Jon Snow/Theories

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Many readers believe that Jon is not the son of Eddard Stark. Instead, he is the son of Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targayen. Rhaegar and Lyanna spent some time together at the Tower of Joy early in the war that brought down House Targaryen. At the end of the war, about one year later, Eddard found his sister dying "in a bed of blood," where he gave her an unknown promise before she died. Eddard and his companions fought three of the Kingsguard, namely Gerold Hightower, Arthur Dayne, and Oswell Whent, which resulted in the death of the three knights and all of Eddard's companions except Howland Reed. The reasons for the presence of the Kingsguard and the fight is unknown.