Editing Azor Ahai

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| firstname = Azor
| lastname = Ahai
| image = Tim Durning Azor Ahai.jpg
| image_caption = Azor Ahai thrusts a sword into the heart of [[Nissa Nissa]] to create [[Lightbringer]], by Tim Durning © FFG
| Alias = Warrior of Light{{ref|ACOK|10}}<br>Son of Fire{{ref|ACOK|10}}<br>Warrior of fire{{Ref|aSoS|78}}<br>Hyrkoon the Hero{{ref|TWOIAF|The Bones and Beyond: Yi Ti}}<br>Yin Tar{{ref|TWOIAF|The Bones and Beyond: Yi Ti}}<br>Neferion{{ref|TWOIAF|The Bones and Beyond: Yi Ti}}<br>Eldric Shadowchaser{{ref|TWOIAF|The Bones and Beyond: Yi Ti}}
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| Culture = [[Asshai]]
| Spouse = [[Nissa Nissa]]
| Place_of_Birth = [[Essos]]{{ref|AWOIAF|Azor Ahai}}
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| Books = ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (mentioned)
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'''Azor Ahai''' was a legendary hero who wielded a burning sword called [[Lightbringer]],{{ref|ACOK|10}} according to tales from [[Asshai]] and followers of [[R'hllor]]. In some other cultures this warrior is called '''Hyrkoon the Hero''', '''Yin Tar''', '''Neferion''', and '''Eldric Shadowchaser'''.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Bones and Beyond: Yi Ti}} 

[[Melisandre]] has mentioned [[the prince that was promised]]{{Ref|aSoS|54}} and Azor Ahai interchangeably, although she tends to use the name Azor Ahai far more often. It is unknown if Azor Ahai is connected with the [[Westeros]]i legend of the [[last hero]], who lived during the [[Long Night]] and helped to defeat the [[Others]].

==Legend==
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[[File:Hyrkoon.jpg|thumb|350px|Hyrkoon the Hero with [[Lightbringer]], by Jordi Gonzalez Escamilla]]
According to legends from the [[Further East]], the [[Blood Betrayal]] of the [[Bloodstone Emperor]] began an age of darkness—which [[Westeros]]i call the [[Long Night]]{{ref|TWOIAF|The Bones and Beyond: Yi Ti}}—in ancient times when the [[Old Empire of Ghis]] was still forming.{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Long Night}} A great warrior rose to fight this darkness lying over [[known world|the world]], according to a legend which spread from [[Asshai]]. Followers of [[R'hllor]] say the hero's name was Azor Ahai,{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Long Night}} while other cultures call him Hyrkoon the Hero, Yin Tar, Neferion, and Eldric Shadowchaser.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Bones and Beyond: Yi Ti}} Tales from [[Yi Ti]] speak of a heroic woman with a monkey's tail,{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Long Night}} and legends from the [[north]] regale about a [[last hero]] who gained the aid of the [[children of the forest]].{{ref|AGOT|24}}{{ref|TWOIAF|Ancient History: The Long Night}}

Azor Ahai needed to forge a hero's sword, so he labored for thirty days and thirty nights at the sacred fires of a temple 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. Azor Ahai took fifty days and fifty nights to make another sword 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, Azor Ahai 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 living heart, her soul combining with the steel of the sword, creating [[Lightbringer]], the Red Sword of Heroes.{{Ref|aCoK|10}} Lightbringer was henceforth always warm to the touch.{{ref|ADWD|10}}

Although he had Lightbringer, Azor Ahai did not fight alone,{{ref|ASOS|76}} instead leading virtuous men into battle so that the darkness could be routed.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Bones and Beyond: Yi Ti}} The ''[[Jade Compendium]]'' mentions that when the hero thrust the blade through a monster, the creature burst into flame.{{ref|ADWD|10}}

According to prophecy, in ancient books of Asshai{{Ref|aCoK|10}} from over five thousand years ago, Azor Ahai is to be reborn again as a champion sent by [[R'hllor]].{{ref|ADWD|10}} This will occur after a long summer when an evil, cold darkness descends upon the world.{{Ref|aCoK|10}} It is said that wielding Lightbringer once again, Azor Ahai will stand against the darkness{{Ref|acok|10}} and if he fails, the world fails with him.{{Ref|asos|63}}

==History==
When Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] was young, he and Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] believed that Rhaegar was [[the prince that was promised]].{{ref|AFFC|35}}{{ref|AWOIAF|Azor Ahai}} When he was older, Rhaegar came to believe that his infant son, Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon]], fit the prophecy, since a comet was seen above [[King's Landing]] when the boy was born.{{ref|AFFC|35}}

==Recent Events==
[[File:Azor Ahai.jpeg|thumb|350px|Azor Ahai thrusts [[Lightbringer]] into [[Nissa Nissa]]'s breast, by Amok]]
===''A Clash of Kings''===
While burning statues of [[Faith of the Seven|the Seven]] at [[Dragonstone]], [[Melisandre]], a [[red priest]]ess from [[Asshai]], proclaims that [[Stannis Baratheon]] is Azor Ahai come again. She also declares that Stannis's sword is [[Lightbringer]]. Afterward, [[Salladhor Saan]] tells [[Davos Seaworth]] about the legends of Azor Ahai and the hero's burning sword, but the sellsail doubts the authenticity of Stannis's blade.{{ref|ACOK|10}}

===''A Storm of Swords''===
Melisandre continues to claim that Stannis is Azor Ahai reborn, the warrior of fire whose return was heralded by the [[red comet]].{{ref|ASOS|78}} She tells [[Davos Seaworth]] that Stannis will wake [[stone dragon|dragons out of stone]].{{ref|ASOS|25}}

===''A Feast for Crows''===
The dying Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] now believes that [[Daenerys Targaryen]] fits the prophecy because she was born at Dragonstone amid salt and smoke, and she possesses three [[dragon]]s.{{ref|AFFC|35}}

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
[[Jon Snow]], [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], tells [[Clydas]] that he read the legend of Azor Ahai in the book Maester Aemon left him, the ''[[Jade Compendium]]''.{{ref|ADWD|10}}

[[Benerro]] of [[Volantis]] proclaims that Daenerys is Azor Ahai returned.{{ref|ADWD|22}}

==Quotes==
{{Quote|There will come a day after a long summer when [[red comet|the stars bleed]] and [[Night that never ends|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. Azor Ahai, beloved of [[R'hllor]]! The Warrior of Light, the Son of Fire! Come forth, your sword awaits you! Come forth and take it into your hand!{{Ref|ACOK|10}}|[[Melisandre]] to [[Stannis Baratheon]]}}

{{Quote|Nissa Nissa, bare your breast, and know that I love you best of all that is in [[known world|this world]].{{ref|ACOK|10}}|Azor Ahai to [[Nissa Nissa]] (according to [[Salladhor Saan]])}}

{{Quote|'''Haldon''': The [[dragon]]s have come to carry her to glory.<br>
'''Tyrion''': Her. [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]]?<br>
'''Haldon''': [[Benerro]] has sent forth the word from [[Volantis]]. Her coming is the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy. [[Dragonstone|From smoke and salt]] was she born to make the world anew. She is Azor Ahai returned ... and her triumph over darkness will bring a summer that will never end ... death itself will bend its knee, and all those who die fighting in her cause shall be reborn ...{{ref|ADWD|22}}|[[Haldon]] and [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}

{{Quote|I pray for a glimpse of Azor Ahai, and [[R'hllor]] shows me only [[Jon Snow|Snow]].{{Ref|aDwD|31}}|[[Melisandre]]'s thoughts}}

{{Quote|When the [[red comet|red star]] bleeds and the darkness gathers, Azor Ahai shall be born again amidst smoke and salt to wake [[stone dragon|dragons out of stone]].{{Ref|aDwD|49}}|[[Melisandre]] to [[Jon Snow]]}}

==Theories==
*[[Azor Ahai/Theories]]

==References==
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[[Category:Legendary Heroes]]
[[Category:Prophecy]]
[[Category:R'hllor]]

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