A dance with dragons about the hound only for those who read. The fate of sandor the hound clegane a deep dive into sandor the hound clegane, his fate, and the result of cleganebowl. During their conversation, the elder brother uses both sandor clegane and the hound and even if he talks about him being dead, not once does he directly say that sandor clegane is dead. Game of thrones wasnt able to do with euron greyjoy what the books could. Thats, of course, sandor clegane the infamous hound, whom we last saw back in season four, when he was arya starks traveling companion.
As he does so, qyburn informs cersei that clegane has taken a holy vow of. Sandor clegane, also known as the hound, is a sworn sword of house lannister and the protector of the young prince joffrey baratheon. Back then, sandor was badly injured in a brutal fight with brienne of tarth, and arya apparently left. Ser gregor clegane was a knight of house clegane, the older brother of sandor. Thats not just because the show is changing so much from the books its because its very ambiguous in the books themselves. Perhaps sandor once believed in true knights like sansa does, and so he does his best to shield her. Odds of survival game of thrones prediction continue the discussion in our facebook group. For those unfamiliar with the question, in acok afterduring the battle of the blackwater, sandor clegane and sansa are in her room, and sandor. Sandor clegane, popularly known as the hound, was the younger brother of ser gregor clegane and the personal bodyguard of prince joffrey baratheon. Check out the games schedule for more details and to join in. The headtohead fight between the clegane brothers, also known as cleganebowl, on game of thrones.
Does clegane think any particular person is better than dondarrion. Review and analysis of the most popular theories for game of thrones. How sandor clegane turned into the surprise heart of game of. Their lands were southeast of casterly rock and consisted of a small patch of land and a modest house. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Theres a lot of people crapping themselves to death in a major bookonly plotline. Martin, and its television adaptation game of thrones. House clegane is a house of landed knights in the westerlands. He is left for dead by arya stark along the banks of the trident from a wound sustained in a small skirmish.
Sandor clegane, nicknamed the hound, is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire. In the aftermath of game of thrones season 8, episode 5, the bells, heres a look back at the book and series history behind the cleganebowl, the fan theory thats been predicting a final. In game of thrones asoiaf, is the hound, sandor clegane, really dead. They later encounter three of gregors men polliver, tickler and a pimply squire. A year away from the end of its story, sandor clegane has emerged as the sentimental and humanistic heart of game of thrones. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats. In general, its not believed that sandor clegane is dead, despite the testimony of elder brother and others. Sandor clegane, known as the hound, was the younger brother of gregor clegane, and was a retainer to. 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 is a skilled warrior in the service of house lannister, known primarily for the horrible facial scarring he bears on the right side. Later, the villagers are visited by three horsemen from the. Who is the third man that sandor clegane is referring to. Sandor clegane, popularly known as the hound, was the younger brother of ser. Gregor clegane, nicknamed the mountain that rides or simply the mountain, is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of fantasy novels by american author george r.
Sandor the hound cleganes first death explained youtube. 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. Well, maybe it does, but i saved your sisters life too. The two big deaths of game of thrones penultimate episode were.
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. Sandor is portrayed by scottish actor rory mccann in the hbo television adaptation. Robb stark and his army get to harrenhal, finding that gregor. In the television adaptation game of thrones he is played by rory mccann. They hold fealty to house lannister of casterly rock, and are among their primary bannermen.
Ser gregor clegane was a knight of house clegane, the older brother of sandor clegane, and a notoriously fearsome, extremely lethal and muchfeared warrior, with a tendency toward extreme and excessive violence. In our earliest introduction to him, sandor clegane the hound. How is sandor clegane different in the books versus the show. For years, many game of thrones fans have been clamoring to see sandor clegane, a. A brief history of cleganebowl, game of thrones best fan. Sandor the hound clegane theories and analysis in advance of game of thrones season 8. He is the younger brother of the current head, ser gregor clegane. Welcome to final path, a regular feature leading up to the final season of hbos game of thrones. Or does he live on as the gravedigger on the quiet isle. Soon after came the sickness, a bloody flux that killed three men of. And sandor s reappearance in this episode in a very rare cold open. They were landed knights rather than a full noble house, but had strong ties to. In every final path, the hollywood reporter s resident westeros expert josh wigler will offer a. Makes total sense, the hound is dead and sandor clegane is at peace.
House clegane of clegane s keep is an extinct vassal house that held fealty to house lannister of casterly rock. Fans mourn the death of the hound in game of thrones. Game of thrones season 8 episode 5 delivers on cleganebowl with. February 15, 2020 is international fanworks day and we are celebrating by running fandomthemed games in our chatroom all day long.