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Originally Posted by Taco John
I am in the middle of my second reading of book one and just realized that Jon Snow is not Eddard Stark's son... Jon Snow is Lyanna's son - and presumably of Targaryen blood (Rheagar).
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Yup, that's the prevailing theory, and it makes perfect sense. Here's a link to an essay on The Tower of The Hand site that lays it out very well:
http://towerofthehand.com/essays/chr...s_parents.html
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Originally Posted by Taco John
Also, I learned yesterday that Oberyn Martell poisoned Tywinn Lannister - he was going to die whether or not Tyrion shot him or not - which is why it only took a bolt to the groin to kill him and also why his corpse rotted away so quickly and pulled taut.
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Interesting, I hadn't thought of that one before.