{"id":3842,"date":"2018-03-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.smooth.com.au\/uncategorised\/game-thrones-sean-bean-finally-reveals-ned-starks-final-words\/"},"modified":"2020-01-09T02:05:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T02:05:11","slug":"game-thrones-sean-bean-finally-reveals-ned-starks-final-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.smooth.com.au\/lifestyle\/game-thrones-sean-bean-finally-reveals-ned-starks-final-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Game of Thrones’ Sean Bean finally reveals Ned Stark’s final words"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been seven years and we’re still not over Ned Stark’s death, and to be honest, we probably never will. Something that’s had us thinking for all these years was the words Ned muttered under his breath right as the sword came down on him. There are theories surrounding the moment, with some believing he whispered the show’s mantra, “Valar morghulis,” <\/em>which translates to “all men must die”. <\/em><\/p>\n

Some fans also believe he for some reason revealed Jon Snow’s true parentage, while others think he was telling his dead sister Lyanna how he’d kept the promise to not reveal Jon’s Targaryen lineage.<\/p>\n\n

Finally, Sean Bean has revealed what his character’s final words are during an interview with Huffington <\/em><\/a>Post<\/a>, <\/em>and unsurprisingly, the answer is that it’s a lot less complicated than everyone first thought. <\/p>\n

According to Bean, he was simply “saying a prayer”, <\/em>adding:<\/p>\n

“I just thought, \u2018What would you do if this were really gonna happen?\u2019 You probably would pray. You probably would murmur some words and you\u2019d keep it quiet. You\u2019d keep it to yourself.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“There\u2019s not much you can do really, you\u2019ve got your head on a block… That\u2019s about the only thing you can do is murmur.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Case. Closed.<\/p>\n

Image: HBO<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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