The clegane brothers are 2 of the only got characters left standing, and if theories are to be believed, they might be more important than we thought. Im fully aware that both hadhave health problems, but actually the tallest person ever born that wasnt as a result of a birth defect was somewhere in the neighborhood of 78 i believe going purely off memory here, could be wrong but its close. Rory mccann born 24 april 1969 is a scottish actor, best known for portraying sandor the hound clegane on the hbo series game of thrones and michael lurch armstrong in edgar wrights crimecomedy hot fuzz. He is an icelandic actor who is also a professional strongman. Gregor is extremely tall he is close to eight feet in height or 2,4 meters. Ser gregor clegane is a is a knight of house clegane, the older brother of sandor clegane, and a notoriously fearsome and muchfeared warrior, with a tendency toward extreme and excessive violence. He returned to the uk in 1994 and attracted the eye of the england coach. He was well over seven feet tall, closer to eight, with massive shoulders and arms thick as the trunks of small trees. Sep 16, 2005 gregor as being a little taller than hodor, maybe by tyrion. A brief history gregor clegane, also known as the mountain that rides, from the ancestry of house clegane to his.
Due to his freakishly huge size, he is called the mountain that rides or. Sandor clegane and gregor clegane in a game of thrones. He gained renown when his work was rediscovered decades after his death. The tickler is an antagonist in a song of ice and fire and game of thrones. How capable would gregor cleganethe mountain be irl. I went through the books and came up with a short list.
Freakishly big and inhumanly strong, ser gregor has murdered countless men in combat, as well as untold numbers of women, children, and civilians simply because he felt like it. He became the first actor to portray clegane in more. He is left for dead by arya stark along the banks of the trident from a wound sustained in a small skirmish. How did ser gregor clegane become eight feet tall when he. In the a song of ice and fire novels, ser gregor clegane is a savage brute of a man, freakishly tall at nearly 8 feet in height, and well over 30 stone in weight 420 lbs. His epithet is due to his freakish size gregor is almost eight feet tall, and almost all of that is pure muscle. Spoilers all tallest people in the asoiaf universe. Aug 25, 2017 a2a ser gregor clegane is often called the mountain that rides or simply the mountain. The hound sandor clegane game of thrones, in jason. From that experience, sandor probably takes the lesson that violence is the only real power in the world. Gregor is close to eight feet in height or 2,4 meters. A2a ser gregor clegane is often called the mountain that rides or simply the mountain. Aug 25, 2017 how capable would gregor cleganethe mountain be irl. Ser gregor clegane the mountain nearly 8 feet tall.
A dishevelled and barbaric warrior, clegane has a deep disillusionment to the world and the idea of honour and knighthood, thus he has seemingly abandoned a moral compass. Dec 26, 2018 if youre a game of thrones fan, you know that theres one actor who towers above the rest of the cast. He is a sadistic soldier and torture technician who serves with the mountains men under gregor clegane. Gregor clegane by spartan 119 mummers ford, the riverlands, westeros. Ser gregor clegane, simply known as gregor clegane, is a major antagonist from a song of ice and fire and the game of thrones tv series. After showing promise at school, whyte studied and played the game in the united states, at iona college, new rochelle, ny, and at clarion university in pennsylvania. A dishevelled and barbaric warrior, clegane has a deep disillusionment to the world and the idea of honour and knighthood, thus he has. In one episode, jaime asks what qyburn has done to ser gregor and qyburn only replied with a great number of things without going into specifics. The nature of the process qyburn subjected the mountain to is deliberately kept vague to make it mysterious and creepy like qyburn himself. Ian whyte born 17 september 1971 in bangor, wales, uk is a british actor, stuntman and professional basketball player. Kelsey henson born march 5, 1990 is a canadian model, blogger, instagram personality, fitness influencer, and celebrity spouse from edmonton, alberta. Gregor is well known for his size, cruelty, and prowess in battle. Gregor clegane is a fearsome, violent warrior with no capacity for remorse.
Ser gregor clegane is the head of house clegane, minor vassals of lannister, and the older brother of sandor clegane. Gregor clegane aka the mountain, stands 69 tall while kristian nairn, who plays hodor, stands 70 tall. In case you werent aware, exploderofheads the mountain aka gregor clegane, has looked a little different throughout game of thrones. We have seen thelomen toblakai with purer blood than ublala lose to humans karsa isnt exactly an average toblakai, after all, though admittedly toblakai raids on the malazans are a bit more than just a nuisance. Ser gregor clegane vs jason voorhees battles comic vine. Gregor clegane is a gigantic man, arguably the largest man in westeros surpassing all of the baratheon brothers, hodor and his own brother sandor, with great. He is known for his size and strength, which gained him the name, the mountain. The mountain is a character in the song of ice and fire novels by george r. Rory mccannthe hound age, height, weight, wife, biography gregor clegane vs.
This was his first main acting role, and he is the third person to depict the character after conan stevens played the role in season 1 and ian whyte in season 2. He was regarded as one of the most dangerous and skilled fighters in westeros. The tallest recorded man in our own time was 811, guess what never happened to his legs. No gregor is not over 8 feet, look up the wiki page it says he is slightly below. Game of thrones casts hafthor julius bjornsson as gregor. According to martins books, gregor is 8 feet tall and 420 pounds. It speaks to gregor s size that sandor clegane is a little brother.
So, his size, while making him a target, would serve very well as a shock troop, which tywin uses him as. Also, at what height would ones physical prowess be affected. Gregor will come with two heads and two left arm options so you can either have him outfitted for his battle vs. The headtohead fight between the clegane brothers, also known as cleganebowl, on game of. Gregor as being a little taller than hodor, maybe by tyrion. Sep 04, 20 game of thrones casts hafthor julius bjornsson as gregor clegane. Was robert baratheon comparable in size andor strength to gregor. Oberyn martell battles gregor clegane game of thrones s04e08. Sandor clegane also known as the hound is a major character and antihero in the book series, a song of ice and fire and its tv adaptation game of thrones. When eddard stark first saw ser gregor clegane, it was at the hands tourney.
In the television adaptation game of thrones he is played by rory mccann. Rory mccann, who plays sandor clegane, aka the hound, on hbos game of thrones, will be back again to help battle the army of the dead when the eighth and final season premieres this. Martin, and its television adaptation game of thrones. Furthermore, he has also played gregor clegane the mountain in hbos game of throne series. Since you also requested answers from the book series, i will base my answer on the books where i can. Clegane can cut men in half with his greatsword, and has the training of a knight. One punch, even blocked would likely easily put conor in a world of hurt.
Game of thrones house clegane characters tv tropes. He asks the same questions to every victim, such as was there gold hidden in the villages, where is lord. Please note that i absolutely love rory mccanns portrayal of sandor clegane on hbos game of throneshe plays him incredibly well and can deliver those infamous oneliners and zingers of sandors with the finesse they require. Gregor mendel, botanist, teacher, and augustinian prelate, the first person to lay the mathematical foundation of the science of genetics, in what came to be called mendelism.
There is no bigger influence on the hound than that of his brother gregor clegane, the mountain that rides. Ser gregor clegane is the knight of cleganes keep and the head of house clegane, a landed knight and bannerman to. Kelsey henson height, age, biography, husband, family. Martin masterworks ser gregor the mountain that rides clegane dsm5032 sculpted by tom meier we. Those who are mentioned specifically in the books are. The red viper or in the scuffle against his brother the hound. The martial artist is at a severe disadvantage due to the sheer height and power of the mountain, and the bigger man can simply keep him away.
The height hierarchy general asoiaf a forum of ice and fire. How did ser gregor clegane become eight feet tall when he became ser. He has always been known as the tallest man in westeros. Thor hafbor julius bjornsson the mountain gregor clegane showdown login or register. Top 10 tallest characters in a game of thrones asoiaf bonus. Ser gregor is a notoriously fearsome warrior with a tendency toward extreme violence. Gregor fights in his usual style with heavy armor, his thick oaken shield and his greatsword in one hand but oberyn outfights him with speed and a poisoned spear. The book gives a memorable description of the mans immense size. Due to his huge size, he is called the mountain that rides or more often simply the mountain. Ser gregor clegane is the knight of cleganes keep and the head of house clegane, a landed knight and bannerman to house lannister of casterly rock. His monumental achievements were not well known during his lifetime. Thor hafbor julius bjornsson the mountain gregor clegane. Top 10 tallest characters in a game of thrones asoiaf bonus bridge4.
Second, his size allows him to swing a sword far larger than most people, or, if he prefered, a normal greatsword that would encumber him far less. He has massive shoulders and arms thick as the trunk of small trees, and a voice like stone breaking. Gregor is a freakishly large man and for this he is often called the mountain that rides or simply the mountain. Was robert baratheon comparable in size andor strength to gregor clegane. Called the mountain that rides, as well as tywin lannisters mad dog, he is one of the most dangerous warriors in westeros. This, combined with his stupidity, always led me to just assume he had some giant. He is the older brother of sandor the hound clegane and is the head of house clegane which are landed knights and bannermen to house lannister. Sandor clegane is the last recruit of the brotherhood without banners and he becomes the last of the brotherhood after the long night, dying in battle facing gregor clegane, the man the brotherhood was dispatched by ned stark to hunt down in season 1. If youre a game of thrones fan, you know that theres one actor who towers above the rest of the cast. Born gregor clegane, he is the brother of sandor clegane, known as the hound. Jun 01, 2014 oberyn martell faces gregor clegane in battle to the death. For gregor to be effective physically is eight feet too tall or am i barking up the wrong tree again.
His height gives him incredible reach, while his massive physical strength means that he can easily cleave a horse in two with his sword. Look at gregor in the series, he is meant to be 710 in the book but his actor is over a foot shorter at 69. Gregor is a freakishly tall and large man, almost eight feet tall, and for this he was often called the mountain. Sandor cleganeser duncan the tallbronze yohn royce 68.
Hodor is considered a giant and yet it is said in these parts that gregor is over a foot taller. Three different men played the mountain on game of. He is the younger brother of the current head, ser gregor clegane. The height hierarchy general asoiaf a forum of ice. Ser gregor clegane was a knight of house clegane, the older brother of sandor clegane, and a. Ser gregor clegane is the knight of clegane s keep and the head of house clegane, a landed knight and bannerman to house lannister of casterly rock. Scaled to medieval average height of course, so he would be slightly shorter. That little accident is named gregor clegane, as sandor tells sansa 30 sansa 2. Gregor the mountain clegane is around 8 feet tall and weighs over 400 lbs. Clegane has a big role in the third book of george r.
Now that the series is wrapping up, will fans finally get the showdown. Sandor clegane, also known as the hound, is a sworn sword of house lannister and the protector of the young prince joffrey baratheon. Sep 18, 2005 well, clegane s height would act as a very useful rallying point, first of all. Gregor fights in his usual style with heavy armor, his thick oaken shield and his. The tickler is of medium height and build, with a face so ordinary its difficult to establish his age. Ser gregor clegane is head of house clegane and a bannerman to house lannister. In fact, being muscly as gregor is would be impossible in a normal human being of that height. He also had a role as the main villain in the adventure comedy jumanji. Throw in his fiery temper and his cruel, brutal nature, and you have one of the most feared men in all the seven kingdoms. Though most of oberyns attacks are deflected by gregor s plate.
In the books, the character is initially introduced in 1996s a game of thrones. And since it was his brother gregor who scarred him and his father who covered for gregor, sandor probably doesnt care too much about family. Ser gregor clegane the mountain ser gregor clegane the mountain. May 29, 2012 the mountain loses his temper at being defeated by ser loras. Gregor clegane villains wiki fandom powered by wikia gregor clegane gregor the mountain clegane is around 8 feet tall and weighs over 400 lbs. Thor hafbor julius bjornsson the mountain gregor clegane vs. Spoilers through book 5 and season 6 of game of thrones. The mountain stands as tall as ever, fully covered in kingsguard plate armor. He was also the third person to play the mountain in the show, but the only actor who stayed with the part for more than one season.
For years, many game of thrones fans have been clamoring to see sandor clegane, a. 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. Gregor weighs over thirty stone 420 lbs, or 190 kgs, nearly. Clegane gregor clegane is sandor cleganes elder brother and currently the head of house clegane. Hodor is bigger than the mountain things you never knew about. It speaks to gregors size that sandor clegane is a little brother. Sandor clegane, known as the hound, was the younger brother of gregor clegane, and was a retainer to house lannister. Conor mcgregor vs the mountain game of thrones youtube. Game of thrones casts hafthor julius bjornsson as gregor clegane. This is of course because this is all part of rhaegars great plan vs the others that he deciphered from reading a book, oh and he rhaegar faked his death on the trident as well and jon connington was really wearing his armor and the name he whispered. His size in the novels he is 68, or 2 m and over 300 lbs, or 140 kg and strength make him an imposing figure, though he is not quite as large as. People like that only exist if they have some kind of condition and always have physical problems, and nothing in the script suggests that this is the case with gregor. He is nicknamed the hound for his fierce nature and unquestioning obedience to his masters and for the three dogs featured in his familys arms.