Kevin's Watch

More importantly, however, I know who Jon's father is.

1. Eddard Stark states in AGOT, that Arya reminds him of his sister Lyanna. Arya and Jon look a great deal alike. This alone does not confirm my theory.
2. Any time Eddard recalls Lyanna, he remember, blue roses, the same blue roses that Rhaegar Targaryen gives to Lyanna when he declares her the queen of love and beauty. Danaerys has a vision of the Wall, with a blue rose growing out of it. (Jon)
3. In Eddard Stark's remeberances, he and six others face three warriors of the Kingsguard at a broken tower in Dorne, where Lyanna was dying "in her bed of blood". So I have to ask: why are three of the Kingsgaurd guarding a broken tower holding a dying woman, when they should be fighting on the Trident? They had been ordered there, of course. Why? To protect Lyanna from the vengeful Martells, who would have slain her before she could give birth. After all, could you see Gerold Hightower, Oswyn Whent or the Sword of the Morning as murderers? None of them would taint themselves by killing a woman.
4. This brings us to Ned's promise to Lyanna. Should Robert ever learn that Lyanna had ever had a child by Rhaegar, the child would first and foremost be a threat to the throne, secondly, roberts hatred of all things Targaryen would mean the death of the child. So, Ned would have to promise that Robert, and the world would never know the truth. How could this be true? See the conversation between Arya and Edric Dayne in ASOS. If Ashara was jon's mother, how could Edric not know? As Harwin mentions shortly after, neither Ned nor Ashara were promised to anyone, so there would be no shame in it! Yet Edric was led to believe that Wylla was Jon's mother!!! I believe that both Ashara and Wylla were blinds, so we would miss the obvious truth; that Jon was in fact the last male Targaryen. Edit- This could also mean that Jon was the prince that was promised....

In short, I belive Jon is the son of Rhaegar and Lyanna.

This of course leaves just one question, why did Ashara kill herself? Compounded grief, of course. The death of her brother, and being rejected by Ned Stark, who certainly would have been aware that with the death of his brother, the promise of marriage to the Tully's would mean he would have to marry Catelyn to keep the honor of his house....

in one of the Feast sample chapters, Davos is told a story about Ned Stark and a fishergirl from the Sisters, yet another conflicting theory.

I guessed as well, but at the time I thought Rhaegar raped Lyanna.

"It was said that Rhaegar had named that tower, the tower of joy..."

Aegon Targaryen is still alive, under the care of the banished former hand of the King and Rhaegars best friend Jon Connington and that should really get you thinking considering he is according to Rhaegar in Daenerys vision at the Hosue of undying The Prince that was Promised, and his is the Song of Ice and Fire, and better yet Tyrion is being taken to him apparently in A Feast for Crows.

Not that I don't agree with it - I think it's a pretty sure thing that Griff is Jon Connington, not so sure about Aegon, though.

Jon Connington being one Of Rhaegars best friends, and that Martin has confirmed Rhaennys being dead but failed to confirm Aegon being dead when given the opportunity. It's all just theory, and admittedly an old theory as well. The only other conclusion I can draw is, that young Griff, may not be Aegon but told he was as in Aegon as heridatary traits are important elements in the series. Also the Varys connection, as Varys got Tyrion out, and Varys is most assuredly a Targaryen sympathizer. You right it's still just a theory, but a theory I am starting to go with a little more, where .

the theory is that theres a great deal of symbolism in the fact that lady was killed but sansa lived on. that it signified her not being a 'real stark'. When we mentioned this to martin he grinned and bassicly confirmed it in so many words. I beleive he likewise confirmed it (by saying '*very* good observation') in an email which can be found in SSM. So the idea that her survival while her wolf is dead affects her starkishness and her connection and relationship to the other starks and the old gods is true.

Perhaps that explains her brief alliance with the Lannisters in King's Landing.

I wonder, is it significant that she now rightly bears a different name? (Or does she - does the fact the marriage wasn't consummated mean she isn't a Lannister? Hmm.)