The Mountain In Game Of Thrones Season 1
He played gregor the mountain clegane in the hbo series game of thrones for five seasons.
The mountain in game of thrones season 1. The mountain and the viper is another classic episode for game of thrones. Björnsson who played the brutal ser gregor the mountain clegane in hbo s game of thrones lifted 501 kilograms 1 104 52 pounds off the ground in an impressive feat of strength from the 6. Gregor clegane nicknamed the mountain that rides or simply the mountain is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of fantasy novels by american author george r. He is the first person to have won the arnold strongman classic europe s strongest man and world s strongest man in the same calendar year.
He also is a former professional basketball player. Björnsson will play gregor the mountain clegane the hound s brutal brother. Due to his incredibly massive size he is called the mountain that rides or more often simply the mountain. Here are eight facts about the man known throughout the seven kingdoms as the mountain björnsson is 6 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 403 pounds making him one of the show s largest cast members.
The icelandic native is the third actor to be cast in the violent role after two men were recast in seasons 1 and 2. Sandor clegane popularly known as the hound was the younger brother of ser gregor clegane and the personal bodyguard of prince joffrey baratheon. Sandor is the younger brother of ser. It s been nearly eight seasons since we first saw sandor the hound clegane and gregor the mountain clegane draw swords on one another at the tourney of the hand in season 1 of game of thrones.
Ser gregor clegane was a knight of house clegane the older brother of sandor clegane and a notoriously fearsome extremely lethal and much feared warrior with a tendency toward extreme and excessive violence. After injuring his knee in basketball björnsson started competing in strongman competitions. In the books the character is initially introduced in 1996 s a game of thrones. Sandor clegane is a skilled warrior in the service of house lannister known primarily for the horrible facial scarring he bears on the right side of his face and for his fierce demeanor and lack of chivalry.
Born in reykjavík hafþór began his basketball career in 2004 with division i team breiðablik moving to fsu in 2005. In season 1 episode 5 the wolf and the lion we saw stevens as the mountain get stopped by the hound from dishonorably killing sir loras at ned stark s unwanted celebration tournament.