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Hedge Knight
The Hedge
Knight is the first of a planned series of novellas
written by George R. R. Martin, often referred to as "Dunk
and Egg stories" after their protagonists. The stories
take place in the same universe as Martin's Song of Ice and
Fire cycle, roughly a century before the events in A Game of
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Stories
The Hedge Knight
The first novella was originally published August 25, 1998 in the
Legends anthology, edited by Robert Silverberg. The story was later
adapted to a graphic novel published June 1, 2004 by Ben Avery which
was drawn by Mike S. Miller.
The story is set in 208 after Aegon's Landing and revolves
around a young hedge knight, Dunk, styling himself Ser Duncan the
Tall, on his way to his first tournament, the Ashford tourney, where
he hopes to become a champion. He soon meets a young boy, Egg, and
reluctantly accepts him as his squire. Apart from the developing relationship
between Dunk and Egg, a large part of the story is devoted to a vivid
description of the tournament at Ashford, and its momentous consequences.
The Sworn Sword
The second novella was published 2003 in the "Legends II"
anthology, edited by Robert Silverberg.
Dunk and Egg have left the hedges for the service of
a lesser lord, Ser Eustace Osgrey of Standfast. When a border dispute
between Ser Eustace and the neighbouring Lady Webber turns into open
conflict, Dunk serves his lord both as a diplomat and as a commander
of Standfast's small force. The story illuminates several aspects
of the feudal system of Westeros. Also, a series of flashbacks narrated
by Ser Eustace relate the events of the Blackfyre Rebellion, and its
conclusion at the Battle of the Redgrass Field of 196 AL.
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