#GameOfThrones: In Real Life, Oberyn Martell Stands Next to Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane

For Game of Thrones viewers who missed Sunday's episode, I'll forego the spoiler and simply highlight the following Instagram from the set that compares the physique of Oberyn Martell to that of Gregor Clegane (AKA "The Mountain").

In real life, "The Mountain" is played by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (pronounced, oh, what the hell, I have no idea). Björnsson is 6'9" and started his career in professional basketball. He subsequently began entering the World's Strongest Man competitions, finishing second this year, third in 2013 and 2012, and sixth in 2011.


Hat tip: BadBlue Fame (caution: some PG-13 content)