"We don't know much about Dunk's beginnings, but to be fair, he didn't know much either. He grew up an orphan in Flea Bottom, the slum near King's Landing. He had no idea who his parents were, but figured he was an orphan and probably a bastard. (Some fans suggest he could be related to Brienne of Tarth, since he was tall just like her, but that's still unconfirmed.) He made a life by scavenging all kinds of meat for establishments that made "bowls of brown," the go-to food of Flea Bottom."
"When he was a boy, he was recruited by Ser Arlan of Pennytree to be a squire after Ser Arlan's nephew was slain in battle. From then on, Dunk dutifully served Ser Arlan by tending to his three horses, Thunder, Chestnut, and Sweetfeet, managing all of his equipment and weapons, and accompanying him on travels all over Westeros. When we meet Dunk in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, it's soon after Ser Arlan passes away, leaving Dunk to make his own name as a knight."
Ser Duncan the Tall is a hedge knight who wanders the Seven Kingdoms serving various lords for pay. He grew up an orphan in Flea Bottom and survived by scavenging before being recruited as a squire by Ser Arlan of Pennytree. Dunk tended horses and equipment, traveled widely with Ser Arlan, and now faces the task of making his own name after his mentor's death. The narrative centers on Dunk's personal rise from humble origins rather than the major noble houses or Targaryen dynastic conflicts, with the first six episodes forming an opening chapter of his journey.
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