The world of Westeros in Game of Thrones is populated by major houses vying for control of the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, and naturally, family plays a crucial role in the political machinations and the devious conspiracies that unfold on this show. These houses are bound by blood, and their house words are official slogans that exemplify the family dynasty itself. They are meant to portray the qualities and demonstrate the distinctiveness of an entire family. The house words are a matter of reputation and a representation of societal status for many families. They are an important description of a family house and they impact how that house is perceived in the hierarchy of the society. Some of these house words are spot on, characterising the house that they accompany perfectly. For other houses, we have to wonder if the ancestors who wrote them had recently drunk too much milk of the poppy. This list ranks each house based exclusively on their house words. The rankings were made based on how effective the words are at conveying a strong message, intimidating the opposition, the appropriateness to the specific house, the creativity of the words, and the overall coolness factor. Oh, and beware SPOILERS, obviously.
9. Family, Duty, Honor (House Tully)
These are by far the weakest words of any of the major houses in Game of Thrones. The message is obvious, but it is far from unique, and does nothing to intimidate the opposition. The words do not exhibit much creativity; they seem almost casually thrown together. They're also severely lacking in intensity and are rather dull overall. While the words are probably superficially appropriate for House Tully, the most egregious fault of these words is that they are qualities that could have applied to almost any other house and not feel out of place. This lack of specificity hurts the overall effectiveness of the Tully words. Frankly, a character as badass as Brynden the Blackfish, who nonchalantly set his brothers funeral pyre on fire with a well-placed arrow and didnt even need to turn back to look at his handiwork, deserves better words than the relatively generic Family, Duty, Honor.
