Who killed Rhaegar Targaryen?

Rhaegar was killed by Robert Baratheon during the Battle Of Trident during Robert's Rebellion, hundreds of miles north of King's Landing. The death of Rhaegar, the most beloved member of the royal family and expert warrior, all but ended the Targaryen cause. However, Aeyrs still sat on the Iron Throne.
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How Robert killed Rhaegar?

Robert killed Rhaegar with a mighty blow from his war hammer, which caved in Rhaegar's breastplate. His armor had been studded with red rubies, which were sent flying through the ford in the river. It has been known as the "Ruby Ford" since.
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Who killed rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark?

Rhaegar was popular with the smallfolk during his lifetime, but he died in Robert's Rebellion which was triggered in part by his abduction of Lyanna Stark. He was slain in single combat by Robert Baratheon at the ruby ford during the Battle of the Trident.
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Why did Rhaegar Targaryen go mad?

Upon being freed, he had all of House Darklyn killed. The isolation and fear of his imprisonment rapidly sped up Aerys' descent into madness, and he didn't leave the Red Keep for years.
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How many wives did Rhaegar Targaryen have?

To cement the relationship between the Iron Throne and Dorne, Rhaegar was wed to Elia Martell, sister of Doran and Oberyn Martell. With Elia, Rhaegar had two childern, a daughter, Rhaenys and a son, Aegon.
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Who told Robert Lyanna kidnapped?

Instead, the Stark back-lash came from two separate mis-happenstances: (1) Brandon is lied to and told that Rhaegar kidnapped Lyanna, which he in turn tells the whole North, then (2) Rickard goes to King's Landing to demand his daughter's release from the Mad King, not Rhaegar who was living with her in Dorne.
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Was Rhaegar a good fighter?

Overall, Rhaegar sounds like a very good, but not "peerless" fighter. He lost at the Trident, of course, but he lost to Robert Baratheon, one of the greatest warriors of the day whose strength, we're told, was legendary.
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Is Tyrion a Targaryen?

In the book series, Tyrion was described as having white-blonde hair like Targaryens rather than the golden color common among Targaryens. Despite the evidence, Tyrion was never revealed to be a secret Targaryen, at least in the TV series.
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Who was aemon targaryen to Jon Snow?

He was born Aemon Targaryen and was the last known Targaryen in Westeros. He was the great-uncle of Daenerys Targaryen, and unbeknownst to him, the great-great uncle of Jon Snow.
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Who raped Ned's sister?

Eddard and Robert both believe Rhaegar kidnapped and raped Lyanna. For Eddard, Lyanna's death was the loss of a sister, for Robert, the loss of his betrothed. Together, they are the two central figures of Robert's Rebellion, begun on Lyanna's behalf.
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Did Lyanna love Robert or Rhaegar?

The story as we first hear it is this: Lyanna was happily in love with and betrothed to Robert when Rhaegar, son of the Mad King Aerys Targaryen, kidnapped and hid her away. Robert started a war to retrieve his love, killing Rhaegar and taking his father's throne.
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Why was Elia Martell killed?

During the Sack of King's Landing, Gregor Clegane raped and killed Elia after bashing in her son's head, while his hands were still tainted with the infant's blood. Elia's daughter was killed by Amory Lorch. In actual fact, Tywin didn't order the Mountain to kill Elia.
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Was Robert a good fighter?

Robert Baratheon. "He was a good man, a great warrior.
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Who was stronger Robert Baratheon or the mountain?

Robert is one of the strongest men in Westeros but the Mountain is just stronger. Robert is faster, Bronn describes the Mountain as not fast just freakish big and freakish strong. The mountain is faster than a man his size should be but that still wouldnt make him that fast.
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What did Lyanna Stark whisper to Ned?

He watches as his father, Ned Stark, enters Lyanna's chamber to find her bleeding out, having just given birth to the baby we will come to know as Jon Snow. As Lyanna dies, she whispers this to Ned: "If Robert finds out, he'll kill him, you know he will. You have to protect him.
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Can only a Targaryen ride a dragon?

Until Jon took a ride on Rhaegal, no one had ridden the dragons other than Dany, the Mother of Dragons herself. Targaryens, who have always been magically connected with dragons, are the only people able to ride a dragon.
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Who kills Tyrion Lannister?

For her part, Dany is none too pleased with Tyrion for committing treason by freeing Jaime and trying to help him and Cersei escape and sentences him to death by dragon fire.
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Who kills Daenerys dragon?

Like his siblings, Rhaegal and Viserion, Drogon was hatched from a clutch of three petrified dragon eggs given to Daenerys as a wedding gift. The Night King killed Viserion, and Rhaegal was (controversially) shot down by Euron Greyjoy, leaving Drogon as the last surviving dragon at the end of the series.
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Was Robert better than Rhaegar?

As several other answers here have observed, Robert was a more physically imposing figure, taller, stronger, and perhaps even faster than Rhaegar in his prime. This is a tremendous advantage that by itself can make up for a small skill disparity, if one existed.
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How old was Rhaegar when Jon Snow was born?

I've seen some people confused about Jon' and Daenerys' age, so I thought I would write an explanation. Let's start with Aerys and Rhaella, the parents of Rhaegar and Daenerys. They married at a very young age (Aerys was 15 and Rhaella either 13 or 14).
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Who is the strongest warrior in Game of Thrones?

1. Jaime Lannister. When it all comes down to it, we believe Jaime Lannister is (or was) the strongest fighter in the Game of Thrones world.
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Is Jon Snow Ned's son?

Ned raised him as one of the Stark siblings (though he was never truly accepted by Ned's wife, Catelyn). Then, in Season 7, the series finally confirmed that Jon isn't Ned's child at all. His true parents are Ned's sister, Lyanna Stark, and Rhaegar Targaryen.
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Did littlefinger started Robert's rebellion?

Apologies if this article has been referenced already, but came across the below article that essentially holds the theory that Littlefinger manufactured the widely-believed fact Lyanna Stark, Jon Snow's mother, was kidnapped and raped by Rhaegar Targaryen, which led to Robert's rebellion and plunged the Seven ...
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Why didnt Ned Stark tell Catelyn about Jon Snow?

He just let Jon grow up with a step-mother that despised him, while letting Catelyn live her life thinking she was betrayed and having to live with the evidence. Ned could have made both Catelyn and Jon's lives considerably better, if he simply told Catelyn the truth. Yet he chose not to.
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