![]() While we don't know about Others specifically in Essos, we do know there was an event and regional heroes credited with ending it. Why wouldn't they believe they would be the saviors of the world after the fact in creating their own non specific hero myth in TPTWP? ![]() The first Storm King didn't really marry the immortal daughter of the Sea God, either.Ī correction and a few thoughts. ![]() Many of these legends are world-building: giving ancient mythologies to an ancient world where the modern people don't know the truth. The legend of the Bloodstone Emperor and the supposed cause of the Long Night is so over-the-top in its mythological nature that of course it didn't happen in that way in George Martin's mind. These are ancient legends from different cultures, told over and over again until they shift and change so much that we don't know the original truth. Is the "dragon must have three heads" part of TPTWP prophecy, or is that simply a Rhaegar prophecy? Given his obsession with Aegon and his sisters and his belief that they would be born again through him, I suspect the three-headed dragon is a Rhaegar thing and not part of any prophecy. Claiming that his flaming sword Lightbringer was actually a dragon is pushing it. Did Melisandre forget to mention this in her original proclamation of Stannis as Azor Ahai Born Again? Is this a product of George Martin's "gardening" approach? Or is Melisandre evolving her story (as she often seems to do) to keep pointing toward Stannis as her proclaimed hero? I'm skeptical that Azor Ahai- if he ever existed- is associated with dragons. There was no mention of dragons associated with Azor Ahai until A Sword of Storms. Whether one, both, or neither legend is true, the Last Hero and Azor Ahai is not the same person either. If R'hillor is not a true religion, then we have no reason to believe Azor Ahai existed at all. If R'hillor is a "true religion", then Azor Ahai killed a monster far, far away from where the Others invaded Westeros. The end of the original Long Night had nothing to do with dragons.Īzor Ahai is a figure in the religion of R'hillor in the far east of Essos. The Last Hero legend involves a sword, horse, dog, and a dozen companions, but there is no mention of him having dragons. We don't know about dragons in Westeros (prior to the Targaryen invasion), only in Essos. We don't know about Others in Essos, only in Westeros. Regardless, even if that prophecy is hundreds of years old, it isn't thousands of years old. but until there is any indication in George Martin's books that this is the case, I reject that notion. There is a lot of recent discussion about how Aegon I knew about TPTWP prophecy. It seems that the Prince Who Was Promised is a relatively recent prophecy, given by the "woods witch" (the Ghost of High Heart) to Jaehaerys II.
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