A Game of Thrones fan has traveled to the Arctic as part of a worldwide treasure hunt: NPR

Some fans are watching Game of thrones. Others live it.

The last season of the hit television series HBO was released in two weeks. However, some fans were caught off guard this month when the TV channel challenged a treasure hunt around the world.

For those who do not watch the series, the ultimate symbol of power in fiction Game of thrones The kingdom of Westeros is the iron throne. HBO has placed six in different parts of the world and tweeted the hashtag #ForTheThrone, with a cryptic video of 12 seconds. Fans could also watch 360-degree hour-long videos of thrones on various terrains.

Shortly after, fans around the world started their quests.

Josefine Wallenå, a 25-year-old player and Swedish project manager, was one of those people.

After carefully examining one of HBO's tweeted clues and her legend, she realized that one of the thrones was perhaps nearby.

"When I saw the snow, I thought:" Wait a minute, maybe it's Sweden. "And when I read the first clue I was immediately sure that it was in Sweden, "said Wallenå in an interview with NPR & # 39; s Sunday Weekend Edition. "The clue says a crown for each of the three deer."

Three crowns are part of the Swedish national emblem and the Swedish ice hockey team is nicknamed "Tre Kronor", which means three crowns in Swedish.

She then combed through a one-hour video posted on the official website. Game of thrones YouTube channel and saw the aurora borealis, so she went north.

Less than an hour after the publication of the index, she caught her boyfriend and they drove eight hours in search of the throne – without even having the time to make a snack.

The next step was to climb a mountain in search of the famous U-shaped valley shown in the YouTube video called Lapponian Gate. It was then that they saw the peaks of the throne, hidden more than 150 miles away. the Arctic Circle.

"It was that strange and surreal feeling to see the throne standing in the snow," Wallenå said. "Like, no no no it's wrong, it's supposed to be in the series, it's not supposed to be in the snow."

Waiting for them on the throne was a surprise: a man dressed as a TV show character.

The man, dressed as a member of the famous Night Watch of Game of thrones, said to the pair: "In the game of thrones, you win or die, and today you have won." He then placed a wreath on Wallenå's head, crowning his queen of the North.

Besides the Swedish throne, other thrones have been discovered in England, Spain, Brazil, Canada and Queens, New York.

In the end, Wallenå had to keep the crown. We are sincerely committed.

Audrey Nguyen and NPR's Cathy Shaw have produced and edited this story for broadcast.