To mark the February 18th release of season three of HBO’s Game of Thrones on DVD, a town in England has decided to (temporarily) change its name to that of the capital of Westeros. For one week in February, the rural village of Kings Langley in Hertfordshire, UK will change its name to King's Landing.

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The Red Keep of King's Landing in HBO's Game of Thrones

According to RadioTimes (via The Huffington Post ), a producer for HBO’s fantasy juggernaut heard the town’s name while waiting for a train at London’s Euston station. From there the producer apparently took a page out of Morgan Spurlock's book and orchestrated the name change stunt.RadioTimes goes on to suggest a few other real-life British municipalities that could play host to a GoT homage of their own. If they’re right, the town of Winterbourne might look forward to one day becoming the Starks’ ancestral home, Winterfell.Game of Thrones returns to HBO with Season 4 this spring.

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