Brienne of Tarth: Grand-daughter of Duncan the tall and Daella Targaryen?
First Clue: Appearance/ Personality
Dunk, later in life known as Ser Duncan the Tall, was a large man who grew up and became the most trusted companion of Aegon V Targaryen (aka "Egg"), and served as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard during the his reign. Nearly seven feet tall, Dunk had a humble personality and thought of himself as thick-headed. His early exploits are chronicled in the "Dunk and Egg" stories of The Hedge Knight, The Sworn Sword, and The Mystery Knight. His personal arms were a green shooting star above an elm tree proper on sunset.
Second Clue: A family heirloom
A shield with Dunk's original arms came to reside in the armory of Lord Selwyn Tarth. Selwyn's daughter Brienne wore a copied version of the arms while traveling the Riverlands incognito.
Third Clue: Family Tree
According to the books, "Tarth boasts of blood-ties to the Durrandons, Baratheons and more recently the Targaryens", which suggests a marriage between a Tarth member (Selwyn Tarth) and a Targaryen descendant (Bryenne's mother). The only Targaryens that have unknown descendants are Egg's sisters, Daella and Rhae so it is possible that Dunk fell in love and married one of Eggs sisters and that child married a Tarth.
Fourth Clue: Martin's word
The author confirms that a character from the book is a descendant of Duncan
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