{"id":156174,"date":"2023-04-20T21:37:50","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T21:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culture.org\/?p=156174"},"modified":"2023-06-12T13:57:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T13:57:14","slug":"george-r-r-martin-plans-more-dunk-and-egg-tales-for-the-upcoming-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culture.org\/art-and-culture\/george-r-r-martin-plans-more-dunk-and-egg-tales-for-the-upcoming-series\/","title":{"rendered":"George R.R. Martin Plans More Dunk and Egg Tales for the Upcoming Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">           <!--  <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n                jQuery(document).ready(function() {\r\n                    jQuery(\".key-accordion-item .key-menu\").on(\"click\", function() {\r\n                        if (jQuery(this).parent().hasClass(\"active\")) {\r\n                            jQuery(this).next().slideUp();\r\n                            jQuery(this).parent().removeClass(\"active\");\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            jQuery(\".key-content\").slideUp();\r\n                            jQuery(\".key-accordion-item\").removeClass(\"active\");\r\n                            jQuery(this).parent().addClass(\"active\");\r\n                            jQuery(this).next().slideDown();\r\n                        }\r\n                    });\r\n                })\r\n            <\/script> -->\r\n\r\n\r\n            <!-- start html -->\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"news-key-takeaway-wapper\">\r\n                                <span style=\"background-color:#4db2ee;\">Key Takeaways<\/span>\r\n                <ul class=\"news-key-nbox\" style=\"border-color:#4db2ee;background-color:rgba(77, 178, 238, 0.1);\">\r\n                                                        <li>George R.R. Martin plans to write more Dunk and Egg novellas for the upcoming series, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>The new series is set during the time when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne and will follow the adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall and Aegon V Targaryen.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>Martin emphasized the importance of \"knight\" in the title of the series, as knighthood and chivalry are central themes of these stories.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>Martin plans to continue writing more novels and stories and co-write all the episodes of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms series alongside Ira Parker.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>The announcement of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight is part of the Game of Thrones universe expansion, with multiple projects in development, including House of the Dragon, currently in production for its second season.<\/li>\r\n                                                <\/ul>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">George R.R. Martin, the renowned author of A Song of Ice and Fire, has shared his plans to write more Dunk and Egg novellas for the upcoming series, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The show is an anthology series based on the existing Dunk &amp; Egg novellas: The Hedge Knight, The Sworn Sword, and The Mystery Knight. Each novel is expected to receive a season of its own.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ensuring a Strong Connection to the GOT Universe<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new series is set during the time when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne, following the adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall and Aegon V Targaryen, also known as Egg.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fans have long anticipated the appearance of these characters in the main Game of Thrones series or even in their own spin-off.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a blog post, Martin explained that the chosen title for the series should be enticing not only to fans of the writer and the Game of Thrones universe but also to those new to the franchise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He emphasized the importance of &#8220;knight&#8221; in the title, as knighthood and chivalry are central to the themes of these stories.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>                        <!-- <div class=\"container-c\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- <div class=\"row justify-content-between\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- <div class=\"col-post-800\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- start html -->\r\n                        <div class=\"blockquote-wapper\">\r\n                            <div>\r\n                                <span class=\"text_quot\">\r\n                                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a blog post, Martin explained that the chosen title for the series should be enticing not only to fans of the writer and the Game of Thrones universe but also to those new to the franchise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                                <\/span>\r\n\r\n                                <div class=\"quot_icon\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-content\/themes\/culture\/icons\/i_quot.svg\" type=\"image\/svg+xml\">\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"quot_tick\" src=\"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-content\/themes\/culture\/icons\/i_quot_tri.svg\" type=\"image\/svg+xml\">\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <!-- end html -->\r\n                        <!-- <\/div> -->\r\n                        <!-- <\/div> -->\r\n                        <!-- <\/div> -->\r\n                                    <\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Martin&#8217;s Busy Schedule and Collaboration with Ira Parker<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Martin has expressed his intention to continue writing more novels and stories that will hopefully keep screenwriter and producer Ira Parker, who previously worked with Martin on season one of House of the Dragon, busy for a few more years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The author stated that he needs to finish The Winds of Winter, either A Dream of Spring or volume two of Fire &amp; Blood, and slip in a new Dunk &amp; Egg novella between each of those in his spare time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Martin also plans to co-write all the episodes of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms series alongside Ira Parker.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the show is set to premiere in 2025 at the earliest, Martin will have at least three years to write another story for the series.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Expanding the Game of Thrones Universe<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The announcement of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight comes as the Game of Thrones universe continues to expand with multiple projects in development, including House of the Dragon, which is currently in production for its second season and expected to premiere in 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As fans eagerly await the new series, Martin&#8217;s commitment to creating more content for the show is a testament to his dedication to the world he has created.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the author&#8217;s determination to provide more material for future seasons, viewers can expect an engaging and immersive experience in the realm of Westeros.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":156175,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[410,3384],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-156174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-and-culture","category-film-and-tv"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156174"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156174"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156174\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}