Initially betrothed to prince joffrey baratheon, the heir to the iron throne, sansa travels to kings landing in preparation for her nuptials, but essentially becomes a hostage of house lannister following the execution of her. He clearly finds her to be a substitute for his obsession with her mother, catelyn stark. She is the eldest daughter of lord eddard stark and lady catelyn stark. Sansa is very beautiful, with the thick auburn hair and blue eyes that. Game of thrones 5x3 sansa stark meets ramsay and roose bolton. Game of thrones producer explains sansas wedding night. She is eleven years old when a game of thrones begins. He marries fake arya, aka jeyne poole, in an attempt to control whats left of winterfell and with a stark by his side, promote allegiance from the rest of the north. Because my baby its not only the lady of winterfell but actually a b. She is a prominent character in martins awardwinning a song of ice and fire series. Ramsay forces theon to join in with his sexual tortureabuse of his bride. Game of thrones show runners explain why sansa stark twist will be her making before you read on there are spoilers in here that might ruin it. Martin, and its television adaptation game of thrones introduced in 1998s a clash of kings, ramsay.
Littlefingers interest in the eldest stark girl is equally twisted and opportunistic in the books. This is one case where the two are vastly different. Why game of thrones sansa twist is freaking out fans of. In fact, the showrunners first thought about putting sansa and ramsay together back. Sansa stark sophie turner, left and her attacker ramsay bolton iwan rheon in season five of game of thrones. May 23, 2015 read more game of thrones creator responds to controversial sansa twist. Sansa stark is a main character and female protagonist of the a song of ice and fire novel series as well as its hbo tv series adaptation, game of thrones. In praise of sansa marrying ramsay on game of thrones. She mocks sansa s sister, arya stark, as arya horseface, smirking and neighing when. Theon greyjoy, a captive of ramsay, recognizes jeyne, as he grew up alongside her at winterfell. Sansa stark has a hugely satisfying scene in this weeks. She puts myranda, ramsays conniving lover, in her place and declares, im sansa stark of winterfell. In the books, ramsay marries a different character, a girl posing as arya named jeyne poole, who ends up being brutalized.
Jaime considers her as sansa lannister in season 4 while, in season 6, a bolton soldier trying to capture her calls her lady bolton. Instead, his bride is a different stark, or someone masquerading as a stark. Jeyne is an attractive girl with brown eyes, dark hair, and pretty white teeth. It is unclear from the books whether ramsay contacted his father after. Later, lyanna mormont hangs a lampshade by noting whether she is a lannister or bolton, while sansa calls herself sansa stark, despite being legally married. Shes also younger than jon snow, but she makes sure to let everyone know that hes only her halfbrother. Sansa stark, played by actress sophie turner, is the eldest daughter of eddard stark and catelyn stark. Jul 12, 2017 after sansa starks horrifying rape on sundays game of thrones, a feminist website has banned coverage of the show and a u. Sansa stark walks down the aisle with theon grayjoy to marry ramsay bolton on game of thrones. Her bff jeyne pool is the one married to ramsay, in the guise of arya stark. In the third book, sansa is invited to dine with margaery and her grandmother, olenna redwyne.
Martin, and its television adaptation game of thrones. This is a big twist from the book, where sansa s friend jeyne poole is forced to marry ramsay, while pretending to be arya stark. Game of thrones tv, a song of ice and fire george r. Sansa is still safe relatively under protection of petyr and very much in va. They knew what happened to ramsays book bride, and hoped the same fate wouldnt befall the stark daughter. In the book, ramsay orders theon, the stark ward who was raised as a brother to sansa, to not only stay and watch, but also to cut off the brides dress with a knife. Sansa is the oldest daughter of eddard and catelyn stark.
Contains spoilers from game of thrones season 5, episode 6 and a song of ice and fire. Sansa is younger than robb stark but older than arya, bran, and rickon. Game of thrones season 5 episode 3, four walls and a roof, revealed one of the biggest shocks for fans of george rr martins books, that sansa stark is set to marry bolton ramsay thanks to her. Game of thrones team explains changing sansas story. Ramsay marries jeyne poole, sansa s childhood friend who only exists in the pilot episode of game of thrones, and tries to convince the world that. Sophie turner as sansa stark and aidan gillen as littlefinger. Game of thrones everything to know about sansa stark. But in martins books, sansa is still at the eyrie when her storyline ends in. Jan 31, 2018 in the books, she kind of just stays at the eyrie. It was the scene book readers have feared since it was revealed that sansa would be replacing jeyne poole as ramsay s bridetobe. Ramsay bolton sansa stark 227 petyr baelish sansa stark 42 jon snow sansa stark 41 theon greyjoy sansa stark 41 joffrey baratheon sansa stark 33 ramsay boltontheon greyjoy 31 arya stark gendry waters 26 sandor clegane sansa stark 23 ramsay boltonreek 20 jon snowygritte 19 include additional tags. Sansa stark, also known as sansa lannister, is the eldest daughter and second child of eddard stark and his wife catelyn and second wife to tyrion lannister.
Being that, ramsay didnt get to lay his hands on sansa. Unbowed, unbent, unbroken, presented the most horrifying scene to date. Sansa stark may not go to winterfell at all in the novels, but jeyne pool ramsay s poor bride in the books whose place sansa has takendoes get sexually assaulted. May 17, 2015 twitter erupted with game of thrones fandom angst sunday night as sansa stark was brutally attacked and humiliated on her wedding night by her sadistic new husband ramsay bolton. May 19, 2015 sansa stark walks down the aisle with theon grayjoy to marry ramsay bolton on game of thrones. Sansa stark is the eldest daughter of eddard stark and catelyn stark and a prominent member of the house stark. Sansa stark is a member of house stark and is the elder daughter of lady catelyn and lord eddard stark. The scene was brutal, but necessary for fans who had hated that sansa was given to ramsay in the show, something that did not happen in the books. As some fans predicted, sansa stark is indeed going to marry ramsay bolton. Ramsay boltonsansa stark bookmarks archive of our own. The other things he did, ladies arent supposed to talk about those things, but i imagine brothel keepers talk about them all the time. Yet sundays episode introduced what is perhaps the boldest departure yet from george r.
Helen sloancourtesy of hbo but ultimately, the british star was excited to tackle the challenge and. Did game of thrones really need to rape sansa stark. She subsequently appeared in the following three novels. Ramsay bolton, previously known as ramsay snow, is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of fantasy novels by american author george r. In the books, sansa is spared this trauma because ramsay marries someone else entirelya girl posing as arya stark. Sansa stark is a fictional character created by american author george r.
She is a prominent character in martins awardwinning a song of ice and fire series introduced in a game of thrones 1996, sansa is the elder daughter and second child of lord eddard stark and his wife lady catelyn stark. Fearful of ramsays reaction, theon and sansa jump from winterfells battlements into the snow. Why sansas wedding night was the most traumatizing game of. What game of thrones gets wrong about sansa stark and. Game of thrones showrunners explain why they changed sansa. All the ways game of thrones ramsay bolton is way worse in.
Sansa s childhood friend jeyne poole, who has been presented as if she. What game of thrones gets wrong about sansa stark and abuse. All the ways game of thrones ramsay bolton is way worse. As you say, the books do not perfectly align with the show. They knew what happened to ramsay s book bride, and hoped the same fate wouldnt befall the stark daughter. Sansa stark has a hugely satisfying scene in this weeks game of thrones episode. Game of thrones fans need to understand sansas rape.
Winds of winter could see sansa stark killed off by george rr martin, after a leak resurfaced. Jeyne poole is a member of house poole and is the daughter of the steward of winterfell, vayon poole. Twitter erupted with game of thrones fandom angst sunday night as sansa stark was brutally attacked and humiliated on her wedding night by her sadistic new husband ramsay. In keeping with the series themes, each person largely. Queen sansa stark is the eldest daughter of lord eddard stark and his wife, lady catelyn, sister of robb, arya, bran, and rickon stark, and halfsister of jon snow. May 18, 2015 sansa stark may not go to winterfell at all in the novels, but jeyne pool ramsay s poor bride in the books whose place sansa has takendoes get sexually assaulted. Ramsay snow is the bastard son of roose bolton, lord of the dreadfort and head of house bolton. Sansa stark is now engaged to marry the psychotic ramsay snow bolton. Sansa stark is one of the major pov characters in the books. Actually, book sansa is still very much a virgin as of the end of martins fourth novel, a feast for crows.
Apr 27, 2015 game of thrones s03e08 a drunk tyrion threatens joffrey during the wedding reception duration. The biggest change from the books, of course, is that sansa, not jeyne fake arya, is going to marry ramsay, and therefore be positioned to get revenge for the red wedding. May 19, 2015 sansa starks storyline in the series is significantly different from the book picture. Lord ramsay bolton, born ramsay snow, was the legitimized bastard son of roose bolton, lord of the dreadfort, and the unidentified wife of a miller during the war of the five kings, ramsay is initially loyal to king in the north robb stark, retaking winterfell from theon greyjoy on his orders but at the same time sacking the castle as part of his fathers scheme to betray house stark.
In a series full of unhappy unions, last nights game of thrones just introduced the unhappiest of all. Game of thrones s06e02 ramsay bolton kills his father roose and walda duration. Sansa remains in the vale after the murder of her aunt lysa. May 18, 2015 in the books, sansa is spared this trauma because ramsay marries someone else entirelya girl posing as arya stark. Sansa was appropriately horrified when littlefinger told her his plan to marry ramsay. Rape, molestation and sexual assault are not like other crimes. May 23, 2017 however, there is a bolton stark union of sorts.
In the television adaptation game of thrones, she is played by sophie turner. Sansas childhood friend jeyne poole, who has been presented as if she. Well, if youre a book snob, which i am, you might treat only books as the canonical story,which i do. She mocks sansas sister, arya stark, as arya horseface, smirking and neighing when the younger. Lord ramsay bolton, born ramsay snow, was the legitimized bastard son of roose bolton, lord of. Introduced in a game of thrones 1996, sansa is the elder daughter and second child of lord eddard stark and his wife lady catelyn stark. Sophie turner secretly loved sansa starks game of thrones rape. Sansa stark has been able to thrive, to govern, to strategize, and to make decisions independent of mens counsel in spite of her history of abuse, not because of it. Game of thrones showrunners explain why they changed sansas. Does ramsay treat the fake arya in the books as badly as he treats. The character doesnt appear in book 5, a dance with dragons. Sansa has a feminine and graceful demeanor in contrast with her younger sister arya, who has tomboy features. Introduced in 1998s a clash of kings, ramsay is the bastard son of roose bolton, the lord of the dreadfort, an ancient fortress.
Instead, his bride is a different stark, or someone masquerading as a. Who does sansa lose her virginity to in the game of thrones. She was born and raised at winterfell, and has three younger siblings, bran, arya, and. May 18, 2015 why sansa s wedding night was the most traumatizing. In the show, the sadistic ramsay bolton marries sansa stark but in the books, another poor girl, jeyne poole, is. Sansa stark wont be shamed into silence after abuse by ramsay bolton. After sansa stark s horrifying rape on sundays game of thrones, a feminist website has banned coverage of the show and a u. This is a big twist from the book, where sansas friend jeyne poole is forced to marry ramsay, while pretending to be arya stark.
598 1018 775 1418 714 425 1410 1057 496 1148 306 1177 1183 1318 902 890 519 670 225 1473 340 1421 675 1380 161 112 692 1106 1469 1305 1117 1305 1410 830 1285 483 302 542 1457 1058 928 1476 1128