In this dread hour a warrior shall draw from the fire a burning sword. “There will come a day after a long summer when the stars bleed and the cold breath of darkness falls heavy on the world. You may also remember that a comet was traversing the sky during this scene. But Daenerys’ pyre in the desert – where she burned Khal Drogo’s body and hatched three rock-hard dragon eggs – makes more sense with the phrases ‘born again in smoke and salt’ and ‘wake dragons out of stone’. Smoke and salt is a more contested phrase: Melisandre believed Stannis’ ‘rebirth’ on the volcanic, sea-struck island of Dragonstone meant it was him.

Darkness gathering, meanwhile, is the arrival of a long winter. The ‘red star bleeds’ bit is generally understood to refer to a comet. The official trailer for House of the Dragon, the most anticipated prequel to the highly successful Game of Thrones franchise has fans in a spin. “When the red star bleeds and the darkness gathers, Azor Ahai shall be born again amidst smoke and salt to wake dragons out of stone.” In here, two prophecies we see include the following nuggets of info: 1. Let’s look at the books Game of Thrones is based on. So does it fit with the prophecy? Who is the Prince that was Promised? This means Daenerys Targaryen could be our Princess that was Promised.

Azor Ahai reborn – could just as easily be a woman as a man, because the High Valyrian word for ‘Prince’ is genderless. But now, thanks to Missandei, viewers know that the ‘Prince that was Promised’ – i.e. Melisandre originally believed Stannis was the reborn Azor Ahai then it appeared she thought it would be Jon Snow, whom she helped resurrect.

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