Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Betrayal That Reframes Game of Thrones

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Fixes Game of Thrones in a way no one expected.

One betrayal during the Trial of Seven quietly restores George R.R. Martin’s original vision for Westeros.

Set nearly 90 years before Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms trades dragons and throne room politics for something more intimate: honor, loyalty, and reputation. In Episode 4, Ser Duncan the Tall faces a Trial of Seven that hinges on one shocking decision — Ser Steffon Fossoway’s choice to switch sides.

That single act doesn’t just affect Dunk’s survival. It splits House Fossoway into the Red Apple and Green Apple branches, a piece of book canon the original HBO series barely explored. By dramatizing the emotional fracture behind the house divide, the series restores the literary depth that later seasons of Game of Thrones streamlined away.

This video breaks down the Fossoway betrayal explained, how the Trial of Seven reshapes Westerosi history, and why this prequel feels less like a spinoff and more like a course correction.

Is this the moment the TV universe finally merges with George R.R. Martin’s books?

0:00 The Betrayal You Missed
1:18 Why This Prequel Feels Different
2:40 The Trial of Seven Explained
4:05 Steffon Fossoway’s Choice
5:20 The Red Apple vs Green Apple Split
6:45 How It Fixes Game of Thrones Canon
8:30 What This Means for Westeros

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