15. Jon Snow’s Finds Out About His Bloodline
For 17 years, fans of George R.R. Martin’s epic series of books have wondered if their R + L = J theory held any water, and if Jon Snow was indeed the son of Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen. In the grand finale of Season 6, it was confirmed that Jon Snow is indeed a Stark, and his mother is none other than Ned Stark’s sister, Lyanna. But what of his father?
While it’s pretty much a given that Jon’s father comes from the Dragon bloodline, we’ll have to once again wait and see how things pan out in Season 7 when it finally premieres in 2017. Was Rhaegar a vile and torturous person like some say he was, or did Lyanna elope with him because they were in love? And what about Jon’s mother? How will things change once Jon knows that he was, all the while, a true Stark like the rest of his family and not an illegitimate child like he was made to believe all these years. Brandon Stark knows the truth, and now all that’s left is a reunion of the brothers for all to be revealed. It also begs the question… what happens when Jon Snow realizes he has Targaryen blood in him? Where does that put him in terms of being King in the North? He’ll obviously no longer be a White Wolf, but what’s next? So many questions, and no answers just yet.