![]() ![]() This prophecy is linked to several others in the Game of Thrones lore. In this case, the darkness seems to be the Night King and his army. According to her, Azor Ahai is Lord of Light R’hllor’s chosen hero, and will return to the world in order to save it from some grave darkness. ![]() Melisandre explains the prophecy throughout the course of the show, but mostly in season 2 when she’s convinced that Stannis Baratheon is the Prince That Was Promised. Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO The Azor Ahai prophecy Salladhor Saan explained, in the series’ second book A Clash of Kings, that it took Azor Ahai three tries to forge Lightbringer - his mythical flaming sword - since the first two times he tried to temper the steel, it “burst asunder.” Finally, to temper the third version of the sword, he drove it through the heart of his wife Nissa Nissa, and “her blood and her soul and her strength and her courage all went into the steel.” With Lightbringer in hand, Azor Ahai ventured north to defeat the Army of the Dead with a trusted band of heroes, and successfully ended the Long Night. As the world grew darker, the people turned to Azor Ahai as their champion to save them from the Long Night, the generation-long winter when the First Men had to fight against the White Walkers.Īccording 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. Who was Azor Ahai?Īzor Ahai was a legendary hero who lived near the end of the Age of Heroes, during the Long Night. So here’s what you need to know about the prophecy before the show’s final season. As we descend into the final moments of the Thrones saga, the myth - or history - of Azor Ahai is likely to become more important than ever. But there is one prophecy that stands out as one of the most central, and likely the most important, in all of Westerosi history: the return of Azor Ahai. ![]() Martin often turn out to be false, or mislead characters, trapping them in paranoia. Game of Thrones has never been typical fantasy, and the forecasts woven in by George R.R. The fantasy trope guides heroes, teasing their destiny and how they can fulfill it, and sways villains, who often find themselves outrunning fate like it’s a Final Destination movie. A looming prophecy is a powerful possibility. ![]()
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