Update 7/16/2017: Season 7 of Game of Thrones premieres tonight, and we’re delighted to say Season 7 of Game of Thrones premieres tonight, and we’re delighted to say Eran will be creating more GIFs for each episode of this season! Check out his teaser for season 7 below, and keep scrolling for his GIFs from season 6.

We never expected to use “adorable” to describe something having to do with Game of Thrones, but here we are with Tel Aviv-based illustrator Eran Mendel‘s completely adorable Game of Thrones GIFs of some of the most brutal scenes from season 6.

Winter is coming. But first, enjoy these GIFs.

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