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Originally Posted by notorious
I always thought Baratheon hooked up with Ned's sister and made Jon Snow.
Ned covered for Baratheon by claiming Jon was his own.
This other stuff just doesn't make since to me. Why would Ned protect the Mad King's son? Did the Mad King marry his sister?
It's probably obvious, but someone needs to draw it out in crayon for me.
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Okay...
Lyanna was promised to Robert B.
Rhaegar (not the Mad King, that's Aerys II - Rhaegar was his son/Dany's brother) was married to Elia S. They had two children, eventually murdered by Gregor Clegane.
Lyanna and Rhaegar fell in love.
Rhaegar had his marriage annulled (this is the only "new" part of this, as far as the books are concerned) and married Lyanna.
Lyanna gave birth to Jon.
This was basically all in secret.
The entire war started because (almost) everyone believed Rhaegar kidnapped and raped Lyanna.
And then Ned had to keep Jon's parentage a secret because Robert would have killed any possible Targaryen heir to the Iron Throne (just like he tried to kill Dany). Jon is the most direct heir, because he's the son of the heir to the murdered King.
That's about as simple as I can go I think.