Game Of Thrones: Everyone Who Knew Jon Snow Was A Targaryen (Before Him)
Game of Thrones’ biggest secret wasn’t kept quiet for too long once Jon Snow discovered he was a Targaryen, with several characters having already been aware of his true parentage. At the end of Game of Thrones season 7, it’s officially confirmed that Jon Snow is both a Stark and a Targaryen, the trueborn son of Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen. They had been quietly married shortly before Rhaegar was killed by Robert and Lyanna died during childbirth. Jon was raised as the bastard son of Ned Stark, with his honorable adoptive father never revealing the identity of his mother as Lyanna had asked Ned to protect her son as Jon would likely be killed by Robert if his true parentage was revealed.
As expected, Ned kept his word to Lyanna, with Jon only finding out his true name is Aegon Targaryen at the beginning of Game of Thrones season 8. Both a Stark and a Targaryen, the reveal of Jon’s parentage also meant that he was the rightful heir to the Iron Throne, which got in the way of his loyalty to (and romance with) Queen Daenerys Targaryen. While Jon initially tried to keep his Targaryen blood a secret, the word quickly got out as his supporters, such as his sister Lady Sansa Stark, wanted him to vie for the throne over Dany. Jon’s parentage was Westeros’ best-kept secret for over 25 years, but once it spread to Jon himself, quickly became common knowledge among Westeros’ nobility.
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However, while HBO’s Game of Thrones answered the question of Jon’s parentage, the A Song of Ice and Fire books have yet to do so. While the prominent theory still remains that Jon’s parents are Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen, the books haven’t confirmed so, with Jon and
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