Hordor

Hordor
Enchanted Forest Character
Biographical Information
Gender:	Male
Status:	Deceased
Cause of death:	Neck snapped by Rumplestiltskin
Occupation:	Duke's knight
Physical Description
Species:	Human
Hair color:	Brown
Eye color:	Blue
Show Information
Portrayed by:	Ty Olsson
Only appearance:	"Desperate Souls"
Latest mention:	"The Miller's Daughter"
Relevant Pages

“

Kiss my boot.

”

—Hordor to Rumplestiltskin ^src

Hordor is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. He débuts, with his only appearance, in the eighth episode of the first season and is portrayed by guest star Ty Olsson.

History

Before First Curse

In a poor village in the frontlands, an area of the Enchanted Forest, Hordor is one of the knights ordered by the Duke to pick children aged fourteen to become soldiers and take part in the Ogre War. A fourteen-year-old girl, Morraine, is taken away. Though her parents plead on her behalf, Hordor cruelly wields a special dagger to command a being known as the Dark One to force them into submission. One of the villagers, Rumplestiltskin, fears his own son, Baelfire, will be chosen soon since he is nearing fourteen. In a failed escape during the night, Hordor and his knights discover Rumplestiltskin and ridicule him as a coward. He threatens to take Baelfire away from Rumplestiltskin, causing the latter to plead with Hordor to spare his son. Hordor agrees, but only if Rumplestiltskin kisses his boot. The man meekly complies, but Hordor deals further humiliation by kicking him in the stomach.

The next morning, Hordor comes to pick up Baelfire when a cloaked figure approaches. At first, he assumes it is the Dark One. He guesses correctly, except the Dark One is now Rumplestiltskin. Hordor begs for forgiveness and offers to compensate by doing anything to please him. In response, Rumplestiltskin stretches out his foot and commands Hordor to kiss his boot. Hordor proceeds to do so, but before he can actually kiss his boot, Rumplestiltskin reaches forward and snaps his neck. It turns into a bloodbath as Rumplestiltskin slays Hordor's knights as well, and corpses line the village. ("Desperate Souls")

Trivia

• Character Notes
• Cultural References

Character Notes

• After Mr. Gold thinks that Dr. Whale is flirting with Lacey, he knocks him down, gets his shoes closer to him and says that "Kiss my boot." This is a direct quote said by Hordor which eventually causes Rumplestiltskin to become the Dark One. ("Desperate Souls," "Second Star to the Right")

Fairytales and Folklore

• Hordor mockingly guesses Rumplestiltskin's name as Spindleshanks. This is one of the names the miller's daughter guesses in one English translation of the "Rumplestiltskin" fairytale, The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang: "The next day she sent to inquire the names of all the people in the neighborhood, and had a long list of the most uncommon and extraordinary for the little man when he made his appearance. 'Is your name, perhaps, Sheepshanks, Cruickshanks, Spindleshanks?' but he always replied: 'That's not my name.'" ("Desperate Souls")

Appearances

Once Upon a Time: Season One
"Pilot":	"The Thing You Love Most":	"Snow Falls":	"The Price of Gold":	"That Still Small Voice":	"The Shepherd":	"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter":	"Desperate Souls":	"True North":	"7:15 A.M.":	"Fruit of the Poisonous Tree":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Skin Deep":	"What Happened to Frederick":	"Dreamy":	"Red-Handed":	"Heart of Darkness":	"Hat Trick":	"The Stable Boy":	"The Return":	"The Stranger":	"An Apple Red as Blood":	"A Land Without Magic":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

Once Upon a Time: Season Two
"Broken":	"We Are Both":	"Lady of the Lake":	"The Crocodile":	"The Doctor":	"Tallahassee":	"Child of the Moon":	"Into the Deep":	"Queen of Hearts":	"The Cricket Game":	"The Outsider":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"In the Name of the Brother":	"Tiny":	"Manhattan":	"The Queen Is Dead":	"The Miller's Daughter":	"Welcome to Storybrooke":	"Selfless, Brave and True":	"Lacey":	"The Evil Queen":	"Second Star to the Right":	"And Straight On 'Til Morning":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Mentioned	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

Once Upon a Time: Specials
"Magic is Coming":	"The Price of Magic":	"Journey to Neverland":	"Wicked is Coming":	"Storybrooke Has Frozen Over":
Archive	Archive	Archive	Absent	Archive
"Secrets of Storybrooke":	"Dark Swan Rises":	"Evil Reigns Once More":	"The Final Battle Begins":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

Other Appearances

Hordor is mentioned in Henry's storybook in "Dreamcatcher."

Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.