Surviving Life at Court, Friday, 6/15
"I apologize for last week," Tyrion said, once the students were gathered. "I was unavoidably detained. I trust my absence didn't cause too many problems. Today, we are going to discuss house arms and mottoes. House arms are the thing printed on the banner that soldiers take into battle. They are designed to be bold and recognizable from a distance. House words are more internal; they're a saying representing the strength of your family. In many worlds, this is a key bit of how you present yourself in a formal situation."
He took a few steps back toward an overhead projector, and sketched a rough red square with a recognizable, but rough, lion standing on his hind legs in the center on a slide. "'Hear Me Roar," he said, and wrote the phrase out. "That is the arms and words of House Lannister. And no, my folk aren't lionkeepers, it's a metaphor."
He moved to another slide, drew a black squid against a yellow rectangle, and wrote We do not sow beside it. "That is House Greyjoy. They rule over a set of bleak islands, hence the kraken and the motto."
A third slide got a green shield, with a gold flower and the words Growing Strong. "House Tyrell. Very rich people from one of the most prosperous bits of my world."
He stopped there. "You get the idea, I hope. Your motto and arms should encapsulate who you wish to be perceived as, far more than representing who you have been. We're all on equal ground here. You have colored paper, bits of cloth, and things to write with in the back of the room. Please prepare a house shield and motto to present at the end of class."
He took a few steps back toward an overhead projector, and sketched a rough red square with a recognizable, but rough, lion standing on his hind legs in the center on a slide. "'Hear Me Roar," he said, and wrote the phrase out. "That is the arms and words of House Lannister. And no, my folk aren't lionkeepers, it's a metaphor."
He moved to another slide, drew a black squid against a yellow rectangle, and wrote We do not sow beside it. "That is House Greyjoy. They rule over a set of bleak islands, hence the kraken and the motto."
A third slide got a green shield, with a gold flower and the words Growing Strong. "House Tyrell. Very rich people from one of the most prosperous bits of my world."
He stopped there. "You get the idea, I hope. Your motto and arms should encapsulate who you wish to be perceived as, far more than representing who you have been. We're all on equal ground here. You have colored paper, bits of cloth, and things to write with in the back of the room. Please prepare a house shield and motto to present at the end of class."