Brienne of Tarth is a descendant of Ser Duncan the Tall

Game of Thrones Fun Fact: Brienne of Tarth is a descendant of Ser Duncan the Tall.

Yes. Did you know there are a lot of hints about ‘Brienne of Tarth’ being the descendant of ‘Ser Duncan the Tall’? As we all know, not much is ever shown about Brienne’s house or her ancestry in the show or books.

But there is some evidence regarding it, such as Brienne mentioning Duncan the tall shield being in her father’s armory and Brienne having genetic characteristics.

Brienne of Tarth is a descendant of Ser Duncan the Tall

An argument often raised was that a shield bearing Duncan’s personal arms was in the armory at evenfall. Hall and that Brienne later used these arms, while traveling in the crownlands and riverlands

Hodor is also thought to be a descendant of Dunk by many fans due to his physique. Although Ser Duncan was born and his vows don’t allow him to father children, it is highly possible. He fathered them before the vows, as Martinez confirmed that he did have children. Many fans theorized about it and later on George Martin himself confirmed Brienne was related to him.

There are even theories that the exact path of this lineage might be connected to House Targaryen through another Dunk descendant.

We’ve seen in all of A Song of Ice and Fire. In many ways she exemplifies the concept of the knight errant, with all the Arthurian ideals that accompany that classically. The knight’s role is to wander the land on a quest that may or may not even be possible. All the while proving their skill, courage, toughness, chivalry, and honor, often as knights. Errants are extremely idealistic, living by codes of conduct prominent in bygone eras or idealized versions of what a night should be.