Which character is nicknamed "The Mountain" and played by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson in the TV version of Game of Thrones?
Gregor Clegane 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).
Elegast Elegast ("elf spirit") is the hero and noble robber in the poem "Karel ende Elegast", an early Middle Dutch epic poem that has been translated into English as "Charlemagne and Elbegast". In the poem, he possibly represents the King of the Elves. He appears as a knight on a black horse, an outcast vassal of Charlemagne living in the forest. The original Dutch poem uses the name Elegast, while translated versions of the poem commonly use the name "Elbegast" in German and English, or "Alegast" in the Scandinavian ballad.