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== The Prince That Was Promised ==
 
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According to prophesy, in ancient books of [[Asshai]] from over five thousand years ago, Azor Ahai is to be reborn again as ''The Prince that was Promised'' to challenge the [[Others]].  This will occur after a long summer when an evil, cold darkness descends upon the world.{{Ref|aCoK|10}} It is said that ''The Prince that was Promised'', wielding Lightbringer once again, will stand against the Others and if he fails, the world fails with him.
 
According to prophesy, in ancient books of [[Asshai]] from over five thousand years ago, Azor Ahai is to be reborn again as ''The Prince that was Promised'' to challenge the [[Others]].  This will occur after a long summer when an evil, cold darkness descends upon the world.{{Ref|aCoK|10}} It is said that ''The Prince that was Promised'', wielding Lightbringer once again, will stand against the Others and if he fails, the world fails with him.
  
 
{{Quote|"There will come a day after a long summer when the stars bleed and the cold breath of darkness falls heavy on the world. In this dread hour a warrior shall draw from the fire a burning sword. 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."}}
 
{{Quote|"There will come a day after a long summer when the stars bleed and the cold breath of darkness falls heavy on the world. In this dread hour a warrior shall draw from the fire a burning sword. 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."}}
 
==Possible Candidates==
 
* [[Stannis Baratheon]]: according to [[Melisandre]], Stannis is Azor Ahai reborn.  He is "reborn" in a ceremony on [[Dragonstone]] amidst smoke.{{Ref|aCoK|10}}<ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 63|Chapter 63]], Davos</ref><ref>[[A Storm of Swords]], [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 78|Chapter 78]], Samwell</ref>
 
* [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]: in his youth, Rhaegar thought he might be Azor Ahai. [[Maester Aemon]] thought the same.{{Ref|aFfC|34}}
 
* [[Aegon Targaryen]]: Rhaegar later thought that his son would be the ''Prince that was Promised''.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 48|Chapter 48]], Daenerys</ref><ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 63|Chapter 63]], Daenerys</ref>{{Ref|aFfC|35}}
 
* [[Daenerys Targaryen]]: After [[Samwell Tarly|Sam]] tells [[Maester Aemon]] of the rumors about Daenerys and her dragons, Aemon thinks Daenerys is the prophesied leader.{{Ref|aFfC|35}} She was born during a storm on [[Dragonstone]], and woke the dragons from the eggs she had thought to be petrified.
 
* [[Victarion Greyjoy]]: while on a sea voyage, his arm is healed by [[Moqorro]], a priest of [[R'hllor]], says he sees a great future for Victarion in the service to R'hllor. Victarion's arm is stronger than it has ever been before, and visibly smokes while he moves.<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[The Iron Suitor (A Dance with Dragons)|The Iron Suitor]]</ref> He previously beat his wife to death, possible Nissa Nissa connection.
 
* [[Jon Snow]]: his wounds smoke while [[Bowen Marsh]] cries, providing the prophecised salt, and Ser [[Patrek of King's Mountain|Patrek]]'s bloody, star laden heraldry is in the air above.<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Jon XIII (A Dance with Dragons)|Jon XIII]]</ref> [[Melisandre]] looks into her fires for Azor Ahai and sees only Snow.<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Melisandre I (A Dance with Dragons)|Melisandre I]]</ref> Jon has a dream he is fighting [[Others]] with a red sword burning in his hand.
 
 
==References and Notes==
 
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[[Category:Legendary Heroes]]
 
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Revision as of 16:22, 3 February 2012

Azor Ahai
Aliases
  • The Prince That Was Promised
  • Warrior of Light
  • Son of Fire[1]
Culture Asshai
Spouse Nissa Nissa
Books

Azor Ahai was a legendary hero who lived approximately eight thousand years before Aegon's Landing. It is said that during the midst of The Long Night, Azor Ahai rose up and defeated the Others, wielding a sword of fire, called Lightbringer.

The Legend of Lightbringer

Darkness lay over the world and a hero, Azor Ahai, was chosen to fight against it. To fight the darkness, Azor Ahai needed to forge a hero's sword. He labored for thirty days and thirty nights until it was done. However, when he went to temper it in water, the sword broke. He was not one to give up easily, so he started over. The second time he took fifty days and fifty nights to make the sword, even better than the first. To temper it this time, he captured a lion and drove the sword into its heart, but once more the steel shattered. The third time, with a heavy heart, for he knew beforehand what he must do to finish the blade, he worked for a hundred days and nights until it was finished. This time, he called for his wife, Nissa Nissa, and asked her to bare her breast. He drove his sword into her breast, her soul combining with the steel of the sword, creating Lightbringer.[2]

The Prince That Was Promised

According to prophesy, in ancient books of Asshai from over five thousand years ago, Azor Ahai is to be reborn again as The Prince that was Promised to challenge the Others. This will occur after a long summer when an evil, cold darkness descends upon the world.[2] It is said that The Prince that was Promised, wielding Lightbringer once again, will stand against the Others and if he fails, the world fails with him.

"There will come a day after a long summer when the stars bleed and the cold breath of darkness falls heavy on the world. In this dread hour a warrior shall draw from the fire a burning sword. 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."