Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4708902-20160726013945/@comment-3035448-20160828153133

I understand that Jon may still be a bastard in the eyes of most Northerners if Bran shows up and tells them his true parentage even if Rhaegar and Lyanna were wed before his conception since Rhaegar was already married to Elia and most Northerners frown on polygamy. Still, with Robb and Rickon dead and Bran unable to produce heirs because of his paralysis, this leaves the Northerners with two options:

1. Start practicing equal inheritance laws like they do in Dorne and recognize Sansa as their queen.

2. Acknowledge the trouble that Ned went through to keep Jon's true identity and still declare him their king on the grounds that he still shares blood with Ned through his sister Lyanna, and still emulate Dorne and recognize Sansa as their Wardeness.

Remember that as of right now the lords of the Vale have declared Jon their king despite his baseborn status. For all we know, they may ve even more inclined to do so if they find out that Rhaegar was his true father.