The GNC and the thought that Dawn is the original Lightbringer just brings back the question of 'where is Arthur Dayne'. We know he likely isn't dead.

Jamie says that he "could kill all of us with his left hand while taking a piss with his right", so we know it is highly unlikely Ned killed him. Ned gets really sad when telling Bran that Dayne would have killed him if not for Howland, who stepped in the way. Writing on the wall, IMO, that Howland died here. I just don't see there being a reason for Ned's extreme sadness unless Howland took the blow for him.

This is my favorite loose end. I'm going with the obvious and saying that Dawn is buried in the crypts, along with something else. It definitely doesn't make sense that Lyanna is the only female, let alone king, buried there. Even if she was the Queen of Westeros, I still don't think it would warrant her being buried there.

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Posted by OMLandshark

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Posted on 4/21/14 at 2:47 pm to skirpnasty

About as Crackpot as it gets. Why would Dayne stop fighting then? I doubt he would be particularly devastated over Howland's death, and he died defending Robert's best friend.

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Posted by thatguy1892

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Posted on 4/21/14 at 2:49 pm to skirpnasty

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he "could kill all of us with his left hand while taking a piss with his right", so we know it is highly unlikely Ned killed him.

Except, Howland probably knows more about a poisons that Oberyn, and more than likely used that knowledge in the fight.

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IMO, that Howland died here.

The Jojen Reed does not exist.

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Dawn is buried in the crypts,

Ned would never do such a thing. Dawn is a BIG DEAL to the Daynes. It's not just the family valyrian sword, if a Dayne family member is not worthy of carrying the sword, then it just sits there. And there's also this: