![]() ![]() She Has Awoken Dragons (Just Not From Stone)ĭaenerys sits on the Throne at Dragonstone. She is also clearly a descendant of Aerys II and Rhaella, which ticks off another requirement to be the Prince That Was Promised. It’s possible that the tears of the people who mourned her loss, including Daenerys’ family, would be another salt element.Īlso, Daenerys is only in her 20s, and with winter finally arriving in Westeros, it means she was born at the end of a long summer. Other salt and smoke imagery tied to her birth can be found in the funeral of her mother, who died in childbirth, and was burned on a funeral pyre (smoke). One of the key components of the prophecy about Azor Ahai’s rebirth is that the Prince That Was Promised (the alternate name for Azor Ahai most commonly used in the show) would be “born amidst salt and smoke.” The conditions Daenerys was born under match this perfectly, as the Targaryen home of Dragonstone sits on volcanic land (smoke) and is located on an island surrounded by the sea (salt). So, why is Daenerys one of the primary candidates to assume the Azor Ahai mantle? She Was Born Under the Right Conditionsĭaenerys returns to Dragonstone on 'Game of Thrones' HBO. Read even more about the Azor Ahai legend here. In High Valyrian, “prince” is a gender neutral word, so the next Azor Ahai doesn’t necessarily have to be a man.Rhaegar Targaryen has said that the Prince That Was Promised will be “the song of ice and fire.”.They must be a descendant of Aerys II and Rhaella Targaryen.They must also have been born after a long summer when the stars bleed and darkness gathers.They must be born around or amidst the elements of salt and smoke.So, what are the requirements to be the Prince That Was Promised? What Does It Take to Be the Prince That Was Promised? There are many theories about who the Prince That Was Promised might actually be, but the more we think about it, we’re starting to think that Daenerys Targaryen fits the bill. ![]() □ Subscribe for free to Multiverse and get Game of Thrones coverage delivered to your inbox the night the episode airs. Instead, references to the “Prince That Was Promised” have been made by characters like Melisandre, referring to a reborn Azor Ahai who will defeat the White Walkers, save Westeros from the Long Night, and make Death itself bend the knee, thus conquering it and bringing an eternal summer back to the land. On the show, there has been no mention of Azor Ahai. As such, it feels like we’ve reached the point in Game of Thrones Season 8 where we’ll finally get confirmation on which character will become Azor Ahai and defeat the White Walkers for good. Things are getting pretty dire for the humans of Westeros, and it’s about time a hero swooped in to save the day. ![]()
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