Iconic House of the Dragon dagger to be displayed in Northern Ireland’s Game of Thrones Studio Tour

An iconic weapon from the brand new Recreation of Thrones sequel sequence can be displayed on the official studio tour in Banbridge.

The unique Catspaw dagger from HBO’s Home of the Dragon is now on show on the standard Northern Eire vacationer attraction devoted to the hit tv franchise.

The dagger can even be on show alongside screen-used costumes and unique units and props and different weapons from Recreation of Thrones together with Jon Snow’s Longclaw sword.

The Catspaw Dagger was created by Wicklow-born Recreation of Thrones Weapons Grasp Tommy Dunne, who revealed the inspiration behind the design of the weapon got here from a deer bone.

In an interview with Recreation of Thrones Studio Tour, Dunne mentioned: “The one temporary I used to be given for the Catspaw Dagger was that the ‘opulence’ needed to be there and that it wanted to have a Targaryen feel and look to it.

“The form [of the bone] is uncommon, so I needed to reduce the tail finish of it off. The tip [of the handle] is a Bodkin arrow. I glued that to the antler bone to create a really feel to it.”

Mr Dunne added that it was a “very proud second” to see the dagger seem in Home of The Dragon.

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“For me, it joins up the 2 worlds. I'm happy with all of the tools and weapons made for Recreation of Thrones.

“It is nice that followers can watch the world of Westeros on display, while additionally delving behind the scenes of the making of this world at Recreation of Thrones Studio Tour.”

The brand new Home of the Dragon sequence specializing in the dynastic feud between branches of the Targaryen household.

The Recreation of Thrones Studio Tour is in Banbridge, the place a lot of Recreation of Thrones’ memorable scenes have been filmed at Linen Mill Studios, together with the tried assassination of Bran Stark, and Sansa Stark’s coronation as Queen of the North within the Nice Corridor of Winterfell.

Home of the Dragon continues each Sunday within the US on HBO at 9pm. The episode is proven concurrently on Monday at 2am within the UK and once more at 9pm on Sky Atlantic.

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