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Canon Point: He’s from before his appearance in the film. Lars still cooks up the Arendelle scheme, but they plan for many other options, so Hans is well-versed in kingdoms (fairytale-type kingdoms in general, not just within the Disney canon!) with lost princesses, missing heirs, or where a nobody can become king by, say, pulling out a stuck sword.
About: Hans is a prince from the Southern Isles, Arendelle’s neighbor kingdom. He is the youngest of thirteen sons, and he’d known physical and emotional abuse for most of his life. His brothers were relentless bullies, and his father allowed the bullying, seeing it as a sign of strength. In fact, his father thought so little of him that he was openly neglected, and in the rare occasions when he was actually acknowledged, it was always with distrust or disgust. So he grew up hating his family (with the notable exception of his mother, and one brother, Lars, the historian) and their dreary little kingdom. But he was still determined to someday earn his father’s respect, and with Lars’ help and influence, came up with a plan to marry into monarchy elsewhere.
Raised in a royal household, Hans is a trained and skilled rider and swordfighter, although he’s not particularly fond of violence (something he explicitly states in the novel A Frozen Heart, as opposed to how he seems to appear in the film). But it’s not his fighting skills that make him dangerous; he’s intelligent, charming, and, above all, an incredible liar.
About: Hans is a prince from the Southern Isles, Arendelle’s neighbor kingdom. He is the youngest of thirteen sons, and he’d known physical and emotional abuse for most of his life. His brothers were relentless bullies, and his father allowed the bullying, seeing it as a sign of strength. In fact, his father thought so little of him that he was openly neglected, and in the rare occasions when he was actually acknowledged, it was always with distrust or disgust. So he grew up hating his family (with the notable exception of his mother, and one brother, Lars, the historian) and their dreary little kingdom. But he was still determined to someday earn his father’s respect, and with Lars’ help and influence, came up with a plan to marry into monarchy elsewhere.
Raised in a royal household, Hans is a trained and skilled rider and swordfighter, although he’s not particularly fond of violence (something he explicitly states in the novel A Frozen Heart, as opposed to how he seems to appear in the film). But it’s not his fighting skills that make him dangerous; he’s intelligent, charming, and, above all, an incredible liar.
