The Hidden Clues That Reveal The Last Dragonking - Game of Thrones Season 8 (ASOIAF) 

I now get the impression that Ned was talking about Jon Snow when he said that "you can't get your hands on this one". He knew that Robert could get to Dany if he tried long enough, but he would never get Jon because it was a secret he would take to the grave.

“.. An Aegon not an egg. Kill the boy and let the man be born” one of my fav quotes. Good work dawg .. oh an another one.. when Ned is talking to Cersei in AGOT she asks him if he loves his kids... he thinks about Robb, Sansa, Arya, Bran and Rickon.. not Jon. Omitting Jon was crucial. At least for me.

The first time snow is referenced in the books. “If it snows, we could be a fortnight getting back, and snow's the best we can hope for.” - Prologue AGOT

The below always struck me as interesting, and it’s also very ironic, because of course Jon looks more like his mother than his father “The boy absorbed all that in silence. He had the Stark face if not the name: long, solemn, guarded, a face that gave nothing away. Whoever his mother had been, she had left little of herself in her son." -Tyrion, A Game of Thrones

I remember Melisandre saying she keeps asking the lord of light to show her azor ahai, but all she can see is snow

Completely off topic, but I consider Ned Stark to be a true hero of Westeros. He fought a war knowing his brother and father had been murdered, he kept his silence about the death of Arthur Dayne, to protect his sister and her child. Everything we learnt after his death only, in my opinion heightens his status. We know the war was Roberts rage and Targaryen madness. We know that Baelish was the chief conspirator behind the wolves and lions fighting. Yet he still kept his knowledge quiet regarding his sisters child. He betrayed his friend, who would have killed the child. He betrayed his wife whom resented his bastard. He betrayed his family bringing in a bastard. Took the shame in kingslanding. He was stoic in the face of his death sentence, stoic in the face of betrayal in the capital. With what we now know, Ned Starks act of selflessness is a true testimony to the endurance of House Stark.

Some of these I noticed too. The more you read the books the more clues you find. Martin is a genius! Would be a tragedy if Jon never finds out who he is. It's my greatest fear. I know he won't want the throne, that's not him, but he needs to know who he is and to appriciate what Ned did to protect him. I always feel sad when I think of Jon. He, more than anyone, needs a happy ending.

Jon was actually a king the day he was born. He has always been the legitimate king thats why the kingsguard was with him at Tower of Joy.

I would like to point out that Jon is actually just as much Stark as he is Targaryen---50%, so those are just as much his ancestors as they are Bran's, or any of the other Stark children (who are 50% Tully) and has as much right to be in the crypt as any of them.

There was the great one in Dance where Jon was sleeping and woke to Mormons's raven saying "King. King Jon Snow." And Jon thinks to himself that he doesn't remember the bird saying the whole sentence before..

I haven't read the books but found this video fascinating. One of my favorites (and what sealed it for me) in the show was the end of S5/beginning of S6 when Jon was on his back in the snow after being stabbed. The blood pools into the shape of a wolf and then transforms into a dragon before it stops completely. It was subtle but once you see it, it's obvious. Thanks for the great video!

"No disrespect your Grace, but I don't need your permission. I am a King"

Soooo....... are we all just gonna smoothly cruise past the fact that my man has Phil Collins ever so gently in the background? 😂😂😂😂😂

Thank you Dan, so much more to think about, this is why we come back for more. The clues are there obviously but it takes real dedication and skill to spot them, personally I'm in awe, wow

These videos are a lot of work. I admire the effort and dedication.

Great video! I think the show did one about Rhaegar and Jon similarities when in season 7 episode 3 I believe, Daenerys was talking to Jon about letting him have the dragon glass and he said Tyrion loves to talk and she said people like to do what their good at and Jon said that he doesn't referencing killing people and in Season 4 Barriston Selmy told her Rhaegar was an excellent swordsman but didn't like killing too. Yes, the books and the show have plenty of foreshadowing showing Jon is the true heir and son of Rhaegar and Lyanna

My favorite of your videos. There is no doubt in my mind Jon will be a great king at the end of Season 8. I taught American and British literature and you do an excellent analysis of GRRM"'s ASOIAF

The "I can feel it coming in the air tonight" music distracted me for a minute. Lol

Wow. You really are quite amazing. Thank you for educating us and keeping us engrossed in GOT lore during the long night.

Cool Dan, I can't speak for everyone, but I'm sure there are other people like me who love these kinda videos with clues and foreshadowing from the books by grrm himself. Grrm is just a genius. I caught some of them while reading too, but I'm sure there are plenty that I've missed. All these clues just show how good of a story teller grrm really is

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 damn this has GOT to be the best TT video I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen them all! Amazing freaking job man!

TT - sometime take a look at Joseph Campbell’s work called “The hero’s journey” ...just like King Arthur, Jon Snow is raised as a low-born, he is unaware of his greatness, he fights for those who cannot fight for themselves, he is betrayed by a friend, and goes on a great journey and discovers who he truly is. This is the age-old story, told many times and through many tales. Campbell states, “We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” Jon’s rebirth

Still awake at 2.30 am in the uk,this will help time pass,cheers dude

These are all very good, but you missed my favorite..... Early in Game of Thrones, they are still @ Winterfell, Robb, Joffrey, Bran, & Tomen are in the yard and we’re sparring . Jon isn’t and when Arya sits with him asks why he’s not he a half smile and says “bastards are not allowed to damage young princes”. Joffrey is the true bastard and Jon obviously isn’t. This in Arya’s 1st chapter.

Dan u are the man u broke this down even ray Charles can see the true king ❄

Jon already is heir to a thrown, per Rob's letter. But Aemon definitely doesn't know about Jon, considering how he nearly cried not being able to be there for Dany and mourning a Targaryen alone in the world.

The mastermind GRRM puts out the work early and through either genius or one lucky gambler, he sits back for years to put the last dot on paper. During those years that he is "not writing", he is monitoring works such as this, after all why should he habe to do all the work while you and your peers speculations do the real writing for him, all he has to do now is put together a compilation and convert it all into written form! What a m-fing Littlefinger like move and absolutely brilliant!

I seriously cannot believe how amazing this series is. There's so much depth its straight up addictive.

Another thing that always baffled me was Lyanna's statue in the crypts, in a place were all Starks were buried but statues were only for "Lords and Kings" (obviously no previous female had ever had a statue). We are told that Ned loved his siblings so much that he had statues scarved for them too. So, none of the previous Starks in millenia loved their mothers, sisters, daughters?? That is utter nonsense. Ned made a statue for Lyanna because he wanted to honor her in some way, in the only way he could, given the secret he had to keep, it has to be a hidden, buried, out of sight honor... that statue in a place where only "Lords and Kings" had statues, is saying that Lyanna died a Queen Mother, after giving birth to the king. And obviously, when Ned found her in the Tower of Joy, the Kingsguards were there doing their duty, that is, guarding the king.

I can’t believe he’s been telling us who the rightful king was this whole time and I never caught it. Thank goodness I have your videos to explain it all.

I love your videos. You always have new and fascinating information to provide your viewers with.

I truly enjoyed this video. I agree with your theory about Jon Snow being the true king. The iron throne doesn’t matter anymore. Danny’s vision showed us that. Jon was king at the wall, king at Winterfell and he will (and should) be king of the seven Kingdoms (as Davos said, not because of his birthright) because he will also be chosen by people who believe in him.

I can definitely see the symbolism in that line in Jon's first chapter. Rhaegar is obviously represented in the harpist and the beautiful ballad probably represents the love between lyanna and rhaegar. Jon is too far away to hear the words, symbolizing that he is too far away from the truth of his parentage, even though he is close enough to hear something (as Ned's bastard). It is a very symbolic sentence. Good catch.

I’ve been waiting for this! Great analysis of Jon being a Targaryen 👍

None by themselves mean much, but all taken together make a compelling case. Masterful work, sir!

Nice.. I'm about 1/3 through ACOK for the 2nd time and I've been scraping for clues or tidbits that I could've missed. I caught a couple that you showed in this video, but def not all! Nice work, I commend you, these are easy books to read and just get lost in the story, making it that much harder to see the snake about to bite you in the arse!!

The book Tyrion was reading he borrowed from the library at WF. When the fire was set at WF as a distraction to kill Bran, the library had burned down, so the book Tyrion has is the only book left from the WF library. Good video.

Who is here after season 8 episode 5.... The bell.

In a Dance With Dragons we get another reference to Jon Snow being the King. He finds himself in bed with Mormont's raven pecking at his chest. It calls him Snow. As Jon dresses, the raven keeps some distance from him and mutters from the other side of the room. He recognizes some familiar words: Corn, King, Snow. Then the raven twice calls him by full name: Jon Snow. Jon finds this peculiar as he cannot remember any previous instance of the raven using his full name.

Just watched several of your videos. You have thoughtfully put together some interesting clips and bits from the books that never made it into the series. Masterful work here!! You are most definitely onto something.

Were so far from the books now, Danny could bed Drogon and lay a clutch of eggs, and it wouldn't surprise me.

I am constantly amazed at how you pull out these tidbits from this incredibly long saga. I’m on my third read and I realize when you mention them that I have read them too but I never make the seemingly obvious connections until you point them out. Then, there they are! Love your vids. Thank you for your incredible work.

I haven't read the books and I'm extremely ashamed of that. But in the tv show when Ned is writing down Robert's last will, Ned changes the heir to the throne from Geoffrey to the next legitimate heir. I think that was Ned's way of trying to make Jon king. I might be wrong, but I have never seen anyone include that in any video.

I've recently finished the first book and I can agree with this theory because the black cat actually belonged to rhaegar's daughter, Rhaenys, who was killed by the mountain and she named it balerion (page 613 Eddard chapter)

This is an excellent analysis of the quotes! You made me laugh out loud with "Jon Mother funking Snow"! Can't wait for your next video!

Always ready for a Talking Thrones video!

Who is here after episode 4 of season 8?

I think there is a hidden dragon, -the quote that said dragons used to be so big their wings covered all of kings landing . - drogons disapearance . while dany was in mereen drogo left and was seen in valyria - drogon looked smarter than all the other dragons and is also the biggest -emilia said we needed a "big tv" -this dragon could be bigger that drogon -drogon was probably protecting this other dragon maybe he layed an egg - if it was an egg it had two seasons to grow. he was seen in s6

Nice! The tomcat sold me. The wording is too precise to be coincidence. I am considering reading the books again now.

I do think Aemon knew about Jon. He was in touch with Rhaegar. I think Rhaegar and Lyanna knew what would happen. Rhaegar's songs were about the visions from the woods witch. And these songs made lyanna cry for a reason. She knows what will happen thats why she wanted to be buried in the crypts with the other sleepers. I think they knew.

You are a brilliant story teller, thank you so much.

The attention to detail in this video is excellent. I caught a few of these things in the books but certainly not all of it. Well done!

Woah I like the second example, the kings hiding under the snow

Oh, this was a whole new level! Really amazing work! I've been looking at the books in this way since they were 1st published, more like this please! love QOT.🌹

Nice! GRRM is such a poetic writer & uses the same symbolism over & over to create narrative symmetry so it's very difficult to know if certain things are actual word clues & done deliberately or a happy side effect of his natural writing process. But, in this case, I think you are definitely correct. There's too many incidents for it to not be intentional on the author's part. Whether it's a misdirection or not is another story & I guess we will all find out in the upcoming books. Great video,I didn't even catch those references in book 1. I've seen some other people use these examples you've shown here about Jon being King as evidence against him being the Prince Who Was Promised. The logic being Jon was born a king, not a prince, since Rhaegar was dead at the time of his birth. I'm not convinced that The Last Hero, Azor Ahai & The Prince/Princess Who Was Promised are all the same person, or necessarily reside within one single individual.

These kind of videos are the best!! Please do more!!! Thank you!!

Bravo bravo. Once again, So deep, so interesting! Makes it all so much easier for us to enjoy GoT. Again, GRR Martin, what a dude!

You have impressed me again! While I was aware of many of the quotes you referenced, you added some new ones for me. I hadn’t ever caught the one with Gilly, the drunkard and madman quote, or the fiery dancers. Excellent job! I had taken a break from the ASOIAF fandom since the end of GOT Season 7, and with no Winds of Winter in sight. I just started trying to catch up on recent fandom news the other day and I’ve been enjoying your RU-vid video very much.

So, this, and all of your videos, are so damn good!! Your understanding is unparalleled. I was looking at the guest speakers and moderators, etc. for the upcoming Con of Thrones in Texas. Why aren't you going to be there? I see some folks from Watchers on the Wall are hosting several discussions. Plus other GOT bloggers and Pod Cast people. Names of folks we have all heard before. Certainly you deserve a spot. The TOP spot, if you ask me. Were you not interested?

Enjoyed your break down. The quotes that are left out of the show does hint from the beginning that Jon is the King. Waiting for more.

The king does it again !! Another great video

The subtle clues to Jons true purpose are similar to those in the Lord of the Rings.GRRM is influenced by Tolken and many times in his story he quotes things that describe a King all of which are possessed by Aragorn the true king! For example the hands of a king are the hands of a healer and the use of "kings foil" do cure the Nazgul poison

Aemon and Rhaegar supposedly corresponded in letters, so that’s another possible way Aemon knows who Jon truly is...

I havnt read the books,. I am getting to know a bit from listening to others. It seems that the hints and foreshadowing is a huge part of GRRM's story telling style. You found his hints. I think they are obvious once you explain. I would need that explanation but book fans should see it right away once you point the out. Very nice. I really enjoyed this one.

How romantic Reaghar!! Taking her down to the crypts for passionate love making. Would no one have noticed them living in winterfell after everyone left for war? They travelled far to get married in dorne. Think the Sept lied about where it was?

Kudo's to all the RU-vid GOT Content creators!! You folks do an AWESOME JOB!! I've watched every episode of GOT, yet I still love to watch videos like these to catch any little tidbit I missed. Very well done sir!

Wonderful. There a plenty more clues to find in the books. To name a few, all from the first book: Bran is foreshadowing Jon's death in one of his dreams: "Finally he looked north. He saw the wall shining like blue crystal, and his bastard brother Jon sleeping alone in a cold bed, his skin growing pale and hard as the memory of all warmth fled from him." And there's this creepy one, from Jon to Arya: "When the spring thaw comes, they will find your body with a needle still locked tight between your frozen fingers." I am afraid this might foreshadow Arya dying in the battle against the Night King. What do you think? My favorite clues concern the possibility of Tyrion being a Targaryen, which wouldn't be far fetched, since Aerys at some point either raped or seduced his mother Joanna Lannister. Moreover the dragons allowed for him to unchain them. Apart from his 'morbid fascination' with dragons, the first chapters of the first book hold these clues: Jon's first chapter ends like this this, with Tyrion saying: ""Remember this, boy. All dwarfs may be bastards, yet not all bastards need be dwarfs." And with that he turned and sauntered back into the feast, whistling a tune. When he openen the door, the light form within threw his shadow clear across the yard, and for just a moment Tyrion Lannister stood tall as a king." Later, when Tyrion meets Maester Aemon at the wall, Aemon says this: ""Oh, I think that Lord Tyrion is quite a large man," Maester Aemon said from the far end of the table. ... "I think he is a giant come among us, here at the end of the world." There are many more.

"Mormont stroked the raven under the beak with a finger, but all the while his eyes never left Jon Snow" I think he meant Mormont's eyes, not the raven.

Let's not forget Bael's harp , it seems Stark women swoon for harps

a long time ago i read the first book a few times with long gaps in between, but i recently decided i was going to reread it and keep going until i'd read them all! it's amazing how much you pick up each new time you read the books! i know people aren't happy with the time in between the books releases but when you read them you really can't help but appreciate and admire the work that's gone into them which obviously takes time! the thought it takes to subtly put these clues in to help reveal major plots later on is astonishing when you really take the time to think about it!

Amazing Thank you very much. What are the chances of you reading us the books in order... Start to finish? 😇

I am so loving yr theories. .. not having anyone to discuss the books with... many of these pieces you put together I had noticed in the books and re read them a few times so now with all these pieces put together they make sense... well spotted!!!

"Kings are a rare sight in the North. More likely they were hiding under the snow. Snow, Ned." -King Eddard

I love the way ASOIAF obsession plays out in both you and Gray Area. Whilst I suspect George is quite genius in his writing, you both bring out the polish and great lighting to best show case the gems he has in this treasure box. Thanks.

Yay! Thank you for all you do!

Spot on. Brilliant. You help us appreciate the writing much more than I thought possible. I read the series well before the tv show and honestly noticed none of these incredible "breadcrumbs" as you call them. Wow!

Love all of your videos. I have been a follower since Season 6!!!

I think George has a way of flipping good to bad and vice-versa. My prediction is the Knight King is a “good” reincarnation of a Stark, or maybe he is Rhaegar after his death aquiring Stark Worg power from Lyanna, or even a future version of Jon himself. This Good Force is sent to squash the “Mad” obsessed Daenerys who has gone crazy via R'hllor who possesses her.

That was a fantastic video !! 1 of your best.

Man, I love the books. These little references, foreshadowing, etc are everything. We see what you’re trying to tell us, GRRM. Great video as always 👍🏼

All of these were definitely intentional clues. Your channel has BY FAR the best GoT and ASOIAF content

I’ve also been reading the books again. I’ve picked up some of what you’ve brought up in this video, glad to see someone is “on the same page” keep up the great work!

Only thing I keep thinking about is when Daenerys says, "fire cannot kill a dragon," and she is unharmed by fire or even too hot of a bath. But when Jon grabbed the flame out of the lamp and threw it at the white that attacked the Lord Commander, it burned his hand which had to be bandaged by Maester Aemon while it healed. So, obviously, Jon is not impervious to fire, like Dany. Or like any, "dragon," would be.

I really really love listening to you read like this. I hope you make more of this in the future!

I am a believer ‼️‼️🙌🏼🙌🏼 lol but in all seriousness this was bang on!

DOPE! Good stuff as always. I like how you tied all these little things together, I appreciate the hard work that went into this!

Spot on! I always wondered why there were so many Targaryen references in Ned and John's chapters. I always felt like it was a subtle hint throughout!

Music choices in this video is flawless.

Honestly ., I hope at the end, they'll find some dragon eggs. Or lay them. That would be great for the future targaryen.

This was so good! My mind is blown right now by how much clues GRRM gave. Great job finding these clues, awesome video!

I understand Jon is Rhagars son, but deep inside I wish he were Ned’s Bastard-I have a feeling that Bran and Sam aren’t going to tell him the truth because they know he’s fallen in love with Danny-this is part of the bitter sweet ending.

I think your spot on man !!! "king of the breadcrumbs" Great work , keep following the crumbs and keep these vidz coming. Your helping me through the Long Night , Thanks. Love from Scotland U.K

Aemon;*Whars honor before the feel of a new born baby in ur hands.*

Amazing! Definitely will be reading them all again. You are very talented to see these foreshadowing in such a complex series. I watched some of your older videos where even way back you had all ready shown some of the foreshadowing that was to come out. Thank you for all of your hard work🙏

Brilliant video. Great catches. Seems you have caught the LML Magic. After you realize how brilliant a word smith GRRM is the story becomes a whole new obsession. One damn podcast binge and I have thought, read, listened to little else heh I'm blaming @lucifermeanslightbringer in the most loving & grateful way for relieving the "maybe I'm reading too much into this" doubt.

Dan, you are the man... i wish u were able to do this full time.. i look for a video from u daily!!!

Actually it's Jon "aunt funking" Snow.

The things you say make sense I have been reading these books since the first one was published in 1996 and with every reading I find more and more clues to who Jon really is xxx

GRR. Martin is a genius.