Tywin put down the rebellion personally, extinguishing their house and re-establishing the fearsome reputation of House Lannister. His ruthlessness gave darker meaning to the common phrase "A Lannister always pays his debts" and was immortalized in the song " The Rains of Castamere."

Thanks to Martin’s rich writing and HBO’s high production quality, the depictions of the families that comprise Game of Thrones are accurately detailed even down to the heraldry.

In Season 2, Joffrey's "House Baratheon of King's Landing" starts using a new heraldry design, with a Baratheon stag and a Lannister lion facing each other. The books more clearly explain that this is what Joffrey used as his personal heraldry, even before Robert died.

House Lannister of Casterly Rock is one of the Great Houses of Seven Kingdoms, and the principal house of the westerlands. Their seat is Casterly Rock, though another branch exists in nearby Lannisport.

The heraldry of each noble house is accompanied by a specific set of words that is unique to that House. These typically take the form of boasts or battle-cries, such as House Baratheon 's "Ours is the fury!" or House Tully 's "Family, Duty, Honor."

Thanks to Martin’s rich writing and HBO’s high production quality, the depictions of the families that comprise Game of Thrones are accurately detailed even down to the heraldry.

Most noble houses of the Seven Kingdoms have their own designs, and variants of these designs are adopted only by members of the house. The arms of a house belong to that family, as in Germany and Italy, and may be used by all trueborn descendants of that house.

However, the bloodline of House Targaryen still exists in various houses, such as House Baratheon, House Velaryon, and House Martell. House Targaryen's sigil is a three-headed red dragon on a black background, and their house words are "Fire and Blood."

House Baratheon: A stag on a yellow field, perhaps representing the love of hunting. It is traditional for a coat of arms is accompanied by a family motto. This holds true for the heraldry of Game of Thrones as well. Some examples from the series include: House Baratheon: „Ours is the fury!“

The heraldry of each noble house is accompanied by a specific set of words that is unique to that House. These typically take the form of boasts or battle-cries, such as House Baratheon 's "Ours is the fury!" or House Tully 's "Family, Duty, Honor."

House Baratheon men-at-arms are equipped with long padded beige gambesons and nasal helmets with stag crests, and they carry triangular shields. Other men-at-arms have kettle steel helmets instead of nasal helmets, and some are often seen wearing pauldrons and gorgets as well.

Most noble houses of the Seven Kingdoms have their own designs, and variants of these designs are adopted only by members of the house. The arms of a house belong to that family, as in Germany and Italy, and may be used by all trueborn descendants of that house.

House Greyjoy's sigil is traditionally a golden kraken on a black field. Their house words are "We Do Not Sow," [2] although the phrase "What Is Dead May Never Die" is also closely associated with House Greyjoy and their bannermen, as they are associated with the faith of the Drowned God.

House Greyjoy of Pyke is one of the Great Houses of Westeros. They rule over the Iron Islands, a collection of isles off the west coast of Westeros, from the Seastone Chair in the castle of Pyke on the island of the same name. The head of the family is traditionally known as the Lord Reaper of Pyke.

It is traditional for a coat of arms is accompanied by a family motto. This holds true for the heraldry of Game of Thrones as well. Some examples from the series include: House Arryn: „As High As Honor“ House Baratheon: „Ours is the fury!“ House Greyjoy: „We Do Not Sow“

Euron Greyjoy 's personal heraldry in the TV series has two variations; one is the standard Greyjoy heraldry of a gold kraken on a black field, but with a single red eye inscribed onto the head of the kraken.