Tormund Giantsbane/Brienne of Tarth

Tormund Giantsbane/Brienne of Tarth, also known as Briemund or Torienne, is a het pairing of Tormund Giantsbane and Brienne of Tarth in the A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones fandoms.
==Canon==
Tormund and Brienne first meet in Season 6, Episode 4, when Brienne escorts Sansa Stark to Castle Black so she can be reunited with her brother Jon Snow. Tormund seems to have been instantly smitten with Brienne, and tries to telegraph his attraction by throwing her longing looks across the dinner table. Brienne seems uncomfortable and not sure how to handle this attention. Tormund's infatuation with Brienne continues through Season 6 and Season 7.
==Fandom==
===Reaction===
Many fan's reactions were immediately positive, creating fanworks after their first interaction, and continuing to do so with each appearance on screen. Although some fans have speculated that Tormund's views on romance are skewed by Wildling culture.Some ‘Game of Thrones’ fans have noticed that Tormund’s love for Brienne is morbid AF
===Statistics===
*In 2016 Tormund Giantsbane/Brienne of Tarth was ranked third most popular Game of Thrones ship on Tumblr.
===Common Tropes in Fanworks===
* Missing Scenes: Interactions not shown or missing from canon.
* Pining: Usually features Tormund's unrequited love for Brienne, due to their canon interactions.
* Love Triangle: Usually between Tormund, Brienne and Jaime Lannister.
* Side Pairing: Tormund and Brienne are often a favorite secondary pairing in stories featuring Sansa Stark or Jon Snow. They also sometimes feature in a "Pair the Spare" manner in fics in which Jaime is paired with another character (such as Sansa or Daenerys Targaryen).
* Slow Burn: Fics often involve Brienne and Tormund gradually getting to know each other better and Brienne slowly warming up to him.
* Bridal Carry: In fanart, it is very common to depict Brienne bridal carrying Tormund.
==Fanworks==
===Fan Art===
* Brienne e Tormund by Amanda3030
* 500 Days of Winter by CaptainIcarus
* by Crystal/Charlotte
* Tormund gets romantic by SandraWinther
* Brienne and Tormund by SandraWinther
* Heroes are coming... by Sempaiko
* tormund and brienne by byMafkin
* Tormund and Brienne: Winter is coming by ElenaTria
* Tormund And Brienne by takayuihime
* GOT Brienne and Tormund 4ever by yonson-cb
* The only pairing that matters by 0viper0
* Brienne x Tormund by StressedJenny
* Big Woman and Giantsbane forever by warofth3roses
===Fanfiction===
* I Mean To Steal Me That Woman by Beeker
* All of Her by AsbestosMouth
* A Game of Want and Wanting by Myriddin
* Winning the Lass by AllisonDiamond
*Slick As a Baby Seal by Faradaze
===Meta===
* by apiratecalledav
===Memes===
*And that, my horde of asskicking ginger babies... is how I met your mother.
==Gallery==
File:Tormund fanart by chorkung.jpg|Tormund fanart by chorkung
File:Shy by Cris-Nicola.jpg|Shy by Cris-Nicola
File:Tormund and Brienne by Yann Dalon.jpg|Tormund and Brienne by Yann Dalon
File:Tormund and Brienne by DVRKSHINES.jpg|Tormund and Brienne by DVRKSHINES
File:Brienne and Tormund by Mariam Ghediri.jpg|Tormund and Brienne by Mariam Ghediri
File:Tormund and Brienne of Tarth by Irene Renon.jpg|Tormund and Brienne by Irene Renon
File:ElenaTria TormundandBrienne inthecave.jpg|In the cave by ElenaTria
File:Lizzywhimsy TormundxBrienne.png|Tormund x Brienne for life by lizzywhimsy 
==Resources==
* Archive of Our Own tags:
** Tormund Giantsbane/Brienne of Tarth
** Minor pairing tags: Minor Tormund Giantsbane/Brienne of Tarth
* Fanfiction.net: Tormund + Brienne
* Tumblr tags: Tormund x Brienne, Brienne x Tormund, Briemund, Torienne
* ao3feed_briemund
* DeviantArt paring group: Brienne x Tormund
==References==
Category:Het Pairings
Category:ASOIAF/Game of Thrones Relationships