Martin is still writing The Winds of Winter, which will reportedly touch on or follow along with some of the events seen in season six and seven) and so there is total freedom to ignore prophecies than don’t serve what the show is trying to achieve. This would make sense since the show is providing us with original material not adapted from the books for the first time (George R.R. So, with GoT reticent to blatantly confirm who is Azor Ahai and Arya seemingly not the Prince/Princess (we thought) Was Promised, it’s entirely possible the show is rewriting key lore from the books. Death itself will bend its knee, and all those who die fighting in Azor Ahai's cause shall be reborn. Melisandre backed Stannis, and later Jon, as that chosen one.

We even saw Daenerys attempt to kill the Night King midway through the episode, nearly fulfilling the prophecy before it was revealed the Night King is somehow immune to dragon fire. Azor Ahai's triumph over darkness will bring a summer that will never end. The prophecy of Azor Ahai comes from the order of the Lord of Light it's essentially the monotheistic religion's version of Jesus Christ. Given what is required to be Azor Ahai reborn, the primary candidates have always been Daenerys Targaryen and Jon Snow. Arya might fit that final clue, but none of the others are remotely applicable to her life or backstory. According to the prophecy, the second Azor Ahai would be born amidst salt and smoke would wake dragons out of stone would draw Azor Ahai’s sword, Lightbringer, from the heart of the person they love most and would likely be born after a long summer. Melisandre proclaimed Stannis Baratheon as the reincarnation of the legendary hero, who vanquished the White Walkers centuries ago. But Arya has almost none of the traits that Azor Ahai would allegedly have. As the threat of the Night King and his army of the dead rose on Game of Thrones, so too did the prophecy of Azor Ahai, 'The Prince That Was Promised,' who would rise to stand against 'the darkness' and save the world. Up until season eight, episode three, GoT had still not even given us so much as a hint as to who might be Azor Ahai reborn or whether Azor Ahai would return at all.Īnd then Arya killed the Night King in the last five minutes of “The Long Night.”Īdmittedly, we could have vaguely imagined Arya would kill the Night King because she is arguably the most skilled killer in the Winterfell army ranks aside from Brienne of Tarth or Jon Snow. While the show has never mentioned Azor Ahai by that name, Melisandre did mention The Prince Who Was Promised, first believing it was Stannis Baratheon before moving on to Jon Snow. It took him three tries to successfully forge. Based on what the characters in the books believe, including Melisandre, Azor Ahai is supposed to be reborn, destined to defeat the Night King and prevent the second Long Night from ever happening. Azor Ahai was a hero who forged Lightbringer, a sword made of fire that radiated heat, burning whoever touched it. That the whole religion of R’hhlor seems like it was based on Targaryen culture almost.In the GoT books, Azor Ahai was a warrior who ended the first Long Night all the way back in the early days of Westeros. Azor Ahai (aka, the Prince That Was Promised) fueled countless theories over which Game of Thrones character was secretly the chosen one capable of stopping the Night King and his undead army. Aegon’s Vison was having a Targaryen on the throne to see humanity survive the long night which sounds exactly like the Prince That Was Promised, not to mention one of the other name is red god, and the main Targaryen colour is red and black You might disagree entirely, but it just seems to me the similarities are too numerous for it to not be the case. Daenerys does not fit all of the prophecy’s criteria, such as being born under a bleeding star, but Jon does.

This prince or princess will defeat the Night King again. Firstly fire, the priests and priestess’ see visions in fire and the Targs are synonymous with fire and he’s called lord of light and fire also provides light, the Targaryens burn people alive with dragons, as do red priestesses to “cleanse” those who didn’t agree with their beliefs. There has been a prophecy that Azor Ahai, the warrior that defeated the Night King before will be reborn.

Because there seems to be way way too many coincidences between the Targaryens and the followers of The Lord Of Light. Just hear me out, I think that the prince who was promised prophecy was created after Aegon’s vision, the lord of light religion was created from the Targaryen prophecy, after it was distilled down the generations and became more public.

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