--- title: Davos Inspires Funny Game of Thrones Memes description: The World Economic Forum is happening in Davos, Switzerland, but all Game of Thrones fans see are the memes of their beloved character. canonical: https://time.com/5119348/davos-game-of-thrones-memes/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-25T21:08:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:50:05.432Z og:title: Davos Is Inspiring the Funniest Game of Thrones Memes og:description: For a hilarious reason og:url: https://time.com/5119348/davos-game-of-thrones-memes/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt981a2df03abe38fc/6988d506e76ad2062262e432/davos.jpeg?branch=production&width=660&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 660 og:image:height: 371 og:image:alt: Game-of-Thrones-Dragonstone-Davos-Seaworth og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Davos Is Inspiring the Funniest Game of Thrones Memes twitter:description: For a hilarious reason twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt981a2df03abe38fc/6988d506e76ad2062262e432/davos.jpeg?branch=production&width=660&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Davos Is Inspiring Quite a Few _Game of Thrones_ Memes for a Hilarious Reason > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jan 25, 2018 9:08 PM UTC  Liam Cunningham in Game of Thrones Liam Cunningham in Game of Thrones Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jan 25, 2018 9:08 PM UTC The very important meeting known as the [World Economic Forum](http://time.com/5118030/america-no-longer-matters-davos-donald-trump/) is happening in Davos, Switzerland, this week, but that’s not the only Davos on the world’s radar, so the _Game of Thrones_ memes are here. One Davos trending on the internet is the site of the economic summit where the world’s financial, political and intellectual leaders are gathered in the Swiss Alps to discuss matters like [globalization.](http://time.com/4635963/xi-jinping-china-davos-world-economic-forum-trade-donald-trump/) But over in the world of fiction, where some people prefer to remain, Davos also shares its name with a prominent character on a little show called _Game of Thrones_. So, as the speeches rolled out of the Alpine town, the Ser Davos Seaworth memes began to circulate, and they’re solid. People were quick to call out the like-named devoted Hand of the King of the North in tweets about the stoic Liam Cunningham character. For what it’s worth, Davos is no stranger to diplomacy. Fans lovingly recall the time he went light on the credentials at a very important meeting between the King of the North to Daenerys Targaryen, one of the best memes of the last season. See below for the takes on the show’s beloved Onion Knight below. > [](https://twitter.com/scottEweinberg/status/956515128865972224) > [](https://twitter.com/jessenorth/status/956509683145232384) > [](https://twitter.com/ericjackson/status/956615261062250496) > [](https://twitter.com/DeepSouthProud/status/956605470600581120) > [](https://twitter.com/tedthemusician/status/956240288728698880) > [](https://twitter.com/christi%5Fsessa/status/955913593639325697) Some ambitious soul even went to the trouble of inserting him into the proceedings. > [](https://twitter.com/ManyFacedAnkit/status/955839182106062848) > [](https://twitter.com/MEAIndia/status/955753351723081728) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5119348/davos-game-of-thrones-memes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5119348/davos-game-of-thrones-memes/"},"headline":"Davos Is Inspiring Quite a Few Game of Thrones Memes for a Hilarious Reason","datePublished":"2018-01-25T21:08:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:50:05.432Z","description":"The World Economic Forum is happening in Davos, Switzerland, but all Game of Thrones fans see are the memes of their beloved character.","url":"https://time.com/5119348/davos-game-of-thrones-memes/","keywords":["Newsfeed","politics","game of thrones","viral","Davos","memes","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt981a2df03abe38fc/6988d506e76ad2062262e432/davos.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt981a2df03abe38fc/6988d506e76ad2062262e432/davos.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Game-of-Thrones-Dragonstone-Davos-Seaworth","caption":"Liam Cunningham in Game of Thrones","creditText":"Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5119348/davos-game-of-thrones-memes/","name":"Davos Is Inspiring Quite a Few Game of Thrones Memes for a Hilarious Reason"}}]}] ```