article_snippet.sent: Hodor is the brawny, simple-minded stableboy of the Stark family in Winterfell.
article_snippet.sent: Hodor defining characteristic, of course, is that Hodor only speaks a single word: 'Hodor.'
article_snippet.sent: Hodor, a character in Game of Thrones, earned his name because his says only the word 'Hodor' over and over again.
article_snippet.sent: But those who read the A Song of Ice and Fire book series by George R R Martin may know something that the TV fans don't: his name isn't actually Hodor.
article_snippet.sent: No one knew where 'Hodor had come from,' Hodor says, 'but when Hodor started saying Hodor, they started calling Hodor by Hodor.
article_snippet.sent: It was the only word Hodor had.'
article_snippet.sent: Like Hodor, Mr Leborgne was nicknamed Tan because Mr Leborgne only spoke a single word: 'Tan.'
article_snippet.sent: The new series of Game of Thrones, featuring Hodor, played by Kristian Nairns, aired yesterday .
article_snippet.sent: So what's Hodor's story?
article_snippet.sent: Mr Leborgne may only speak one word, but like the other characters in the show, Hodor too may have a quite an interesting backstory.
highlights_snippet.sent: Hodor is a character in Game of Thrones who only speaks a single word .
  