Fight on! Valiantly!

"I will never surrender to you, Kingslayer!" declared Ned grandly. "The honor of the North..."

Sadly for Ned, the rest of that planned speech never was given, as Jaime Lannister charged forward, and launched a dizzying attack. Eddard fended him off as best he could, but a blow to his stomach shattered his ringmail and left him bleeding out on the ground. At least... it wasn't in the... neck this time... he thought, then wondered why.

He hadn't come up with an answer when he died.