Jon Snow
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Jon Snow |
| Occupation: | Night's Watch |
| Relationships: | Ned Stark (uncle, adopted father), Robb Stark (cousin, adopted brother), Sansa Stark (cousin, adopted sister), Arya Stark (cousin, adopted sister) Bran Stark (cousin, adopted brother), Rickon Stark (cousin, adopted brother), Ygritte (lover), Daenerys Targaryen (lover) |
| Fandom: | Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire |
| Other: | played by Kit Harington |
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Jon Snow is a fictional character from A Song of Ice and Fire, and is played by Kit Harington on the HBO television series Game of Thrones.
He's kind, brave, honorable, smart, persistent. He earned a lot of respect in a short period of time. He defends the weak and punishes the malicious. He tries so hard to walk a straight line.[1]
Fandom
Pairings
Jon is a widely-shipped character and the primary male Little Black Dress in ASoIaF/GOT fandom. This is likely due to him being extremely popular in general or the central role he plays in the story lending itself to fans placing him in AU scenarios more easily.
Statistics
- In 2016 Jon Snow was the most popular Stark child on Tumblr[2]
- In 2017 Jon Snow was the 2nd most popular Game of Thrones character on Archive of Our Own[3]
- In 2019, during the final season, Jon was the fourth most popular Game of Thrones character on Tumblr[4]
Common Tropes in Fanworks
- Modern AU: modern setting, where he knows or meets other characters from the series
- High School AU or College AU: common because of his relative age
- Canon Divergence AU: varies, Jon is raised as a Targaryen, he is raised at Winterfell but as a cousin not as Ned's son, Jon leaves the Night Watch to join Robb in his battle against the Lannisters
- Arranged Marriage: for political or familial reasons a marriage is arranged for Jon
- Futurefic: sometimes Jon is King of Westeros or he makes a heroic sacrifice
- Post A Dance with Dragons: at the end of the last book Jon's story ended on a cliffhanger, before it was revealed on the television series, writers tried to resolve this storyline
Fan Theories
Jon Snow is at the center of quite a few fan theories
- R + L = J - the most prominent, which was later confirmed canon
- R + L = J + M
Challenges
Fanworks
Fan Art
- Jon Snow by justinwongart
- Game of Thrones - Jon Snow by roberthendrickson
- Lord Snow by Dr-Salvador
- Jon Snow by Medusa-Dollmaker
- Game of Thrones - Jon Snow by ChristianNauck
- Game of Thrones: Jon Snow by charychu
- Jon Snow and Ghost by DerekLaufman
Fanfiction
- A Better Fate by ColdHandsLuke
- nor love by ygrittebardots
- Stellar Parallax by rednihilist
Fan Vids
- The White Wolf by Zurik 23M
- Dragonborn by Feuerhexe
Other
- Jon Snow cosplay by shproton
Art Gallery
John Snow by Azany (2013).
Jon Snow in the style of Alphonse Mucha by Simona Bonafini (2013).
The Nightwatch's Crow by DaeronTargaryen (2014).
A Song of Ice and Fire fanart, Jon Snow by denkata5698 (2014)
Jon Snow by IrenHorrors (2014)
Jon Snow by TheLivingShadow (2015)
Jon Snow by Zeich (2016)
The White Wolf by OffbeatWorlds (2016)
Jon Snow by Varsam Kurnia (2016)
Jon re-imagined as a samurai in the ukiyo-e style by Sandra Tirado Mestre (2018).
Jon Snow by Marmonaut (2019)
Archives and Links
Resources
References
- ^ Can someone elaborate on why people like Jon Snow so much?
- ^ "Fandometrics In Depth: Game of Thrones Edition". Archived from the original on 2017-06-29.
- ^ Game of Thrones A03 statistics
- ^ "Fandometrics In Depth: For The Throne Edition". Archived from the original on 2019-05-24.