A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Three novellas about Dunk, a big, poor hedge knight, and Egg, his bald squire. In The Hedge Knight, Dunk buries his master, goes to a great tourney and defends a puppeteer from Prince Aerion. The fight becomes a trial of seven against seven; Dunk wins, but Prince Baelor dies from an accidental blow by his brother Maekar. Egg, who is really Aegon, Maekar's son, leaves with Dunk as his squire. In The Sworn Sword, the pair serve an old knight in a water dispute with a powerful neighbor, and Dunk settles it in a duel in the river. In The Mystery Knight, at a wedding tourney, Dunk stumbles onto a plot to put another king on the throne, which falls apart in the end. Left open: the duo's next adventures.

1. ChangeJust the first story

   The book collects three Dunk and Egg novellas. Season 1 adapts only the first, The Hedge Knight; season 2 will adapt The Sworn Sword.

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2. ChangeDunk's childhood on screen

   The show flashes back to young Dunk on the streets of King's Landing and the moment old Ser Arlan takes him in. In the book, that past is only mentioned in passing.

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3. ChangeAn invented tug-of-war

   The tug-of-war with Dunk and Egg at the tourney camp was created for the show, to show off the boy's courage.

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4. ChangeDunk dances with Lyonel

   The scene where Dunk dances with Lyonel Baratheon isn't in the book.

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5. ChangeEgg leaves without his father's blessing

   In the book, Maekar agrees to let Egg travel with Dunk as his squire. On the show, Egg tells Dunk he has his father's permission when he doesn't, and the post-credits scene shows Maekar searching for his son.

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