Game Of Thrones: 9 Fan Theories On How It Will End

8. The Kingdoms Will Be Truly Divided

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Rather than one King or Queen ruling Westeros from the base of King's Landing, perhaps what is truly needed in order to restore peace and prosperity to the land is for some proper devolution of powers (are you listening, Theresa May? No, probably not).

This fits in with the Great Northern Conspiracy, which states that Robb Stark left a will in which he legitimises Jon Snow and names him as heir to Winterfell and the North. A group of Northern Lords are well aware of this, and are working together in order to see the plan come to fruition, with Jon becoming the King of the North as a truly separate state. It's something we've already seen start to play out on the show, with Jon KING IN THE NORTH, but it could always go further if he succeeds in getting Dany the Throne before taking independence in return.

Going even further back than Robb's demise, even before Robert's Rebellion, there was the notion of the Lords of the North, the Vale, and the Riverlands all working together to overthrow the rule of the Mad King Aerys II Targaryen, and gain more power from their own lands. It may be that is truly the only way to end the chaos in Westeros and bring peace to the realm.

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