Board Thread:TV Show Discussion/@comment-1399600-20160629121258/@comment-76.78.71.174-20161022090852

Greenseer-Queen Bran wrote: Kai200995 wrote:The fact is Jon is a bastard and was still regarded as such during the entire annointment of him as King. So what? He can legitimize himself and name himself Lord of Winterfell if he wants. He can do anything because he is the king.

1. Kings and Queens can't do whatever they want without starting civil war and/or dying. Roberts Rebellion and the War of Five Kings literally proved this.

2. Legitimizing himself doesn't make his claim stronger to the LoW title. Legitimized Bastards are last in the line of inheritance because they legally have no place in it.

3. JON DOESNT HAVE TO BE LORD OF WINTERFELL TO BE KING IN THE NORTH! Let's repeat that.

4. Robb was King of the Trident yet he wasn't Lord of Riverrun because he didn't have a legal claim to the land. He ruled from Riverrun's castle with the suppport of the Lord of Riverrun. Sound familiar? Jon is King In the North due to the support of the noble northern houses. He rules from the Castle of Winterfell with the consent and support of the Lady of Winterfell, even though he doesn't have a legal claim to Winterfell.

5. Read 1, 2, 3, 4 again.

6. I love Jon too but he'll never be the LoW or lord of House Stark until his siblings are dead or out of reach;This is the same reason Jon isn't the Lord of Bear Island: he has no legal (hereditary) over Lyanna.