Ser gregor clegane was the head of house clegane, a knightly house from the westerlands, and the elder brother of sandor clegane when sandor and gregor were children, gregor held his brothers face in a fire for playing with one of his. Gregor clegane is a gigantic man, arguably the largest man in westeros surpassing all of the baratheon brothers, hodor and his own brother sandor, with great arms, an ugly voice like stone breaking, grey eyes, brown hair and large shoulders. Sandor clegane is not a point of view character in the novels, so his actions are witnessed and interpreted through the eyes of other people, such as ned stark, sansa stark, and arya stark. Sandor clegane the infamous hound, whom we last saw back in season four, when he was arya starks traveling companion. Mountain clegane and his brother sandor the hound clegane for. He is nicknamed the hound for his fierce nature and unquestioning obedience to his masters and for the three dogs featured in his familys arms. Sandor clegane may have a teenytiny soft spot in him, but his brother, the mountain, is a pure force of nature. Though he has been in her home for a fortnight, he has done his best to avoid her. I have a theory regarding where the show runners are taking sandors storyline. In a feast for crows, brienne crosses paths with the elder brother of quiet isle who claims to have known what happened to sandor clegane. Gregor clegane the mountain tackled by the hound into a pit of fire during a fight to the death. Sandor clegane also known as the hound is a major character and antihero in the book series, a song of ice and fire and its tv adaptation game of thrones. A bunch of sandor clegane x reader imaginesone shots.
First came the scene of sandor clegane literally digging a grave. Rory mccanns audition for the role of sandor clegane. He is left for dead by arya stark along the banks of the trident from a wound sustained in a small skirmish. Gregor also reputedly killed their sister, when sandor was very young. Sandor clegane, also known as the hound, is a character from the a song of ice and fire book series by george r. And in sundays episode, an even more prominent character reappeared after a long absence and even an apparent death. Sandor clegane, also nicknamed the hound is the brother of gregor clegane. Sandor clegane, also known as the hound, is a main character in a song of ice and fire book series, as well as its tv adaptation game of thrones. Thats, of course, sandor clegane the infamous hound, whom we last saw. Famed swordsman sandor clegane, aka the hound, died in season 8, episode 5 of game of thrones read our tribute. A brutal man whose love of killing is the only thing more wellknown than his horrendous burn scar, sandor is much more complicated than he appears to casual observers. He is the younger brother of the current head, ser gregor clegane. In the book sandor captures arya much the same as how the tv show portrayed.
Their lands are southeast of the rock and include a towerhouse, which, according to a semicanon source, is named clegane s keep. He is known as the hound for his savage nature and unquestioning obedience to his masters, clegane served as the personal bodyguard of joffrey baratheon for many years, frequently chafing under joffreys sadistic whims yet always following orders. Game of thrones hyped cleganebowl theory finally comes true. Spoilers through a feast for crows arya leaves before we got to know if the hound died or not. He claims that he encountered the dying sandor and cared for him until he died. Rory mccann born 24 april 1969 is a scottish actor, best known for portraying sandor the hound clegane on the hbo series game of thrones and michael lurch armstrong in edgar wrights crimecomedy hot fuzz. Sandor clegane is a warrior who is sworn to protect and serve joffrey. Finally, when brienne discusses sandor clegane with the elder brother, she dejectedly remarks that sandor clegane is dead, to which he responds. Jun 15, 2018 a bunch of sandor clegane x reader imaginesone shots. Sandor clegane swears himself to the starks, a crumbling house with just one little shewolf left, and he must bring her to safety. Gregor was an unusually large and vicious child, once inflicting horrific burns onto his brother when he. Hes the gravedigger that brienne sees on the quiet isle in the riverlands. Sansa stark sandor clegane the hound game of thrones sansa stark and sandor clegane you cant tell me there isnt something there, even george has said there is something there.
A dance with dragons about the hound only for those who read. There has been a lot of talk about the gods not being done with the sandor clegane and him having a bigger role to play. A brief history of cleganebowl, game of thrones best fan theory. Grrm has previously stated that sandor clegane is taller than brienne. How to build sandor the hound clegane in the pathfinder rpg. Sandor clegane, popularly known as the hound, was the younger brother of ser gregor clegane and the personal bodyguard of prince joffrey baratheon. In spite of his refusal of a knighthood, sandor replaces ser barristan selmy on the kingsguard. Sandor clegane, also known as the hound, is a sworn sword of house lannister and the protector of the young prince joffrey baratheon. Sandor s childhood was difficult, due in large part to his brutally cruel brother gregor the mountain clegane. As last seen in asos, he had taken a wound to his hip that became. Sandor clegane, known as the hound, is perhaps one of the most vicious and canny fighters in the seven kingdoms. I dont think book sandor can keep up with him to be honest. I have a theory regarding where the show runners are taking sandor s storyline.
Sandor clegane, nicknamed the hound, is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of fantasy novels by american author george r. Thought the story of the hound and arya is cut shorter in the book. Because catelyn returning from the dead as a scarred. What the hound would therefore have to live for in the wake of his brothers death remained a mystery, and one never really worth pondering. He becomes critically ill when his wounds begin to fester, so. Sandor is mostly a background character in the novels. Six foot six inches tall, with brown eyes and dark hair, rory mccann from glasgow began his working life at the top as a painter on the forth bridge in scotland. In short, the hound persona is dead, but sandor clegane lives on the quiet isle as a novice brother or monk and is digging graves. Cause of death fell to his death in a battle with his brother gregor. Makes total sense, the hound is dead and sandor clegane is at peace. Sansa stark and her hound always made theon want to run, and he knew where. He is left for dead by arya stark along the banks of the trident from a wound sustained in. Spoilers everything theory on sandor cleganes character. There has been a lot of talk about the gods not being done with the sandor cleganeand him having a bigger role to play.
When dog goes up to him, he drops his spade and scratches the dogs ear iv. In turn, he is declared the winner which sansa knew the hound would. Sandor saves ser loras tyrell from the wrath of his brother, ser gregor clegane, during their joust. Nora burned alive by drogon when daenerys had him destroy kings landing. High lords with old names, fat rich men dressed in velvet, knights puffed up like bladders with their honors, yes, and women and children tootheyre all meat, and im the butcher. Sandor clegane is a skilled warrior in the service of house lannister, known primarily for the horrible facial scarring he bears on the right side of his face and for his fierce demeanor and lack of chivalry. He hopes to set off for kings landing to defeat whats left of his brother, but not before a familiar soul reminds him of the thoughts he has been holding on to for years. In a clash of kings, tywin lannister lets gregor off the leash to rampage across the riverlands. Introduced in 1996s a game of thrones, sandor is the estranged younger brother of ser gregor clegane, from the fictional seven kingdoms of.
He does so, but he also starts comforting sansa when joffrey turns out to be a total jerk. Monsieur clegane was one of my favourite charactors in the book due to complex and challenging nature of his charactor who evidently had a number of demons floating around that noggin of his. Six foot six inches tall, with brown eyes and dark hair, rory mccann from glasgow began his working life at the top as a painter on the. Fans mourn the death of the hound in game of thrones. That is the television show version, the storyline in the book is much shorter and to my opinion less epic. The headtohead fight between the clegane brothers, also known as cleganebowl, on game of. In general, its not believed that sandor clegane is dead, despite the testimony of elder brother and others. House clegane is a house of landed knights in the westerlands. Sansa stark and her hound always made theon want to run, and he. And there had been a sister who had died young under queer circumstances, and the fire that had disfigured his brother, and the hunting accident that had killed. He is nicknamed the hound for his savage nature and unquestioning obedience to his masters and for the three dogs featured in his familys crest. Finally, when brienne discusses sandor clegane with the elder brother, she dejectedly remarks that sandor clegane is dead, to which he responds, he is at rest. Loras allows sandor to be the champion without a final joust, and the hound is cheered by sansa and the smallfolk.
Sep 09, 2012 monsieur clegane was one of my favourite charactors in the book due to complex and challenging nature of his charactor who evidently had a number of demons floating around that noggin of his. Sandors childhood was difficult, due in large part to his brutally cruel brother gregor the mountain clegane. Oberyn martell vs sandor clegane battles comic vine. Their father died in mysterious circumstances in a hunting accident, and the very day gregor came into his inheritence as the new head of house clegane, sandor left to take up a position in the lannister household, at casterly rock. Before we knew he would return, the gravedigger theory was the shorthand for peoples guess about sandors survival after arya left him for dead. He rapes, burns, pillages, murders, and otherwise terrorizes anybody in his path. May, 2019 for years, many game of thrones fans have been clamoring to see sandor clegane, a. Benioff and weiss seemed to once again be talking directly to cleganebowl theorists by staging a scene with sandor digging a grave. Later, during a meal, the novice is described moving with a halflurching gait iv.
Jun 06, 2016 and in sundays episode, an even more prominent character reappeared after a long absence and even an apparent death. All the hound kills game of thrones, sandor clegane kills. Sandor clegane the hound sacrificed himself to kill the mountain by tackling him into a pit of fire. The clegane brothers are 2 of the only got characters left standing, and if theories are to be believed, they might be more important than we thought. If anyone has requests, id love to write some, so fire away. In the hound kills, we show all the kills sandor clegane. He fights heatedly with his brother, but kneels when king robert i baratheon commands them to stop. He came to notice in a television commercial for scotts porridge oats, in which he appeared as a scantilyclad hunk in a vest and kilt and little else wandering snowbound streets but.
The fate of sandor the hound clegane a deep dive into sandor the hound clegane, his fate, and the result of cleganebowl. This video is an intro into the arya vs the mountain video, coming soon. May, 2019 sandor clegane, also known as the hound, debuted in the first season of game of thrones as a ruthless murderer who delivered swift and fatal justice to anyone his king ordered him to. Random encounterno prior knowledgein characterstandard e. At the tourney of the hand, the day after sandor reveals the secret of his scars to sansa and she responds compassionately, sandor saves ser loras from being killed by gregor clegane. Jun 12, 2018 the fate of sandor the hound clegane a deep dive into sandor the hound clegane, his fate, and the result of cleganebowl. Sandor the hound cleganes first death explained youtube. Sandor cleganesansa stark works archive of our own. During the term of the fourth mistking, bran the mad king, mistrealm began the practice of pitting academy graduates against each other in death matches as a final exam with the exceptionally skilled students named prime candidates for the seven knights of the mist. Sandor clegane finds himself sitting in the halls of winterfell after defeating the dead. A dishevelled and barbaric warrior, clegane has a deep disillusionment to the world and the idea of honour and knighthood, thus he has seemingly abandoned a moral compass. I cant remember if this is actual lines from the book.
Let them have their lands and their gods and their gold. Ser jaime lannister and brienne of tarth sandor clegane and ser bronn of the blackwater rules. Sandor clegane from hbo tv series game of thrones, awesome digital drawing by david benzal sandor the hound clegane rory mccann this is a place to enjoy and discuss the hbo series, book series asoiaf, and grrm works in general. Rory mccann sandor clegane audition the hound and the little bird. I think sandor feels protective of the stark girls because of his dead sister.
When the two groups come to blows, sandor kills polliver and holds off the tickler until the torturer is killed by arya, who also kills the squire. Martin, and its television adaptation game of thrones. For years, many game of thrones fans have been clamoring to see sandor clegane, a. They hold fealty to house lannister of casterly rock, and are among their primary bannermen. Spoilers main sandor clegane the antiknight and how grrm is.
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