
While Melisandre is certain Stannis Baratheon is Azor Ahai, others are not so sure. In the final attempt to make the weapon that would defeat the White Walkers, Azor Ahai spends 100 days forging it and then stabs it into his lover’s heart, which kills her and traps her soul, creating the sword. According to the prophecy recounted by Melisandre, after a long summer, Azor Ahai will be reborn amidst smoke and salt wielding the flaming sword Lightbringer to defend the world from Rhllors nemesis, the Other. Theres nothing to say that the driving back of the darkness couldn’t be more metaphorical, and thats where everyone’s favorite book-loving nerd, Samwell.

This is a very traditional view of a savior figure, though, and Game of Thrones is anything but traditional. In his second attempt, he forges a blade and thrusts it into a lion but it shatters again. Azor Ahai driving back the darkness sounds like a very aggressive activity. There were many heroes in the battle, but Arya was the unquestioned primary hero - and the one who ultimately ended The Long Night.

Azor Ahai spends 30 days trying to forget the sword only to fail repeatedly. Azor Ahai was prophecies to end the Long Night (the battle against the dead), and fittingly, the episode in which Arya kills the Night King is called The Long Night. Paste Azor Ahai betting odds on Jaime Lannister: 5-1. Azor Ahai was a legendary hero who wielded a burning sword called Lightbringer, according to tales from Asshai and followers of Rhllor. BustleĬoming back to the prophecy, it is said tha tAzor Ahai will defeat the White Walkers with a sword he would forge himself, known as the Lightbringer. We’re still rooting for it to happen somehow, but he’s no longer a frontrunner. This would also explain the incestuous relationship between Jaime and Cersei. This might seem nuts to many, but we have already covered that Aerys was infatuated with Tywin Lannister’s wife Joanna and might have seduced/raped her and impregnated her with the twins. According to this theory, Jaime and Cersei are Targaryens and are the children of the Mad King Aerys II Targaryen, which would make Tyrion the only living Lannister with the Lion sigil. One such theory comes from Redditor poseidonwaves, who firmly believes in the Lannister family.
