Cockatrice
The sigil of House Gargalen depicts a snake in the beak of a cockatrice.
Cockatrices are possibly mythical creatures of the Known World. Cockatrices from real-world legends are two-legged creatures with the body of a dragon or serpent and a rooster's head.
Culture
Among the grotesques and gargoyles of Dragonstone are cockatrices.[1] The sigil of House Gargalen of Salt Shore includes a cockatrice.[2]
References
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 54, Davos V.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 38, Tyrion V.
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