Her birth at Dragonstone, an island surrounded by rough seas, was, as the prophecy reads, “amidst salt.” Her rebirth on the funeral pyre of Khal Drogo (“amidst smoke”) woke three dragons from stone eggs, and the Red Comet flew overhead at that moment, which lines up with the bleeding stars portion of the prophecy. The case for Daenerys as the Prince That Was Promisedĭaenerys Targaryen sounds most like The Prince That Was Promised. Either way, there are still only two characters that the prophecy could refer to. The birth of the prince also has more specifics than the other prophecies, as they are to be born “amidst salt and smoke,” and will wake dragons from stone.Įven though the Prince That Was Promised and Azor Ahai are likely two versions of the same prophecy, which character fits best depends most on which version of the prophecy you want to talk about. This prophecy also contains the bit about being born beneath a bleeding star, just like Azor Ahai. This means that the prophecy is more like the Prince or Princess That Was Promised.
But as Missandei points out in the second episode of season 7, the word “prince” in High Valyrian is actually gender-neutral. This version of the prophecy hints at a prince who is supposed to one day to save the world. Since she’s our primary source of prophecy info, we’ll take her word for it. In the show, this is Melisandre’s preferred name for the Azor Ahai prophecy, and she seems to treat them interchangeably. The Prince That Was Promised is Valyria’s specific version of the prophecy, but it’s linked to Azor Ahai. What’s the Prince That Was Promised?Įach culture in Westeros seems to have its own version of the story about a hero that will save the world from doom. The tales of Hyrkoon the Hero, Yin Tar, Neferion, and Eldric Shadowchaser are alternate names for Azor Ahai, but the Valyrian prophecy of the Prince That Was Promised is a little more complicated. 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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