Winterfell is burning: video shows Game of Thrones set on fire
Fans of Game of Thrones may want to look away now to avoid spoilers for the new season of the show.
A phone video shot near the Game of Thrones set in Northern Ireland shows a large fire in what appears to be the Winterfell set.
The castle is a pivotal location in the HBO fantasy drama, which is now filming its eighth and last season, and holds a strong emotional significance for fans.
It is where the show began, and home to central characters and fan favourites Jon Snow, Arya Stark and Sansa Stark – and it's already been burned down once in the show.
Baddie Ramsay Bolton sacked the castle in the last episode of season two, but it was eventually recaptured by the Starks in season six.
Winterfell on fire #GOT8pic.twitter.com/Tvzj3jtLXs
— Gherissi aymen (@Aymanauuu) February 1, 2018
The moment that Bolton's wolf banners were unfurled above the shattered fortress was greeted by an outpouring of emotion from fans online, so this apparent second destruction will no doubt be a blow to those waiting for Game of Thrones to return to our screens in 2019.
The show's plot has now overtaken the A Song of Ice and Fire book series on which it is based, so viewers no longer have any idea which direction the story will take.
The new series is expected to cost HBO around ￡11.2 million an episode, which will make it the most expensive per-episode show in television history. Perhaps this is why, unlike previous seasons which are usually eight to 10 episodes, it will only have six installments.
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