Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4708902-20160904153307/@comment-25402783-20160907042610

Shaneymike wrote:

Godzillavkk wrote: R+L=J has been confirmed. And Bran eventually is going to have to reveal the truth to his siblings and cousin. But there are two questions that still remain unanswered. Did Lyanna actually love Rhaegar Targaryean? Did Rhaegar actually kidnapp Lyanna, or did they elope? All the Stark children believe that Rhaegar was a lustful monster who kidnapped Lyanna because he couldn't have her as she was promised to Robert Baratheon. But in both the books and show, hints have appeared that Lyanna did not love Robert, and Rhaegar did not love Elia Martell.

So, in order to find out the truth about Rhaegar, I think Jon, Sansa and possibly Arya should see a flashback sequence where we see that Rgaegar was not the monster Ned told them about, but a kind and decent man who won Lyanna's heart, and defied his crazy father for it. This way, Jon won't hold his father in contempt, and Sansa could start appreciating Jon more.

In the sequence, the following should be seen. Rhaegar offering Lyanna flowers at the tournament, them walking together and talking together, the, looking displeased with the people they are betrothed to, Lyanna running away and rendezvousing with Rhaegar, and them having sex in the tower with not even the smallest signs of rape.

Or to save budgeting, alternatly we don't see the visons Bran shows to Jon, Sansa and Arya and instead we learn what they see via their descriptions of what they saw. Going back to the original topic here...

I've been reading The World of Ice & Fire over the last few days. It says the Aegon the Conqueror was only supposed to marry his older sister, Visenya, which he did of course, but then he also took his younger sister, Rhaenys, to wife, which was unusual but not without precedent. It was widely believed that Aegon wed Visenya out of duty and Rhaenys out of desire.

I wonder if that's how the screenwriters will portray the love triangle between Rhaegar, Elia, and Lyanna.

Acording to GRRM, Elia and Rhaegar's relationship was quote: "complex". I don't think Elia and Rhaegar were in love, I think they liked each other, but weren't in love. I do think the Rhaegar and Lyanna loved one another, and thusands died for it.