Jon's True Heritage: Why "Aegon"?! - GOT

Why Sam new about the registry if he didn't pay attention to Gilly when she read about it? Why Brandon didn't know that "Jon Snow" isn't a bastard if he is the Three-Eyed Raven? And why Lyanna gave her son the same name as his husband's son with another woman? Let's discuss about these questions and create some theories:



How Sam new about Rhaegar and Lyanna's wedding registry?

I didn't understand it so well........I mean, Gilly was the first one to find the record, wasn't she?! When she told about it to Sam, he didn't even pay attention to it.........and since he decided to leave the Citadel right after, he didn't have time to read anything else.......

Maybe he was the first one to find the record and had already transcribed it before Gilly found it? Maybe he didn't pay attention when she read it because he already knew what she was talking about? Well, I think that was probably what happened, but I don't understand why the series made such a mess with that. They could have simply showed Sam finding about it............. 

Why Brandon didn't know about Rhaegar and Lyanna's wedding?

We must keep in mind that Brandon isn't God, that is omniscient and omnipresent and knows everything of everyone in the world. Brandon is more like Google, he first has to search about something so as to know about it. And it's obvious that he can't see every single thing that happens or that has already happened. I mean, he only searchs about the things he considers important to know.........

And then you might ask: but the story concerning Rhaegar and Lyanna was very important, so why didn't Bran looked deeply into what really happened? Well, maybe Bran was so sure that his aunt was kidnapped and raped, that he didn't think it was important to verify if that actually happened. Maybe he thought that there was nothing more important to know from this story other than finding out Jon's real parents. 

Did Bran hear what Lyanna was whispering at the first time he watched the scene?

No, he didn't hear it at the first time, otherwise he would have known that Jon isn't a bastard. So, he watched that scene again after talking to Sam because he realized that he probably had missed something important from that moment.

Why Lyanna gave her son the same name as Rhaegar and Elia's child?

Well, the first thing that crossed my mind is that Lyanna believed her son would be someone very important, such as Aegon, the Conqueror...........but who is him by the way?

"Hundreds of years ago, the legendary Targaryen lead his own fiery campaign across Westeros. It changed both the kingdom and his family forever, transforming them from minor lords in Dragonstone into the first true Kings to rule over a unified Westeros.

To rewind a bit, before Aegon’s conquest, Westeros was actually seven separate kingdoms ruled by seven separate kings. But with fire and blood and a surprising amount of political savvy Aegon made each rival monarch (with the exception of Meria Martell in Dorne) bend the knee with the help of his dragon-riding sister-wives Visenya and Rhaenys (seriously, Targaryen history makes Cersei and Jaime’s twincest look quaint.)

At the end of his unprecedented takeover, Aegon even melted the swords of all the enemies he defeated with dragonfire to create The World’s Most Uncomfortable Chair, AKA that Iron Throne they’re all still fighting over today". (Click HERE to check out the entire post)

So, it's possible that Lyanna wanted to give her son a name that suggested power and conquest, even though her husband's child with Elia had the same name.........I know it's hard to explain, but let's discuss some theories concerning the matter.......

Rhaegar and his first wife, Elia Martell, had two children: Rhaenys Targaryen, the eldest daughter, and Aegon Targaryen, the youngest son. Elia was bedridden for half a year after giving birth to Rhaenys, and giving birth to Aegon nearly killed her. Following Aegon's birth, the maesters told Rhaegar that Elia would bear no more children. However, Rhaegar wanted to have three children, in order to complete the "third head of the dragon":

"In season 2 of Game of Thrones, in the finale episode, Daenerys Targaryen enters the House of the Undying, where she has a vision of Khal Drogo and hears some cryptic words from Pyat Pree. It's a fantastic scene. 

The chapter it's taken from, though, 48 in A Clash of Kings, is more insane. In the book, Daenerys sees a vision of a man who appears to be her brother, Rhaegar, with a woman and a baby. Rhaegar tells the woman 'He is the Prince that was Promised, and his is the song of ice and fire.'

Rhaegar then states that 'There must be one more... the dragon has three heads'. He then proceeds to play a harp, as is customary after making bleak prophecies about heirs and dragons". (Click HERE to read the entire post)

Dany's vision probably showed Rhaegar talking to his wife Elia about their newborn baby, Aegon, their youngest child. And, as we can see, Rhaegar believed that he was the prince who was promised, and that his was the song of ice and fire.

We can also conclude, from the line mentioned above, that Rhaegar was indeed obsessed in having one more child with Elia in order to complete the three heads of the dragon, which is probably a reference to the three-headed dragon that is the sigil of the House Targaryen.

Since Rhaegar later annulled his marriage with Elia (some people even believe that he abandoned her only because she couldn't bare another child, but I don't think so) and married Lyanna, he didn't have legitimate children anymore, he would have a "fresh start".

He probably wanted to have three children with Lyanna and wanted both of them to have the same names of his abandoned children.........I now it's a very strange thing to do, but maybe Rhaegar wanted to name his children with the same (or at least similar, in case the gender was different) names of the "original" three heads of the dragon: Aegon, Visenya and Rhaenys.

It's also possible that Rhaegar changed his mind about his son with Elia: since the child isn't legitimate anymore, he can't be the prince who was promised. So, he believed that the true prince would be his first son with Lyanna, that's why he also wanted to name it Aegon, since it's a powerful name that represents the grandeur of his son's destiny.

Anyway, he probably told Lyanna whatever he had in mind and when "Jon Snow" was born, she accomplished her husband's desire by naming their son Aegon Targaryen.......

Yeah, I know it's weird to name your son with the same name as your husband's son with another woman, but maybe Lyanna was convinced by Rhaegar's arguments and loved what the name "Aegon" represented: power and conquest. Besides, she knew that she would die, so why not accomplish her husband's wish? 

I think it actually makes sense, but we can't be sure of the exact reason...........I do hope the series explains it to us. 

Ice and Fire Kisses,

 

Tati.