Lyanna Stark
Other names
Lyanna Targaryen (in secret)
Occupation
Nobleman of House Stark Matriarch of House Targaryen (secretly,; tv only) Princess of Dragonston (in secret; tv only)
Affiliations
House Stark (by birth)
House Targaryen (by marriage; tv only)
Nationality / Citizenship
Mourned
Goal
TV Series: To ensure her son's safety by asking Ned to protect him. (succeeded)
Children
Jon Snow (son; tv series; nephew in books)
Rhaenys Targaryen † (step-daughter; TV only)
Aegon Targaryen (step-son; TV only)
Relatives
Robb Stark † (nephew)Sansa Stark † (niece)Arya Stark (niece) Bran Stark (nephew)Rickon Stark † (nephew) Books only: Tyrion Lannister (nephew-in-law) Jeyne Westerling (niece-in-law) Willam Stark (paternal great-grandfather/maternal granduncle) Melantha Blackwood (paternal great-grandmother/maternal grandaunt) Donnor Stark (paternal great-granduncle/maternal granduncle) Artos Stark (paternal great-granduncle/maternal granduncle) Lysara Karstark (paternal great-grandaunt) Edwyle Stark (paternal grandfather/maternal first cousin once removed) Marna Locke (paternal grandmother) Rodrik Stark (maternal grandfather/paternal great-granduncle) Arya Flint (maternal grandmother/paternal great-grandaunt) Jocelyn Stark (paternal great-aunt/maternal first cousin once removed) Benedict Royce (paternal great-uncle) Benedict and Jocelyn's issue (paternal first cousin once removed/maternal fist cousin twice removed) Jeyne Westerling (niece-in-law) Branda Stark (maternal aunt/paternal first cousin twice removed) Harrold Rogers (maternal uncle by marriage/maternal) Brandon and Benjen Stark, son of Artos (first cousins twice removed/maternal) Benjen and Brandon's issues (second cousins once removed/maternal first cousins twice removed) Berena Stark (paternal great-grandaunt/maternal grandaunt) Alysanne Stark (paternal great-grandaunt/maternal grandaunt) Errold Stark (paternal great-granduncle/maternal granduncle) TV Only: Talisa Stark (niece-in-law) Tyrion Lannister (ex-nephew-in-law) Daenerys Targaryen † (sister-in-law)Viserys Targaryen † (brother-in-law) Aerys Targaryen † (father-in-law) Rhaelia Targaryen † (mother-in-law)
Likes
Her son and husband
Dislikes
Robert Baratheon's temper
Fate
Died in childbirth due to giving life to Jon Snow. (final fate; TV only)
TV Series
Game of Thrones
Portrayed by
Aisling Franciosi Cordelia Hill (child)
Source
Lyanna Stark is one of the overarching protagonists of the television series Game of Thrones . She is the sister of Eddard "Ned" Stark, the aunt of Robb, Sansa, Arya, Bran and Rickon Stark Stark, and the biological mother of Jon Snow. Lyanna was married to Rhaegar Targaryen (in secret) and therefore the sister-in-law of Daenerys and Viserys Targaryen .
History [ ]
A Song of Ice and Fire [ ]
Game of Thrones [ ]
Lyanna was allegedly abducted by Rhaegar Targaryen but has, in reality, ran away together and married in secret due to a forbidden romance. Unfortunately, Lyanna died giving birth to their son, Jon Snow. Ned promised his sister he would protect her and Rhaegar Targaryen's son. For years, Ned passed his nephew off as his illegitimate son to protect him from Lyanna's former betrothed, Robert and those seeking to destroy House Targaryen.
Personality [ ]
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Species
Dragons • Direwolves • White Walkers