What did the Mountain do to Oberyn?

Clegane proceeds to gouge out Oberyn’s eyeballs with his thumbs, and while Oberyn screams in agony, Clegane sadistically confesses to raping Elia, killing her children, and then killing Elia herself. He brutally crushes Oberyn’s skull, killing him instantly, as Ellaria screams in horror.

Is the Mountain skull crush possible?

The consensus: No way. Not a chance. Not even for The Mountain, whom George R.R. Martin, author of the novels that have been transformed into the hit series, describes as nearly eight feet tall and weighing about 420 pounds of solid muscle.

How much force does it take to crush a human?

Quoting a bike-helmet study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, it was wrote that 235 kg (520 pounds) or 2,300 newtons of force would be needed to crush a human skull, almost twice as much force as human hands could possibly muster.

Why did the mountain confess his crimes to Oberyn?

And it was all because Oberyn didn’t just want to win his trial by combat content, he wanted The Mountain to publicly confess the heinous wartime crimes he committed against the Martell family. “It’s a classic tragic flaw situation,” showrunner Dan Weiss told EW.

What happened to Oberyn Martell?

Prince Oberyn Martell won. He toppled The Mountain, the deadliest swordsman in Westeros. Victory was in his grasp. But merely killing Ser Gregor Clegane wasn’t enough. And now Dorne has lost a prince, and HBO’s Game of Thrones has lost another beloved character.

Why did Tyrion ask Oberyn why he came to the capital?

Tyrion arrives, and interrupts the fight. Leaving the brothel, Tyrion asks Oberyn why he came to the capital. Oberyn, much to Tyrion’s discomfort, relates the story of how Gregor Clegane, Tywin’s bannerman, raped and murdered Elia Martell and slaughtered her children.

What happens to Oberyn’s body after he dies?

Oberyn’s body is returned to Dorne, where Doran intends to bury and mourn for him. Despite his grief and anger at losing another sibling (his last one in fact) at the hands of the Mountain, Doran recognizes that Oberyn died fighting voluntarily in a trial by combat, which by law is not considered murder.