Today 50 foot billboards of big names like Eidur Gudjohnsen can be seen in the capital of Iceland, Reykjavik, but as recently as the 1980's it was the real giants of Icelandic sport that owned the sporting limelight.

A series of victories in World's Strongest Man made muscle bound power lifters the nation's biggest celebrities, and they're still popular now. You wouldn't mess with this guy, Iceland's strongest man and Game of Thrones Star Hafhtor Bjornsson who has a message for Portugal, their opponents at Euro 2016 and Cristiano Ronaldo:

Photo credit: Steve Crossman - BBC