Sandor Clegane/The Hound Character Analysis in A Game of Thrones

Sandor Clegane is Gregor Clegane’s brother. He is Joffrey’s personal bodyguard, and when Joffrey becomes king, he promotes Sandor to the Kingsguard (a group charged with protecting the king). Sandor shares a vulnerable moment with Sansa when he tells her about being terrorized by Gregor as a child. He follows up that vulnerability by threatening to kill Sansa if she tells anyone what he told her.

Sandor Clegane/The Hound Character Timeline in A Game of Thrones

The timeline below shows where the character Sandor Clegane/The Hound appears in A Game of Thrones. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...his room for breakfast and finds Joffrey talking to Sandor Clegane, also known as the Hound. They’re talking about Bran’s recovery. It’s been four days, and Bran seems stable but is... (full context)

...handsome. Joffrey and Sansa go out riding alone, leaving behind Lady (Sansa’s direwolf) and the Hound (Joffrey’s bodyguard). (full context)

...hates King’s Landing. She can’t forgive those who were present for standing by while the Hound murdered her friend Mycah. After a while, her father knocks on her door and asks... (full context)

...awe of the lavish armor that some of the men wear. Ser Gregor Clegane, the Hound’s brother, kills the man he’s jousting when his lance rides up and goes through the... (full context)

...By the end of the day, the four remaining jousters are Ser Jaime, Gregor, the Hound, and the Knight of Flowers. (full context)

Joffrey orders his bodyguard, the Hound, to walk Sansa back to the Red Keep. On the way, the Hound remarks on... (full context)

Ned goes to the final day of the tournament. The Hound jousts against Jaime Lannister, and the Hound wins. Next up, the Knight of Flowers jousts... (full context)

...kill Gregor Clegane. Arya responds that Jaime killed Jory and Ned’s other men, while the Hound killed her friend Mycah. They all need to be punished too, Arya says. Sansa says... (full context)

Ned hears that the Hound has returned to King’s Landing with Joffrey. Littlefinger warns Ned that the Hound may be... (full context)

Joffrey appoints Jaime to the position of Commander of the Kingsguard and the Hound to the ranks of the Kingsguard. The former Commander of the Kingsguard, Ser Barristan, is... (full context)