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Arya Baratheon wrote: 91.56.209.217 wrote: Bran did not want Sam to tell Jon about him. Sam did not tell Jon because he did not want Jon to leave. Bran told Rickon that he does not want to be Lord.

Northern Lords did not care about any phantasy line of succession. Northern Lords did care about Jon getting Winterfell back and that's why Jon is king now. (By the way named as heir by Robb) Northern Lords care about Bran as much as about Gendry rowing until his last day. Bran also does not care about being Lord because he knows that Jon is his rightful king. In the books, you're right, Sam didn't tell Jon. In the show, which this wiki is about, he did tell Jon. Also, Bran has never told anyone he didn't want to be lord. Not in the show nor the books. He has been training for lordship of some sort for most of his life and he was given training specifically for Lord of Winterfell in ACOK/Season 2. No where in that time did he say or suggest that that was something he didn't want.

You're right about Robb naming Jon his heir in the books, which didn't take Bran and Rickon's survival into account. But that doesn't happen in the show. There's no reason Jon would put himself above Bran, especially when he finds out he's not even Ned's bastard but Ned's sister's bastard. Bran did not train for lordship for most of his life AT ALL. Remember: Robb came first in line, so Robb was the one being trained all his life to be the head of house stark. Bran wanted to be a KNIGHT and that's what he was training for before his fall. He did train though when he had to become the lord of winterfell after Robb left for war. But that only lasted from the second half of season 1 to the first half of season 2. And you're right, he never said he didn't want to be the lord of his house, but he never expressed he wanted it either. When he was acting lord he was not very happy about it, he was doing it because it was his duty. Bran's duty now is to be the 3ER and help saving the realm. He understood this when he was calling for his brother before jojen stopped him. He understood that he had to choose between love/family and duty and he chose to continue on his path north of the wall.

Also, Jon doesn't know that Bran is alive for sure. All he knows is that Sam saw him going beyond the wall. After what happened in Hardhome can Jon really assume that Bran is still alive? Jon doesn't know that Bran found a cozy cave protected with spells to prevent the white walkers for going in, does he? he doesn't know that bran was being protected by the CotF and 3ER. He could only assume that his brother is dead like the rest of the wildlings he couldn't save in hardhome.

Last, Jon wouldn't fight bran for the KitN title as much as Bran wouldn't fight Jon either. Bran has more important things to deal with. He has to finish his training by himself, he has a LOT to learn and process. He literally got the history of westeros uploaded onto his brain. Can he really bother with ruling the north when he has his dear brother/cousin who is more than capable for this job?