Game Of Thrones’ The Mountain Breaks 1000-Year-Old Weightlifting Record

Game Of Thrones’ The Mountain Breaks 1000-Year-Old Weightlifting Record

Watch Júlíus Björnsson (AKA The Mountain of Game Of Thrones) carrying a 650 kilogram log on his back and walk five steps with it breaking a 1000-year-old viking weightlifting record.

Game Of Thrones’ The Mountain Breaks 1000-Year-Old Weightlifting Record

The record is based on the 1000-year-old legend of Orm Storulfsson, an Icelander that carried a 1433 pounds and 33 feet (10 meters) long Monster Wooden Log. It took 50 men to place it on his back. Right after he took the third step his back couldn’t hold the weight and broke. The legend says Orm Storulfsson wasn’t the same after that.


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