Sansa Stark/Margaery Tyrell
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Sansa Stark/Margaery Tyrell |
| Alternative name(s): | Sansaery |
| Gender category: | Femslash, F/F |
| Fandom: | Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Popular |
| Archives: | |
| Other: | |
| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
Sansa/Margaery, also known as Sansaery, is a femslash pairing of Sansa Stark and Margaery Tyrell in the A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones fandoms.
Canon
Sansa is the eldest daughter of Lord Eddard Stark of Winterfell and his wife Lady Catelyn, sister of Robb, Arya, Bran and Rickon Stark, and "half-sister" of Jon Snow. She initially starts off as a soppy, slightly petulant girl with a very naive view of the world, but as time goes on and she and her family suffer one cruelty and betrayal after another, she becomes a more hardened and learned individual.[1]
Margaery was the only daughter of Lord Mace Tyrell and Lady Alerie Tyrell, granddaughter of Lady Olenna Tyrell and sister of Ser Loras Tyrell. Margaery became Queen Consort through her marriage to King Joffrey Baratheon, and later his younger brother Tommen Baratheon following Joffrey's death. Her blind desire to become Queen, however, ultimately proves to be her downfall.[2]
Fandom
Dorkly take on the pairing:
"Sansaery" is perhaps the most popular ship in the Game of Thrones fandom and definitely the most beautiful. While they might be an unorthodox pairing, they've got a lot to bond over, like how it feels to be married to a sadist.[3]
Statistics
- Sansa Stark/Margaery Tyrell has consistently been the most popular Game of Thrones femslash pairing on Archive of Our Own.[4][5]
- Sansa Stark/Margaery Tyrell has consistently stayed within the top 50 femslash pairings on Archive of Our Own, ranking 31st in 2014,[6] 25th in 2015,[7] 26th in 2016,[8] and 32nd in 2017.[9]
- In 2017, Sansa Stark/Margaery Tyrell was the 8th most popular Game of Thrones ship on Archive of Our Own.[5]
- In 2019, Sansa Stark/Margaery Tyrell was the most popular ship for Margaery in the Game of Thrones category in a survey of FanFiction.net, accounting for 51% of sampled fics.
- In 2019, Sansa Stark/Margaery Tyrell was the 4th most popular ship for Sansa in the ASOIAF category in a survey of FanFiction.net, accounting for 8% of sampled fics. It was the most popular femslash pairing represented, with the other femslash ships each accounting for 1% of sample fics.[10]
Common Tropes in Fanworks
- Modern AU or College AU: Modern setting where Sansa and Margaery are free to explore their relationship
- Canon Divergence AU: Stories vary but often involve Sansa remaining in King's Landing, not marrying Tyrion and/or not being accused of Joffrey's murder.
- Margaery lives: Margaery leaves King's Landing and is reunited with Sansa later in the series.
Fanworks
Fanart
- Sansa and Margaery by aryasansa
- Sansa and Margaery by bachel60
- (Sansa x Margaery) + longing, Archived version by catorzze
- Margaery Tyrell and Sansa Stark by ChaosContained
- Margaery Tyrell and Sansa Stark by cicasneni
- Sansa and Margaery by comeonbeetches
- Sansa and Margaery by Daikaisho
- Sansa x Margaery by Elfka53
- I drew Sansa because I think she deserves a little love (especially from Margaery), Archived version by goldentailedmermaids
- Garden Stroll by Haiwindy
- aSoIaF BFFs by jubah
- Margy and Sansa for queens on the Iron Throne, Archived version by knightofbunnies
- The Token by LibertineM
- The Rose and the Little Bird by naomimakesart
- The sister she always wanted by naomimakesart
- Margaery+Sansa by Nianemis
- you’re the only bit of sunshine behind these stone walls, Archived version by nisiedrawsstuff
- Air Kisses by pranaferox
- Sansa and Margaery in the Garden by pranaferox
- Young ladies of Highgarden by Regendy
- the rose and the wolf by sumenya
- Margaery and Sansa by MiliaTimmain
- Sansa and Margaery are the best ship ever ok? by trashgoddess
- Sansaery Polaroid by trashgoddess
- Sansa and Margaery at Hogwarts by VoxVulpina (Harry Potter AU)
- Walk With Me by XnotEX
- The Bird and the Rose by zdrava
FanFiction
- Keep the Bouquets, Throw Away the Grooms by Netgirl_y2k
- Homecoming by mautadite
- Red Eye by shortystylee
- Rose Fangs and Wolf Thorns by OUATLovr
Fic Recs
- sansaery fic rec by oddcoupler222
Fan Vids
- We Move Lightly by nevermeansforeverr
Art Gallery
I want you to be happy by DonNeko
Margaery x Sansa by Jody Pangilinan
Royals by Leticia Robini
Resources
- Sansa/Margaery works tagged at AO3
- Sana + Margaery at FanFiction.net
- Sansaery tag at Wattpad
- DeviantArt paring group: Sansa x Margaery
Tumblr
References
<references>
- ^ game of thrones wikia - Sansa Stark
- ^ game of thrones wikia - Margaery Tyrell
- ^ The 5 Most Intriguing Shipped Couples from Game of Thrones
- ^ Let’s look at some Westerosi stats!
- ^ a b ASOIAF/Game of Thrones fandom stats
- ^ top 50 F/F relationship tags on AO3 as of July 2014
- ^ the 100 most popular femslash ship tags on Archive Of Our Own as of July 8th 2015
- ^ Top 100 F/F pairings with the most total works on Archive Of Our Own
- ^ AO3 Ship Stats, Top 100 F/F pairings
- ^ Phantom Statistician: Sansa's FanFiction Shipping Chart 2013 - Present