FANATICAL DEVOTION

WHEN they’re not choking up the internet forums discussing plot and character developments, hardcore Game Of Thrones fans show off their devotion to the series in truly bizarre ways.

There is GoT memorabilia for ever y budget, right up to a £ 20,000 fullsize replica of the Iron Throne (above). Made out of swords, the replica is about 7ft high and weighs 159kg.

Other outlandish commerical spinoffs include a $250 (£191) make-up set and an Adidas range of trainers (from £149.95), including blue pairs called White Walker, after the show’s blue-eyed villains.

The burger chain Shake Shack created a special GoT-themed menu in the U.S. featuring a Dragonglass Shake, named after the material capable of killing White Walkers. It could only be ordered in Valyrian, a language invented for the series,

TV network HBO even ramped up the excitement over the final season by organising a treasure hunt to find six Iron Throne replicas hidden around the world, including in the Forest of Dean. Fans found others in Canada, Brazil, Sweden, the U.S. and Spain.