Lyanna Stark/Rhaegar Targaryen

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.
==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.
*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.Phantom Statistician: 10 Most Popular Ships in A Song of Ice and Fire FanFiction (AO3) 2009 - Present
===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===
*Rhaegar + Lyanna AU Week
==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===
File:Rhaegar x lyanna by heroika.jpg|alt="Illustration of Rhaegar and Lyanna in a cave, Rhaegar has a hand on Lyanna's face and a finger from the other hand is on her lips"|Rhaegar x Lyanna by Heroika
File:Finished Rhaegar and Lya by Hikari-Yuumiko.jpg|alt="illustration of Rhaegar embracing Lyanna from behind, behind them is a weirwood tree"|Rhaegar and Lya by Hikari-Yuumiko.
File:ASOIAF- Rhaegar and Lya finished by Hikari-Yuumiko.jpg|alt="illustration of Rhaegar, behind him is a stain glass window of Lyanna who is blue and has blood upon her womb"|Rhaegar and Lya by Hikari-Yuumiko
File:Rhaegar and lyanna by irenhorrors.jpg|alt="illustration of Rhaegar and Lyanna embracing, Rhaegar is wearing a sliver crown and Lyanna has a crown of blue flowers on her hair"|Rhaegar and Lyanna by IrenHorrors
File:Maybe it was them after all by kokubyou.jpg|Maybe it was them after all... by kokubyou
File:Lyanna Rhaegar by Vanessa Latartara.jpg|alt=illustration of Rhaegar and Lyanna holding hands, Rhaeger has his other hand on her waist and is kissing her forehead|Lyanna Rhaegar by Vanessa Latartara
File:Rhaegar and Lyanna by Lilac.jpg|alt=illustration of Rhaegar and Lyanna standing side by side, Rhaegar has a cloak over his head and Lyanna is wearing a crown of blue rosess|Rhaegar and Lyanna by Lilac
File:Breaking glass by martinacecilia.jpg|alt=illustration of a sad looking Lyanna with a crown blue roses in her hair, she is facing Rhaegar who has his back to the viewer |Breaking glass by martinacecilia
File:Rhaegar and Lyanna by MathiaArkoniel.jpg|alt=illustration of Rhaegar and Lyanna in the woods embracing and leaning towards each other for a kiss, Lyanna has blue roses in her hair |Rhaegar and Lyanna by MathiaArkoniel
File:The year of the false spring by Grace Mojica and Qarlos.gif|alt="Animated gif of Lyanna running and carrying Rhaegar who is holding a harp"|The Year of the False Spring by Grace Mojica and Qarlos
File:He loved his lady by nirnaet.jpg|alt=illustration of Rhaegar intimately leaning his head against Lyanna's|He loved his lady by nirnaet
File:Lyanna stark and rhaegar targaryen.jpg|alt=illustration of Rhaegar handing Lyanna a bouquet of blue roses, in the background is a lone tower with three armed knights awaiting at the bottom.|Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen by mrgotland 
===Cosplay===
File:Rhaegar & Lyanna Cosplay by Krasi90.jpg|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
==References==
Category:Het Pairings 
Category:ASOIAF/Game of Thrones Relationships