A Character Analysis of Ser Duncan the Tall in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire Essay

George RR Martin is known for his gritty, realistic character driven plots in the A Song of Ice and Fire series he penned. All the characters have flaws, are skeptical, and die all realistic. However, a large part of his storytelling involves the citizens of Westeros portraying themselves as cynical as to whether the classic, flawless, hero who always wins ever did really exist. In The Hedge Knight, George RR Martin takes us on a journey with Ser Duncan the Tall, one of the most storied knights in all of Westeros. He starts as homeless orphan thief and eventually became a knight of the Kingsguard and the all around epitome of chivalry. Dunk was always taller than the other orphans in flea bottom, and always drew more attention than them as well. When Ser Arlan of Pennytree was walking through, he picked out Dunk to be his squire. For almost ten years, Dunk squired for Ser Arlan, an honest but poor, wandering, and landless hedge knight, until one day on the way to a tournament Ser Arlan died of a chill. Ser Arlan knighted Dunk before he passed, and Dunk buried him. Dunk decided to get himself a warm meal for supper, and checked into an inn where he met a young bald stableboy and saw a man passed out drunk at a table. The stableboy asks to be Dunks squire, but Dunk refuses. The next day, Dunk leverages his horse for a suit of armor when he arrives at the tournament. Upon arriving back at his tent, he meets the stableboy, who goes by Egg. He agrees to take on Egg as a squire due to his persistence. Dunk gives his armor to a puppeteer named Tanselle Too-Tall to paint for him. After Dunk registered for the tourney, later that night Egg ran to him shouting that...

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