re: GoT S7 E3 Thread: 'The Queen's Justice' Maester Thread

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Bran doesn't want the north and said as much. He is the 3 eye raven now.

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Could Jon still be Kingindanorf if Bran were lord of WF?

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That's kind of iffy... on the one hand I'm taking King in the North as acknowledged leader, the North shall follow as he directs. Jon technically is the resurrected commander of the Night's Watch, so there's that.
On the other hand I thought it was basically always a Stark who was KITN.

I suppose if Bran claimed Winterfell, then knelt to Jon and said "all hail the King in the North", then none of the others would have a problem with it. The way Jon is using it, he's raising defenses and facing North beyond the Wall, not South towards KL.

Put it this way- if Allister Thorne or anyone else had become Lord Commander and was aware of the magnitude of the threat the Night King posed, he presumably could be in the same position as Jon.
The Crown is still under contest and isn't lending any aide to the North, so he'd appeal to every house of the North to temporarily unite and focus on the impending danger. He would need SOMEONE to be undisputed leader of the military effort, or "King in the North"... and as the most familiar with the foe and leader of the Wall's defense that easily could be claimed by him. It's basically granting emergency powers to do whatever is needed, heck it almost could be seen as an extension of his original duties, as the entire North is now the Wall.
Thorne likely would do as Jon did- put an end to whatever conflict was going on (he might have chose the Boltons as they were in stronger position, but the point is the same), hold a summit, present his case, and ask for assistance/fealty to mount a defense. If need be, he could simply say that he seeks no permanent position, only through this Winter (that's basically the pitch Jon made).