Jon Snow (character)

Jon Snow
A Song of Ice and Fire character Game of Thrones character
Kit Harington as Jon Snow
First appearance	Novel: A Game of Thrones (1996) Television: "Winter Is Coming" (2011) Video game: "The Lost Lords" (2015)
Last appearance	Novel: A Dance with Dragons (2011)
Created by	George R. R. Martin
Portrayed by	Kit Harington (Game of Thrones)
Voiced by	Kit Harington (video game)
Information
Aliases	Lord Snow King Crow The White Wolf
Gender	Male
Title	King in the North (TV series) 998th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch
Family	House Stark House Targaryen (TV series)
Significant other(s)	Ygritte (lover)
Relatives	Books: Ned Stark (father) Robb Stark (half-brother) Sansa Stark (half-sister) Arya Stark (half-sister) Bran Stark (half-brother) Rickon Stark (half-brother) Brandon Stark (uncle) Benjen Stark (uncle) Lyanna Stark (aunt) TV series: Lyanna Stark (mother) Rhaegar Targaryen (biological father) Ned Stark (uncle/adoptive father) Robb Stark (cousin/adoptive brother) Sansa Stark (cousin/adoptive sister) Arya Stark (cousin/adoptive sister) Bran Stark (cousin/adoptive brother) Rickon Stark (cousin/adoptive brother) Rhaenys Targaryen (half-sister) Aegon Targaryen (half-brother) Brandon Stark (uncle) Benjen Stark (uncle) Viserys Targaryen (uncle) Daenerys Targaryen (aunt)
Kingdom	The North

TV series:

Jon Snow is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones. He is a prominent point of view character in the novels, and has been called one of the author's "finest creations" and most popular characters by The New York Times. Jon is a main character in the TV series, and his storyline in the 2015 season 5 finale generated a strong reaction among viewers. Speculation about the character's parentage has also been a popular topic of discussion among fans of both the books and the TV series.

Jon is introduced in 1996's A Game of Thrones as the illegitimate son of Ned Stark, the honorable lord of Winterfell, an ancient fortress in the North of the fictional kingdom of Westeros. Knowing his prospects are limited by his status, Jon joins the Night's Watch, who guard the far northern borders from the wildlings who live beyond The Wall. As the rest of the Starks face grave adversity, Jon finds himself honor bound to remain with the Watch. In A Clash of Kings (1998), he joins a scouting party investigating the growing threat from the otherworldly "Others" beyond the Wall, and manages to infiltrate the wildlings. Jon learns of their plans to invade Westeros in A Storm of Swords (2000), and begins to fall in love with the fierce wildling woman Ygritte. He betrays them—and Ygritte—before they can attack, but the Night Watch's victory comes at a heavy price for Jon. Now the Lord Commander of the Watch, he appears briefly in 2005's A Feast for Crows. Jon returns as a prominent character in a A Dance with Dragons (2011), working to negotiate an alliance between the Night's Watch and the wildlings. The growing animosity he has attracted from among the Watch finally catches up with him, and he is forced to face the dire consequences.

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