Game Of Thrones' The Mountain Breaks 1,000 Year Old Viking Record

Hafthor Bjornsson, the Icelandic strongman who is the latest actor to play Gregor “The Mountain [...]

By Jamie Lovett - February 4, 2015 03:57 pm EST

Hafthor Bjornsson, the Icelandic strongman who is the latest actor to play Gregor "The Mountain that Rides" Clegane on Game of Thrones, broke a legendary, 1,000-year-old record to win this years' "World's Strongest Viking" competition.

The legend states that the Viking Orm Storulfsson carried the mast of a ship three steps before it crushed broke his back. Bjornsson carried a log of wood with the same specifications – 32-feet long, and over 1,400 pounds – on his back for five steps and walked away just fine.

With the World's Strongest Viking win under his belt, Bjornsson is looking forward to the World's Strongest Man competition, and is eyeing the championship after coming in second place last year.

The legend of the Icelander Orm Storulfsson says that he walked three steps with this MONSTER WOODEN LOG which weighs over 600kg's/1320lbs! It took 50 mere mortals to help him placing it on his back! After he took his third step his back broke under the enormous pressure and he was never the same after that! Well today my friends I made history!! As well as winning the title of The World's Strongest Viking for the second time in a row I carried this MONSTER LOG 5 steps! My back held up fine!! As I'm on my way to my ultimate goal to win The World's Strongest Man! NOTHING CAN STOP ME!! NOTHING CAN BREAK ME!!

A photo posted by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (@thorbjornsson) on Jan 31, 2015 at 10:38am PST

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