This pattern was inspired by the character Brienne of Tarth from George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series. Despite being a high-born lady and heiress to the Sapphire Isle, Brienne is a fierce and determined fighter who longs to serve as a knight. Plain faced and abnormally tall and strong for a woman, she is sometimes mockingly referred to as Brienne the Beauty… but most would never be brave enough to say it to her face!