--- title: Here's What Really Happened to Ed Sheeran on Game of Thrones description: In the season eight premiere, we learn what happened to Ed Sheeran's character on 'Game of Thrones' after his cameo last season. canonical: https://time.com/5570839/game-of-thrones-ed-sheeran-cameo/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-04-15T16:58:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-13T08:28:00.687Z og:title: Here's What Really Happened to Ed Sheeran on Game of Thrones og:description: Now we know Ed Sheeran's fate on 'Game of Thrones' after his cameo last season og:url: https://time.com/5570839/game-of-thrones-ed-sheeran-cameo/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb29e91d830a4a3e5/6988d601656a3f9b1abd0dc2/game-of-thrones-dragonstone-ed-sheeren.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2250 og:image:height: 1266 og:image:alt: game-of-thrones-dragonstone-ed-sheeren og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's What Really Happened to Ed Sheeran on Game of Thrones twitter:description: Now we know Ed Sheeran's fate on 'Game of Thrones' after his cameo last season twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb29e91d830a4a3e5/6988d601656a3f9b1abd0dc2/game-of-thrones-dragonstone-ed-sheeren.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Now We Know What Actually Happened to Ed Sheeran's Character on _Game of Thrones_ > Sponsored content. 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Poor [Ed Sheeran](http://time.com/5244082/ed-sheeran-songwriter-movie-interview/). On Sunday night’s season eight [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/5570434/game-of-thrones-season-8-episode-1-review/) premiere episode, fans of the _Divide_ singer discovered what happened to the red-headed bard’s character on the show — although you had to be paying very close attention to the dialogue or you might have missed the reference. Sheeran first popped up in Westeros back in season seven’s [first episode](http://time.com/4860369/game-of-thrones-ed-sheeran-surprise-cameo-reactions/), when he chilled with a group of Lannister soldiers at a campfire. Arya Stark stumbles upon the group, hearing Sheeran sing a little ditty called “Hands of Gold.” A [lot has happened](http://time.com/4913247/game-of-thrones-season-8-premiere-date/) in the world of _Thrones_ since then, including that time Daenerys’s dragons [ruthlessly blasted](http://time.com/4813521/game-of-thrones-daenerys-dragons-westeros-photo/) the [Lannister army](https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Battle%5Fof%5Fthe%5FGoldroad) and their supply chain with dragon fire in the fourth episode in a sequence called the “Loot Train attack.” Unfortunately, it seems Sheeran’s character — named Eddie, appropriately enough — probably got caught up in that devastating attack. During the season eight premiere, sellsword Bronn is enjoying some time off with a trio of talkative prostitutes when Sheeran’s character pops up. “That boy Eddie,” one of the women begins to say as they discuss the battle casually. “The ginger?” a second of the women asks, clarifying the character in question. “That’s him. Came back with his face burned right off. He’s got no eyelids now,” she continues. “How do you sleep with no eyelids?” the third wonders. They then turn to the matter at hand: Bronn. Sheeran seems to be taking the news in stride: on his Instagram Story, he posted a shot of the dialogue. “Thanks @gameofthrones, I knew I was a survivor,” [he joked.](https://www.instagram.com/stories/teddysphotos/) ## Transcript [00:00] [ NOISE ] [ MUSIC ] I know death. [00:04] He's got many faces. [ MUSIC ] [00:09] I look forward to [00:20] seeing this one. [ MUSIC ] Everything [00:30] you did brought you where you are now. [ MUSIC ] [00:30] Where you belong. Home. [ MUSIC ] They're coming. [00:54] Our enemy doesn't tire. [ MUSIC ] Doesn't stop. Doesn't [00:54] feel. [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] I promise to fight for the living. [00:54] [ MUSIC ] I intend to keep that promise. 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