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The Mountain is one of the scariest characters on Game of Thrones, especially now that he’s (SPOILERS) a zombie or whatever. The actor that plays him, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, is also one of the strongest men on the planet… and one of the largest. So, this is him with his 12-week-old puppy, the tiny Pomeranian, Asterix. Li Enjoy. 

This article appears in May 11-18, 2016.

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The Mountain That Loves

by Jared Rasic, The Source - Bend, Oregon
May 17, 2016

<h1>The Mountain That Loves</h1> <p class="byline">by Jared Rasic, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />May 17, 2016</p> <p> The Mountain is one of the scariest characters on Game of Thrones, especially now that he's (SPOILERS) a zombie or whatever. The actor that plays him,&nbsp;Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, is also one of the strongest men on the planet... and one of the largest. So, this is <a href="http://www.avclub.com/article/heres-mountain-working-out-his-tiny-pomeranian-236869" target="_blank">him with his 12-week-old puppy</a>, the tiny&nbsp;Pomeranian, Asterix. Li Enjoy.&nbsp;</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/the-mountain-that-loves-2636990/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=37886&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/the-mountain-that-loves-2636990/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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