Bran Stark's Direwolf In 'Game of Thrones' Dies Of Cancer At Age 10
Odin, who played Bran Stark's direwolf puppy Summer on "Game of Thrones" in its 2011 series premiere, passed away after a four-mother battle with cancer.
Odin,
who
played
Bran
Stark's
direwolf
puppy
Summer
on
"Game
of
Thrones" in
its
2011
series
premiere,
passed
away
after
a
four-mother
battle
with
cancer.
The
10-year-old
Northern
Inuit
dog
was
diagnosed
with
mouth
cancer
in
November
and
his
family
paid
tribute
to
their
pet
on
Facebook.
"We
can
all
take
great
comfort
in
knowing
that
he
is
forever
immortalized
in
the
great
TV
Show
Game
of
Thrones
as
Summer
Bran
Stark's
Direwolf
Pup
in
Season
1
episode
1.
Odin
was
a
family
member
first
and
we
got
him
when
he
was
a
pup
at
seven
weeks
old.
"Odin's
passing
marks
the
end
of
a
decade
and
the
end
of
an
era
as
he
taught
our
friends
and
family
a
lot
of
lessons
about
life,
for
one
dog
he
has
more
stories
to
tell
than
some
people
would," Odin's
owner
William
Mulhall,
runs
Direwolf
Tours
in
Northern
Ireland,
said
in
the
post.
Mulhull
thanked
everyone
for
their
support.
"We
are
incredibly
grateful
for
the
donations
made
towards
Odin
treatment
and
we
will
use
what
is
needed
to
pay
his
vet
bill
and
we
will
donate
the
rest
between
our
favourite
dog
charities
the
donations
will
help
further
dogs
in
need
at
this
tough
time," he
added.
According
to
Entertainment
Weekly,
Odin
is
survived
by
his
brother
Thor,
who
played
Robb
Stark's
direwolf
Grey
Wind
as
a
puppy.