Though it's finally spring in the Northern hemisphere, the millions of fans of HBO's Game of Thrones series are breathlessly waiting for the April 14th return to the place where true winter has, at long, long last, come. Adding to the fever is that this is the final season, and fans are hoping that all their many nagging questions will finally be answered.
But what does a ridiculously popular fantasy show have to do with disc golf? It turns out that a couple of the actors from it have been spotted tossing discs.
When a Wildling Wants Form Critique
In the world of Game of Thrones, there is a group of people who live to the north of a giant ice wall (the Wall) that separates the land. They call themselves Free Folk, but they are known as wildlings by the rest of the world. One of the most famous wildlings is Tormund Giantsbane, who is played by Norwegian actor Kristofer Hijvu.
One day, an Oslo-area disc golfer named Thomas Raaness was playing at the Ekeberg course a little southeast of Oslo's center and spotted someone he believed to be Hijvu playing alone. But, surprisingly, it wasn't Raaness who initiated a meeting.
Hijvu—because, of course, it was him—had been watching Raaness and came up to him wanting to know why Raaness' discs were flying so much farther than his own. As everyone knows, it's a bad idea to refuse Tormund Giantsbane something he wants. So Raaness gave Hijvu a short lesson on form before leaving Hijvu to practice while he played a second round.
With all the determination of a true wildling, Hijvu was still there putting when Raaness finished. Raaness went back over, gave some putting tips, and snapped a photo with Hijvu. The Ekerberg Sendeplatteklub still hasn't seen Hijvu at one of the club's weekly events but, like all Game of Thrones fans, they've gotten good at waiting for things to happen.
Throw Down the Mountain? No. The Mountain Throws Down.
One of the most fearsome characters in the series is Gregor Clegane, who is more often called simply The Mountain. The Mountain gets his name from his size and strength, and it's only natural that the reigning World's Strongest Man, Iceland's Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, is the one playing him.
Back in 2014, Björnsson posted a shot of himself with discs in Klambratúni Park in Reykjavík, Iceland musing about if he should follow up his strongman career with one in disc golf. We have no word about how often Björnsson has played since he posted the picture, but we're pretty sure that's a WesterOS Nuke in his hand.
