'Game of Thrones' Mountain Is Officially the World's Strongest Man

While we're all waiting for Game of Thrones to embark on its final season, the man who plays The Mountain has been busy conquering the world. Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson entered a competition to find the strongest man in the world, which asked contestants to lift cars. Any GoT fan will be unsurprised to learn that he won.

Via Esquire.

Gregor Clegane, a knight of House Clegane, the older brother of Sandor Clegane, and better known as "The Mountain," is a very strong man. But he's also just a character on Game of Thrones, an HBO series about blue people and Peter Dinklage. In real life, the actor that plays The Mountain, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, now has a nickname of his own: World's Strongest Man.

THE WORLD’S STRONGEST MAN 2018! 🥇🙏 . . Want to thank all of my family, friends and fans for supporting me along the way. . Special thanks to my coach @australianstrengthcoach and my nutritionist @stanefferding . . Also want to thank my sponsors, @kjotkompani @sbdapparel @roguefitness . . Congratulations to @kieliszkowskimateusz and @shawstrength for their second and third finishes! . #numberone

A post shared by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (@thorbjornsson) on May 6, 2018 at 4:11am PDT

While celebrating with his team, the Icelandic powerlifter announced his victory on Instagram after being crowned the World's Strongest Man on Sunday in Manila. He dominated three of the weekend's final events, which included deadlifting cars and dragging anvils around from place to place, as one does. The World's Strongest Man competition confirmed his title on Facebook as well.

I fucking love this! I’m so excited to hang this huge photo up in my gym @thorspowergym . . Special thanks to @tindurj , @andrimarinn @theicelandicone for making this awesome piece of art for me!

A post shared by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (@thorbjornsson) on May 17, 2018 at 12:20pm PDT

While celebrating with his team, the Icelandic powerlifter announced his victory on Instagram after being crowned the World's Strongest Man on Sunday in Manila. He dominated three of the weekend's final events, which included deadlifting cars and dragging anvils around from place to place, as one does. The World's Strongest Man competition confirmed his title on Facebook as well.

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