Season 5 Casting: Zahary Baharov cast as a Thenn
According to Novinite.com, Bulgarian actor, Zahary Baharov (The Way Back), will be a member of the cast of Game of Thrones, Season 5. According to his IMDb page, Baharov will be playing a character by the name of Loboda. While there is not much known about who or what Loboda is, a GIF from the Season 5 trailer, as well as the article from Novinite, may shed some light.
See what type of character Zahary Baharov will be, after the jump.
Zahary Baharov in Zift
According to Novinite.com:
“In the Golden Globe-nominated series based on the epic drama by George Martin, Baharov will be portraying the 40 year-old leader of a merciless cannibal tribe Ten, OFF news reported. The episode from the fifth season of the show was shot in Ireland in November 2014 and will be broadcast after April this year.”
Now, I think it’s safe to assume that “Ten” is actually Thenn, and it looks like Baharov will actually be portraying a Thenn. There is a GIF scene from the season 5 trailer, where a bald Wildling, looking very Thenn-like, is holding a huge poleaxe. This looks like that Wildling may actually be Baharov.
Season 5 Trailer Wildling Thenn
This scene looks like Baharov’s Thenn may be facing off against Jon Snow at Hardhome. That’s not official, mind you, just my speculation. I have another theory, which is that Baharov could be portraying the Magnar of Thenn’s son, who leads then Thenns after his father’s death. Now, the son’s name in the books was Sigorn, but the show has been known to change names and amalgamate characters. Either way, Baharov’s role should prove interesting, as Season 5 unfolds.
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