Here’s all the evidence.
There's been a lot of hype around the popular fan theory R+L=J during Season 6 of Game of Thrones, and with one episode left to go, it looks like we'll finally see it confirmed.
We thought it might happen in Episode 3, but when that turned out to be more of a tease, we were left to (im)patiently wait out the rest of the season. Now the end is here – and so, it seems, must be R+L=J.
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If you're unfamiliar with R+L=J, it's basically a widely believed theory that Jon is actually the son of Rhaegar Targaryen (Daenerys's brother) and Lyanna Stark (Ned's sister).
Rhaegar kidnapped Lyanna (or, as some theorise, secretly eloped with her), which led Ned and Robert (who was betrothed to Lyanna) to go to war with the Targaryens. Robert killed Rhaegar and later became king, while Ned discovered Lyanna dying in a "bed of blood" in the Tower of Joy in Dorne, and made her some kind of promise. According to R+L=J, Lyanna actually died in childbirth, and Ned's promise was to protect her half-Targaryen son from Robert and the Lannisters, who were busy trying to kill all remaining Targaryens. Ned did so by claiming the baby as his own bastard.
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There's a lot of evidence for this theory in the books, but the show has also been dropping hints for years. Let's take a look at all of the relevant scenes...
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In the very first episode in Season 1, Robert and Ned visit Lyanna's grave in the crypt of Winterfell.
The scene establishes Robert's obsession with Lyanna and hatred of Rhaegar and all Targaryens. Ned, meanwhile, is protective of his sister even in death, while also trying to quickly dismiss Robert's anger. Robert's statement that not all the Targaryens are gone is, of course, in reference to Daenerys – but it could also be foreshadowing Jon's heritage.
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Via https://www.buzzfeed.com/jennaguillaume/rhaegar-plus-lyanna-equals-jon?utm_term=4ldqpia
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