<P> In `` The Red Woman '' , Davos Seaworth , Dolorous Edd , and other brothers of the Watch loyal to Jon barricade themselves in a room with Ghost and Jon 's body , and an attack by Thorne and his men is thwarted by the arrival of Tormund and his wildlings . Davos encourages Melisandre to attempt to resurrect Jon in `` Home '' , and though the ritual at first seems to fail , Jon suddenly awakens . After hanging Thorne , Olly , Bowen Marsh , and Othell Yarwyck for their treason in `` Oathbreaker '' , Jon gives command of the Watch to Edd and prepares to leave Castle Black . In `` Book of the Stranger '' , he is reunited with his half - sister Sansa Stark , who has fled her abusive husband Ramsay Bolton and now seeks Jon 's aid in crushing the Boltons . Jon is hesitant until a threatening message arrives from Ramsay demanding Sansa 's return , and announcing Ramsay 's possession of their brother Rickon . Jon , Sansa , Davos , Tormund , and Brienne of Tarth set off to recruit an army to take back Winterfell and rescue Rickon from Ramsay in `` The Broken Man '' , but their forces grow to only half the size of Bolton 's . As the armies face each other in `` Battle of the Bastards '' , Ramsay murders Rickon to enrage Jon , who rushes in with murderous fury . A devastating battle ensues in which the outnumbered Stark forces are nearly slaughtered , until the Knights of the Vale from House Arryn arrive with Sansa and Petyr Baelish , and attack the Bolton army from the rear . Jon chases Ramsay back into Winterfell and beats him savagely , stopping before killing him . Sansa subsequently feeds Ramsay to his own hounds . In the season finale episode `` The Winds of Winter '' , Bran Stark has a vision of the past which shows Ned reuniting with a dying Lyanna in the Tower of Joy . She makes him swear to protect her son -- Jon . Meanwhile , the Northern lords name Jon the King in the North . </P>
<P> In `` The Red Woman '' , Davos Seaworth , Dolorous Edd , and other brothers of the Watch loyal to Jon barricade themselves in a room with Ghost and Jon 's body , and an attack by Thorne and his men is thwarted by the arrival of Tormund and his wildlings . Davos encourages Melisandre to attempt to resurrect Jon in `` Home '' , and though the ritual at first seems to fail , Jon suddenly awakens . After hanging Thorne , Olly , Bowen Marsh , and Othell Yarwyck for their treason in `` Oathbreaker '' , Jon gives command of the Watch to Edd and prepares to leave Castle Black . In `` Book of the Stranger '' , he is reunited with his half - sister Sansa Stark , who has fled her abusive husband Ramsay Bolton and now seeks Jon 's aid in crushing the Boltons . Jon is hesitant until a threatening message arrives from Ramsay demanding Sansa 's return , and announcing Ramsay 's possession of their brother Rickon . Jon , Sansa , Davos , Tormund , and Brienne of Tarth set off to recruit an army to take back Winterfell and rescue Rickon from Ramsay in `` The Broken Man '' , but their forces grow to only half the size of Bolton 's . As the armies face each other in `` Battle of the Bastards '' , Ramsay murders Rickon to enrage Jon , who rushes in with murderous fury . A devastating battle ensues in which the outnumbered Stark forces are nearly slaughtered , until the Knights of the Vale from House Arryn arrive with Sansa and Petyr Baelish , and attack the Bolton army from the rear . Jon chases Ramsay back into Winterfell and beats him savagely , stopping before killing him . Sansa subsequently feeds Ramsay to his own hounds . In the season finale episode `` The Winds of Winter '' , Bran Stark has a vision of the past which shows Ned reuniting with a dying Lyanna in the Tower of Joy . She makes him swear to protect her son -- Jon . Meanwhile , the Northern lords name Jon the King in the North . </P>
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The Red Woman
The Red Woman