Anthony Appleyard #1 Posted December 17, 2020 (edited) For information, see https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Pattern and https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Patternmaker%27s_Maze . But when I first read about Essosi belief in the Patternmaker, my memory went back to my father's association with real-world steel industry including casting steel aided by metal founder's patterns as described in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattern_(casting) , and an idea that it was believed that that god made the patterns which something then used in making living things including people. Patternmakers are important men in foundries. I wonder if GRRM first had that idea about the Patternmaker, and later changed his mind. Edited December 17, 2020 by Anthony Appleyard Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
