Steely Pate
Master armorer of Ashford Meadow: gruff, fair-dealing, and proud of his steel. He arms the tall hedge knight properly ÔÇö and stands by his work when it matters.
A soul born at The Reach, sworn to Smallfolk & Showfolk.
The fuller tale
Season One
In Ashford Meadow ÔÇö The master armorer of the meadow: gruff, fair, and good at his work. Steely Pate the armorer takes Dunk's measure and most of his coin; the shield gets new paint from Tanselle's brush ÔÇö a shooting star above an elm.
Where they stand. Ashford Meadow.
How it ends for them
The chronicle records no death for this soul ÔÇö they are living when the tale leaves them, or their ending is a page the maesters have yet to turn.
Their chapters, book by book
The Hedge Knight 1 chapter that name them
Where the page and the screen part
Youssef Kerkour brings Steely Pate to the screen in the showÔÇÖs opening season, a compact but well-remembered supporting turn in a story largely populated by knights and princes rather than tradesmen ÔÇö a reminder, consistent with the novellaÔÇÖs own instincts, that Ashford Meadow runs on more than noble ambition alone.
Their journey
Where the two tellings send them to the same place the road runs whole; where they part, the screen keeps the left and the books the right.