Why did Rhaegar name both his sons Aegon?

>>86107762
because Autism

The name of a conqueror. Rhaegar wanted his sons to become conquerors.

If Rhaegar had lived, imagine the ensuing Dance of Dragons shitstorm.

>My youngest son from my second wife will be my heir, not my oldest son from my first wife.
>Why?
>Because his is the song of ice and fire!

Would have been Starks vs Martells with everyone else picking sides.

>>86107762
There's the one with Elia, and who's the 2nd one?

>>86108448
His son with Lyanna, who he also named Aegon. That's Jon. But obviously Ned couldn't run around with a kid named Aegon, people would put two and two together in a second. Honestly, I'm surprised they haven't already.

>Rhaegar raped and/or eloped with Lyanna
>She was in the Tower of Joy for more than 9 months
>The Kingsguard were defending her
>She was found in a "bed of blood"
>Jon was born in the south

Seems like anyone in Westeros with half a brain would have made the connection.

>>86108305
IIRC he said that his son with Elia was the one who had the "song", but either way there would have been hell to pay when Rhaegar eventually died.

>>86107762

Maybe he just really liked the name

>>86108587
>raped

Lyanna and Rhaegar loved each other.

George Foreman named all of his kids George, boy and girl alike

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>>86107762
cos e wus a kunt

>>86108587
It's not rape if youre married

>>86108754
We don't know that