The Hedge Knight

When the old hedge knight he served dies on the road, Dunk, a huge, penniless squire, takes his master's sword and shield and enters the tourney at Ashford Meadow as a knight. Along the way he picks up an unlikely squire, a bald boy called Egg. After defending a puppeteer from Prince Aerion Targaryen's cruelty, Dunk is accused and demands a trial of seven. He needs six champions willing to risk everything for a nobody. He wins the trial, but at a terrible cost: Prince Baelor Breakspear, who fought at his side, dies. Dunk learns Egg is a Targaryen prince and ends up with the boy as his squire.

1. Behind the scenesTwo publishers, one miniseries

   The 6 issues ran from 2003 to 2004: Image published the first three and Devil's Due the last three. Issue #1 has a foreword by Robert Silverberg, editor of the Legends anthology where the novella debuted.

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2. Behind the scenesCovers by fantasy legends

   Variant covers came from the Brothers Hildebrandt, Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell, and Ted Nasmith, famous for his Tolkien art.

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3. ReferenceThe roll of arms

   The Marvel edition includes a roll of arms showing the tourney entrants' sigils. Some knights listed never appear in Martin's novella.

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4. ReferenceThe same story as the show

   It's the same novella HBO adapted for season 1 of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, so you can compare the drawn tourney with the filmed one.

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