Editing Heraldry (section)

===Inheritance and Younger sons=== 
In Westeros arms belong to a family, and any trueborn child may use the family arms. This is similar to the practice in German heraldry, and converse to the practice in British heraldry, where only the head of the family may use the family arms; other members of the family have to difference their arms in some way. In Westeros this is not compulsory, though many choose to adopt their own personal arms, usually a minor variation on the arms of their house. For example:

{| style="text-align:left;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:5px;"
| {{coa|Targaryen|l}}
| {{coa|Valarr Targaryen|l}}
|The coat of arms of Prince [[Valarr Targaryen]] consists of [[House Targaryen]] with a red border.{{ref|THK}}
|-
| {{coa|Targaryen|l}}
| {{coa|Maekar I Targaryen|l}}
|The coat of arms of Prince [[Maekar I Targaryen|Maekar]] has four three-headed [[dragons]]  on a black field because he is the fourth son of King [[Daeron II Targaryen|Daeron II]].{{ref|THK}}
|-
| {{coa|Tyrell|l}}
| {{coa|Loras Tyrell|l}}
| The arms of Ser [[Loras Tyrell]] has three gold roses on a green field because he is the third son of Lord [[Mace Tyrell]] {{ref|ACOK|22}}. 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.{{ref|ASOS|6}} 
|}