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Cast members of HBO monster hit “Game of Thrones” endured severe winter weather while filming in Iceland the past few weeks.

Stars were said to include Kit Harington (Jon Snow), Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth), Joe Dempsie (Gendry), Rory McCann (Sandor “the Hound”) and Kristofer Hivju (Tormund Giantsbane). They have been shooting amid 100-mph winds and a minus 25 Centigrade (minus 13 Fahrenheit) wind chill.

A source on the set said, “Daylight is scarce here [five to six hours a day]. Super jeeps are needed to bring in equipment, and much is then transported by hand . . . The actors are made up and dressed in hotels and driven to location 90 percent ready to shoot . . . Shelter is provided by ‘Russian tents’ that are anchored down, and able to be heated, and [can] withstand 100 mph winds.”

And the winds made it hard to record the dialogue between characters. The insider continued, “High winds caused words to be ‘whipped away’ — shouting became the norm. And despite the cold, there was an issue with a lack of snow in the lowland locations.

“There are small hotels in the remote areas, and often the only guests are the shoot crew.”

It is believed that members of the Night’s Watch head north of the Wall on a mission during Season 7 of “Game of Thrones.”

HBO has not yet confirmed the start date for the much-anticipated new season, but it is believed to be sometime this summer.