Iron Throne fromGame of Thrones.Photo: HBO
AsGame of Thronesfans eagerly await the premiere of the show’s eighth and final season, HBO has cooked up a plan to hold them over: aworldwide scavenger huntin pursuit of six Iron Throne replicas.
“Seek the Weirwood in this Kingdom on Earth. Begin your Quest #ForTheThrone,” the tweet read.
It followed that with a challenge, urging fans to be the first to track down the coveted seat in one of six different locations.
It wasn’t long before the first hidden throne was discovered in the Forest of Dean in Puzzlewood, located in Gloucestershire in the United Kingdom.
Joffrey Baratheon.HBO
Alex Bowring and Tom Maullin-Sapey of Oxford were the first to find the throne, dubbed the Throne of the Forest, according toThe Radio Times, and they were rewarded with a special crown — and a great photo moment.
Soon, theGame of ThronesTwitter account started releasing new clues as to the locations of the rest of the thrones, and within one day, another — called the Throne of the North — had been found in the Swedish ski resort of Björkliden.
The Throne of Joy was eventually discovered at Castillo de Atienza in Spain, while theThrone of Valyriawas tracked down in Beberibe, Brazil.
“For seven seasons you’ve watched characters lie, bleed and sacrifice for the Iron Throne,” the website reads. “As the final season approaches, only one question remains: How far willyougo?”
Clues as to the location of the sixth and final throne have yet to be revealed, though the official website features a countdown clock warning fans they have just six days before time runs out.
The highly anticipated season 8 ofGame of Throneswill premiere April 14.
A trailerreleased earlier this monthteased Arya on the run, Cersei at the Red Keep, Sansa reacting to Dany’s dragons, a seeming confirmation that Jaime Lannister joins the Winterfell battle, and more.
source: people.com
