Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Was Ser Duncan the Tall knighted or not? This is one of the biggest mysteries in the Dunk & Egg stories and the Game of Thrones universe. In The Hedge Knight, Duncan claims that Ser Arlan of Pennytree knighted him before he died — but the books and the HBO series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms never actually show the knighting.
Many clues suggest Dunk may have never been officially knighted, including the fact that there were no witnesses and even Dunk himself seems uncertain about the moment.
George R. R. Martin intentionally leaves the truth ambiguous, making fans debate whether Dunk was truly a knight or just a squire who took the title to survive.
But even if he was never knighted, Ser Duncan the Tall might still be the most honorable knight in Westeros.
Was Ser Duncan the Tall knighted or not? This is one of the biggest mysteries in the Dunk & Egg stories and the Game of Thrones universe. In The Hedge Knight, Duncan claims that Ser Arlan of Pennytree knighted him before he died — but the books and the HBO series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms never actually show the knighting.
Many clues suggest Dunk may have never been officially knighted, including the fact that there were no witnesses and even Dunk himself seems uncertain about the moment.
George R. R. Martin intentionally leaves the truth ambiguous, making fans debate whether Dunk was truly a knight or just a squire who took the title to survive.
But even if he was never knighted, Ser Duncan the Tall might still be the most honorable knight in Westeros.
