![]() ![]() And that sword shall be Lightbringer, the Red Sword of Heroes, and he who clasps it shall be Azor Ahai come again, and the darkness shall flee before him. ![]() In this dread hour a warrior shall draw from the fire a burning sword. “There will come a day after a long summer when the stars bleed and the cold breath of darkness falls heavy on the world. RELATED: With Lightbringer, Azor Ahai was able to defeat the Others and drive off the Long Night. You may also remember that a comet was traversing the sky during this scene. The legend says that Azor Ahai forged his burning sword, Lightbringer after he tempered its steel by stabbing his own wife, Nissa Nissa. But Daenerys’ pyre in the desert – where she burned Khal Drogo’s body and hatched three rock-hard dragon eggs – makes more sense with the phrases ‘born again in smoke and salt’ and ‘wake dragons out of stone’. Smoke and salt is a more contested phrase: Melisandre believed Stannis’ ‘rebirth’ on the volcanic, sea-struck island of Dragonstone meant it was him. ![]() Darkness gathering, meanwhile, is the arrival of a long winter. The ‘red star bleeds’ bit is generally understood to refer to a comet. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire book series was that Azor Ahai was forced to stab. “When the red star bleeds and the darkness gathers, Azor Ahai shall be born again amidst smoke and salt to wake dragons out of stone.” A major aspect of the Azor Ahai legend that’s part of the Prince That Was Promised prophecy in George R.R. In here, two prophecies we see include the following nuggets of info: 1. Let’s look at the books Game of Thrones is based on. According to the legend, which is mostly found in the pages of A Song of Ice and Fire’s five books, Azor Ahai knew he needed a special weapon to defeat the dead. Legends and folklore is huge in Game of Thrones book series, one in particular is the legend of Azor Ahai, the warrior who drove the darkness away with. So does it fit with the prophecy? Who is the Prince that was Promised? The most prominent prophecy, which drove people to do mad and terrible things all in the name of the greater good, was the one that foretold the return of Azor Ahai - a warrior for the Lord of. This means Daenerys Targaryen could be our Princess that was Promised. Azor Ahai reborn – could just as easily be a woman as a man, because the High Valyrian word for ‘Prince’ is genderless. But now, thanks to Missandei, viewers know that the ‘Prince that was Promised’ – i.e. Legend has it that Azor Ahai forged Lightbringer with the lifeblood of his wife Nissa Nissa. Melisandre originally believed Stannis was the reborn Azor Ahai then it appeared she thought it would be Jon Snow, whom she helped resurrect. ![]()
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