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Originally Posted by Manhattanboy
I didn't read the books so sometimes have trouble keeping up with things that happened prior to the series, for example, tales of young Ned and the Mad King.
I need to watch the episode again with young Ned in the tower as am not clear on that story-line and it looks like it will figure prominently in the new season. Help!
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That scene happens near the end of Robert Baratheon's rebellion. Robert has sent Ned to retrieve Ned's sister Lyanna, who has been sent away from the fighting by Prince Rhaegar Targaryen (the Mad King's son and heir), and who they believe is being held captive by the Mad King's Kingsguard.
When Ned gets to the tower he finds Lyanna dying from child birth. She asks Ned to protect her and Rhaegar's child and not tell Robert, because he would kill the child. That child is Jon Snow.
So Jon Snow is actually part Targaryen and part Stark, and not Ned's bastard.
Here's the scene for easy reference: