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Originally Posted by Kassel [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Did Eds sis get kidnapped or did she just fall in love. Indication seems to show both. Would change perceptions a bit if he did hunt down and kill his sisters lover instead of killing her attacker.

Rhaegar met Lyanna at the Great Tournament of Harrenhal, where she posed as the mystery knight, The Knight of the Laughing Tree, in order to avenge Howland Reed's treatment at the hands of the dastardly squires. Rhaegar was sent by Aerys to retrieve the knight so he could be punished.

Rhaegar was so impressed by Lyanna and she by him, they immediately fell in love and began the great sequence of events that led to Robert's Rebellion.

ASOIAF is so interesting in that the primary motive events have all occurred in the past, and in fact one of the central characters to the story, Rhaegar, is already dead. We only hear about him through the points of view of others, and everyone but Robert seems to speak of him in tones of awe and admiration. It would have been extremely out of character and unlikely of him to have kidnapped Lyanna, a very capable warrior in her own right.