Editing Heraldry (section)

===Divisions of the field===

The field of a shield in heraldry can be divided into more than one tincture, as can the various heraldic charges. Many coats of arms consist simply of a division of the field into two contrasting tinctures. These divisions are considered to lie next to each other rather than on top of each other and thus the rule of tincture can be ignored. For example, a shield divided azure and gules would be perfectly acceptable. A line of partition may be straight or it may be varied. The variations of partition lines can be wavy, indented, embattled, engrailed, nebuly, or made into myriad other forms.<ref>Stephen Friar and John Ferguson. ''Basic Heraldry''. (W.W. Norton & Company, New York: 1993), 148.</ref><ref>[[w:Heraldry#Divisions of the field|Heraldry Divisions of the field]]</ref>

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File:Heraldry - Party per fess.svg|Party per fess
File:Heraldry - Party per pale.svg|Party per pale
File:Heraldry - Party per bend.svg|Party per bend
File:Heraldry - Party per bend sinister.svg|Party per bend sinister
File:Heraldry - Party per cross.svg|Party per cross
File:Heraldry - Party per saltire.svg|Party per saltire
File:Heraldry - Party per chevron inverted.svg|Party per chevron inverted
File:Heraldry - Party per pall.svg|Party per pall
</gallery>

In general, if the field is divided and every segment has to be blazoned (e.g. each has a different charge on it), they are blazoned in the following order: dexter to sinister, then chief to base. However, in the case of "party per cross" or "quarterly",  [[George R. R. Martin]] lists the four segments clockwise rather than the real-world 1-2/3-4 order.{{Ref|TMK}}<ref>''[[The Hedge Knight (comics)|The Mystery Knight: The Graphic Novel]]''</ref><ref>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', [[Alayne I (The Winds of Winter)|Alayne I]]</ref>
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| {{coa|Stark|l}}
| Thus, the arms of [[House Stark]] is a shield plain, a term that generally can not be transcribed: ''A direwolf gray on pristine white snowfield''.
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| {{coa|Tarth|l}}
| The arms of [[House Tarth]] is a shield "party per cross", usually blazoned "quarterly": ''Quarterly, first and third a yellow sun on a rose field in the second and fourth a white crescent on a blue field'', according to [[Westerosi]] clockwise order; ''Quarterly, first and fourth a yellow sun on a rose field in the second and third a white crescent on a blue field'', according to real-world tradition.
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| {{coa|Swann|l}}
| The arms of [[House Swann]] is "party per pale": ''Two swans fighters, black and white from one to the other, beaked and hung with gold and white field advantage black''.
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