The Sansa Stark Case – / Movie

(Welcome to Debate of Thrones where a group of experts trained at the citadel explain why a person deserves or does not deserve to sit on the iron throne. In this edition: no one in the Seven Kingdoms is as mentally equipped to lead the nation as Sansa Stark.)

When the inhabitants of the Seven Kingdoms think of a perfect monarch, what traits are we looking for? Nobility. Dignity. Justice. Pity. Grace. Strength. Loyalty. Kindness. How many times do the gods give us this favor? Maybe once every century. The last few years have seen Westernos torn apart by kings and queens of lesser importance. Gourmands, wrathful and mad, the Targaryen royals and the Barathéons who followed them sowed the war and the death of Dorne at the Wall. And now, the choice seems to be between a despotic Queen Targaryen raised in foreign lands or a so-called Targaryen king who grew up the bastard son of Lord Eddard Stark. But if there was another choice? A better choice for the kingdom? Lady Sansa Stark from Winterfell.

In the last seven years – since the first salvos of the Five Kings War – Sansa has been at the center of all major events. From a terrified child to the lady of Winterfell, Sansa Stark has proven time and time again that she had the courage and temperament necessary to hold and hold the iron throne.

A Lady

The eldest daughter of Lord Ned Stark and his wife, Lady Catelyn, Sansa Stark were born at the highest echelons of the noble society. As Guardian of the North, Lord Stark ruled over lands equal to at least a third of the kingdom. From her childhood, Sansa was educated to become a great lady; taught both female activities such as music and embroidery as well as the complex history of the Houses of the Seven Kingdoms. From an early age, Sansa would have learned to manage a household of significant size, including keeping the little people fed and warm. Without a proper understanding of the daily minutia, a lady would run the risk of killing her people by negligence.

Unlike Daenerys, who grew up on the other side of the sea in Essos without knowing his native nation, Sansa knows how each branch of big houses intertwines with others. Sansa knows that courtesy is a woman's armor and that she masters the necessary political word games against emissaries and opponents. An alleged destiny is not up to a life of training in the pit of vipers.

A Survivor

Sansa Stark's life is a series of tragedies. What should have been the beginning of a fairy-tale life turned into a murderer when Sansa's grandmother, the great friend, was repressed by order of Queen Cersei. Although Lady did not hurt Prince Joffrey, she was the only person caught by a giant wolf, and therefore the only one punished. This would be a sad lesson for Sansa.

The next few years would have broken a woman of lesser importance. Forced to watch her father publicly beheaded, alone and held hostage to the mercy of a sadistic, battered and endangered fiance, Sansa Stark has managed to thrive despite the enormous adversities. Her quick wit kept her alive despite the worst impulses of King Joffrey. His rapid disappearance of King's Landing after his death indicated a strong sense of survival. Although we never know if Sansa participated in the death of King Joffrey, there is no doubt that Queen Cersei would have blamed her.

From there, Sansa momentarily disappears from the story. We now know that she was under a pseudonym in the Vale under the protection of her aunt, Lady Lysa Arryn. During her subterfuge, Sansa learned how much the chaos scale was high. Until the tutelage of Littlefinger, Sansa had the ability to see the biggest board in the game of thrones. But the cost was unbearably high. The less we talk about his time with Ramsay Bolton, the better. Suffice to say that Sansa has learned to harden and taste the taste of revenge.

All these struggles turned Sansa Stark into a political power. By combining Cersei's learned cruelty with the wisdom of her survival at Littlefinger, Sansa is by far the most prepared candidate in power to hold the iron throne.

A Leader

plays to his advantage a situation that makes Sansa Stark the best candidate for the throne. It is also his intense desire to ensure the safety of his people. Even hostage in enemy territory during the Battle of Blackwater, Sansa knew his duty as leader. After Cersei gave up her post, Sansa kept the women and children of Maegor's Holdfast quiet, with prayers and chants. Much later, putting the duty to his people above all honor, Sansa made an agreement with his opponent Littlefinger to bring Vale soldiers to save Winterfell. Without the strategic mind of Sansa, the North would remain in the hands of Bolton House and Jon Snow would be dead.

Sansa's skills resulted in a crucial and little-known role in the preparation of the final battle against the king of the night. While other candidates were making terrible military decisions regarding the placement of troops and shallow firing ditches, Sansa Stark was saving the population. Every day she was among the officers and the supply lines. She knew how much Winterfell food had stored in relation to the number of little people who were sheltering within its walls. She knew how many weapons the soldiers had and how many had been wounded. Sansa is concerned to keep as many Northerners alive throughout the winter, unlike others with decision-making capabilities. Through his efforts, hundreds, if not thousands, of lives have been saved.

A Tactician

But what is perhaps the most important is that Sansa Stark is warned. After a steep learning curve under the eyes of Cersei Lannister, Sansa quickly became hyper-vigilant to survive. With such a sense of danger coupled with a ruthless pragmatism, Sansa has been found time and time again warned of the imminent danger to the deaf. As a queen, Sansa would not have to filter his common sense against the strict honor of his family.

Noa did not just have to come to the rescue of his cousin Jon Snow after pushing him back before the bastards battle. She also predicted the outcome of other events. After the Starks retrieved Winterfell, Sansa advised Jon to focus on Cersei before the king of the night because King's Landing was the most serious danger. A prediction that has proven to be true. She told the Council of War that the troops needed more time to recover after defeating the king of the night. Based on the destruction of Deanerys' fleet off Dragonstone, this prediction seems to be true. She also warned Jon that Queen Daenerys had a little too much of her father in her and that the North would never bow to Queen Targaryen. These predictions also seem accurate.

In the end, the people of the Seven Kingdoms have a choice. They can put a de facto foreign queen on the iron throne. A woman who is not familiar with Westeros, who has less patience for dissent and a short temperament. They could raise Jon Snow, rename him king Aegon VI and let a man who would have bent his knee for the first pretty face to ascend to the highest duty of the country. A man whose feeble fighting tactics cost the lives of thousands of brave men and women who believed in his noble and honest imaginary world. Or, they could choose an Aboriginal girl from the Seven Kingdoms. A woman who has proved to be a mistress of politics, tempered with duty, justice and mercy. A woman like Queen Sansa Stark, first of her name.

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