Editing Heraldry (section)

==Heraldic homage==
Some of the Houses and their blazons are Martin's tributes to other authors, or other real-world things. For example: 
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| {{coa|Banefort|l}}
| The sigil of [[House Banefort]] is a reference to the comic book character [[w:Black Hood|Black Hood]].
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| {{coa|Bettley|l}}
| The sigil of [[House Bettley]] is a reference to the comic book character [[w:Blue Beetle|Blue Beetle]].
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| {{coa|Costayne|l}}
| The devices of [[House Costayne]] are a reference to author [[w:Thomas B. Costain|Thomas B. Costain]] and two of his novels, ''[[w:The Black Rose (novel)|The Black Rose]]'' and ''[[w:The Silver Chalice|The Silver Chalice]]''.
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| {{coa|Jordayne|l}}
| [[House Jordayne]] and its quill device is a tribute to author [[w:Robert Jordan|Robert Jordan]], one of Martin's friends.
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| {{coa|Patrek of King's Mountain|l}}
| The arms of Ser [[Patrek of King's Mountain]] are a tribute to the logo of the [[w:Dallas Cowboys|Dallas Cowboys]], an American football team that is the favorite of Martin's friend Patrick St. Denis.
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| {{coa|Peake|l}}
| [[House Peake]] can be seen as a tribute to [[w:Mervyn Peake|Mervyn Peake]], the author of the [[w:Gormenghast (series)|''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.
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| {{coa|Rogers|l}}
| The arms of [[House Rogers]] can be seen as a tribute to Martin's friend, [[w:Roger Zelazny|Roger Zelazny]]. The unicorn and maze device on that house's arms may represent of two of Zelazny's works: his short story [[w:Unicorn Variation|"Unicorn Variation"]], whose plot was suggested to Zelazny by Martin, and his [[w:The Chronicles of Amber|''The Chronicles of Amber'' series]]. The Amber series has both a unicorn character and "[[w:The Pattern (The Chronicles of Amber)|The Pattern]]", a labyrinth-like mystical object that orders the multiverse. The nine unicorns are probably a reference to the first book of the series, ''[[w:Nine Princes in Amber|Nine Princes in Amber]]''. Furthermore, the arms of the main character, Prince Corwin, are black and silver, like the colors of the Rogers sigil.
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| {{coa|Sarsfield|l}}
| The sigil of [[House Sarsfield]] is a reference to the comic book character [[w:Green Arrow|Green Arrow]].
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| {{coa|Tudbury|l}}
| [[House Tudbury]] and its turtle is a homage to one of Martin's own characters, the [[w:Great and Powerful Turtle|Great and Powerful Turtle]] from [[w:Wild Cards|Wild Cards]].
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|colspan=2|[[w:Jack Vance|Jack Vance]] is acknowledged in two houses, [[House Vance of Atranta]] and [[House Vance of Wayfarer's Rest]]. The use of dragons in both Vance houses' shields could refer to his [[w:Hugo Award|Hugo Award]]-winning work, [[w:The Dragon Masters|''The Dragon Masters'']].
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| {{coa|Vance of Atranta|l}}
| In the Atranta branch, the tower could refer to Vance's [[w:Nebula Award|Nebula Award]]-winning 1966 work [[w:The Last Castle (novella)|''The Last Castle'']]. 
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| {{coa|Vance of Wayfarer's Rest|l}}
| In the Wayfarer's Rest branch, the circle enclosing the pair of eyes could symbolize the title of [[w:The Eyes of the Overworld|''The Eyes of the Overworld'']], from the [[w:Dying Earth|''Dying Earth'' series]].
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| {{coa|Willum|l}}
| [[House Willum]]'s arms are a tribute to the ''[[w:Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn|Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn]]'' series of Martin's colleague [[w:Tad Williams|Tad Williams]]. Three magical swords are important to the story, and the first book in the series is named ''[[w:The Dragonbone Chair|The Dragonbone Chair]]''.
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| {{coa|Wyl|l}}
| The black adder of [[House Wyl]] is a reference to the ''[[w:Blackadder|Blackadder]]'' television series.
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