a horizontal band with a kink in the middle, so that it slopes upwards towards both edges of the shield. Some of the Houses and their blazons are Martin's tributes to other authors, or other real-world things. For example:

Three riders scout out rebuilding smallfolk, among them the Hound. The riders demand whatever supplies they can get, though the leader of the community, Ray, tells them that they have nothing to offer. The riders depart with an excerpt of a prayer to the Lord of Light, and the Hound realizes that they are from the Brotherhood. The community is later found dead to a man, and the Brotherhood is implied to be responsible. [7] That's what we are: ghosts. Waiting for you in the dark. You can't see us, but we see you. No matter whose cloak you wear: Lannister, Stark, Baratheon, you prey on the weak, the Brotherhood Without Banners will hunt you down." ― Beric Dondarrion to Sandor Clegane [src] At Riverrun, Jaime learns that Ryman and his escort have all been hanged by outlaws at Fairmarket. Jaime is bothered by the audacity of outlaws who could kill the heir to the Crossing not far from the Twins. Tom of Sevenstreams does not depart with the Frey army after Riverrun's surrender, and when Jaime asks him why, Tom claims he hopes to replace the singer of Riverrun's new lord, Emmon Frey. Jaime suggests that Tom court the favor of his aunt, Genna Lannister, Emmon's wife. [19] A Dance with Dragons Edric "Ned" Dayne, Lord of Starfall and House Dayne in Dorne, Beric's squire, nephew of Arthur Dayne, Ashara Dayne and Allyria Dayne, Lord Beric's betrothed.Quarters are numbered from the dexter chief (the corner nearest to the right shoulder of a man standing behind the shield), proceeding across the top row, and then across the next row and so on. When three coats are quartered, the first is repeated as the fourth; when only two coats are quartered, the second is also repeated as the third. The quarters of a personal coat of arms correspond to the ancestors from whom the bearer has inherited arms, normally in the same sequence as if the pedigree were laid out with the father's father's ... father (to as many generations as necessary) on the extreme left and the mother's mother's ... mother on the extreme right. A few lineages have accumulated hundreds of quarters, though such a number is usually displayed only in documentary contexts. [18] House Tully: It is the main house of the Lands of the Rivers. His emblem is a silver trout and his motto is: "Family, Duty, Honor". Despite reports of Beric's death, Tywin tells his son, Tyrion, and his brother, Ser Kevan Lannister, that Thoros of Myr and Beric Dondarrion continue to plague their foraging parties. [7] A Clash of Kings House Willum's arms are a tribute to the Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series of Martin's colleague Tad Williams. Three magical swords are important to the story, and the first book in the series is named The Dragonbone Chair.

Arya and Gendry accompany Beric's band as they travel through the riverlands. Arya watches as they fight Bloody Mummers in the battle at the burning septry. Gendry joins the brotherhood, and is knighted by Beric. [3] Lord Dondarrion decides to hold Arya until the brotherhood can ransom her to her Tully relatives. Arya escapes from the brotherhood, but is captured by Sandor. [12] Extract the contents of the file in said folder. There should now be a Bannerlord.EykonalBanners folder. House Peake can be seen as a tribute to Mervyn Peake, the author of the Gormenghast series. The history of House Peake and its sigil may refer to the three castles that the main character's family owned before it was left with only one.

The use of seven-pointed stars to represent the Faith of the Seven. Seven-pointed stars are rare in traditional heraldry and vexillology, with a notable exception being the flag of Australia. Examples include: House Tyrell: is the ruling house of the domain. Her emblem is a golden rose and her motto is: "Grow strong". In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, a group of soldiers, knights, and armed peasants known as the Brotherhood Without Banners forms to help protect the smallfolk in the Riverlands from the depredations of the war and abuses of military forces, particularly the Lannisters but also Stark forces.

a broad band across the top of the shield; "chief" also describes a location near or towards the top of the shield. About a mile south of the Wall, they are spotted and captured by a group of wildlings serving alongside the Night's Watch at Eastwatch. Shortly afterwards, King Jon Snow and his men arrive to travel beyond the wall to capture a wight as evidence for the queens in the south. After Jon states that they do not have enough men, Tormund leads them to the cells to meet with Beric, Thoros and the Hound, claiming they want to go north of the Wall too. Jon immediately recognizes the Hound after seeing him originally at Winterfell. Gendry advises not to trust them since they sold him to Melisandre to be murdered. Jorah Mormont also recognizes Thoros after fighting alongside him during the Greyjoy Rebellion. Due to much tension in the room, Beric begins an impassioned speech that the Lord of Light brought them together, but Sandor cuts him off and asks Jon if they are coming with them. Jon agrees, claiming that they are all on the same side because they are "all breathing". Greyjoy House: It is one of the great houses of Westeros. Its emblem represents a kraken and its motto is: "We do not sow." Anguy, called Anguy the Archer, a skilled young bowman from the Dornish Marches who won the archery competition at the Hand's Tourney. Whereabouts are currently unknown.Later, Thoros finds the Hound digging graves for the farmer and his daughter. He mourns their deaths, saying that they did not deserve to die. Thoros looks on, surprised by the Hound. [9] House Martell: is the ruling house of Dorne. His motto is a red sun pierced by a spear and his motto is: "Never bent, never broken". The Brotherhood therefore decided to fight for no "banner" of one king or another in the war, but to fight to defend the common people against raiding parties of soldiers who prey on the weak during the war. From the core group which was originally sent out by Eddard Stark - and contained some of his own household guards from Winterfell - the Brotherhood attracted new members during the course of the war, as it was joined by Stark and Baratheon deserters, as well as simple commoners who wanted to defend their homes.

Parker's Heraldry, a dictionary of heraldic terms, hosted by the author of the resource above and fairly well implemented in same The arms of Ser Loras Tyrell has three gold roses on a green field because he is the third son of Lord Mace Tyrell [21]. Similarly, his older brother, Ser Garlan Tyrell, features two golden roses on his own personal coat of arms as the second son of the family. [22] The banners also come in a variety of different materials, such as woven felt fabric, woven cotton and woven polyester.Karl Wilcox's Draw a Shield is a great resource that accepts traditional heraldic descriptions. It also recognizes a few additional color names. For instance, it draws a pretty good draft for House Spicer's coat of arms when instructed with "paly of 8 vert argent a bend orange, three covered cups sable bendwise in bend". The GoT - Banners file was created to change the banners of the various holds to their Game of Thrones equivalents (e.g. Windhelm to Stark).