A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

In 209 AC, young Dunk buries his mentor, Ser Arlan of Pennytree, takes his armor and heads to the tourney at Ashford as Ser Duncan the Tall. A bald boy called Egg insists on being his squire, and Dunk gives in. When Prince Aerion breaks the puppeteer Tanselle's finger, Dunk beats him. Then comes the reveal: Egg is Prince Aegon Targaryen, Aerion's brother. Accused, Dunk asks for a trial by combat, Aerion demands a trial of seven, and Dunk only fills his side when Prince Baelor Breakspear joins him. Dunk beats Aerion, who withdraws the charge, but Baelor dies from a blow of his brother Maekar's mace. In the end, Dunk and Egg set off together toward Dorne. After the credits, Maekar finds out his son is gone.

• After the credits In the final episode, after the credits, Maekar realizes Egg is gone and is furious.

1. ReferenceIt all starts with The Hedge Knight

   The season adapts The Hedge Knight, the 1998 novella that kicked off George R. R. Martin's Dunk and Egg stories. The first episode shares its name.

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2. Behind the scenesHBO passed in 2016

   Martin pitched a Dunk and Egg series to HBO in 2016, and the network chose House of the Dragon instead. That same year, Ryan Condal suggested the idea to Martin, who turned it down because he wanted to finish the story first.

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3. Behind the scenesHalf-hour episodes

   The six episodes run 30 to 42 minutes, much shorter than the other Westeros shows. Critics singled out its buddy-comedy tone.

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