So what exactly is the tower? When Isaac Hempstead-Wright, who plays Bran Stark, spoke to Inverse, he told us the tower is a “special location” where we will learn “cool and earth-shattering” information.Ī quick Westerosi history lesson: during the Mad King’s reign, his son Rhaegar Targaryen fell in love with Ned’s sister Lyanna Stark - despite the fact that he was already married to Oberyn’s sister Elia Martell and Lyanna was betrothed to Robert Baratheon. Something like Jon’s parentage and the circumstances of his birth. The evidence of such a large lie - such an out-of-character act of dishonor - offers proof that Ned would also lie about something else. To rub salt in the wound, Ned, who prided himself on the phrase, “the man who passes the sentence should swing the sword,” then dishonorably beheads Dayne after rightfully losing the fight. Ned lied about defeating Dayne instead, he lost his sword and only survived because his man, Howland Reed, stabbed Dayne in the back. In “Oathbreaker,” it’s significant, then, that as Bran watches Ned fight Arthur Dayne he says, “I’ve heard this story a thousand times,” then his smile fades as the scenario fails to play out as Ned had always told him.
The theory posits that Ned lied to the entire world (including Catelyn) to protect Jon’s identity, because having a legitimate Targaryen claim to the throne under the Baratheon and Lannister rule would have been fatal for baby Jon. You’ve probably seen this theory written in shorthand as R+L=J. For years, fans have theorized that Ned isn’t actually Jon’s father, but his uncle - with Jon’s true parents being Rhaegar Targaryen and Ned’s sister Lyanna Stark. It’s why he was unable to survive a full season in the world of Game of Thrones, and it’s why its never quite rung true that he’d cheat on his wife to produce Jon Snow. Sure, it was cool to see Young Ned Stark, and that guy with the two swords was a nifty fighter, and it was a kick for Black Sails fans to see Woodes Rogers with Ned Stark - but the tower itself was fairly nondescript and the scene cut short before we could learn much. If you’re only a casual viewer who doesn’t read the books or spend much time chasing fan theories down internet rabbit holes, you’re probably confused why the Internet is going crazy over a five minute scene.
“Oathbreaker,” the third episode of Game of Thrones sixth season, gave us our first onscreen look at the Tower of Joy.
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