Not that Ramsay Bolton paid much attention to that. They used to skin people until Eddard Stark outlawed it in the North. The explanation: The Bolton’s sigil is very literal. The hidden meaning: You won’t be able to hide anything from them, so don’t try House words: Our blades are sharp (or A naked man has few secrets a flayed man, none) Sigil: A red flayed man, hanging upside-down on a white X-shaped cross, on a black field It hasn’t quite gone to plan, as Edmure Tully, his wife Roslin, and their son are the only surviving members at the moment. So there’s a bit of Tully in many families all over Westeros, meaning that when the time comes there should be multiple Houses who are willing to come to the Tully’s aid. Their trout has swum up so many rivers over the centuries and lept onto so many plates, that it is a wonder half of the realm's sigils do not have fins by now”. As Brynden Tully the Blackfish put it, “My ancestors knew that in order for the family to survive, alliances must be made. However, like the commonplace nature of the trout, the Tullys have married into a variety of families all over the kingdom. The symbol of the trout doesn’t appear to have much meaning apart from signifying their seat of Riverrun, which is right next to the Trident river. The Tullys, like the Starks, are loyal and pride themselves on their family above all else. The explanation: Yes, it really is that simple. The hidden meaning: They’re dependable - if a bit dull Sigil: A silver trout leaping on a red and blue field Read more: The current status of EVERY Game of Thrones character (catch up ahead of season 7) Tully ‘Growing strong’ as their house words also indicates their ambition, which Cersei was all too conscious of - hence her blowing up The Great Sept of Baelor. Like Lady Olenna’s underhand maneuvering that got Joffrey killed, they often resort to more subtle machinations to get what they want.

Likewise with their aristocratic allies and enemies, their kindness fools people into thinking they’re not a threat. Remember Margaery giving toys to the smallfolk in King’s Landing? She did it to increase ordinary people’s love for the Tyrells so their gradual inclusion in the royal court would be met with rejoicing on the streets. Just like the flower, the Tyrells disguise their cunning with kindness and charitable giving. They smell good, they look good, and they make people coo in delight when they get given one. The hidden meaning: Don’t be fooled by their beauty or kindness - they’re dangerous Good luck trying to fight that triple flying-reptile threat. Daenerys might be more merciful, but there’s no escaping the fact that she has three dragons helping her out. Mad King Aerys (who Jaime Lannister killed, earning him the name Kingslayer) pretty much did anyway, as he burned people alive and shed blood on a whim. Because they’ll do it again if they have to. The Targaryens do not want the people of Westeros to forget how they cowed them into submission. Using this terrifying airborne power to spearhead their conquest, they destroyed anyone who stood in their way with the power of dragonfire. After the nation of Valyria got destroyed in the mysterious Doom, Aegon Targaryen and his sisters Visenya and Rhaenys flew to Westeros on three dragons named Balerion, Meraxes, and Vhagar. The explanation: The three-headed dragon on their sigil has a prophetic significance (head to our Game of Thrones fan theories to find out more), yet it’s also based in real Targaryen history. The hidden meaning: Do not cross them, or you’ll regret it. Sigil: A red three-headed dragon on a black field Hence their more commonly-known words: A Lannister always pays their debts. But hey, it’s a nice story that proves the cunning and trickery the Lannisters are famous for, as well as their rather ruthless ways of going about it. In reality Lann the Clever probably married a Casterly daughter and inherited the castle that way.

The ensuing chaos pushed the ancient family out of their home, leaving it free for Lann the Clever to claim. A legend surrounding the Lannister’s ancestor Lann the Clever says that he released lions into Casterly Rock when it belonged to House Casterly. The lion itself takes a bit more explaining. It also nods to their seat (or family home) at Lannisport, which sits on top of a very profitable gold mine - hence their gold lion rampant (i.e.

Think of this telling colour choice more as a sign of their naked ambition. The explanation: Gold and red have always been associated with royalty, yet the Lannisters have never crowned themselves kings.

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