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Evidence Game of Thrones is set in Sweden

With Swedish Game of Thrones fans frothing at the mouth at the season four premiere, The Local revisits its list of ten reasons why the hit books and show are (probably) based in Sweden.

Published: 16 April 2014 07:19 CEST

The obvious likeness between the mythical land of Westeros and the Swedish town of Västerås had many a Swede giggling when Game of Thrones first graced their screens. Västerås is a nice place, but is it worth getting your dragons in a twist for? 

IN PICTURES: Why Game of Thrones is based on Sweden

There also a Swedish royal who's quite clearly a fan, or just happens to have a beard that wouldn't look out of place north of The Wall. And while up there, let's point out a similarity between northerners in Sweden and northerners in author George R.R. Martin's fictional land. 

And finally, find out why Sansa Stark may be the most Swedish of them all. 

Oliver Gee and Ann Törnkvist

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VIKINGS

Norwegian Game of Thrones actor to make ‘True Viking’ reality show

Kristofer Hivju, who played wildling leader Tormund Giantsbane in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, is to be one of the producers behind a Viking-themed reality show.

Published: 10 October 2019 18:14 CEST
Norwegian Game of Thrones actor to make 'True Viking' reality show
Gry Molvær Hivju and Kristofer Hivju at the Game Of Thrones Season 8 premiere. Photo: AFP

Tindefilm, a production company owned by Hivju and his wife, Gry Molvær Hivju, will make the new show along with two British production firms, Deadline reports. Hivju will host the series as well as produce it, the media writes.

The series is titled True Viking and is set to be filmed in Norway. It will involve contestants living as Vikings.

That means they will have to navigate snow-covered mountains, break through frozen lakes to fish, build their own houses and train to fight like tenth-century warriors, according to the report.

The series will be recorded at the site of one of the biggest ever Viking battles, Deadline reported without specifying the exact location.

“The Norse heritage runs through our veins, and we are passionate about sharing our magnificent ancestral past with the whole world,” Gry Molvær Hivju told Deadline.

The production companies will make deals next week with international broadcasters over distribution of the ten-part series, according to the report.

READ ALSO: The Anglo-Saxons were more menacing than the Vikings, and the English language can prove it