Lyanna Stark/Rhaegar Targaryen
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Pairing: | Lyanna Stark/Rhaegar Targaryen |
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Gender category: | Het |
Fandom: | Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire |
Canonical?: | Yes |
Prevalence: | Common |
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Lyanna Stark/Rhaegar Targaryen is the het pairing of Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen in the A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones fandoms. They had a canonical relationship.
Rhaegar and Lyanna always make me think of the greek myth of Hades and Persephone. The “kidnapping” of a lady which brought the Wintersun-elf
Canon
Lyanna and Rhaegar met at a tourney. Rhaegar crowned Lyanna queen of love and beauty. This caused a scandal because Rhaegar was already was married with children. At some point thereafter, Lyanna and Rhaegar ran off together, marrying in secret. Others believed Lyanna to have been kidnapped. This was one of the events that lead to Robert's rebellion against the crown (Lyanna was Robert's betrothed). Lyanna became pregnant by Rhaegar. After Robert rose up, he rode off to war, leaving the pregnant Lyanna guarded in a tower in Dorne. He fought Robert at the Trident, and was killed by him in single combat. Lyanna later died in childbirth, asking her brother Ned Stark to raise the her son, Jon Snow. Ned honoured his sister's dying wish, presenting Jon as his bastard son. Jon grew up unaware of his true parentage, as Ned died before being able to reveal it to him. Lyanna and Rhaeger's story is unusual in that is is told entirely from the POVs of other characters and through flashback.
Fandom
Statistics
- In 2014, Lyanna Stark/Rhaegar Targaryen was the 10th most popular Game of Thrones pairing on Archive of Our Own.[2]
- In 2020, Lyanna Stark/Rhaegar Targaryen was the 8th most popular A Song of Ice and Fire ship on Archive of Our Own, accounting for 5% of sampled fics.[3]
Common Tropes in Fanworks
- Modern AU: modern setting, where they meet and begin a relationship
- Canon Divergence AU: varies, Rhaegar and Lyanna publicly acknowledge their love and marriage, or they meet at a different point in the series
- Rhaegar or Lyanna lives: Rhaeger wins the battle of the trident, they escape to Essos or Lyanna lives and raises her son.
- Missing scenes: because only their overarching story line is known writers often try to fill in the missing details
- Nature of relationship: In the TV series, the two have been confirmed to be married. However, in the books, this has not yet been confirmed or denied. Regardless, fans often explore what kind of relationship they had, whether it was consensual, and how it was affected by the Rebellion.
Challenges
Fanworks
Fan Art
- Secret wedding by vivus1999
- Lyanna + Rhaegar by Gudulett-e
- Rhaegar and Lyanna by SimonaBonafiniDA
- Lyanna and Rhaegar by mattolsonart
- Rhaegar and Lyanna by Maya-chan96
- Ice and Fire by FireEagleSpirit
Fanfiction
- Hell Is Empty by ashotofjac
- The Tale of Rhaegar and Lyanna by KohakuWolf
- Amidst the Ashes by crossfirehurricane
Fan Vids
- But that's a sadder story by AnneSoshi
- The Dragon And The Wolf by Fslntwelve
Gallery
Fanart
Rhaegar and Lyanna by IrenHorrors
Cosplay
Cosplay of Rhaegar (Krasi90) and Lyanna (Thaea1402) from 2015.
Resources
- Lyanna Stark/Rhaegar Targaryen tag at Archive of Our Own
- Lyanna + Rhaegar at FanFiction.net
- Tumblr Tags: Lyanna x Rhaegar, Rhaegar x Lyanna
- DeviantArt paring group: Rhaegar x Lyanna