Tormund Giantsbane subsequently appeared in Martin's A Dance with Dragons.
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22 Facts About Tormund Giantsbane
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Tormund Giantsbane is portrayed by Norwegian actor Kristofer Hivju in the HBO television adaptation, for which he has received positive reviews.
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Tormund, better known as Tormund Giantsbane or Tormund Thunderfist, is a famous wildling raider.
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Tormund Giantsbane has four sons: Toregg, Torwynd, Dryn and Dormund; and one daughter, Munda.
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Tormund Giantsbane is styled Tall-talker, Horn-blower and Breaker of Ice, Husband to Bears, the Mead-king of Ruddy Hall, Speaker to Gods and Father of Hosts.
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Tormund Giantsbane claims the giantess, thinking he was a babe, then suckled him for three months in the spring.
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Tormund Giantsbane once thought to make himself King-Beyond-the-Wall, but he was defeated by Mance Rayder.
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Tormund Giantsbane is not a point of view character in the novels, so his actions are witnessed and interpreted exclusively through the eyes of Jon Snow.
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When Jon Snow is captured, Tormund Giantsbane is among those gathered in Mance Rayder's tent when Jon is presented to Mance.
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Tormund Giantsbane is friendly towards Jon, and Jon grows quite fond of him despite the distrust.
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Tormund Giantsbane joins in the singing of "The Last of the Giants", and encourages Jon to sleep with Ygritte.
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Tormund Giantsbane brings Jon to Mance's tent and defends Jon's right to speak, and during the negotiation Mance threatens to have Tormund blow the Horn of Winter to bring down the Wall.
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When Stannis Baratheon attacks the wildlings, Tormund Giantsbane leads a triple line of spearmen but are flanked and routed by Stannis's knights.
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Tormund Giantsbane is forced to kill one of his sons, Torwynd, who dies from a chill and later rises as a wight.
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Tormund Giantsbane agrees to lead the ranging to Hardhome in Jon's stead while Jon deals with Ramsay.
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Tormund Giantsbane is played by Kristofer Hivju in the television adaption of the series of books.
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Tormund Giantsbane is one of Mance's top generals, fierce and terrifying in combat.
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Tormund Giantsbane is later present at Mance's execution and is saddened by his friend's death.
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Jon is later resurrected by the red priestess Melisandre, and Tormund Giantsbane tells him that some of the wildlings believe him to be a god.
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Tormund Giantsbane is attracted to Brienne of Tarth and attempts to court her, although she doesn't seem interested in his advances.
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Tormund Giantsbane later participates in the Battle of the Bastards, killing Lord Smalljon Umber, biting off his ear in the process.
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Tormund Giantsbane realises that they must reach Winterfell to warn its defenders of the dead's proximity, and arrive on the eve of the White Walkers' arrival.
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