This is the secret world of “Game of Thrones”: we went to visit it in Northern Ireland

This is the secret world of “Game of Thrones”: we went to visit it in Northern Ireland

To the west of the so-called known world, separated by a narrow sea, is Westeros, a fictional continent, with the fictional expanse of South America and memories of medieval Europe. The area, in the far north of which there is an “impassable” wall 200 meters high, made of stone and ice, stretching for more than 500 km, protecting Westeros from the dark forces of the unknown beyond.

The Seven Kingdoms rule Westeros. King’s Landing (Royal Landing) is its capital, where the Iron Throne sits. The time is different. Seasons last for years and decades, the longest being winters. Strength is a strain, peace is uneasy. Politics is a deadly game of intrigue, greed, pacts and betrayal.

With its historical time unspecified, Alien Reality has a “Game of Thrones” fantasy, in which human nature struggles with itself, surrounded by its own mythical formations. The dragon is the most terrifying weapon, the archetype of invincibility, of conquest. Fear is the oldest weakness and man is the worst enemy of mankind.

Power struggles are the lifeblood of “Game of Thrones,” one of the most-watched, most expensive, and highest-grossing series of all time. It’s HBO’s goose that lays golden eggs, broadcast in 170 countries, with A marketing Global, multiple popup [derivações] And a legion of unconditional fans on a planetary scale.

Banbridge is a small town in Northern Ireland, in County Down. It’s not too far from Belfast, but it’s like being in a lost world, besieged on all corners by the immense green horizon, with more sheep than people. It is so named because it contains a bridge over the River Bann, which travelers used to pass between Dublin, the capital of the Republic of Ireland, and Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland. Banbridge grew from this road, developing from a layover into a town.

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