"Bless their little cotton socks! is not a response one expects to have to any of the inhabitants of Westeros, the land of the bloody, violent, incestuous and often depraved series of Game of Thrones. But the endearing protagonists of the latest spin-off of the franchise, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, invite it. Their names, as in the George RR Martin novellas on which the series is based, are Dunk short for Ser Duncan the Tall and Egg."
"Dunk (Peter Claffey, a suitably tall former Irish rugby union player, last seen in Bad Sisters) was squire to a hedge non-noble knight, Ser Arlan of Pennytree (Danny Webb), who took the boy under his wing but never quite got round to knighting the man before dying. We first meet Dunk burying his mentor under an old elm tree and taking up his arms against the sea of troubles that are about to engulf him."
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms follows Dunk, a tall, simple hedge knight, and Egg, a small, clever boy who becomes his squire. Dunk buries his mentor Ser Arlan and seeks a lord to serve while traveling the back roads of Westeros a century before Game of Thrones. Egg offers to be Dunk’s squire and the pair journey toward a jousting tournament that could change Dunk’s fortunes. Dunk is portrayed as eager, baffled, and loyal, likened to a medieval labrador, while Egg’s ethereal intelligence and bold presence add charm. The series balances warmth, humor, and nostalgic franchise connections.
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