Within the sweeping narrative of the television adaptation and book lore, Jon Snow—whose true birth name is revealed to be Aegon Targaryen—is biologically and legitimately a Targaryen. As the trueborn son of Prince Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark, who married legally in secret, he possesses undeniable dynastic blood rights, uniting the magical fire of Valyria from his father with the stoic ice of the North from his mother.