One of Game of Thrones‘ canine actors has passed away.
Odin, the Inuit dog who portrayed one of the Stark children’s direwolfs in the first season of the HBO series, succumbed to cancer this week, his family announced on Thursday.
“Our family are at immense heartbreak to announce that Odin passed away early this morning,” the Inuit dog’s owners shared on Instagram.
“It’s difficult to put into words how this has impacted us as a family for Odin lead a life like no other dog. Odin was a family member first and we got him when he was a pup at 7 weeks old all we wanted were big dogs to take hiking and to sleep at our feet in the evening beside the fire, everything after that was a bonus,” the family’s statement continued.
Odin’s family said that they “take great comfort in knowing that he is forever immortalized in the great TV Show Game of Thrones,” in which the dog appeared as a puppy in the premiere episode as Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead-Wright)’s direwolf, Summer.
“To everyone that was lucky enough to meet him and put a smile on your face please remember that moment. It’s an incredible piece of luck to have a pet you love so well become world famous and touch so many peoples hearts,” the family said.
View this post on Instagram Our family are at immense heartbreak to announce that Odin passed away early this morning. It’s difficult to put into words how this has impacted us as a family for Odin lead a life like no other dog. Odin was a family member first and we got him when he was a pup at 7 weeks old all we wanted were big dogs to take hiking and to sleep at our feet in the evening beside the fire, everything after that was a bonus. Odins passing marks the end of a decade and the end of an era as he taught our friends and family a lot of lessons about life for one dog he has more stories to tell than some people would. Odin has far too many achievements to announce in this post but just look at our social media pages over the past 5 years and see. We can all take great comfort in knowing that he is forever immortalised in the great TV Show Game of Thrones as Summer Bran Starks Direwolf Pup in Season 1 episode 1 . To everyone that was lucky enough to meet him and put a smile on your face please remember that moment. It’s an incredible piece of luck to have a pet you love so well become world famous and touch so many peoples hearts. He was always fond of the beach and his favourite treats which he had almost everyday before his passing. He was met with further illness as the week continued and the vets did everything they could to keep him going but he passed away in his sleep. We are incredibly grateful for the donations made towards Odin treatment and we will use what is needed to pay his vet bill and we will donate the rest between our favourite dog charities the donations will help further dogs in need at this tough time. If you have photos or videos or stories about Odin then please send them or share them with us. Please understand we will try reply to all your messages at this very difficult time in our lives.A post shared by GoT Direwolves (@got_direwolves) on Mar 26, 2020 at 4:26am PDT
View this post on Instagram The True Kings of the 6 Kingdoms Summer and Greywind if they lived would definitely steal Brans seat when he wasn’t using it just like they do in real life! This is the Actual Throne from the Throne room set in Belfast Titanic studios! Summer Bran Starks Direwolf (Odin) and Grey wind Robb Starks Direwolf (Thor) along with their owners had a tour of the studios during season 8. They may or may not have peed on The Dragon Stone Throne don’t tell DaenerysWe’ve waiting so long to post this picture and is by far one of our favourites! We’ve come a long way from Season 1-8! Thank you Game of Thrones
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In November, the family learned that Odin had cancer and had been “putting every bit of time and energy into the treatment and recovery,” said William Mulhall in a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for Odin’s veterinary bills.
“Odin along with his brother Thor have brought joy, excitement and made the highlight of peoples trip to Ireland for the past 4 years,” Mulhall wrote. “Not only that but before he became a globally recognised dog he was our family member. We had him since he was a pup at 7 weeks old and he and his brother have brought our family together and changed our lives forever.”
As of Friday, the GoFundMe had raised over $17,243 of its $16,907.66 goal.
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