The Iron Throne was forged at the order of Aegon the Conqueror, the first of the Targaryen Kings, who conquered six of the seven independent kingdoms of Westeros and unified them under his rule. The throne was allegedly forged from the 1,000 swords that had been surrendered to Aegon in the War of Conquest by the lords who had offered their fealty. These were melted down by the fiery breath of Aegon's dragon, Balerion the Black Dread, then beaten and bent into a throne. The Iron Throne stands in the Great Hall of the Red Keep in the city of King's Landing. Besides the King himself (or Lord Regent), only the Hand of the King may sit on it.

George R. R. Martin didn't actually write any of the Dothraki language we hear in the TV series. The Dothraki language spoken in the TV series was commissioned by HBO^® through the Language Creation Society. Linguistics expert David Peterson created the language from a mixture of Mongolian, Native American, and Arabic languages. He delivered more than 1,700 words before the series began filming. There are now more than 3,000 words.

The average number of deaths per episode is 13.

Executive producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss claim they optioned the books after reading the Red Wedding section. George R. R. Martin, on the other hand, said that chapter was the most difficult for him, and it was the last thing he wrote for A Storm of Swords.

Khaleesi is actually a Dothraki title referring to the wife of the khal. Her actual name is Daenerys Targaryen, (but you can call her Dany.) Arya was also one of the most popular name choices that year.