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The Horse Of Horse Short Story Summary

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As the name of the story suggests, the story revolves around Dunk and Egg. Dunk is the nickname of Sir Duncan the Tall, while Egg is the nickname of Prince Aegon Targaryen. The story starts off with Dunk burying Sir Arlan of Pennytree, whom he has squired for years. After being knighted shortly before Sir Arlan died on his deathbed, Dunk decides to try playing for the tournament in Ashford. On the way to Ashford, he stumbles upon an inn, where he saw an opportunity to sit down and have a hot meal, which he hasn’t had in days. He gave his horse to a boy he assumed was a stableboy and goes into the inn. Upon entering the inn, he saw a drunken man he assumed was a lord due to the way he was dressed. The drunken man gave him a hard look and yelled, “I dreamed of you. You stay away from me!” After the drunk man passed out, dunk went on to have his meal. After paying for his meal, he went outside to find the young stableboy riding his horse. The young boy introduced himself as Egg and asks him to take him on as his squire, Dunk refused. Eventually, the two reach Ashford meadow, Dunk noted the bright pavilions or big tents of the knights and lords. Dunk and Egg made a camp by the stream in the woods by Ashford meadow. Dunk sets …show more content…

He heard that two of Maekar’s sons have run off, Daeron and Aegon, and he has sent a knight of the Kings Guard to find them. Maekar notices Dunk’s presence and Dunk tries to explain his situation to them. After being dismissed by Maekar and Lord Ashford, Prince Baelor remembered Sir Arlan, with whom he broke four lances against him at a tournament years ago. Baelor vouches for Dunk, and advised the hedge knight to change the sigil on his shield, since there is a law that states only true born sons of knights may inherit the old knight’s

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