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Along with her son and how her daughter was killed by another. Game of Thrones: Prince Oberyn vs Gregor. Game of Thrones: Rhaegar.. The son of Prince Rhaegar. You can probably name a dozen or so major players on Game of Thrones and give a. Rhaegar Targaryen. Battle of the Trident and Robert killed the beloved prince.

With Season 6 right around the corner, and R+L=J becoming a mainstream fan theory, I think we've reached that point in the show where it's finally safe to answer this question. I urge you to stay with me till the end (I will answer the question eventually). Technology Magazine Pdf. Introduction To Rock Mechanics Second Edition - Richard E. Goodman.

What follows is speculative, and contains no confirmed spoilers (if you've watched till Season 5). What the show has told us Ned and Robert rebelled against the Mad King Aerys, who had murdered Ned's brother and father. Robert was betrothed to Ned's sister Lyanna, whom Aerys' son Rhaegar had earlier kidnapped and imprisoned. Some time during Robert's rebellion, Ned bedded a yet-to-be-identified* woman, and Jon came tumbling after, curly hair et al.

Robert: She must have been a rare wench to make Lord Eddard Stark forget his honor. You never told me what she looked like. Ned: Nor will I. Robert: We were at war. None of us knew if we were going to go back home again. You're too hard on yourself. You always have been.

*Before this exchange, Ned does say that the woman he impregnated was called Wylla, but this is almost certainly something he said just to satiate Robert's curiosity, and not the truth. The rebellion finally ended with Robert killing Rhaegar, Tywin sacking King's Landing, Jaime killing the Mad King, Ned branding Jaime Kingslayer, and Robert ascending the throne thanks to his part-Targaryen ancestors. In the midst of all this chaos, Lyanna died too, right in front of Ned's eyes.