"One of the best parts of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is its focus on honor. When Ser Duncan the Tall defends Tanselle from Aerion Targaryen, it's not because he thinks it'll help him make a name as a knight, but because it is the right thing to do. In fact, as Episode 4 showed, that act may result in Dunk losing his life before he could even fight in his first tourney."
"HBO We've learned a lot about sigils over the past few episodes. We've met the apple-loving Fossoways, Lyonel Baratheon and his antler helm, and, of course, Dunk's own sigil that he got the opportunity to design himself: a strong elm at sunset, with a shooting star above. But one of the most interesting sigils was the most well-known: the three-headed red dragon of the Targaryens, meant to represent Aegon the Conqueror and his two sister/wives, Visenya and Rhaenys."
"However, this sigil is only meant to represent the house, and in the books, each Targaryen has their own personal sigil as well. This is most useful in instances of inter-house conflict, like the Dance of the Dragons. In the books, Aegon fought under the banner of a golden dragon on a black background, meant to represent his dragon Sunfyre. However, in House of the Dragon, the background was green since his side was colloquially known as the "Greens," after his mother Alicent's house."
Ser Duncan the Tall prioritizes honor, defending Tanselle from Aerion Targaryen because it is right, even at risk of dying before his first tourney. The series emphasizes medieval chivalry and pageantry typical of its historical inspiration, but some pageantry is noticeably omitted. That omission was acknowledged as a production oversight. Sigils play a major role: Dunk designs a personal sigil, and the Targaryen three-headed red dragon represents the house. In the books, individual Targaryens also bear personal sigils used in inter-house conflicts like the Dance of the Dragons; Aegon used a golden dragon on black representing Sunfyre.
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