<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article consists almost entirely of a plot summary . It should be expanded to provide more balanced coverage that includes real - world context . Please edit the article to focus on discussing the work rather than merely reiterating the plot . (June 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's general notability guideline . Please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . If notability cannot be established, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted . Find sources: "Tormund Giantsbane"--news newspapers books scholar JSTOR (June 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's general notability guideline . Please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . If notability cannot be established, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted . Find sources: "Tormund Giantsbane"--news newspapers books scholar JSTOR (June 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Tormund Giantsbane </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> A Song of Ice and Fire character Game of Thrones character </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Kristofer Hivju as Tormund Giantsbane </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First appearance </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Novel: </Li> <Li> A Storm of Swords (2000) </Li> <Li> Television: </Li> <Li> "Valar Dohaeris" (2013) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> George R.R. Martin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Portrayed by </Th> <Td> Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Information </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Aliases </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Tormund Giantsbane </Li> <Li> Tormund Giantsbabe </Li> <Li> Tormund Giantstink </Li> <Li> Mead - King of Ruddy Hall </Li> <Li> Tormund Thunderfist </Li> <Li> Tormund Horn - Blower </Li> <Li> Tormund Tall - Talker </Li> <Li> Breaker of Ice </Li> <Li> Husband to Bears </Li> <Li> Speaker to Gods </Li> <Li> Father of Hosts </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Gender </Th> <Td> Male </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Toregg </Li> <Li> Torwynd </Li> <Li> Dormund </Li> <Li> Dryn </Li> <Li> Munda </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Td> Westerosi </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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