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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
There's references to the promise he swore to Lyanna on her "bed of blood"
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That's the phrase that for me removed any doubt that Jon is Lyanna's son.
Martin uses the phrase "bed of blood" or "bloody bed" only 3 times in the entire book series (so far). All three are in the first book. Twice, Ned remembers making a promise to Lyanna while she lies in her "bed of blood". The other reference is when Dany asks the old woman for help with her pregnancy. The woman responds that she knows all the secrets of the "bloody bed". She is obviously referring to a maternity bed at the time.
Also, with the speculation about Tyrion being a Targaryen in this thread, I realized something (which, I'm sure everyone else realized a long time ago). If Jon, Dany, and Tyrion are the three heads of the Dragon (and assuming Jon is Lyanna's son), it's interesting to note that each of their mothers died giving birth to them (or shortly thereafter). I believe they are the only major characters in the story for whom that is true.