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"He's the son of Rhaegar Targaryen and my aunt, Lyanna Stark. He was born in a tower in Dorne."
Bran Stark on Jon Snow[src]

The Tower of Joy[1] is a tower located on the northern edge of the Red Mountains of Dorne. This was the home of Prince Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark after they eloped and married in secret. It also is the birthplace of their son, Aegon Targaryen.

History[]

Game of Thrones: Season 6[]

During a Greenseer vision under the guidance of the Three-Eyed Raven, Bran and his mentor witness the confrontation between Eddard Stark and five of his bannermen against Ser Arthur Dayne and Ser Gerold Hightower, the last members of the Kingsguard still loyal to the late King Aerys II Targaryen. The fight ends with the deaths of all swordsmen, save for Ned and Howland Reed. Ned then enters the Tower after hearing a woman's scream from inside.[2]

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Lyanna Stark dies giving birth to Aegon Targaryen, who is later named Jon Snow by Eddard.

Some time later, Bran enters another vision by communing with a Weirwood tree in the Haunted Forest. This time, Bran follows his father into the Tower of Joy, and witnesses the reunion of his father with a dying Lyanna Stark, who entrusts Ned with the protection of her newborn son, a baby who will grow up as Jon Snow.[3]

In the books[]

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the Tower of Joy is located in the Red Mountains of Dorne. It lies in the Prince's Pass, with the Nightsong to the north and Kingsgrave to the south. This tower was named the "Tower of Joy" by Prince Rhaegar Targaryen.

Ned accompanied six men to the tower in order to retrieve his sister. His six companions were:

While Ned is lying injured, following a bloody encounter with Jaime, he dreams of the fight. He recalls seeing the Kingsguard in their white cloaks. After the fight, which only Ned and Howland Reed survived, Ned heard his sister's screams coming from the tower. When he found her, she was in a bed of blood. He made an unknown promise to her before she died. Her words "Promise me" haunt Ned for the remainder of his life.

References[]

  1. Unknown author (June 28, 2016). See the Connections Behind Ned’s Promise With This Infographic. Making Game of Thrones. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  2. "Oathbreaker"
  3. "The Winds of Winter"

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