegar had captured Lyanna
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But lets be serious. Would you rather ? OR
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Rhaegar was the man. He was loved by all for his charm,
swordsmanship, compassion and undeniable good looks, and with that,
came jealous enemies.
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So its possible that Lyanna secretly loved Rhaegar, as much as
he loved her, but their affair was kept secret because of her
betrothal to Robert and her loyalty to her family
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And that the promise Ned made to her at the Tower of Joy was to
keep her child, later named JON SNOW, safe from harm
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So why didnt Ned just tell everybody that?
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Well, because his best friend and newly appointed King, Robert,
had a bit of a temper, and was already on a Targaryen-slaughtering
spree that year
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So he would have killed the baby had he known: 1. He was half
Targ 2. He was the son of his worst enemy and the woman he
loved
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Lyanna knew this, so she made Ned promise her that he wouldnt
tell anyone who the true parents of the baby were
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So lets recap: Ned=honorable. His cheating just doesnt match
the rest of what we know about him
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But nobody could deny that Jon is part Stark, and Lyanna did
look a lot like Ned
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Lyanna + Rhaegar =
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Oh yeah. And...
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Its very unlikely that GRRM would put such a strong emphasis on
the mystery surrounding Snows mother, if he isnt going to
eventually reveal who she is
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So, to answer the age old question once and for all...
