Before House of the DragonHBO revealed the first footage of the latest game of Thrones Prehistory, A Knight of the Seven KingdomsThe highly anticipated series, which is set to hit theaters in 2025, is about two niche characters in the game of Thrones The knight in question is Ser Duncan the Tall, and the young Targaryen prince Aegon, called Egg, is his squire. game of Thrones in a universe, it is important to clarify where A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms fits and who the main characters are.

The series is based on a series of novellas by George RR Martin, referred to as “The Tales of Dunk and Egg.” Three novellas have been published so far, and the first season is based on the first short story – “The Hedge Knight.” Back in April 2023, HBO announced that it had placed an order for a third live-action show in the franchise, tentatively titled “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight.” Now shortened to A Knight of the Seven Kingdomsthe third part is in the middle of the original – Game of Thrones, and the prequel – House of the DragonIt describes a time when the Targaryens still held the Iron Throne.

what is A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Um?

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A century before the events of Game of Thrones, there was Ser Duncan the Great and his squire Egg.

This description immediately makes it clear that A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is also a prequel to the original. That is, it is about the Targaryens, the last of whom were eventually ousted from power. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms would begin with the journey of the hedge knight Ser Duncan the Tall to Ashford in 209 AC. He had served as a squire to Ser Arlan of Pennytree and had been with him throughout Westeros except in the North. Ser Arlan practically raised Duncan from about age four or five until his early adulthood (16 or 17). He had seen Duncan of Flea Bottom, aka Dunk, hunting a pig and took him under his wing. From then on, Duncan went wherever Ser Alan went.

However, the tourney at Ashford changed Duncan’s life. Originally, Ser Arlan was supposed to participate in the tourney, but he died on the way there. Duncan had him buried and decided to participate in the tourney in his place. He rested at an inn, where he met Prince Aegon, who was disguised as a commoner. Duncan refused the bald Prince Aegon’s first request to take him in as a squire. Not knowing that the boy was a prince of House Targaryen, Duncan agreed to take him in as a squire at their second meeting at Ashford. Duncan needed a squire, and he assumed that this bald boy, who went by the name “Egg,” was probably an orphan from Flea Bottom.

Was Duncan banned from participating in the Ashford tournament?

Absolutely yes, since Duncan had no one to vouch for him and knighthood was a prerequisite to attending. Although he claimed through conflicting accounts that Ser Arlan knighted him on his deathbed, Lord Ashford’s steward released him. The next day, Duncan returned to Ashford and told his story to Princes Baelor and Maekar Targaryen. Baelor had fought against Ser Arlan and agreed to vouch for Duncan.

How do the adventures of Dunk and Egg begin?

In short, Dunk and Egg’s adventures begin the moment the knight accepts Maekar’s offer to take young Egg as a squire. He is on the Targaryens’ radar after defending the innocent Dornish puppeteer Tanselle from the attacks of Prince Aerion. Duncan rushes to Tanselle’s aid and is captured for striking a Targaryen prince. Egg, who turns out to be Aerion’s younger brother, protects Duncan from harm, but the twisted histories of Princes Daeron and Aerion force Prince Baelor to authorize a Trial of the Seven. Duncan fights alongside the six champions – Ser Robyn Rhysling, Ser Humfrey Hardyng, Lord Lyonel Baratheon, Ser Humfrey Beesbury, Raymun Fossoway and Prince Baelor Targaryen – against Aerion, Daeron, Maekar, three knights of the Kingsguard and Ser Steffon Fossoway.

Duncan defeats Aerion in battle and forces him to surrender. It is interesting that Duncan remembers the knights’ vows, because the common people stand behind him. Prince Baelor dies in this process and Prince Maekar cannot accept this. He regrets having sided with Aerion and has him banished to the Free Cities. He is so impressed by Duncan that he offers him a position in his seat, Summerhall, if he takes his son Egg as a squire. Since Duncan prefers to be a wandering knight, Egg is allowed to accompany him on their adventures through Westeros.

Duncan and Aegon/Egg travel to Dorne, Planky Town, Riverlands, Whitewalls and Winterfell. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will use the adventure motif around the world. Family drama, politics and power play should take a back seat to the adventures of Duncan and Egg. This third live-action series in the game of Thrones The franchise will include more snippets of life in the world still ruled by the Targaryens. As fate would have it, Egg eventually became Aegon the Fifth, and Duncan served him as Lord Commander of his Kingsguard. No wonder four pages are devoted to Ser Duncan the Tall in the Book of Brothers.