30 Jun 2017Actor Kit Harington who plays Jon Snow on The Game of Thrones series spoke to Time Magazine about the new series, filmed again partly in Iceland. He says he saw global warming with his own eyes in Iceland and that it was terrifying.
27 Jun 2017At least two Icelandic companies are reconsidering their promotional contracts with Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, best known for his role as The Mountain in the Game of Thrones series following accusations in media of violence towards two ex-girlfriends.
27 Jan 2017Parts of season 7 of Game of Thrones is currently being shot in Iceland. Kit Harrington is one of the actors currently located in Iceland for the shoot. His character, Jon Snow usually adorns an Icelandic sheep hide to ward off the cold.
15 Nov 2016Icelandic star actor and weightlifter Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson features as one of ten real-life people whom US website WatchMojo.com suspects might in fact be a superhero.
19 Jul 2016Iceland will continue to play a major role in the fantasy series Game of Thrones, as preparations begin for the filming of the seventh series of the hit drama.
19 May 2016Ástríkur (Asterix) is a very small dog owned by a very large man. In fact, he's probably one of the largest men in the world, strongman Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson also known as The Mountain in the Game of Thrones series.
18 May 2016The Iceland Tourist Board has set up an interactive map of the best known locations for filming Hollywood movies and television series, including Game of Thrones, Fortitude, Interstellar, Batman Begins and Noah.
13 May 2016Actor Kit Harington, better known as the hero Jon Snow, the bastard son of the Lord Winterfell in the Game of Thrones, met his girlfriend Rose Leslie on set in Iceland.
28 Apr 2016Icelander Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, best known as "The Mountain" in the Game of Thrones series is again competing for the title of the world's strongest man this summer. Here's what he needs to eat every day to prepare for the contest.
23 Apr 2016Season Tours is one of many Icelandic tour operators offering guided tours around the Golden Circle and Iceland Monitor was given the opportunity to join in on an exciting journey around this stunning area of the country.
27 Jan 2016Game of Thrones fans alert- Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson who played the immense character called The Mountain has just given dietary advice to men's magazine GQ.
12 Jul 2015Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, famous as "The Mountain" in the Game of Thrones series has won the Europe's strongest man championship for the second year in a row.
29 May 2015Total revenue from the production of television and film footage in Iceland totalled ISK 15.5 billion (approx. €105 million) in 2014, a record figure.
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