A Prequel to A Song of Ice and Fire, Volume 5

This is Volume 5 of the prequel comics to the A Song of Ice and Fire series (the "Dunk and Egg" stories). These prequels adapt Martin's novellas The Hedge Knight and The Sworn Sword, telling of the experiences of the lowborn, tall hedge knight Duncan (later called "Dunk the Tall") and his young squire Egg as they travel the Seven Kingdoms, some ninety years before the main series, A Game of Thrones, during the reign of the Targaryen dynasty over Westeros. In the original story, after the death of his master Ser Arlan, Duncan sets out with the old man's armor, horse, and all his possessions for the tourney at Ashford Meadow, and on the way meets a bald boy who calls himself Egg. This seemingly ordinary little squire is in fact of special birth, and he follows Duncan, becoming the most important person on his journey. The prequel series is smaller in scale than the main series, focusing more on knightly honor, oaths, identity, justice, and the lot of common people, and using small events to mirror themes that recur in the main series. This is Volume 5 of the series; the specific chapters included, the range of original plot they correspond to, and the translation and production details could not be verified, so the actual pages of the book should be consulted. Readers are advised to begin with Volume 1 and follow the series order, so that skipping does not lead to misunderstandings about the order in which characters and events occur.