Game of Thrones season 8, episode 4 trailer: everything we learned Daenerys emerges from the funeral pyre with her dragons (Photo: HBO) When she is reborn, she walks into Khal Drogo’s funeral pyre (smoke), while the red comet present throughout the first season is in the sky above. This could mean Dany is Jon’s Nissa Nissa, or be another case of Melisandre getting it wrong, and Dany herself being Azor Ahai reborn.Ĭome after a long summer, as darkness gathers: Yes, like Jon, Daenerys is also a summer child.īe born amidst salt and smoke, under a bleeding star: Daenerys was born on Dragonstone, the ancestral home of House Targaryen and an island off Westeros in the Narrow Sea (salt). Melisandre, while still believing Jon to be the chosen one, also tells Daenerys that she has a part to play. In the show, red priestesses summoned to Meereen tell Daenerys they believe she is the Princess that was Promised, pointing out the mistranslation. There is also a theory that Jon or Daenerys may have to sacrifice the other to save the world, though that feels a little less likely now the Night King has been defeated.īe the descendent of Aerys II and Rhaella Targaryen: Yes, Jon is their grandson thanks to Rhaegar Targaryen being his real father.ĭaenerys Targaryen Daenerys fits a lot of the prophecy (Photo: HBO) He also received his Valyrian steel sword Longclaw, which is capable of killing White Walkers, from Jeor Mormont after using fire to save him from a wight.īe forced to make a sacrifice: Jon chose to return to the Night’s Watch instead of remaining with Ygritte, and then fought against her and the Wildlings at the Battle of Castle Black, where she died in his arms.

The sword Dawn shown during Jon Snow’s birth (Photo: HBO)ĭraw from the fire a burning sword, Lightbringer: No burning sword, though he does dream of wielding one in the books. Wake dragons from stone: Not literally, though theories have suggested this could refer to Jon mining dragonglass at Dragonstone, or perhaps him impregnating Daenerys, bringing more Targaryens (dragons) into the world despite Dany believing herself to be barren. In the books, Bowen Marsh, one of the members of the Night’s Watch who stabs Jon, cries (tears = salt) as he does it, and Jon’s wounds smoke. Dawn is the ancestral sword of House Dayne, is said to have been forged from a fallen star, and was bloodied at the time of Jon’s birth. Given her track record (see: Stannis, burning Shireen), her belief is far from enough evidence to suggest Jon truly is the one, so let’s break down the individual parts of the prophecy:Ĭome after a long summer, as darkness gathers: Yes, Jon is a summer child, born before the long winter that arrives in the later seasons of Game of Thrones.īe born amidst salt and smoke, under a bleeding star: In the show, the Valyrian steel sword Dawn is visible throughout the scene where Lyanna Stark gives birth to Jon. The arguments for it being Arya are that she defeated the Night King, and the Lord of Light kept Beric Donddarion and The Hound alive to protect her – so he clearly had great purpose for Arya.īut the prophecy links far better to the show’s two principal characters… Jon Snow Jon could still be the Prince that was Promised (Photo: HBO)Īfter mistakenly believing Stannis Baratheon was the Prince that was Promised until he was roundly defeated in battle by the Boltons (RIP Shireen, burnt to death in sacrifice for absolutely no reason), Melisandre decided that Jon, in fact, must be the chosen one. This is simply because none of the prophecy fits with Arya, even if you try to twist it. Who died in Game of Thrones? All the deaths from season 8 episode 3, ranked by how heartbreaking they wereĮven though Arya turned out to be the one to kill the Night King and put an end to Winter’s march on the living, she almost certainly is not Azor Ahai reborn. Why it probably isn’t Arya Arya destroys the Night King (Photo: HBO) Be the descendent of Aerys II and Rhaella Targaryen.Draw from the fire a burning sword, Lightbringer.Be born amidst salt and smoke, under a bleeding star.Come after a long summer, as darkness gathers.

The Prince that was Promised will, according to the theory:

The prophecy was originally written in High Valyrian, where the word prince is actually gender neutral, so more accurately, it should translate as the Prince or Princess that was Promised. An ancient prophecy which comes from the Lord of Light’s religion and its followers states that Azor Ahai will one day be reborn as the Prince that was Promised, to defeat the White Walkers once more.

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