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Westeros is home to many, let’s say, less-than-humble heroes, according to George R. R. Martin. Large-than-life figures like Cersei Lannister, Stannis Baratheon, and Daemon Targaryen are certainly appealing to the fantasy world depicted in Martin&#8217, s&#8220, A Song of Ice and Fire&#8221, books, and the HBO set Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon. These individuals are more than likely aware of their enormous reputation.

With the most recent Game of Thrones prequel line, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, all of that is all set to alter. This version of Martin &#8217, s &#8220, Tales of Dunk and Egg &#8221, novellas may also include the viewpoints of the Seven Kingdoms &#8217, lower class, as seen through the eye of this franchise &#8217, one of the most endearingly self-aware characters.

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There&#8217, s no great way to put this but&#8230, Ser Duncan the Tall a. k. a. &#8220, Dunk&#8221, ( Peter Claffey ) is a bit of an idiot and he knows it. His inner speech in the Dunk and Egg tales is a constant stream of frustration and self-loathing. The poor man wasn’t born in a mansion and subjected to the same level of education as the noble of Westeros. He rather had to consider his own path, just like the rest of us farmers. He is therefore the most uncommon of the Westerosi themes: a great lovable dummy. The George R. R. Martin and Ira Parker-created set has Dunk&#8217’s description down pat, based on the second video for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

In this two-minute display, Peter Claffery’s Dunk is portrayed as the lovely, flawless fool he is no less than five days. When Lord Baelor Targaryen’s servant tries to find his horses past his massive frame, he is standing like a pile it. In the future, Prince Aerion Targaryen ( Finn Bennett ) will conclude that Dunk is not intelligent enough to be a stableboy. Then Dunk is completely owned by his brand-new young squire Egg ( Dexter Sol Ansell ), as the boy correctly states that he does n’t have any dogs to hunt him down. Dunk also maintains the impression that he is meant for bigger things.

He intones about halfway through the clip,” I know I’m really a hedge knight, but I sometimes think I could be more,” he intones. The World of Ice and Fire users will be aware of Martin’s error.

” I really love Dunk because so many people in Westeros have forgotten about his moral compass.” &#8211, Peter Claffey #AKOTSK# NYCCOn October 9, 2025, Game of Thrones ( @GameOfThrones ) announced &mdash.

Ser Duncan is a ( literally ) big reason why Game of Thrones is at its best and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will serve as its warmest counterpart. While every person in Martin &#8217’s dream world is morally unworthy, Dunk is one of its more talented soldiers, and Egg looks to get following his lead. The video makes that clear with a lighter colour scheme and artist Dan Romer’s cheery score, which replaces Ramin Djawadi’s epic bombast and composer Dan Romer’s lighter color palette.

Sir Duncan the Tall may not be the Prince who was promised, but he might just be the protagonist that Westeros desperately needs in the year 209 AD. A Knight of the Seven Kingdom‘s biggest, dumbest boy has a chance to effect real change now that the dragons are long gone, House Targaryen’s power is waning, and ( first ) Blackfyre Rebellion is in view.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms airs on HBO Max on January 18th.

The Knight of the Seven Kingdoms video originally appeared on Den of Geek, and the title follows.