Game Of Thrones: 8 Times Jon Snow Really Did Know Nothing
5. When He Fell For Ygritte
When Jon first meets the wildling Ygritte, as part of his and Qhorin Halfhands ranging, he is very resistant to her advances. She flirts and makes sexual overtures to him, but being a) a brother of the Nights Watch, b) the son of the honourable Ned Stark, and c) a virgin, he doesn't reciprocate her actions, instead being very wary of her and even drawing his sword at one point. However, when he betrays Qhorin, he and Ygritte steadily become closer. He knows that it's an important relationship in order to win over the trust of the free-folk, and has sex with her to prove his loyalty to the wildlings, but it ends up being much more than that. The pair fall in love, but it was obviously a relationship doomed to fail, even if Jon wasnt aware of it. It results in Ygritte shooting him with arrows, and later in the attack on The Wall she is shot by Olly and dies in Jons arms. Their relationship was the start of you know nothing, and it proved to be tragically true for the two of them.
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