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Jon Snow

Season(s)1,2,3,4,5First seen"Winter is Coming"Appeared in32 episodes(see below)TitlesStewardAlso known asLord SnowThe Bastard of WinterfellStatusAliveAgeApprox. 21 in Season 5OriginWinterfellAllegianceTheNight's WatchHouse StarkCultureNorthmenReligionOld Gods of the ForestFamily{Eddard Stark} - fatherWylla- alleged motherBenjen Stark- uncle{Robb Stark} - half-brotherSansa Stark- half-sisterArya Stark- half-sisterBran Stark- half-brotherRickon Stark- half-brother{Talisa Maegyr} - half-sister-in-lawTyrion Lannister- half-brother-in-law{Ygritte} - loverPortrayed byKit Harington"Let me give you some advice, bastard. Never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor, and it can never be used to hurt you."Tyrion Lannisterto Jon Snow[src]Jon Snowis a major character in thefirst,second,third,fourthandfifthseasons. He is played by starring cast memberKit Harington, and debuts in theseries premiere. Jon is thebastardson of LordEddard StarkofWinterfell. He is astewardin theNight's Watch. Now serving onthe Wall, Jon has found a place of acceptance where the circumstances of his birth are of little importance. He has a petdirewolfnamedGhost, andwields the bastard sword,Longclaw, which was a gift fromLord CommanderJeor Mormontwho sees Jon as a surrogate son.On a mission to discoverKing-Beyond-the-WallMance Rayder's plans, Jon infiltrated thewildlingarmy. While learning their plans, Jon fell in love with a wildling woman,Ygritte, and began a relationship with her. Jon was forced to leave her behind after they scaled the Wall. Jon returned to his sworn brothers in the Watch and warned them about the coming invasion.Contents[show]BiographyBackground

Ned brings a newborn Jon to Winterfell.Jon is thebastardson of LordEddard Starkof Winterfell,the head ofHouse StarkandLord Paramount of the North.The Northis one of the constituent regions of theSeven KingdomsinWesteros, and House Stark is one of theGreat Housesof the realm. House Stark rules the region from their seat ofWinterfelland Eddard also holds the titleLord of Winterfell. He is also theWarden of the Northto KingRobert Baratheon.[1]Eddard once told KingRobert Baratheonthat Jon's mother is a serving girl namedWylla, but refused to elaborate any further. Jon himself has no knowledge of his mother.[2]

Jon and Robb play with snowballs in their childhood.Jon was raised at Winterfell on an equal footing with Eddard's legitimate children. He has an older half-brotherRobb, two younger half-sistersSansaandArya, and two younger half-brothersBranandRickon. Jon's presence at Winterfell is a source of friction between Eddard and his wife, Catelyn, although Catelyn put aside her anger temporarily when the infant Jon became severely ill. Jon got on well with his half-siblings, particularlyRobbandArya.[3]Season 1

Jon and Robb instruct Bran.Jon Snow and Robb instruct Bran in archery, when they learn about a captured deserter. Jon accompanies his father,Robb,BranandTheon Greyjoyto the beheading of adeserter, [[Will], from theNight's Watch; it is Bran's first time watching his father carry out an execution. Jon warns Bran not to look away, as their father will know. Jon praises Bran afterwards for keeping his composure. On their way back to Winterfell, they find a deaddirewolfand six newborn pups. Jon talks Lord Eddard into allowing the young Starks to adopt them, pointing out that a direwolf is the sigil of House Stark: given that there are five direwolves and five trueborn Stark children, it must be a sign from theOld Godsthat the Stark children are meant to have the pups. In order to make this point, Jon intentionally leaves himself out of the count of Stark children, and when Bran asks about this Jon responds that he is not a Stark. However, just as they are about to leave, they find the runt of the litter, an albino, which crawled away from its mother's corpse. As an outsider like himself, Jon takes this direwolf as his own, naming himGhost. Treated coldly by his stepmother, Jon decides to approach his uncleBenjenand offer to join the Night's Watch.[4]He meetsTyrion Lannister, a dwarf who knows what it is like to be an outcast. Tyrion tells him to wear the name "bastard" as a badge of honor, so no one can hurt him with the word.

Jon finds Ghost beside his dead mother.Jon has a run in withJaime Lannisterwho sarcastically thanks him for protecting all of them from all of the terrible things that allegedly existbeyond the Wall, in order to taunt him. Before Jon departs for the Wall, he says goodbye to Bran, who has been injured in a fall. He gives Arya a sword namedNeedlethat he had made especially for her, advising her to "stick them with the pointy end." Jon says he will miss her, and they both hug. As he prepares his saddle, Robb asks if Jon said goodbye to Bran, and expresses his doubt in him dying. Jon says Starks are hard to kill, and Robb asks about his mother, and Jon assures him she was kind. Robb offers to visit him at the Wall sometime, and they bid farewell with a hug. At their parting on theKingsroad, Eddard vows to tell Jon the truth about his mother the next time they meet. Jon is accompanied by his uncle Benjen and Tyrion, who has expressed a desire to see the Wall (and urinate from the top of it) before he dies.[5]

Jon and Sam swear their oaths to theOld Gods.AtCastle Black, Jon's expectations of the Night's Watch are confounded. Instead of a brotherhood of noble warriors sworn to defend the realm fromwildlingsandWhite Walkers, he realizes the Watch is a dumping ground for criminals and wastrels. He earns the enmity of SerAlliser Thorne, theMaster-at-Armsin charge of training new recruits. He humiliates his fellow recruits with his superior fighting skills, learned from Winterfell's Master-at-Arms over the course of many years. Benjen stands with Jon on his first watch and tells him that he is going ranging North of the Wall. Jon is keen to accompany him but Benjen insists that he complete his training. Tyrion helps Jon see that he is no better than the recruits but has been afforded more advantages than them. Jon offers to train some of his new brothers andPyparandGrennaccept.[6]He also befriendsSamwell Tarlywhen he arrives atCastle Blackand helps to protect him from the cruelty of Thorne. Thorne angrily tells Jon that going easy on Sam won't help him, and will risk getting him killed during the next winter.[7]

Lord Commander Mormont rewards Jon Snow.After completing his training, Jon is inducted into the Night's Watch and swears his oath. He is assigned to the stewards rather than the rangers, and at first thinks it is due to his ongoing feud with Ser Alliser Thorne. However, Sam points out that Lord CommanderJeor Mormonthas asked for Jon as his personal steward, and may be grooming him for command. Jon is concerned when his Uncle Benjen's horse returns to the Wall riderless. Later, Ghost finds the corpses of two rangers assigned to Benjen,Othorand SerJafer Flowers.[8]Learning of Eddard's imprisonment in King's Landing, Thorne taunts Jon about being a traitor's bastard, causing Jon to draw a knife. He is restricted to quarters. Later, Othor's corpse becomes awightand attacks Commander Mormont. Jon saves Mormont's life by burning the wight, earning a pardon for his earlier misdemeanour.[9]Mormont also gives Jon hisValyriansteel sword,Longclaw.Jon is convinced to go back to the Night's Watch.Jon ponders abandoning the Watch to join Robb's army when it marches against theLannisters, but MaesterAemontells him that he chose to stay with the Watch when he was similarly tested, when Robert Baratheon's rebels slew his nephew the Mad King and his son and grandchildren.[10]News of Eddard's execution reaches Castle Black. Jon immediately leaves, meaning to join Robb and seek vengeance for his father's death. Samwell, Pypar and Grenn intercept him and convince him to stay. Mormont tells Jon their war against the White Walkers is more important than the game of thrones inKing's Landing. He tells Jon that the Watch is marching beyond the Wall in force, to find Benjen and learn the truth about the threat. Jon swears to him not to attempt to desert again and accompanies the troops as they set out.[11]