10 Things You Didn’t Know About Game of Thrones

We are sure, like us, you cannot wait for the return of Game of Thrones in one week’s time. As I’m sure you all know, Game of Thrones is based on a series of novels by George R.R Martin and, though still unfinished, it has sold over 24 million copies around the world. The show is a standout success as well, bringing the realm of fantasy to a whole new collection of people. Season 4’s opener is one of the most highly anticipated of any show as fans wait impatiently to see what happens next. To get you in the mood for Monday’s episode, here are 10 things that you might not know about the international mega-hit.

1. Harry Lloyd, who played Viserys Targaryen before he met his boiling demise in Season 1, is the great-great-great grandson of Charles Dickens.

2. The Dothraki language was devised by the Language Creation Society, a company specialising in creating imaginary languages.,

3. Remember Lily Allen’s song about her little brother Alfie (who plays Theon Greyjoy)? Here it is (we are sorry).,

4. Sophie Turner, who plays Sansa Stark, actually adopted her direwolf, Lady, after she was killed off by King Joffrey. She renamed her Zunni.,

5. 2012 saw over 160 new borns in the USA being named ‘Khaleesi’.,

6. The Hound (Rory McCann) was in the Scots Porridge advert.,

7. Author George R.R Martin has revealed the ending of the story and all the crucial plotlines to the producers of the TV show so they know them in case he dies before he is able to complete it.,

8. The horse’s heart that Khaleesi ate to prove herself to the Dothraki was actually 7 pounds of a ‘gummy bear’ mass.,

9. It could be the end of the acting career for Jack Gleeson (who plays King Joffrey) who described in an interview to University College Dublin that he doesn’t enjoy acting as much as he used to and wants to pursue avenues to do with his humanitarian interests.,

10. It was the infamous Chapter “Red Wedding” that first made produces think to option the books for a TV show.,

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