--- title: Game of Thrones: How Lyanna Mormont Upstaged Her Castmates description: She may only be 10 years old, but Lyanna Mormont has proven herself a force to be reckoned with in the world of Game of Thrones. canonical: https://time.com/4386257/game-of-thrones-lyanna-mormont/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-28T21:08:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:55:23.672Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Even the Game of Thonres Cast Is in Awe of Lyanna Mormont og:description: "She really showed us up because she is amazing and such a delight" og:url: https://time.com/4386257/game-of-thrones-lyanna-mormont/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt901340246161b419/698897faf887dc248de96459/game-of-thrones-71.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2918 og:image:height: 1641 og:image:alt: game-of-thrones-7 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Even the Game of Thonres Cast Is in Awe of Lyanna Mormont twitter:description: "She really showed us up because she is amazing and such a delight" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt901340246161b419/698897faf887dc248de96459/game-of-thrones-71.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here’s How Lyanna Mormont Blew Her _Game of Thrones_ Castmates Away > Sponsored content. 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Professor Christopher Fee discusses the history of dragons in our culture and their relevance today._  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jun 28, 2016 9:08 PM UTC  Bella Ramsay in Game of Thrones Bella Ramsay in Game of Thrones HBO  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jun 28, 2016 9:08 PM UTC **Warning:** This post contains spoilers for the sixth season of [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/4373723/game-of-thrones-season-6-theories/). She may only be 10 years old, but [Lyanna Mormont](http://time.com/4358182/game-of-thrones-lyanna-mormont-bear-island/) has proven herself a force to be reckoned with on _Game of Thrones_. And in real life, Bella Ramsay — who plays the new fan-favorite — is no different. During a recent [interview with USA Today](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/06/28/game-of-thrones-lyanna-mormont-sophie-turner-bella-ramsay/86465932/), [Sophie Turner](http://time.com/4384450/game-of-thrones-sansa-stark-jon-snow-littlefinger/) (Sansa Stark) shared an amazing story about the first day she, Kit Harington (Jon Snow) and Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth) worked with Ramsay. “Oh my God, Bella is amazing. Bella showed us all up,” she told USA Today. “I think she was 12 when we shot with her. The first day we shot with her I think it was me, Kit and Liam. It was the scene where we go and visit her and try and persuade her to give us her army. Kit, Liam and I showed up not knowing any of our lines and Bella knew all of them, she had the accent down. She was ready to go! And we were supposed to be the professional ones on set and the adults. And she really showed us up because she is amazing and such a delight.” Turner also spoke about her character’s relationship with Lyanna, explaining that the young ruler’s fearless nature reminds Sansa of her little sister, Arya. “I just really love the fact that we have this character in there that kind of reminds Sansa a bit of Arya,” she said. “I think it maybe it could be a relationship that they really play on. I would love to see that play out. I feel like Sansa would be very protective of her, because she definitely reminds her of her younger sister. And it’s also just awesome having this little ruler. This tiny little ruler.” ## Transcript Well, dragons never seem to go away do they? They occur in culture after culture. They occur in story after story. The idea of. Of being able to live in world full of magical creatures well that offers a certain excitement and joy and curiosity. Dragons are like a canvas upon which we paint our fears and desires as a culture and I think they remain relevant because they change with us. [ MUSIC ] Well in today's world we often define a dragon as a giant, scaly, winged reptilian beast, often can breathe fire. In the ancient world this wasn't always the case. They were very often giant serpents of various kinds. And they could be also multivalent. In the Asian world for example, dragons are often Symbols of good luck, good fortune. While in the biblical tradition, on the other hand, dragons are clearly evil. In the middle ages, dragons were indeed emblems of greed, avarice. Most people in America today would know that through the Hobbit and Smaug the dragon who was clearly developed on that exact theme and that In the Arthurian tradition, dragons are associated with the rise of a mighty, powerful, royal house, as well with omens and portents having to do with their demise. It seems to me that in Game of Thrones, this association with royalty and portents comes most clearly from the Arthurian tradition which Dragons might represents [ UNKNOWN ] [ MUSIC ] One of the ways that dragons myth spread was through travellers coming back with stories of dragons. So imagine if you will that, you travelled to North Africa from England When the 12th to 13th century and you saw a crocodile wouldn't that appear to you to be a monstrous, demonic beast? In our culture, dragons tell us about that which we fear not just out on the world like a crocodile but within ourselves like greed. Game of Thrones Plays with our sense of light and darkness, the best of humanity and the worst of humanity. And this tension is developed fully in the symbol of the dragon. Because the dragon, Dragon represents great power, but it also represents greed and destruction. And this bring together of these ideas tell us something about ourselves. Both what we fear, what we want, and what we would like to be. 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