Game of Thrones Fact Compilation Part 1
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These Game of Thrones comps will include facts about the actors, the characters and the show. I say the last one because quite a few of the facts will be about differences between the shows and the books and I'd rather not get comments complaining they're obvious if you've the 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series.
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Peter Dinklage was the only choice for the role of Tyrion Lannister, no other actors auditioned.
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The first episode, 'Winter is coming' aired on Sean Bean’s (Ned Stark) birthday.
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David Benioff and D.B. Weiss gave one of the dragon egg replicas to George R.R. Martin and his wife as a wedding present.
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Oona Chaplin who played Rob Stark’s wife, Talisa, is the granddaughter of Charlie Chaplin.
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The wall is 700ft / 213.36m tall.
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The Dothraki language was created for the show and contains more than 3000 words.
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In the books, Arya becomes the cup bearer for Roose Bolton at Harrenhal, not Tywin Lannister.
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House Greyjoy’s official house words are ‘We do not sow’.
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Rose Leslie (Ygritte) lived in Lickleyhead Castle, Aberdeenshire for the first 10 years of her life.
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Carice van edit: Houten was asked to audition for Cersei in season 1 but was busy filming ‘Intruders’. She was asked to come back and audition for season 2 and was cast as Melisandre.
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