re: Crackpot ASOIAF Theories SPOILERS

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I like to think that Howland Reed isn't the only person that knows Lyanna was pregnant and gave birth. Or, at least, there might be others that have a notion of it. I mean, surely someone had to ask why 3 members of the Kingsguard, including the Lord Commander, stayed at the Tower of Joy long after Rhaegar and Aerys died

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Someone else knows something, some one had to tell Ned where to find them. 7 knights from the North aren't just going to stumble on a tower in the Dorne hills.

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Someone else knows something, some one had to tell Ned where to find them. 7 knights from the North aren't just going to stumble on a tower in the Dorne hills.

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Here are people who I think *may* have known (Besides the obvious of Ned and Howland who definitely knew/know):

These are my most likely candidates:
-Benjen Stark (He was the closest to Lyanna out of all of his siblings and there's been Crackpot theories about why he took the black, especially since Brandon died and was no longer a 3rd son after that. He may have helped Lyanna run off with Rhaegar and once Ned came back to Winterfell he could've put two and two together/surmised that Jon was Lyanna's son. He knew how honorable Ned was. Benjen also told Jon not to join the Watch immediately and that he wasn't experienced enough. He never had sex with a women, no kids, etc. and wouldn't know how much he was truly giving up, which could have a double meaning in regards to his parentage.)

-Wylla (Edric Dayne knew he was a milk brother to Jon, but I think Wylla knew so that she could be in on the secret/know how to play her role in protecting Jon)

-Ashara Dayne and some other Daynes (they stopped in Starfall on the way back and Ashara may have known where Rhaegar and Lyanna were hiding out)

-Varys (I think this is less likely but some people think that Varys knows but IMO he never knew. I think he would've done something about it if it was going to interfere with his Aegon plot).

-Ser Barristan (Barristan told Dany that Rhaegar was 'fond' of Elia Martell but loved his Lady Lyanna. I still think this is less likely but Barristan knows a lot of shite.)

Characters who I think have or will have enough information to reach the R+L=J conclusion first and realize who Jon truly is:

-Jaime Lannister
-Ser Barristan (if he doesn't know already)
-Cersei Lannister
-Tyrion Lannister (Tyrion seems to connect things better than most characters/learn about things better)
-Samwell Tarly

I think Barristan is too honorable to have known and still gone to follow Dany. If he knew Jon was the rightful king, he would have gone to him. I like your theory about Benjen and thinks it hold up well. Other than him though, I don't think any one really knew. I still have a hunch that Septa Lemore is Ashara Dayne. I think if she knew, it would effect things with YG.

I agree that Ser Barristan is honorable and perhaps he doesn't know, but I think he will eventually find out/has enough knowledge to put two and two together. I've been rewatching season 1 this week, and I've been catching onto things as a book reader that I never caught on to when I first watched the show as a Hodor. There was a scene when Cersei is talking to Joffrey and she asks him how he'd deal with the Northerners and he said that he'd double there taxes and if they rebel that he'd pick a new Warden of the North. I was thinking, "Oh shite. Like they did with Roose Bolton!" It was such a nerd moment . So many subtleties in the dialogue in the show that foreshadow so many things and can go unnoticed easily. There was also the scene with Jaime and Jon that I thought was very interesting and you can tell Jaime is thinking to himself that Jon doesn't know/understand the realness of serving in the Watch for life...I think Jon will encounter Jaime again, no doubt about it. Would love to see that conversation considering everything that has happened to Jaime since AGoT/season 1.

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Robin was playing with some kind of rag doll as though it was the giant stomping on the snow castle. When Sansa grabbed the doll, it ripped apart. Robin screamed, "you killed him!" I think that's the prophecy of her "killing" the giant in the castle made of snow.

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As I said, too obvious and too small of an event.

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It seems much too obvious and minor to be what the prophesy means.

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True, BUT, I think most of us believe that Sansa WILL kill Robert, probably with sweetsleep. There has quite a bit of foreshadowing on that, plus we've heard countless times that poison is a woman's weapon.

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As I said, too obvious and too small of an event.

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I wouldnt call that a small event at all tho. The snow castle is where LF kissed her, which led to Lysa being pushed oitt the moon door pretty directly

I wish I knew one of Martin's editors. Would get to find out how much of TWoW he's completed.

Do y'all think he has at least 50% completed?

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Also, im not sure why Mad Aerys would send 3 of his best men to protect Rhaegars unborn child when he had children of his own to protect.

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He didn't, he sent them to get Rhaegar. Rhaegar then order them to stay with her.

That's good stuff