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Arya "Can I be lord of a holdfast?"
Ned "You will marry a high lord and rule his castle, and your sons shall be knights and princes and lords."
Arya "No... that's not me."
My question is, why would anyone accept Jon Snow as King, regardless of his parentage? By this point he's already an oath breaker, and if he were to ascend to the Iron Throne, or any throne, he would be in blatant, public violation of his oaths to The Night's Watch. He might become a war leader, but if he rises above that, GRRM and the television writers are going to have do some fancy writing to explain it.
Jon would be fulfilling a greater duty to the realm as a king, especially if for some reason he is reluctant to accept coronation.
True, it all really depends on how it is set up. Books six and seven may well turn everything concerning this notion of honor on its head when Westeros falls into desperation.I'm just not sure how far that flies. Look how much Jaime is dragged through the mud for breaking his vows as a King's Guard. He killed his King. The King was insane, burned Ned Stark's sister to death (along with countless others), and was deposed by Robert Baratheon. And still Jaime is known as King Slayer, a man without honor, because he is an oath breaker. These guys take oaths very seriously, as we are shown time and time again.
He would be the ultimate leader of the Night's watch.Jon would be fulfilling a greater duty to the realm as a king, especially if for some reason he is reluctant to accept coronation.
But Jaime said he never told anyone why he slayed the king, when he told Bre.I'm just not sure how far that flies. Look how much Jaime is dragged through the mud for breaking his vows as a King's Guard. He killed his King. The King was insane, burned Ned Stark's sister to death (along with countless others), and was deposed by Robert Baratheon. And still Jaime is known as King Slayer, a man without honor, because he is an oath breaker. These guys take oaths very seriously, as we are shown time and time again.
But Jaime said he never told anyone why he slayed the king, when he told Bre.
The explanation would matter to honorable men.