Board Thread:TV Show Discussion/@comment-1399600-20160629121258/@comment-5308269-20160827170905

Being the descendant of House Stark through the female-line, Jon's claim is weaker than it would have been if he truly was Ned's bastard. Trueborn or illegitimate, Jon has a much stronger claim to the Iron Throne than he does to Winterfell. The Targaryens, in their capacity as Kings of the Andals, Rhoynar and the First Men, were kings of the North, but they were not Kings in the North, which was a title created and inherited by the Starks. They had separately-crafted institutions of rulership. Even when Torrhen Stark abdicated as king and gave his allegiance to Aegon the Conqueror, his family still enjoyed the direct allegiance of every noble house in the North. When he finds out, Jon cannot tell anyone he's a Targaryen by birth. And to prevent further problems down the road, I think he should abdicate as king in favour of Bran and accept the position of Warden of the North, allowing him to lead his country in war rather than being burdened by all the other responsibilities of being its king.