| Steely Pate | |
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 Steely Pate, by Even Mehl Amundsen © | |
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| Alias | Pate[1] |
| Title | Goodman |
| Culture | Reach |
| Born | Westeros[2] |
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| Played by | Youssef Kerkour |
| TV series | A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Season 1 |
Steely Pate was a blacksmith in the Reach during the reign of King Daeron II Targaryen.
In the television adaptation A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Pate is portrayed by Youssef Kerkour.
Appearance and Character
[edit]Steely Pate was a short man with huge hands. He stood no more than five feet tall. The smith's thick chest and arms were covered in coarse black hair, and he had a black beard.[1]
Pate was proud of his steel, which was plain looking, but strong. Ser Duncan the Tall did not consider the armorer to be humble.[1]
The blacksmith wore a short leather cloak. A sword and anvil were painted on the side of his wagon.[1]
History
[edit]Steely Pate sold Ser Duncan the Tall new armor at the tourney at Ashford Meadow. Duncan sold the palfrey Sweetfoot to Henly so that he could afford the armor.[1] After Duncan was arrested for defending the puppeteer Tanselle from Prince Aerion Targaryen, Pate put a new steel rim on Duncan's oaken shield, and reinforced the back with steel bands, for the price of just a copper penny.[1] The smith accompanied Duncan to the trial of seven held at Ashford Meadow, and he tried to help the mortally-wounded Prince Baelor Targaryen after the battle.[1]
Duncan lost his armor, sword, and horse Thunder when he lost to Ser Uthor Underleaf in the wedding tourney at Whitewalls. Uthor was dismissive of the armor's quality, but Duncan defended it, saying it was made by Steely Pate. Later, Duncan paid his ransom to Uthor with gold loaned by Lord Brynden Rivers, who was grateful to Duncan for his help in suppressing the Second Blackfyre Rebellion.[3]
Quotes by Pate
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Duncan: You do good work.
Pate: None better.[1]—Duncan the Tall and Pate
Pate: You know the old shield rhyme? Oak and iron, guard me well...
Duncan: Or else I'm dead, and doomed to hell. How much do you want for the new rim and all?
Pate: From you? A copper.[1]
—Pate and Duncan the Tall
—Duncan the Tall and Pate
Look what he's done to me armor. All dinted and banged and scratched. Aye, I ask you, why do I bother?[1]
—Pate to Egg and Raymun Fossoway