Game of Thrones followed the life and story of Jon Snow (played by Kit Harington) from episode one, right until the show’s final episode.
While he certainly went through a huge amount of trauma, heartache, and battles, it was all extremely entertaining for fans of the show.
Many viewers weren’t too thrilled by his ending, however, as he eventually went on to live out the rest of his days at the Night’s Watch after murdering Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke).
Despite this not being the ideal situation for the secret Targaryen king, viewers have been surprised to find out this outcome appeared always destined to be bestowed upon the warrior.
Viewers of the show have been diving into the richer lore of Westeros and its deeper stories to see if anything stands out – and fans have realised the Night’s Watch oath may have spelled out exactly what was going to happen.
Reddit-user TheDaysKing recently posted a huge breakdown of the Night’s Watch promise, which includes a number of lines that directly correlate with Jon’s life.
Some of the lines which are especially poignant include: “I shall wear no crowns and win no glory.”
This passage turned out to be wholly accurate as, even though he was eventually revealed to be the true heir to the Iron Throne, he didn’t take on the position, and downright refused it when Daenerys was worrying about Jon usurping her role in the later episodes of the show.
Just as interesting, the oath goes on to state: “I shall live and die at my post,” which eventually is what happened to Jon.
He lived a good life as the Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch until he was murdered by his own men.
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After he abandoned his post to fight the war against Ramsay Bolton (Iwan Rheon) he decided not to return to the institution – that is until he was condemned to it for his crimes against Daenerys.
Finally, the pledge wraps up by saying: “It shall not end until my death.”
The first time he died, he ventured out of Castle Black to save the world from the Night King (Vladimir Furdik); and, presumably, the second time Jon dies he will likely be an old man, after years of serving the Night’s Watch.
Recently viewers have been theorising Jon Snow’s future was revealed years ago in the Song of Ice and Fire book A Clash of Kings.
During this book Jon had a dream which read: “‘Sleep came at last, and with it nightmares.
“He dreamed of burning castles and dead men rising unquiet from their graves.’”
This could have been alluding to the scene which saw the dead from the Winterfell crypts rising to attack those hiding out there whilst the Night King was attacking the city.
However another fan believed it had something to do with Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead-Wright) and Rickon Stark (Art Parkinson) escaping Winterfell safely when Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Allen) sieged it.
They wrote: “It kinda strikes me as Bran and Rickon exiting the crypts after Ramsay burned down Winterfell.
“They are presumed to be dead, and they exited the crypt shortly after Ramsay burned down the castle. You could imagine how disquieted they’d be.”
