The Cheat Sheet

1. The dogs representing the wolves in the woods are Northern Inuit
2. The weapons were influenced by Mongolian, Native American, and Egyptian weaponry
3. The pilot had to be rewritten and reshot due to several roles being recast.
4. The set designer looked to India, Africa, and Italy for inspiration
5. An action figure of WWF wresting star, The Undertaker, was used to create a miniature version of the ‘Iron Throne’
6. The president of the Language Creation Society created “Dothraki,” and was influenced by “Mongols in the Silk Road Period,” as well as some Native American tribes
7. Of the food, “Most [of it was] edible.”
8. There are a few new characters they’d like to bring forth in a potential season two…
9. It’s a tricky task to adapt the weighty volumes in just a handful of episodes
10. George R.R. Martin’s still finishing his 5th book in the series, A Dance With Dragons. 

Get all the details in Jace Lacob’s piece, Game of Thrones: 10 Secrets About HBO’s Adaptation.