Game Of Thrones: Why Bastards Are Called Snow In The North

Bastards born in the North carried the surname of “Snow” in Game of Thrones, and the reason for the GOT bastard names stems from a system put in place throughout Westeros. Kit Harington’s character, Jon Snow, was the most prominent person from the HBO series to hold that last name and though Jon was later revealed to be a Targaryen, he was originally thought to be the illegitimate son of Ned Stark and raised as a member of House Stark. Seeing as he was often reminded that he was a bastard before his true heritage was unearthed, the stigma surrounding bastardy came into focus from time to time.