--- description: Game of Thrones' The Mountain actor loses arm wrestling match title: "Game of Thrones'" The Mountain Met His Arm Wrestling Match image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Mountain from _Game of Thrones_ Has Met His Arm Wrestling Match  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Sep 16, 2015 8:25 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Sep 16, 2015 8:25 PM CUT The Mountain and…the pro arm wrestler? If you keep up with _Game of Thrones_ at all, you probably know that Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane has been terrorizing characters and fans alike since season one of the hit show. Now we finally get to see Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson—the [third actor](http://nypost.com/2014/05/21/game-of-thrones-mountain-is-worlds-2nd-strongest-man/ "undefined") to reprise the role of the terrifying Ser Clegane—lose! And for real lose. He went up against [Devon Larratt](https://www.facebook.com/devonlarrattfanpage "undefined"), two-time World Armwrestling League Heavyweight Champion, in a hand-to-hand challenge. Luckily, the professional arm wrestler doesn’t waste any time trying to [wrangle a confession](http://time.com/2807501/game-of-thrones-recap-mountain-viper/ "undefined") out of Björnsson. Larratt, who is almost half the size of the Icelandic strongman, smiles and defeats his opponent in less than a minute. Although as fans know, his technique of making Björnsson focus on his eyes is certainly a risky move. Outside of acting, Björnsson is a frequent competitor in “World’s Strongest Man” events and [recently broke](http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a32210/mountain-game-of-thrones-strength-record/ "undefined") a log-carrying record that had previously stood for 1,000 years. No biggie. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4037112/the-mountain-arm-wrestling/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4037112/the-mountain-arm-wrestling/"},"headline":"The Mountain from Game of Thrones Has Met His Arm Wrestling Match","datePublished":"2015-09-16T20:25:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:24:47.323Z","description":"Trial by combat?","url":"https://time.com/4037112/the-mountain-arm-wrestling/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Sports topic","game of thrones","TV"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4037112/the-mountain-arm-wrestling/","name":"The Mountain from Game of Thrones Has Met His Arm Wrestling Match"}}]}] ```