Sansa Stark

Sansa Stark is a fictional character from George R.R.

Martin's *A Song of Ice and Fire* novels and the HBO television series *Game of Thrones*.

The eldest daughter of Ned Stark, she begins as a naive girl dreaming of courtly life and evolves into a politically shrewd survivor.

Her arc from pawn to player—enduring abuse, betrayal, and manipulation—made her central to discussions of the series' treatment of women and trauma.

She pulled a Sansa suggests someone who learned to outmaneuver their enemies through patience rather than force.