The story commonly known in Westeros was that Rhaegar was always infatuated with Lyanna Stark and ultimately kidnapped and raped her. Until the Season 7 finale, Rhaegar Targaryen was a mysterious character on the series. (Obviously this changed when Dany was married to Drogo, but that was for a completely different reason.) Targaryens tend to prefer marrying other Targaryens so they can preserve the bloodline. This also means that Daenerys is Jon Snow’s aunt.Īs disturbing as the aunt-nephew thing is, it’s not that strange for the Targaryen side of the family in the Game of Thrones universe. Otherwise, he’s a bastard child of Rhaegar.) (He only has a true claim if Lyanna secretly married Rhaegar. Jon has a claim to the Iron Throne, as a direct grandson of the Mad King Aerys. That makes Jon part Targaryen and part Stark. He was Daenerys’ and Viserys’ older brother, the oldest son of the Mad King Aerys. (Another hint of Jon’s parentage is that the King’s Guard was protecting Lyanna and her baby, and the guards only protect royalty.)īy the time Game of Thrones begins, Rhaegar is long dead. She told him that Rob would kill the baby if he knew. After Ned found her dying in the Tower, she gave Jon to Ned and he swore to protect his nephew. Rhaegar took Lyanna to the Tower of Joy, where she gave birth to Jon. But Lyanna and Rhaegar were actually in love and Lyanna left willingly. For the longest time, the “official” story was that Rhaegar had kidnapped Lyanna because he was obsessed with her and raped her. Lyanna Stark gave birth to a baby boy while in the Tower of Joy, under Rhaegar Targaryen’s protection. But just how does all of that work again? Just how are they related? Read on for details and see a family tree.Ĭounter to what Jon Snow was told all his life, Jon is not, in fact, Ned Stark’s son, but rather the child of Lyanna Stark (Ned’s sister). It’s a little awkward since they’re related. On Game of Thrones, Jon Snow and Daenerys are now romantically involved.
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