Brienne of Tarth

Brienne of Tarth is a fictional character from A Song of Ice and Fire, and is played by Gwendoline Christie on the HBO television series Game of Thrones.
==Canon==
When Brienne is introduced she is at Renly's camp, she defeats Loras Tyrell in a tourney and requests to be made a member of Renly's Kingsguard. Renly is killed by a shadow demon, she flees with Catelyn Stark and goes into her service. Catelyn frees Jaime Lannister, asking Brienne to transport him to King's Landing in exchange for the return of her daughters. Along the journey they are captured by Bolton men, who intend to rape Brienne but Jaime prevents it, but loses his hand in the process. After they are taken to Harrenhal Jaime is sent to King's Landing and Brienne remains as prisoner, but he returns soon after finding that she has been thrown into the bear pit, he rescues her. When Sansa disappears after Joffrey's murder Jaime sends Brienne to find and protect her. Brienne finds Sansa, at first she refuses her service, but after several events she agrees. Brienne safely transports Sansa to her brother Jon Snow. Brienne remains by Sansa's side except when she uses Brienne as her emissary.
==Fandom==
===Pairings===
* Jaime Lannister/Brienne of Tarth - most popular pairing
* Tormund Giantsbane/Brienne of Tarth
* Sansa Stark/Brienne of Tarth - most popular femslash pairing
* Hyle Hunt/Brienne of Tarth - books only
* Catelyn Stark/Brienne of Tarth
* Cersei Lannister/Brienne of Tarth
===Statistics===
*In 2017 Brienne of Tarth was the 6th most popular Game of Thrones character on Archive of Our Own 
*In 2019, during the final season, Brienne was the sixth most popular Game of Thrones character on Tumblr
===Common Tropes in Fanworks===
*Modern AU: modern setting, where Brienne knows or meets other characters from the series
*Pastfic: exploring what her childhood was like on Tarth
*Futurefic: post-canon, usually she is Sansa Stark's sworn sword or she returns to Tarth, sometimes she is married with children
*Post - A Dance With Dragons: at the end of the last book Brienne's story ended on a bit of a cliffhanger, this storyline was not adapted on the television series, so fanfiction writers have tried to bring it to a satisfactory conclusion 
*Supporting Character: a featured secondary character, especially in stories focusing on Sansa Stark or Jaime Lannister
==Fanworks==
===Fan Art===
*Brienne by escume
*Brienne Of Tarth by ApricotKnight
*Brienne by AngelaRizza
*Brienne of Tarth by JamesBousema
===Fanfiction===
*In the Mists of Honor: A Story of Tarth by ShakespeareofThrones
*Knitting by Diary
*Maid, Whore or Myth: Brienne of Tarth and Female Agency in Westeros on the Eve of the Second Targaryen Conquest by Miss_M
===Fan Vids===
*Everybody Loves Brienne of Tarth by teknokryptik
*Men will always underestimate you by Denise Miranda
===Meta===
*THIS IS A BRIENNE OF TARTH APPRECIATION POST by 16mmofslut
*POWER, HONOUR, LOVE by cobaltzosia
* -- appreciation for Brienne of Tarth's character arc, particularly in A Feast for Crows. Posted by harrenhals in 2022
==Art Gallery==
File:Autumn - Brienne by AkiCarlito.jpg|Autumn: Brienne by AkiCarlito – Fanart inspired by the The Seasons series by Alphonse Mucha.
File:Brienne of Tarth by Gozde Baskent.jpg|Brienne of Tarth by Gozde Baskent (2019)|alt="Illustration of Brienne holding her sword Oathkeeper, she is wearing grey armor and a fur trimmed cloaked"
File:Brienne of Tarth by Tayan Cruz.jpg|Brienne of Tarth by Tayan Cruz (2016)|alt="Illustration of Brienne in a defensive stance with her sword Oathkeeper drawn, she is wearing blue armor" 
File:Brienne of Tarth by g-ivanov.jpg|Brienne of Tarth by g-ivanov (2016)|alt="Illustration of Brienne holding her sword Oathkeeper, she is wearing her blue armor"
File:Rise, Ser Brienne of Tarth by Inna-Vjuzhanina.png|Rise, Ser Brienne of Tarth by Inna Vjuzhanina (2019)|alt="Illustration of Brienne in her armor being knighted"
File:Brienne of Tarth by munette.jpg|Brienne of Tarth by munette (2016)|alt="Illustration of Brienne in her blue armor drawing her sword Oathkeeper"
File:Brienne of Tarth by Beatrice Pellegrini.jpg|Brienne of Tarth by Beatrice Pellegrini (2019)|alt="Illustration of Brienne holding her sword Oathkeeper, she is wearing her blue armor"
File:Oathkeeper by Tara Phillips.jpg|Oathkeeper by Tara Phillips (2015)|alt="Illustration of Brienne drawing her sword Oathkeeper, she is wearing her blue armor"
File:Brienne of Tarth by Davide Riboni.jpg|Brienne of Tarth by Davide Riboni (2017)|alt="Illustration of Brienne in yellow armor"
File:Brienne of Tarth by Jacob Saucedo.jpg|Brienne of Tarth by Jacob Saucedo (2015)|alt="Illustration of Brienne sitting on a rock and polishing her sword"
File:Absolutely SIngular by Sephiramy.jpg|Absolutely Singular by Sephiramy (2014)|alt="Illustration of Brienne in bronze armor, decorated with flowers"
==Archive and Links== 
*Brienne of Tarth tag at Archive of Our Own
*Brienne at FanFiction.net
*Tumblr Tags: Brienne of Tarth
==Resources==
*Brienne of Tarth at Westeros.org
*Wiki
*Wikipedia
==References==
Category:ASOIAF/Game of Thrones Characters