![]() There are a couple more prophecy details beyond these, but they tend to be even more tricky to quantify. Also important: Legend has it Azor Ahai first tried to temper Lightbringer in water, which broke the sword (rather like how Dany's fleet failed in a sea battle against Euron?), then tried to drive the sword into the heart of a lion (like her forces failed at the lion-sigiled home of Casterly Rock?), and then he finally succeeded by plunging the sword into the breast of his wife, killing her and fusing her soul with the weapon (… okay, so we got nothing for that one). She's also fireproof and R'hllor is the god of light and fire. Her original birthplace is Dragonstone, a volcanic island of smoke and salt (some fans think the prophecy's "smoke and salt" reference basically means Azor Ahai must be a Targaryen). A red comet appeared in the sky afterward at the start of season 2. In the novels, we're told "a bleeding star" will herald the coming of Azor Ahai, who "shall be born again amidst smoke and salt to wake dragons out of stone." Dany was a princess who was "born again" when she emerged from the smoke and fire of Drogo's funeral pyre at the end of season 1 and birthed her dragons. The Game of Thrones prequel series might explore this exact story, but for know, all we can do is speculate about what happened and how it might inform the final season of Game of Thrones.įor now, though, we think it’s Jorah’s destiny to kill Daenerys and, eventually, the Night King.Case For: The most obvious current candidate. We don’t know what can really be taken literally or what actually happened. Like most legends, however, the truth is shrouded in metaphor and mystery. Azor Ahai led the charge with Lightbringer. Most assume this legend refers to the creation of the Night King, when the Children of the Forest allied with the First Men to force the White Walkers far enough north that they could build the Wall to keep them there. Only then did they gain the power needed to defeat some great darkness. The original hero supposedly existed thousands of years ago and had to forge their sword Lightbringer by stabbing their beloved right in the heart, imbuing it with some kind of weird Lord of Light magic. These are all the same thing, a person reborn “amidst salt and smoke” who would wield a flaming sword against the coming darkness. Lady Melisandre, the Red Witch, has been ranting about the Prince That Was Promised (the reincarnation of Azor Ahai) since Season 2. What better circumstance than Jorah killing her with Heartsbane, fueled by the anguish of unrequited love?Įither of these cases would set up a lot of interesting narrative parallels for the series between Jorah and Azor Ahai, Daenerys and Aerys Targaryen, and even Jorah and Jaime Lannister.Ĭarice Van Houten as Melisandre in 'Game of Thrones'. ![]() If she’s turned into a White Walker, only a Valyrian steel sword or dragonglass blade could kill her. There’s also the possibility the Night King wants her as his Night Queen. If, later in the season, Daenerys goes fully “Mad” just like her dear old dad, then Jorah might have to kill her to save everyone else. She demonstrated early in Season 7 by killing Randyll and Dickon Tarly that she didn’t have much restraint (something we were reminded of in the Season 8 premiere when she met Sam). “Hearts-bane.” Get it? Yeah, it’s a little on the nose, but it could be a huge clue that later this season, Jorah could kill Daenerys Targaryen after she pulls a Mad Queen just like her father. Jorah unsheathing Heartsbane in 'Game of Thrones' Season 8, Episode 2. Jorah’s newfound connection to Heartsbane only further supports these theories, because a huge part of the Azor Ahai theory involves the hero stabbing their beloved through the heart to forge a magical sword capable of defeating great evil. Recent evidence heading into Season 8, Episode 2 is helping to build a case that the real Azor Ahai might actually be Jorah Mormont.Įxhibit A: Clips from the Game of Thrones Season 8 trailer and the Episode 2 teaser pretty much confirm that Samwell Tarly gives Jorah Mormont Heartsbane, the Valyrian steel greatsword that’s been the ancestral blade of House Tarly for generations.Įxhibit B: A two-year-old Reddit theory posits that Heartsbane could be crucial in defeating the Night King, and other fan theories just as old think Jorah is the Prince That Was Promised. Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen are the obvious candidates, but it seems equally as possible that Game of Thrones might surprise us. Over the years, everyone from Samwell Tarly to Jaime Lannister have been put forth as dark horse candidates on Game of Thrones for Azor Ahai, the hero destined to deliver Westeros from the evil Night King.
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