Which character is nicknamed "The Mountain" and played by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson in the TV version of Game of Thrones?
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Hafþór Júlíus "Thor" Björnsson (] ; also Hafthor Julius Bjornsson, born November 26, 1988) is an Icelandic professional strongman, actor, and former professional basketball player. He plays Ser Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane in the HBO series "Game of Thrones".
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.