Editing Terry Pratchett (section)

===Coat of Arms===
In 2010, Pratchett was granted his own [[coat of arms]] following his knighthood.<ref name="swordindy"/> The arms were designed by [[Hubert Chesshyre]] and granted by Letters Patent of [[King of Arms#Kings of Arms of England, Wales and Northern Ireland|Garter and Clarenceux Kings of Arms]].<ref name="College of Arms Grant"/><ref name="The College of Arms September 2010"/> The owl is a [[morepork]], which taken together with the [[ankh]] is a reference to the city of [[Ankh-Morpork]]. The image of a morpork holding an ankh appears in the fictional Ankh-Morpork City Arms. The motto "Noli Timere Messorem" is a corrected version of the [[dog Latin]] "Non Timetis Messor", the motto of Death's son-in-law and former apprentice, Mort of Sto Helit<ref name="The Annotated Pratchett File v9.0 - The Discworld Companion"/> and his heirs. The phrase is a reference to the song "[[(Don't Fear) The Reaper]]" by [[Blue Öyster Cult]].<ref name="The Annotated Pratchett File v9.0 - Hogfather"/>
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|notes = Terry Pratchett's arms were designed by [[Hubert Chesshyre]] and granted by Letters Patent of [[King of Arms#Kings of Arms of England, Wales and Northern Ireland|Garter and Clarenceux Kings of Arms]] dated 28 April 2010.<ref name="The College of Arms September 2010"/>
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|crest = Upon a Helm with a Wreath Argent and Sable on Water Barry wavy Sable Argent and Sable an Owl affronty wings displayed and inverted Or supporting thereby two closed Books erect Gules.<ref name="College of Arms Grant">{{cite web|url=https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/news-grants/grants/item/39-sir-terence-david-john-pratchett#:~:text=Arms%3A%20Sable%20an%20Ankh%20between,two%20closed%20Books%20erect%20Gules.|title=The Arms and Crest of Sir Terence Pratchett|publisher=[[College of Arms]]|date=28 April 2010|accessdate=6 April 2023}}</ref>
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|escutcheon = Sable an ankh between four Roundels in saltire each issuing Argent.<ref name="College of Arms Grant"/>
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|motto = Noli Timere Messorem (Don't fear the reaper)<ref name="The College of Arms September 2010">{{cite web|url= http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/news-grants/newsletter/item/27-september-2010 |title= The College of Arms September 2010 |publisher=[[College of Arms]]|date= September 2010 |access-date=7 May 2011}}</ref>
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|symbolism = The owl is a [[morepork]], which taken together with the [[ankh]] is a reference to the city of [[Ankh-Morpork]]. The image of a morpork holding an ankh appears in the fictional Ankh-Morpork City Arms. The motto "Noli Timere Messorem" is a corrected version of the [[dog Latin]] "Non Timetis Messor", the motto of Death's son-in-law and former apprentice, Mort of Sto Helit<ref name="The Annotated Pratchett File v9.0 - The Discworld Companion">{{cite web|url=https://www.lspace.org/books/apf/the-discworld-companion.html| title=The Annotated Pratchett File v9.0 – The Discworld Companion|access-date= 6 May 2017}}</ref> and his heirs. The phrase is a reference to the song "[[(Don't Fear) The Reaper]]" by [[Blue Öyster Cult]].<ref name="The Annotated Pratchett File v9.0 - Hogfather">{{cite web|url=https://www.lspace.org/books/apf/hogfather.html| title=The Annotated Pratchett File v9.0 – Hogfather|access-date= 6 May 2017}}</ref>
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