The King’s Standard

As an example of incorporating the lord’s standard into one’s own, imagine that the great overlord’s standard is a gold dragon. If a king under him has a silver dragon, intertwining the two dragons is a standard rich in artistry and symbolism for a feudal environment. If the king uses the symbol of a stone tower to remind people his castle has never fallen to siege, the emperor’s gold dragon can be spread out behind the tower, indicating that the tower is protected by a greater power as well.