Jon Snow

305 AC (aged 24) at King's Landing
Died of wounds sustained in a duel with the Night King during the Battle of King's Landing

## Political information

### House(s)

Targaryen
Stark (raised)

### Affiliation(s)

Night's Watch (formerly)
Free Folk (formerly)

### Title(s)

Warden of the North
King in the North (formerly)
998th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch (formerly)

### Predecessor(s)

Jeor Mormont (Lord Commander of the Night's Watch)
Robb Stark (King in the North)
Ramsay Bolton (Warden of the North)

### Successor(s)

Eddison Tollett (Lord Commander of the Night's Watch)
Sansa Stark (Wardeness of the North)

## Personal information

### Also known as

Lord Snow
The Bastard of Winterfell
King Crow
The Prince That Was Promised
The White Wolf

### Father

Rhaegar Targaryen (biological)
Eddard Stark (adoptive)

### Lover(s)

Ygritte
Daenerys Targaryen (formerly)

### Sibling(s)

**Paternal half-siblings:**
Rhaenys Targaryen
Aegon Targaryen

**Maternal cousins raised as half-siblings:**
Robb Stark
Sansa Stark
Arya Stark
Bran Stark
Rickon Stark

## Behind the scenes information

### Died in

"Mother's Mercy"
"The Iron Throne"

### Portrayed by

Kit Harington

**Bran Stark**: "*And Jon's real name...*"
**Lyanna Stark**: "*His name is Aegon Targaryen. You have to protect him. Promise me, Ned.*"
**Bran Stark**: "*He's never been a bastard. He's the heir to the Iron Throne.*"
— Bran Stark and Lyanna Stark
**Jon Snow**, born **Aegon Targaryen**, was the son of Lyanna Stark and Prince Rhaegar Targaryen. From infancy, Jon was raised as the bastard son of Lord Eddard Stark, Lyanna's brother, alongside his lawful children; Robb, Sansa, Arya, Bran and Rickon Stark.

Jon's true parentage was kept secret from everyone, including Jon himself, in order to protect him from those who sought the complete annihilation of House Targaryen after Robert's Rebellion. Jon joined the Night's Watch to escape his bastard status and was eventually elected as the Watch's 998th Lord Commander, but was killed in a mutiny. However, he was soon after resurrected by the red priestess Melisandre, and left the Night's Watch after he reunited with Sansa Stark to retake Winterfell in the name of House Stark.

After his victory in the Battle of the Bastards, Jon was named King in the North by the Northerners, but abdicated his title after bending the knee to Queen Daenerys Targaryen in exchange for her support in the Great War. Jon fought tirelessly during the Great War, duelling the Night King himself on two occasions. Jon was fatally wounded in his second duel with the Night King, but lived long enough to deal him a killing blow after he was crippled by Bran Stark during the Battle of King's Landing.

## Biography

### Background

See Jon Snow/Background on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 1

See Jon Snow/*Game of Thrones*: Season 1 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 2

See Jon Snow/*Game of Thrones*: Season 2 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 3

See Jon Snow/*Game of Thrones*: Season 3 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 4

See Jon Snow/*Game of Thrones*: Season 4 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 5

See Jon Snow/*Game of Thrones*: Season 5 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 6

See Jon Snow/*Game of Thrones*: Season 6 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 7

See Jon Snow/*Game of Thrones*: Season 7 on Wiki of Westeros

### *Game of Thrones*: Season 8

Jon arrived in Winterfell aside Daenerys Targaryen at the head of her armies. Upon arriving in Winterfell, he reunited with his half-brother Bran Stark, whom he had not seen in seven years Shortly after, Jon headed a meeting of nobles in the great hall of Winterfell, to discuss their next moves in light of the breaching of the Wall. Whilst there, he laid out his plans to defend against the Army of the Dead, but was interrogated by the northern Lords, specifically Lyanna Mormont, over his decision to bend the knee to Daenerys.

Later, Jon reunited with his half-sister Arya in the Winterfell Godswood. The two compared their swords, and debated Sansa's motives. Their reunion was then interrupted by the arrival of Gendry, who brought with him a first-hand account of the breaching of the Wall. To Jon's confusion, Gendry and Arya embraced one another, oblivious to their previous friendship.

Jon later went out with Daenerys to meet Drogon and Rhaegal, who were seemingly uncomfortable being in the North. Daenerys decided to take them flying, and encouraged Jon to try to mount Rhaegal. After some hesitation, Jon succeeded in doing so, and the two went on a romantic flight through the frozen countryside. The two dismounted near a waterfall, and shared an intimate moment.

That night, Sansa informed Jon that Lord Robett Glover has refused to join the muster at Winterfell after Jon bent the knee to Daenerys. Jon rebuffed that they need her armies, and that Daenerys will be a better ruler than her father. But when Sansa asked Jon if he bent the knee to save the North, or because he loved Daenerys, Jon was unable to answer.

Later that night, Jon went to crypts to pay his respects to his 'father' Ned Stark. There, Samwell Tarly approached him, and informed him of what Daenerys did to his father and brother. Jon defended Daenerys, saying that he had to execute people who disobeyed him, and so must Daenerys as the rightful queen. To that, Samwell informed Jon of what he had learned in Oldtown; that Daenerys isn't the rightful Targaryen heir, that Jon was in fact the trueborn son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark, and that he had been raised as a bastard of Ned Stark to protect him from the wrath of Robert Baratheon. Jon was left speechless by the revelation.

The next day, Jon was present at the trial of Jaime Lannister. Both Daenerys and Sansa initially advocated punishment for Jaime's crimes against their families, but Brienne of Tarth stepped in to defend him. Daenerys eventually turned to Jon for advice on what to do with Jaime, and Jon said they needed every man they could get, including Jaime.

Later that day, Varys, who had been tipped off by a little bird who had eavesdropped on Jon and Samwell in the crypts, informed Daenerys of Jon's true lineage. Soon after, Daenerys burst into Jon's chambers, demanding the truth from him. Jon relented, informing Daenerys that it was true, but reaffirmed his loyalty to her. Daenerys ordered Jon not to tell anyone, but Jon resisted, insisting that he must tell his 'sisters'. Daenerys pushed back, suggesting that Sansa would push Jon's claim over hers. Despite Jon's protests, Daenerys coldly informed him that their warm relationship could only continue if he did as she commanded. That night, Jon witnessed Daenerys legitimise Gendry as Lord of Storm's End and heir presumptive to the Iron Throne, in an apparent play to delegitimise any claim Jon could make to the throne.

The following night, on the eve of battle, Jon presided over a council, where the plans for battle were established. Daenerys and Jon were to keep their distance, until signaled to light the trench surrounding the castle with dragonfire. Despite protests from Davos Seaworth, who felt they would be of more use on the battlefield, Jon stated that the dragons would be needed in the Godswood to protect Bran.

Several hours later, the White Walkers arrived, and the battle for Winterfell begun. Daenerys watched on as her Dothraki charged the White Walkers, only to be annihilated by the Army of the Dead. The wights then led a full-frontal assault on the men surrounding the castle, washing over her Unsullied like a tidal wave. Unable to stand by any more, Daenerys brushed off Jon's protests, and the two dragonriders began performing strafing runs across the battlefield, killing hundreds of wights with each blast of dragonfire. Before long, Daenerys and Jon were caught off guard by a massive blast of cold air rushing in from the North, and became lost in the clouds. The two reunited above the clouds, but were then attacked by the Night King riding Viserion.

After briefly losing him, Daenerys and Jon located the Night King once again, headed straight towards the Godswood. Jon engaged the Night King, and for the first time since the Dance of the Dragons, dragons fought one another once again. After a fierce fight, Daenerys swooped in to assist, knocking the Night King off his mount. After a brief skirmish, Viserion broke from Drogon's grasp - only to be speared with two dragonglass tipped scorpion bolts fired by Gendry Baratheon and Edric Storm below. Viserion crashed to the ground, lifeless once again.

The fight disorientated Rhaegal, who dashed for the ground and threw Jon from his back. After finding his footing, Jon ran to confront the Night King. Jon watched on as Daenerys torched the Night King with dragonflame, only to realise that dragonfire was ineffective against him. Amused, the Night King threw an ice javelin at Drogon, narrowly missing him, but enough to spook him and cause him to fly off into the night. Jon drew his blade. In the distance, Gendry also noticed the impending duel, and readied his warhammer to assist. The two men then charged the Night King, beginning a fierce three-person duel.

Jon and Gendry fought the Night King as the fight progressed into the courtyard just outside the godswood. Shortly after, Gendry was knocked out of the fight, but Brienne and Jorah arrived to assist. Before long however, the courtyard faced being overwhelmed by wights, and Jorah and Brienne were forced to assist Gendry and Jaime in fighting off the horde. Finally, Jon successfully got the upper hand over the Night King, and impaled him with Longclaw. The wights were temporarily stunned, and the Night King seemed to have been critically wounded. However, the Night King knocked Jon away with his superhuman strength, and removed the blade from his chest, unharmed.

But before the Night King could finish off Jon Snow, Drogon, rode by Daenerys, Theon and a catatonic Bran Stark, entered the courtyard, burned away the wights, and flung the Night King into flaming debris. Theon vaulted off to assist Jon and the other combatants to climb onto Drogon, but Jorah and Theon themselves remained behind to allow them to escape. Jon and the survivors retreated southward, leaving Winterfell burning behind them.

The battle's survivors regrouped at Castle Cerwyn. Whilst their shattered armies began making their way down the Kingsroad, Jon mounted Rhaegal and flew to Riverrun, to call on Edmure Tully to raise fresh reinforcements.

## See also

* Jon Snow on Wiki of Westeros
* Jon Snow on A Wiki of Ice and Fire