The linguist behind the language of the wild horsemen in "Game of Thrones" previews his forthcoming Dothraki primer at San Diego Comic-Con -- and offers some language lessons. Senior writer Seth ...

In the Game of Thrones books, George R.R. Martin created the first words of the Dothraki language. For the HBO series based on the books, language creator David J. Peterson was tapped to expand upon ...

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“Gi suilon!” For mere mortals, this is how one greets a friend in Sindarin Elvish. Nerdy, it's true, but language and fandom have gone hand-in-hand for at least half a century. It began with J. R. R.

When the producers of the HBO series “Game of Thrones” needed to create the languages to be spoken in their fantasy world, they looked to a UC Berkeley alumnus. David Peterson, who graduated from UC ...

Game of Thrones alum Emilia Clarke appeared on Late Night With Seth Meyers this week and revealed she was once told she "sucked" at Dothraki. Featured Video Way back in season one of Game of Thrones, ...

When watching Game of Thrones, many fans may catch themselves wondering whether or not there’s anything actually being said when characters speak Dothraki. There’s no way the actors could learn lines ...

David Peterson, UC Berkeley alumnus and creator of Dothraki and High Valyrian languages spoken in “Game of Thrones,” will be teaching a three-unit course this summer, called “The Linguistics of Game ...

I don’t usually do blog posts about production details in TV series that don’t air for another year. But most TV shows do not entail inventing an entire freaking language. HBO’s dark fantasy saga Game ...

Game of Thrones linguist David J. Peterson is clearing the air after series star Emilia Clarke recently claimed that he thought she “sucked” at Dothraki. While visiting Late Night With Seth Meyers on ...