Every four years, the world's population usually agrees to comment on what has always been one of the biggest events both in terms of television and sports: the Olympic Games. This year they are being held in the city of Paris and have given us a nod to a series as iconic as Game of Thrones.

Recently, Irish athlete Daniel Wiffen caught the public's attention, and he did so for two good reasons. The first one for winning the Olympic gold medal in the 800 meters swimming event - also breaking a world record - and the second one for reminding us of one of the most memorable scenes from the series based on George RR Martin's novels.

It turns out that the Irish Olympic medalist also had a role in the famous HBO series, specifically in season 3, episode 9, titled The Rains of Castamere and popularly known as the Red Wedding. He did it when he was still very young and as an extra.

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Since a large part of the series was filmed in Belfast, Daniel and his brother Nathan, also a swimmer, found the ideal opportunity to appear in the series. "When I was younger I didn't know much about Game of Thrones", confessed Daniel Wiffen in statements on the subject.

"My parents didn't let me watch it, but my sister got a very good role in the series as one of Frey's daughters. So she went and did her part, and then we came to see the Red Wedding, from the background, and it was really amazing."

Daniel and Nathan Wiffen as extras on 'Game of Thrones'

"For the murder scene, I would say we did a couple of takes," Wiffen told the Irish Mirror. "I remember I was sitting there for a while, but I enjoyed every minute. Jon Snow (Kit Harrington) was there, and all the main actors and the rest of the crew were very kind, really nice."

A chapter for the history books

In this episode of the third season of Game of Thrones, it is narrated how Robb Stark and his mother Catelyn return to Walder Frey's house, where they apologize for not keeping their word.

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Let's remember that the king in the North had promised to marry one of Walder's daughters until, in his fight against the Lannisters, he fell in love with Talisa Maegyr.

In response, the Frey house will seek revenge in what is known as the Red Wedding, a bloody and unexpected massacre that practically wipes out the Stark house. The betrayal is carried out by the Freys and the Boltons, who had fought alongside the Starks until now and become the most hated houses by the public. 

*This article has been automatically translated using artificial intelligence