#dunk-and-egg

#dunk-and-egg

The World of Westeros is a rich world full of its own religions, history, and superstitions, and therefore, it's no surprise that certain numbers are significant. In particular, the number seven pops up again and again in Westeros: there's the faith of The Seven, the popular curse "Seven hells," and there are, of course, Seven Kingdoms in Westeros. Or are there?

Currently, the Game of Thrones universe is defined by Targaryen family. House of the Dragon follows the Dance of the Dragons succession battle between Rhaenyra Targaryen and Aegon II. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms follows Rhaenyra's great-great-great-great-great-grandson Maekar and his sons Aerion and Aegon, and then Game of Thrones picks up with Aegon's great-granddaughter Daenerys. However, that's not the only family connection between the different shows.

Dunk's story so far in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has mostly been a comedy. We've watched this big ol' lovable idiot-a pure, mountainous soul (played by Peter Claffey) who is too good for the terribly violent world of Westeros-fumble around as he attempts to make a name for himself. Hell, his newly knighted name is Ser Duncan the Tall, and I'm still calling him Dunk. Even worse? His best friend in the whole world just lied to him.

Once the jousting competition is underway, Aerion receives the opposite of a hero's welcome from the crowd - especially Egg - when he intentionally takes out his opponent's horse. His mean streak deepens later that night when he walks in on a show put on by Tanselle ( Tanzyn Crawford), just as her character stabs a dragon puppet. Egg rushes to retrieve Dunk, who finds Aerion and his men destroying the puppet show, with Aerion even breaking Tanselle's fingers, causing Dunk to snap and start beating on the prince before the guards are able to restrain him.

At long last, the secret behind Egg has been revealed. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is now half over, but now viewers have learned the squire's true identity, something readers of the original Tales of Dunk and Egg books have known from the start. But what does this new secret mean for the future of the show - and the future of Westeros itself? The answer is a lot more complicated than you may think.

Nadira Goffe: Jenny! I'm so excited to gab about this episode for a bit, because woof-or should I say hoof?-what an episode it was. I would call it egg-cellent, because most of it is about Egg, the adorable, mysteriously bald stable boy who becomes Dunk's squire. It's 30 minutes of the unlikely friends just hangin' out, really living up to the title of the George R.R. Martin novellas that the show is based on, Tales of Dunk and Egg. Dunk teaches Egg how to mend a patch in clothing, they cheer over the day's jousts, and there's a scene in which the two role-play a conversation about eating salt beef that is so stinkin' cute I had a lopsided smile on my face the whole time. At one point, the gentle giant cooks his tiny squire a meal with goose eggs that have yolks so large I instantly sensed that there was some sort of subtext going on as they sizzled in the pan.

When I watched the original Game of Thrones, I loved it because of its comedy,

HBO's A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms opens with a squire named Dunk (Peter Claffey) facing a crossroads: The knight he served has died, and now he's got three horses, a suit of armor, and no one around to tell him what to do. Lacking coin, he decides that maybe the right answer is to enter a tournament... An idea which immediately wreaks havoc on his bowels.

The story follows Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffery), a lowly hedge knight who happens to be - surprise - very, very tall. He sets out for the town of Ashford and is eventually accompanied by a young boy, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell), who becomes his squire. While there, Duncan is put to the test in a tournament, with Prince Aerion Targaryen (Finn Bennett) rivaling the hedge knight. The series takes place nearly 100 years before the events of Game of Thrones, and nearly 100 years after the events of the ongoing prequel series, House of the Dragon.

Today at this year's New York Comic-Con, HBO announced that A Knight of Seven Kingdoms' six-episode-long first season will begin airing on January 18th, 2026. Based on Martin's Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas set decades before the events of A Song of Ice and Fire, A Knight of Seven Kingdoms chronicles the adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey) and prince Aegon Targaryen (Dexter Sol Ansell).