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Originally Posted by Yamer
The only thing I can think is that it is meant to magnify the importance of Ned reaching Lyanna. Desperation is so high that the honourable northern houses were willing to stab the most notorious swordsman in Westeros in the back.
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I think in the show it's just alluding to the fact the Eddard Stark did lie, at least at that time. He lied about Howland Reed, he's going to lie about Jon.
In the books though, that type of honour isn't really important to the Northmen certainly not the Reeds. There is few northern knights because they don't really agree with that code. The Crannogmen are perfectly happy taking out their enemies with poison darts from afar and other guerrilla tactics, so I don't think Howland would care too much if word got out that he stabbed some guy.