Gregor Clegane

Gregor Clegane
Gregor Clegane
A Song of Ice and Fire character ; Game of Thrones character
	Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson as Gregor Clegane in the promotional image for the fourth season of Game of Thrones
First appearance	Literature:; A Game of Thrones (1996); Television:; "Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things" (2011);
Last appearance	Television:; "The Bells" (2019);
Created by	George R. R. Martin
Adapted by	D.B. Weiss & David Benioff ; (Game of Thrones)
Portrayed by	Conan Stevens ; (season 1); Ian Whyte ; (season 2); Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson ; (seasons 4–8);
In-universe information
Aliases	The Mountain That Rides; The Mountain; Tywin Lannister's Mad Dog; Robert Strong;
Gender	Male
Title	Ser; Castellan of Harrenhal (formerly); Knight of Clegane's Keep (formerly);
Family	House Clegane
Relatives	Sandor Clegane (brother)

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. R. Martin, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones. In the books, the character is initially introduced in 1996's A Game of Thrones. He subsequently appeared in A Clash of Kings (1998), A Storm of Swords (2000) and in A Dance with Dragons (2011).

A notorious knight and retainer to House Lannister, he is well known for his enormous size, prowess in battle, extremely cruel nature, and uncontrollable temper. He is the older brother of Sandor "The Hound" Clegane who has hated him ever since Gregor gruesomely scarred Sandor by shoving his face into a brazier when they were children. After being mortally wounded in a duel with Oberyn Martell, he is resuscitated by Qyburn via sinister means and becomes member of the Kingsguard and the personal bodyguard of Cersei Lannister.

In the HBO television adaptation, Clegane was originally portrayed by Australian actor Conan Stevens in season one, and by Welsh actor Ian Whyte in season two; Icelandic actor and world champion strongman Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson took over the role in season four and continued in the role until the final season.

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