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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Who raped Lyanna Game of Thrones?

Most in Westeros believed that Rhaegar had kidnapped Lyanna, who was betrothed to Robert Baratheon, and raped her, but they had in fact loved each other. They ran away to Dorne and lived in the Tower of Joy. They are the true parents of Jon Snow (born Aegon Targaryen), who is the true heir to the Iron Throne.
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Who kidnapped Ned's sister?

For unknown reasons, the heir to the Iron Throne, Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, abducted Lyanna Stark, the daughter of Lord Rickard Stark, the Lord of Winterfell, Lord Paramount of the North, and Warden of the North, and hid her away in Dorne.
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Why did Rhaegar kidnapped Lyanna?

It seems Rhaegar wanted Lyanna to birth a daughter so his son, Aegon, would have two sisters to marry, just like the original Aegon.
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Who killed Ned's brother and father?

Brandon Stark was the heir of Rickard Stark, the Lord of Winterfell, and the older brother of Eddard, Lyanna and Benjen Stark. He was killed by strangulation by the Mad King when he protested the kidnapping of Lyanna by Prince Rhaegar Targaryen. His father Rickard died along with him by wildfire.
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Why did Benjen take the black?

Benjen took the black because he felt he deserved it for failing to stop Lyanna from following her heart instead of her head. Ned didn't stop him because deep down, he was angry that his little brother didn't speak up sooner. Everyone might have been saved if Benjen hadn't kept his sister's secrets.
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Who killed Benjen Stark?

Jon asks Benjen to come with him but Benjen refuses, instead sending off the horse and drawing his flaming morningstar to make his final stand. As the wights swarm him, Benjen fights back but is eventually overwhelmed and killed by the army of the dead.
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Was Rhaegar Targaryen a good person?

He loved singing." — Ser Barristan recounts his time with Rhaegar. According to those who knew him, Rhaegar was a wise, kind, and well-educated man, greatly loved in the Seven Kingdoms before his alleged abduction of Lyanna Stark.
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Who killed Lyanna Stark?

In reality, Lyanna's death was due to complications after giving birth to her son with Rhaegar. Her death was witnessed by Ned, two handmaidens and possibly Howland Reed.
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Was Rhaegar the mad king?

King Aerys was killed by Kingslayer Jaime Lannister after being betrayed. His wife Rhaella was murdered as well. Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, heir to the Mad King who "abducted" Lyanna Stark and started the war, was killed by Robert in battle.
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Was Jon Snow's mother raped?

According to Robert and the Starks, this was just the first indignity Lyanna suffered; then Rhaegar kidnapped Lyanna and repeatedly raped her before leaving her for dead in a tower in Dorne.
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Why was Rhaegar killed?

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.
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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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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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What did Lyanna 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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How did Robert think Lyanna died?

Whatever your opinions are about the R+L=J theory, it seems very clear that Lyanna Stark died while giving birth. Since she had been captured by (or more likely ran away with) Rhaegar it is in all likelihood his child that she is giving birth to when she dies.
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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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Is Lyanna Stark Jon Snow's mother?

Lyanna, Ned Stark's sister, is Jon Snow's mother. She secretly married Rhaegar Targaryen, and their covert relationship contributed to the downfall of the Targaryen regime.
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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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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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What prophecy was Rhaegar obsessed with?

Two Targaryens, One Prophecy Obsession

In the third GoT book, titled A Storm of Swords, Barristan Selmy tells Daenerys that Rhaegar eventually read a scroll that “changed him” and made him believe he should become a warrior.
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Is Jon Snow the son of Rhaegar Targaryen in the books?

Meanwhile, Sam and Bran have discovered that Jon was born Aegon Targaryen, the legitimate son of Rhaegar and Lyanna and rightful heir to House Targaryen.
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Was Benjen a White Walker?

You guessed it, Benjen is a White Walker...

They shoved a piece of dragonglass in his chest, which stopped him from falling to the control of the unfriendly White Walkers. That's why he was able to maintain loyalty to his family and help Bran and Meera.
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Why didn't Benjen become a White Walker?

9 Why Didn't He Become A White Walker? Benjen also explains that he would have been turned into a Walker, but the magic was stopped by the Children of the Forest and their own magic. They shoved a dragonglass dagger into his chest which stopped his transformation.
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Is Jon Snow a Targaryen?

In season 8 Jon Snow (Kit Harington) finds out what the rest of us have known since the Game Of Thrones' season 6 finale “The Winds of Winter:” Jon is a Targaryen. And, not only that, but he is the legitimate heir to the Iron Throne with a fancy new name to boot — Aegon Targaryen, Sixth Of His Name.
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