# Jonaerys Jonaerys is the fan ship name for the romantic pairing of Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen from HBO's Game of Thrones, blending their names into a single portmanteau. The theory dates back to 2011 forum posts but exploded during summer 2017 when the show's seventh season put the two characters in the same room, spawning one of the most argued-over ships in fandom history. ## Origin Speculation about the pairing traces back to George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels, but the earliest recorded online discussion appeared on May 7, 2011, when Westeros.org forum user CornCornSnow started a thread titled 'Would Daenerys find John Snow attractive?' that drew more than 390 replies [4]. That date lines up with the debut of the HBO adaptation, which put both characters in front of a much larger audience for the first time[3]. The ship name itself, Jonaerys, is a straightforward blend of the two first names and circulated on Tumblr and Twitter through the mid-2010s, with the Jonerys spelling also common in fan tags[8]. - **Platform:** Westeros.org forums (early speculation) / Twitter (viral spread) - **Creator:** Unknown - **Date:** 2011 ## Overview Jonaerys, also spelled Jonerys, is the mashup name fans use for Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen, the two dragon-adjacent protagonists of Game of Thrones. The ship covers everything from tender Tumblr edits to wedding fan-fic to full-on defenses of its central awkwardness, which is that Jon turns out to be Daenerys's nephew via his hidden Targaryen parentage[1]. The format is standard fandom shipping: fan-made music videos cut to the pair's on-screen glances, Twitter threads reading subtext into their dialogue, Instagram edits of actors Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke, and endless debates about whether the incest angle is a dealbreaker or just Targaryen tradition[1]. Media outlets treated the ship as a mainstream fandom talking point rather than a niche interest, running explainers on why viewers were rooting for a canonically related couple[5]. ## How It Spread The first fandom artifact of note was a fan-made music video called 'Jon & Dany, On Course,' posted to YouTube by user ladysnow1988 on June 22, 2011, which racked up more than 122,000 views over the following years[2]. On February 5, 2016, photographer @peggysirota posted an Instagram shot of Harington and Clarke kissing on set with a caption about the on-set chemistry, and the image pulled in more than 7,800 likes[6]. Interest spiked in summer 2017 once season seven finally had the two characters meet on screen. On July 28, MTV published 'Will Daenerys Marry Jon Snow? And 12 More Game Of Thrones Questions,' framing the pairing as a way to preserve the Targaryen bloodline[7]. Two days later, Vulture ran 'Is It Gross to Ship Daenerys and Jon Snow?,' directly addressing the incest complaint that trailed the ship everywhere it went[5]. After the episode 'Beyond the Wall,' Twitter filled with reaction threads and screencap edits, including a widely shared July 31, 2017 tweet from @SohaniTT joking about the pair's dialogue as thinly veiled flirting[3]. Bustle piled on with a piece about how the parallel between Jon's parents Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen made the whole thing weirder, not less weird[1]. The ship largely went quiet after Game of Thrones ended in 2019, with Daenerys's controversial arc and Jon's role in it souring much of the fandom on the pairing. ## How to Use Fans typically tag Jonaerys or Jonerys on edits, gifsets, and fan-fic that pair Jon and Daenerys romantically, often paired with hashtags for specific season seven and eight episodes. A common convention is to lean into the doomed-lovers framing rather than dodge the reveal about Jon's parentage, treating the incest angle as tragic Targaryen destiny rather than a plot bug[1]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Jonaerys? Jonaerys is the fan ship name combining Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones, covering fan-fic, edits, and theories about their romance[3]. ### Where did Jonaerys come from? The earliest known online discussion was a May 7, 2011 Westeros.org forum thread asking whether Daenerys would find Jon attractive, posted by user CornCornSnow[4]. ### What does Jonaerys mean? It is a portmanteau of Jon and Daenerys, sometimes spelled Jonerys, used as a tag for shipping content about the pair[8]. ### How do you use Jonaerys? Fans use it as a tag on edits, gifsets, and fan-fiction, and outlets like Vulture used it to frame the incest debate around the pairing[5]. ### Is Jonaerys still popular? Interest peaked in summer 2017 during Game of Thrones season seven and faded after the series ended in 2019, with the show's finale turning much of the fandom against the pairing[1]. ## References 1. [https://www.bustle.com/p/lyanna-rhaegar-vs-dany-jon-snow-on-game-of-thrones-makes-it-even-weirder-to-ship-the-power-couple-78302]() 2. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H11Tm39eap0]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/jonaerys]() 4. [https://asoiaf.westeros.org/]() 5. [https://www.vulture.com/]() 6. [https://www.instagram.com/peggysirota/]() 7. [https://www.mtv.com/]() 8. 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