The 7 accents of ‘Game of Thrones’ explained for non-Brits

The visuals of Game of Thrones may be fading from your memory now that Season 7 is in the rear-view mirror (also now that Season 8 isn’t likely to hit until early 2019). But we’re willing to bet the show’s sounds will stick in your brain for a lot longer. 

We’re not talking about the theme music or the sound effects of dragon fire or cracking ice — it’s all about the accents, darling. 

Let’s be real: almost everyone in the world outside the U.K. is enamored with the accents of Game of Thrones. Yet few know what those accents are even called, let alone their geographic origins. Certainly, nobody has revealed the fact that the show’s most predominant accent, Yorkshire, is now being spoken entirely by non-native speakers; even Brits don’t realize that.  Read more…

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