

The prophecy is said to come from Asshai. The red priests say that Azor Ahai will be born amid salt and smoke, wield Lightbringer, and fight back the Night. It appears to come from the east, both because “Azor Ahai” sounds eastern rather than Westerosi and because it seems to be championed by red priests who come from the east. The Night’s King and the Last Hero legends seem to involve the Night’s Watch and Westeros, while the Azor Ahai legend does not. Let’s say that we want to ignore the mountains of symbolism presented by the author of LucifermeansLightbringer and look at this through logic. The third episode of Game of Thrones’ final season will be aired in India on Monday morning on Hotstar, and will be telecast on Star World and Star World HD every Tuesday at 10 pm.For this theory, I recommend checking out my summary of LucifermeansLightbringer.Īzor Ahai CAUSED the Long Night. Think this is because he knows that Jaime is critical in winning the battle.” He doesn’t show any emotion or care when he is reunited with his family members.but is willing to wait outside for hours upon hours for his ‘old friend’ Jaime to arrive. What better way to fill a page (or the whole book) than by saving humanity?”ī, “It will complete his redemption character arc, make him a hero, and give a totally new meaning to the name ‘Kingslayer’”.Ĭ, “Bran is really interested in Jaime. The theorist bases this idea on three points: A, “Way back in the early seasons, Joffery is looking through the book of accomplishments of the Kingsguard and mentions how Jaime’s page is empty. The theory also says that Jaime will emerge as the true hero of the show, killing the Night King in battle. Jaime/Azor Ahai kills the Night King and defeats the White Walker army, forever.” As soon as he does this, Jaime’s sword becomes enveloped in flames, revealing him to be Azor Ahai. Jaime will use his Valyrian steel sword to kill zombie Brienne. Redditor u/TheJucyOne theorises that during the battle, “Brienne will die, and will come back to life as a White Walker. Jaime Lannister and Brienne of Tarth in a still from episode three of Game of Thrones’ final season. In addition to this build up, a newly released still from the third episode suggests that Jaime and Brienne will fight alongside each other in the Battle of Winterfell. “Ser Jaime is an honourable man,” she said, which was enough to convince Sansa Stark to believe that he was on their side. In episode two, Brienne offered testimony in defence of Jaime, as Denaerys was contemplating what to do with him. Their bond was strengthened in episode two, when Jaime knighted Brienne in an emotional scene. But since Cersei is thousands of miles away in King’s Landing (and also because Jaime seems to have finally come to his senses about his feelings for her), his ‘beloved’ must be someone else.Įveryone seems to think it’s the newly knighted Brienne of Tarth. The most obvious candidate for who Jaime’s beloved is, is his sister Cersei. However, a cruel twist dictates that the Azor Ahai must slay his ‘beloved’ by plunging a sword through their heart for the prophecy to take effect. And that sword shall be Lightbringer, the Red Sword of Heroes, and he who clasps it shall be Azor Ahai come again, and the darkness shall flee before him.”Īlso read: Game of Thrones season 8 episode 2 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms review: An emotional love letter to beloved characters In this dread hour a warrior shall draw from the fire a burning sword. Here’s the prophecy, according to George RR Martin’s source novels, “There will come a day after a long summer when the stars bleed and the cold breath of darkness falls heavy on the world. This has been invoked by Melisandre as well. A prophecy, however, says that ‘Azor Ahai come again’. A fan theory on Reddit provides several compelling reasons why episode three will be the one in which Jaime is finally revealed to be the Azor Ahai.Īccording to Game of Thrones lore, the Azor Ahai ‘was a legendary hero who wielded a burning sword called Lightbringer’. Jaime Lannister has long been rumoured to be the Azor Ahai, a legendary figure in Game of Thrones canon, and on Monday’s episode of the hit HBO fantasy series, he might finally reveal his true nature.
