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{{Short description|Fictional character}} {{good article}} {{Infobox character | name = Jon Snow | image = Jon Snow Season 8.png | caption = [[Kit Harington]] as Jon Snow | series = [[A Song of Ice and Fire]] ''character'' <br> [[Game of Thrones]] | first = {{Plainlist| * '''Literature''': * ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (1996) * '''Television''': * "[[Winter Is Coming]]" (2011) }} | last = <!-- * '''Novel''': ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' --> <!-- Do not add this field unless it is confirmed that the character will not appear in future novels --> | creator = [[George R. R. Martin]] | based_on = | adapted_by = [[David Benioff]] & [[D.B. Weiss]] (''Game of Thrones'') | portrayer = [[Kit Harington]] (''Game of Thrones'') | voice = Kit Harington ([[Game of Thrones (2014 video game)|video game]]) | motion_actor = Kit Harington (video game) | aliases = {{ubl|Lord Snow|The Bastard of Winterfell}} | gender = Male | title = {{Plainlist| * 998th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch * King in the North (fulfilled role in television, unknowingly naturalized heir in the novels) * '''In TV also''': * Warden of the North }} | family = {{Plainlist| * [[House Stark]] * '''In TV also''': * [[House Targaryen]] }} | significant_others = {{Plainlist| * [[Ygritte]] * '''In TV also''': * [[Daenerys Targaryen]] }} | relatives = {{Plainlist| * [[Ned Stark]] * [[Robb Stark]] * [[Sansa Stark]] * [[Arya Stark]] * [[Bran Stark]] * [[Rickon Stark]] * [[Benjen Stark]] * [[Lyanna Stark]] }} {{Plainlist| '''In TV also''': * [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] * [[Viserys III Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]] * [[Daenerys Targaryen]] * [[Maester Aemon]] * [[Aerys II Targaryen]] }} | full_name = '''Television''':<br />Aegon Targaryen }} '''Jon Snow'''<!-- Please do not add Aegon Targaryen here; that is a show-specific factoid already mentioned in the infobox and article. His parents aren't confirmed in the books either. --> is a fictional character in the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' series of [[epic fantasy]] novels by American author [[George R. R. Martin]], and its [[HBO]] television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', in which he is portrayed by [[Kit Harington]]. In the novels, he is a prominent [[Narration#Third-person, subjective|point of view]] character. He is one of the most popular characters in the series, and ''[[The New York Times]]'' cites him as one of the author's finest creations.<ref name="NYT 2011-08">{{cite news |last=Orr |first=David |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/books/review/george-r-r-martin-and-the-rise-of-fantasy.html |title=Dragons Ascendant: George R. R. Martin and the Rise of Fantasy |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 12, 2011 |access-date=July 12, 2014 |archive-date=August 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818190518/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/books/review/george-r-r-martin-and-the-rise-of-fantasy.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="NYT Dance 2011-07">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/15/books/a-dance-with-dragons-by-george-r-r-martin-review.html |title=''A Dance with Dragons'' Review: In a Fantasyland of Liars, Trust No One, and Keep Your Dragon Close |first=Dana |last=Jennings |author-link=Dana Jennings |work=The New York Times |date=July 14, 2011 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-date=June 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620022338/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/15/books/a-dance-with-dragons-by-george-r-r-martin-review.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Jon is a main character in the TV series, and his storyline in the [[Game of Thrones season 5|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]], Lord of [[Winterfell]] in [[the North (A Song of Ice and Fire)|the North]] of [[Westeros]]. Knowing his prospects are limited by his status as a [[Legitimacy (family law)|bastard]], Jon joins the [[Night's Watch]], who guard the far northern borders from the [[wildlings]] living beyond [[The Wall (A Song of Ice and Fire)|The Wall]]. In ''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (1998), Jon joins a scouting party investigating the growing threat from the otherworldly "[[Others (A Song of Ice and Fire)|Others]]" beyond the Wall, and infiltrates the wildlings. Jon learns of their plans to invade Westeros in ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (2000), and falls in love with the wildling woman [[Ygritte]]. Jon betrays the wildlings and Ygritte, returns to defend the Night's Watch against the wildlings' invasion, and is elected Lord Commander of the Watch. He appears briefly in ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (2005) and returns as a prominent character in ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (2011), in which he works to negotiate an alliance between the Night's Watch and the wildlings against the Others; his policies are met with hostility by some among the Watch, and he is left for dead in a mutiny at the novel's end following a desired attempt to break his vows to fight House Bolton. In the ''Game of Thrones'' television series, Jon's storyline initially follows the character's plot arc from the novel series. Seasons six through eight continue on from the events of Martin's latest published installment, detailing Jon's resurrection, and revealing him to have been born '''Aegon Targaryen''', the legitimate son of [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] and [[Lyanna Stark]], therefore possessing a stronger claim to the [[Iron Throne (A Song of Ice and Fire)|Iron Throne]] than [[Daenerys Targaryen]]. For the role, Harington was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award]] for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor β Television Series Drama|Best Actor β Television Series Drama]] in 2019, two [[Primetime Emmy Award|Emmy Awards]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]] and [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]] in 2016 and 2019, and two [[Critics' Choice Television Awards]]. {{TOClimit|3}}
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