The dunk and egg tales take place nearly one hundred years before the events of a song of ice and fire. The stories relate the adventures of ser duncan the tall, who later became a legendary member of the. Tales of dunk and egg graphic novel, tales of dunk and egg is a series of fantasy novellas by george r. To view the timeline in greater detail, set your scope above to one of the stories from the dunk and egg tales. The place where dunk and egg would almost surely work, though is on hbos extremely popular and successful online venue. Prequels to the series a song of ice and fire, later adapted into graphic novels.
The first story, which martin was placed over the 90 years before the main action of the saga. So goes the real beginning of the tales of dunk and egg, or should i say, ser duncan the tall and undercover aegon targaryan, the fourth of his name and youngest son of maekar targaryan, prince of summerhall who himself is the fourth son of king daeron the good, the second of his name. See the complete the tales of dunk and egg series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. However, there story is deliberately unclear on that issue, and some readers believe that it is and essential feature of the story that dunk was never formally knighted, yet keeps the knightly vows better than the all the anointed sers. Martin, set in the world of devils due published the complete limited series as a graphic novel in june following the termination of the partnership between dabel. The dunk and egg stories are an ongoing series of novellas written by george r. Egg ate more slowly, looking royally content, but he ate vigorously all the same. Tales of dunk and egg wikipedia republished wiki 2. Scopeagot the remainder of this timeline reveals significant plot details from the dunk and egg tales and has been hidden. A knight of the seven kingdoms by george r r martin illustrations by gary gianni westeros, a century before jon snow encounters aemon targaryen up at the wall, with delightful pen and ink drawings running alongside the text. To date i have published three novellas about them. From the hedge knight, many moments relating to dunks trial of seven.
Tales of dunk and egg wikipedia, a enciclopedia libre. The tales of dunk and egg okay this is the real crux of the matter, the specific story that would almost certainly make for the single most compelling successor to game of thrones and provide one of the most engaging and, more importantly, differentiating premises imaginable. Taking him as his squire, the hedge knight wanders around the seven kingdoms, looking for work, a meaning to life and what. Tales of dunk and egg wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. After the disgrace of the failed blackfyre rebellion at white walls, dunk and egg decide to head up north. The dunk and egg tales are a series of short novels written by george r.
When maekar incredulously reminds dunk that egg is a prince of the blood, dunk points out to the prince and now heir to the throne that neither of his other two sons ever learned humility or decency, so maybe its time to try things a different way. It also is a huge giveaway in that the blackfyre story is clearly involved as is eggaegon v and his decendents and probably dunks too. In his place are three shewolves fighting for their. It takes place in the same universe and continuity of a song of ice and fire but is set nearly a century before the events of the main series. Martin wrote a story about the wandering squire of a knight, who was on the way to the tournament and after the death of the owner decided to go there instead. In the thirtieth year of stannis is reign after the long night, ser griff of white harbor awakes in the inn of the kneeling man with a mysterious boy only known as robin. Dunk is definitely one of my favorites in the ice and fire universe.
Three targaryen tales that would make great game of thrones. If youve read the tales of dunk and egg youll know that much of the content is simply an excuse to go into depth on the history of the realm, to revel in house mottos and sigils and to examine a world where the seven kingdoms are united under targaryen banners. Martin, which begin 90 years before the events of the a song of ice and fire novels on which the tv series game of thrones is based. Tales of dunk and egg is a series of novellas set in the world of ice and fire, of events occurring roughly a century before a game of thrones begins. Dec 26, 2016 the tales of dunk and egg okay this is the real crux of the matter, the specific story that would almost certainly make for the single most compelling successor to game of thrones and provide one of the most engaging and, more importantly, differentiating premises imaginable. Dunk and egg looked about in wonder and more than a little fear when men of the same dress stepped out from the trees all around them, shouldering bows and sheathing swords. The stories are kind of fluffy but you get a really good insight into targ family dynamics and politics, and there are a ton of easter eggs and nifty little clues in them a 4yearold walder frey makes a cameo at a wedding, for instance that will help flesh out the main storyline. The tales of dunk and egg are a series of prequel novellas written by george r. Dunk and egg the adventures of westeros was martins most frequent candidate for a spinoff series. With what i can only imagine is a sick smirk on their faces, word on the street is they have good puppet shows. It takes place in the same universe and continuity of a song of ice and fire but is. Set in the world of the song of ice and fire series eightynine years before the events of the main cycle, the story relates the adventures of dunk eponymously called ser duncan the tall and his squire, egg. The cycle about dunk and egg is quite modest comparing the main saga, but only because its main characters modesty, the third story already becomes more adult on and knowing martin, itll be even worse, so i cant recommend as a child reading.
Click on document tales of dunk and egg 2 the sworn sword. And that concludes the first story in the tales of dunk and egg. Tales of dunk and egg is a series of fantasy novellas by george r. King, stephen, 1947 mccaffrey, anne martin, george r. This article is within the scope of wikiproject novels, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to novels, novellas, novelettes and short stories on wikipedia. Livros the hedge knight 1998 the sworn sword 2003 the mystery knight 2010 informacoes autor george r. Martin, which begin 90 years before the events of the a song of ice and fire. Ser duncan the tall was a lord commander of the kingsguard during the reign of king aegon v targaryen. I rarely have the pleasure of hosting a prince of the blood in my simple outpost. Hi everyone, long time lurker, just wanted to tell someone that i just finished the dunk and egg tales hedge knight, sworn sword and mystery knight i had always put if off because for some reason i got it into my head that it would ruin the westeros world for me, but it actually ended up doing the exact opposite, the novellas are just brilliant, i think dunk is my favourite character now. The first version of this page made it explicit that dunk was indeed knighted by ser arlan of pennytree. The hedge knight was published in robert silverbergs anthology legends, the sworn sword in its sequel, legends ii. They follow the adventures of ser duncan the tall and his squire, prince aegon egg targaryen who is the younger brother of maester aemon.
The sworn sword their first, and only, kiss took place among the blackberries, where he was later buried. Martins a knight of the seven kingdoms 2015 collects three entertaining novellas about the odd knight and squire couple dunk and egg. I think that they are a historical companion to the main story of asoiaf. Here is how you can listen to the dunk and egg tales if, like me, this is.
The stories relate the adventures of the hedge knight ser duncan the tall, who would become a legendary member of the kingsguard, and his squire egg, who would become king aegon v targaryen of westeros. The smallfolk all being on dunks side even though his opponents include three princes of the blood and three members of the kingsguard because he was a knight who remembered his vows baelor breakspear himself, hand of the king and heir to the iron throne, volunteering to be dunks final champion, even though it means. Find the complete the tales of dunk and egg book series listed in order. The hedge knight, the sworn sword and the mystery knight. The hedge knight a hedge knight by the name of dunk enters a tourney at ashford meadow. Martin, set in the world of his song of ice and fire, set as prequels to the novels. The tales of dunk and egg begin 90 years before the war of the five kings, at the end of the reign of king daeron ii targaryen. Aug 17, 2018 view and submit fan casting suggestions for tales of dunk and egg. It also is a huge giveaway in that the blackfyre story is clearly involved as is egg aegon v and his decendents and probably dunk s too. Theyve been around for years, but i hadnt gotten around to reading them until they were collected in a shiny volume late last year, called a. Three targaryen tales that would make great game of.
Jun 26, 20 tales of dunk and egg is a series of novellas set in the world of ice and fire, of events occurring roughly a century before a game of thrones begins. These tales take place roughly 90100 years before the events of a game of thrones, and follow a young hedge knight named dunk and his squire, egg. Read online the tales of dunk and egg series for free. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. Martin earlier, though id probably start with the tales of dunk and egg, his song of ice and fire prequels. For other characters with the same name, see duncan disambiguation. Aug 25, 2017 the prequel to a song of fire and ice, sequel to the hedge knight, the sworn sword tells another tale of dunk and egg after they return from their trip in dorne and take up service for eustice osgrey. Martin a novella originally published august 25, 1998 in the legends anthology, edited by robert silverberg.
The tales of dunk and egg works archive of our own. Martin, set in the world of his a song of ice and fire novels. They follow the adventures of dunk the future lord commander of the kingsguard, ser duncan the tall and egg the future king aegon v targaryen, some 90 years before the events of the novels. It features a completely different set of characters and events, some of which were only alluded to as noodle incident or great offscreen war in the main text but which are. Tales of dunk and egg wake county public libraries. If you would like to participate, you can edit one of the articles mentioned below, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and contribute to the general project discussion to talk over new ideas and. Crannogmen, ser egg whispered, stepping up close to dunk. Dunk hopes that someone remembers to feed the horses. Since this took me a good while to figure out, i thought id share. The actual years of the events below are approximated, except when connected to previously established events such as the great spring sickness.
The prequel to a song of fire and ice, sequel to the hedge knight, the sworn sword tells another tale of dunk and egg after they return from their trip in dorne and take up service for eustice osgrey. Oct 16, 2012 we wouldnt want hbo to skimp on quality but surely an episode of dunk and egg would cost exponentially less than an episode involving the cast, crew and manpower of game of thrones. Before tyrion lannister and podrick payne, there was dunk and egg. Dunk and egg stories are an ongoing series of novellas written by george r. They follow the adventures of dunk the future commander of the kingsguard, ser duncan the tall and egg the future king aegon v targaryen, some 90 years before the events of the novels. Martin its the next day, and dunk is in prison and egg is out watching the tournament in the royalty box.
The stories take place about 100 years prior to the events of the game of thrones and add texture and pleasure to the rich, long history of martins famous secondary world. Martins epic series, a song of ice and fire, a squire named dunk picks up the sword and shield of his dead master and enters a tournament to begin his career as a knight. A young, naive but ultimately courageous hedge knight, ser duncan the. Click on document tales of dunk and egg 1 the hedge knight. Lord reed smiled as dunk looked at a piece curiously before popping it into his mouth. A song of ice and fire, asoiaf, ayane romanov, dunk and egg, fantasy, george r. Martins tales of dunk and egg it takes place about 100 years before game of thrones. The realm is still recovering from the first blackfyre rebellion thirteen years before, a great civil war that tore the seven kingdoms in half. Dunk only now noticed that his hand was on his sword, but he kept it there. They are definitely different than the novels as they seem to be aimed at a slightly younger audience, however there is just as much excitement and great characters. In this comic bookgraphic novel adaptation set one hundred years before the this is a much simpler plot than got, but tis.