Jun 28, 2016 rhaegar targaryen could end up playing a huge role in game of thrones, even though hes no longer alive. Lyanna and rhaegar supposedly fell in love at the tourney at harrenhal. Thats right, during the dance of dragons, queen rhaenyra formed an alliance. I started suspecting that jon was the son of lyanna and rhaegar a couple of books ago. Barristan said in a dance with dragons that prince rhaegar. He just claimed abduction out of blindness and frustration to the fact that lyanna stark did not love him. A song of ice and fire, book 5 audible audiobook unabridged. Lets close up the mailbag of thrones with aryas next. Dec 22, 2017 that ever since that season finale the idea of puting together the story of rhaegar, lyanna and jon snow just stuck with me.
If he kept rhaegar and lyanna prisoner in kings landing, word would surely get out about it and people are back to supporting rhaegar over him, only now violently. Wylla apparently worked in starfall seat of house dayne f. The war lasted for three years, and by the time it came to an end nearly all of the targaryen dragons had been killed. Aug 24, 2017 many assume that womans name was lyanna stark. The baratheonstark version of events is that rhaegar abducted and raped lyanna, and she died of her injuries before ned could get to the tower of joy to rescue her after rhaegar s death at the battle of the trident. He resides in the old quarters of donal noye, since stannis occupies the kings tower and the lord commanders. Reality tv love island the masked singer dancing on ice.
Assuming that lyanna wasnt kidnapped and that they married. Tyrion, dani, jon snow but meanwhile adds subplots not present in the tv series. In jon iv agot, he tells sam he always walks deeper into the crypts but wakes up. Aegon targaryen, longbelieveddead son of prince rhaegar targaryen and elia of dorne. The richer, the more powerful and more royal the house, the more is the beauty of its clan members. The fact that jon and tyrion experienced a brief connection while discussing dragons is significant, because both men grew up ostracized in. Instead, he is the son of prince rhaegar targaryen and eddards sister lyanna. This was as good as confirmed in my mind by ser barristans memories of ashara dayne committing suicide after giving birth to a stillborn bastard after running into the arms of a stark. Many readers believe that jon is not the son of eddard stark.
Daenerys is the daughter of rhaegar and ashara dayne a. If varys is quarter as intelligent as he appears, he probably has very strong suspicions. Prince rhaegar targaryen was the firstborn son of king aerys ii targaryen and his sisterwife, queen rhaella. So far she is the only character to appear in all 5 books as a pov character. Feb 14, 2014 as mentioned in my last post, ive got three new working theories as of refinishing a game of thrones. The other two dragons being named after rheagar and drogo her sun and stars, basically people she actually did love. One name that has kept coming up is rhaegar targaryen and the finale of season seven. Comments showing 150 of 96 96 new post a comment previous 1 2. Skipping ahead to the world of westeros as fans know it, as opposed to what rhaegar might have believed, jon snow did turn out to be a head of the dragon, as is his aunt, daenerys rhaegars sister. This article contains spoilers from season 7, episode 5 eastwatch. A young ned stark with sister lyanna after she gave birth to jon snow. If jon is rhaegar and lyannas son, why is he not more.
The rhaegar lyanna situation was the cause of roberts rebellion and the overthrow of the targaryens, so it was a pretty major event. What wouldve happened if rhaegar and lyanna stark never hooked up. The story of lyanna stark and rhaegar targaryen is presented in the books in such a way that we get two versions. A midwife is the only person i can think of, who would have been at the birth. Dr lyanna s kidnapping wasnt rhaegar s idea, and it wasnt consensual eloping by lyanna and rhaegar, it was orchestrated by king aerys ii. Aug 20, 2017 he just claimed abduction out of blindness and frustration to the fact that lyanna stark did not love him. A dance with dragons spoilers jon snows fate showing. Game of thrones audiobook by steve love adwd jon ii youtube. Even if jon is rhaegar s son, he would not be considered legally in line for the throne, given that hes a bastard.
Lyanna the grey meditations on a song of ice and fire. According to game of thrones season 7 spoilers, jon isnt really a bastard child at all. Barristan selmy thoughts during chapter 67 of a dance with dragons. What evidence is there supporting an alternative parentage. Rhaegar targaryen revelation confirms jon snows lineage. Prince rhaegar loved his lady lyanna, and thousands died for it. For the targaryen war of succession, see dance of the dragons. But the book reading fandom has long suspected that lyanna ran off with rhaegar.
Jon snow is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of fantasy novels by american author george r. In those conditions, the horses in stanniss army had begun dying of exposure, exhaustion and starvation. He ties directly into a theory involving jon snow and the tower of joy. Oct 09, 2016 7 clues rhaegar targaryen is in game of thrones season 7. Reasons to doubt that jon snow isnt rhaegar and lyanna starks son. We will see jon grow up alongside viserys and daenerys, and him coming into contact with his stark family down the road. Jon is awakened from the dream by jeor mormonts raven. It is an au about what would have happened had rhaegar and lyanna survived roberts rebellion. At the end of a dance with dragons, does varys know. Rhaegar and lyanna disappeared together to the tower of joy early in roberts rebellion. In the east, daenerys targaryen, the last scion of house targaryen, rules with her three. Due to the lack of a male heir, viserys designated rhaenyra as his. Roberts version which is the official story that rhaegar abducted lyanna stark, imprisoned her and repeatedly raped her. What is the end of a dance with dragons meant to convey about the fate of this character.
One would think someone would have spoken up, to say rhaegar s son, by lyanna stark lives. Rhaegar says f you to his kingdom and runs away with lyanna ala romeo and juliet forever. I started considering this first one while reading a feast for crows and a dance with dragons and getting revealing pov chapters from cersei and jon connington among others about rhaegars personality. With a little help from the books, lets take a deeper look in life of one of westeros most controversial. During the tourney of harrenhal, 3 young squires probably freys picked on an adult crannogman. Everything you need to know about rhaegar targaryen and lyanna stark on game of thrones share. On his breastplate was the threeheaded dragon of his house, wrought all in rubies that flashed like fire in the sunlight.
To protect lyanna and jocough the unborn heir with their lives. Recall the description in which rhaegar found lyanna posted above. Martins characters usually have some gray to them, i see this as rhaegars stain. Ned passes the baby boy off as his own bastard because lyanna asks him to protect the baby from king robert who would surely kill rhaegars heir. Game of thrones 7x07 rhaegar and lyanna get married youtube. A war of succession between aegon ii and his halfsister rhaenyra over their father viserys is throne, the war was fought from 129 ac to 1 ac. Jun 14, 2017 the westerosi idea of physical attractiveness is constructed around ones house. Lyanna starkrhaegar targaryen works archive of our own.
Bran goes to a flashback and reveals jons true heritage and name, aegon targaryen. In jon s dream he sees through the eyes of his direwolf, ghost, who is hunting in the woods somewhere south of the wall. The described conditions share dramatic similarities to the weather in which mired stanniss army in a dance with dragons. The westerosi idea of physical attractiveness is constructed around ones house. A dance with dragons spoilers jon snows fate showing 1. Daenerys is the daughter of rhaegar and ashara dayne ads by curse. The reason rhaegar took lyanna in first place is unknown, but unknown to many, lyanna wasnt taken against her will. Whats the story behind rhaegar targeryan and lyanna stark. The interesting part is that jon didnt add in his mind something like rhaegar kidnapped and raped my aunt lyanna. In a dance with dragons, jons leadership of the nights watch is complicated by. As for my readers of winters dragon, i started the story in the summer so i. Rhaegar loved lady lyanna and thousands died for it. And after months of non continuous editing i can proudly say that i. Rhaegar targaryen could end up playing a huge role in game of thrones, even though hes no longer alive.
Nope but another targaryen, whom the reader has spent a whole 30. Because rhaegar was already married, and lyanna was a maiden betrothed to robert baratheon, rhaegar wooings of lyanna was considered an outrageous. In the dream ghost is aware of the presence of the other stark direwolves nymeria, shaggydog and summer. Who is game of thrones rhaegar targaryen again, and why is he. Daenerys targaryen, and viserys targaryen survived, along with jon snow, who was recently revealed to be rhaegar and lyannas bastard child. Grrm updates on writing in the time of coronavirus. Lyanna mormont was named for my lord fathers sisters. The unexpected game of thrones event that could legitimize. Rhaegar annulled his marriage to elia martell and married lyanna in secret with jon connington and arthur castus as their only witnesses. The conflict also resulted in the death of three of rhaenyra. List of a song of ice and fire characters wikipedia. There, jon snow, 998th lord commander of the nights watch, will face his.
On the wall itself jon snow has been elected the 998th lord commander of the nights. I wonder if rhaegar loved lyanna, or was only going through the motions to fulfill the prophecy. The family who can withstand fire and control dragons probably has some sort of deeper purpose viewers should witness, and actually. Here we have an excerpt from book five, a dance with dragons, wherein our hero jon snow deals out justice to the treacherous lord janos.
Aemma died during the birth, and her son died a day later. Aug 29, 2017 the official story oftrepeated about the illfated affair between rhaegar targaryen and lyanna stark, the sister of ned stark, is that rhaegar abducted lyanna, raped her and killed her. That is, unless rhaegar actually married lyanna, and that this marriage was. Rhaegar and viserys similarities on game of thrones.
This began a devastating civil war that tore apart the seven kingdoms, known as the dance of the dragons, as it was the only war in which both sides had dragonriders. The rhaegar and lyanna story parallels the bael the bard legend where the stark girl is kidnapped. A forbidden love fantasy prince rhaegar loved his lady lyanna, and thousands died for it. The rhaegarlyanna situation was the cause of roberts rebellion and the overthrow of the targaryens, so it was a pretty major event.
Aegon targaryen, long believeddead son of prince rhaegar targaryen and elia of dorne. Lets take a look at what we know, and ill weigh in wi. There is no beauty standard, but rather, the blood limit factor. In the a song of ice and fire novels, rhaenyra was the daughter of king viserys i, and his only child to survive the cradle by his first wife, aemma of house arryn who died after giving birth to prince baelon targaryen. A dance with dragonschapter 3 a wiki of ice and fire. Ned passes the baby boy off as his own bastard because lyanna asks him to protect the baby from king robert who would surely kill rhaegar s heir if he knew the truth, and thats how jon snow. Licensed to youtube by audio network on behalf of audio network limited. Season 6 of game of thrones finally revealed that jon snow is almost certainly the child of lyanna stark and rhaegar targaryen, although hes still considered neds bastard. Who exactly were lyanna stark and rhaegar targaryen. This probably ties into her unknown wildlingcotfwhatever bloodline that could also be where the familys recent warging and greensight abilities come from. The fault in our stars by john green divergent by veronica roth mockingjay by. It saw the deaths of both rival monarchs, and the crowning of rhaenyras son, aegon iii. Rhaegar and lyanna by fireeaglespirit a song of ice and fire.
Jon snow was raised as ned starks illegitimate son and serves as the point of view character in 42 chapters throughout a game of thrones, a clash of kings, a storm of swords, and a dance with dragons. Lyanna stark and rhaegar targaryen major spoilers for got. As heirapparent, he was the prince of dragonstone and crown prince for the iron throne. And a year before roberts rebellion after the tourney at harrenhal, rhaegar annulled his marriage to elia martell and married lyanna in secret with jon connington and arthur castus as their only witnesses.
Rhaegar did not abduct lyanna a blog of ice and fire. Martin, and its television adaptation game of thrones, in which he is portrayed by english actor kit harington. They swear a vow, and resolve to follow rhaegar s final order. As of the end of a dance with dragons, which is the fifth and final. Game of thrones season 7 episode 5 eastwatch reveals rheagar targaryen and lyannas starks relationship, as well as jon snows bastard status. List of a song of ice and fire characters jump to navigation. Rhaegar was popular with the smallfolk during his lifetime, but he died in roberts rebellion which was triggered in part by his abduction of lyanna stark. Spoilers extended which were book jons feelings about. Lyanna stark and rhaegar targaryen major spoilers for. In fact, rhaegar targaryen got married to lyanna stark, because it was indeed all mutual.
A few months after lyanna s and rhaegar s secret marriage, lyanna discovered she was with child. In the east, daenerys targaryen, the last scion of house targaryen, rules with her. Rhaegar targaryen is the prince of dragonstone and son of the mad king aerys ii targaryen. Jul 30, 2017 daenerys targaryen, and viserys targaryen survived, along with jon snow, who was recently revealed to be rhaegar and lyannas bastard child.
They had come together at the ford of the trident while the battle crashed around them, robert with his warhammer and his great antlered helm, the targaryen prince armored all in black. This is the proof that rhaegar had a child with lyanna, and that child was loved enough that she wanted to keep the baby safe. Rhaegar and lyanna survive to face the consequences of. The truth about what happened between rhaegar targaryen and lyanna stark has yet to be revealed on game of thrones. What evidence is there supporting an alternative parentage for jon snow.
The popular theory is that rhaegar fell in love with lyanna. Game of thrones 7x07 rhaegar and lyanna get married. In a dance with dragons, jon was talking with stannis about lyanna mormont. The dance of the dragons was a civil war during targaryen rule of the seven kingdoms. As mentioned in my last post, ive got three new working theories as of refinishing a game of thrones. Jon connington, one of the former hands of the king to aerys targaryen and one of prince rhaegars closest friends. Thus robert baratheon, whom lyanna was betrothed to, started a war to save her that ultimately brought down the targaryen dynasty. He shares the stark family values of honour, and tries to stay morally correct and honest, even when forced to act otherwise. Jon is not a bastard at all but, rather, legitimate. Sep 02, 2017 rhaegar and viserys similarities on game of thrones. Well, first it means jon snow has the blood of the dragon, and is therefore potentially. The baratheonstark version of events is that rhaegar abducted and raped lyanna, and she died of her injuries before ned could get to the tower of joy to rescue her after rhaegars death at the battle of the trident.