But, in light of the most recent episode, do we need to look at his sister-by-nurture Arya, instead?
But Stannis was no Prince who was Promised, and after his death Melisandre switched her allegiance to Jon Snow. First, Melisandre was convinced that Stannis Baratheon was Azor Ahai, and threw all her witchy weight behind him. And as Game of Thrones fans know, she hasn’t been the most reliable of witnesses. Melisandre, that wily old red witch, has thus far been the keeper of the aforementioned prophecy. Azor Ahai will be descended from Aerys II and will bear Targaryen blood. In order to be reborn, Azor Ahai must sacrifice someone that they love and in that sacrifice forge Lightbringer. Azor Ahai was a warrior figure from Westerosian history who ended the original Long Night.Īccording to the prophecy, a new Azor Ahai will rise, someone who will be reborn “amidst smoke and salt” brandishing a sword called Lightbringer to “awake dragons from stone” and defeat the evil White Walkers. One of them is the prophecy of Azor Ahai, or the Prince who was Promised. In Game of Thrones’ seventh season, Melisandre visits Daenerys, to tell her about how she believes Dany and Jon are key to this prophecy.But there are a few key plot details from the books that hint at how Game of Thrones could end. Martin’s novels flesh out the “Prince That Was Promised” prophecy and its mythology much more than the show has done, but it’s important to treat the show’s depiction - which is a little more vague and succinct about who will save the living from the Night King - as a separate entity mainly because the show has bypassed the books.Īnd throughout the show, Melisandre has followed who she believes to be that prince or princess - beginning with Stannis Baratheon, and then after his death, Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen. the Night King and his unstoppable forces. In that religion, as depicted both on Game of Thrones and in the books on which it’s based, there’s a prophecy called “The Prince That Was Promised” that tells of a savior (who will be the reincarnated hero Azor Ahai ) who will save the living from the Long Night, a.k.a. Arya seemingly disrupts Melisandre’s “Prince That Was Promised” prophecyĪnother thing we know about Melisandre is that she possesses magic and is a devout follower of the religion known as the Lord of Light. And as that happens, Melisandre reverts to her true centuries-old form, with her mission accomplished, her watch over, and her magic used up, and accepts death. According to a 2012 interview with van Houten, “she’s way over 100 years” old indeed, showrunner David Benioff said during the season six premiere’s “Inside the Episode” aftershow that Melisandre is “several centuries old.”Īt the end of “The Long Night,” Melisandre takes off her amulet once the Battle of Winterfell is over and the army of the dead has been defeated. Thanks to a magic crimson amulet she wore around her neck, Melisandre looked like a glamorous 30-something-year-old woman (the actress who plays her, Carice van Houten, is 42) but when she took it off, we could see she was fully elderly. In the show’s season six premiere, “The Red Woman,” it was revealed that Melisandre was actually much older than she appeared. But what little we do know is super important: She is centuries old, and her mission on Game of Thrones was to find the savior who would defeat the Night King.
the Red Woman, is how little we know about her. The most curious thing about Melisandre, a.k.a. It was also a callback to her fidelity to a prophecy called “The Prince That Was Promised,” which foretold the rise of one true savior who now seems to be Arya Stark.Ħ winners and 6 losers from Game of Thrones’ biggest battle yet Melisandre knew how important Daenerys, Jon, and Arya were to defeating the Night King - and showed up to support them Melisandre’s appearance marked a stunning return and final chapter for the character, who has been one of the most morally beguiling and odder individuals on the Game of Thrones roster. Finally, at the end of the episode, she dies, collapsing into the snow. Later in the episode, she sets the trench around Winterfell ablaze with her magic, helping hold back the hordes of wights and White Walkers and aiding the living’s retreat. In the episode’s opening minutes, Melisandre arrives seemingly out of nowhere and blesses the Dothraki arakhs, setting them ablaze before they take on the White Walkers. Right before Game of Thrones’ epic Battle of Winterfell in “The Long Night,” Lady Melisandre - Westeros’s most mysterious, crimson-wearing magic wielder - returned after a departure early in season seven. This post contains spoilers regarding the third episode of Game of Thrones ’ eighth season.
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